When Albus came for Mr Snape, he assumed he would be sleep, or wanted to delay(who wants to go back to school, really?) He was ready.
It astounded him. He was really curious as to what the boy had done that he claimed a phonix for himself. He did not know why Fawks had chosen him when he was retreating from one of his duels with Gillert Gang, which he had almost lost. Bloodied and battered as he was, he had drowned himself in wine and was about to go and off himself of some cliff or another, he thought no sane animal would approach him.
Yet Fawks approached him.
As he was about to hurl himself, for all his sins, Ariana, his mother's death because of Ariana magic lashing which could have been prevented if he, as the off age wizard was home, Aberforth's lover death because of Gillert Group, Gillert and his nasty Gang and all the mayhem and murder he did...
But the bird, insufferable thing, would not have that.
He bit him, hit him and clawed him and when it did not work, He flamed him along himself to somewhere else, then knocked him out with a careful hit of a stone he had in his talon.
Amazing stupid thing Fawks was...
Anyway, He could always ask him some other time.
First things first:
:Mr Snape, would you please hand me your wand? And do not hide it behind your second robe, all I need is an Accio, a charm you will learn in forth year.
The boy seemed reluctant, he must have been given the wand back just minutes ago, departure would be just torture.
:Mr Snape, as I am standing as your magical guardian through the year, by a letter I received from your mother when I told her of your predicament, (the boy narrowed his eyes, suspecting him) she requested that I , instead of your head act as your guardian. You can wrote her yourself, if you do not believe me(that seemed to calm, and sadden the boy, why.he was not sure) in case of severe magical damage, the patient , after recovering and recharging his core to its natural state,should wait a whole week before starting to use their wand. It has been 4 days you have awakened. So 3 more days...
The boy contemplated, sighed and gave him his wand.
:now if you please, stand near me.
Albus frowned. The boy was so tiny. He was like a 9 year old. And with his core depleted just days ago...he should carry him to dampen the effect of apparating. It was the first time he would appartat, consciously.
He was not trusting him, for whatever reason. So He had to explain.
: I may have the need to carry you, in order to apparat.
He contemplated for a second, then nodded.
Albus was curios, why he agreed so easy, while he was not this much tame when handing his wand?
So he asked.
Severus rightened himself, chin up, chest high, he started calm and calculating, just like a little professor(he chuckled at that, the tiniest cutest professor indeed!): as I have experienced a rather vigorous shock to my magical core, fully draining it and rendering myself nearly a squib, it is expected that the effect of apparating, side along as I am incapacitated and incapable of doing so, would be severe, so the maximum contact with the person who apparts is necessary.
Albus was shocked. Not only the boy had perception, and a phonix, and powerful enough to cast a protego at 11, (he did not assume knowing about different lumus variations or making potions which was a product of training that his mother, capable of brewing as she was, could do that, made someone a genius. But knowing about magical theory? Reasoning about a simple act of carring him, which could have been explained by many things, affection, protection, anything, what with his grandfatherly expression and so, clearly showed his mind) was a genius too. With promising muggleborn Evans was, and Potter, Black, Longbottom and many black families heirs at same year, and a genius like him...
He shuddered at the thought. It would be a hard seven years ahead of them all.
He carried the boy, and apparted him, he was polite enough , or had restrained himself enough not to puke. That showed his durability too.
Hard hard years indeed.
When Severus was finally felt recovered from his trip and was allowed to go to great hall for dinner,he went hurriedly after Dombledore.
At first no one noticed him, but then the whole hall went silent. He could swear that he could hear Dombledore heartbeat, as he was standing near him, looking too much amused by his bafflement.
Then the hall exploded.
It was clapping and screaming and shouting and he did not know how to react.
They were chanting:
Hufflepuff Hero!
Hufflepuff Hero!
The grand was shaking because of how rigorous they were.
(It was mostly huffs, and Gryffs cause it sounded heroic, and slytherin cause whatever they were Amelia and Frank were pureblood heirs and they were somhow related, with ravenclaw politely clapping)
Honestly he was a little panicking?
Then Amelia came ,more like ran with Gedion in her tail ,and crushed him in her embrace:
You wonderful stupid lettuce head...what were you thinking?
Severus was not sure if he could tell this reaction, his past self, not the past past, just the one who saved their life, would try and quit the game altogether for the benefit of being left alone or not?
(Because he knew in that moment that none of his friends were about to do that anytime soon)
Ad day had passed, and while Severus was hopeful that all this sham would die down.
Of course it wouldn't.
And with the policy of no wand for three days for him, everyone made a nausince of themselves .
Amelia would never leave his side at the table. With her, now Gedion came too.
If it was not enough , Lily adhered to him while they had classes,Fabian would accompany him during halls and Frank and Charity were glued to his side.
Bless Marlene, who had kissed his cheek(which made him blush like a beetroot) and slap his back(so hard it made him double) :
Never fuck with yourself like that !
And left.
Plus there was his ugly duckling turned phonix, Huma whatever, named Emerald, that he knew nothing about her. She bit anything that came an inch near him.
(Onetime it pooped on barty crouch head who sneered at him at class)
He was by no means ready to go and ask Dombledore about phonixes, he was the only one who had a familier like him.
He was not sure how he bonded with it.
She liked his soup, his pie, his sodding pumpkin juice,...
He had to sometimes leave her at his dorm, but she would tear his sheets and poop on the floor.
Severus was convinced she was doing that on purpose.
So when he had potions on the second day , he deliberately stalled. Talking about knife techniques of all things with Slughorn.
Frank was about to stump his foot, and Charity was awfully chummy at the corner, whispering things in Lupins ear.
(Both Black and Potter left to watch quidich trials for a new keeper, as last one they had, had dragon pox and went into quarantine. Charity said she only paired up with him because he was less likely to cause explosions, but severus was sure it had other layers)
Severus then carefully , non chalently , asked about professor Kettleborn, knowing full well he was not in school.
:my dear boy, he is out of town even, gone to fix his prosthetic left fingers. But why would you...
Severus tryed seeming shy, and looking innocent,it always worked like a charm on adults(now he was an adult technicaly, but somehow a child too? Too confusing!)
: I had questions about my familier, Emerald. You see, beside headmaster, professor Kettleborn might be the only one who knows about phonixes...
(No shit he knew anything, he only liked most dangerous ones, but not this rare one, maybe he knew about Fawkes, but a Persian legendary Huma? No way he knew anything but myth)
: maybe you could go to Hagrid, our ground keeper...
And ta da! He had hit the target.
(He wanted to distance himself from his well wishers, for a bit at least, and as Hagrid lived near the forest... charity hated that forest with a passion. And Frank was afraid, Marlene, Amelia and twins had classes, and Lils was busy chatting Mary)
His friends accompanied him till dorm, while he retrieved Emerald, but then he was alone.
He sighed in relief.
Finally! Alone!
While he was going leisurely down the way to yard, he was stopped by a not familier voice.
:اوووف!
داشتم دیوانه می شدم، تو هم با این دوست های خل و چلت.انگار میخواستند تا ابد به تو بچسبند!
(I was going crazy, you with your cracked friends, they were never going to leave you alone!)
What the shitting fuck?
خیر سرت وارث میراث شاهزاده ها هستی، ابله احمق مغز گردویی!
(It is not as if you are the only heir of Princes you stupid dumb nutter!)
He checked for anyone nearby. No one was there. He was scared shitless, there was no mistake the voice spoke farsi, but...
منم ابله! ققنوس! هما!
(It is me you nutter, phonix, the Huma!)
Severus eyes widened, Huma?
When he was interuppted by Pettigrew.
: I was waiting for a chance to speak with you, honestly, you are harder to find than ...
Then his eyes teared up.
(Sev was horrified, no no no no! He was not about to be hugged by ...)
He threw himself at his chest anyway, which nearly knocked him down.
: please, Severus do not do that to me, I was about to die myself, when...you are my ...I was ...my ally..you...
And here went his decision to just be alone for a moment...
(Severus knew peter was not ready to use the word of friend, hell he was not ready saying it about him himself!)
Then out of thin air Potter Black due happened.
(How they fucking knew he was going to go to yard and not be in his dorm?)
:well well well, what I just told you James?
James smirking: that the block is an attention seeking git?
:not that one, buddy!
: that all of that was a show to just make himself seen as ohhh heroic and he was an evil bat?
:yep!
:seeing as he is going out of his way to ...he shot a nasty glance at Peter, meet with a slimy snake... he is that and more, Say Jimmy we teach him a thing or two?
: why ever not? Little bird told me he is not powerful enough to use a wand yet...poor baby Snape..
: I heard most exciting news too, he had a phonix chic stolen from some one, do we take the poor chic to its rightful owner Siri?
(Severus was reeling, not only his whereabouts, but his chic and wand too? The fuck? They did not have expandable ears did they? The Weasley twins were not here? Right?)
They have their wands drawn at them.
His hand was empty.
Shakingly Peter draw his wand.
Wasn't he allowed to have a peaceful day at once?
He knew abit of wandless magic, nox ...it was risky, what with his core but did he have a choice?
It was going to be oh so nasty, was it not?