A/N: For the lovely ABlackSuicide and Lady Uraquentha! Okay, I would like to point out that I didn't mean to stay away for so long and not post anything… I feel like a worthless SLUG. GAHHHHH.
DISCLAIMER: No matter how much I wave my wand, I will never own Sev and our favorite green-eyed Wizard. *sobs*
WARNING: Yaoi is an important part of these. Please desist in flaming.
-Ryder
P.S. There may be more than one title that gets a continuation; Dragon's Might, Dragon's Might II... etc.
P.P.S. READ ME FIRST! Harry will be referred to as both Ligurath and by his birth name. Please do not get confused. Harry and Ligurath are the same.
-Previously On...-
"Minerva this is highly unorthodox. I am quite sure Filius-"
"Filius did not want the appointment and Hogwarts herself demands you retain a position of authority." On a sheet of parchment in dark green ink were the bold words:
SEVERUS SNAPE; DEPUTY HEADMASTER
Severus groaned softly before giving McGonagall a wry smile.
"She loves me, she loves me not, and she loves me."
CAttW CAttW CAttW CAttW CAttW
Ligurath wanted to lash out as the gazes of the older folks as well as teens followed his BondMate. When the next Witch made an appreciative noise, he did as he wanted and snapped out his hood with a vicious hiss. The teen looked perturbed as he settled back down, snuggling close to Severus's neck.
"Ligur? Is something wrong?" the light confusion in Severus's voice made him more honest than he expected.
*Ssstupid Witchess and Wizardss are eyeing you as though they own you. Oness far younger and older than you as well.* he rumbled.
"Eyeing me? Whatever are you-Oh, Merlin."
A Wizard knelt in front of his BondMate and held out a ring.
"Marry me?" Severus was quick to nip that in the bud.
"Excuse me; I think your mind has been addled. I am a former Death Eater. It seems you have failed to notice the snake and skull that is quite clearly on display." Sure enough, Severus's sleeves were up to his elbows as he went over Deputy Papers. A cognac was sitting on his left near the work as he faced the man foolish enough to enter his personal space. "I am an accomplished duelist. Get out of my sight before I hex you into next year!" Severus looked magnificent in his anger but most of the fervent knot of admirers backed up or off. The silver streaks seemed to attract unwanted attention; Ligurath was beginning to think that cleaning up his Mage had been a bad idea.
*Much better. Those fools would not know what to do with you once they had you in their arms.* Severus laughed at that, rechecking his liquor for potions or spells to ensnare his senses. *The cognac iss clean, my Wizard.* Ligur murmured as he flicked his tongue over it. *But check it more than once to ssee if it iss ssafe.*
"I like how you think."
The admiring gazes vanished once Severus reached the school again, replaced by brats that squeaked and ran at the sight of his Mage. Slytherins were the exception of course.
"Severus, I was nominated to be the DADA. We'll be-When did you get empowerment streaks?" Damn Draco Malfoy and his knowledge of ancient secrets kept!
"Ligurath... You told me otherwise."
*Sss-aa, you knew before I told you, Sseverusss. Why elsse would you no longer need your wand, my Mage?* Ligur shot back, raising his feathers in self-defense when Malfoy's wand pointed at him. *Fool, you dare to injure Sseveruss?*
"No. I would never injure my godfather. You perhaps, but never my closest family." the sneer was one he countered with a low snarl. "I don't know who you are, snake, and I will watch you carefully." Ligurath slid down his Mage before closing his eyes and transforming into his mortal form. He heard Severus gasp in astonishment and Malfoy swear profusely.
"I have no memory save that of my Mage and of you. Perhaps you can tell me who I once was?" he murmured softly as his scales settled into a discontent shade of crimson.
-PoV-
Severus had not expected the Quezecotal to be the missing Champion of the Light.
"How long have you been like this?"
"I cannot recall anything before my... Before I became Quezecotal. After I met and Bonded with you, I could remember him but no other besides yourself. Is there something of importance you wish to convey?" The emerald eyes that he knew were Harry Potter's most famous feature were full of confusion. Draco sneered at the suddenly uncomfortable magical serpent.
"Your name is Harry Potter and you've been missing for nearly a decade." Astonishment appeared before it vanished into the blank mask his familiar-Merlin, Potter had been his familiar.
"Harry Potter? Wasn't he the one who killed the Dark Serpent?"
"You did that."
"That is not possible. I have been Quezecotal for more than the amount of time that the Dark Serpent was defeated-"
"Oh, you're Potter alright. No one in their right mind would argue that much with Sev." Draco's reply was smug and that smirk seemed to trigger something in Harry's memory.
"You! Wipe that smug Pureblooded grin off of your face."
"Or what? You'll have the Mud-"
"Don't you dare finish that." he and Harry spat at the same time, both of them hissing with deadly intent. His godson took a step back at the absolute fury in their tones.
"What is it about that word that you hate so very much, Uncle Sev?"
"... It is what drove a good friend of mine away." Harry swallowed as it registered what friend he was speaking about.
"My Mum, right?" came the whispered response, emerald gaze clouding over as his mind processed the memories behind it.
"Yes." Draco's eyes widened as he realized that Potter was getting back all of his life before becoming a magical serpent.
"She should have forgiven you." Those were not the words he expected to hear.
"What?" he questioned hoarsely, noticing Draco back up further as he stood rooted to his place in the castle corridor.
"I didn't stutter."
"Pray tell what is behind such a thought, Potter." he snapped back, his body reacting suddenly as he crossed his arms over his chest. Potter shook his head and then strode up to him, forcing him to look up as gentle, slender fingers gripped his chin.
"You are not entirely at fault for that incident. My father and his friends tormented you when they should not have. Did you call her that any other time?" Severus searched his memory (which was photographic, thank you very much) and could recall no such incidence prior to that fateful day. "I take that as a no then, my Mage. She should have forgiven you. My Mum was dear to me, yes, but a single mistake-"
"I also happened to be 'friends' with a large amount of soon-to-be Death Eaters." he finished, chagrin creeping into his tone.
"But she knew you."
"Your father paid attention to the Darker side."
"Well... I see all of you. I like what I see." Emerald eyes seemed to judge him deeply.
"Save the grease in my hair and my status as a virgin."
Harry chuckled as he swept Severus off of his feet with a devilish grin, "Ah. That, I'm afraid, is a Quezecotal trait. Beauty is one of the reasons we choose our Mates. Your status is much-hunted amongst my kind."
"Which is?" he inquired sourly, slightly miffed.
"Mage powers. The fact that you are a virgin is a gift I did not expect to receive. Now you will truly be mine when I lay claim to you. However, I am content to wait." He set Severus down in front of their rooms and shifted back to his serpent form. *I require but a single favor.*
"That might be?"
*Ask your godson not to blurt out my identity.*
This secret he was keeping on top of his job as a Professor as well as Deputy Headmaster made him very busy. Draco did not take the fact that Ligurath was Harry Potter very well and often sneered in their direction. He'd had about enough of his godson's foolish rivalry.
"Draco, a word with you in my office." Harry rose his head up from his right shoulder, the emerald eyes curious.
"Not with that on your shoulders."
"Now." he added the edge that made grown men piss themselves.
"Yes, Professor." Severus hated to do that. It always made him feel as though his former choice had been the right one. Silently gliding over the flagstones of the Hall, he led his only family (save Lucius and Narcissa) into his Deputy Headmaster's office and shut the door quietly.
"Draco, you will be honest with me. Why do you hate Harry so much?"
"Hate him? Hate him? I envy him!" there it was, the pain in the silver eyes that he wished he didn't see.
"Why?"
"He's the Golden Gryffindor, the Boy-Who-Lived and has garnered the attention of my Father and you in a way I have never managed. I hate him because he has what I want." He embraced Draco, sinking his fingers into white blond hair as he told his godson his true feelings.
"Hush. Your Father and I adore you. Why do you think we encouraged you to follow the path you wanted?"
"I never wanted to be a Death Eater..."
"I know, my Dragon. I tried to push you away, to conceal you from him. You did not listen when it was most important. I want you to listen now and answer truthfully. Did you really want to teach?"
"Yes, actually. It's nice to be appreciated for the knowledge I hold." The silver eyes were slightly glassy with unshed tears. Harry slithered from his shoulder and wrapped around Draco's shoulders.
*Oh, Draco, if you knew that I hated the attention I got... Would you like another chance at being my friend?*
"Another chance? Potter, Slytherins don't do second chances." A laugh was followed by a flash of rainbow scales becoming Harry's human form.
"Gryffindors and Quezecotals don't believe in that no-win scenario; it's like Jim Kirk against the Kobiyashi Maru." Severus laughed at the reference while Draco just looked confused. "Oh, now you have to see Star Trek..."
The two younger men bonded over many things. Severus was pleased until the youngest Weasley male showed up at the castle upon the invite of Minerva.
"Harry?"
"Merlin!" His BondMate flashed into his serpentine form and wrapped himself around Severus's shoulders, rumbling dangerously as the man moved towards them. *Make him go away...*
"Mate, we thought you were dead!"
*Yess! Because I lost my memory to worry you out of your right mind and come back a decade later jusst to teasse you!* Harry shot back viciously, hood feathers raised and ready to become projectiles. *I wass good at pretending to be dead just to ssatissfy your jusstification!*
"Ligurath." he smoothed down the scintillating feathers and murmured nonsense into said feathers. "Messr. Weasley, you better have a good reason to be here."
"The Headmistress invited me for a demonstration with Malfoy."
"His name is Draco. You'll confuse him with his father, who is also here as a demonstrator. Desist in aggravating Ligurath any further or else there will be nothing to save you. Quezecotal venom is the strongest, despite what you think of Basilisk venom. It pools in the blood and boils it. Be careful what you say, Mr. Weasley, for those words might be your last."
"I thought they didn't live here."
"The evidence in front of you offers empirical proof, obstinate fool." he snapped, whirling around with a calculated step. That always made his robes billow out. The younger male flinched as his robes did so. Excellent; he still had it.
-PoV-
Harry hummed a little tune as he glided through the halls as Quezecotal. Hurried footsteps had him slithering into a hidden corner.
"The damn thing was right here! How do you miss a rainbow-colored serpent?" Harry sniggered to himself, mentally answering the question for the confused seventh year with one of his own. Perhaps it is because its entire species acts like a chameleon when threatened? "I need it for my Uncle."
"Mmm, I see. Mind explaining to me why you are trying to take Professor Snape's familiar?" Draco's drawl had him on his friend's shoulders in less than three seconds.
*Probably Potionss ingredientss. Quezecotal heart or fang, if I'm not mistaken. Otherwisse he would have approached me with more resspect.* he hissed, flaring out his hood as he rose to his full height. The student was much shorter than his full length. *Have you not been taught to resspect my kind?*
"Yes, Milord."
*Hmph. It doess not sseem sso, nesstling.*
Ending A/N: Umm, what is this? I was asked to continue it and I think I screwed it up royally. As always, folks, review! Should I write a crossover between Star Trek (movie from '09) and Yugi-Oh! (the original, since I don't like the sequels very much)? I've been batting the idea round for a while... Ooo, check out my HP/Sherlock (BBC version) crossover as well!