A Potion

Ok, guys. This is for all of you who are reading and awaiting the next chapter (9) of A Potion.

I’ve been getting a lot of questions and there are also some things that I feel should be addressed about the story so the plot can be clarified.

If any questions you have aren’t answered here, feel free to submit a review to this and ask it. I will add you question to my forum (which can be found at the top of my profile page) and I will answer it there.

So:

Harry and Snape get together too quickly in this story! It’s unrealistic and I don’t like it.

I know they get together quickly. I am aware of the fact. I wasn’t just being impatient or inexperienced in slash, though. There is a reason they got together so quickly. Severus explained a bit of why he did what he did in chapter 5, and Harry will really start contemplating it soon.

There is a reason. It will be explained. That’s really all I can say.

Is this going to be mpreg (male pregnancy)?

My God, NO. What everyone else writes is good and fine, but the day I write mpreg will be the day I quit writing fanfics. Unless it’s a joke, I’ll never write that.

Where’s Voldemort and the war? The outside world has barely been mentioned!

Really? Well yes, to some extent that’s right, but with the last chapter or so I think I’m starting to put that stuff in there. Chapter 9 will have hardly any Harry and Sev in it actually. (I hope I didn’t spoil anything XD). The war and Voldemort will be knocking down the door of this fic VERY soon.

(!)And just as a hint, re-read chapter 1. Especially the Quidditch accident. (hinthint nudgenudge) Everything that happens in this fic will be explained and has a deeper meaning than you think. Things aren’t what they seem. Remember that.

What’s going to happen in the end? This isn’t character death is it?

Not telling. Though I’ll strongly hint at the fact that though tragic events happen in this story, the end is not wholly tragic. My tragedy is The Fallen. Read that one if you want to cry. ;) (pretend I didn’t say that)

What’s the deal with the Redolence potion (chapter 1)? Why did it represent lust and love (chapter 5)?

Harry’s redolence potion only turned redish pinkish when Snape came over. Severus noticed this, therefore, his suspicions began to arise of Harry’s feelings towards him. That’s when he started considering Harry in a way not deemed… appropriate, in some ways. It was that color because of Severus and Harry’s nervousness and confusing newfound emotion towards the man after “Lavender’s potion”. Why the quotation marks, you ask? Not telling. Lol

What’s the deal with Malfoy (Draco)? He appeared for a bit in chapter 1, but now he’s gone! Wtf?! Was the quidditch thing just filler?

There is no filler in this fic. (officially big hint)

As for Draco, wait for chapter 9. Draco fans will love it. It starts explaining the quidditch incident and something important happens at the end. You want the war people? You want Voldytart?

Wait for 9.

Have Harry and Severus had shmexy sex?

Merlin, yes. This fic just wasn’t meant for smut. Sorry, but it’s more of a romance, drama, plotline sort of thing. I know I could have added some steamy stuff in it, but it didn’t come out that way. I apologize beforehand that there will be no lovely slashy smut smex in this fic.

But yes, they have “done it”. :P

Snape is out of character! You’re making him look like a wuss!

Am I? Yeah, so snarky Snape doesn’t make much of an appearance, but are you telling me he doesn’t have a heart? Putting the Snape/Lily shippers to the side, this is the first time he has really loved someone. Yes, he loves Harry. He doesn’t know how to handle it. It’s overwhelming. Even for him.

You’ll see him revert to snarky for a bit, but after all he’s been through with Harry, he can’t really ever be nasty to him again, even if they did “break up”. Severus is strong, cold, resilient, but one of the biggest points of this fic is that somehow, sometime, somewhere when not even we realized it, Harry broke through that. Harry is the only one who has forced Severus to feel in a long time.

Harry changed him. Maybe for the better, maybe for the worse, but he DID change him

You’ll find more out about this later, their relationship, I mean, but that’s the point I’m trying to make right now.

Harry’s being an ass. He’s immature, hotheaded, and is treating Severus like shit! He’s being ridiculous!

Typical Gryffindor, if you want to customary response. Lol

But jokes aside, I know. That’s a huge point in the story too, which lasts till the very end, in essence.

Harry is being cold to Severus, cruelly so, I know that full well. I did it on purpose, guys. Plus, Harry’s just a teenager. He’s right on the edge of adulthood. He’s confused. He just lost his last connection to his parents. He has the weight of the world on his shoulders. That’s gotta be pretty stressful, doesn’t it?

Harry took it out on Sev because, in a sense, he’s who Harry feels is supposed to protect him now. He felt like Sev didn’t care enough and he felt vulnerable. He was confused because he wanted Severus to comfort him, but he associated him with Remus’s death. HE knows full well Sev had to be careful, but due to his hotheadedness and such, he doesn’t see that part of it. Remus is dead. Hermione’s parents are dead. That’s all he knows. He sees Voldemort coming. He’s petrified that all his friends will die, especially Severus, and he doesn’t want to be the cause of Severus’s death.

Almost unconsciously, he was pushing Severus away just because he realized the man wasn’t immortal or immune, just as he thought Remus would always be there, and he was afraid.

This will be explained later too, but not this specifically.

Where did Harry’s anger go after Hermione’s parents died? He was going to “destroy” Voldemort, remember? Why did he agree to go into hiding?

Heat of the moment, guys. When he finally confronts the beast, he will remember that venom and anger, but even he’s not dumb enough to go face the wizard randomly and alone. He’s been there, done that.

Yes, you guys, there will be a final confrontation between Harry and Voldemort. Final? What kind of “final”? You’ll see. (evil grin)

Harry went to that hiding place with Severus instead of staying behind because:

Dumbledore asked/told him to

He was scared, even though he is the Boy Who Lived, he was scared

He was worried about Severus

He was confused and still in a bit of shock. After all, he left only an hour or two after Severus appeared in the entrance hall

He didn’t want his friends to get hurt. The logic that Voldemort would come if he knew Harry was in the school was understandable. He didn’t want to endanger those around him.

Among other things. That’s all I’ll say for now.

Will Ron ever figure out what’s going on? Will you include him at all? He’s barely there! And what about Hermione? How did she figure it out?

Ron….. XD Gods, he’ll have importance. He does something really big, actually, but not till much later…. Sorry. Ron has his day, just not now. And yeah, eventually he’ll know about Harry and Severus.

Hermione, now she’s a card. How couldn’t she have figured out about Harry and Snape’s relationship? She’s bright, perceptive, and logical. She saw the signs and figured it out on her own. Harry acting so strange and desperate in seeing Severus’s mangled body took the cake for her. She knows, and she and Ron, will both support Harry in whatever he does. They love him. They want him to be happy, so those of you waiting for “You’re disgusting Harry!” from Ron or “That’s really wrong!” from Hermione, sorry to disappoint you, but that’s not going to happen.

Who’s the spy who ratted out Severus?! That bastard!

Silly question. You really think I’ll tell you? You will see their face in chapter 10, but I’ll say just one thing:

Things are NOT what they seem.

Wasn’t Nagini supposed to go spy on Severus and them? Where is she?

You’ll see. Nyehhehehehhehehe….

How did they catch Remus? He wouldn’t go so easily.

Who says he went easily? We don’t delve into that story, but I can guarantee you he was more than outnumbered. He put up a fight, Remus-lovers. Don’t worry.

What exactly happened to Severus? Why did Voldemort let him live?

Severus was discovered, tortured, and released. Voldyfart let him go because he wanted to send a clear message to Dumbledore and Harry. He was letting them kow he knew and that he would be coming soon. He will want to kill Severus the next time he sees him, for he has served his purpose (to Voldemort) now.

As for how they tortured him, use you imagination. I can say that the major part of his injuries was magical. The more normal physical wounds will heal quickly, but the other stuff will need to be healed with potion.

Remember that Dumbledore had Pomphrey almost triple the dosage of Severus’s healing potion. That could be deadly, but it has never been tested, so his healing rate might just increase drastically. Who knows. Well, I do, but I’m not telling. Mwa ha ha…..ha.

Anyways, the effects are muscle failure, stamina and consciousness loss, vision impairment, joint inflexibility, and pain. That’s for the technical readers.

Otherwise, you’ll just have to see what happens to Sev.

Don’t expect really in depth crap on his recovery though. It causes and triggers a lot of plot points, but it itself isn’t too huge of a deal. I kinda just gave it away there didn’t I? Oh well.

Gfwksrjbqfuibjlstiugkaelirkeabjgsbretilbuk!!!!!

I know. I totally agree. (nods)

Is it all already written?

Nope. I put up new chapters as soon as I write them. I do, however, have a plan for it all. It gets more and more intricate every time I think about it. The ending and events are set.

I love hearing suggestions or idea, but I will most likely not use them unless I already have that idea or it is something small.


Other stuff:

I am starting to go though everything and edit and change stuff, so just as a warning, chapter one might be made into more than one chapter (it’s 20 pages long O.O) and other things might change as well, so you’ll be receiving some chapter updates soon. I actually suggest re-reading some stuff, as I might be changing it around a bit, but that’s up to you. Until then, chapter 9 might make a bit more sense if you reread chapter 1. 9 will be up very soon, so be ready. Until then, toodles and thank you so much for reading A Potion!!!