Recap ~ Outside the Marauders Headquarters was the man or in this case the 17 year old boy who followed potter and his friends including a new boy that looked a hell of a lot like potter from Dumbledore's office…Severus Snape
CHAPTER 9 - Severus Snape
Harry had fear for the man because he knew how his father, godfather, and mentor felt about the man they could see outside their door. James was the first to move but Harry grabbed his arm and yanked him back. He looked at Harry with curiosity along with anger
"Leave him alone" Harry said quietly. Sirius and James looked as if they had just been hit in the head with a mallet but Remus looked almost pleased. Harry knew that Remus did not approve of the way James and Sirius treated Snape but he had never had the guts to stand up to his friends.
"What the HELL do you mean LEAVE him alone!?" Sirius half growled James looked like he wanted to knock some sense into his son so Harry quickly defended himself
"He saved my life Padfoot" Harry said as if that would explain everything. Just like he expected it changed nothing
"No, your Snape did this one has not now if you don't mind I need to teach the slimy git not to spy on us" and with that he and Sirius pulled open the door and saw a younger looking Snape outside.
Snape looked like a deer caught in headlights, He saw that Potter, Black, Remus and a new boy were in the unknown room and he knew he was out numbered. He backed away then he ran. Severus did not make it to the corner before James and Sirius grabbed him and dragged him back to their headquarters.
"Let me GO!" Snape snarled but Sirius just chuckled and kicked him in the side. Snape let out a small whimper but nothing else his eyes wide with fury. James threw Snape on the couch and then sat himself on the armchair an evil smile on his face. Harry felt sick at the way his father and godfather were acting. He even felt sick at Remus for just letting them
"So Snivillius what did you hear? James asked. Snape glared at James then answered
"I heard enough to know that 'he'" He pointed at Harry "Is not from here, and that he knocked up some girl and that you guys" He pointed to the rest in the room "Are to help him with something" He finished. Sirius smacked him in the back of the head again and James started to laugh. Harry was shaking slightly he had had enough
"Like I told you before you brought Severus here leave him ALONE!" Sirius stopped smirking and James stopped laughing. They turned to Harry and almost looked betrayed
"Harry..You don't know what you're saying we cant..We cant leave Snape alone he's SNAPE!" both James and Sirius said at the same time. Remus had a look on his face wondering if he should side with Harry or his mates.
"And you're James and your Sirius, what's the difference?" James and Sirius looked bewildered and Remus looked like he came to a decision. He would side with Harry
"Who are you?" Severus asked Harry
"My name is Harry, and I'm sorry about these two dunderheads over there" Harry jabbed his thumb in James and Sirius's direction. Snape if possible almost smiled, his lips twitched but then went back to a frown
"Why?" Snape asked
"Um why what sir?" Severus looked shocked because the boy Harry called him 'Sir' when he looked older then himself
"Why did you stand up for me?" He asked in a whisper
"Because Severus I stand up for what's right not wrong and they are wrong and you are right" James and Sirius mouth dropped open
"How the hell is he right HE spied on US" James yelled in outrage
"Hold your tongue" Harry snapped at his father and James surprisingly muttered under his breath other wise said nothing more
"He's a SLIMY GREASY HEAD GIT" Sirius said ignoring Harry's glare. James jumped up too
"YEA HE IS" James agreed with Sirius, both of which pulled out there wands and pointed them at Snape, Severus quickly pulled out his own and pointed his at James not really caring about Sirius
"YEA WELL YOU POTTER ARE A STUPID SHOWOFF WHO THINKS SO MUCH OF HIMSELF AND YOU BLACK ARE JUST A STUPID FOLLOWER" Snape snapped at the pair of them. Remus too pulled out his wand ready to defend his two friends. Harry was losing his temper by the second.
He pulled out his own wand and pointed it at Sirius and muttered under his breath and Sirius was soon on the couch, sitting and tied with invisible ropes. Harry did the same with James and Severus. They all snarled in protest and yelled to be let go. Harry turned to Remus who still had his wand out
"Can you behave yourself and sit down or do I have to tie you down as well?" Remus shook his head and sat down on his own
"Alright then you lot listen up and listen good I am only going to say this once and if you don't want to be cursed then you better not interrupt." Harry said. He knew he had to make them get along for him to get his mission done with and fast.
"Sirius you hate Snape because James hates him and because you just want someone to bully him just like you are bullied at home by your Slytherin family well let me tell you something, Severus may be in Slytherin but he could hell as be in Gryffindor as well!" Sirius looked shocked at Harry's accusation but said nothing
"James you hate Severus because your jealous" Harry did not get to continue because Sirius started laughing very loudly and James looked very confused and angry
"Why the HELL should I be jealous of a git?" James asked. Severus was now looking at Harry confused as well
"Because da-James he was friends with Lily before you. She liked him before you. She protected him from you. And because you are scared that Lily will choose Snape instead of you. Even though she already chose you" James looked like he was debating with himself but Harry didn't care, he turned to Snape now
"You hate Sirius because he is best friends with James, because he gets the ladies and because he played a prank on you that almost got you killed" Sirius and Severus both paled "You hate James because he is arrogant and he is always picking on you but above all because he has Lily. You had Lily first she was your Lil's and you were her Sev but then you called her a 'Mudblood' because James got you so mad you didn't mean to say it but you did. She left and went to James you blame yourself because of what you said and you blame James because of what he did. You hate James because Lily loves him and you love Lily"
Severus looked Harry in the eyes and saw no pity no judgment, and then Snape knew he could trust this boy. Severus put his head in his hands and did not pick them back up. Sirius looked shocked and James had a face full of regret.
"You guys misunderstand each other. Severus you think Sirius is a well a hoe and stupid and just not enough, you think James is spoiled and a bully and does not deserve Lily but you are wrong" Snape picked up his head and looked at Harry
"Sirius is not a hoe he is just Sirius and he is far from stupid he is actually very bright when he wants to be" Remus chuckled at the face Sirius made when Harry said that.
"James is spoiled and he can be a bully ill give you that" Harry continued. Snape smirked and James threw his son a glare "But he deserves Lily he has grown up he does not bully anymore only you because he still thinks you're a threat. He is loyal to his friends and he loves Lily more than anything. Tell me something Severus do you want Lily happy?" Snape looked as though he had been slapped
"Of course I want Lily happy id do anything for her to be Happy even if it meant I had to lose her" Severus snapped, James looked at Snape and said
"So…so would I" James and Severus looked bewildered that they agreed on something and Sirius looked beyond shocked.
"James…Sirius" The ones who were called along with everyone in the room turned back to Harry to listen to what else he had to say
"Severus is not who you think he is and if you knew the real him you would not acted the way you acted around him" Harry then turned to Severus in a way asking for permission to continue. Snape understood what Harry was going to say and after a moment's thought he nodded and allowed the boy to continue. Harry saw Snape nod and looked back to his god father and father
"You make fun of Snape because his hair is greasy right?" Harry asked James and Sirius smirked and nodded
"Did you know that Snape hates the way he looks?" Harry asked again James and Sirius stopped grinning and shook there heads
"Did you know that he looks like that because of his father and he hates it?" They shook their heads again and asked
"Why does he hate his father?"
"Because his father beats Snape for being a wizard. He hates that he looks like the man who he hates so much. He hates that he is not loved at home and because of you two he is not loved at school either. He goes home and he is beaten every day because of a reason he cannot help. He comes to school and he is mentally beaten by you two or sometimes physically beaten because he is whom he is. He has a cold heart because that's all he knows" Severus put his head back in his hands, Remus hesitated then got up and went to Snape and whispered something in his ear. After a moment of Remus whispering in his ear Severus seemed to have calmed down.
James and Sirius both had a look of regret. They had tortured a boy who has been tortured his whole life. Had bullied someone who already hated who they were. That made them feel sick, made them feel unhuman, they knew they were wrong. They knew.
"Snivill-Severus we…we did not know that" Sirius said after a few seconds. James nodded his head agreeing with Padfoot
"I don't need your pity" Snape snapped
"Its not pity. I am sorry Snape, Harry's right I did hate you because Lily loves you and because you love her but now I see that you are human, and I see that I was wrong the way I treated you but I just want to say that I am with out a doubt sorry for the way I have acted" James said quietly
"I am sorry too. I never had anything against you besides my best mate hating you and that is not a good enough reason for doing the things I have done. I know what it's liked to be hated and abused by your 'family' and I would not wish that upon anyone. At least I could get away from the abuse when I came to Hogwarts but you just had to face some more. Us. And I am sorry that we have caused you more then you need." Sirius said his head down in shame
Severus looked at the pair of them wondering if they were going to jump up and say JUST KIDDING, when a minute passed and they did no such thing he knew hat they were telling the truth. He felt something in the bottom of his stomach, what was that? Was if…Hope? Was it…Forgiveness?
Harry smiled at his father and godfather but before he could congratulate them Remus turned to Snape and said his own apologue
"I am also sorry Severus" Remus said quietly "I knew if was wrong the way Sirius and James treated you, I never agreed but I let them I did not stop them when I could have. I never stood up for you when I agreed with you I did not stand up for what's right and because of that I am sorry"
Severus sat there looking at all of them. The ones who had always made his life hell are saying sorry. James FREAKEN Potter was saying sorry. He knew now that the feeling in his stomach was no longer hate. That the flame that always billed every time James was around was now gone. He knew now that he could forgive.
"Th-thank you" Severus said to all of them. Harry smiled at the lot of them, He needed Snape to defeat Voldemort again and he needed them to be friends. And by the looks of it they were slowly becoming friends.
Sirius sat there then started to laugh
"WHY THE HELL ARE WE ACTING LIKE GIRLS?" They all jumped at the volume of his voice and then slowly they all started to laugh. At first in an awkward way that slowly built into a full on hysterical state.
"I could not be more proud of all of you" Harry said as he stopped laughing because his side was beginning to hurt. " Anyways back to business Severus can you trust me?" Harry asked
"Of course" Severus said with out hesitation
"Would you ever tell anyone my secrets?" Harry asked even though he knew the answer already
"No" Snape said thinking Harry should have already known that
"Okay then. I am from the future, please believe me" Harry said
"I kind of figured because of all the information you knew about me," Severus said
"My name is Harry Potter" Harry finished. Severus looked at him closely then whispered
"You..you have Lily's eyes oh and Potter" James waited for the insult to come but it never did what came was " Congratulations" and Severus smiled a real smile! James looked as if he was told the world was about to end. Snape was SMILING!
"Thank you" James said after a moment
"So why are you here Harry?" Snape asked not wanting to get off topic
"I am here to kill Voldemort…Again" Severus looked shocked but did not flinch at the name
"The Dark lord is hard to kill" Severus said "But I will help you" He finished. Harry smiled and said
"You did so good in my time. Thank you" The rest of that night was spent telling Snape all about Harry's life so that he was caught up and then when they finished with Harry's life at around one in the morning Snape said he should leave but was quickly cut off by Sirius
"No stay! You can spend the night!" Sirius never expected that to come out of his mouth but it did.
"Yea! We can tell our own stories" James too never expected to be begging for Snape to stay but he was.
That night they spent sharing stories of their past, at times the common room was filled with laughter and at others filled with sadness but by the end of the night there was no more hate no more grudges. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Harry Potter and Severus Snape were now friends.
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