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Fate Falls	By : Sealpotter Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 36378 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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A/N~ So I have agonized over this one chapter... and the next... home streach people... The next one is the one we have mostly been waiting for... you know me, I tend to cut things off at the most inopportune moments. Well not really me, it's the story... Blame the story.
slmncpm - Thank you for the scones... As for what's next, I'm leaning towards Ghost magic followed closely by Amnesia... but something took me by surprise earlier today... so that actually may be next. It's a very OOC Harry and Draco and hopefully full of humor and mostly AU...
FaeChild - Forgive me please! I give you more.... And a promise that when I finish the story there will be no more cliff hangers (I think...lol)
staar - Um... me mean?? naw... As for Lockhart, that's fully cannon. He was sent to St. Mungos after the obliviate spell backfired from Ron's broken wand in COS. He regained some memory but not enough to allow him to leave St. Mungos, and no family claimed him either.
So onwards... and ENJOY.
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Chapter 37 - Diamond of Fate
Severus Snape stood transfixed on the spot. He looked straight into the dove gray eyes of Sirius Black on the podium. The crowd seemed to part automatically as he stepped forward. Harry was staring at him with such curiosity, and his lover stared at him with trepidation.
"Yes, Madam Minister. I do have a question." Severus stated loud enough for the entire crowd to hear. His heart rate was skyrocketing, but he kept his eyes on the prize. With a swish of his wand, the ceiling of the room disappeared and stars in all their nightly glory appeared. He kept walking, every head turning towards him. Every day of his life, every sliver of darkness inside of him seemed to magnify in this moment with every step he took. He was walking to his light, letting his past go and the bitterness of years sink into the ground. His was the pull of soft gray eyes, the temptation of his lover’s surrender, and the safe haven of home. When he finally reached the podium, the minister banished the podium box, so everyone could see. Gray eyes never left his black ones.
Severus lowered himself to one knee on the stair of the platform. He hoped his words came out like he had planned.
"A day, a month, a year or even several generations could pass by and I would never notice them in the light of your love. I spent ages wrapped up in a darkness of my own making, one that I believed would hide me forever. You roared into my life like a lion, claws and all, and when you had the chance you captured my cold heart and gave it new life. I want to spend the rest of my life fighting with you, loving you, laughing with you and one day dying with you." Severus' voice was shaking, his hands were shaking as he pulled out a small black box. He opened it to reveal a rather remarkable ring. Two silver dogs entwined with each other, in their mouths was a black diamond.
"Will you do the honor of becoming my bonded?" Severus asked, staring up into gray eyes that threatened to pour their happiness into him.
Sirius had stiffened when he heard the minister call upon Severus. His body tightened with a strange uneasy feeling. The scent of the bergamot was strong, and the only thing that kept his anxiety from sending him over the edge. When Severus kept moving towards them, he shivered. The ceiling went almost unnoticed. He only had eyes for the dark man moving towards them. He felt like his entire world had narrowed, and his heart raced when he saw the podium box disappear and then pounded when Severus knelt before him. Everything after that was surreal. The man was asking to bond with him in front of essentially the entire world. He became so swamped with joy that all he could do was nod his assent as the crowd seemed in utter shock. He felt the ring adjust to his finger and he was swept up in a soul crushing kiss that had his knees buckling.
Severus was more than ecstatic to have Sirius say yes. He did not realize he was holding his breath. The room disappeared as he captured his mutt's lips and swept in to seal the proposal. He pulled away, holding Sirius up and turned to the left side of the stage to nod to Albus who was there wearing a rather large smile.
"I have everything ready, bond with me today, here in front of the world?" Severus asked, looking down into dazed gray eyes.
Sirius was trying to process everything, the pleasure of the kiss, the proposal, and now a bonding... He just nodded, there was no reason to wait. He had been waiting too long already. His heart threatened to pound out of his chest as he followed Severus, still too overwhelmed to do anything but hold onto Severus' arm.
Severus gave the nod to the minister then and walked behind the blue curtain with Sirius.
"My friends and members of the media, we shall have a bonding in a few moments. Please take your seats. Also, remember this is a solemn but happy occasion. No outbursts will be tolerated." She waved her hands and streamers appeared across the isles of chairs. The sconces in the room dripped with gold and silver ribbons.
Harry stood there gobsmacked. He had not imagined Severus could even think up such a thing. He felt his arm pulled towards the blue curtain and moved automatically. His eyes came face to face with his own pair of silver eyes, smiling at him.
"Quick, we need to get you ready... You are to stand up for Sirius." Draco stated softly. His wand was swishing over Harry at lightning speed, changing his robes and shoes to a matching dark blue suit with deep brown leather dress shoes that shined under the lights. Draco was wearing a similar outfit, so there was no need for him to change.
The minister ushered them back onto the podium. Severus stood there with Sirius, dark black suits with a charcoal gray tie, holding hands. Albus had stepped up next to them. Draco moved over to his godfather's side, and Harry stood on Sirius' side. The minister stood below the podium flanked by Kingsley Shacklebolt, Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks. The other side of the isle had the rest of Hogwarts staff lined up.
Albus waved his wand to begin the proceedings.
"Time knows no bounds when love is living inside of us. Today we bring together two souls who have lived a turbulent life, but wish to temper it with love."
Albus raised his wand over the two bound hands.
"Do you have your vows?" He asked, a smirk on his face and a twinkle in his eyes.
"I thought I would wing it." Severus stated with a wide smile. There were a few shocked gasps from the audience, and the smile morphed into a smirk.
Sirius just looked at his lover and sighed with relief, at least he wouldn't be the only one.
Albus nodded towards Severus.
"I, Severus Tobias Snape, take you Sirius Orion Black, as my bonded. I give you my allegiance, my heart, my soul, my love, and my life. I promise to protect you, love you, comfort you, strengthen you and keep to you until eternity ends." Severus said each word with every bit of emotion he could. He let his emotions play out on his face, not one bit of his mask in place. Today in every way he would give his love everything, he would prove how much he loved, all while staying true to the parts of himself that Sirius loved. In a way he was making himself new for the love of his life.
Sirius was full to bursting with joy. He accepted Severus vows and wondered at his own words, how he could intone everything in his vows. There was so much he could say, so much he felt, he could see the reflection of his love shining out of black eyes.
"I, Sirius Orion Black, take you Severus Tobias Snape, as my bonded. At first sight you had my soul, and through the years I have given you my heart time and again. You have my love, my sanity and every other part of me. I am nothing without you defining me. I take all of you, the dark side of you, the light side of you and even the grey areas you have yet to explore. I promise to be everything that you need me to be. I promise to love you even when loving you seems impossible. I will follow you to the edge of darkness and beyond until such day that I can only follow in spirit." Sirius stated, feeling Harry press a cool ring into his palm, he moved to put it on Severus' finger. He pulled the hand up to his mouth as he kissed the ring.
Albus smiled brilliantly and cast the bonding spell and watched as their hands were bound together in a golden thread.
Harry watched the exchange with a smile on his face. Out of the corner of his eye he caught her smiling face. She was love and beauty, wind and flame, her mouth was a curved smile as she gestured towards the men. He looked at their hands, then back to her. She nodded, and then flicked her gaze to Draco.
Harry stepped forward, placed his hand under the clasped hands, and signaled the need for Draco down his own bond. Draco stepped forward and let his hand fall atop the others.
Harry's soul communed with Draco's and he pooled their magic to infuse his words. His voice filled the entire hall, but it was soft and light.
"Filius terrae in aeternum filius ligare lunae illos duos. Per amorem in potentia, ab aeterno super attractionem in saecula teneantur."
Draco translated the incantation for the crowd: "Son of the earth, son of the moon bind forever these two. With the power of love inside, the pull of eternity from above, forever bound."
The crowd watched as an ice blue flare of magic flowed out of Draco and a green flare flowed out of Harry. They joined and swirled around the two hands of Severus and Sirius. The gold of the bonding magic melded with the green of Harry and the blue of Draco. The blessing completed as the air around them cracked and then stilled.
Harry and Draco stepped away, Albus beamed and then called out to the crowd. "I now present Mr. and Mr. Black."
Sirius coughed and looked at Severus. The man only smiled back at him, so much love shone out of those black orbs. Tears flooded Sirius and he let them fall as he smiled back. He was so consumed by the gift today that he was overwhelmed. He was having trouble breathing, forming thoughts. This man, who doesn’t bend, lives privately, and surprised him at every turn. Today Severus bent, opened his life to the world, for him. He could not have put up a fight to Severus claiming his lips had he wanted to.
Severus stepped forward, wrapped one arm around Sirius' waist, and the other slid up the column of throat he loved. He let his thumb slide harshly as the rest of his hand settled into place at the back of his husband's head. He gently pulled Sirius close and kissed him. There would be no doubt to anyone who Sirius belonged to, or who Severus belonged to. He nipped a lip and then plunged in, letting the world shatter around them as he kissed his mutt with every ounce of feeling he had. His tongue caressed with a frenzy of joy, love, hope, and pure unadulterated lust. He pulled back slightly and whispered, "Hold on" in Sirius' ear.
Sirius was captivated, and so utterly overjoyed that he lost every ounce of thought when Severus kissed him. He clung as best as he could when Severus whispered in his ear. They apparated away under the cloud of a thunderous applause.
Harry stood smiling, dumbfounded, but very happy. So happy that everyone in the room was leaning towards him, smiles taking over each face. Draco smiled indulgently, but poked him out of his happy stupor that released everyone. The applause broke just as the couple’s kiss did. Then they were stunned as the two just blinked out of existence.
"Thank you all for witnessing this joyous event. Have a great day!" The Minister addressed the crowd.
The doors in the back opened and every reporter filed out trying to be the first to get back to their perspective jobs to publish first.
Harry turned to smile at Draco.
"So this is what you were up to?" He asked quietly.
Draco grinned and nodded.
"Masterfully done, if I do say so myself." Albus inserted.
Harry laughed then, "You are really part Slytherin Albus."
The headmaster's eyes twinkled then before he replied, "Ahh, Harry, we all have a little bit of each house inside us. It's just our more prominent traits that get us sorted."
"I had wondered... What would happen if we encouraged the houses to cooperate more? I would think combining the traits of each house would create a formidable alliance." Harry stated.
Albus stroked his beard lightly, "That my boy will be something for you and others to explore."
Harry nodded, while Draco looked at them with concern on his face.
"Alright, Professor Potter. I received your instructions about the Department of Mysteries. I have all unnecessary doors locked down, by the Aurors. We will continue to keep our security in the same fashion to allow for the breach to occur. Do you foresee anything about this event that will change anything?" Minister Bones asked.
Harry shook his head, "I don't know. I know that Voldemort is searching for a new plan, since his workings with Vince have not panned out. Severus may be a target, but with him ensconced in Hogwarts, I do not see a problem as yet. But Voldemort is erratic when forced into a corner, so I will just have to keep you up to date as things go on. Have you gotten our other targets to safety?”
She nodded with a grim smile, then went to talk with Kingsley.
Draco and Harry moved behind the dark blue curtain. Harry was ready to go home. He was sure that the news would not go well with Voldemort, but he thought maybe addressing the issue with Ron might be a good idea. Ron had a good head for strategy, and he might be able to predict Voldemort’s next move.
A sudden crash of items from his left caught his attention and Harry smiled in amusement as his eyes landed on a short witch scrambling to re-arrange the tumbled shelving.
Draco eyed Harry, "What?"
"Nothing, just remembering my first day to work at the ministry." Harry stated with a smile.
Harry had felt good walking into the large atrium at the ministry. He was slightly intimidated by all the stone that surrounded him, but the reason for his being there transcended everything else.
Ron was chatting with him excitedly the whole time. They would be attending their first day of Auror training today. When Ron was excited, the words just never seemed to stop flowing. When they exited the lift on their level, they were greeted by a rather nice older witch. She was short, with bouncing black ringlet curls, her eyes the color of dirt, but her smile was very welcoming.
Harry's anxiety was immediately put at ease. She had asked them to follow her and as they rounded a corner, she ran into a rather tall column, and Harry caught her and helped her right herself. He was glad he was not being so clumsy, and sort of felt a bit of kinship with the witch. She pointed to the room at the end of the hall and Ron made his way there first.
"Thank you...?" Harry stated, hoping the nice witch would offer her name as he held out his hand.
"Harriet Hughes." She stated, taking his hand and shaking it with a strong grip that surprised Harry.
"I'm the Ministry odds and ends witch. I do things that no one else will." She said as she smiled.
"Very nice to meet you, I'm Harry Potter. Ron and I will be attending Auror Training today." He stated.
He was set at ease as she rolled her eyes at his name, "I guessed that, no one doesn't know that name."
All of a sudden there was a shrill shriek that made both of them turn to see a blur of red heading right for them. Ron was running like his skin was on fire and plowed right into them. Harry tumbled backwards into an open case holding a couple of plaques detailing the names of those who became Head Aurors. Harriett was trying to keep Ron from falling and the two tumbled to Harry's left, with their legs twisted around his own. As they tried to sit up, Harry was greeted with one more plaque that toppled over and hit his head with just the right amount of force as the edge struck his temple. He blacked out completely.
"What a way to start the day." A voice penetrated Harry's mind as he slowly opened his eyes.
Kingsley was staring down at him, a grin on his face.
"How is our newest trainee?" The darker man asked.
Harry sat up, seemed he was on a sofa or something. He reached up to touch his head, there was a small bandage on it.
"What happened?" Harry asked.
"I'm sorry mate... There was a spider... and you know..." Ron was gushing.
Harry laughed, he couldn't help it. Of all things, he had been happy he was not the clumsy one, and then Ron had to see a spider...
"Harry?" Draco tapped his lover on his shoulder.
Harry shook his head then looked at Draco, really seeing him.
"Sorry, I'll have to show you the memory from my vision. It was quite the day." Harry stated.
They apparated home straight from just outside the Ministry atrium.
Sirius took a deep breath as they appeared in a place he did not know. He looked around, hoping to see something that would give him a clue as to where they were. He did not know where they were, but he knew that they were in a forest. The green of the trees were highlighted by the silver streaks of moonlight. Low grasses and ferns were clinging to the base of the trees, and there seemed to be a few more tropical plants growing in between. They had left the Ministry during the day, so to have bright moonlight shining through, told Sirius that their location was definitely not in the same hemisphere. He turned his awed eyes on Severus.
"Where are we?" Sirius asked quietly.
"We are in the Daintree Rainforest. North Eastern Australia. I wanted to bring you here to show you the present I have been working on for you." Severus smiled at his husband's awe.
Sirius turned to fully take in Severus' whole form as he stepped back a bit. Being too close was not good for his equilibrium, the moonlight made his lover look positively enchanting.
He watched as Severus cast a few spells, muggle repelling charms, privacy charms and a few wards. The spells expanded so large that Sirius lost sight of them. He turned his gaze towards his dark prince, waiting. Severus always seemed to pause too much in his speech, making him ache to hear that voice just one more time. His eyes grew wide as Severus started to slowly take his clothing off. His throat was dry, and his heart started to race. Each piece of clothing was gingerly folded and laid to the side. When his lover stood in just pants, he was already starting to drool. Severus' body was always beautiful to him. The paleness of the skin seemed highlighted in against the dark undertones of green surrounding them and the moonlight filtering down on them. Each white line of scars seemed to glow brighter and Sirius licked his lips.
Severus was enjoying his mutt's reaction, but knew it would get better. As soon as his clothing was clear, he focused his mind. He let the change flow over him, his arms and legs became shorter, stockier and then fur blossomed over them. He gave into the change, his face, his body were no longer his, and then he peered back at Sirius, his new nose taking in the intoxicating scent of arousal and wild spice.
Sirius knew how hard it was to train your body to take a new shape. It had taken James, Peter and himself over a year to do so. Severus had managed it in a shorter time, and of course was brilliant at it. He looked down at the large beautiful white dog, he let his joy leak out of his eyes. His husband had become an animagus for him, to be able to let them run together. He knelt down and let his hands sink into the soft fur, it was pure white, which was perfect for his prince. The obsidian eyes were the only dark feature on the animal. Those eyes watched his tears fall, and the large muzzle nudged him. Sirius smiled, and then discarded his clothing quickly and joined his love.
So many of the sights of the forest at night played out before them as they let their paws carry them over the ground. The moonlight highlighting hidden alcoves in the trees that held small flowers, or small animal eyes that peered out briefly. Severus felt so free in this form, he now could understand his mutt’s affection for running free.
They ran through the forest as fast as they could. The moonlight broke over them as they reached a clearing of deep green. Other animals stayed away, as the large white dog and the black dog appeared. They seemed intent on bruising the flora of the area with their rough play. They rolled, they nipped, and they jumped and fell to the ground. When they fell, it was always the slightly larger white dog, which landed on top. When Sirius bared his neck to the other man, Severus could not keep his form much longer, the ache to take his mutt overruled him.
Sirius shifted just as quickly when he felt Severus change above him. He gasped loudly as their skin met and erections pressed together. Severus bent his head then and kissed him like he was the only air left in the world. His eyes were blinded by pleasure, and then Severus reared up screaming as he grasped his arm. Pain filled eyes looked back at him sorrowfully.
"I love you." Severus whispered before he felt the pull of the Dark Mark. Never had the Dark Lord used the Dark Mark for a port key or transportation, but evidently that was a bit of information he was never passed. His eyes closed taking with him the vision of his husband as he was pulled away bodily from Sirius.

Sirius reached out to try to hold on to Severus, but the man was gone before his fingers could touch an arm. Sirius ran fast and hard to where their clothes were discarded and hastily dressed. He picked up Severus' clothes, noting the cufflinks that Severus had received from Harry and groaned. If only they had left their clothes on. He let his voice cry out into the night, his pain reaching deep, into depths that he did not think he possessed. He ended the wards and spells and apparated himself directly to Grimmauld place. He sent his patronus to Harry as soon as he stepped across the threshold. His mind was quickly assaulted with his lover's pain. An image of the Ministry halls floated into his mind. They were taking Severus to the Ministry. He needed to get there fast. He looked at the floo, the door and then the broom that lay against the wall... He choose the broom. He was not an expert, but he would manage to get to his husband. His eyes saw only a red haze, his heart sealed itself, and he let rage take him.
TBC - Please rate and review.... I really need to know what you think about this chapter, I have agonized over it for ages....
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