The Taming of the Snape

Harry silently fumed. If Dumbledore offered him one more confounded bloody Lemon Drop he was sorely tempted to see how many he could shove up the Headmasters nose.

He had received a ‘request’ to attend the office and had hoped it was to talk with or about Severus but instead he had been dosed up on tea. Dumbledore really was frustrating the way he danced around a conversation.

Harry pinched the bridge of his nose, a very Snape like thing to do. All he had managed to surmise from the idle chatter was that the transfusion may have had some backwash, and the snarkier Harry became the more he tended to agree.

He just hoped that Snape wasn’t into Quidditch and collecting chocolate frog cards, or he might just have to throw himself off the observation tower. Or offer himself up for potion ingredients.

**Can we go now? Are we there yet? ** The look on Harry’s face was only one step away from foaming dog disease.

Dumbledore rubbed his hands together with glee. “Well shall we go? I’m certain he would like some visitors”

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It seemed they were taking the ‘scenic’ route to the Medi-wing. “I do like your ring Harry, I noticed he has one the same” Smiled Dumbledore “except the eyes are different colours, yours has very pretty red eyes”

Seth giggled “flattery will get you no-where. I’m ssspoken for” giving Harry’s finger a hug.

“Well, here we are” said Dumbledore stating the bloody obvious “In you go see you at dinner Harry” he twinkled leaving Harry standing in the doorway, slowly dawning that he now had no back up, and watching Dumbledore fade into the distance.

Poppy swooped on him and soundly closed the door. Still a tad stunned Harry allowed her to guide him to Snape.

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Snape looked up and smiled warmly. Poppy escorted a stunned Harry to the bedside chair and sat him down. Snape locked eyes with him. “I see you are as elegant as usual.”

“By the way that second scroll of ‘actual homework’ is a work of art. If you applied yourself like that on a regular basis I believe that you could even outshine Dumbledore”

Harry gawked like a deer in headlights. Snape mused “Am I going to be doing all the talking here?”

“You are beautiful” **Oh great the first words to drop out of my mouth and I replace them with my foot**

Snape looked at him with amusement. Then burst into laughter. It was absolute music to Harry’s ears. Caesar chipped in sniggering, “He issss right you know, with blue eyessss you look delicioussss”

“I need coffee” said Harry meekly “Good idea” agreed Snape, turning his charms on Poppy who blushed and trotted away to get some for them.

“Ah Harry I am a new man. In effect I have a new magical signature, courtesy of the Potter-Snape magic combo, a new look, and” he flourished his left forearm “a new start.” He waved Harry to sit on the bed, beside him.

“Am I so dramatically different without the glamour’s?” he looked at Harry expectantly. “I rather like the look myself. I modelled it on a very charismatic royal character in some muggle movie Poppy forced me to watch.” He indicated a small flat box that on the bedside table that declared on the cover ‘Robin Hood… Prince of thieves’

“I always wanted a beard. What do you think? Like it? I do need a new wardrobe something with a little more flair and a little less ummm anal retentive.” Severus giggled “Plus I shall need a new name. Caesar suggested Sebastian”

Harry snapped to attention. “You understand him? Err parseltongue?” Severus nodded by way of reply and was rewarded with a beautiful smile. “Severus?” Harry thought he would try the first name approach. Severus put paid to further conversation with a gentle kiss.

“It is me Harry, and yes I am a little, well yes very different. A new start on life will do that for a person, plus a copious infusion of Gryffindork.”

Snape smiled a dazzling smile of perfect white teeth. “Maybe all of this will wear off and I shall revert back to the “greasy git” or maybe not” shrugged Snape “either way Thank You Harry.”

Harry found his voice “Does it bother you that I committed us to be … well magically linked? Like blood brothers?”

Snape caressed Harry with his gaze. “From what I understand it was Hogwarts that chose and it is a little closer even than Blood Brothers, but no, Harry it doesn’t bother me.”

“You have had to grow up faster than others of your age Harry. I have watched from a distance and known you were mature beyond your years long before you did. Age and maturity have nothing in common they are not dependant one upon the other. You are a man Harry you have been for some time. You are much more mature than many adults I have ever met.”

Harry matched smile for smile. For just a moment he faltered … “What about Dumbledore???”

“Him included” winked Snape.

“Albus would not oppose anything he believed should be. In actual fact I think the sly old closet Slytherin is happy interfering in a non-interfering way. **Euwww** I think I have inherited some of your less than elegant logic”

Severus snakes his arm around Harry who leans into his embrace. “So, your nose wasn’t part of the glamour then?”

“Insolent child.” *man* *sexy* interjected Snape’s conscious


(New Snape = Sheriff of Nottingham Model)