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Resistance	By : danniperson Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 44505 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 7
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CHAPTER FIVE

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"Harry!" said his godfather with a grin, stretching out his arms.

"Sirius!" Harry exclaimed happily, moving forward to hug his godfather then Remus, who was with him.

"SIRIUS! REMUS!" shouted Grace's voice and Harry laughed, stepping aside to let them in while Grace's feet pounded on the stairs and she flew into Remus's, her godfather's, arms. "What are you doing here?"

"We need a reason to come over now?" Sirius demanded, doing his best to sound offended.

"I believe I'll be going now," said Snape stiffly, standing up from his chair.

Sirius frowned when he realized Snape was there and eyed the man distastefully as he moved.

"Oh, well, good night, Severus!" Lily said, standing up and giving her friend a hug. Harry stood stiffly, waiting for the man to leave. He knew it wouldn't be long before they got to tell Sirius and Remus the…interesting…news. He knew that wouldn't be much fun. Just another few rounds of dealing with people in denial. Harry, himself, was still getting used to the idea, though he tried not think of it as something weird like soul mates, just imagining it as a way for he and Snape to help each other out, even if they didn't like each other.

"What was Snape doing here?" Sirius asked almost as soon as the door closed behind the man.

No one seemed able to answer. Dumbledore just smiled and looked from Potter to Potter expectantly. Lily just sighed and James shook his head. Harry looked all around the living room and towards the staircase longingly. Only Grace bounced and grinned as she looked around at the others. When no one else replied, Grace piped up, "Snape is Harry's soul mate!" Grace said giddily.

"Ha!" Sirius exclaimed, immediately bursting into laughter. Grace giggled along with him. Harry closed his eyes and groaned quietly, chancing a glance at Remus who was beside him. Remus's eyes were wide and his face was pale. He eyed Sirius uncertainly then shot a questioning gaze to Harry, who quickly looked away. This was not a conversation he wanted to have again. It was sort of…embarrassing, honestly. His parents were each other's soul mates. Fleur and Bill were soul mates. They were in love and, even if they weren't, they'd still get along okay. But Snape? How on earth had that happened?

"That's what I said at first, too, mate," James sighed.

Sirius's laughter continued on though it was a bit strained now. "What?"

"Uh, Sirius, I don't think they were joking," Remus said quietly.

"But they have to be joking," snorted Sirius. "No way is that greasy git my godson's soul mate."

"Sirius!" Lily exclaimed. "That's enough."

"Oh, right. I sometimes forget your strange taste in friends, Lily-doll," Sirius said with a smile.

"I'm not going to argue with you," Lily sighed, rolling her eyes.

"Now….Seriously?" Sirius said with a grin.

"Oh, they were being very serious, Sirius," Dumbledore assured the man. "Severus is young Harry's soul mate. We performed the test and everything."

"But…but…" sputtered Sirius. "That's…That's so wrong!"

"Sirius," Remus said quietly in his calming tone. Sirius seemed to back down a bit though he still seemed stricken by the news. Harry glanced at them as Remus placed a comforting hand on Sirius's arm, calming the other man a bit more.

"I'm no happier about it than you," James sighed.

"Then-" Sirius began.

"I assume you and Remus came here for a reason?" Lily cut in, obviously not wanting the conversation to continue. Harry was grateful for it and he glared at Grace for bringing it up, though she didn't seem to notice. She was too busy looking around at everyone else.

"Ah, yes," Sirius said, reaching out and taking Remus's hand, thoroughly surprising the other man. "We came to announce that we're engaged."

Remus gaped at him. James choked on the butterbeer he had just swallowed and it ended up spewing out of his mouth everywhere, including on his wife who squeaked, jumping in response. "I knew it!" Grace exclaimed giddily. Harry just raised his eyebrow, not sure if he should believe it or not. That was sort of…out of nowhere.

"What?" James demanded.

"Don't tell me you believed that," Sirius laughed, quickly dropping Remus's hand.

"Merlin! Sirius!" James snapped, looking around and grabbing a throw pillow to hurl at Sirius who laughed, dodging it.

"No, we're not engaged…But we are soul mates," Sirius explained with a casual shrug.

"Ahhh…I had a feeling there was something going on," Lily said, only looking mildly surprised. "You both seemed so stunned at the meeting. I only guessed…But…Really?"

Sirius snorted. "Snape is your son's soul mate, Lily-doll. Anything is possible."

"He's got a point, Lils," James said with a grin.

Lily fought against a smile but it won out in the end when James, Sirius, and Remus all laughed. James reached over to tickle his wife while Sirius walked over and ruffled her red hair. "I guess you and Remy are sort of perfect for each other," Lily said slyly.

"Oi, what's that supposed to mean?" Sirius demanded teasingly.

"It means you have to get married," Grace giggled.

"We need to have a talk with your daughter about her humor, Prongs," Sirius said.

"No, I think Gracie's right," Lily said playfully.

"Don't start," Remus said with a small smile. "I could never marry Sirius."

"And why the bloody hell not?" Sirius demanded indignantly. Harry couldn't help but laugh at the silliness occurring and Grace made no attempt to stifle her own loud giggles.

"Because you're not serious about anything," Remus said.

"I'm Sirius about everything!" Sirius argued.

"Oh brother," Harry laughed, rolling his eyes. The whole play on Sirius's name and the word serious was an old joke but, in the current mood, it was hard not to laugh. It felt much better than the very serious atmosphere from only minutes ago.

"You're obnoxious," Remus continued, still smiling to let them all know he was just joking around.

"And you're rude!" Sirius shot back.

"And you have man bits," Remus added, glancing sideways at Grace, as though checking to see if she was still around to know if he had to watch his language or not. Lily probably still would have gotten onto them about their language in front of Harry but it wouldn't be so serious considering he was a bloke and he was almost of age anyway.

"Been checking, have you?" Sirius said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Well you certainly don't have a female figure," Remus defended, face turning pink a bit.

"He's been checking me out," Sirius said with a grin. "I feel a bit violated, I think."

"What should make you feel violated is thinking about what he must have done to you while you were sleeping," James muttered.

"James!" Lily exclaimed, slapping his arm playfully. Remus cleared his throat uncomfortably and turned even redder. "Look, you're upsetting him."

"I'm not upset!" Remus said. "Just wondering how this turned onto me."

"That's what you get for not wanting to marry me," Sirius said.

"Well," Remus said. "We don't want to continue wasting the headmaster's time. We came to tell Lily and James about this but, since you're here, would you mind performing the Soul Bond for us, Albus?"

"I'd be delighted, Remus," Dumbledore said with a kind smile, standing up.

"Oh Merlin! What if I'm getting cold feet?" Sirius asked with a grin. "Prongs! Be my best man, will ya?"

"Sirius! Be serious!" scolded James with a laugh, reaching over the back of the couch to shove Sirius along.

Harry and Grace walked around to squeeze onto the couch with their parents while Sirius and Remus moved to the center of the living room. Both looked very uncomfortable and uncertain though Sirius was still trying to smile, appearing as casual as always. Dumbledore dug around in his pockets. "You are both incredibly lucky that I always travel well prepared," Dumbledore said with a smile, finally pulling out a few objects and holding them in his hands. "Have you memorized the words?"

"Err…" said Sirius.

"I have," Remus assured him. "Sirius, you just repeat everything I say back to me."

"Got it," Sirius said with a nod, looking relieved.

Dumbledore smiled and shifted the objects all to one hand while the worked the top of a phial off with his free one. "You must stand about a foot apart. Yes…Now hold out your hands." Sirius and Remus held out their hands, palms up, nearly touching. Dumbledore poured the contents of the phial over them. It left their hands shiny. Though, the moment some of the excess that slid off their hands hit the floor it only created a small bit of sparkling golden smoke that blew around their ankles a moment before dying down. Dumbledore them replaced the topper and slid it back into his pocket before pulling out a box of matches. When he lit one the flame was a strange and vibrant reddish pink color. Dumbledore motioned for them to bring their hands closer until both pairs of hands were as close as possible without covering each other. Dumbledore then dropped the match onto their hands. Sirius and Remus both hissed in pain, arms twitching, though they kept their hands together.

Harry watched the entire thing, transfixed. He barely blinked, not wanting to miss one moment of this.

When the match hit their hands, the flame blew out and where the potion had covered their hands now glowed in a somewhat darker shade of the color the flame had been. Finally, Dumbledore held out a knife and made a small cut into each of their palms before placing the knife back into its sheath then back into his pocket, motioning for them to join hands. Remus motioned for Sirius to cross their arms to hold their hands, both crossed at the wrist, and linking their fingers as they did so, taking an awkward moment for Remus to situate them correctly before looking to Dumbledore expectantly.

"You must remain silent while the ceremony takes place," Dumbledore informed the Potters quietly, though Harry doubted anyone, even Grace, had any intentions of doing anything to interrupt this. He then turned his gaze back to Sirius and Remus and instructed them to look into each other's eyes and for Remus to begin.

"Ego redimio meus animus ut vestri," Remus said.

"Ego redimio meus animus ut vestri," Sirius repeated.

Dumbledore placed the tip of his wand to the middle of where their hands were joined. "Planto illa duos animus unus." A strip of glowing pale green light wound its way around their wrists.

"Ego commodo meus veneficus ut vestri," Remus said.

"Ego commodo meus veneficus ut vestri," Sirius repeated.

"Permissum suum veneficus permoveo una," Dumbledore said, a spark of purple light snaking its way around their wrists now, encircling the green light.

"Ego patefacio meus mens vobis."

"Ego patefacio meus mens vobis."

"Permissum lemma reputo ut unus." A jet of blue light joined the others, making it look like a thick, colorful, glowing chain.

"Ego patefacio meus pectus pectoris vobis."

"Ego patefacio meus pectus pectoris vobis."

"Permissum diligo redimio lemma intemporaliter." A jet of red light then joined the others.

"Ego trado meus somes expleo is sacramentum."

"Ego trado meus somes expleo is sacramentum."

"Permissum totus of lemma utriusque certamen. Duos res per unus fatum. Quicumque they es vadum thrive ex unus alius. Una they es universus." Dumbledore finished. The magic chain holding their wrists glowed white now and, for a brief moment, the blinding light seemed to consume them both before suddenly disappearing, leaving the whole living room feeling darker than it actually was.

Harry shivered involuntarily and blinked rapidly until he could see them better. Sirius and Remus stood, their hands still clasped, staring at each other in such an intense way it was hard to look at. If Harry didn't know any better, he might have expected them to kiss. It had to be the mood of the whole thing, though. Just in the audience, Harry had felt something very strong tugging at him while the ritual was performed. He could feel the power and the magic working its way around them, captivating them all. They were just the observers. How much more intense had it been to Remus and Sirius? That probably explained the way they were looking at each other.

Suddenly, they dropped hands as though burned.

Harry blinked and looked away from them and instead glanced at his family. The others were just now moving, looking rather uncomfortable and anywhere but at Sirius and Remus. Obviously, they had noticed something, too. Only Grace wore a little smile because of it.

"So…That was it?" Sirius asked, clearing his throat. "It worked?"

"I believe so," Dumbledore said. "It is the first time I have performed that particular bonding. However, from the sheer amount of power at play, I'm more than positive it was a success. I'm only curious as to whether or not it has left any sort of mark."

"Mark?" Remus asked.

"Yes," replied Dumbledore. "The book never said, though a vast majority of bonds leave some sort of physical mark of declaration. Very few do not. But I still wouldn't be worried if it hasn't." Dumbledore reached out and took one of Remus's hands, turning it in his own for a moment before saying "Ahhh," turning the hand towards Remus to point it out to him.

"Oh," said Remus in surprise. "Well, that's not so bad. It only looks like…like a birth mark or something."

"Yes, that is why I almost didn't recognize it. Only the magical signature behind it led me to it," Dumbledore explained.

"What is it?" Sirius asked, leaning over to peer at it before looking at his own hand to find his.

"I want to see!" Grace exclaimed, hopping up and skipping over to them, taking her godfather's hand from Dumbledore to look.

"It could be some sort of ancient symbol or something," Remus said thoughtfully. "It sort of looks like a rune, Though I can't really place it…"

Curious now, Harry stood up and walked over to Sirius, looking where Sirius held out his hand, pointing. Only thin, darkened lines stood out on one side of his hand. It looked really…odd, whatever it was.

"Let me see," Lily said, standing up and walking over to them. James stood up and followed shortly behind her.

"No, it's not," Grace said with a grin.

"Grace," laughed Lily, looking as though she would say more.

"No, it's not!" Grace quickly said. "Look…Look here. This," she said and Harry had to lean over to watch her trace the topmost part of the mark. It was uneven at the top and looked like three bumps or incomplete circles of some sort with a curve on one side. It led down and around so that a half, incomplete circle was directly beneath it. It was all one line, every shape connected. Grace traced the design above the circle. "That looks like a paw print, right? And this," she said, tracing the curved line under it, "looks like a moon." Grace looked up, grinning, pleased with herself. "See?"

"Yeah,I think she's right," Harry said, grinning as he looked at the thing again. It wasn't very obvious at first glance. He figured it was a lot like finding shapes in clouds or something.

"It does look like it could be a rune but it's been forever since I looked at them," Lily said with a frown. "Though I do see what Grace sees. . Well, I'm sure that's it, then."

"Ha. Padfoot and Moony," James said with a grin.

"Padfoot and Moony sitting in a tree!" Grace sang.

"Hush, you brat," Sirius said with a grin, leaning over to shove her gently.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Grace sang and giggled, quickly running around Remus to hide behind her dad. "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Remus with a baby carriage!"

"Ha. Well at least I'm the man in the relationship," Sirius said with a grin.

"Fathers can't push baby carriages?" Remus asked, rolling his eyes.

"Not in this song, they don't!" Sirius said with a grin.

They acted so natural now, it was as though nothing strange had ever happened. Still, there was something Harry noticed in the way Grace sang her song, the way she spoke and how she watched them, as though she actually expected more. As if she really thought there was more there. Which was crazy. They had known Sirius and Remus for years now. If nothing else, Sirius was too much of a lady's man to be gay.

"If it is indeed as young Miss Grace believes, then they must all be unique," Dumbledore said. "Of course, this is only the first time I've done so. We'll have to check with every pair we perform the bond on now."

"I can't wait to see what Lils and I come up with," James said with a grin, hugging his wife.

"But not tonight," Lily said with a smile. "I want to make it a special event. When do you think you'll be free, Albus?"

"How about in three days time?" Dumbledore said.

"That would be wonderful. Thank you so much, Albus," Lily said with a smile. "Now, would you all care to stay for dinner?"

"No thank you, Lily. I must be going now.I only ask for a quick word with Harry before I leave," Dumbledore said.

Harry nodded then followed Dumbledore to the door and just outside. He wondered if Dumbledore did have news about Horcruxes or something to discuss with him as he had first thought when Dumbledore arrived with Snape.

"Your birthday is coming soon, is it not?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yeah, in two weeks," Harry said.

"And you'll be of age this year," Dumbledore said. "Able to join the Order of the Phoenix?"

"Yeah?" Harry said, confused now and wondering where this was going.

"Old enough to decide for yourself if you would choose to bond with Professor Snape?"

Oh.

Harry grinned. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Two weeks is not a horribly long time," Dumbledore assured him. "I don't make it my business to go encourage children to go against the wishes of their parents. However, I believe you're old enough to make mature decisions, Harry, and considering you and Professor Snape both seem agreeable in this…How much good it could do you both…I'm sure he would not be opposed to meeting with you at your convenience to discuss this particular matter, if you are serious about it."

"Yeah, I think I am," Harry said, nodding his head. It was still so strange thinking of all of this, especially when he had been there to witness how strong the ceremony had been for Sirius and Remus. The fact that there could be anything more between him and Snape was just plain weird, something that was hard to wrap his head around. But it could be good, Harry thought to himself. Maybe these two weeks before his birthday would be useful in learning more about it before he went into it. But Harry was more than positive that this was what he wanted to do. "Thank you, Professor."

"Not at all, Harry," Dumbledore said with a smile. "Now, go enjoy your dinner. I believe we'll be meeting again in three days. Good night, Harry."

"Night," Harry said, waving as Dumbledore walked down the stone pathway that led across the yard until he was able to Disapparate. Harry had to fight a grin as he walked back into his house. He couldn't help but be excited. Even if he did have to do this with Snape.

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