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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6320 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Review Responses:
Jan: Definitely the teens. I would rather deal with little kids than teenagers anyday!
Staar: Yeah, even the sweetest children have their off days, I figured it was time to show Andrew at his worst in the previous chapter :)

Chapter 33: Reunited
During the next month, Severus left Emerald Stones early to assist with Audrey's healing process, even though Netti was doing as well as she could. Severus was worried about her though. She was often sick and weak. He had to keep an eye on her and give her special potions to keep her from dehydrating.
He had told Lily about his new roommate, after Audrey had permitted it. Lily then came over early almost every morning to see her friend before leaving for work.
"It's so nice to see you again!" Lily had said when she seen her friend for the first time in nearly six years. "If only it were under different circumstances."
Daisy came by too, helping Audrey as much as she could, knowing what the woman was going through since she had gone through the same process two years back.
Audrey was grateful for the company. She had become bored quickly, even though she had slept a lot.
"Netti has made Master dinner also." Severus' house elf greeted as soon as he flooed in.
Severus sighed. He had already told Netti that he preferred to cook his own meal, but the servant insisted on cooking for him anyway.
"Thank you, Netti." He said politely. He had given up talking her out of it.
"Master is welcome." Netti said, handing him a bowl of soup and a slice of homemade bread.
He had to admit, he hardly had time to make bread, and his house elf could cook very well.
He carried his soup into Audrey's room. Her door was open, so he didn't need to knock for entrance.
"Feeling better today?" He asked, setting his dinner on the top of the dresser.
She smiled and nodded.
Audrey certainly looked better. Her face was no longer pale from the abundance of hurling her guts up. She had dressed herself during his day's absence and had even brushed her long, blonde hair.
"Did you eat all of your dinner?" Severus asked. He had noticed she hadn't been gaining any weight and had threatened to take her back to the hospital if she wouldn't start clearing her dinner plate.
"Yes, I did!" She said proudly. "I even walked a bit."
"That's swell then." He took a bite of his bread. "We went and seen Langston during our lunch hour. He's doing okay."
"I'd like to see him soon." Audrey said.
"Whenever you'd like, just let me know. I haven't told him where you are yet. I had asked him to stay away from your room long ago when you were at the hospital. He was worrying himself to death over you."
Audrey laughed lightly. "Langston worries about all those who are special to him." She frowned in thought. "It might be because he lost his mother at such an early age. He could be afraid we'll leave him too soon also."
"Given your recent status, I would say he has some validity there."
"How about tomorrow? Is that too short of a notice?"
"Not at all, Audi. I'll bring him by around nine in the morning. How about Andrew?"
"Not yet... He's too young to understand..."
"Alright." Severus didn't agree with her, but it was Audrey's decision. He kept his opinion to himself.
* * *
Severus apparated to Langston's at 8:30 the next morning, and knocked on the door. It took several moments before the kid answered. He faked a smile, sporting a bruised cheek.
Severus swallowed hard. "What didn't you do this time?" He asked grimly, stepping inside. He pointed his wand, removing the sore.
"Ah, thanks, Severus." Langston said, rubbing his cheek. "He wacked me with his cane last night when he returned home- Dinner wasn't satisfactory to his taste..." He shrugged. "Dad didn't like what I had to say about that."
Damn that man!
"I know better than to say anything." The boy said quietly. "But he makes me so angry sometimes!"
Severus looked away when he seen Langston's eyes swell with tears of frustration. "It will not be much longer, kid, and then you will never have to see the man again."
Langston sighed and slammed the door with such force it rattled the window next to it. "I just can't wait! Really...! Why can't I just run away?!"
Severus pursed his lips in disturbance. "Look..." he set a hand onto Lanston's shoulder. "This is kind of hard for me to say, but without you, there will be no evidence against Ted when he is reported to the police. Besides, if you run away, they are just going to find you, bring you back, and..." Severus trailed off, unable bring himself to a finish.
"He'll beat me for it, right?" Langston asked. "That's what you meant to say? Did you run away when you were a kid? Did your own father do that to you when you had returned?"
"Yes!" Severus hissed. "To all that. Only it's different for you, Langston, because people believe you, and we're willing to help you."
Langston pulled away, frowning. "It just seems so... hard to believe."
"How about I shed a little light for you, hmm?"
Langston looked up, brightness in his eyes. "What's we gonna do today?" He asked, almost too eager for a twelve year old.
"Nuh uh." Severus shook his head, teasingly. "I can not tell. It's a surprise."
Langston smiled for real this time. "Fine then, be that way!"
"I will." Severus smirked, giving the boy a playful shove. "So, the usual chores then?"
Langston nodded.
With magic, Severus quickly did the long list of chores Ted had assigned Langston to do.
"How simple my life would be if I could do that." Langston commented.
"To be honest, you don't learn how to do it the first time someone teaches you it, but, yes, by the time a wizard is fifteen, he should know how to clean just about anything with his wand."
Severus then started apparating them to his home.
"Young Langston!" Netti bowed before taking Langston's hand, shaking it vigorously. "So nice to see Young Langston again."
Langston chuckled. "Thanks, you too." He looked up at Severus. "Do you have another potion to brew?"
"No." The wizard answered. "Follow me." He lead the way through his house, walking into Audrey's room.
Langston's eyes grew wide when he seen Audrey. "You're... You're awake!" He gasped before hurrying to her and hugging her tightly.
Severus watched Audrey hug the preteen as if he were her own. She hadn't been eggagerating when she said she thought of him as a second son. Tears streamed from her eyes as she giggled with extreme happiness.
"You've gotten so big!" She shrieked when they had finally broken their hug. "Like a foot taller!"
Langston smiled sheepish. "Yeah..." He eyed her over. "So, are you all better now?"
"Almost." She said truthfully. "My body's getting its strength back a bit everyday. I am allowed to cast simple magic spells now though."
"Magic... How come you never said anything about it?"
"I was living a Muggle's life, Langston." She said touching his cheek tenderly. "My magic was slowly deteriorating, and if I had kept using it, I was going to get sick quicker."
"What do you have?"
"Well, I had a disease that attacks your magical core. The treatment I went through though is a new cure. It's a complicated treatment, but its success rate is high, and the Healers have said that I have been completely cured."
Langston smiled widely at the news. "That's excellent!"
Severus left to go to work then, leaving them to continue their visit.
He hoped everything would work out, because he couldn't bare the thought of that boy aging without the people he had grown to love as his family.
Ted just had to get out of the picture and everything then could fall into place perfectly.
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