A/N: I'm SO sorry for the long wait, life's been better over here but RL is my 1st priority of course.

I'm posting this as a late birthday gift to myself (24th of October)

Also, I feel we all kind of need a pepper up with Sandy an' all. What a bitch. (It's kind of Ironic with 13 being an unlucky number, that my 13th chapter comes out in a rough time)

Now that I've got that out of my system. Here's the chapter you've all been waiting for.

Word count: 1042

Chapter 13

The next morning Harry looked quite Harried (couldn't resist) when he skittered across the dungeon floors near Snape's office. After coming to a successful stop, he swiftly composed himself and knocked on the door.

"Enter!" He heard and quickly let himself in.

Little did he know, the visit wasn't going to turn out quite the way he expected it to.

He walked up to the desk and quickly asked Snape if he could have the potion since he really wanted to get it over with.

Snape sneered at him. "Did you really think it would be that easy? That all you had to do is take a potion and the master-level sorcery would all just disappear? Don't be so naïve."

Harry took a step back in surprise, which then turned into shock and ended in indignation.

"What? Is it so horrible that I wanted this Compulsion web to go away? And it isn't like you said anything to contradict it yesterday."

"It was quite late, did you expect me to offer you tea with biscuits after you placed your order?" Snape asked sarcastically.

Harry huffed. "Of course not! You told me to come back the next day, which is precisely what I did. I assumed-" He was cut of by Snape.

"Exactly! You assumed! Don't make assumptions about things you don't know!"

Harry fumed. But instead of exploding he counted to ten in his head and calmly asked. "So, what do I have to do to get this bloody thing off me?"

Snape quickly changed into one of his lecture tones and started explaining the highly complicated process of getting rid of the Compulsion web, but first he had to explain the basics.

"Essentially it is a very well thought out piece of magic. There are multiple compulsion charms weaved into a web. A compulsion charm in itself isn't all that bad because it kind of nudges you to do something. For example you could compel Draco to hand you your quill in class."

Harry quickly digested this and nodded.

"It is borderline dark arts but doesn't qualify as a dark art because it isn't all that potent. The Imperius on the other hand is, you could Imperius someone, and they would be a doll for you to control. With a compulsion you couldn't make someone do something that goes against said person's whole moral code or principles."

Harry seemed to be catching on. "So, the Imperius makes you mindless and can make you perform ruthless acts of murder, because you're not actually there."

"In conclusion, a compulsion is therefore not as drastic."

Harry seemed much more relieved at this news.

Snape saw his expression and was quick to dissuade him of this notion. "No Potter it isn't that simple, what you said is true but a compulsion 'web' is much more drastic. Especially when cast by a Master-Level Sorcerer."

Harry didn't really want to hear it but he knew it was inevitable. So he bit the bullet and listened to Snape's full explanation.

"A compulsion web is a series of compulsion charms weaved into one, as the name suggests. The problem is that it is self sufficient and connects to your psyche, especially when you have had it on for a long period of time, this could be quite detrimental to your brain, body and the worst cases it could even lead to insanity. Therefore we must be incredibly careful. The potion I've just started is part of the process, this method of course is not completely reliable. That's why I had to ask you if you were completely sure of your decision, for once you start, you can't back out."

Harry didn't hesitate, but wasn't too quick to answer. He told Snape with a serious and sure face that this was what he really wanted. Damn the consequences.

The rest of the week proceeded fairly normally, with Sylas being out a lot staying with Saphy.

Harry was grateful because he wasn't around a lot, since he was helping Snape with the potion.

Harry didn't quite understand it, it was very complicated, but he did know how to do the menial tasks like preparing ingredients. He'd done it a lot in his previous universe, with all the detentions he'd had.

He'd tried reading up on compulsion charms without alerting Dumbledore of his perusal into the tomes as that would be quite detrimental to his plan. .

The weeks went by and Harry was conditioning his body whilst also helping Snape with the potion.

And it was getting closer and closer to Christmas, or Yule depending who you were.

Draco invited him for Yule and asked if he wanted to join in the rituals. Harry jumped at the chance and accepted gratefully.

So when Christmas came around, he said his goodbyes to his fellow classmates (including some Ravenclaws) and headed after Draco. After the long train ride, which Draco found completely useless since anyone could apparate or floo except for mudbloods. Why did the purebloods have to suffer every holiday when they could just let the mudbloods go on the train?

Harry partially agreed but he knew something was holding him back from completely agreeing with Draco.

Harry suspected the Compulsion Web.

As they got off the train and onto the platform the reality of the situation hit him. He was going to the Malfoy's for Christmas.

TBC

A/N: Sorry for all the long explanations, but it was important!

Love,

~Sooph~