Against His Nature

CHAPTER 25

“Not enjoying yourself are you Lupin? Silver was never your colour was it?” Snape smiled cruelly as he transformed himself back from his animagus form so that he could sit easily on the branch above where the werewolf was angrily tugging at the pure silver chain around his neck that pinned him to the ground. In the tree opposite Octavia hung upside down still in bat form, but listening intently to what was going on around him. A werewolf like Remus Lupin was easily tracked, and Snape knew the wizards’ favorite hangouts during the full moon having on many occasions delivered the wolfs bane potion to him. Snaring the beast had been a challenge but nothing two full-grown Vampires’ couldn’t handle with only a few scratches and nicks. Despite his transformation Snape knew Remus was listening to him, the man ever present in the beast and aware of everything.

“You shouldn’t have hit him Lupin, I don’t take kindly to receiving my property back damaged.” Remus let out a long angry howl and tugged particularly ferociously at the silver chain that didn’t budge from the ground. Snape chuckled and shook his head, pleased his comment had angered the man.

“And he is my property. Or he very soon will be. Surely you can smell him, I can. His scent’s divine.” Another angry howl and Snape laughed as the wolf began straining towards the tree where Snape was safely sat out of reach.

“Did he tell you he’s agreed to be my donor? The boy’s far more open minded than his mother, and may I say quite fearless when facing a creature like me.” Snape took delight in watching the werewolf continue to stir, and thrash about against the chain holding him firm. Snape knew the wolf wanted his blood but the feeling was entirely mutual on Snape’s behalf as well.

Snape taunted Remus into the early hours of morning when with the falling of the moon, the man returned to his human form. Snape dropped from the tree and walked over to where Remus was lying curled up, naked and fragile on the ground the silver chain still looped around his neck. Bending down Snape unlocked the chain and helped the man to sit up. What remained of the yellow flickers in Remus’ brown eyes focused on Snape, who met the icy cold stare with a sapphire blue on of his own.

“Don’t fuck with me a second time Lupin. I need a mate and you know as well as I that Harry is the one. If you keep your mouth shut about this until I’ve covered my tracks again, I’ll keep making the wolfsbane if not you’re on your own and judging from tonight the pain might just kill you next time.” Remus blinked and what remained of the amber in his eyes was gone, leaving behind a tire, weary wizard who was well and truly defeated.

“Don’t hurt him.” Remus whispered his throat raw from the evening’s activities. Snape smiled as he helped Remus to his feet before taking off his own cloak and draping it over the wolf’s in order to keep him warm in the freezing morning air.

“On the contrary Lupin, I intend to make sure he never get’s hurt again. Immortality awaits the boy-who-lived.” Remus nodded quietly as both of them looked up as a flap of wings overhead signaled Octavia’s leaving.

“If the Ministry find out they’ll hunt you.” Remus whispered leaning heavily against Snape for support. Snape shrugged his shoulders uncaringly.

“The Ministry can only hunt us, if they have proof of what we are and I do not intend to give them any chance of obtaining that proof.” Snape led Remus down a shortened path and down through a garden towards the back door of a very familiar house. “Once we’ve mated I’ll start taking the potion again and no one will be any the wiser.” Snape opened the back door in Grimmauld place and let Remus go inside. The wolf paused and glanced back over his shoulder at Snape who had no intention of going inside.

“Lily never meant to hurt you Severus, she was just scared that you’d hurt her.” Snape sighed and lowered his gaze to the back step, his head shaking automatically.

“She shouldn’t have gone to James, she knew what he’d do. You of all people should have understood what I was going through, should have stopped him and Sirius.” Snape finally lifted his gaze from the back step to stare at Remus coldly, with the same expressionless mask he’d perfect over years of hiding his emotions.

“I was misguided” Remus replied by way of silent apology. Snape didn’t want to hear it though and turned his back to stalk away from the house.

“So was I.” Snape muttered under his breath as he apperated away back to Hogwart’s where a class of second year potion’s students would be fearfully awaiting his arrival.

TBC>>>>>

A/N WOW soooo many reviews and so little time in which to read them and enjoy them. Well I'm glad you're all happy, because when you're happy so too am I....thus it prompts me to update with such a tempting update that might make those of you with chain fetishes and Remus complexes go weak at the knees. Still happy to be writing and getting reviews. I think it's time I upped the anti where Snape and Harry are concerned, let the chase begin...with a side ordering of Octavia *He he he*

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