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Unwanted pet * Complete*	By : Kvarta Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Remus Views: 12011 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Time blended, drifting in and out of conciseness the only constant in his hazy mind was Snape’s presence. Snape was pouring potions down his throat, whipping his sweaty forehead, just sitting near whenever he drifted briefly into conciseness. When Remus was puking his guts out, soft and strong hands were holding him. Gentle whisper was floating in his foggy mind.
Finally, the fog was lifted, still not fully awake but aware enough to hear and understand what is going around. Quiet whispers came from Albus and Snape arguing, Snape’s voice was worried and tired
“If he does not wake up soon I will stop administering the potion to him.”
“You predicted this reaction if I remember correctly.”
“No, not like this. He is puking blood that was not my prediction.”
“That is why you teach Potions and not Divination.”
“Do not mock me, Albus. I was, …I am a lot of things but I never will be cool blooded killer.”
“Do you really believe that this is killing him?”
“I…I do not know. His mind is in shock, his body failing, he is…he is puking blood.” Snape sounded almost desperate.
“I have faith in you Severus that he will be fine.”
“I cannot promise you that Albus. Not at this point, and not if I continue giving him that potion.”
“Did you give him potion tonight?”
“As requested.”
“Then there is nothing we can do until tomorrow. Tomorrow, we will decide. Honestly, my boy, if I do not know you better I would say that you care for the man.”
“That only proves how little you know me, Albus.”
“Maybe, and maybe not. Try to get some rest tonight, Severus.”
Soft hands touched his forehead. Wet cloth replaced them. Bitter potion poured down the throat, and he drifted to sleep again.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Lupin woke up covered with sweat, breathing rapidly. With the corner of the eye, noticed a trace of black clothing disappearing in the direction of the bathroom. Looking around noticed, that he is lying on the small single bed, placed near the cold fireplace, on the spot was previously Snape’s secretary table was. In a hand’s reach, clean set of clothes neatly folded, but he was naked under the covers. Near his head, few clothes placed. Where could my wand be? wondered.
Every muscle in his body was aching, forcing himself to sit reached for the clothes. Dressing up turned out to be a challenging task, but he managed it somehow. Trying to fight off dizziness, seated on the bed again, pulling his shirt on, when Snape returned in the room. Snape’s hair was still wet. Calm heartbeats and expressionless face did not match Snape’s wretched look. Face colour even more pronounced, yellowish with dark bags under his eyes, exhaustion written all over his face. Snape approached fast, pushing him down
“You are not in condition to sit, little less to get up”
“Why? How…how long I was out.”
“10 days. You had a severe reaction to other potion, more severe than I anticipated.” Remus’s jaw dropped I was unconscious for 10 days!
“You look same as I feel. What did you do in those 10 days?”
Snape gave him a cold long stare, not too friendly at all.
“I did what I had to do.” answered Snape vaguely
“Is it possible for me get up somehow? I think I am tired of lying.”
“If you are up to it. However, do not play a bloody hero. I will help you reach the chair.” grumbled Snape.
Feeling hotness rise in his cheeks, he nodded. Snape offered him hand and he accepted. Reluctantly, Lupin had to admit, Snape was right; he was not in a condition to stand up or walk alone. Half carrying him Snape was walking slowly to the armchairs. Finally slumping into an armchair, he was tired, as if he had run a marathon. Remus frowned at the bowl of vegetable soup on the table.
“I was feeding you with soup for 10 days, and you could not hold inside even that. If you do not throw up that, there is a chamomile tea, for later.” explained Snape in a low voice.
The smell of soup was pleasant and he savours it for a while until his stomach started it rumble loudly. Taking a gulp of warm liquid, almost saying from pleasant sensation, he drank the whole bowl. Snape was silent, eating his soup slowly and keeping a wary eye on him. Lupin felt sickness rising up, but not too strong, and he suppressed it.
“I am sorry, Snape.”
“Did anyone ever told you, Lupin, you apologize too much? What for are you apologizing now?”
“That night, last 10 days…just about anything I can remember. I owe you…”
“You do not owe me anything, Lupin. I do not do this out of a kindness in my heart.”
“But that night…-
“What about that night? For what are you apologizing? Being bloody moron or for tearing half of your face?”
“For scaring you, making you remember…”
“One cannot remember something he never managed to forget.” Snape's voice was calm with a hint of annoyance in it
“For that, I do not even know how to begin to apologize.”
“You do not.”
“Look, Snape, I know you do not believe me but I had nothing with that joke. I never, ever, in my life … I had so much to lose as well.”
“I know.” Snape was now openly annoyed” As I said, you are not the one who should be apologizing for that night. For so many other things, that you do not even remember to apologize, yes. However, not for that night.”
“And what about the moon…? -
“Moon, Lupin, is an object. A planet in the sky. Apologizing for its existence is … ridiculous… at best.”
“Do not do that, you are very well aware what I want to say.”
“As I recall, nothing happened. I do not see the reason for apologizing.”
“I terrified you.”
“I am not that timid; do not give yourself too much credit.” sneered Snape” I will admit, however, that your magical blast was far from pleasant. May I ask…?”
“Anything.”
“Do not toss that word so easily.” a bitter smile curled Snape’s lips” The pain during transformation…how much…can you describe it?”
He blinked, of all the questions this one was least expected.
“I am not sure if there is a word to describe it. It is intense. It feels like many crushiatus curses landed on you at once. Multiple bones in the body break tearing through your muscles and shift. Your skin rips. All that is happening at the same time. I do not believe there is the word to describe that amount of pain. However, pain is brief, it does not last for long. Why do you want to know?”
“New Wolfsbane, I was hoping that it would influence transformation. Make it less painful. Maybe I made mistake” Snape’s low voice diapered
“Potion worked Snape. Maybe not in the direction you wished it to, but the potion worked. Transformation back to human form is equally painful. Was equally painful. My mind was clear in wolf form, and I slept through the second transformation. Potion worked.” Snape nodded his head
“You should be resting.”
“It feels nice to be conscious again. You look like you need to rest.”
“When the time comes.” agreed on Snape, but to Lupin this answer did not sound so reassuring. “Would you like something to read?”
“That would be nice if you do not mind.”
“Not at all, but I am afraid that I have only potions books.”
“I do not mind reading about potions.” Snape stood up and picked one book from the shelf, it was a book on rare plants found in exotic places, even if contained information about their use in potions book contained travelogues as well. They spent the morning in peaceful silence. Albus came in the afternoon, and Snape retired to his laboratory leaving them alone to talk.
The days were passing quickly. Remus was still feeling bit ill, and he would throw up on occasion. Still in Snape’s quarters and still not present at classes. Snape continued to take care of him, picking up the slack and teaching his part of classes as much as he could. On the verge of the new full moon, Remus finally started to feel like his old self. Even his reaction to wolfsbane and other potion improved.
On the night of the full moon, he begged Snape not to come to the transformation. Managed to convince him just in that, Snape was not in the room for the transformation. However, next morning Snape was sleeping next to his cage with one hand under the cage bars. Transformation back was, again, easy and painless. The second potion did not cause black outs and vomiting, he was finally strong enough to start teaching again.
However, he was still in Snape’s quarters, sleeping on a small single bed.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Much to his own dismay, Snape had to admit to himself that sharing quarters with Lupin was not very bad. Lupin was mostly quiet and out of his way. Administering potions to Lupin was easier that way; the potions he alone was taking took a small amount of creativity. He did not want his ”guest” to know that he is taking them. All in all, his life was not disrupted too much, but the amount of work started to take the toll on him.
~ SS ~ RL ~ SS ~ RL ~
Three days passed since last full moon. Heighten senses did not bother him anymore; he took full control over them. Well, the only scent, he still could not block out, was Snape. However, even that did not bother Lupin that much. Lupin did his best to stay as far as possible from Snape.
Snape was a quiet companion, never complaining about anything, but as the time passed, he noticed that Snape looked more and more wretched. Dark bags under Snape’s eyes getting darker shades by day. He was grateful for all Snape did for him, but still had no idea how to repay his debt.
That third day, he was waiting for the bathroom to get free. At least what he could do for Snape was too neatly fold his robes while Snape was taking shower. As he picked up the black robe, two tiny phials fell to the floor. Picking them up, not intending anything but to place them back in the pocket, he sensed the smell. Carefully he sniffed one than the other.
That two-timing idiot! His mood shifted to anger as he was thinking of uses and consequences for prolonged usage of potions he smelled. Of course, Snape was Potion Master, and even those phials would not mean much if he could not smell change in Snape’s own smell. For nearly two months, he could smell one of those potions in Snape’s sweat. Why I did not think of it before! Mad at himself as much as to Snape, he glared at the bathroom door.
Snape was unaware of his discovery, or build up anger when he finally came to a room. Lupin was sitting on the edge of his bed, across Snape’s robe. Waiting for another man to approach his clothes.
“Did you slept well?”
“I did.”
“So it was a good night’s rest?”
“What is matter with you Lupin?” Snape turned to face him
“No dreams?” he persisted
“Not that I can think of.”
Jumping from the place he was sitting, faster than Snape could react, tackled him on the bed. With one hand, he scooped Snape’s hands, pinning them above the head. Sitting on him, pinning him to the bed with his own weight.
“DO NOT LIE TO ME!” yelled
“Let me go,” growled Snape dangerously
“Don’t you dare lie to me!” ignored the threat in man’s voice
“What is wrong with you let me go.”
“THIS!!!” he shoved two small phials in Snape’s face. Snape looked bored
“You play tackle on a count of me having phials.”
“They reek of potions.”
“And I am the Potion Master of the school. Let me go.”
“Don’t lie to me Snape; I can smell them, on you.” he picked one phial up” How long do you take these?”
“What that might be?”
“Heart calming potion.”
“On occasion.” calmly lied Snape
“DO NOT LIE!!! You taking this potion at least two months. A Heart calming potion Snape! Do you want to kill yourself?”
“Thought never crossed my mind.”
“Then why?”
“Necessity.”
“Oh! And this?” Snape blinked” Pepper me up? HOW DARE YOU?”
“How I dare what?”
“To do… that… to me?” he stuttered
“As I recall you just accused me that I take those potions. In what way that can be doing anything to you?”
“I am not stupid.” growled, dark purple coloured Snape’s cheeks and forehead, onyx eyes swirled with anger.
“You are not rational Lupin. Let me go. I have no idea what are you screaming about, and I am getting tired of your childish behaviour.”
“DO NOT LIE! You would rather kill yourself than…, ohhhhh, you are some piece of work. Then do it! Kill yourself! End you!” screamed, jumped of Snape on the bed, burying face in his hands. Snape arose slowly with sigh
“Even if do want to… and myself, which I do not, I cannot, not until we finish your medication.”
“Why?”
“The second medicine, it is tailored for you and you alone. I cannot give someone else to make it. It will keep you from turning feral.”
“You told me that already.”
“It will also build your immunity. Once we finish, you will be the only werewolf immune to silver.”Snape’s voice was just a barely a whisper
“Beg your pardon.”
“Silver will not be able to harm you. Well, at least not in a way it can now.”
“Is that why my reaction…”
“Yes.” Snape looked tired, he walked to the armchair and sunk in it” It is complicated brew, dangerous in wrong hands. It is, also, highly illegal.”
“And you are willing to risk your life, your career for me?”
“For the greater purpose. Do not give yourself too much credit.”
They sat in silence for some time. Finally, he whispered
“Is it that hard?” Snape glanced him with confusion”You would rather risk your life than…”
“What are you implying Lupin?”
“I’m not implying anything Snape. I know.”
“Whatever you think you know, you are wrong.”
“DON’T LIE TO ME!!!” Snape just sunk back to his chair. Lupin’s head was buzzing I will not be the reason for his demise. I refuse…! Suddenly he jumped and called Albus through the floo. Albus was there in a matter of seconds.
“What is going on?” asked Albus, his eyes darting from him to Snape and back
“You can have my resignation, Albus. I am giving up. I am giving up on my post as professor. I do not want to be your pet project as well. I am leaving Hogwarts tonight.” before Albus managed to answer, Snape jumped out of his seat
“You cannot!”
“And why that might be?”
“The second potion, if you do not take the full dose, it will kill you!”
“My life, I may do whatever I am pleased with it.”
“What is going on?” started Albus again
“I will not let you…to destroy all my work. Not if I have to put collar and a leash on you and chain you to the wall.” hissed Snape
“Oh, and when you kill yourself. Who is going to finish my medication then?”
“I am not killing myself!”
“My boys…” tried Albus again
“HEART CALMING POTION SNAPE!!! If my memory serves me well you cannot take it more than three days in a row, and even then, it is a risk.”
“As I recall potions were not one of your stronger points Lupin.”
“I had two months to catch up.”
“Oh, and now you know more about potions than me? Do you care to take my position in school then?”
“Not more, but enough.”
“SILENCE!!!” yelled Albus, his wand was in the air and he was mumbling something” Now, the deed is done. I cast a binding spell on you two. Severus, Remus will notify me if you continue to take ANY potions while he is here. Remus if you try to leave you will find that you are not able to do so. You two are not to be separated more than few hours a day, which is enough to go true classes. No patrolling duty for either of you. If something is going on, you are under strict orders to stay confined in these quarters. Do you understand me?”
“Albus!” they yelled at the same time
“My mind is made up. That would be all gentlemen,” smirked Albus and diapered from the room. Levin him and Snape looking at each other in disbelief
“You did not give me answer to my question.”
“Which one? You were barraging them at me, it did not seem like you want answers at all.”
“Is so hard for you? That I know.”
“For you to know what?”
“To know that you are not a shell full of venom walking around, spiteful about everything and everyone. To know that you can be annoyed or even caring at rare occasions?”Snape sunk back to the chair
“How many more humiliations….”
“Is a trace of humanity that to you? A humiliation?”
“Lupin you are prying, I am not the one to explain myself to you or anyone else for that matter.”
“Then do not. Do not explain yourself. Do not say a word. Just, let me at least to try being your friend.”
“Why would you want to do that?”
“Because I want to. I need to.”
“Why are you so sure I am even remotely interested in you being my friend? Interested in having friends at all?”
“No one can go through life alone. Would that be so hard?”
“What?”
“To have a friend? For us to be friends”
“I told you, I do not need a friend Lupin. We are not kids to play in the sandbox. Do try to calm yourself down, I would say that second phase of your potion is starting to take on in full force.” sighed Snape.
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