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Blood Bound	By : greenwizard11 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 30345 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Severus sat in Dumbledore�s office, having
been summoned very early in the morning. Dumbledore wanted to go over the plan
with him one more time. �Everything is just so simple for you, isn�t it?�
Severus scowled.
�Severus, we�ve already
been over this,� Dumbledore argued. �This is the way it has to be. I�m not as
young as I used to be.�
�And what if you�re
wrong?�
Dumbledore paused,
speechless for a moment. Severus had never spoken to him like this before. �I�ve
been over everything a million times. What other explanation could there be? I
know this won�t be pleasant, but I don�t see any other way.�
�Have you really put it
past James to do something and not tell you? You and I both know he wasn�t the
squeamish type. I�m not, either, and if you would just let me��
�Is there something
you�re not telling me?� Dumbledore broke in, cutting him off.
�By the very definition,
I�m not telling you,� Severus answered with a deadpan expression.
Dumbledore scowled. �If
you know something important . . . .� Severus
opened his mouth to answer, but his face went pale and he hunched over like he
was in pain. �Are you all right?� Dumbledore asked.
�No,� Severus mumbled,
and he sprang up abruptly and turned to run from the room. He tripped on the
rug and fell to the floor, his whole body convulsing violently.
�Severus!� Dumbledore
shouted and rushed to his side. �What . . .what�s
wrong? What happened?� The elder wizard desperately searched for some kind of
explanation for what was going on. He happened to notice a bright streak of
blood on the rug by Severus� hand. A cold shiver ran down the Headmaster�s
spine when he picked up the hand to examine it.
In the center of the palm
was a pentagram oozing blood. The convulsing stopped and Severus stilled. Dumbledore
shook his head. �What in Merlin�s name did you two do?�
He took Severus down to
the Hospital Wing, where he was a little surprised to see Professor Slughorn carrying Ron Weasley,
who didn�t look much better than Severus. Harry was behind them, on very
unsteady legs. He didn�t look well, either, and blood was smeared all over his
forehead.
�Dumbledore, what�s
happened?� Slughorn asked.
�I�m not entirely sure,
but I believe it has something to do with what�s happened to Mr. Potter.�
Dumbledore motioned for them to follow and swept in through the doors, laying
Severus down on the nearest empty bed. Madam Pomfrey
came rushing out to tend to Severus and Ron.
Dumbledore pulled Harry
to one side. �Harry, exactly what happened?�
�Well, sir,� Harry said, swallowing
hard, �Ron ate some chocolates someone gave me that were laced with a love
potion. I took him to Professor Slughorn for an
antidote.�
�An antidote did all
that?�
�No, the antidote worked.
But then Professor Slughorn got out a bottle of mead
and poured us some. We both drank it, but I��
�It�s all right, Harry,�
Dumbledore assured him, summoning a damp cloth to clean the blood off the boy�s
forehead. His eyes widened a little when he saw a pentagram, identical to the
one on Severus� palm, on Harry�s forehead next to his
scar. �It�s very important that you don�t leave out anything.�
�I can�t remember much,�
Harry said, glancing over toward Ron. �I just remember pain. My whole body felt
hot, like my blood was boiling. Then my scar started bleeding. I saw Ron, and
he�Professor Slughorn was in shock, I guess, because
he was just standing there. I remembered bezoars cured poison, so I forced
myself to find one.�
�Did you swallow one
yourself, or did you just give one to Ron?�
�Just
Ron. I don�t really know what happened. I was going to grab one for
myself, but there was this bright flash of light and the pain just stopped. We both
drank the same poison. Why didn�t it kill me?�
Dumbledore gently patted Harry�s shoulder. �That�s what I�m trying to find out, my
boy. Something isn�t quite adding up. You should probably lie down. I�ll make
sure Miss Granger knows you two are here.�
Dumbledore went back over
to where Severus still lay unconscious. �I can�t find anything wrong with him,�
Madame Pomfrey frowned.
�That�s because there
isn�t; at least, not physically,� Dumbledore answered. �I think what�s happened
here is some very powerful blood magic. Harry, would you come here a moment?� Harry
looked very confused as he got off the bed and walked over to Severus� bedside.
It was very odd seeing his most hated teacher like that, so vulnerable looking.
Dumbledore grabbed Severus� hand and held it palm up. �Harry, put your hand on
his.�
Harry didn�t understand
what was going on, but he trusted Dumbledore. He gingerly reached out and placed
his hand on top of his teacher�s, recoiling instantly when he felt a hot spark.
�What was that?�
Dumbledore sighed and
lowered himself onto the neighboring bed. �That is a question only Professor Snape can answer. For now, let�s concentrate on what
happened to Ron.�
The mead, just like the
cursed necklace, had been meant for Dumbledore. And just like with the
necklace, there were no clues about who was behind it. Harry was still pretty
sure it was Malfoy, but now he had other things on
his mind.
Even as people came in to
see Ron, Harry kept glancing over at Snape. There was
definitely something very strange going on. He�d drunk poison, and at the very
same time Snape had acted as though he had been poisoned. Even stranger was
the fact that even without an antidote Harry was fine, but Ron still hadn�t
woken up.
While Fred and George
were there, Harry slipped away and went back over to where Snape
was sleeping. He stood by the bed silently for several minutes before reaching
out to touch Snape�s hand again. There was no spark
like before, but it was very warm and he could swear he felt Snape�s heartbeat, as well as his own.
�Harry, what are you
doing?� Hermione asked, coming up behind him.
Harry froze, looking down
at Snape�s hand where it still lay in his. �Honestly,
I have no idea.� He jumped when Snape groaned and his
eyes fluttered open.
�Potter,
why in the blazes are you holding my hand?� Snape
growled as he yanked his hand away and rolled over.
Harry scowled at his
teacher. �Why does it feel weird when I touch you? Why aren�t I lying over
there next to Ron and having the same symptoms?�
�Why are you asking me?�
�Because Dumbledore said
you�re the one who knows.�
Severus groaned and sat
up slowly. �Did he? What else did he tell you?��
�Nothing,
really.� Harry bit his lip. �But he did say something about blood magic.
Now, what�s going on? I�m getting really tired of secrets being kept from me.�
Snape
put his legs over the side of the bed and waited a moment for the room to stop
spinning. �If it�s secrets you�re worried about, you
should go see Professor Dumbledore. Or you could thank your father and shut
up.�
�What�s that supposed to
mean?� Harry demanded as Snape got up and walked away
without another word. Harry�s fists balled up in
frustration as he returned to Ron�s side.
Hermione put a hand on
his shoulder. �Don�t worry, I�m sure Dumbledore will
find out. Anyway, I�m just happy you�re all right.�
�Yeah,� Harry sighed,
rubbing his forehead.
Severus was on his way to
breakfast the next morning when Dumbledore cornered him. �I guess you�ve
figured out my secret,� Severus frowned.
�Part
of it. I just need you to fill in a few blanks.�
�Learn to live with disappointment,�
Severus snapped and tried to walk away, but Dumbledore blocked him.
�Severus, this is
important! I need to know what you did. Weren�t you the one chastising me for
possibly being wrong?�
�Albus,
I promised James I wouldn�t tell. I don�t intend to. Yours aren�t the only
secrets I keep.�
�Severus, Harry�s life may depend on this. Something that should have
killed him didn�t.�
�And you�re complaining?�
�You know very well why
this concerns me.�
Severus sighed and leaned
against the wall. �Fine. Yes, James and I did
something; a blood binding to be specific. No, I don�t know how Harry ended up
becoming a Horcrux. And I don�t know how your plan
will be affected by it, though I believe if the Dark Lord uses the Killing Curse
on him again, history will just repeat itself. Satisfied?�
Dumbledore was visibly stunned.
�A blood binding? I haven�t heard of those being used
since I was a small boy, and never on a child. How did you . . . ?�
�Consummate? James
stepped in as a proxy for that. I wasn�t entirely sure it would work, but
apparently it did.�
Dumbledore was genuinely
shocked at the answer. �You slept with James?�
�And it wasn�t the first
time, or the last,� Severus smirked. �You might as well know. I was in love
with James.�
Dumbledore�s
brows furrowed. �I knew you two had buried the hatchet, but . . . .�
Severus� smile grew
wider. �Isn�t it interesting how easily we kept it from you? It was our little
secret. Lily knew, of course, as did Black and Lupin,
but we kept it from you.�
�Severus,
why?�
Severus snorted. �You
should know better than to try and fool me. You already tried using my
friendship with Lily to guilt me into protecting Harry. I can only imagine what
you would have done had you known about this. Besides, what went on between James
and I was no one else�s business. Though I must say, not even Lily knew about
the blood binding.�
Dumbledore took a step
back, his shoulders drooping. �You should have told me instead of letting me
believe it was something entirely different. I�m sure you know what you need to
do now.�
�I don�t need to do
anything. You can tell Harry about the binding if you wish, then let him read
about them. You should be happy he can�t die of unnatural causes as long as I
still draw breath.�
�Of course I am,�
Dumbledore sighed. �This is just a bit much to take in. Just one more question:
why doesn�t your bond go both ways?�
Severus shrugged. �Probably because a proxy consummated the bond for him. I
believe James worked it that way on purpose. Harry�s innocence
protects him. Believe me, if he wasn�t a virgin, I�d know.�
Dumbledore stepped aside.
�I suppose that was all I needed to know. Harry really needs to know, though.�
�Just like he should know
he�s a Horcrux?� Severus said, his eyes narrowing.
�That�that�s
not fair! The boy deserves to have some sort of childhood. He has enough
on his shoulders already.�
�If that�s what you need
to tell yourself,� Severus mumbled as he continued on his way to the Great
Hall.
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