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Please, Release Me!	By : Severus1snape Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Neville Views: 17663 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling does, I write for fun and do not make any money from this.

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AN: Thank you SO much for the lovely reviews - you warm up my heart and my fingers itch to write more for you.

Breakfast was as quiet as it had been every day after most students had gone home for the summer a month ago, but 12 students from 6^th and 7^th year, no Slytherins of course, along with the head of houses, remained here still, as did professor McGonagall, who was now the new headmistress. She had made professor Flitwick deputy headmaster, which worked out splendid as he too was an Order member.
He let his eyes wander off towards the staff table for a minute. He should be there. He has earned the right to be, even though I am the only one to know that currently.He sighed heavily. So much had changed in the past two days.
Neville did not have much of an appetite this morning nor did anyone else it seemed, but he still forced himself to eat scrambled eggs and toast while drinking milk.
“So, we´ve got like 6 weeks of break from school before returning, what do you guys want to do?” Dean asked his two mates, who were the only other Gryffindors there at the table.
Neville shrugged. “How about inviting Ginny and Luna to celebrate our birthdays? We turn 17 all three within the summer holidays, might as well enjoy it?”
Seamus offered a thumbs up while stuffing his face with more sausages; he could very well pass for a male Weasley come to think of it.
Neville tuned out, his mind was trailing off again. Ever since yesterday he had a hard time concentrating. “You guys finish up here. I´m going outside for a while, see you in the carriage, alright?” They nodded, they were used to Neville wandering off by himself, being at war had not made any difference to that habit.
He wanted to take one last stroll around the Hogwarts´ grounds before leaving for the summer; he had about an hour to spare until the carriages would be set to go anyway. The warm air caressed his body like a lover who hadn´t seen him for years, he felt at peace at this very moment being kissed by the sun, well as much as one could during wartime that is. He reached the part where the lake met the forbidden forest, during daytime Neville didn´t think the area was dangerous even though everyone else kept away after the return of Voldemort.
He leaned against a tree so that no one could see him from the school, when suddenly he heard a voice shouting, ”Is that Snape?” from afar.
Neville spun around and saw a dark figure running away from the castle and several students pointing in shock, someone had called for the headmistress too he heard.
Before Neville could think about what he was doing his wand was out and a spell emitted from it. A giant, fake dragon flew towards the castle away from the students and teachers who had appeared. It was a spell he had studied from one of his mom´s old books. The dragon began attacking Hogwarts´ stony walls, and bit by bit the one thousand year old school began to give in, not much but enough to distract everyone and for them to focus on vanishing the dragon instead.
“Please forgive me for this.” Neville closed his eyes and shook his head at what he had just done. A hand suddenly closed over his mouth and he startled as he stood eye to eye with Severus.
“If I remove my hand will you remain quiet?” Severus whispered somewhere close to his right ear, making him shudder slightly from the warm breath playing with his young skin. He finally nodded and Severus let his hand drop.
“Follow me.” He whispered, as he went deeper into the forest and Neville´s legs moved after him without being told to.
They stopped walking and Severus turned to look at Neville. The older man cast several privacy spells before speaking. “Thank you for that.”
“You´re welcome. They will never forgive me for it though.” He said gloomily shaking his head.
“Who will know?” Severus said raising an eyebrow suggestively and Neville shrugged. “Do you still wish to help Potter?”
“Of course I do. What do you need from me?” Severus stared at him for a moment before answering him.
“I don´t have much time. The sword I was looking for yesterday; once I found it the room locked me inside and now I have run out of time to hide it. I tried getting out but it seemed to have other plans. It let me out moments ago and the Dark Lord has arranged a meeting in an hour I cannot miss.”
He looked at Neville and cast the ´Engorgio´ and the sword grew. “This is the sword of Godric Gryffindor, Dumbledore asked me to hide it because Potter would need it eventually.”
“What for?” Neville wondered.
“Do you remember the memory about the Horcrux?” He asked.
Neville nodded. “It´s a way to split your soul up into pieces.”
Severus stared blankly at him. ”How the hell do you know that?”
“My mom and dad were aurors; they left behind a billion books on every subject. Mom enjoyed reading about Dark magic, grams told me. I figured since I never will get to know them I could read what they did and kind of get to know what they knew. Stupid I know…” He shifted his feet and looked down to the ground.
Severus stepped closer, grabbed Neville´s chin firmly and lifted it upwards. “Stop that! You should never be ashamed of yourself or your feelings.” He snapped. You are so much more than most could ever hope to be.
Neville felt his cheeks blushing and Severus let go. ”Voldemort made seven horcruxes.” He said flat out.
“Seven? That´s insane. Is that why Harry left?” Severus gave a genuine smile, however small it was. Neville is far from stupid.
“Yes. Potter took his friends to destroy them, what´s left of them anyway. Albus had been searching for them, one of them cursed him and… well, you know the rest...” Neville nodded.
“The sword can destroy a Horcrux because of the magic stored deep inside it. I gave Bellatrix a copy to put in her vault, once Albus discovered the one here at school was a fake he set out to track the real one down, and it let to Bellatrix. Naturally the Dark Lord wanted to hide the thing that could threaten him; Bellatrix never knew why he wanted her to hide it, being too stupid of course.” Severus paused.
“I need you to take it with you until I need it.”
Neville spluttered. “W-what? You want me to take the sword of Godric freaking Gryffindor? I c-can´t do that, it belongs here at Hogwarts. What If I lost it?” Severus searched his face and finally nodded. It´s too much to ask of a boy of barely 17. He´s already lost his parents, he cannot lose his grandmother too. Naturally he´s scared of what might happen if Voldemort finds out. He will come after him too.
Severus made a gesture to leave after having cast the ´reducio´ on the sword and tugged it inside his robes. Neville placed a firm hand onto his right shoulder to stop him from leaving.
“Okay.” I promised to help and so help me God I better man up and keep my word. It´s the least I can do.
Severus met his blue eyes hesitating. ”I should not have asked.”
“Give me the sword Severus. Thank you for trusting me with this, you don´t know how much it means to have someone like you…” Neville´s throat went dry.
“Someone like me?” He quirked a brow. What is he playing at now?
“… One of the bravest men I´ve ever heard of thinks he can trust me to help him… well I´m not about to be stupid enough to pass that opportunity up, am I now?” He smiled at his former professor.
“I am far from brave.” He retorted annoyed, retrieving the sword and passing it on to Neville, who placed it inside his robes and cast a spell to glue it there until he could put it away somewhere safe.
“Brave.” Neville stated again causing the other man to snort in disbelief.
“I don´t know when I will need it back. Will you be at home all summer in case?”
“Yup. Dean and Seamus are spending the summer with me for company.” He did not ask to know that you idiot, you know he hates it when someone rants on. Why do I care what the man hates? Well, of course I care, he´s an Order member, even though the others don´t believe him to be any longer. Yes, that´s right Neville, keep telling yourself that´s the reason you care.
Severus simply nodded. “I have to go.” Neville offered a small awkward smile. “See you in September then.”
“Where?” Neville required knowing.
”You´ll see.” He smirked and was gone.
When Neville returned to the castle the dragon was long gone and the carriages in place. He dared not glance at the damage done to the stone walls, something he had caused. I am going to hell for destroying Hogwarts. He gloomily thought when he sat beside Seamus and across Dean in the carriage.
Somehow travelling home had been fast, of course having slept most of the ride there might have something to with that. Neville felt exhausted without having really done anything at all, but since the train was practically empty Seamus and Dean had left Neville alone to rest, to sit in the next compartment.
When they reached the platform Augusta Longbottom was already waiting for them there smiling at them. Neville hugged her and she shook hands with his two friends, before the four of them made their way to the Longbottom house together.
”Welcome boys, make yourselves at home. Neville will show you around, I will be in the living room should you need me.” Augusta said when they entered.
The three young men shared a look and grinned broadly before Neville led the way upstairs to the rooms they would be staying in for the next weeks.

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