Teddy Bears | By : lizsnape Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 3360 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Harry woke up sweating and panting. He slowly opened his eyes as he caught his breath. He was in Severus’ bed. He was afraid to move.
‘The dream. It was so real but what was it about? Someone was talking. I think it was Olivander’s voice. What did he say? Something like someone was great.’ He couldn’t remember.
“Severus?” Harry whispered into the dark.
“Hm?” One of Severus’ hands felt Harry’s face; it was wet. “Harry, were you--?”
“Please don’t leave me.”
I’m here. Everything’s all right.” Severus sat on the bed and pulled Harry to him. He held him till they both fell asleep.
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“It happened again last night,” Harry whispered.
“I know. You were shaking.”
“Yes.” A whisper again.
“Do you remember the dream?”
“Not all of it.”
“Tell me what you remember.”
“It was Olivander; Olivander and Voldemort. They were laughing at me. First Olivander, then Voldemort, then both.”
There was a pause. “Harry, I want you to think hard. If you can’t remember it’s OK. Why were they laughing at you? Take your time.”
Harry thought and finally said, “Because of my relationship. I remember Olivander said, 'Voldemort did terrible but great things. You will do great things too, but he wasn’t in the same kind of relationship you’re in.’ Then he laughed.”
Another long pause. “Harry? What did You-Know-Who say?”
“Olivander’s laugh turned into his. He asked if he really had to fight me. He laughed again. Then they were both there, laughing.”
Pause. “Harry?” Harry looked at Severus. “Tell her what happened after.” Harry closed his eyes.
“There’s more that you remember?” Harry nodded. “Do you want to tell me?”
“You wouldn’t understand.”
“Why not?”
“Because there’s a story behind what I saw.”
“Try me.”
“I saw the bear. Do you want…?” Madam Doe nodded. “Accio bear.”
“Beautiful bear. What’s its name?”
“Bébé.”
“Tell me the story behind Bébé.”
He told the story as he had told Severus. “I think it’s a mockery,” he finished.
“Or, it could mean that it doesn’t matter to Hermione that you are having a relationship with Severus. Maybe? Is that all of the dream you remember?" Harry nodded. “Well, it seems you had that dream because you’re not too sure about your relationship yourself.”
“But, I am! I love Severus with all my heart! I have since sixth year. Fifth year I felt sorry for him. But when I told him about—“ Harry stopped short and looked sharply at Sev.
“It’s all right, Harry. Charges were cleared, Peter’s locked up, and everyone knows the truth,” Severus said, nodding for Harry to continue.
“I told him about Sirius,” Harry continued, softer and slower this time. “I told him that Voldemort had him and was torturing him. At first I thought he didn’t care. I found out later that he left to check up on him. That’s…that’s.” He sighed.
“I know,” Severus said. He kissed the hand he was holding.
“Tell me, Harry.” Doe reached toward Harry and put a hand on his knee. Harry looked at Severus pleadingly. Severus nodded.
“That’s when he lost his taste for girls,” he said for Harry. “He and Cho had a fight about something. He won’t tell me what it was about.”
“That’s fine. Harry?” Harry looked down. “If there’s anything else you want to talk about…” Harry shook his head. “You know where to find me. Good day.” She gathered her notes, got up, and left. Sev closed the door behind her. When he turned back to face Harry, Harry had his head in his hands and his shoulders shook.
“Are you--?”
“I’m fine,” sobbed Harry. He ran into the bedroom and slammed the door. Sev flinched.
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Harry opened the door cautiously. Sev was lying on the sofa, asleep. Harry breathed a sigh of relief. His stomach growled; he was so hungry. Tip-toeing into the kitchen, he passed Severus. Just as he reached the kitchen door, Severus stirred.
“What are you doing wearing a long-sleeved turtleneck?” Sev asked.
“I was cold,” Harry replied without hesitation.
“It’s the middle of summer, and you’re cold?” The question was firm. “What did you do?”
“Nothing! I’m just cold! And hungry! That’s all!”
“All right, Harry. I’m hungry too. Shall I make some tea while we’re here?”
Harry just nodded and quietly walked into the kitchen. When Harry reached into a high cabinet his sleeve slipped down a bit to reveal his wrists. He quickly dropped his arm, but too late, Severus had noticed. On Harry’s wrists were cuts so deep that Sev swore he could see bone in some areas.
“Harry—“
“No. Doe was right. It’s all just a curse that I have to get used to. But this curse that I have just doubled the pain. I’m only liked because I have a scar. No one likes me for me.”
“I do. Harry, I l—“
“Don’t say it unless you really mean it.”
“I mean it, Harry. I love you.”
There was a long pause where no one moved. Severus was standing in the doorway. Harry was standing with his head down and eyes closed. He over balanced and almost hit his head on the counter as he fell, but Severus caught him.
“Come on, up stairs with you. We need to heal you.”
“No,” Harry whined. “I’m fine. Really. It was just a dizzy spell.”
“You’re bleeding all over the place. You were dizzy because of all the blood loss. Now, let’s go!”
“No! I’m fine! They’ll heal on their own!”
“Harry James Potter! Don’t make me get my wand!”
“I don’t care! Leave me alone! I don’t want to live anymore! I don’t want to suffer!” Harry sobbed, kicking and flailing his arms.
Sighing, Sev lowered him to the floor and reached for his wand. Harry just kept screaming; no words, just sound.
“This won’t hurt, and it’s for your own good. Now, hold still or I‘ll have Weasly come over to heal you and I‘ll pin you down”
Harry calmed down a little. He was whimpering, shaking his head from side to side. His eyes were closed and his face screwed up as though holding back a shriek of pain. Severus kneeled to his right and gently picked up his arm. He said the healing charm to both wrists, then a charm to check Harry’s whole body.
“You’re still bleeding.”
“No I’m not. Try cleaning the blood off my clothes.” Harry took off his shirt and was reaching for his belt when Sev grabbed his wrist.
“OK. First of all, you’re turning me on. Second, blood is just as hard to get off with magic as it is without magic. And third, you’re bleeding on the inside. What did you take?"
“How do you know if you can’t see inside?”
“What did you take?”
“Nothing.”
“Harry James Potter, tell me what you took or I’ll get out the truth potion.”
“All right, all right! I took a potion. It’s one that I made.”
“What’s it called? What’s in it?”
“It’s called Blue Shotgun. There’s distilled water, sweet stuff, and some flowers.”
“Tell me exactly what flowers and sweets.”
“Why? I would think that because there are nice things in it you wouldn’t get upset or suspicious.”
“I’m upset because some things you could have put into it are poisons. What did you put in it?”
“I just want to say that I knew exactly what I was doing when I made it. There are poisons in it. There are rose roots, deviled snare, and vanilla as poisons. And when added with gillyweed, it also becomes a poison.”
“You’re an idiot! You stupid child! Those things together will slowly kill you!”
“I know! That was the point!” Harry sighed. “I’m going to miss you, Severus. Only you.”
“What exactly does the potion do?”
“It’s like acid. It melts the drinker from inside out.”
“You can’t leave me! You were the first person I ever loved. There must be an antidote.”
“There is. I made some, but you have to be quick. It’s in my room.”
Without hesitation Severus ran up the stairs and into Harry’s workroom. He spotted the cauldron, ladled some into a vial, and ran down the stairs. Harry had moved onto the sofa in the living room.
“Hurry up and take it.”
“As soon as I take it I’ll be knocked out for a few minutes. Move me to the bed and, don’t wake me up, no matter what. That’s the most you can do for me till I wake up. See you in a few.” Harry drank the potion, and, like he said he would, fell asleep.
Severus did what he was told to do, but after a few hours Harry still hadn’t woken up. Sev was starting to worry as the sun began to set. He checked Harry over like a muggle doctor would. There was no pulse and he wasn’t breathing.
“Oh, Harry, you insufferable little brat. You lied to me,” Sev said through his teeth. But he still didn’t try to wake him up.
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The sun was half way across the sky the next day when Harry’s hand started to twitch. Severus didn’t see because he was asleep. Harry suddenly gasped and his eyes bugged. It woke Severus. He ran to the bed where Harry lay gasping.
“Sorry. Told you I’d be back in a few minutes,” Harry panted.
“A few minutes? Harry, it’s the next day.”
“The next day? Hmm. Perhaps I miss calculated.”
Severus and Harry laughed. “Miss calculated my arse.” Sev laughed at him and kissed him.
“Mmm.It’s good to be back. It’s scary on the other side.”
“Well, yeah.” Lying down on the bed next to Harry, Sev continued. “What do you believe about next life? Are the souls lost forever? Are they rewarded and go to a kind of heaven? Do they get reborn? Harry?”
“Well, there are many things I believe. Sometimes I believe souls wait in heaven to be born. But mainly I believe when you do good you go up; when you do bad you go down. Why? Where is this going?”
“Because I believe when you do good you go up, and when you do bad you live again. The only people who go down are those who kill themselves. Here’s where I’m going with this: It was scary on the other side for you because you tried to kill yourself, and you saw Hell.”
“You really think so?”
“Yes. Now, my love, would you relax?” Harry nodded, and Severus kissed him. “Do you promise you won’t try to kill yourself?” Harry nodded again, and again Sev kissed him. “I need to hear you say it.”
“I promise.” Another kiss. “I also promise to get rid of the rest of the potion.” Another kiss, this time long, passionate, and deep. “Sev,” Harry giggled when the kiss ended. “I just got back, and you want to do this now?” Sev kissed him quick and deep. “I’ll take that as a yes.”
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{A/N: There will be one more chapter. I know it's very short and very lame, but it was all in a dream I had, and wouldn't leave me alone. Hope you like it so far. The next chapter won't be up for a few weeks.}
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