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Unwanted pet * Complete*	By : Kvarta Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Remus Views: 12010 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: I have to give special thanks to my dear Jess, without her and her knowledge of chess last few chapters wouldn’t be possible. <3
I know this is close to my previous post but...I received a mail that notified me that tomorrow I won’t have time to breathe, at all, little less post ...so Monday chapter is up now, I hope you don’t mind :)
Letters follow the developments from the books/movies and they are canon compliant ;)
@staar I think this chapter will shed some light on your confusion :) At any rate, two more chapters to go ;)
The first letter arrived just before the beginning of the next school year; owl swooped into his classroom and dropped the letter atop of his head, while he was checking supplies in the potion ingredients storeroom. Swearing under the breath, mumbling about the contamination he picked up the letter eyeing it as if it is going to explode. Opening the envelope, he went straight to the signature and froze; his hand trembled a bit for a fraction of a second. Locking the storeroom and his classroom, he rushed to his quarters. Henry screeched when he sat to the secretary table lighting the candles with a flick of the wrist.
“Dear friend,
I am finally settled in my new workplace and I have time to write to you. Funny, for the best part of my life I didn’t have a chance to write a letter to a friend. I did write some work-related letters but not a personal one, I’m not even sure where to begin or what to say.
Well, I can’t disclose my location, but I can tell you that it feels like I’m on vacation. I know that you are at school now, making preparations or arrival of students. In a way, I envy you. Teaching those kids is reward its own. I know, I know you would disagree with me on that.
I miss our evening games of chess. I miss Hogwarts, it is home more than any other place. And,….I honestly don’t know what to say. Give my best to Dobby and treat to Henry. Until the next letter…
Sincerely yours
R.L.
P.S.: Pawn to A5”
He read the letter couple of times, allowing a weak smile to shade his face. Feeling restless and almost excited he took a piece of parchment and quill, he paused, placed a quill on the parchment and leaned back on the chair. Taking a deep breath he took Lupin’s letter and fold it carefully placing it in the letterbox. Marking a day on the calendar, he stood up. He will answer him in a few days.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Lupin was sitting behind his desk, filling a form. He sighed; he did that most of the time nowadays. An owl landed on his desk and dropped the letter; he fed her a treat not even paying attention to the envelope. So many letters he received daily and not one of them was the one he hoped to receive. Months passed by and he convinced himself that he won’t get a reply.
Hours later, he reached for the new pile of letters, noticing a Hogwarts crest on the first letter. He looked at the clock, work hours were over long time ago. He picked up the letter, called to the nearest goblin that he is done for the day and run out of the office. He nearly runs all the way to the Inn where he was housed, not even bothering to remove the cloak landed on the bed and eagerly opened the letter.
“Lupin,
Your letters seem to be as eloquent as you are, how refreshing. First things first, my apologies for a long time that took me to reply, I can assure you that your chess move was not the reason.
As I am sure, you already know what happened at the calling out of the champions for Triwizard Tournament (you are lucky not to be here, it is a normal Hogwarts zoo times tree). You can imagine how frantic everyone is and Potter is twice the menace than usual. Needless to say, I have full hands of work. If Albus told me we are going to house the Tournament, I would take the sabbatical.
Things are turning for the worse on other fronts, it is not obvious to many but consider yourself warned.
Finding you is not that difficult, especially if you use that particular breed of an owl, do try to be careful in the future. Dobby was happy and asked me to say”thank you Mr Lupin, sir” and to send you his regards.
Yours truly,
S.S.
P.S.: Put a little effort, I do not want to dance with you until the end of the eternity. Pawn to A 7 .”
He laughed.
“That snarky dungeon bat.” he laughed for a long time, reading the letter over and over again.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Two months later, Lupin’s reply arrived.
“Severus,
Your letter brought me a great joy; I never knew how pleasurable it is to receive a letter from a friend. I am truly grateful for your suggestion.
Hogwarts full of students from other schools! That must be magnificent! Albus sent me a short note with last Wolfsbane, informing me that you had a Yule Ball this year, I’m sorry that I missed it. Hogwarts is always festive during the holidays; I bet it was twice as festive this year.
I am also concerned about Harry’s participation in the Tournament, but I am sure that he is well protected, even by you. I wish to say don’t keep me waiting for the next letter but I do know that it is impossible.
I don’t know what is taking turn for the worse, but knowing you I’ll found out before I get a straight answer from you. Take care of our boy and give Dobby my regards.
Yours,
R.L.
P.S.: Why? I love to dance, let’s see how good of a dancer you are. Pawn to B6.”
He grinned Lupin did not disappoint him. It was late at night and he was relaxing in his room, reading when a letter arrived. He looked at the fire than his eyes fall on the mark on his left forearm, pale mark on his hand was darker, much darker for his liking. He sighed wondering how it feels to live like Lupin, in blissful ignorance. Rubbing his temple, he placed this letter next to the previous one in the letterbox.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
It was near the end of the school year when Lupin received next letter, reading it for the fifth time he frowned. He got the news few days before from Albus, and he was ready to leave by the end of that week but this letter sounded much darker and sinister than Albus was letting it on.
“Lupin,
As you know - he is back. We will see each other soon, I urge you to remember what I told you (you know how I hate to repeat myself).
He is back. There is not much I can tell you about course this will take. Soon enough all of us will assume our old roles.
Faithfully,
S.S
P.S.: Honestly Lupin, me? Dancing? Find a date for that. Black queen A8”
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
“Severus,
This feels stupid, I see you almost more now than I did at Hogwarts while I was residing in our quarters, and you barely talk to me. I know what you said, I respect that, but ignoring me completely?
We could at least play a decent game of chess at the Grimmauld place after the next meeting. Being locked up with Sirius is not as fun as I hoped to be. Between avoiding him and that persistent kid, I am willing to do anything to save myself, even for a bit. Are you sure, you don’t need me as a lab rat?
Desperately,
R.L.
P.S.: Woho, you want to tango! You know what they say” it takes two to tango (I did follow your advice as you can see. Rock to C7.”
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
“Lupin,
Stop acting like a lovesick puppy, go find a chair leg and hump on it. I do have other obligations besides sitting around and avoiding people that annoy me. In fact, every time I am at a Grimmauld place I am surrounded by people that annoy the life out of me.
Faithfully,
S.S.
P.S.: You missed something if you think I want to dance the tango with you. Tango, Lupin, is a dance of seduction, and I do not want to seduce you. Knight to F5.”
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
“Severus,
Do you have to pick on Sirius all the time? Do you have any idea how worked up he gets after? And I am there with him. Add Albus to the mix,.. they are unbearable.
Keep the kids at school safe, you are their only hope now.
Fatefully,
R.L.
P.S.: You don’t want to tango with me? I’m heartbroken. Knight to C3”
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
“Lupin,
Keep that mad dog on a leash and I will not have to”pick” on him (was that the phrase? What are you, 12?).
Things are getting back to the way they supposed to be, we are heading to the dark times, soon none of us will be safe.
Faithfully,
S.S.
P.S.: Stop tap-dancing or I’ will stop playing. Bishop to E7”
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
“Do me a favour, if you can’t say anything nice about him, better not say anything at all. I am truly alone now. I have one friend that doesn’t want to be my friend. I am the truly pathetic excuse of a… can I be called human being at all?
Soon I’ll go to the underground, I won’t be taking Wolfsbane potion while I’m there. If I manage, I’ll take some notes for you.
R.L.
P.S.: Knight to D5” you lose a pawn.”
Looking at the letter, he waved his head; Lupin was sorrowful sight these days. He barely looked at him, at anyone on previous meetings. His own life was complicated beyond explanation at that point.
Voldemort and Albus were on his back constantly, running after Potter and his patsy was exhausting. Running after Potter, his friends and Draco were a nightmare. Thinking about events from the beginning of the school year, Lupin had something good in his life, if he could pull his head out of misery for one second. He placed all his hopes into the Wolf, wondering why he is letting Lupin wallow in this self-imposed sorrow. He had the desire to grab Lupin by the shoulders and shake him until he realizes how lucky he really is.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Remus was blinking at the letter he just read, checking every letter; looking for any sign that letter was fake. He was not sure if he should laugh or cry
“Lupin,
I am sorry for your loss. I know that words cannot convey true feelings but if there is any way that I can help, let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you (and no, I am NOT sorry for him, too much bad blood, but I am sorry for YOUR loss).
Thank you for thinking about me and my wishes, if you manage to take notes I appreciate it. Just be sure to stay alive long enough to bring them to me.
Your friend,
S.S
P.S.: Knight to D4” you lose pawn too.”
He read the letter again, this was, and this did not sound like Snape. A heavy sigh he packed the letter with the other letters.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
He was sitting in his room in Malfoy Manor, pacing like a caged animal, on the floor beneath him Dark Lord was punishing a group of lower ranked Death Eater that displeased him. He was safe, finally, safe from punishments, safe from pain, but at what price. He nearly jumped when elf popped up
“Professor Snape, they are saying bad things about you.”
“Dobby, shhh. Be quiet, you are going to get us both killed. What are you doing here?”
“I brought you a letter, sir. Letter from Mr Lupin.” peeped the elf giving him an envelope ”Owl delivered it at Hogwarts.”
“Thank you Dobby, now go. Go and stay away until I call for you.”
“Yes, Professor Snape. Dobby will go. But, who will take care for you? You look so thin and tired, sir.”
“I will be fine Dobby, go now.” he urged the elf who disappeared with a pop.
He opened the letter wondering, in all honesty, does he want to know. Part of him was telling him to toss unopened letter into the fire, but part of him wanted to know
“You betrayed … me … us. Next time we meet, you are a dead man.
P.S.: Watch after friend, friend be safe. Knight to D4 (your knight gone).”
Lupin was obviously having a dual opinion about recent developments, at least Wolf still believed at him. That is one and probably the only one who does. He hid the letter and buried the memory of it deep in the hidden parts of his mind.
Loud knock echoed through the room, muffled voice called
“Sir, our Lord wants to talk to you.”
He sighed, pulled the mask of indifference on his face and opened the door. Following nameless lower ranking Death Eater. Near the entrance of the main hall, on the ground trembling bodies were piled up, the punishment was over. In the main dining room, behind a long dining table, a number of high-ranking Death Eaters was sitting. Voldemort was standing next to the window, looking outside.
“My Lord.” he bowed deeply in front of Voldemort waiting to get permission to sit in his place at the table.
“Severus! Come walk with me. I can’t stand these useless leeches.” called him Dark Lord, standing straight he approached to his right side and stayed step or two behind. Dark Lord was pacing slowly around the room ”I am very pleased with you Severus. You made me proud.”
“My Lord.”
“Come now, no need for false humility. I was told that he begged you.”
“Yes, he did my Lord.”
“Let me see.” disfigured face of Dark Lord turned to him. He kneeled in front of him, opening parts of his mind for the intrusion. The pain hit him, blinding his sight. He played Albus’s death for Voldemort, showing him well-selected parts about present Death Eaters. Dark Lord pulled from his mind none too gently, leaving him with a massive headache. He weakly pulled on his feet, Voldemort was grinning ”You made me truly proud Severus. Unlike some, like you Bella.”
Before Bellatrix was able to say anything Voldemort send a curse at her, she shrieked contorting under the Cruchiatus. He was watching with idle indifference, gloating internally.
“You wanted to take what is mine, Bella. I cannot let that go unpunished.” hissed Dark Lord ”You are the only one I can truly trust Severus.”
“I am unworthy of that honour my Lord.”
“You deserve it.” purred Voldemort, releasing Bellatrix from the curse ”That is why I’m going to reward you. You are going to be next Headmaster Severus.”
“My Lord!”
“Draco thinks that you should have been Headmaster long time ago. We lost our spy in the Order but no matter, no matter.”
“My Lord,” he started dosing insecure reluctant tremor in his voice ”maybe there is a small chance that we still get information from the Order.”
“There is?”
“As you know my Lord, a few years back, old man forced me to spend some time and research with the werewolf.”
“Yes, most unfortunate event. You got your revenge, Severus.”
“I did my Lord. But Lupin, werewolf started considering me his friend. He is now mad at me, but I believe that maybe I can persuade him that I am still on their side. I cannot promise that he will believe me, but I can try.”
“Good thinking Severus, it is a small chance, but the chance never the less. How do you plan to proceed?”
“I will send him a letter, well-written letter. If there is a chance that he might consider me his friend, I will get a reply from him. He is not careful, he is overly trustful; he will betray their plans to me if he falls into the trap. We played a game of chess through the letters. Even if he only answers me with a chess move, there is a chance that he will continue to talk to me.”
“Very well, write him a letter.”
“Yes, my Lord.”
“Go now; write him as soon as you can. The sooner your letter reaches him, the more it will appear that you repent or your deed.”
“Yes, my Lord.” he bowed again and started to move towards the door
“Severus!” called him Voldemort
“Yes, my Lord.”
“Be sure to show me his reply.”
“Yes, my lord.” he bowed slightly and left the room. Pacing fast toward his room and composing a letter in his head. He was playing a dangerous game, but at this point, he had nothing to lose.
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