Hello dear readers!
I finally decided that enough is enough , and come huricane or hell fire, I am going to update.
Of course there was a whole lot of problems…
First, I had to re-read the story I HAD WRITTEN, because I tend to forget who and what. I even made notes, if you doubt…
So came the second problem…I was going to write the third year, I planned it to be a series of one-shots from differnet people POV , but I found out I had not written the BASIC FOUNDATION of those things at all….
And third, while re-reading it, I came to the realiation that some of the chapters does not fit my style now. When I started, I wrote in a different style. And while my grammer and spelling has not changed much, my story telling style indeed has or I dearly hope so.Some chapters were totally inconsistant and out of style. At first I tried to re-write them, but I decide agianst it. When I started it, I never thought that it may get this many followers, or about a 600 kudos. So I decided to keep them as they are.
Another problem was the gap that I had not filled in, between the third year and the rest of Severus first year, mainly his summer. Since I wanted the third year- or may be second year and up , until owls, I am in two minds bout it- to be written in a series of one shots, and it did not match the style of his first year.also writing it in a different story is kinda redundant, so I will continue afresh, updating it until I can go to third year. also I am much better at writing angst and hurt/comfort, I think, and the rest of his first year is angsty as hell (what with Eileen and Tobias presence, its not like there is any other option). But
Many people are celebrating christmass , new year or other celebrations around the world. It did not feel right to write sad stories.
Here is the filler chapter I came up with. It is not strictly christmassy, but lighthearted. Hope you enjoy it:
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It was the last day of May. All warm and sunny and perfect for a graduation ceremony. Technically neither Severus nor Frank should have been present, but a little puppy eyes here, abit of throwing (I am her eternal friend) there and they pushed their way to the all grown up event.
For Amelia.
And Amelia had not bothered to show up at all. she just cried on Gideon shoulder, saying she would miss him, and how she was supposed to bear this seperation , as if they were going to go to distant parts of earth ,while he comforted her saying nonsence.
And these pair were called grown-up.
Grown-ups Emerald's beak.
The celebratory event was not strictly grown-up, as the families of now Hogwarts newesr bunch of graduates were present.
Thankfully, Severus was not dressed in that stupid color of Bones house, Lilac. He was dressed in presentable robes, black , thank you very much.
Frank on the other hand…
Has worn a golden robe with black stripes, that could have made Dumbledore's eyes tearful with pride. Really that color was their house's? and they were surprised he was sorted in Hufflepuff?
How weird it was that Severus was happy-really happy- that he was dressed in BONES house for the courting ceremony? He dreaded the day he had to wear those abnoxuois GOLDEN robes for Frank and Alice inevitable courting ceremony.
Maybe he could pretend he has dragon pox or something?
"SEV!SEV! I am talking to you!"
Oh yes. Dear Frank saw fit to glue himself to his side, less he misses exciting things. Because apparently ' he is always getting himself in trouble' and ' his life is always full of excitement'. And 'how Frank could live if he didn't know the first hand gossip of the day about the Hufflepuff hero'.
What was it that he had planned at the beginning of this farce?
Remain un-noticed? Under the radar? Getting himself into the least eventful hogwarts house and leave peacfully?
What clear nonsence!
He had not breathed a couple of monthes since the whole 'Hufflepuff Hero' when papers started picking on 'his role in Black-Tonks upcomming wedding' and the 'kidnapping of him and second Black heir' . seriously SYLWAN was the one who was kicked out of sacred 28, the Wizingamot and accused of murdering his Finace and his son, his Father and his brother.
And yet it was him the press chose to pick on.
His perception.
His Phonix.
His seeker Status.
His height, his weight, his AGE-honestly, he was a first year! did they not own a single brain cell?
"SEV!"
He flinched and squacked, most indignified sound. Sod Frank and his incessent babbling. How much gossip he could find in just a couple of hours?
He snarled"what Frank? It better be good or so help me I swear.."
Frank raised his hand " Merlin's socks buddy! Please please pleaaase do not let Emerald to poop on my things! The smell does not get off at all!"
Severus smirked, reminded of that time Frank asked him again and again if he was Regulus boyfriend. In return, he had let Emerald do what she pleased with Frank's wardrobe for an hour.
He shuddered in disgust. There was a good chance Regulus was his brother. Him and His brother? Appaling.
That was the last time he saw Emerald, as she went and started another trip with Fawkes to who knew where.
"you can not keep me with you when you go home. The whole flashing bussiness was too early and it will take me monthes to recover."
Severus was not sure, but as the books said, a phonix was not a familier or a pet. They were strictly friends, or more of a mentor or companion. He had no control over her, and frankly he would not want that.
Another voice cut his line of thought " well, if it isnt the match maker of the year!"
There stood Ted, a silly cheshire green on his face, holding hands with a look-alike of a much younger Bellatrix that could not be anyone but Andromeda.
"Greetings, Lady Black" he said, repectfully bowing to kiss her hand.
And he was confused as there was not a hand extended to him for him to kiss the knuckles.
"oh I see dear Edward. He is indeed a charmer."and then the dark haired girl chuckled.
"Relax Severus. You are a friend of ours."
Severus pretended to be afraid " friend?do please tell me if I have to wear an ungodly color in an event of yours or not before marking me as your friend. I swaer if I knew I had to wear Lilac and Gold for being Longbottom's and Bones's friend I would have made a clause."
Ted's laughter was not at all like his soon to be fiance, it was loud and free and boyish.
"Told ya Meda! He is your brand of funny!"
And then , before he knew what hit him, Andromeda was hugging him, tight.
"thank you Severus. I can not express my gratitude in any way. Saving me from that creep or running away and being disowned"
How friendly and unofficial.not at all what he expected of a Black daughter. And Hug? Seriously? Severus could really make a list of his huggers now. Dumbledore? Lady Lonfbottom? Minerva? Who was next?
Andromeda released him, winking at him.
"may be I make you the godfather of my firstborn"
At this, Severus felt his heart stop beating for a beat. BEING NYMPHADORA'S godfather?
Then his future memories of her flashed before his eyes: all the cauldron's she singlehandedly exploded, the uncountable number of times she stumbled into a bubling cauldron, the time when she had problem with her metamorphmagus abilities and was stuck in a horrible face that was a mix of him and Minerva…
And that was only on his class, and he was not in charge of her like her head of house, let alone being her godfather…
His breath caught. His face frozen in horror.
The bastards he called friends, meaning Ted and Frank gawfed, loud. Rolling on the floor clutching their stomach.
"oh your face"
Eternal friends his arse.
Regulus only came here because of his cousin, Narcissa.
Only Narcissa, and not that NARCISSISTIC cousin-in law, Lucius. Honestly, how she could tolerate him talking about his mane of hair, his precious peacocks and manner for more than an hour was a miracle. Narcissa should have been given the order of merlin for her patience.
For Cissa.
That was what he told his father. But the truth was that he wanted to see Sev. He was sad that Sirius had not bothered to come , if not for Cissa ,for seeing him. His younger brother who was kidnapped, tortured and nearly died recently.
But Siri forgot him.
It hurt, that he had given Reg up that easily for an arrogant spoilt arse like Potter, but that was the undeniable truth. At least he has Severus to rely on now.
" being a member of The house of Ravenclaw is not only about intelligence…"
Regulus listened a bit of this year speaker, who was a raven. It seemed that a graduation ceremony was nothing but a long tedious affair in which they sit and listened to various people talking .
the headmaster, the representative of the school board, the representative of heads of houses, the representative of graduates…
and not only that, but listening a long list of names being called forth to get their diploma.
"Crowley Alister"
And they were only on the letter C from Ravenclaw!
There was Gryffindore and then would be Slytherin. Thank the ancestors Hufflepuff was already done with this farce.
Soon, he got bored of the ceremony and the long list of graduates who came forward and got their Apparition license and NEWTs result.
Lucius and Narcissa were one of the last names. So he asked his father to go look around Hogwarts.
"You are permitted, act like a son of Black,I might distance myself from the crowd as well" said Orion, eyeing a couple of indenbly Muggles with a thing called 'camera'.
Act like a son of Black, Reg said in a mocking voice under his breath.
He would have rolled his eyes if Orion did not spank him for it. Seriously, how he could behave? He was a damn son from the house of Black's ,so technically whatever he did, it was acting like a son of Black. And second, there was not ANYTHING embarassing he could do that would top what Sirius has done already.
Although he got up as fast as he could and practically ran away, before Orion could change his mind and force him to sit again.
In his haste distancing himself from the hoard of Graduates, He stepped on someone's toe.
Ouch. That must have hurt. Severus stepped on his toe a couple of times delibaratly, to show just 'how much he was dissapointer in him' and ' how stupid of him it was to touch that fucking quil'. Also he said he would break both his legs if he dared to pull a stunt like that ever again. surprisingly, he never mentioned the bit he got hit by CRUCIO instead of him. When Reg has asked him, he just shrugged and said that 'shielding allegedly younger siblings is an obligation of an older one'.
Seriously, that boy gave him headaches talking like that. It was like he had been a stuck up professor or something…
"would you like to step out of my toe for a bit? I promise I will move the other toe for you to step on. This one is sufficiently bruised, I guess'
Oops! The poor toe!
He reddened and mumbled a good for nothing sorry. So much for acting like a Black.
"stop it Kid, we share a grandmother, no hard feelings and all"
That got Regulus attention. Just who was this guy? He was suspiciosly familiar, a tall, red haired guy…who he was?
As if he read his mind "Prewatt, Fabian"
Oh right. A member of The so called light families he never got to hang out with.
"Black's second heir, Regulus"
And then the guy smirked" you are much more like Severus than that drama queen Sirius is"
Regulus wanted to protest or be offended but damn! Did it had warmed his heart to be compared with his other sibling and not the trouble maker for once.
Oh, where was his manners?
"thank you heir Prewatt"
He had laughed this time while shaking his head. "you Blacks and the need for the prime and proper nouns…do drop the heir. You are one of Sev's. you're practically family"
Were all those light families this..care free and accepting? A bit gullible to call someone like him FAMILY? Malfoy or Rosiers would never ,and Reg himself was reluctant to even call someone a friend at first site, or an ally unless he had proved to be a usefull tool. It shamed him that it took Severus being Cruciod to instill in his mind that he was a friend, no more than that, family. Even if they found out they did not actually share blood at some point, Sev was family.
Fabian patted his shoulder."looking for him too, huh?"
Regulus was too shocked to say anything.He nodded. Let us look together then, Fabian said.
They were about to go and check on Severus when another person joined them.
"Fabian"
Fabian seemed to be frozen in place" Cissa" he said in hushed tone.
Narcissa chuckled, in that perfect voice that made one's heart to squeeze and fell in love "Still stuck on that silly nickname you made for me?"
Regulus jaw would have dropped if he had not been raised to be a rigid proper heir. THE HELL what it meant? The nickname Fabian gave her? It was the name all the cousins called her by!
"force of habit Narcissa. Searching for dear Regulus here?"
Narcissa smiled " of course not.I wanted to find this, eccentric fellow FRIEND of his, Snape? Andromeda does not stop talking about him, and according to uncle Orion, Blacks would have been in his debt if he had not rejected the claim of a life debt"
Wait, Sev rejected what? He could have gained a fuckton of Galleons and… WAS HE NUTS?
"Cissa dear, are you.."
That was Lucius voice, the last person on earth Reg wanted to see now. THIS WAS JUST GETTING EXCITING!
Lucius was dressed in an elaborate robe in dark forest green that screamed costly. His hair tied in the back of his head with a silk green band with his left side in an elaborate braid. He also had his traditional heavy golden necklace of Malfoy's around his neck. All in all not unlike his beloved peacoks, all showy and flashy. Did he get the meaning of modesty? Or self restraint? Or NOT showing off like an item that was on display in a shop? The perfect blond heir's left eye twitched. it was his tell for being thorougly pissed.
Pissed at what , exactly?
He snaked an arm around his fiancee" darling,I could not find you nor Lord Orion. should we not return? The Slytherin's speech is to begin in minutes"
Regulus was now confused, never in this relationship he had witnessed Malfoy to act so possesively and out of character, in front of an audience at that!
Also, was the blond an idiot? His father was just sitting on the front row!
Narcissa forced a smile, said in an emotionless tone" of course dear."
"Regulus, Heir Prewatt"
And she was gone before Regulus could say huh?
He looked at Fabian to see if he had a clue, but he was gone too.
Severus had just released himself from Ted who had messed with his hair and made it look like a bird nest, and Andromeda who wanted to make him the bloody godfather of her not concieved future child who was non other than NYMPHADORA.
It was him and Frank alone, again.Severus was slowly coming to regret to stay with him. Were all those only child people like this? A chatterbox without a turn off button or was it just his luck to find one? Frank was pratteling on about the quality of drinks, sitting behind a tree, hidden by branches.
"oh and the punch had Alcohol! It should not! It is just for school and school drinks should not contain it!"
Never mind they themselves took a sip of a spiked punch in their Halloween celebration and THEY WERE FIRST YEARS. Were was Frank voice of reason then?
He lost count of his nagging, after the first sentence about Lucius robes. EVERY SINGLE person on the graduation ceremony was talking about that damned show-off.
He was longing nearby, wondering again, if he had made a mistake by sticking to Frank and not going with Ted to fly abit.
"mon frere! You wont belie.."
What? Where had REGULUS came from? Regulus was stupid or what?
"Mon what?"
Enter Frank the blabber mouth.
Regulus who noticed Frank only now, tried to correct it " nothing!"
Frank was in deep thought. And it was bad when he started to use the brain he was given.like that time before Severus Seven .( Amelia laughed at him so hard at the name, they considered never using it again) that Frank dwadled so much sharing his plan that Severus was going to punch him.
"Frere means brother, and you are a Black. I don't suppose you can blood bound another person to you before you get your head of family's permission and Arcturus would never ever allow that…"
Severus was getting anxious "Frank stop it"
"If Severus was born of your parents, there was no way he was a Halfblood named Snape. And the article said his Mother's name is Eileen. There was a contract years ago, before Sirius was born..oh!"
And there. Disaster.
"we are not cer.."
"shut up regulus!"
Severus inhaled "Frank, I want you, as your eternal friend, to never mention it"
"but.."
"FRANK!"
Frank noded.
Then there was silence.
"eh, even With you two?"
"I mean, you know that I know and I know that you know and we can all talk about we know what…"
Yes, he should have gone with Andromeda, to give his opinon on bloody BABY names.
He needed that spiked punch now.