Somewhere

I PASSED!! I'M DOIN MY DEGREE!!!!!!! *dances like a mad woman*
i can't stop smiling! i didn't actually get the exact result i needed, i need CC but i got CD instead BUT my tutor said that i'd still be let on! (turns out i was only 3 marks off the second C.... 3 MARKS!!)

so in my good cheer................HERE'S THE KISS!!

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“Harry! Are you ok?” asked Shale as he bounded up to him.

“Yeah, I’m ok for now,” he said as he picked up the kitten, nuzzling his nose into the soft fur.

“Pup. Are you alright? What’s wrong?” said Sirius, moving to hug him, only to draw back as he remembered what had happened last time.

“It’s fine Siri, I’m ok now.”

“What happened?”

“It just brought back some memories that I’d rather forget is all. I’ll tell you, just not yet. I need time to sort my thoughts out.”

“Ok pup, take as long as you need, we’ll be here when you’re ready.”

“Thanks Siri, don’t worry I will tell you.”

“Ok. Come and eat something before you have to go to your next lesson.”

“Thanks for understanding,” he said, hugging the other man tight.

“Any time.”

A plate of sandwiches and a pitcher of pumpkin juice later and they were all laughing again.

“Has dad been to see you yet?” Harry asked.

“Errr… no, why?” said Remus, giving him a puzzled look, thinking that perhaps his godson had finally cracked under the pressure.

“Oh. Well I’m sure you’ll find out soon enough. Come on guys we need to get to transfiguration,” he said with a grin, grabbing his stuff and moving to the door.

“Hang on, what are you on about Harry?” shouted Sirius.

“Don’t worry I’m sure you’ll find out tonight. Gotta go,” he smiled, dragging Ron and Hermione from the room.

“Harry that was mean!” Hermione said when they were out of ear shot.

“I know, come on.”

“Are you ok now mate?” asked Ron.

“For now, yeah. I’m training tonight, do you want to come with me?”

“Sure.”

“Cool, you can help me with something,” he said as they got to the transfiguration room. Stepping inside they found several people already there, sat talking about the holiday. It was a large class of both Gryffindors and Slytherins, most of both houses having made it to the final year. Harry was surprised to see Malfoy already sat at the back of the room, looking pale and withdrawn.

“What do you thinks wrong with Malfoy?” he asked as they sat down.

“I don’t know but he doesn’t seem like his normal self,” said Hermione.

“Maybe he has flu or something, he don’t look that good,” said Ron.

“Maybe.”

Just then Professor McGonagall strode into the room, a pile of books floating behind her. When she reached her desk the books flew out to distribute themselves, one landing in front of each person.

“These are your new textbooks. Please take care of them and do not loose them. This year you will be learning advanced transfiguration, including transfiguring parts of yourself. There will be extra classes available after Christmas for those who wish to learn how to be an animagi. Bear in mind that not everyone will be accepted, only those that we believe will be able to learn in the limited time available will be taken on. To begin with though, we shall have a review. You will each be given a list and five items. Consult the list and transfigure the five items. You have an half on hour in which to complete all five transfigurations. You can start whenever you are ready,” she said, levitating small boxes around the room.

Opening his box Harry looked inside, there sat a match, a pin cushion, a candle, a scarf and a tortoise shell comb. Taking out the list he studied it and set about transfiguring each item. The match to a pin was easy enough, one of the first things they had all learned in their first year, as was the pincushion to a hedgehog. The candle into a staff was nearly a disaster when he lost his concentration halfway through, a spectacularly loud bang emanating from the other side of the room. As it was he just narrowly avoided setting the staff and himself on fire. The scarf turned into a small snake easily enough and even the tortoiseshell comb into a real tortoise went smoothly.

“There’s no way that should have been that easy,” he muttered, catching the tortoise just before it walked off the table.

“Very well done Mr Potter, excellent results,” came a voice from behind him.

Whipping round he found Professor McGonagall stood behind him, studying the small snake that was trying to slither up his sleeve.

“Thank you Professor. Actually I’ve just thought of something.”

“Yes?”

“Anything that’s transfigured into an animal, is it a real animal or not?”

“Ina sense yes. They have animal form and basic thought processes and motor functions, but they are not true animals, that is why they are always transfigured back to there original state when done with.”

“Oh right, thanks.”

“You are welcome. It was a very sensible question,” she said, walking away.

“Are you done already Harry?” asked Ron.

“Yeah.”

“You have ten minutes remaining.”

“Wow, even Hermione hasn’t finished yet!”

“I know. I think I need to talk to Se… Snape,” he whispered.

“Whatever.”

“I’m not interrupting anything am I?” he said, reaching for the increasingly familiar link between them.

“No, I have this period free. What did you want?” came a reply a few seconds later.

“We were just set a sort of test in transfiguration and I’m finished already. Even Hermione isn’t finished. It was just way too easy, so what’s going on?”

“It’s your stored magic. I told you that when you came of age it was released. You will be able to do spells much easier and quicker and you’ll be able to do much more advanced magic as well.”

“But I don’t feel any different.”

“You most likely won’t. you probably don’t realise it but you are now and incredibly powerful wizard.”

“Oh, right. Just one more thing to make me different. I think we need to explore this in training,” he sighed.

“You are special Harry, in more ways than one. Are you feeling alright now?” he asked in a serious tone.

“Yeah, I think I’m going to be fine, it’s just going to take some time you know. I guess I’ll see you tonight then.”

“So you shall. Goodbye for now.”

“Bye,” he said, closing off the connection.

“Your time is up. You should all have completed the task by now,” said McGonagall, snapping him out of his trance as she walked up and down the rows, inspecting each persons work.

“Congratulations Mr Potter, Mr Malfoy and Miss Granger. Very good results and five points to each of you. Now, if you would all please return the items to their original form and replace them in the boxes.”

For the rest of the lesson they learned how to work with silver, a harder substance to transfigure because of its properties. As the bell rang Professor McGonagall called for their attention.

“Anyone who wishes to sign up for the animagus classes may do so now. You will be informed at a later date as to whether you have been accepted or not,” she said, pointing to a piece of parchment hovering near her shoulder.

As everyone rushed forward to put their names down, Harry dragged Ron and Hermione from the room.

“Come on, me and bat butt can teach you and we’ll start sooner. You’ll get one on one tutoring as well,” he said to them.

“Bat butt?” asked Hermione with a giggle.

“Well I have to call him something in public. Just don’t tell him or he’ll rip my spleen out and feed it to me,” he said with a grimace, making them all laugh.

As they headed to the Gryffindor tower, Harry felt a familiar presence approaching from behind them. Turning he saw Hedwig approaching them, followed by a large black owl.

“Who’s your friend Hedwig?” he asked with a grin.

“That’s not important. I don’t think you’re going to like this,” she said, dropping the paper that she was carrying in her talons.

With quidditch honed reflexes he snatched the paper out of mid-air and unrolled it. There on the front page of The Prophet was a large picture of himself, along with a smaller picture of Remus and Sirius and one of a wolf. Big bold print proclaimed ‘Harry Potter - Saviour and Wolfboy.’ As he read he could feel the anger in him start to build. It wasn’t until a nearby window smashed, spraying everyone in the corridor with glass, that he managed to get a hold of his temper and his magic… just.

“Potter!” came a sharp voice.

“Piss off!” he bellowed, turning to face the owner of the voice, only to discover Severus brushing glass out of his hair.

“Inside, NOW!” he shouted, yanking open the door of a nearby classroom.

Walking inside Severus slammed the door shut behind him and threw up a silencing spell.

“What is the matter with you?! I thought I taught you to control your magic better than that,” he said, leaning against the wall, watching Harry pace back and forth.

“Yeah, well some things just push my buttons,” Harry snarled, tossing the Prophet at Severus, who caught it and read the front page.


‘Harry Potter - Saviour and Wolfboy

It has been discovered that the-boy-who-lived is in fact and animagus. He follows in the footsteps of his father James Potter, killed by he-who-must-not-be-named, his godfather Sirius Black,acquitted convict and the deceased Peter Pettigrew, traitor to his parents. The three friends learnt illegally how to become animagi in order to keep their friend and Black’s recently bonded lover, Remus Lupin company, for the forth in their group is a werewolf. Lupin taught the position of DADA four years ago, but was forced to resign on the grounds that it wasn’t safe for his students. Now however it would appear that he is back in his old position along with his partner Black. This brings us back to the case of Harry Potter. It was discovered early this morning that he has been registered as an animagus, but for how long he has actually been practising is unclear. According to records he is registered as a large black wolf. Could it be that he is hiding something and he is in fact more like his godfather Lupin than previously thought? Could Harry Potter also be infected with the Lycanthropy virus? Only time will tell just how safe a place Hogwarts is now that the students are taught by one werewolf and friends with another.

Reported by Rick Skeeter’


“I don’t care if they drag my name through the mud but they have no right to pull Remus and Sirius into this!” he spat, his anger building again until a chair suddenly burst into flames, Severus quickly having to extinguish it.

“Harry control yourself!” he shouted, the other wizards magic so out of control now that it reverberated in the air, wind whipping around the angry young man.

“I am sick and tired of the papers sullying everything good in my life. It isn’t enough that from the moment I was born I was destined to save the lives of millions, that I’ve had that hanging over my head since I was a baby. Voldermort killed my parents before I ever got a chance to know them and I was left at the mercy of an aunt and uncle that despised everything about me. I lived under the stairs for the first eleven years of my life. I was starved and lived of scraps, regularly beaten, sometimes into unconsciousness and mentally abused. I was raped by the man that was supposed to protect me. I am constantly hounded by someone who wants to kill me and everyone close to me. I live in fear of what’s around the corner. I never had a childhood and it doesn’t look like I’ll have much of a future. I’ll never have a family because people see the name and the scar and not the person that I am inside. I am hopelessly in love with a man that I’ll never have and it’s slowly killing me. I’m supposed to be this carefree teen and yet all I want to do is curl up and leave it all behind, forget everything and die. I’ve thought about killing myself more than once but I can’t. I have to save the world. All I want is to be happy!” he shouted, before letting out a heart wrenching scream. He let all his fears and worries rush into the open, every barrier he’d ever constructed completely obliterated. Slowly he sank to his knees and cried, suddenly exhausted, his magic evaporating.

Severus just stood for several seconds, shocked at this sudden insight into Harry’s life and mind. how could one person so young go through so much and still be sane? Anyone else would have given up by now. Taking a deep breath, he strode across the room and drew Harry up off the floor, clutching the young man to his chest, tying to pour every once of love and emotion he had for him into that one hug.

“Severus,” he whimpered, nuzzling further into the warm, familiar smelling robes, his arms coming to wrap tightly around the lean form.

“Harry,” he sighed. This was moving in a dangerous direction. For the second time that day he was consumed with a need to kiss all his fears and worries away.

Harry looked up into those gleaming jet black eyes and saw something that he’d never seen before, an inner shine. Strong, yet gentle hands came to hold either side of his head.

“Harry, I…” he said, thumbs gently caressing the smooth skin under his hands.

“Severus,” he whispered, suddenly feeling breathless. They were so close that he could feel the taller man’s breath ghosting over his cheek. If he just leaned up slightly, just an inch, he’d be able to get a taste of those lips that he’d longed for for so long. So close, so very, very close.

He was so near. He could smell the mint of Harry’s shampoo, feel the pulse in his temples. Just an inch separated him from those sweet and tantalizing lips. The hands fisted in the back of his robes held him close and something new sparkled in the mesmerizing emerald green eyes. Looking back he still didn’t know how it happened, who made the first move, the moment lips met lips and the rest of the world faded into nothingness. For a full half a minute he savoured the kiss, until suddenly, as if they had been elsewhere, his senses returned to him and he quickly broke away, taking a step back from the source of his seduction.

“Oh Merlin Harry. I’m sorry, so sorry. Please, I didn’t mean to. I know someone else already has your heart, so please, please forgive me,” he pleaded, terrified that he had just ruined their friendship. So it took him by surprise when Harry stepped up to him, wrapped his arms around him once more and clutched him tight.

“No Severus. There’s nothing to forgive. You don’t understand. That man that I love is you, it has been for a while. It’s been tearing me up inside to be so close to you and yet not have you. I’ve dreamed of this, prayed it would one day happen, but I never in my wildest dreams thought it would. In all the years I’ve known you, you’re the one thing that’s kept me sane and alive, in one way or another. I love you Severus Snape, with all my heart and soul,” he said, his voice muffled from where his face was pressed into the taller man’s chest.

They stood there for a moment, Harry with his arms wrapped about Severus’ waist, the silence almost deafening. He couldn’t stand it. Why hadn’t he said anything?

“Severus. Please, say something…” he whispered, tears threatening to fall, “please.”

Then suddenly those cool, gentle hands were on his face again and soft lips were on his once more. He let out a soft moan, still not sure if all this was real or not. Strong arms wrapped around him and drew him close, long, nimble fingers stroking his back and carding through his hair. They broke apart for mere seconds, both greedily sucking in lungfuls of air, Severus running a thumb over Harry’s kiss swollen lips, pink and glistening.

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured, swooping in to claim those tantalizing lips once more.

With a sweep of his tongue he silently asked for entry. Lips parted willingly to let him enter. Gently he discovered every nook and crevice of that sweet, hot mouth, enticing Harry’s tongue into a complex dance. The taste of the smaller man was intoxicating. It invaded every fibre of his being and made him feel drunk. Finally breaking the kiss he stood, his chin resting on the top of Harry’s head, breathing heavily and trying to regain his senses.

“Oh Harry, what are we doing?” he sighed.

“Something that makes us happy Severus. It’s one of the only things in our lives that we can actually control. I want this so much, have prayed for it so hard and now it’s mine I’m not letting go, no matter what,” he said, the whole time looking the taller man in the eye.

“Harry, if this is what you want, then I won’t say no. I… I think I love you, at least I can’t imagine this world without you. Let’s take this slowly though, ok?” he said.

“We could take the next fifty years and I wouldn’t care because I’d know what was there waiting for me,” he smiled, nuzzling closer to the warm chest again.

There they stood, clasped in each others arms, simply enjoying the feeling of being held by someone who loved them, until finally they were interrupted by a knock at the door. Quickly separating they smoothed down their robes and took deep breaths before Severus removed the silencing spell.

“And don’t you ever talk to me like that again Potter. Now get out,” shouted Severus as he walked to the door, flashing Harry a smile just before he yanked it open, “I want you in my office for the next week for detention as well.”

Putting on his best sheepish come angry face he practically fled the room, almost colliding with Professor McGonagall and the Headmaster on the way out. As soon as he rounded the corner though he couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face.

“Just what was that about?” asked Minerva as he fled past.

“He swore at a tutor and lost control of his magic,” said Severus, ushering them inside.

“What exactly did you do to cause him to flee though?” she asked.

“Nothing. We merely talked, but we have to keep up appearances, you never know who’s listening,” he said.

“Oh and just when did this change of heart happen?”

“You know I helped train him last year Minerva, we became civil then. Our forced confinement over the summer just meant that that turned into a friendship. We’re more alike than I ever realised.”

“I’m sure you’ll take good care of him as well. Come one Minnie, I’ve got a present for you,” said Albus as he opened the door and walked back out into the corridor. Severus could have sworn he saw the infuriating old man wink at him.

“Very well, just be careful with him Severus. He’s already been through so much,” she said gently.

“I know,” he whispered as he watched them leave, “more than you’ll ever know.”


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To the gorgeous reviewers who I'm sure have been baying for my blood!

Dragonsnurse -- *still feals guilty* you didn't stay up this time did you? I put this one up later than expected because I got home and fell asleep! anyway I'm sorry I keep making you teary *hugs you* and you weren't overstepping! I just re-read the e-mail... mmmmmmmm.........

ladyroo88 -- the torture is over!! lol *munches on the ice cream* funny thing is I actually had Jen and Berry's for breakfast! it was my friends turn to buy... last year before the exam results we had carrot cake... nutricious! rofl *hands lemondrop to the mouse* you're gonna make him fat!

Anita Jane -- he he thankies and i've added you to the mailing list, glad you're enjoying it!

dominique -- glad you're enjoying it

Aatos -- hmmmmmm..... i'm not sure about close familiar but i do think that i might have a way to get a blue phoenis in that would prove interesting... it'd tie up a loose end aswell

Mie -- of course Sev would come save him! i think the hug did it! i read your review just before i went to pick them up *does a crazy dance* YAY!!

Amanda Rose -- yeah we have pretty strict gun laws although our knife problem is just about as big at the min... a long bow is quite intimidating though! and yes yes i am evil... and i LOVE IT! he he does this chappy make up for it though?

girly devil -- AHAHAHAHAHAHA i can't believe i put that! especially since in my notebook it IS telepathy! *smacks herself* dumbass.... apart from my stupid mistakes though i'm glad you're enjoying it!

mis -- lmao hahahaha you're comment made me laugh big style lol just what i needed

Tina109 -- YAY *hugs you till you turn a weird colour* oops, my bad. you're back! and one kiss for you all neatly packaged

mis.... errrrr...... again! -- there you go one get together! *shakes fist* stupid work! grrrrrrrrrrrrr! A JEEP! well actually i might have two ways of getting it in... you see it all involves moldy in a miniskirt..... by the way am i being blonde but.... what's RL?! i bet i know and i'll kick myself when you say it but right now my sleep addled brain can't comprehend!

Carmeleyes -- nah they don't have a clue... or rather they didn't have a clue! harry was just being a tit!

Kurai -- lol you'll get your sex don't worry, it's coming!

Werewolf Mistress -- awwwww! *blushes like a tomatoe* shucks mister! he he yeah good old sevvy, knight in shining armour and all that ^_^ he he

poohbear74 -- lol you're welcome and you didn't have to wait long!