Chapter Seventeen: Back at Grimmauld Place:
After Bellatrix had been thrown in prison (though she did not last long without her magic, taking magic from a magical in nearly all cases was a sentence of death0 and the remainder of the death eaters killed or imprisoned, life was starting to look up. Harry was enjoying school more than ever, he still had a hard time in potions, it was just not something he was very good at. He was good enough to go onto his NEWTS but he was not his mother in potions. The weeks passed, the weather got better and better and the students were as relaxed and happy without the care of a dark lord or lady trying to take over the world. Oh there was the usual dark witch or wizard the world over but the Aurors could take care of these.
It was Easter break now and Severus was at Grimmauld place visiting with Charity, the only reason he was talking with her is the fact she had come to visit with McGonagall as Sirius's house was a great place to come. Or so the two of them convinced each other, however everyone else knew the truth they were in love with each other and they seemed to be the last to figure this out. Sirius grumbled about his house being used like a train station but it was clear he enjoyed this. McGonagall had left the sitting room as the sound of hyper teens could be heard from above. All at once someone came tumbling down the stairs and the elderly witch was clutching at her chest as Harry came to a stop in a heap on the floor. At once Severus was up to see if the foolish boy was hurt.
"Harry what, what on earth were you doing?" McGonagall said taking her wand out and checking the boy over.
"I think I broke my arm professor." He said laughing and wincing in pain at the same time.
"Oi Harry you okay mate?" Ron said staggering down the stairs.
"Is my Firebolt okay?" Harry shouted back.
"Yes, it's fine!" Hermione called out.
"You should be more worried about your arm Harry!" McGonagall chided him. "This is why you are not to fly inside!"
"But Max gets to!" Harry said finding all this a bit too funny. Severus narrowed his eyes as he had a feeling as to what had happened. "Why can't I?"
"You are too big and I think you found out why!" McGonagall said. "Really I should ground you for this stunt child!"
"Charity please call Poppy and tell her you need the antidote to someone increasing soda with magic." Severus said to Charity.
Hermione came down the stairs with Ginny and both girls looked a bit green. Severus looked from a completely hyper Harry to Ron and back to the girls. He knew exactly what had happened and by the look on McGonagall's face she did as well. Charity came back with the potion and Severus poured out a measure for the teens and made them drink it.
"Who transfigured soda so that it was double what it normally is?" Severus asked softly.
"Um, well the we were not suppose to drink all the Coke." Ron said.
"Yea so we didn't and we…" Harry started but was cut off by Severus.
"Who did it?" Severus said.
"Um, I did sir." Hermione said quietly. "I thought I could mix soda with magic, well we did not drink all the Coke sir. I just recreated it so we did not drink it all"
"Miss Granger." Severus said pinching his nose. "Coke is a muggle drink correct."
"Yes sir."
"As a muggle drink it does not react well to magic." Severus said. "You managed to give yourself and your friends caffeine poisoning."
"Oh, oh no, I was just trying to help!" Hermione said looking scared.
"You are not the first to have done that." McGonagall said. "I remember someone's mother who did the same thing."
"My mother did that?" Harry asked.
"Yea and Sirius still does that." Remus said walking up.
"Oi I do not!" Sirius said walking in. "What don't I do?"
"Pee like a human man." Severus shot at him.
"Severus!" McGonagall snapped at him.
"I hate you Severus." Sirius said glaring at Severus.
"That is because I have brains and a respectable job and you do not." Severus said silkily.
"You are ugly."
"He is not!" Hermione said blushing when the men looked at her. "Well I, I mean…"
"She is the smartest witch of her age you know." Remus said smiling to break the tension.
Severus helped Harry get into the sitting room to rest while his arm fully set. Ron, Ginny and Hermione joined him and Severus went out of the room to see what books he could find in the library to read. He was tackled by Sirius who had been waiting for him. At once the insane Animagmus found himself on his back, Severus's foot on his chest and wand pointing down at him. For a moment he could not breathe, he had been slammed down so hard.
"Oi that hurt!" Sirius said looking up at Severus who refused to move.
"It was intended to." Severus replied.
"Ah Severus will you please point your wand somewhere else?" Sirius said grinning.
"No, you are going to regret attacking me." Severus said smiling coldly as Sirius's smile faded. "Now let's see what I can do to you."
"Moony, ah help here mate?" Sirius said seeing Remus walk by.
"I would like to live Padfoot, I am sorry but I cannot help you." Remus said shaking his head.
Severus thought for a moment about taking Sirius's clothes, then he realized if he did McGonagall then Molly would kill him. He settled for a color changing charm, correction he settled for several of them. Harry watched from where he sat as Severus changed Sirius's hair color to bright green, orange, and silver then let him up. Sirius thought he had got off lightly, that is until he walked into the sitting room and looked in the mirror over the fireplace and screamed in rage.
"You, how dare you, my hair!" Sirius screamed turning to go after Severus.
"Do not even think of it Mr. Black!" McGonagall snapped at him.
"Look what he did to my hair!" Sirius howled.
"It will wear off, and you deserved it." McGonagall said. "You attacked him first."
"But I, I." Sirius realized he had lost this round. "Fine, I will get you later Severus beware!"
"I think you look charming." Charity said giggling at him getting up to leave. "Severus I have to get back to school, see you later?"
"Yes of course." Severus said smiling at her.
She left and McGonagall was not far behind her as she had work to do as well. Severus sat down and picked up a book to start reading. However he caught the conversation that Ron was having with Hermione. It was not hard as the boy was more arguing with her more than talking. Merlin Hermione had to be very patent to not hex Ron off the planet. He was arguing about the Apparation test coming up and finally Severus had enough. He got up and strode over to Ron who looked up startled. Harry looked up from where he was composing a letter wondering what was going to happen.
"Mr. Weasley am I correct in saying that you cannot Apparate and plan on taking your Apparation test?"
"I can Apparate sir." Ron said hotly.
"Whatever, you don't even practice!" Hermione shot at him.
"Ah what is this?" Severus said summoning a small thin book to him that Ron had been reading. "I am sure that even with permission from me Miss Granger is right, you could not Apparate to get this back."
"Sir that is private!" Ron shouted at Severus who just raised an eyebrow at him.
"Indeed."
With a crack he was gone, no not out of the house but down to the kitchen where Molly was working with Dobby cooking dinner. She looked up startled as Severus Apparated into the room then Ron Apparated right behind him. Before she could speak Severus turned, smirked at her youngest son and was gone again. Ron was after him and she heard the sounds of Apparation throughout the house. Finally the two wizards were back in the kitchen and Ron summoned his book from Severus.
"Severus he does not have his license and is still under age!" Molly snapped at Severus.
"Molly I am a professor, I gave him permission as a professor to Apparate, he will pass his test with no problem." Severus said. "I knew he could do so, he needed encouragement."
"You, you did that on purpose sir!" Ron said hotly.
"Indeed, so glad you realized that." Severus said smirking at Ron.
"That was not very nice professor Severus." Came the voice of Charlie from the doorway. "Ron you okay?"
"He is fine, he Apparated better than you did for your test." Severus said turning to the second eldest Weasley boy. "If I remember correctly you managed to land on a poor muggle out doing her shopping?"
"You want me to knock you down sir?" Charlie said. "I may have had to put up with you in school but you are not that much older than me."
"Charlie be nice!" Molly said appalled at how Charlie was treating Severus.
"It is fine Molly, he was one of my most difficult students." Severus said.
"Why you…"
"Enough! Severus, Charlie you will behave or you both will be scrubbing this kitchen without magic until you cannot move!"
"It's okay mum, we are just teasing." Charlie said walking up to Severus to shake his hand. "Glad to see you sir."
"Likewise, how are the dragons?"
"Smart, happy and fun to ride." Charlie said, "you have to come out bring Max with you. So Ron you look as if you are going to be the best at Apparation from what I saw."
"Thanks Charlie." Ron said.
"That and the first Auror in the family." This got Ron to blush, Charlie always tried to make him feel special. Oh he could tease his brothers and sister but he loved them all dearly. "Where is Ginny?"
"Here Charlie." Ginny said grinning and running in to give her brother a hug. "I did not know you were coming in!"
"Well I wanted to stop by, I hear the Hollyhead Harpies are scouting for you." He said hugging her.
He sat at the table with his two youngest siblings and Severus took his leave at this time. Charlie did not get a chance to talk with Ron and Ginny as much as he wanted to as of late. They were thrilled he was here and he was very interested in what they were doing. Severus went back upstairs to torment Sirius some more and make sure Harry was alright…
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A bit if silliness after the war is over. Harry had to worry more than one person did he not? As for how Severus taught Ron how to Apparate I knew it would work with Ron. As did Severus, just rile him up and he can learn very well.
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