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When Sirius realized the old wizard wouldn’t give him anything he stormed out with the Potters not knowing that several surprises lay just around the corner ...
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With great care Jessica trimmed the leaves of one of the newest sprouts. Each of the formerly extinct plants were clipped carefully and the first ever samples were bottled for the potion masters who were waiting for them. She got a tray ready and set it in front of Severus who was patiently waiting, but then she spotted someone actually trying to take a bottle off the tray as Severus grabbed a copy of the Herbologist’s reports …
“what are you doing Wyatt?” Jessica snapped making Severus turn to glare at the man behind him.
“my apologies, I thought this was my tray” Wyatt said with a charming smile that looked a little strained as he set the vial back on the tray.
Jessica raised an eyebrow “your name isn’t on the sign up sheet”
“there must be a mistake because I signed up and should be given my samples” Wyatt demanded.
Severus scoffed as he took his own tray “I was informed that there are only ten people allowed on the list in the beginning I was with the seven other people who got here early to pick up their trays. That’s eight trays and there are only two trays left on the shelf neither of which have your name so you aren’t getting a tray”
“this is despicable behavior. You can’t just fabricate the facts and deny people their rightful things” Wyatt scowled.
Both Severus and Jessica seemed momentarily stunned at this man’s nerve, but before the herbologist could yell at the fool for such nasty accusations Harry entered the Verdure dome “is there a problem here?”
“you could say that. I was denied my tray of samples because this herbologist is playing favorites. I won’t stand for a place with such terrible treatment towards others” Wyatt snapped in an arrogant and dramatic flare.
Harry raised an eyebrow and walked over to the tablet on the wall next to the entrance “a poor work environment is a terrible thing to go through so allow me confirm exactly what happened. As I announced I amped up the security after that leak, but since there was an increase in risk with rare and extinct plants here I added a security ward around the Verdure dome for protection. It keeps track of everyone’s comings and goings and identifies who’s magic it is … give me a moment” Severus smirked as he watched Harry tap a few keys on the tablet and glanced at Wyatt who’s demeanor shifted from arrogant to slight stiff … perhaps he was nervous “hmmm … it says that you have been in the Verdure dome since the leak incident, but not since the sample sign up sheet was brought out. That means you never signed the list. Care to explain …” Harry said as he turned away from the tablet to face Wyatt.
“I must’ve neglected to sign the sheet” Wyatt remarked coldly before turning and briskly walking away.
Harry not so subtly adjusted his glasses with his middle finger instead of the usual thumb and pointer combo, which made Severus smirk at the action that went mostly unseen “Wyatt” Harry called out in a stern tone making the man stop in his tracks “in the spirit of promoting a friendly workplace it only seems fair that you should apologize to Jessica since you did accuse her of some very unethical actions, which turned out to be untrue. Don’t you agree?”
A slight grinding teeth sound was heard before Wyatt turned around and looked at Jessica with a cold stare “my apologies”
“mistakes happen” Jessica shrugged with a slightly smug smile that seemed to irritate the wizard further, but the second the man turned back around her eyes narrowed. She waited until the creep left to huff “the nerve of that man! Why haven’t you thrown him out yet?” she demanded.
Harry sighed “you know that I have a responsibility to keep things fair around here. If I tossed out every potion master who seems to come off as pushy or asks too many questions then I’d have to toss out half of the staff. Besides have you noticed how he’s wording things?”
The herbologist frowned in confusion so Severus answered “he’s making each confrontation appear to make him out as the victim or that he was trying to help by testing out security. If his original plan of getting information that will destroy the reputation of the director works then he wins, but even if it fails and Harry accuses him of misconduct then he can go to the authorities. Wyatt will play the victim and spin it in a way that would hurt the reputation of this place and Harry’s position anyway” he said as double checked that the vials on his tray were all there. Wyatt was a bastard, but cunning none the less. Severus wanted to punch the man in the face for trying such methods to ruin Harry’s reputation.
“that prick” Jessica scowled.
“yes he is, but I need a better reason than that to get rid of him” Harry said before all too casually leaning over and kissing on lips. The tender kiss was brief, but it left Severus in a daze “have a good day Severus”
Severus just watched as Harry walked away, but jumped a little when Jessica started giggling “what’s so funny?” he blushed in embarrassment.
“nothing, you’re just so cute together … you know I was worried Harry would never find someone” Jessica said with a soft grateful smile.
“Harry can find and have anyone he wants” Severus said still under the belief that he wasn’t the person Harry should settle for. The director should find a young handsome man, but for some unfathomable reason he made it clear that he wanted Severus.
“do you honestly think some young surfer or other guy around his age will understand what his life was like or be able to handle the people in his life, good and bad, the way you would?” Jessica asked and was glad to see the potion master actually consider the point. No doubt the director’s parents came to mind “do you love him?”
Severus sighed and looked towards the door where Harry exited just moments ago “hopelessly”
“that’s all that matters” Jessica grinned clearly pleased with the answer.
The potion master snorted in amusement as he picked up his tray and copy of the reports. As he left the Verdure dome he saw Wyatt leave Decoction, which he hoped will be for a while because that man is becoming more of a menace each day. Of course Severus quickly pushed the man from his mind so he could focus on the task he desperately wants to accomplish.
While heading up to his lab he considered the information in the herbology reports. It’s amazing what this discover could do for everyone today, but this second he wanted to focus on this one selfish goal … removing the Dark Mark. All his calculations show a week long brew with just about the amount of the ingredients provided should suffice, but that means he only gets one shot at this before Harry has to leave so he can’t make a single mistake. With great care he started brewing and watched every reaction in case something went wrong. He even decided to unlatch the cabinet to spin out the surprisingly comfortable bed and planned to stay in that lab for the next couple days so he knew nothing would go wrong.
Hours of careful brewing passed and Severus was about to lay back on the bed to rest, but just as his head hit the pillow his phone buzzed “who would call now-oh … it’s just Albus. Fuck, is that Spinner’s End?! Remus should do this for a living” Severus gaped as he looked at the picture of the now very different Spinner’s End that clearly had a few walls removed and was cleaned of all the hideous dark wood. He texted a quick message and went to sleep …
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Albus entered the hose that was once quite depressing and opened the door to find a very different place “oh my!”
“sorry Albus! If I knew you were dropping by today I would’ve cleaned up a bit more” Remus said sheepishly as he kept sweeping the floor. Two full walls were removed revealing a kitchen that opened up to the living room and dining room. All of the old ceiling and walls were gone along with all the heavy wood molding, which was mostly rotten from years of neglect. In the place of the walls was fresh drywall ready for painting, which could be seen going up the walls along the stairs so Remus did the upper level too apparently. The only original part of the house left were the wooden stairs, which were sturdy and quite nice.
“don’t apologize! This place looks much better already” Albus said cheerfully while exploring.
“this part was easy. Everything was either too stained or damaged or rotten to salvage so I just removed it. I consulted a construction elf about the walls, plumbing and wiring in this place. The elf fixed everything so it would be easy to remove the walls and not have any surprises, but still keep it as a muggle approved house. I just have to paint and do the floors. The floors will be last since I don’t want to get paint over new floors” Remus explained as he placed the swept up debris into the trash. He had to be careful about using magic in this muggle area so he has been doing a bit, like cleaning and moving the furniture out, without magic “oh I gave the good furniture to charity and dumped the rest”
The headmaster smiled approvingly “excellent! I have to send Severus a picture” Albus exclaimed as he whipped out his new phone and snapped a picture of the first floor.
“what’s that?” Remus asked as he came over and looked at the strange rectangular object in Albis’s hand. He gasped when he did indeed see a picture of the first floor on the screen.
“impressive isn’t it? This is a cellphone. Muggles have been advancing in their own technologies. This is a magically modified one from America-oh! Severus is sending a message” Albus smiled as the text appeared …
From Severus ~ So there is potential! I nearly burned the place down before.
“yeah, I’m not surprised. If anything I’m shocked he didn’t” the old wizard snorted in amusement.
Remus chuckled “that does sound like him. Where can I get one of these?” he asked curiously as he looked at the phone.
“I’ll get you one when I go meet Severus again! Gellert and I are slowly introducing this magically enhanced muggle tech into magical Britain and we could use all the help we can get” Albus smiled as Remus perked up at the thought. The werewolf was always a kind and helpful person. Far too good for Sirius Black. Remus deserved someone smart and kind who will take care of him “if you aren’t busy would care to help at St. Mungo’s. I’ve been volunteering with Narcissa in brewing potions for the squib treatments”
Remus blushed sheepishly “I was never that good at potions”
“no, but you were excellent at charms. Most of the former squibs are displaying strong bouts of accidental magic. It’s a great sign that everything is going well, but it can cause some distractions so we need someone who can reverse the magic before it gets out of hand” Albus said happy to see that Remus agreed.
Of course a quick clean was done before leaving, but that didn’t take long. Remus had to buy some paint and get something to eat so he had to leave sooner or later. When Albus and Remus arrived it was a bit of a chaotic scene. Most of the healers were busy with their own patients so the people waiting in the lobby were on their own when the accidental magic started. Of course once one kid’s magic reacted another kid would freak out and everything would spiral out of control from there. At first Albus helped, but it was clear he was needed in the lab so Remus had to finish.
A sweet young boy the name of Draco was helping a lot by calming the younger kids down so it was easy to catch up with reversing all the strange things like various new hair colors and chairs floating in the air. With everything under control he could relax and just wait for any other episodes. Since there was a cafeteria on the top floor he decided to go up and order a quick meal. On the way up the stairs he ran into someone … literally …
“I’m sorry about that” Remus quickly apologized as he righted himself and then looked up at the rather handsome man he ran into “are you alright?”
The man just looked down and smiled “you haven’t change at all Remus”
“you know me?” Remus was baffled at first, but then he took a closer look and subtly sniffed the man’s scent and he realized who it was “Peter! It’s been years! What happened back then? I’m so sorry if it seemed like I didn’t owl you-”
Peter chuckled “Albus mentioned that you did try to contact and I always knew you didn’t have an owl so I was never mad. I’m just glad to see you” he said kindly. Out in the distance he heard the Potters appear for their daily visit and saw Remus stiffen in fear “lets go and get something to eat upstairs. We can catch up in safety there since they don’t go anywhere that isn’t five stars” Peter gave a charming smile as he took Remus’s hand and pulled him up the steps all the way to the fifth floor. Once in the cafeteria they both relaxed and bought something to eat.
As Remus and Peter sat down at the same table the werewolf sighed “I can’t believe they’re here” Remus frowned and tried to eat though the thought of James, Lily and Sirius made him almost too nervous to eat.
“they’ve come every single day since day one, but I’m a bit surprise to see them again today. It almost feels like they’re getting anxious about something, but that’s not important. How have you been?” Peter asked curiously as he munched on his meal.
Remus blushed lightly suddenly feeling a bit shy “not too much really. I used to be friends with the Potters until recently when I discovered something horrible about the people I trusted for so long. Now I just want to avoid them completely for a long time so I’m helping a friend remodel his childhood home to sell” Remus said trying not to go into detail.
“and how have you been handling the full moon? I noticed that it was rough during what time we had together in school. Is it still rough?” Peter winced as Remus looked at him clearly more than a little shocked by the question “I’m sorry, asking that type of question is a bad habit of mine. I’ve been a healer too long I guess. It’s fusing with me” Peter said jokingly.
“that’s not it … I just didn’t realize you knew about me being a werewolf let alone since school” Remus said feeing absolutely baffled. If Peter knew why did he immediately want to become friends? Anyone else would run away.
Peter ran his fingers through his hair with a sigh “it’s kind of a weird story. I come from a mixed family. My aunt is a werewolf, my uncle is a vampire and there’s even some debate on Veela blood somewhere, but there’s no proof. I had a cousin dating a goblin back then too, but they’re married now. Back then I had to stay quiet about my family, but because I had relatives like that I was able to tell what you were the second I saw you. Even though I was human I felt more comfortable around you and … well I also had a big crush on you”
“y-you did?” Remus blushed as Peter nodded. Now that he thought about he did remember Peter always being so sweet and even offering to carry his books. Now it made sense, but something didn’t and with his new view on his former friends he wondered if perhaps there was a connection between them and Peter’s illness “Peter … what happened all those years ago?”
“I errr …I was being drugged” Peter said softly.
“drugged? …” Remus paused to think about that word and his eyes widened as he realized exactly what that meant “you mean poisoned don’t you? … by what and who did it?”
Peter winced, he hated using that word no matter how accurate it was … it brought back memories of a frightening time in his life “that is another word for it … no one knows for sure, but it had to be someone who had access to fresh mandrake and my pillowcase. Fresh mandrake is very toxic and apparently someone was applying the sap to a few things I touch even my pillowcase. My skin absorbed it and I became sick”
“your pillowcase?” Remus frowned and thought back. James and Sirius could’ve done it easily. In fact, Sirius had a habit of sitting on Peter’s bed when they played games. Remus suddenly felt really stupid as he remembered his controlling jealous ex “you believe it was Sirius, don’t you?” Peter nodded silently “dear merlin, everyday I learn something that makes wonder why I was friends with these people. Though I guess it was a good thing it happened when it did. I was able to break off my engagement with Sirius easily instead of dealing with a messy divorce”
The healer’s eyes lit up at that tidbit of information “ummm … if you need any help with the remodel I can help. I mean if you want of course”
Remus smiled “I’d like that” he said and they settled into a peaceful silence as they ate their meal …
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It’s been a few days since the brewing for this potion started and Severus was thinking it might be ok to go home quickly and get a change of clothes. He never really planned ahead for this since he was so focused on the actual potion, but a fresh change of clothes is needed after sleeping in them for three days … nearly four. After a quick rinse in the shower so he didn’t look too much like he slept for days in a lab he checked his potion and left the lab. To his surprise it was quite early, but he wanted to leave anyway.
“if I hurry I can grab some bathing supplies and take a decent shower at my lab” Severus said as he rushed through the less busy streets of the magical town of Firelights. The statue of the witch holding her orb came into view. Since the current passwords are displayed on the tablets in the potion labs he knew the word needed to get back in Firelights without needing to waste time checking his TV “that’s odd …” Severus said when the water streams took a bit longer than usual to shift.
It didn’t really bother him though so he stepped forward onto the path the water revealed as it moved. He was just about to cross when he caught sight of a car speeding right at him. The car was coming out of the very statue that was supposed to prevent accidents and yet Severus was inches away from being rundown …
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