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Mistress Slytherin

WARNINGS:

VIOLENCE

LANGUAGE

HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

QUESTIONABLE MORALS

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Chapter 13

Snape was awed by the green houses. Harry had taken him there directly after having him memorize the potions ingredients in the book he'd lent him. While Harry talked business with the chief Herbologist he sent Snape off with one of the Herbologists instructing both of them to begin a list of every variety of plant he owned on the massive property. Harry then arranged for Snape to have a room and left him a detailed note telling him that he would spend the next two weeks on that property learning about what grew there, what the purpose was and etcetera. Part of it was because Harry needed those to weeks to begin his other project which would include creating a protected habitat for some of the rare magical creatures that were dying off. He estimated that if he bred them in the protected habitat that he could monopolize the ingredients industry within the next ten years. So Harry left Snape with at least four crates of books on every plant that could and was used for potions ingredients.

This also gave Madam Prince to get back on her feet. She contacted her family, told them the news of her husband's death and humbled herself enough to ask for forgiveness. She told Harry that the one thing that had hurt the worst when she realized that her fairytale romance with a forbidden muggle was a farce was the fact that Severus had been thrown from the inheritance. She admitted that she'd been selfish and willful and that her father had disinherited her in order to protect the Prince money from being wasted by Tobias Snape. Harry did what he could for her but he wanted her to become independent so that she never fell into the same trap again, so he handed her a stack of books as well and told her that if she wanted he could find her a place in his new project. He wouldn't give it to her for free though, she would have to work for it and he made that abundantly clear.

So, with both Severus and his mother dutifully studying their subjects Harry put into motion the project that he'd been working on for the last ten years. It was hard work, but with the help of magic and the fact that most Care of Magical Creatures majors didn't have anywhere to go after graduating Harry had it up and running smoothly within the month.

He'd almost forgotten about the handsome man.

Almost.

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The bell tinkled loudly in the shop and Harry glanced up from the books he had scattered around him.

"Not that I don't appreciate the charm and elegance of Madam Prince, but I have missed seeing your lovely face." The man said smirking slightly. Harry snorted.

"You got your orders on time what does it matter if Madam Prince gives you the finished result or I do?" He said leaning back with a smirk.

"How long do you intend to keep this up Mister Black?" The man said his eyes drooping slightly.

"My name isn't Mister Black." Harry said raising both eyebrows.

"And yet you were the one that received young Severus Snape." The man said with a smirk. "The parchment I wrote the letter on proved that it was you." He added with a smirk. Harry nodded.

"What, I'm too old for you now?" Harry asked curiously. The man eyed him before smirking.

"Not in the slightest, however the question is; how are you doing it?" He demanded crossing his arms. So that was it huh? The guy could care less about him.

"I bathe in the blood of virgins." Harry said dryly.

"Black…" The man said warningly.

"Pull your wand on me and you will be out of my shop faster than you can cast." Harry warned evenly. "Look I don't know what is going on in that admittedly gorgeous head of yours but my name is Ronald Granger. Now I don't really like telling it but if it will make you go away then fine. I was orphaned, my parents were killed in a car crash a year after I was born, I should have died then but I didn't, because I have magic. After that I went to live with my aunt and uncle, who hated magic and hated me, I was beaten and starved and made to work like a slave until one day Mister Black happened upon me. Mister Black knew what I was, he told me that I was a wizard and that I was special." Harry said softly. "He brought me here and I've been here ever since." He said crossing his arms.

"You aren't lying." The man said with narrowed eyes. Harry nodded slowly. He wasn't lying, that was the closest story to Harry James Potters that he could get. He'd only tweaked a few things.

"Funny." Harry said shaking his head. "I thought you were a good man for bringing Snape in, granted I know what those potions you ordered do and I know that you are at the very least a twisted individual who dwells on the pain of lesser people- but then again so do I." He said smiling slightly. "But I still thought you a good man for bringing Snape in, he needed a way out. Unfortunately I think now that you didn't really care about Snape, you wanted something for yourself, something that you saw and believed and craved only to realize here today that you couldn't have it because it doesn't exist here." Harry said grimly.

"And your point?" The man hissed his eyes narrowed in annoyance. Harry shook his head.

"I was going to say yes today." He said lightly. "I'll admit, I was flattered and you are a very handsome man, but I've been betrayed before, I've been used before and I've learned never to trust anyone. I'm going to get my masters degree, and then I'm going to travel the world and I will be glad if I never see you again." He said flicking his wand at the mess on his counter and swiping the stack up neatly. "I'll tell mister Black you called." Harry said before turning and slipping out of the shop.

"Can I help you sir?" Madam Prince said behind him. Harry cursed mentally, he was glad she wanted to help but she knew the kind of man this was and he had a temper-

"You filthy-! GAH!" Harry dropped his books on the stairs and made his way back to the front of the shop to where a very startled Madam Prince stood.

"He wanted to attack me." She said softly. Harry glanced out the window to see the man glaring furiously at his shop. Unfortunately nothing could get in to his shop if they didn't want to Lord Black had made certain of it.

"That man is dangerous, I want you to stay inside this place where it's safe from now on, if you need to go out take the elf with you and let me know before hand. I apologize Madam Prince I didn't mean for things to get as out of hand as they did. I doubt he'll target you but just to be safe you should keep yourself wary when ever you leave. The wards will protect you; they won't allow that man to come in again without my express permission." He said glaring darkly at the door. "If he comes again I will know and I'll come from wherever I am. I suppose its time to find myself a clever disguise." He said shaking his head.

"And Severus? Will he be safe?" She asked her eyes glittering. Harry frowned.

"Of course, besides he's in the Philippines on one of my properties. He's well out of reach though I'll warn him anyway." He said darkly before turning to the stairs. This could get rough.

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