His saviour | By : Kruemel Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 16367 -:- Recommendations : 5 -:- Currently Reading : 6 |
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Back down in the chamber
Harry was in his room when he felt someone approaching him. He turned around and Severus stood before him.
“Are you ready for this? I know you were worried about Ginny, but you too had a bad experience down there.”
“I guess you’re right, but I think it´s going to be fine. It has been five years.” Snape nodded and they stood there in silence looking at each other.
“Harry, about the other night…” but they were interrupted when Ron came running in.
“We are all ready to go. Come on we have to go outside first.” They climbed out of the trunk and Harry shrunk it putting it safely in his pocket. They left the Dungeons, Snape under the invisibility cloak, carrying Harry´s broom and Harry checking the marauders map to see if they were good. They went outside and walked right to the edge from the forbidden forest. Hermione gave Severus one of the time turner who took it, they all pressed together so the necklace would fit around all of them.
“How many turns?” He asked Hermione
“I took the one that goes back a day not an hour so one and a little for than a half.” He nodded and looked at his watch so he knew at which time they could come back without running into their counterparts. He then turned the hourglass and they travelled back to Sunday late evening.
Hermione put the time turner away and Harry checked the map again. No one was around the castle expect filch and his cat. It would be easy enough do sidestep him. Harry cast Lumos and they made their way back to the castle and to the second-floor girls’ bathroom. Harry was relieved that myrtle wasn´t there and he hurried to find the little snake on the pipe. He commanded the chamber to open in parseltounge. The entrance opened and Severus handed Harry his broom.
“I will fly down and clean the pipe. I will also transfigure a matt at the end of the pipe so you can come down safely.” He mounted his broom and took out his wand. Mumbling cleaning spells he flew down the pipe leaving rings of light every few meters that flowed in the hair. When he landed in the hallway to the chamber, he transfigured a bone into a thick matt and called up the pipe that they could come down. Severus joint him first the other´s following soon after. They walked in the chambers direction until they came to the spot where the ceiling gave in five years ago.
“Shit! I completely forgot about that.” Harry muttered.
“That´s because it wasn´t you, carrying all the stones out of the way.”
“What happened here?” Snape asked. Ron told him all about how Harry and he overheard the teachers telling Lockhart to take care of the monster and how they went to his office to tell him all that they knew. He explained that Lockhart confessed that he was a fraud and threatened to obliviate them. That they disarmed him and forced him to come down to the chambers with them. When he came to the point that Lockhart stole Ron`s broken want and obliviated himself all of them broke out in laughter. Ron also told them that the ceiling came down at the backlash from the spell separating them leaving Harry to rescue Ginny and him to try and clear the tunnel enough for them to exit.
“We could just try and repair it. In second year, you couldn´t have, but we are five people now, if we all cast reparo maxima it should at least make enough room so that we can go on.” Hermione suggested.
“Let´s try it then.” Ron said and all of them raised their wants.
“One… two… three…” Severus counted down. “Reparo maxima” they all said at the same time. A minute later their way was clear, and they continued down the tunnel, then they came to a stop before the entrance. Suddenly all the memories came fludding back and Harry who had already opened his mouth to open the door sucked in his breath and closed it again. His heart began to raise, and he lightly started shaking. He felt someone take his hand.
“You ok Harry?” Ginny asked him her voice soft. Harry shook his head. “It will be okay you know, the Basilisk is dead you don´t have to fight it this time. Riddle is not here, and I am not dying. It is just a memory, it can´t harm you.” Harry nodded but fear was still clear on his face.
“We are all here with you:” Hermione said with a smile. Harry turned his head back to the door and after he spoke to it the snake´s started moving around unlocking the door. It swung open and Harry took one last deep breath before they walked in. Severus, Ron and Hermione looked around in aww all seeing the chamber for the first time. Harry let them to the centre and shuddered when the Basilisk came into sight. It looked like it was only yesterday that Harry killed the beast. No skeleton laying there but the Snake in all his glory. Harry went pale at the sight remembering the excruciating pain from the Basilisk´s venom. Hermione stood frozen to the spot staring at the snake. Snape too couldn´t believe his eyes.
“You killed that thing when you were twelve years old? How on earth are you not dead?” He asked not able to look away.
“He almost was.” Ginny told them. “When Harry killed that thing, he was bitten. He concurred all the strength he had and came back to where I was lying with the diary. He took the fang of the beast that got stuck in his arm and punctuated the book, which made Riddle disappear. He was draining my life force and took it for himself. I couldn´t move but it was like I was flowing outside my body. I could see everything. After Riddle was gone Fawkes cried over Harry´s wound and it healed. Only because of him is it that Harry is still here.” She ended in a quiet voice. Ron went over to her and took her hand.
“Thank you again mate. You saved not only Ginny but dad too.” They looked at him only now noticing that he was quiet the entire time. He stood with his back to them hugging himself, staring at the snake his shoulders tense. Severus walked in front of him, so he cut off Harry´s sight of the beast. Taking Harry´s arms he untangled them and pulled Harry against him closing his arms around him.
“I´m sorry, I didn´t think… I was so scared I wouldn´t be able to safe you in time Ginny. Was afraid I must go tell Ron that I couldn´t safe his sister. It didn´t even occur to me that I may die too until the Snake was dead. The venom, it´s not so painful as the cruciatus but it´s close. It was all I could do to not black out, but I knew I had to get rid of Riddle first. I was so relieved when you woke up only then really realising that I was about to die.”
“The chamber must have a preservation charm on it, it´s the only way that that thing is still flesh and blood. You know what that means Severus?” Hermione asked him.
“Yes, that must mean that the organs must be preserved too. They are the rarest potion ingredient on this planet because Basilisk´s are very rare and almost impossible to kill. That snake is so big you can get millions and millions of galleons since the organs are so potent that you only need the tiniest amount of it for every potion. You could sell almost everything, and we would still have enough to last us longer than a lifetime.” He explained.
“Why didn´t Dumbledore come down here to get it for himself.” Ron wondered.
“Seriously Ronald, think, he can´t come down here he doesn´t speak parseltounge. He also couldn´t harvest it because it was Harry who killed it. Magical law clearly states that every magical creature belongs to the one who slaughtered it.” Hermione explained.
“He could have told me, these ingredients could have been accessible to the world so much sooner but I think he was afraid that so much money wouldn´t be safe in the hands of an thirteen year old.”
“Of course, he also didn´t want the public to know that a twelve-year-old boy just killed a…” Snape looked over his shoulder at the snake. “… 40 feet long Basilisk but let us not mention that.” He said with a grim smile.
“I didn´t remember it being that big.” Harry told them. He had calmed down but didn´t want to leave Snape´s arms but backed away anyways stretching out his bag. “Do you have the equipment to take it apart?” Harry asked him.
“Due to your generosity, I do. It will be in the potion lab. If you resize the trunk, I can get it.” Harry did and Severus vanished inside.
“You think you will be okay now Harry?” Hermione asked.
“Yes, I think so. It was just, I didn´t expect it to be intact. It was quite the shock”
“That is more than understandable.” Snape said emerging from the trunk. “Hermione would you help me with the Basilisk? The rest of you could look around the place if you can find anything else.” Hermione agreed and both she and Severus took out protection gear. Harry and the others went of looking around the chamber. It didn´t took them too long to find another room. Ron calling out for him when he spotted a snake in the wall. Harry and Ginny went over to where he stood, and Harry commanded the door to open.
The wall parted and they stepped into the other room. It was Salazar Slytherins office. He stepped further into the room and looked around. The walls where painted green but not the typical smaragd green that was associated with house Slytherin. It was almost pastel, and it had a soothing effect. In the centre of the room was a huge desk and the entire room was filled with bookcases who were positioned at the top half of the wall. The room was medium sized but had high sealings. Someone cleared his throat behind him, and Ginny called out for Harry.
“Merlin Harry, Its Salazar Slytherins portrait.” Harry spun around and looked at the man in the picture frame.
“It is very nice to see you again, Lord Slytherin. He addressed him formally.”
“I don´t remember meeting you, what are the lot of you doing in my office.” He glared at them waiting for an explanation.
“I thought you might not. I am your heir my lord, not only yours but the heir to the other founders as well. I received your gifts a few days ago when I claimed the school.” Slytherin stared at him.
“Prove it!” he demanded.
“You should know my lord that even before you gave me the gift to speak to the ones who always speak the truth I was able to do so.” Harry told him switching to parseltounge making Salazar smile.
“Why did you bring the other´s here my little snake?” He asked him hissing back at him. Harry switched back to English sitting down on the rug in front of the portrait and told Ron and Ginny to sit down next to him. He looked at the portrait and told his story. Many hours later he was finished with his tale and Ron and Ginny both looked at him. Harry had told his story in such detail they both were horrified to learn what their friend went through. Ginny had cried quite a lot as he spoke, and her eyes were red and puffy. Harry took her hand to console her. Ron just looked at Harry a deep sadness in his eyes. They heard Hermione calling out for them and said goodbye to Slytherin. Harry promising him to come back while they were still here. He was baffled when Salazar told him he should take his portrait with him when they leave the chamber, but Harry smiled at him wildly nodding his agreement.
Leaving the office, he saw that Severus and Hermione worked hard while they were gone. The Basilisk wasn´t anywhere to be seen but in front of the trunk was a huge number of packages that no doubt had the ingredients in it.
“How long has it been since we left you here?” He asked.
“Thirteen hours.” Harry stared at him. Did he really just talk for thirteen ours straight without eating or using the toilet?
“Really? I mean I knew we were gone for a while, it didn´t seem that long tho.” He looked at Ron and Ginny who both looked at him sad.
“What did you do while we were working?” Hermione asked. Harry told them about the office and Salazar Slytherin.
“I wanna watch that memory Harry, just so you know it.”
“Be my guest but you will watch it without me. Hearing it out loud once was depressing enough.” She nodded.
“We should pack these away,” Severus said pointing to the many ingredients, “Then we should eat and go to sleep for a few hours. You have to do your schoolwork when you wake up and I would like a talk with the founder of my house.” They agreed and brought the dissected snake down to the potion lab for storage. They went to the kitchen for a quick dinner and then went all to their rooms to lay down. Harry had just finished changing into his pyjama when he heard a soft knock on his door. He turned around when it opened and saw Severus walking in, he too wearing his night clothes, closing the door behind him.
“I wanted to look how you are doing.” He said sitting down on the couch next to the door. Harry went over to sit next to him.
“It was a shock earlier, but I am okay know.”
“Good.” They fell silent. After what felt like an eternity Severus spoke again.
“I wanted to talk to you earlier about the other night when I told you about Lilly,” he paused looking at him. “I wanted to apologise for what almost happened before your friends arrived. I was very emotional, and I was moved by your words I didn´t think about what I was doing.” Harry looked at him feeling his heart sink in his chest at his words.
“Oh… that, you don´t have to…” he trailed of looking down to his hands. “Don´t worry I´m not mad.” Harry felt like crying. He stood up and walked to his bed, his back turned to Severus so he didn´t see him following. He stood in front of the bed expecting to hear the door open when long arms snug around him and he couldn´t help but melt into the strong chest behind him. He turned around in Severus´s arms and buried his face in his chest.
“I hurt you just now didn´t I?” Snape mumbled into his hair.
“Maybe a little bit, it´s just that you thought you have to apologize for that.” Snape nodded.
“I´m sorry that was not my intention, I just thought...” he didn´t finish the sentence.
“You thought I wouldn´t want to do that with you? Or you don´t want to do that with me.”
“Yes, I thought you wouldn´t want me too. Hell, I wouldn´t want to do that with me.” Harry looked up at him gathering every bit of his Gryffindor courage.
“What if I do? Want you to?” He asked refusing to break eye contact. Snape looked at him disbelieving.
“Do you?” Severus asked holding his breath. Harry buried his head in his chest.
“Yes.” He said after a while. He didn´t dare looking at him. Snape let out his breath and raised his hand lifting Harry´s chin. He looked him deep in the eyes.
“You sure?” He asked. Harry nodded. Severus took his head into his hands gently pulling him closer hesitating just for a second before pressing his lips softy against Harry. Harry hands came around his neck and they stood there for what felt like hours exchanging sweet kisses, lips moving slowly, and Harry felt happier than ever before. When the kiss ended, they looked at each other smiling softly.
“Wow!” Harry exclaimed.
“Indeed” Severus said smirking just a little bit at seeing Harry´s blushed cheeks.
“Will you stay here tonight?” Harry asked. “I don´t want to leave your arms.” Severus walked them over to the bed and got in. Holding out his arm for Harry to snuggle into. Harry did so happily and gave Severus one last chaste kiss before laying his head against his chest and closing his eyes.
“Good night Severus.” He said feeling more than content.
“Good night my Harry, sweet dreams.” He said and pressed a kiss in his hair. When Harry fell asleep, he still had a smile on his face.
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