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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its corresponding ideas and themes. If I did, well, never mind; that\'s a big if.
Summary: This takes place in Harry\'s 7th year. Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape... are they really what they seem? Some things in Harry\'s life aren\'t as simple as they seem, and with his powers growing, he begins to learn this in a difficult way.
Notes: Yes, I am one crazy mother... Welcome to the Insanity.
\"I stuck out my chin when I should have ran
shit in the fan
I was driven so hard
by the sound of my heart
when the walls surround
in deeper shades of blue
and there\'s no voice of reason inside you
and you search for meaning
on an empty shelf
then you\'re always dreaming
of somewhere else
today is just like any other day
no fear, no restraint
I know that paradise is some other place
and I will get there another day
you can come with me,
no conditions or fares
somehow, somewhere,
I will find it before I expire,
cuz I\'ve got the desire\"- \"Streetkid Named Desire\" by Bad Religion
Chapter 4. Git
A cry of pain, a red tear, a black haze, a feral growl; Harry saw many things while he fell through the darkness. Many memories and many faces that played over and over in front of him. Though his skin burned with an unknown fire, his insides felt numb and cold, a micro-waving effect encompassing his body. He could see things differently as they passed, every image varied from blurry to crystal clear. A black dog ran passed him, disappearing like the rest, but to Harry, it was one of the strongest of the visions, in perfect focus, like he had really been there. The name ran through his head, and brought him strength. Sirius. He let the single image hold him, giving him all he needed to reach for the end of the bleak tunnel.
The other side seemed to stretch out and wrap around him, much like the void had when he walked through. The light burned his eyes and made his vision dance, but when he stumbled, he had finally made it out of the dark portal from seemingly being lost. The noise from the masses came to him like a song, for Harry knew this place well. He had landed in the back of the biggest part of the London underground; he was back in Diagon Alley. He bowed his head and shed a silent tear, his mind traveling to Sirius, a spike of longing for his beloved godfather struck him, but the realization that he would not see his shaggy friend always hit him hard. This time, he silently thanked Sirius for giving him strength to get through the dark. Rising his head, he looked back to see Io emerge, but not alone, his hand wrapped around the arm of another. Black, Greasy hair, and a long nose met Harry with a contemptuous sneer as the other person rose from his kneeling position.
\"Potter, you really need to have more of a brain on you. Wouldn\'t you think going back to your place was a little too obvious, and that they would be looking for you in Diagon Alley as well? Really, even for a Gryffindor you have no tact.\" Snape brushed off his flowing robes, not realizing someone had his arm in a vice-like hold.
\"Sir, you might want to back away from Master. I\'m pretty sure insulting him will do you no good in whatever you need him for, and I would appreciate it if you let him be. He needs to rest.\"
Snape looked down confused, seeing the little Io holding onto his wrist, and his eyes looking innocently up at him. His onyx eyes scanned over the boy, his eyes wandering over the choker and then down to the ragged clothing the kid still wore. Snape pierced the little boy with one of his scowls, and addressed Harry like Io wasn\'t even there.
\"I didn\'t think you needed a slave Potter. It\'s cute, I\'ll give you that, but I didn\'t know you swung that way.\"
Harry\'s fist clenched as he spoke to his Potions professor. \"Io is only mine until I can figure out how to set him free, and I have no idea what you are talking about, professor.\"
The Slytherin smirked, laughing on the inside, but not letting the Gryffindor know that. Harry was bewildered by the man\'s smile, knowing it was definitely not good even though he had no inkling to the knowledge Snape possessed. Io let go of Snape, instead pushing the man back, flat against the wall. Snape himself was surprised at the strength, but still smirked at Harry, stowing away the act of force for something to deal with later.
\"So, you don\'t know what that collar is a symbol of?\"
\"No, professor.\"
\"Oh, I would praise the con-man who sold you it then! Whom did you get it from, Potter?\"
\"I got Io from Fudge...\"
Snape stopped smirking, actually stunned by this. His mind went a mile a minute with this new piece of info, and he didn\'t like where this was going. He started walking, ignoring Harry\'s protest, and pulled both boys along with him, towards the Leaky Cauldron. Nodding to old Tom, who threw him a pair of keys and nodded in kind, he rushed them up the stairs into room 11. He closed it, warded it, silenced it, and added every counter against it he could.
\"Potter, you once again stumbled onto something you shouldn\'t. You said you did not know what that choker symbolized, correct?\" Harry nodded. \"It is its symbol of slavery, its mark of a sexual and serving slave. Its kind are very illegal, and are usually only acquired through darker channels.\"
\"What does this mean, professor? Do you know how I can set him free?\" Snape darkened, sighing as he took a seat in a chair.
\"It has to disobey you and sleep with someone else.\"
The room was silent after that, the air tense as Snape waited for the golden boy to react. Though it took longer than he expected, it was exactly the way he predicted it to be. As soon as he looked up again, Harry was on his feet, glaring daggers at him. He sighed to himself again.
\"Io was used and raped, nothing more than a toy for Fudge and who-gods-knows else, and you want him to be one again? I don\'t think so, I\'ll find another way.\"
\"Potter, this has gone on for hundreds of years, and you think you can undo this spell so easily? Many have gave their entire lives into the study of breaking spell contracts like this one, and you think you can be better than them? Use your head, Potter.\"
Harry faced the window, leaving his back to Snape. \"I will not argue about this, but I will not go out and find someone who will use him like he already has been.\"
\"Fine, Potter, but you\'re being thick-headed. Its not my place to tell you what to do with your servant.\" Snape shut his eyes, before standing up and facing the young man. \"Aurors are looking for you, so we need to get you back to headquarters at Hogwarts, where they can\'t find you.\"
\"But sir, I came here to pick up my new books and supplies for the year. I have all the money I need in my bag, but I still need to those books and some ingredients.\"
\"Hand me the list, Potter. I will go and get them and then we can leave. You, stay here.\"
Walking over to the door, Snape felt a tugging on his arm. \"Potter, tell your servant to let me go this instant.\"
\"I think he should go with you sir. Maybe he could help you out a bit, if you don\'t mind.\" Grumbling told him he did mind, but Io stood at the door, holding it open and waiting for Snape t walk through.
\"Very well, but it better not be a nuisance.\" he felt another tug on his wrist, and snapped a glare at a slightly angry Io.
\"I would appreciate it, Mr. Snape, if you would at least stop calling me an \'it\'.\" Snape watched the boy closely, noticing the change in demeanor, and the discoloration of his eyes. Blood red orbs stared directly into his eyes, and Snape was taken aback at the anger. He just stared at the boy oddly, but nodded his head in response.
\"Let\'s go then. Io, was it? Just, don\'t be under foot.\" with a blink, Amethyst eyes looked back at Snape once more, and the two exited the room, leaving a very confused Harry gazing at the spot they had just been at.
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Voldemort himself was displeased at the current events in his manor. Where no one had stood a moment before, three penguins waddled around his throne room, totally oblivious to his minions arduous actions and fruitless attempts to rid his room of them. The Dark Lord raised his wand and casted Crucio on one of his followers, smiling at the cry of pain from the man, choosing to forget about the penguin problem for a few seconds.
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Inside the ministry, Dolores Umbridge growled in frustration as the media pounded her door down in search of answers, badgering her every chance they could about the sudden disappearance of the minister. It was only seconds until she could retire for the day when her door received a rather hard knock at her door, followed by its slam open as Percy Weasley hurried in.
\"We\'ve found him.\" he said, slightly out of breath. Her smile grew wide.
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The burning was intense, and Snape gripped his forearm in pain. Io and him were walking back to the Cauldron when it started, and now, as Snape looked around, a fear grabbed his heart, and he knew he was truly buggered at that moment. Several men in dark cloaks surrounded him and the smaller boy, wands pointed directly at them.
\"McNair, Goyle, Crabbe, Nott, what is the meaning of this?\"
\"Our Dark Lord knows of your\'s and Lucius\'s defection, Severus. How could you both have figured you could escape him? I will enjoy shutting your mouth, Snape.\"
As they moved closer, spells whispering from their lips, a growl over-shadowed them, and suddenly, a voice could be heard over their own. Io slapped one away before slapping his hands together and slamming the ground, his portal opening under him.
\"Stupefy! Stupefy!\" came Harry as he jumped down the stairs, and into the portal. Severus followed closely behind, and Io jumped in himself just as Aurors appeared on the scene.
The group landed and immediately Severus jumped up and cornered Harry. \"You knew that was going to happen, didn\'t you? How?\" Harry just looked up at Severus for a few minutes, staring into nothing and not even flinching as Io came through with his trunk and school supplies.
\"I... I just knew. It was a feeling, I guess. That was why I sent Io with you. I knew he could get you away.\"
\"Ah, Mr. Potter, Severus, I\'m glad you could join us.\" The three turned around to see Dumbledore sitting in his chair, fingers spread on his lap, and eyes dancing at them. They were in his office, and they weren\'t the only ones.
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THANKS TO REVIEWERS!
Boni~ Hey, me and my friends are known for the random we spout, and adding little inside jokes like that make it all the more better for when they read this. Glad you enjoyed it, though.
moopie~ Thanks, but no thanks :P Sorry, already heard a lot from Motion City Soundtrack and I\'m not a fan. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Loki~ Yeah, I get to let out my inner pyromaniac on Dumbly! Eat your heart out firestarter!
Demitria Miriam~ Okay! Okay! Here\'s your chapter! Don\'t kill my Draco ;_; ! Not him... here\'s Hermione, kill her, just leave my Drakie alone!
Aisling~ Okay then... Yay for toast. *Bows* thank you.
sbkar~ I could answer most of your questions, but then what would be the use of continuing the fic if I gave out spoilers like that? So much will be answered as the fic continued... but its also good you ask questions like these \'cause it lets me know what I can include in other chapters. Glad you like my story!
elecktra~ I am happy you like it, and of course.
tessa3~ Hehe, thank you. Luc is still asleep from last night, so definitely this/next chapter.
Sheree~ First I would like to say thank you for reading my story and know that I appreciate such comments. Now, I am going to say this once, and that is that I control my fic, and a comment that seems like you are telling me what to do does not sit well with me. Not trying to be rude or a dick, in case you really didn\'t mean it this way, though. If I want Harry to be that cruel, and use Io like a toy, even if Draco is his mate, I will. Now, as it is, I\'m not going to do that. If your comment was a suggestion, then I am dreadfully sorry for this, and I apologize now if I sounded like an ass to you. Please, keep reading my fic and don\'t hate me >.*********
I almost took the day off from my fic, because it was Saturday and I am always busiest on that day. I didn\'t even start this until 11:00 pm, and now it\'s 1:00, and I need a lot of sleep for tomorrow. Two more comments, actually. One, I am beginning work next week, starting Monday(yeah, I haven\'t been working for a few months), so I don\'t know if I can make my chapter a day quota. I may be able to do it, but most likely, with my work out sessions, having to help my friends, and anything else they plan, I might have to post one every other day. Last thing, songs would appreciated still, thank you!
Summary: This takes place in Harry\'s 7th year. Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape... are they really what they seem? Some things in Harry\'s life aren\'t as simple as they seem, and with his powers growing, he begins to learn this in a difficult way.
Notes: Yes, I am one crazy mother... Welcome to the Insanity.
\"I stuck out my chin when I should have ran
shit in the fan
I was driven so hard
by the sound of my heart
when the walls surround
in deeper shades of blue
and there\'s no voice of reason inside you
and you search for meaning
on an empty shelf
then you\'re always dreaming
of somewhere else
today is just like any other day
no fear, no restraint
I know that paradise is some other place
and I will get there another day
you can come with me,
no conditions or fares
somehow, somewhere,
I will find it before I expire,
cuz I\'ve got the desire\"- \"Streetkid Named Desire\" by Bad Religion
Chapter 4. Git
A cry of pain, a red tear, a black haze, a feral growl; Harry saw many things while he fell through the darkness. Many memories and many faces that played over and over in front of him. Though his skin burned with an unknown fire, his insides felt numb and cold, a micro-waving effect encompassing his body. He could see things differently as they passed, every image varied from blurry to crystal clear. A black dog ran passed him, disappearing like the rest, but to Harry, it was one of the strongest of the visions, in perfect focus, like he had really been there. The name ran through his head, and brought him strength. Sirius. He let the single image hold him, giving him all he needed to reach for the end of the bleak tunnel.
The other side seemed to stretch out and wrap around him, much like the void had when he walked through. The light burned his eyes and made his vision dance, but when he stumbled, he had finally made it out of the dark portal from seemingly being lost. The noise from the masses came to him like a song, for Harry knew this place well. He had landed in the back of the biggest part of the London underground; he was back in Diagon Alley. He bowed his head and shed a silent tear, his mind traveling to Sirius, a spike of longing for his beloved godfather struck him, but the realization that he would not see his shaggy friend always hit him hard. This time, he silently thanked Sirius for giving him strength to get through the dark. Rising his head, he looked back to see Io emerge, but not alone, his hand wrapped around the arm of another. Black, Greasy hair, and a long nose met Harry with a contemptuous sneer as the other person rose from his kneeling position.
\"Potter, you really need to have more of a brain on you. Wouldn\'t you think going back to your place was a little too obvious, and that they would be looking for you in Diagon Alley as well? Really, even for a Gryffindor you have no tact.\" Snape brushed off his flowing robes, not realizing someone had his arm in a vice-like hold.
\"Sir, you might want to back away from Master. I\'m pretty sure insulting him will do you no good in whatever you need him for, and I would appreciate it if you let him be. He needs to rest.\"
Snape looked down confused, seeing the little Io holding onto his wrist, and his eyes looking innocently up at him. His onyx eyes scanned over the boy, his eyes wandering over the choker and then down to the ragged clothing the kid still wore. Snape pierced the little boy with one of his scowls, and addressed Harry like Io wasn\'t even there.
\"I didn\'t think you needed a slave Potter. It\'s cute, I\'ll give you that, but I didn\'t know you swung that way.\"
Harry\'s fist clenched as he spoke to his Potions professor. \"Io is only mine until I can figure out how to set him free, and I have no idea what you are talking about, professor.\"
The Slytherin smirked, laughing on the inside, but not letting the Gryffindor know that. Harry was bewildered by the man\'s smile, knowing it was definitely not good even though he had no inkling to the knowledge Snape possessed. Io let go of Snape, instead pushing the man back, flat against the wall. Snape himself was surprised at the strength, but still smirked at Harry, stowing away the act of force for something to deal with later.
\"So, you don\'t know what that collar is a symbol of?\"
\"No, professor.\"
\"Oh, I would praise the con-man who sold you it then! Whom did you get it from, Potter?\"
\"I got Io from Fudge...\"
Snape stopped smirking, actually stunned by this. His mind went a mile a minute with this new piece of info, and he didn\'t like where this was going. He started walking, ignoring Harry\'s protest, and pulled both boys along with him, towards the Leaky Cauldron. Nodding to old Tom, who threw him a pair of keys and nodded in kind, he rushed them up the stairs into room 11. He closed it, warded it, silenced it, and added every counter against it he could.
\"Potter, you once again stumbled onto something you shouldn\'t. You said you did not know what that choker symbolized, correct?\" Harry nodded. \"It is its symbol of slavery, its mark of a sexual and serving slave. Its kind are very illegal, and are usually only acquired through darker channels.\"
\"What does this mean, professor? Do you know how I can set him free?\" Snape darkened, sighing as he took a seat in a chair.
\"It has to disobey you and sleep with someone else.\"
The room was silent after that, the air tense as Snape waited for the golden boy to react. Though it took longer than he expected, it was exactly the way he predicted it to be. As soon as he looked up again, Harry was on his feet, glaring daggers at him. He sighed to himself again.
\"Io was used and raped, nothing more than a toy for Fudge and who-gods-knows else, and you want him to be one again? I don\'t think so, I\'ll find another way.\"
\"Potter, this has gone on for hundreds of years, and you think you can undo this spell so easily? Many have gave their entire lives into the study of breaking spell contracts like this one, and you think you can be better than them? Use your head, Potter.\"
Harry faced the window, leaving his back to Snape. \"I will not argue about this, but I will not go out and find someone who will use him like he already has been.\"
\"Fine, Potter, but you\'re being thick-headed. Its not my place to tell you what to do with your servant.\" Snape shut his eyes, before standing up and facing the young man. \"Aurors are looking for you, so we need to get you back to headquarters at Hogwarts, where they can\'t find you.\"
\"But sir, I came here to pick up my new books and supplies for the year. I have all the money I need in my bag, but I still need to those books and some ingredients.\"
\"Hand me the list, Potter. I will go and get them and then we can leave. You, stay here.\"
Walking over to the door, Snape felt a tugging on his arm. \"Potter, tell your servant to let me go this instant.\"
\"I think he should go with you sir. Maybe he could help you out a bit, if you don\'t mind.\" Grumbling told him he did mind, but Io stood at the door, holding it open and waiting for Snape t walk through.
\"Very well, but it better not be a nuisance.\" he felt another tug on his wrist, and snapped a glare at a slightly angry Io.
\"I would appreciate it, Mr. Snape, if you would at least stop calling me an \'it\'.\" Snape watched the boy closely, noticing the change in demeanor, and the discoloration of his eyes. Blood red orbs stared directly into his eyes, and Snape was taken aback at the anger. He just stared at the boy oddly, but nodded his head in response.
\"Let\'s go then. Io, was it? Just, don\'t be under foot.\" with a blink, Amethyst eyes looked back at Snape once more, and the two exited the room, leaving a very confused Harry gazing at the spot they had just been at.
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Voldemort himself was displeased at the current events in his manor. Where no one had stood a moment before, three penguins waddled around his throne room, totally oblivious to his minions arduous actions and fruitless attempts to rid his room of them. The Dark Lord raised his wand and casted Crucio on one of his followers, smiling at the cry of pain from the man, choosing to forget about the penguin problem for a few seconds.
-------
Inside the ministry, Dolores Umbridge growled in frustration as the media pounded her door down in search of answers, badgering her every chance they could about the sudden disappearance of the minister. It was only seconds until she could retire for the day when her door received a rather hard knock at her door, followed by its slam open as Percy Weasley hurried in.
\"We\'ve found him.\" he said, slightly out of breath. Her smile grew wide.
-------
The burning was intense, and Snape gripped his forearm in pain. Io and him were walking back to the Cauldron when it started, and now, as Snape looked around, a fear grabbed his heart, and he knew he was truly buggered at that moment. Several men in dark cloaks surrounded him and the smaller boy, wands pointed directly at them.
\"McNair, Goyle, Crabbe, Nott, what is the meaning of this?\"
\"Our Dark Lord knows of your\'s and Lucius\'s defection, Severus. How could you both have figured you could escape him? I will enjoy shutting your mouth, Snape.\"
As they moved closer, spells whispering from their lips, a growl over-shadowed them, and suddenly, a voice could be heard over their own. Io slapped one away before slapping his hands together and slamming the ground, his portal opening under him.
\"Stupefy! Stupefy!\" came Harry as he jumped down the stairs, and into the portal. Severus followed closely behind, and Io jumped in himself just as Aurors appeared on the scene.
The group landed and immediately Severus jumped up and cornered Harry. \"You knew that was going to happen, didn\'t you? How?\" Harry just looked up at Severus for a few minutes, staring into nothing and not even flinching as Io came through with his trunk and school supplies.
\"I... I just knew. It was a feeling, I guess. That was why I sent Io with you. I knew he could get you away.\"
\"Ah, Mr. Potter, Severus, I\'m glad you could join us.\" The three turned around to see Dumbledore sitting in his chair, fingers spread on his lap, and eyes dancing at them. They were in his office, and they weren\'t the only ones.
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THANKS TO REVIEWERS!
Boni~ Hey, me and my friends are known for the random we spout, and adding little inside jokes like that make it all the more better for when they read this. Glad you enjoyed it, though.
moopie~ Thanks, but no thanks :P Sorry, already heard a lot from Motion City Soundtrack and I\'m not a fan. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Loki~ Yeah, I get to let out my inner pyromaniac on Dumbly! Eat your heart out firestarter!
Demitria Miriam~ Okay! Okay! Here\'s your chapter! Don\'t kill my Draco ;_; ! Not him... here\'s Hermione, kill her, just leave my Drakie alone!
Aisling~ Okay then... Yay for toast. *Bows* thank you.
sbkar~ I could answer most of your questions, but then what would be the use of continuing the fic if I gave out spoilers like that? So much will be answered as the fic continued... but its also good you ask questions like these \'cause it lets me know what I can include in other chapters. Glad you like my story!
elecktra~ I am happy you like it, and of course.
tessa3~ Hehe, thank you. Luc is still asleep from last night, so definitely this/next chapter.
Sheree~ First I would like to say thank you for reading my story and know that I appreciate such comments. Now, I am going to say this once, and that is that I control my fic, and a comment that seems like you are telling me what to do does not sit well with me. Not trying to be rude or a dick, in case you really didn\'t mean it this way, though. If I want Harry to be that cruel, and use Io like a toy, even if Draco is his mate, I will. Now, as it is, I\'m not going to do that. If your comment was a suggestion, then I am dreadfully sorry for this, and I apologize now if I sounded like an ass to you. Please, keep reading my fic and don\'t hate me >.*********
I almost took the day off from my fic, because it was Saturday and I am always busiest on that day. I didn\'t even start this until 11:00 pm, and now it\'s 1:00, and I need a lot of sleep for tomorrow. Two more comments, actually. One, I am beginning work next week, starting Monday(yeah, I haven\'t been working for a few months), so I don\'t know if I can make my chapter a day quota. I may be able to do it, but most likely, with my work out sessions, having to help my friends, and anything else they plan, I might have to post one every other day. Last thing, songs would appreciated still, thank you!