To Teach

A/N: To my lovely reviewers:

cdkobasiuk: You\'ll have more!! I\'m not even half way done uploading the chapters I have written!!

xlandax: When I posted this story I hoped, since this place is HUGE, that I\'d get more than Ihave, but honestly, just one review is good enough for me. And, maybe it\'s just me, but cliched places like Paris and Rome really have no interest to me, as far as backgrounds for stories. This chateau could easily be a cabin in the Yukon. *giggles*

Relicwitch: Thanks so very much for your review!!! I\'m glad you found my story, too!! The suspense was really an unconscious thing, swear. You know, you\'d think that for someone who really hates cliffies herself, I wouldn\'t do it, but posting them could easily give one a god complex. *mad scientist laugh* *ahem*

caffre: I thought the kiss was a pretty evil way to leave the chapter. *sheepish grin* There is good news, though. I have about a dozen more chapters to upload before I\'m caught up with what I\'ve written. =D It still is a WIP, but I\'ve got the ending planned out, so never fear!

I want to give each of my reviewers a great big thank you and a massive HUG!!!!! muah!!

Disclaimer:The characters in this story are all JK Rowling\'s. I don\'t own a single one. I\'m borrowing them for a little debauchery, then, I\'ll give them back.


Snape sat in the chair watching the young man sleep. He was confused and happy and completely pissed off at Dumbledore. He watched Harry’s expression go from one of peace to concern to sheer terror. He was dreaming. Suddenly, he began to thrash around. “Immobilus!” Snape shouted as the boy began to move. He quickly made his way to Harry’s side and watched as the young man’s eyes suddenly flew open. There was nothing but terror in them, and Severus grabbed Harry’s hand and whispered into his ear, “Harry, it’s Severus, listen to me. You are right here in Switzerland. It was only a dream. You are right here with me. I put you under the immobilus spell to keep you from hurting yourself. Your ankle is still broken, remember.”

His soothing words slowly brought Harry back to his senses. They young man could feel Snape\'s warm breath in his ear. The silky baritone of his voice made Harry stop fighting, and finally wake up. “Harry, I’m going to release the spell. What ever you do, resist the urge to move. Your ankle has yet to fully heal and I do not want you to further injure yourself. Finite,” Severus whispered.

Harry immediately wrapped his arms around Severus. “Nightmare,” he whimpered as tears streamed down his face.

Severus sat there for a moment unsure what to do. Finally, he pulled back a little to see Harry’s face. “It was about Voldemort, wasn’t it?” He asked wiping the hair from Harry’s forehead.

The young man just shook his head and closed his eyes very tightly. He felt a gentle touch on his face and let out a small gasp before opening his eyes. Severus was hovering over him wiping the tear streaks from his cheeks. The older man smiled warmly. “Want to talk about it?”

Harry immediately felt a flush begin to rise in his cheeks and he shook his head. “I…yes, I probably need to or it won’t go away.”

He let the older man go and asked, “Can I at least sit up while we talk?”

Severus sighed. “I suppose. Just do not move your feet!”

Harry pushed himself up on his elbows as Snape piled pillows up on the headboard. “Thanks,” the young man muttered.

Snape sat beside him on the bed and waited a long moment for Harry to start. “Well?”

Harry blushed. “Well, I was at Hogsmeade walking down the street. He…he started taunting me. He was holding…h-holding you up. You were…I thought you were dead!”

Harry began to cry. The older man put his arm around Harry. “Obviously, I’m not dead, please continue.”

After a few minutes, Harry stopped crying and with a deep, cleansing breath he continued, “He said he’d done with you what he wanted and that you were marked by him forever. Then he threw you down and I hit him with and Avada. I ran over to you and just kept screaming for you not to be dead. I…that’s it, I think.”

Severus hugged Harry. “Well, if you think about it, he did do with me as he pleased when he was alive, and until his death, I was marked as his. You’ve had a long day Harry. We both have. I think maybe your subconscious was working out a few kinks.”

Without looking at the older man, Harry answered, “No, I still get those dreams, nightmares, sometimes. Usually when things look like they are about to turn out good for me, that’s when I have them. It was so much easier to live in misery and sleep after he was destroyed than it was to ever think about being happy.”

Long slender fingers tipped Harry’s chin up, “Well, if you haven’t already found a bit of happiness with your Kung Fu, then maybe the Defense job at Hogwarts will help you on your way.”

Harry shook his head and closed his eyes. “No,” he said, “I’ll never be truly happy without a family and a good cup of tea.”

Snape laughed at this comment and gave Harry a quick squeeze. “It’s late Potter, and I need to get some sleep. Seeing as you’ve slept most of the afternoon and evening, you’ll probably want to sit up and read on your book.”

The older man moved to get up. “No,” Harry said. “I can definitely use more sleep. Besides, I don’t want to get my days and nights mixed up. I know I’m going to sound like such a baby, but will you please stay in here tonight? I don’t want to risk having another nightmare and permanently injuring myself.”

Snape heaved a sigh. “Potter, you do sound like a baby. I’ll be sleeping in my room tonight and every night this summer. I’ll put an Immobilus on your ankle and that way you will be able to thrash around all night if you sleep that long. Good night!”


A/N: Another chapter down!!! I\'d love to see some more reviews!! *gives her readers big sad puppy dog eyes*