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Why Should I Do It	By : fortheloveofDrizzt Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 22325 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 11
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter universe, be it the books, movies, or characters...I make no money from this fic. It is for pure enjoyment.

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A/N: I am feeling extremely generous right now and will be giving you a chapter a few days early. Then I will be giving you another before Friday. I fear that Mika was able to escape the dungeons...but at least he finished checking over two chapters.
Reviews:

Kat: I felt that Remus would say that being normal, like everyone else is just not possible. Everyone is their own person. I mean Remus is a werewolf and has been since he was a small child. It would make sense that he would feel that normal for one person is different to the next.

Delia: As for who it is, they will be a surprise as I have not even completely decided on the man. I refuse to do a Draco/Harry pairing because I feel that they would never get along in a friendship, let alone a romantic one. As for Albus finally understanding a little of what Harry is going through, it will not be seen for a couple more chapters. Albus does get what is coming to him, just have to wait to catch the old man off guard.

ASP: I am unsure that Harry will be a complete top... He will probably end up more Verse that total top.

Bird: Your answer is actually in the chapter... Let me know what you think of it. XD

Meechypoo: Not a Gelfling...Close. I know you enjoy Forgotten Realms... I will give you a hint. Look at his characteristics and you will figure it out. As if I would ever pair Harry with the Cow (Lavender), Hermione and Ron will be together in this fic...doing their own thing...Being Haters, well maybe not haters but just being them. Oh and as for the pen name, you can't forget Wulfgar, Cattiebrie, and Regis either. Bruenor is indeed the shit, but you can't forget his adopted children and the halfling.

LyraRFIM: I gave the story that title because when I was reading the books, I always thought Why should Harry sacrifice himself for a world that loves him one minute, then calls him the next dark lord the next. I never understood that. Of course, it may just be because I am a wee bit cynical. Snape and Harry will go over the potions notes, just not yet. It will probably happen after Harry takes his NEWTs. As for the Sabotage, well lets just say that the Snakes do no wrong in Snape's eyes. Loved your closeing line in the review. XP
Now As always, gimme the questions, comments, or thoughts of what you would like to happen in a Review. I will do my best to answer and maybe throw a few of the ideas in where I can fit them without drastically changing the plot.
Now let the story commence.
Harry smiled and nodded taking a seat in the chair, watching the sunset with Remus. Neither one said a word as they sat there enjoying the last rays of the sun and the sounds of the forest coming to life before Harry cleared his throat. He smiled looking at Remus, "Potions amaze me. It's like cooking. I was forced to cook for the Dursley's. I truly enjoyed it, but had to hide the fact that I enjoyed it." He smiled watching a bat flutter around the trees, "As for transfiguration." He shrugged pulling a small matchbook from his pocket and tossed it in front of him. He made a quick move of his wand before the matchbook changed into a blanket, "There is just something about taking a small object like the matchbook and being able to change it into something that you need. It also saves space when packing." He curled into himself on the chair, wrapping the blanket around him, "Think of every store in Diagon Alley. Madam Malkin, she uses it every day. So do Fred and George. Everyone uses it even when they think they don't. It's like math." He snuggled farther under the blanket as he spoke, seeking warmth. It wasn't until Harry started to doze in his chair that the other professors found them. Remus motioned for them to remain quiet as he walked past them, motioning for them to follow him out of the room.
As the last one filed out he carefully shut the door behind them, "If you have all stopped arguing and giving poor Harry a headache then perhaps we can get an explanation as to what creature Harry has become. You said when he woke that you would explain to both of us Albus. Instead, the three of you were arguing so loud that it cause him to have a headache. Obviously the change to his ears were not just an ascetic change but his hearing is over sensitive." He looked at the three of them as if they were wayward students who were caught out after hours, "He wants to take his NEWTs so he can at least finish something before he has to face Voldemort. He knows that he might die and has accepted that. This young man has more right to finish his education early. Who's to say that he will even be alive this time next year? Or for that matter any of us?" He turned his attention to Snape, "He wants a potions mastery," he spat before turning to McGonagall, "He wants a transfiguration mastery." He turned a hardened glare to Dumbledore, "He wants nothing to do with defense but has agreed to continue to take it so that he will be ready to face Voldemort when the time comes."
The three professors looked at Remus like they had been slapped, before he turned back to the room and headed back to the balcony where Harry was sitting and still sleeping. He sighed and picked up Harry gently from the chair and carried him back towards the infirmary past the three professors that were still standing trying to get the words that Remus has spoken to them, Harry didn't like defense? But according to his grades it was one of the boy's best subjects. He wanted to study potions and transfiguration? That was not in the grand scheme of things. Harry was supposed to be only focused on defense with the rest of his studies falling behind. Minerva watched as Harry passed them and swore that she would do whatever she needed to help Harry.
Snape looked at Potter and sneered, 'How dare the wolf tell them that they were arguing too loud. Potter can take the NEWTs but he would have to live outside of Gryffindor Tower away from the rest of the insufferable brats. Perhaps Potter has truly grown as opposed to what his friends have. He just went through several terrible ordeals and to still have his sanity and strength, let alone the compassion for others, was enough to make a weaker person break.' He shook his head and left the two other professors behind him, his robes billowing behind him.
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Harry woke to the soft rays of the sun filtering through the windows of the infirmary. He looked around as he woke, Remus was asleep in the bed next to him and Snape was sitting in the chair next to the bed reading quietly from a potions manual. Harry sat up and stretched, "Good morning Professor." He swung his legs off the side of the bed gasping as his feet hit the cold stone underneath them mumbling, "With all the magic in this place can they not place a warming charm on the floor to stop you from having a heart attack when your feet touch it." He quickly checked under the blanket to make sure he was at least wearing underwear before heading off to the loo.
After Harry finished his morning ablutions, he returned to his bed in the infirmary to find two trunks at the end of his bed. One was his the other was a dark mahogany with his initials in gold on the lid. Curious, he looked over at Snape, "Professor, where did this other trunk come from?"
Snape looked up from his reading and glanced at the mahogany trunk next to the bright red one, "The Headmaster took it upon himself to see that you had new clothes that would fit you correctly as opposed to the overlarge, threadbare articles that you call your clothes."
Harry was happy that someone had gotten him a gift even if it was a new wardrobe, but the words that Snape spoke hurt. He turned an icy glare at the man, "Fuck. You." He turned his attention back to the trunk, lifting it to the bed before going through the contents pulling out a pair of black slacks and a dark blue dress shirt. He quickly dressed and turned to the potions master, "You know what it was like. You have seen me at my worst and still, still you decide it better to let out your scathing and painful remarks rather than keep them to yourself." He took a deep breath, closing his eyes as he collected his thoughts, "I will have to find another master to guide me through my apprenticeship. I would have enjoyed learning from the best in Britain, but as seeing how you cannot even speak a sentence without insulting either my person or someone I care for, there is nothing for it." He closed the trunk and returned it to the foot of the bed, "Pleasant day Professor." He left the infirmary trying to calm what was left of his fraying nerves before he hexed the man into oblivion.
Remus was laying in the bed listening to the exchange between the two and sighed sitting up after Harry left, "Well done Severus. All he wanted was a simple answer and you ripped him apart like James and Sirius did to you." Remus stood looking down at the dour potions master, "When we were in the Astronomy tower last night, he was excited at the chance to learn from you and Minerva. He respects you both so much and wanted to be able to learn from both of you so that he could be one of the best." Remus ran a hand through his hair and sighed looking over at the window across the way, "Do you know why he wants to study potions? Did you even look at his books before you decided to start fighting with Albus and Minerva?" He turned a hardened glare at Severus, "He wants to study potions because he is fascinated by the art itself. He said that cooking and potions were almost the same. He enjoys cooking, so why wouldn't he enjoy potions?" Remus stood and stretched looking down at the potions master, "Apologize to him and offer to accept him as your apprentice should he still wish it, and read the damn books. They might give you a better insight to everything Harry has been up to when you find him...strutting along the halls." He turned and left the infirmary leaving the man behind him to find Albus and procure a room for Harry to use as he studies for his NEWTs then onto his apprenticeships.
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Harry was sitting on one of the boulders by the lake, having taken off his shoes and socks, his feet were hanging in the water. He was trying to calm himself from the anger that one man had infused in him. He was hurt. After everything that he had gone through from the Dursley's and the verbal and emotional attacks from the greasy haired bat of the dungeons, he had forgiven him. He skimmed a rock along the water, "You're a fool. He wasn't going to change. He wasn't going to be nicer to you. Why did you expect that? Just because you were beaten within an inch of your life and left to die in a cupboard doesn't mean that the git would be compassionate towards you." He sighed and hung his head, fighting the urge to cry but it was a loosing battle. He pulled his feet from the water and rested his head on his knees as he gave into the sobs that were forcing themselves out of his body.
Harry was still sitting on the boulder looking out across the water when Snape finally found him. Harry knew that the man was there before he spoke, only one person could make the tell tale swish of the billowing robes. Sighing and not looking over at the man, "How can I help you Professor? Would you like me to lay down so you kick me and hurt me more?" He knew he was being a bastard, but he just couldn't make himself care about anyone's feelings. He slipped on his socks and shoes before hopping down off the boulder to look Snape in the eyes, "Well?"
Snape sneered at Harry, he knew the young man was hurting and what he said was cruel. He took a deep breathing pinching the bridge of his nose looking at Potter, "Listen closely Potter, I will only say this once. I apologize for my words this morning. I was not thinking clearly when I spoke to you. I am offering to be your guide if you truly desire to become a potions master, that is if you feel that we can work together. I will not promise to keep my 'scathing and painful remarks' to myself, but I will try." He nodded to Potter and headed back towards the castle and even better his dungeon.
Harry struggled to comprehend what happened as Snape walked away leaving him by the lake. 'Had the git just apologized?' He shook his head, heading back to the castle at a slow pace knowing that he had a lot to think over. He made his way up the stairs to the infirmary knowing that he was not supposed to leave the castle alone, and he had done just that. He knew he was in for a lecture from Madam Pomfrey when he finally got back to his bed. He sighed and flopped down on the bed throwing his arm over his eyes wanting to get everything over and done with.
He wanted the lecture that was coming to hurry up and happen, he wanted to know what he was. He clearly wasn't a human anymore. Would he have to hid from the castle populace because of his appearance? Would he have to wear glamors to look like he did before? NO! He refused to hide away. He was going to be himself for once in his life. No more hiding. He didn't want to hide what he was or even what had happened to him. He was scarred and marked. He was a different species than human. He wanted to be himself, his true self. Not the mask that he wore day in and day out since he was first brought into the wizarding world. He would fight Voldemort, but he would do it as himself. Not the Boy-Who-Lived, but as Harry James Potter, a young man standing up for what was right.
He crawled over to the foot of the bed, opening up his red trunk and pulling out some of the books he had acquired over the last year that he never had the chance to look through. He made sure to take several of the composition books out of the trunk along with his quills and ink pot. After settling himself back on the bed he sighed, getting comfortable he cracked open the first book. It was a Transfiguration text. He smiled as he quickly devoured the book, writing any and all questions he had in the composition book, making sure to leave enough space between each question to write a suitable answer. He knew quite a bit of the material but was struggling with some of the more complex ideas. One was acquiring a secondary and possibly multiple animagus forms. He wrote down how someone would go about gaining multiple forms. The text said that the person attempting had to have a strong magical core and suggested that it would be easier if the person had creature blood.
A/N2: Questions, comments, ideas, send a review. New Chapter will be out by Friday. In the meantime I have to go and hunt down a rebellious beta.
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