Sixth Year

Notes: Of course I still don\'t own anything! Except my \'puter.
Okay so this chapter is a little abnormal, not so much harry/snape interaction. Mostly I was trying to get harry back into society; transition chapter if you must.
I was going to fix another chappy (yeah, they are pretty much all finished) but I have a test I need to study for. Maybe Tuesday.

Chapter 10: After School Special.

P.S. Sorry I’m Weird. :-(

The morning went extremely fast for Harry. He woke late and had to rush through breakfast; thankfully Snape had prepared and set out his favorite. He didn’t run into anyone long enough to have a conversation with as he dashed to his first class; Double Newt Charms.

“Look the gay freak is back.” Harry heard someone whisper as he entered the classroom. He tried to shrug it off, but it still stung.

“Thanks a lot Butt- Pirate” Seamus huffed pushing Harry aside. “Your gay ass boyfriend scared Parvati so bad that she won’t even think about going to the Astronomy tower anymore!”

“He isn’t my boyfriend Seamus.” Is all Harry could managed to reply before he saw Malfoy coming. Thankfully, Malfoy only smirked as he passed by The Boy Who Lived; and kept whatever comments he had to himself.

Harry sighed when Hermione and Ron walked in together, Parvati and Neville were trailing. Parvati sat in front of Seamus without a word, Hermione snuffed Harry and Ron wouldn’t even look at him. Neville looked at Harry sadly as he sat down behind Dean and Seamus. Slowly everyone filled in, some saying obnoxious, hurtful things, others choosing to ignore him, but most just looked at him strangely. When everyone had taken there seat there was not really a choice, so Harry sat by Neville.

“Don’t sit there!” Granger squealed.

“It’s all right Hermione.” Neville squeaked.

“NO! Potter, just get the hell out. You don’t belong here, FREAK! We don’t want you here.”

“Hermione. Please.” Neville begged. “It’s okay Harry. Stay.” He placed his hand on Harry’s shoulder.

“Longbottom, don’t you dare! I’ll tell Ginny!” Hermione growled.

“I-I d-don’t care.” Neville stuttered.

“Neville, you don’t have to..” Harry began; he knew Neville had a crush on Ginny and didn’t want to ruin any chances of them getting together.

“Yes I do. You guys are being j-jerks. Harry never did anything wrong. Okay. So maybe he shouldn’t have yelled at you Hermione. But you should have forgiven him. He’s your friend.”

“Correction, Neville, He- WAS- my friend.” Hermione spat.

Neville rolled his eyes.

“Fine then Longbottem, don’t expect any more help from me.” Hermione turned back and faced the front of the classroom.

“That’s fine; I wouldn’t want any help from a bitch like you.” He yelled back.

The rest of Harry’s day went pretty much the same, Neville stood up for him, it was strange, and during the classes in which Neville wasn’t in, Harry sat alone. He went to lunch with Neville but as they got much harassment from the rest of the Griffindors, they packed a few sandwiches and ate outside.

“I’m gunna get Hell tonight, Harry.” Neville sighed.

“I’m sorry, you shouldn’t have said anything.”

“No. I’m glad I did. I…I was going to sooner. Then I heard about Snape and I thought it was icky. But when I heard about what you did I was so upset. I felt like it was my fault. I. I Made that comment about Snape, and….I just felt horrible, I’m so sorry Harry. I never meant it. I really didn’t. It sorta grossed me out, that you liked Snape of all people, he always gave me hell, but that your gay? No way, I never minded it at all.” Neville sighed.

“It’s okay Neville. I’m just glad to have a friend.”

Once the day was over Harry went back to the dungeons.

“How was your day, Potter?” Snape asked, he didn’t even look up when Harry entered.

“Okay.” He shrugged, “It was hard but Neville was nice. He apologized and stuff. And we ate lunch together, outside though, cuz Gryffindor was being, uh, well being uh, yeah.”

“I see.”

“So yeah…How was your day?” Harry felt stupid.

“Good I suppose. As good as my day ever gets. I had Granger today. She was complaining about Neville actually. Calling him a traitor. She received no sympathy, though. Of course most students in my NEWT Potions class are beyond name calling. I had thought Granger was beyond that”

“Yeah.” Harry sat on top of Snape’s desk.

“What do you think you’re doing Potter?” Quirk of the eyebrow.

Harry laughed. “Your so cute.” Harry leaned down and over and kissed Snape on the cheek.
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“Potter!”

“My name is Harry” Harry said sprawling across the desk.

“Get off my desk!.”

“And into your bed?” Harry batted his lashes spontaneously.

“Potter! What in Merlin’s name?!”

Regaining sanity Harry jumped off the desk, “ Sorry. I…I…I just wasn’t thinking. Sorry.” He blushed.

Seeing the boy squirm made Severus smile; he sighed, “Perhaps you should go back to Gryffindor tower. Not that I’m kicking you out but as you have Longbottom to keep you company now….” He trailed off.

“Right. I was thinking that too.”

They both nodded.

As Harry was heading toward the door his bags in hand, Snape called out to him, “Harry.”

“Yeah.” Harry turned around.

Snape walked over toward him. “If you need me, for any reason, You may come.” He paused a moment. “I don’t want you to… to cut any more. It is unnecessary. You have me.”

Snape placed both hands on Harry’s face as if to keep it in place “I don’t ever want to find you the way I did the other day. Just remember, come to me, and I’ll try to take away your pain and emptiness as best I can. Understand?”

Harry squeaked a yes.

“Good.” Snape paused a while. Then with two dropping hands and a ‘goodnight Potter’ Harry headed toward Gryffindor Tower.

As Harry entered Gryffindor tower he heard a lot of noise. Figuring someone was fighting he entered quietly and cautiously.

Ron was crying.

“Shut the hell up Ronald!” Hermione screamed.

“Why don’t you shut up Hermione?” Ginny screamed back.

“Ginny! I thought you were on my side!” Hermione cried.

“No way! I’d never betray my brother!”

Ron sniffed, “Really Gin?”

“SHUT UP RON!” Ginny spat.

Harry saw Neville who had been watching everything from afar.

“What’s going on…” Harry whispered.

Neville still freaked, “Holy! ‘Arry!”

“Yes it’s me, Harry. But I’m certainly not Holy.”

“Shut up mate. Things are crazy here!” Neville said worriedly.

“Yeah so what’s happening?” Harry asked.

“Well, from what I can gather, Hermione is pregnant, but she knows it isn’t Ron’s baby….”

“What?! She can’t possible know that! Can she?”

“Well, upon Hermione’s request Madam Pomfrey did a paternity test on Seamus; and it turns out it’s his.”

“Huh? How can they know? The baby’s not even born yet!”

“It doesn’t have to be.”

“Shit! Potter’s back!” Hermione cried, “I don’t need this stress!” She ran into the girl’s dormitory; every other girl followed.

With no more action the boys dispersed.

“Come on Harry,” Neville motioned for Harry to follow him; leaving a crying Ron Weasely alone in the Gryffindor Common Room.

When they were both alone Neville sighed, “Okay Harry there is something I need to tell you.”

“What?” Harry asked suspiciously.

“One of the main reasons that I accept that your gay is because I myself am gay.”

“Um. Okay.” Harry gulped; he really hoped Neville wasn’t going to admit a crush on him.

“Okay and see I can accept Snape if you can accept MY boyfriend. He already knows about you, and he likes Snape, and he thinks you guys would me perfect together.”

Harry nodded, that shouldn’t be too hard, unless… “It’s not Ron, is it?”

Neville laughed, “No!”

“Okay, good!” Harry sighed with relief.

Silence

“Uh, then, who is your boyfriend?” Harry asked.

“Draco Malfoy.”