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"But Sir…..he hates me." Harry cried despondently as Snape stared at him malevolently.
"Harry hate is such a strong word. I understand that you and Severus have never got on…."
"Ya because he was afraid to stand up to my dad and Sirius in school so instead he now takes his frustrations out on me. Pretty pathetic don't ya think?" Harry asked as he returned his glance from Snape to Dumbledore. Dumbledore sighed a little before replying.
"Harry I am not here to judge you or indeed Severus. What I am here for is to help you. Occlumency can do that Harry…." Harry looked at his headmaster as he sheepishly replied…
"I have no objection to occlumency itself sir, just the teacher."
"Well then prepare to die Potter because that is the only way out….." James jumped up and shouted…
"IF YOU EVER SAY THAT TO MY SON AGAIN SNIVELUS I WILL BLOODY KILL YOU MYSELF!" Snape just smirked slyly before saying…..
"Temper. Temper Potter. I see that you haven't changed…."
"Severus that is enough." Minerva warned glaring at him. He glanced at her momentarily.
"James sit down." Lily ordered irritably.
"I see that you are still taking orders from mud bloods…"
"WHY YOU…..ILL HAVE YOU…." James roared as went behind the seats in order to get at Snape but Sirius stood up and caught him by the arm before he did anything.
"James mate cool it. Ill handle it. You just sit down okay?" James nodded and went back to his seat.
"Sirius…..Severus….please stop this immediately!" Minerva demanded but Sirius just simply smirked and continued to approach Snape. Snape just stood there looking smug with his arms folded. Sirius grabbed him by the throat as he said…
"Looky here Snivelus. I have had about as much of you as I can take for one day. IF we do decide to go ahead with occlumency and you so much as say boo to Harry…..what I have done to you in the past will seem like a summer evening stroll compared to what will happen. Have you got that?" Snape nodded.
"Good. I'm glad we had this little chat aren't you?" He nodded again. Sirius smiled at him maliciously before saying…."Good boy." He removed his hand from around his throat, patted him on the cheek and resumed his seat. Snape just stared after him, massaging his neck.
"Now do we feel better Black? The Potter lad is distraught and all you can do is pick fights with childhood enemies. Now I want you out because you have not contributed constructively once since you got here."
"Mad Eye leave it out me ole son…." Sirius replied lazily, leaning back in the chair.
"OUT BLACK OUT! Leave Remus and Lily here with Harry. You and Potter can pick up where you left off because Snape is out too!"
"But…." James started as Snape stared at Moody quizzically.
"OUT!" He roared again.
"Alastor now hang on a minute." Albus interjected as he stood up.
"OUT!"
"Ill tell you what. Ill get out because I cannot stand another minute in here with you lot!" Harry exclaimed standing up and marching towards the door.
"HARRY!" All his guardians shouted but to no avail. He was gone.
"Leave him be. It can't be easy for him. I know that he will come back when he is ready." Albus assured them calmly as he slowly dropped himself back down to his seat.
Harry tore down the corridor, passed the great hall where he stopped for a breather. As he looked around him, he started to smile. Even though it had only been three weeks since he left, he couldn't wait to return. A tall figure entered the school before him.
"Alrigh Arry. What are you doing here? Missing us already are ya?" Hagrid asked with a smile. Harry looked up and smiled broadly as he ran over to him.
"HAGRID! It is so good to see you!" He exclaimed jovially.
"Well tis greato see you too Arry but what are ya doing here?"
"Oh….Dumbledore is having a meeting with all of them."
"Ah…I see. Righwell would ya like to join me for a cup of tea then?"
Harry nodded. "Yes that would be great. Thanks Hagrid." Hagrid smiled at him.
"It is my pleasure Harry. Come on then. Off we go."
Harry sat down with his mug of tea at the table. Hagrid joined him and couldn't believe what Harry had told him.
"Well now Arry I must admit…..never thought that would happen to you. But never fear Harry because you are in good hands with Dumbledore. You have done the right thing. He is a great man Dumbledore. Nah don't worry Harry…..he will know how to fix it."
"He already knows how to fix it Hagrid." Harry replied massaging the mug handle distractedly.
"Oh?"
"Ya….he wants me to take occlumency….with Snape."
"Oh. I see. Well from what I have heard occlumency is a great spell….."
"Snape has some kind of vendetta against me Hagrid. You know he has. He has made that clear from day one. I never did anything to him."
"No but your father did." Hagrid cried and immediately regretted it.
"What do you mean Hagrid? I know that there were some petty little things. Snape needs to grow up as far as I'm concerned!"
"Some things are hard to forgive Harry. Now I aint taking snapes side in this…."
"It sounds to me like you are."
"Eh? Look Harry what you have got to understand is this. When your father and Sirius were here they ruled the school…..literally. Nobody stood a chance with them two around. They had all the girls wanting to be with them and all the fellas wishing they could be them. Snape was always a bit of an odd ball in school. Initially James and Sirius were just having bit of a fun with him and it was funny to see the things they would do to him. Even the staff agreed though they had to remain diplomatic. One day Snape had enough so he reported them to Dumbledore. Well…..that was the biggest mistake of his life. He paid for it dearly. But well…..it's not my place to say. If you want anymore information you had best talk to the culprits."
That night Remus and Tonks had a surprise joined stag and hen night which was organised by their family and friends. Everybody was there from Tonksfamily to the Weasley's. Most of the celebration was going on in Remus. After a while Harry went outside with Ron. He was still baffled by what Hagrid had said.
"Oh come on Harry mate. We both know what kind Snape is."
"Yes but maybe if my dad and Sirius didn't bully him as much…..maybe he wouldn't constantly try to make my life hell!"
"Harry you cant go blaming them…."
"Why not Ron? We both know its true….."
"Ron…." They both turned around.
"Would you mind if I spoke to Harry alone for a minute?"
"Eh….no. Sure Remus."
"Thanks Ron." He replied with a smile. Ron reciprocated it before heading back inside.
"Harry…..are you alright?" Remus asked anxiously. He turned round again and nodded.
"Oh ya I'm triffic thanks Remus."
Remus bowed his head a little. He started walking over to Harry at the table.
"I heard what you were saying…..about your dad and Sirius?"
"What about it?" Harry asked hugging his knees.
"Well you don't know the full facts." Remus said resting his head against the tree near the picnic table.
"I think that I know enough thanks Remus." He hopped off the table and leaned over the garden fence.
"Well before you condemn your father and Sirius to mere bullies….perhaps I should paint you a broader picture."
"Oh do what you like Remus." Harry replied carelessly, staring into the garden
"Yes it's true that they didn't make Snapes life easy. You could call them bullies to some extent Harry but did you know it was Snape who recruited Peter for the dark side?"
"You what?" Harry asked staring at Remus from the corner of his eye. Remus walked down to him and said…..
"Snape comes from a family who support Voldemort. He and Regulus though he wouldn't admit it of course were not great friends but they did talk a great deal together. They both had one thing in common; they despised Sirius. They despised him not because he was better looking, or a better student or not even because he was popular with everyone but because Sirius was strong. Sirius was a lot stronger than they were in professing his opinion. He had a mind of his own and he wasn't afraid to show it. Of course they wanted him dead so they thought if they got a friend of his recruited he could persuade Sirius into joining too and in turn, kill him. However, their plan backfired when they found out that all Voldemort was interested in was your parents. So Harry the next time you think of condemning Sirius as a bully, think again. Snape gave as good as he got. Don't think for a moment he was the victim. If you want to sympathise with anybody, sympathise with Sirius. That is all I am saying. Are you going to come back in?" Harry nodded.
"Okay….take your time. If you need to talk about anything you know where I am."
"Ya….thanks."
"My pleasure Harry." He replied with a smile. As he walked back to the house, Harry called out.
"Hey Remus…..do you trust Snape to teach me occlumency?"
"No of course I don't Harry. However, he is good at what he does. No harm will come to you Harry okay that I assure you."
"How do you know?"
"Snape is afraid of Sirius. He would never admit it of course and he would put a front on but….we all know he is. Sirius has the worst temper out of the three of us. When he says he will kill you, he isn't talking hypothetically. It will be okay Harry."
"Ya…..I know Remus. I know…." Harry replied unconvinced as he shared a small smile with Remus.
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