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A/N: Hehehe. I wrote this all on the…ohh, 21st. But you probably won't see it until Monday the…23rd? Blame the person who left me a review saying they wouldn't be back to read until then! #cackles evilly# After all I have to give them time to leave a review for the last chapter right!

OBLIVION

Chapter 8

Severus was backing away slowly from the boy curled in on himself and shaking on the floor. He couldn't believe he'd…but Potter! He was a wreck. And he couldn't believe the boy would be having dreams like that about him! But he would never, ever have sex with much less rape a student!

"Potter!"

The boy wrapped his arms around his body tighter and shook with his sobs. 'Zeus! Tell me this is a dream! A horrible, horrible dream!' He held his body stiff before taking a tentative step forward and froze as soon as Potter started hyperventilating and tried to scramble backwards.

"Potter…calm down. Come on!" He took a deep breath and lowered his voice. "Potter…"

"No…"

Severus frowned at the quiet whisper. "No what?"

"You…" Potter looked up eyes teary and shook his head. "You didn't rape me. Honestly. I…I snuck into your chambers and you were…busy. I had no right to come poking around…I meant to apologize for last year, I really did but you…had a potion's vial in your hand that you'd obviously taken as you seemed more…" Harry gasped in a deep breath. "Relaxed."

Black eyebrows furrowed together as he tried to remember. The new potion he'd been working on. Yes he remembered that. It was that same night Potter had been here…claiming he'd been apologizing for an hour.

"I raped you…" He said quietly.

Potter hurried to stand shakily. "No! I told you I came to you…I-I…asked for it! I shouldn't have bothered you and…you were busy with your potion…I…you seemed intoxicated…and I, I took advantage." Potter shuddered before clasping his hands together nervously in front of himself. "I'm so sorry Professor. Please! You can't…can't tell anyone."

Severus stepped forward slowly and smiled grimly as Potter took an automatic step backwards. "If we had sex then why are you afraid of me?"

Potter looked around nervously before swiping his hands over his face. "Really…I'm not…scared. Exactly. I mean we did have…sex," he swallowed heavily. "But…you were kind of…forceful. Not," He laughed awkwardly. "That you forced me. I mean you were kind of…enthusiastic."

Severus stared at the boy pointedly and his frown deepened as Potter looked away.

"I would never have sex with a student."

"You were kind of…under the influence of a potion, as I mentioned before Sir." Potter looked up defiantly and took a step forward. "I'm not afraid of you."

"Why are you so afraid I'll tell someone? If it's true I had sex with you I'd want it hidden as much as you right?"

"But…I," he swallowed again and seemed to struggle before taking another step forward until they were closer. "Look. I'm the Boy-Who-Lived. The wizarding world looks up to me whether I like it or not. How would they feel to know their savior took advantage of one of his teachers? I'm…not arrogant or anything like that but think of how disappointed they would be in me! The shame…the fallout." Harry tried for a watery smile. "I have to think in terms of what's better for them. It's best they don't know. Never know…"

Severus stiffened cautiously and as Potter suddenly raised his wand muttered 'Expelliarmus' stalking forward as Potter flew backwards and into the wall. He picked up the fallen wand on his way over and sneered down at the boy.

"And I assume there's a reason I don't remember."

Green eyes looked up dully. "Couldn't let you remember. You'd tell." He pushed himself up the wall slowly. "I don't want anyone to know. And I don't think you'd want anyone to know either. A child taking advantage of you. Think of all the publicity. Your job could…possibly be on the line." Potter stepped forward suddenly putting them chest to chest. "Tell me how to remove the Obliviate and I will. I don't want anyone to know and you don't either." He lowered his voice. "I won't tell if you won't…Severus."

Severus recoiled and took a quick step backwards. "Fine. Don't trouble yourself with removing the Obliviate."

Potter took a hesitant step forward before turning the watery smile back on him again. "Uh…I'm glad. And…" He took a deep breath. "We both…enjoyed it. If you ever…change your mind…"

Severus flushed suddenly eyes widening. "Get out Potter!"

He'd hardly got the last syllable out before Potter was against him, pressing a wet, desperate and unbelievably awkward kiss on his open lips. He pulled away suddenly, wide-eyed and scared before running to the door and yanking it open to flee.

Potter was lying of course. Did he actually think he'd believe that bull? Last time he checked he wasn't Lockhart.

"Come here Harry."

Lockhart. He'd been in the memory too. Why would he come up of all things? Severus frowned. Harry had been twelve in that memory…just like he'd been in the one with him sniffing that bottle! Did Lockhart do something to him? Is that why he remembered him along with…'His rape by me.'

Did the boy honestly believe he'd asked for it? Or was that just a part of the spiel to make me believe what he'd said. Just like that blatant attempt at seduction before he'd left. Probably to try to distract him from thinking through the situation.

Severus sank into his chair behind his desk slowly. He had two choices. Keep up the pretence with Potter or turn himself in.

It was obvious which he'd do. He had his integrity to think about, his job, what people thought of him.

Severus snorted to himself. 'Like I've ever cared what people thought about me. And I'd have no integrity to myself if I kept this secret. If I lose my job so be it.' He'd have to go to Poppy tomorrow of course. She could remove the shoddy Obliviate without need for a St. Mungo's healer. And get Albus there too. He'd tell them both together. But he'd need them to keep it secret for a few days. He'd talk to Potter again. Maybe, under the pretense of keeping the act up with him he could get him to tell the truth about what happened.

And he could find out what Lockhart did.

A/N: Mmmm...good?LOL.