Adult-FanFiction.org : Harry Potter

Ties of Friendship, Bonds of Fate	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Remus Views: 5675 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: The Harry Potter francise does not belong to me. I own only the plot and I make no money off of this.

Chapter List
- 14
- 15
- 16
Title: Ties of Friendship, bonds of Fate

Pairings: JamesxLily and RemusxSeverus, implied AndromedaxTed

Rating: K to start but future M. Currently probably a T.

Notes: Bound to you Pre-quel. Pre-Harry Potter Era Hogwarts, Marauder era AR/AU.

A/N: This chapter is dedicated to hotflower901 who gave me the idea of what happens to Bellatrix towards the end of the chapter. Thanks hon! I didn't do exactly what you wanted but I had fun doing what I did do to her!

Chapter 15- The Drive back to Cokeworth

It was the Christmas Holidays, worried about him the Evans decided that he would spend the Christmas holidays with them especially when Lily fibbed and said that his parents were away.

Rosemary Evans tutted, "Severus child, you are still too skinny. Didn't your doctor person, what was her name- Annie? say you needed to eat more? Didn't that fancy school of yours feed you?"

Hugh Evans said, "Well my boy, you look a great deal happier then I've ever seen you." As the former soldier put their trunks in the back of his car…

Lily giggled, "He eats alright. Remy insists. He's just happy because he's in loooveee." She teased like the little sister she was.

Severus yelped playfully punching her shoulder before burying his face in his hands. "Lily!"

Rosemary asked quietly, "Remy? Is that the name of the boy who helped take care of Severus when he was sick during the summer?"

Severus was beet-red as he peeked through his fingers.

Lily nodded, "Please mum? Don't be too hard on him. It's not his fault he likes boys. Remus is really, really good for him. I know it's looked down upon in your world but in the Magical world no one cares."

Not exactly true, Severus thought. People were against it because he was a Slytherin and Remus was a Gryffindor. They would also be upset because Remus was a werewolf. As a Halfblood if he had any sense they would say he'd reclaim his bloodline by being Bonded to a pureblood…

Hugh Evans looked at them in the rear-view mirror as he pulled out of the parking lot at King's Cross station. "I've got nothing against blokes that like blokes Lily Anne. My best mates growing up liked each other. They died in the war; Lionel couldn't live after Andy died. He was trying to get himself killed. We grew up together, no one but me knew and I told them to be careful. Folks don't like it; they think it's unnatural. Tough on them I say. I saw it coming, since they were nigh inseparatable all their lives. Caught them looking at each other the way I looked at Rosie. I worried for them. I called them out about it separately, some people do nasty things to blokes like that. You be careful son. That Tobias won't hold to that, I'll tell you that for nothing. I got no problem with it but I'd like not to see you hurt. Keep your feelings to yourself in public you hear?"

Severus' hands dropped, he looked up at Lily's dad in shock, "You don't care?"

Hugh shook his head, "I care. You just take care that when you're in our world that you don't show your feelings much. I don't want you hurt because of something that's not your fault."

Lily reached up to pat his arm, "You're the best daddy."

Hugh smiled at her in the mirror, "I do my best princess."

Severus leaned over and smirked, "Let's hope he's as accommodating when he meets James~"

Lily turned pink and pushed him away, "Sevvie!"

Rosemary turned in her seat, "Lily Anne! Is there something you haven't told us?"

Severus' eyes danced, "Lily's got a boyfriend."

Hugh frowned, "What did I say about boyfriends Lily Anne Evans!"

Lily pouted, "No boyfriends until I'm sixteen and they have to ask you first. James isn't really my boyfriend. He doesn't really want to date me."

"So he's in it for the sex. I thought we raised you better then that."

Lily shook her head, "That's not what I meant. He's not like that."

Severus felt bad about getting her in trouble. "What she means is James has been in love with her since he was eleven. Potters fall hard and fall in love once, usually very early and often in their first year at Hogwarts. He was a spoiled rotten prat, in the past tense mind you. His parents were quite old when he was born, elderly by Muggle standards. They aren't very well, especially his mother and he's a only child. Lily likes him a lot but she wouldn't give him the time of day until he started acting more mature. James wants to Bond with her, which is the Wizarding equivalent of marriage. They are fifteen, but by their reckoning they could have been bonded at fourteen with parental consent. However, James wouldn't have been mature enough for that last year. James isn't a prefect like Lily, Remus and I but he's a Quidditch Captain, which is a position of responsibility. He gets more then decent marks; he has the best marks in our year at Transfiguration. He wants to be an Auror, which is something like a detective. He's rich; his father owns an Abbey as well as a Manor House. He's the sole heir to vaults filled with money, he'll be a member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors and the Wizengamot when he is of age. The Wizengamot is something like the House of Lords. In fact I think they still hold a seat there but they don't vote." He paused to take a breath.

"You mean that our baby is being proposed to by the son and heir of a Lord?" Hugh asked looking so stunned it was no wonder he'd pulled over to the ride of the highway.

Severus nodded, "That's what it amounts to. James' grandmother is a Black, and the Blacks are the Wizarding equivalent of the Spencers, they can mate as high or as low as they choose."

Rosemary turned in her seat, "And this boy choose our Lily?"

Lily looked highly embarrassed and glared at her best friend.

Severus nodded, "Yes. He'll be wanting to ask permission to Court her." He had a feeling the fumble that Remus and Severus were suspicious happened in the Forbidden Forest was an unintended Accident. One that seemed to have no consequences thankfully, the Evans would not have approved of Lily getting pregnant underage."

"Tell us about your boy Severus?" Hugh said after calming down, he clearly didn't want to think about any boy being interested in his baby girl.

Lily turned the tables on him before he could speak.

"Remus? Remus is a hard worker, a prefect and the three of us sort of tie for the best marks. We've formed a study group and help each other. We are each rather talented at least one subject with the exception of Sev. Severus is well rounded magically, he's extremely gifted at nearly every subject except Divination, Probably because he's too stubborn and logical to give it a try. At Potions Sev is better then our teacher and that's why Slughorn dislikes him. Remus is extremely skilled at Defense and Charms but abysmal at potions."

Severus snorted, "I have to practically tie him down so he won't blow up a cauldron every class. Brewing is like chemistry; one mistake and you have an explosion, a corrosive acid or a poisonous gas. Only Pettigrew is worse at Brewing then Remy. Thank Salazar, Pettigrew will score so dreadfully on his Potions OWL that it will be night impossible for him to continue at NEWT level. Remus might have a shot at continuing…but if I were Horace Slughorn I wouldn't accept anything less then an Outstanding. Why? So at least two classes or at least two years worth of students wouldn't be overly filled with complete and utter dunderheads. I know it's not nice to say but sometimes I think Pettigrew has wool for brains!"

"Severus!" Rosemary said sharply.

"Sorry Mrs. Evans. He isn't very smart, he struggles and we do our best to help but sometimes I wonder."

"Wonder what dear?"

"If he really is that stupid or he likes the attention."

"What a terrible thing to say…"

Lily sighed, "I've wondered the same thing too. He doesn't ask for help all the time and then whinges about his marks. Or he write half his essays and then waits to the last minute and tries to beg us to finish it."

"I hope you don't. We raised you better then to cheat Lily Anne." Hugh said sternly.

Lily's chin went up, "I don't condone cheating. It gets you in a lot of trouble. The closest we'd get is in potions when we order him to sit and don't touch anything. If he's partnered with James, Sirius, Sev or myself he has a chance at a passing mark. He ends up with Remus…"

"Then everybody duck and/or hide behind a shield charm." Severus said dismally. "I love Remus but he just can't wrap his brain around why certain potion ingredients have to be added at least exactly the way the directions say. Of course you can tweak if you know exactly what your doing but he absent-mindedly adds things in the wrong order or even the wrong amount. He's even stirred the wrong directions, too long or too little. Once I had to save his potion because he let it get too hot! If I had a galleon for every time I had to save a potion since first year I'd be as rich as Lucius!"

"I think it's sweet how attentive you are to him.". Lily teased.

"I get sick of having to pour a flame retardant potion on my hair. Between Remy, Pettigrew and Slughorn I have to practically be a potions master by now to have avoided the brewing equivalent of a nuclear meltdown as many times as I have!" Severus grimaced.

"See!" Lily crowed, "My bestest friend Sevvie is a genius! I hope Remus knows how lucky he is."

Severus turned a brighter shade of red and began mumbling that Remus better know or he'd stay home. Then he remembered his promise to Moony and realized he wouldn't have a choice. Fifteen and he was considering letting Moony have his way with him? Was he crazy? perhaps, but no where near as crazy as Bellatrix Black...

"Get some sleep you two. It's a long drive back to Cokeworth." Hugh said stiffly.

"Yes dad."

It didn't take too long before Lily and Severus were curled up like they'd been doing since they were little.

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
- 14
- 15
- 16
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Ties of Friendship, Bonds of Fate