Disclaimer: Can be found in the first chapter.
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Chapter 5: Awkward Situations
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Severus sat in his quarters, a bottle of Firewhiskey on the table next to his chair. He kept running through the conversation he and Harry had had less than an hour ago.
"Why did I ever agree to such a hopeless task?" he asked himself, after downing another shot. "There is no way Harry and I are going to be able to work through this. There is too much to overcome."
Before he staggered to bed, the Firewhiskey bottle was empty, and Severus still couldn't believe what he agreed to.
After a few minutes of staggering, Severus collapsed on top of his bed, and fell asleep before he could think about it any longer.
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"Why did I have to do that?" Harry asked himself, laying on his bed. "He'll never be able to get over the fact that I look like my father. That's the downfall. I look so much like my father, and my father tormented Snape in school. It's hopeless."
Harry sighed and stared at the canopy of his bed. His mind raced with images and brief thoughts of what could be, if Snape ever managed to let go of the hatred he held for James Potter.
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After a particularly disturbing dream, Snape sat bolt upright in his bed, panting and sweating.
"What the hell was that?" he asked, shaking his head.
The dream had been a particularly worrisome one. It had involved Harry and he, in the bed he was currently sitting on. He was below the young man, and...
"No," Snape said, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. "It's much too soon to change everything."
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Harry had a mental bond with Snape he had yet to explore. There were brief glimpses when Snape was particularly upset with his classes, but beyond that, Harry had no idea how it worked.
Images of he and Snape in a large bed started flashing in Harry's mind. There were some particularly passionate ones, but as quickly as they began, the images stopped. Harry's heartrate, if he still had one, would have increased.
"Good God, Snape was dreaming that?" Harry thought, momentarily stunned at what he had seen from the older man's dreams.
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The meal Monday morning was somewhat stressful for the Potions master. He was nervous about the dream he had the previous night, and he was still unsure about the tentative agreement he and Harry had struck. The dream made him more unsure of how it was going to work between he and the young man.
"God, I've gotten myself into quite the predicament, haven't I?" Snape thought, looking sadly at his plate. He picked up a sausage and ate it slowly.
A laugh caught his attention, and before he could stop himself, his eyes flew to the doors, where none other than Harry himself had just entered with Weasley and Granger in tow. He gazed at the Gryffindor for a few moments, before he realized what he was doing and his eyes snapped back to his plate.
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"Ron, that was great!" Harry said, laughing at the joke Ron had just told. He felt eyes on him as he entered the hall, but didn't bother to see who it was. He knew Severus would look, especially after the images that he had seen earlier that morning.
"I hope he thinks the laughter is due to me telling Ron about something," Harry thought, smirking to himself.
Harry and Ron sat at the table with Hermione, Neville, and Ginny.
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"Bloody hell, what was that about?" Snape thought, worried that Harry had somehow seen the dream he had this morning. "I doubt he'd have told Weasley about that. At least, I hope he didn't tell Weasley."
Snape sighed aggrivatedly and slammed his goblet on the table. His eyes were glued to his plate. Due to this, he missed the emerald eyes watching him discreetly from across the hall.
"I'm off to prepare for the seventh years," Snape said, rising from his seat hurriedly. He quickly exited the hall, completely unaware that a set of eyes followed him.
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"Damn it, I left my potions book in the dorm," Harry said, getting up. "I gotta get that, I've got potions first thing today!"
"Aw, Harry, you're leaving?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, Gin," he said, inwardly gagging at the thought of dating her. "I've got to be on time for class or Snape's going to kill me."
"I'll see you tonight, right?" she asked, pouting slightly.
"Yeah," he replied, turning to leave.
"See ya, Harry," Ron and Hermione said, waving.
"Bye," Harry said, slipping out of the hall.
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"God, he knows about the dream," Snape thought, making his way to the Potions classroom. "He saw it somehow, and told Weasley and Granger, and now he hates me."
"Professor?" Harry called, snapping Snape from his thoughts.
"Shit!" Snape thought, straightening up suddenly.
"Professor, can we have a word before class?" Harry asked, stopping next to the professor.
"What?" Snape said, pushing the door to the classroom open. He heard footsteps following him. Quickly, he sat in his desk and attempted to look menacing.
"I caught a few shots of a dream you had this morning," Harry said, looking at his shoes. "I think with you being my mate and all, there is a mental bond beginning to form. I think it was starting this morning, right around the time you had that dream."
"And you saw it?" Snape asked, mortified. "You saw my dream?"
"Yes, Sir," Harry said, moving to take his seat.
"God," Snape muttered, his hands covering his face. "I never knew I felt that way until you told me. I suppose I felt the pull in your first year, and I chose to ignore it."
"I'm sorry, Severus," Harry said, sitting at his desk, his cauldron in front of him.
"Don't worry," Snape said. "I should apologise for treating you so badly since you started school."
"It's alright, I deserved it," Harry said, then took out his book and began reading.
"What?" Snape asked, suddenly very worried.
"I'll explain it in my 'detention' tonight," Harry said, motioning to the opening door.
"Yes, Potter, detention at 8," Snape snapped, causing Hermione to jump.
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The day could not pass quick enough for Harry. He had never looked forward to a detention before, even if it was just a cover. He had used his free period to feed in the forest, so he could control himself.
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A/N: Hey all,
Sorry the chapters are kind of short, but they get what I want across. There will be longer chapters in the future, so just hold on for those.
I think I'm going to be updating Wednesday night and Saturday afternoons, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks for all the reveiws, faves, watches and such. It makes my day.
-KD