Hopes and Wishes
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Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male
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Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
17
Views:
13,890
Reviews:
87
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
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I do not own the Harry Potter series, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
I Will Protect You
Chapter 13: I Will Protect You
"Good morning Harry." Severus greeted as Remus placed Harry onto a chair at the kitchen table. "Did you and Teddy sleep well last night?"
"Teddy lyke comfy bed," Harry returned shyly "Me an' Teddy sleeped all night."
"That's good, are you ready to go shopping? We've got lots to buy." Severus continued as he put the rack of toast on the table.
"Harry have b'ecfist first Sev'us?" Harry questioned worriedly, watching Remus put an egg and some toast fingers onto a plate.
"Of course you can have breakfast first Harry." Severus stated firmly.
"I¡¦m just making you up a plate of eggies and soldiers. You need eggies to give you lots of energy for the day." Remus added.
Harry's face brightened but he still looked a little worried. He watched carefully as Remus finished preparing the plate and set it down in front of him. Harry's frown deepened as he just stared at the food. Severus and Remus watched him expectantly but he continued to stare, face marred by a perplexed frown.
"What's the matter Harry? Don't you like eggies?" Remus asked anxiously.
"Where da eggy?" Harry questioned "Eggies flat an' black an' cripsy wiv yello' bit. Dat a wock!"
Taken aback, Remus replied kindly, "It's not a rock Harry. It's a dippy egg. Here, shall I show you?" He offered.
Still looking dubious, Harry nodded. He watched as Remus banged the top and cut off part of the shell.
"Look, Harry; here's the yellow bit. You dip the bread soldiers in and eat them." He demonstrated how to do it and tasted the yellow covered toast to prove that it was nice to eat.
"Would you like to try it?" He asked cajolingly.
Harry hesitantly reached out for a toast soldier and dipped it into the yellow substance. Eyeing it distrustfully he glanced quickly towards Severus.
"Go on Harry; it's nice." Severus encouraged.
Still looking distinctly dubious, Harry obediently put the offending item in his mouth, eyes squinted closed and face scrunched. His eyes popped open wide and his mouth formed a little 'oh' of pleasure; dippy eggs were yummy!
Severus and Remus started to eat their own breakfasts; watching Harry out of the corners of their eyes. Remus couldn't help the grin that lit his face for the rest of the meal; even Severus was seen to have a small smile lifting one corner of his mouth.
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They were to floo into The Leaky Cauldron from the Headmaster's office, having decided that this was the best way of starting their trip to Diagon Alley. It provided a quieter venue than the main floo entrance for Harry to recover from his first floo trip. Harry was terrified at the prospect of climbing in to the fire and wouldn't listen as Remus tried to explain to him. It was Severus that finally managed to calm Harry enough to listen to the explanation properly.
"Harry no lyke it. Harry no go in da fiya. Fiya burn; fiya hurt." Harry was wiggling the fingers of his right hand, as though it hurt him, as he frantically backed away from the fireplace.
Remus reached out to grasp the gesticulating appendage and Harry flinched away, crying out as though in pain.
"Harry hurt!" He cried.
"Show me Harry" Severus commanded in a gentle, yet firm voice, kneeling in front of the frightened child.
Harry reluctantly held out his hand and Severus gently grasped it in his own, large grip.
"It's okay Harry, look; your hand is fine. Look for me, angel, it's okay." Sev spoke soothingly now, reassuring his scared charge.
"Harry bad boy. Harry touch pretty tree. Aunt 'Tunia make Harry hurt in da fiya. She telled me 'If you want touch sparkly lights boy, touch this' Harry fing's get owwie."
Severus couldn't resist pulling the trembling little body into his arms and holding on tight. He rubbed his hand up and down Harry's back, trying to soothe and calm him. He brushed a kiss over the messy, black hair and whispered fiercely,
"You never have to see those people ever again angel. Nobody is going to hurt you again; you're safe now. I will protect you!"
It took a few minutes for Harry to stop shaking and for him to relax completely into Severus' embrace. Sev pushed Harry a little away from him so that he could look into the tear-streaked face.
"Right angel, you go and sit with Remy for a minute. I'm going to show you how this works okay. I'll throw the powder into the fire and say 'The Leaky Cauldron' and then I'll step in. The floo will take me all of the way to The Leaky Cauldron and then I'll come back here. Alright?"
A tiny, hesitant nod was his reply so Sev took a handful of floo powder from the jar beside the fireplace and smiling said, "Don't worry, I'll be right back." With that he threw the powder into the fire, called out his destination, stepped inside and disappeared."
Harry clutched tightly at Remus' robes, his little hands clenching and unclenching in agitation. He stared fixedly at the fireplace, waiting with bated breath for Severus to reappear.
It was only a minute or so before Sev stepped gracefully from the fire, long fingers brushing soot from his robes. Harry released his death grip on Remus' robes and looked as though he wanted to rush across the room to the other man; nerves, however, held him back.
Severus once more squatted down to child height and beckoned Harry over, allowing the small child to pat him gently and check that he was okay.
"Sev'us no hurt?" Harry asked wonderingly.
"I'm fine Harry; it just tickles a bit." He reassured.
"Now do you feel like a brave boy and think you could try it yourself?" Remus queried "If I go first then I'll be there to catch you when you come out. You can go with Sev and hold on tight to Teddy so that he doesn't get scared."
Harry nodded and whispered "It be 'kay Teddy. I p'tect you."
A/N ¡V
Next chapter - shopping!
Not too bad an update time I don't think; especially considering I have also posted 2 chapters of a new fic. Ups and Downs is a slightly smuttier story about Harry and Lucius Malfoy. I'm experimenting with writing some different sorts of scenes than this story allows at the moment. You know, explicit sex, fights, multiple main cannon characters, battles with Voldy etc. If you haven't checked it out yet then I'd love to hear your opinions.
My friend is out of hospital and (being a typical man) making a great fuss and not following doctors orders! His recovery has been amazing so far so fingers crossed all of the cancer is gone. Everyone else is very much the same so I'm pleased that nobody is getting worse at least!
Thank you to everyone who reviewed; you really do motivate me. As always, if you have any constructive criticisms, please tell me. I don't have a beta so if you spot any major mistakes or things that niggle...
P.s. Does anyone have a cage I could borrow? I think Aragog just ran across my floor!
Review Replies
OddlyAppropriate - I'm so sorry that I didn¡¦t reply to your review in the last chapter. It didn't come through to my email so I only realised it was there when I went to check something a reviewer had told me. Marge will be plagued by something that's for sure! Thanks for the review. I hope that you continue to enjoy.
Mayhem Junkie - I'm so sorry that I didn't reply to your review in the last chapter. It didnt come through to my email so I only realised it was there when I went to check something a reviewer had told me. I just want to keep Harry for myself really but Sev is scary and won't let me have him! Thanks for your opinion on the sex; I find it very difficult to self evaluate! Hope you continue to enjoy.
Yuutousei - This is probably really obvious and everyone is going to laugh but... what does FTW mean? :-( I do like a little bit of WAFF every now and again. I realise that my Sev and Remy are becoming more and more OOC but am comforting myself with the fact that they are only in their early 20s so have not become as set in their ways as their cannon-selves. And no it doesn't make you a bad person - my dirty little mind thought up many things that I probably won't use in this fic but may add into Ups and Downs at some point! ;-)
Arcee1000 - Thanks hun. He's holding his own atm but at 87... He's a stubborn old coot though so he probably has another 10 years in him!
Dyrim - Thank you! Sev p'tects Harry and Harry p'tects Teddy, that's just how it's got to be! Thanks so much for all of your kind words. I didn't used to be in to slash pairings very much at all but the more I have read, the wider my appreciation is. Still can't do Harry/Ron or Harry/Neville but... Hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Enamoril - Thanks for such a lovely review! Divine justice are you thinking? I can work with that! Also snaffling the snake idea for later use! Any more cunning plans you want to share...?
Briteiz41 - Thank you for your kind words and your support. As I mentioned, everything is fairly stable at the moment so fingers crossed... It's amazing what being on holiday can do for you as well; I have a proper smile on my face for the first time in months and it's genuine and everything!
"Good morning Harry." Severus greeted as Remus placed Harry onto a chair at the kitchen table. "Did you and Teddy sleep well last night?"
"Teddy lyke comfy bed," Harry returned shyly "Me an' Teddy sleeped all night."
"That's good, are you ready to go shopping? We've got lots to buy." Severus continued as he put the rack of toast on the table.
"Harry have b'ecfist first Sev'us?" Harry questioned worriedly, watching Remus put an egg and some toast fingers onto a plate.
"Of course you can have breakfast first Harry." Severus stated firmly.
"I¡¦m just making you up a plate of eggies and soldiers. You need eggies to give you lots of energy for the day." Remus added.
Harry's face brightened but he still looked a little worried. He watched carefully as Remus finished preparing the plate and set it down in front of him. Harry's frown deepened as he just stared at the food. Severus and Remus watched him expectantly but he continued to stare, face marred by a perplexed frown.
"What's the matter Harry? Don't you like eggies?" Remus asked anxiously.
"Where da eggy?" Harry questioned "Eggies flat an' black an' cripsy wiv yello' bit. Dat a wock!"
Taken aback, Remus replied kindly, "It's not a rock Harry. It's a dippy egg. Here, shall I show you?" He offered.
Still looking dubious, Harry nodded. He watched as Remus banged the top and cut off part of the shell.
"Look, Harry; here's the yellow bit. You dip the bread soldiers in and eat them." He demonstrated how to do it and tasted the yellow covered toast to prove that it was nice to eat.
"Would you like to try it?" He asked cajolingly.
Harry hesitantly reached out for a toast soldier and dipped it into the yellow substance. Eyeing it distrustfully he glanced quickly towards Severus.
"Go on Harry; it's nice." Severus encouraged.
Still looking distinctly dubious, Harry obediently put the offending item in his mouth, eyes squinted closed and face scrunched. His eyes popped open wide and his mouth formed a little 'oh' of pleasure; dippy eggs were yummy!
Severus and Remus started to eat their own breakfasts; watching Harry out of the corners of their eyes. Remus couldn't help the grin that lit his face for the rest of the meal; even Severus was seen to have a small smile lifting one corner of his mouth.
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They were to floo into The Leaky Cauldron from the Headmaster's office, having decided that this was the best way of starting their trip to Diagon Alley. It provided a quieter venue than the main floo entrance for Harry to recover from his first floo trip. Harry was terrified at the prospect of climbing in to the fire and wouldn't listen as Remus tried to explain to him. It was Severus that finally managed to calm Harry enough to listen to the explanation properly.
"Harry no lyke it. Harry no go in da fiya. Fiya burn; fiya hurt." Harry was wiggling the fingers of his right hand, as though it hurt him, as he frantically backed away from the fireplace.
Remus reached out to grasp the gesticulating appendage and Harry flinched away, crying out as though in pain.
"Harry hurt!" He cried.
"Show me Harry" Severus commanded in a gentle, yet firm voice, kneeling in front of the frightened child.
Harry reluctantly held out his hand and Severus gently grasped it in his own, large grip.
"It's okay Harry, look; your hand is fine. Look for me, angel, it's okay." Sev spoke soothingly now, reassuring his scared charge.
"Harry bad boy. Harry touch pretty tree. Aunt 'Tunia make Harry hurt in da fiya. She telled me 'If you want touch sparkly lights boy, touch this' Harry fing's get owwie."
Severus couldn't resist pulling the trembling little body into his arms and holding on tight. He rubbed his hand up and down Harry's back, trying to soothe and calm him. He brushed a kiss over the messy, black hair and whispered fiercely,
"You never have to see those people ever again angel. Nobody is going to hurt you again; you're safe now. I will protect you!"
It took a few minutes for Harry to stop shaking and for him to relax completely into Severus' embrace. Sev pushed Harry a little away from him so that he could look into the tear-streaked face.
"Right angel, you go and sit with Remy for a minute. I'm going to show you how this works okay. I'll throw the powder into the fire and say 'The Leaky Cauldron' and then I'll step in. The floo will take me all of the way to The Leaky Cauldron and then I'll come back here. Alright?"
A tiny, hesitant nod was his reply so Sev took a handful of floo powder from the jar beside the fireplace and smiling said, "Don't worry, I'll be right back." With that he threw the powder into the fire, called out his destination, stepped inside and disappeared."
Harry clutched tightly at Remus' robes, his little hands clenching and unclenching in agitation. He stared fixedly at the fireplace, waiting with bated breath for Severus to reappear.
It was only a minute or so before Sev stepped gracefully from the fire, long fingers brushing soot from his robes. Harry released his death grip on Remus' robes and looked as though he wanted to rush across the room to the other man; nerves, however, held him back.
Severus once more squatted down to child height and beckoned Harry over, allowing the small child to pat him gently and check that he was okay.
"Sev'us no hurt?" Harry asked wonderingly.
"I'm fine Harry; it just tickles a bit." He reassured.
"Now do you feel like a brave boy and think you could try it yourself?" Remus queried "If I go first then I'll be there to catch you when you come out. You can go with Sev and hold on tight to Teddy so that he doesn't get scared."
Harry nodded and whispered "It be 'kay Teddy. I p'tect you."
A/N ¡V
Next chapter - shopping!
Not too bad an update time I don't think; especially considering I have also posted 2 chapters of a new fic. Ups and Downs is a slightly smuttier story about Harry and Lucius Malfoy. I'm experimenting with writing some different sorts of scenes than this story allows at the moment. You know, explicit sex, fights, multiple main cannon characters, battles with Voldy etc. If you haven't checked it out yet then I'd love to hear your opinions.
My friend is out of hospital and (being a typical man) making a great fuss and not following doctors orders! His recovery has been amazing so far so fingers crossed all of the cancer is gone. Everyone else is very much the same so I'm pleased that nobody is getting worse at least!
Thank you to everyone who reviewed; you really do motivate me. As always, if you have any constructive criticisms, please tell me. I don't have a beta so if you spot any major mistakes or things that niggle...
P.s. Does anyone have a cage I could borrow? I think Aragog just ran across my floor!
Review Replies
OddlyAppropriate - I'm so sorry that I didn¡¦t reply to your review in the last chapter. It didn't come through to my email so I only realised it was there when I went to check something a reviewer had told me. Marge will be plagued by something that's for sure! Thanks for the review. I hope that you continue to enjoy.
Mayhem Junkie - I'm so sorry that I didn't reply to your review in the last chapter. It didnt come through to my email so I only realised it was there when I went to check something a reviewer had told me. I just want to keep Harry for myself really but Sev is scary and won't let me have him! Thanks for your opinion on the sex; I find it very difficult to self evaluate! Hope you continue to enjoy.
Yuutousei - This is probably really obvious and everyone is going to laugh but... what does FTW mean? :-( I do like a little bit of WAFF every now and again. I realise that my Sev and Remy are becoming more and more OOC but am comforting myself with the fact that they are only in their early 20s so have not become as set in their ways as their cannon-selves. And no it doesn't make you a bad person - my dirty little mind thought up many things that I probably won't use in this fic but may add into Ups and Downs at some point! ;-)
Arcee1000 - Thanks hun. He's holding his own atm but at 87... He's a stubborn old coot though so he probably has another 10 years in him!
Dyrim - Thank you! Sev p'tects Harry and Harry p'tects Teddy, that's just how it's got to be! Thanks so much for all of your kind words. I didn't used to be in to slash pairings very much at all but the more I have read, the wider my appreciation is. Still can't do Harry/Ron or Harry/Neville but... Hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Enamoril - Thanks for such a lovely review! Divine justice are you thinking? I can work with that! Also snaffling the snake idea for later use! Any more cunning plans you want to share...?
Briteiz41 - Thank you for your kind words and your support. As I mentioned, everything is fairly stable at the moment so fingers crossed... It's amazing what being on holiday can do for you as well; I have a proper smile on my face for the first time in months and it's genuine and everything!