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“first he calls me Sebastian when we first met and now my soul looks like someone else’s … he’s getting crazier every day … I hope he doesn’t mean actual termites” Harry frowned, but shrugged it off knowing Doc speaks in riddles …
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Severus smiled as he waited on the first floor in front of the lecture room with Amy who came to see the potion master present his potion to the healers in lab 20 “you didn’t have to come Amy”
“I wanted to … they’re coming! Good luck!” Amy smiled and went to take her seat. Now that things have calmed down after that incident with Wyatt she has been reassigned back to her original position at the check in counter for the and was the lucky one who got to assign Severus’s potion to a lab for testing. Of course she couldn’t resist seeing the presentation herself so she came along.
As the other healers filed into the room and respectfully picked their seats Severus stood in front of the room behind a table. The table held 40 vials of his potion for testing and he handed out the list of ingredients that were used in his potion …
“I created a potion to fix old breaks in bones that didn’t heal properly. The potion will systematically break and heal bones where the old injuries are in order to correct the problem” Severus said simply and noticed he had everyone’s attention.
This would be a very useful potion for many healers. Most injuries can be healed if caught right away, but wounds that are tainted by dark magic can’t heal right. In such a case scars can form, but a scar on the skin can be dealt with easily. A poorly healed bone … that’s not something that could be done. Such issues would be painful, but little can be done. It’s precisely because of the discomfort and pain he deals with that Severus started with this potion …
One healer indicated he had a question after looking through the ingredients “it’s rare, but some people do have an allergy to a couple of these ingredients. Are you considering variations of this potion?”
“yes though it will be after the testing of this potion” Severus answered.
Another healer raised her hand “I see a few things that can cause a numbing affect. Did you intend that?”
“in part. The potion became stable with those ingredients, but I believe that part maybe necessary depending on the person taking it. I will be the first to test it so we’ll see what the affects would be on a person from … my particular past” Severus said without a hint of hesitation, which made the healers look at him with surprise and respect. Not many potion masters volunteer to test their own potions thus the need for several labs dedicated to finding volunteers.
With the potion presented the rest was up to the potion itself. Severus went to the lab with the healers. Amy went back to the check in counter, but not without saying good luck again. Considering the nature of this potion the healers all prepared for the worst. As the protocol goes first was a scan spell. The shear amount of past broken bones made the healers ask him if he was really sure about this. Being as stubborn as he was Severus agreed, took one of his potion and laid down on the bed provided.
Moments after drinking the potion bones started breaking and mending. The healers looked worried, but Severus assured them he didn’t feel anything. Apparently the numbing aspect worked well, but there was a time limit …
“the numbing is wearing off” Severus calmly informed the healers. John, the head healer for lab 20, ordered an IV with pain relieving potions immediately. Just before the pain of a newly broken rib surfaced the IV was in. Everything was recorded from the large number of bones that re-broke and healed in the total 56 minutes to the 30 minutes that the numbing quality lasted. This was a very informative test …
John helped Severus sit up and gave him a Kleenex to wipe away the blood produced from the many re-breaks of his nose “this went very well Severus. However I can’t let you leave until we tend to these bruises and make sure you’re healed completely, but check it out … your nose changed”
Severus raised an eyebrow and took the mirror the man gave him while trying to ignore the other healers who were applying bruise salve to his wounds “my nose was broken a lot as a kid, but I … didn’t expect this big of a difference” Severus said as he wiped away the blood revealing that his slightly hooked nose was now smaller and straight. It looked really nice …
A blood potion was given to him and another pain reliever but not through the IV this time. The IV was used to guarantee constant pain relief that wouldn’t be disturbed by a sudden broken bone that could cause a choking problem. All together it took two hours for Severus’s work up to finish and bruises to heal before he got permission to leave. He went to gather anything he needed from his potions lab before leaving. Amy said good-bye to him as he left Decoction.
“the mood is bright and sparkling with joy. Does the clock track down new goodies for your collection?”
The potion master twitched violently and looked over his shoulder to see none other than Doc “yes, I’m expecting company” he answered for once thankful that he had experience with mad people … working for the late dark lord made deciphering this strange babbling easy.
“the mini dragon will desire the golems for further-”
“I don’t know how you know Draco’s coming, but no he will not need golems” Severus snapped dangerously “and if you attempt to bring those things anywhere near him I’ll shrink you and use you as potion ingredients”
Doc didn’t react to the threat and started walking away humming happily. Severus didn’t like that at all and not wanting to take a chance with his godson’s safety he raised his wand …
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Remus frowned as he looked around the dark depressing house “this is where Severus lived?” the old place was mostly dark wood and the walls were mostly chunky built in bookshelves, which made everything even darker. The ceilings were stained in a way that you know someone that smoked lived there. For the most part the cramped old house was clean. That was probably only because of Severus …
“yes … it looks even more depressing than when I last saw it” Albus sighed as he poked the frayed chair.
The werewolf looked at a dent in the wall before skimming the books that remained on the shelves “these aren’t things I’d imagine Severus reading though I admit I don’t know as well as I’d like to”
Albus chuckled “you are right actually. Severus took everything he cared about. The books left belonged to his muggle father who was the smoker too … we will need to replace the ceiling unless you think we can paint over the stains”
“no, replacing is best. Even if a person without my sense of smell buys this place the residue fro the smoke may cause harm if left like that or painted over. I wonder if some of these walls can be knocked down. That would open everything up … would Severus really be alright with me staying?” Remus asked. He felt like he was intruding … he wasn’t even sure if it was alright to be so informal by calling Severus by his name, but it didn’t feel right calling him Snape like other people do.
“oh yes … I’ll be seeing him in an hour and I can talk to him about it, but this shouldn’t be an issue. Now Gellert and I warded the attic to be even tougher than the Shrieking Shack so you won’t need to worry about the full moon or anyone nearby hearing anything” Albus said happily as he showed Remus up to the attic before going to meet Severus.
It felt like the weight of the world was off his shoulders though the betrayal still stung. Remus was not going to let the Potters or his now ex-fiance, Sirius, bother him and this project will be a good way to keep him from dwelling until he could sort out his feelings.
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“perfect timing … I can go get them and it will be a nice day too. Draco will love this beach” Severus said as he strode up the wooden path leading to his beach house with the breeze gently blowing his long black locks. With a quick turn of doorknob he was inside his home and after putting down a bag of groceries he went straight to the floo without delay. It surprised the potion master that he felt so eager to see everyone again. A handful of green powder in the floo brought him to the Malfoy Manor where he was nearly knocked over by a little Draco.
“I missed you Uncle Sev! Can we go see where-I’m sorry!” Draco blushed and pulled away as he looked up at a very handsome tanned man with very long hair he didn’t recognize.
A smirk came to Severus’s lips as he looked up to see Lucius, Narcissa, Albus and Gellert all with puzzled expressions on their faces just like Draco “I leave for a over a week and get a tan and suddenly you all forget me”
Albus beamed as he recognized the distinctive voice ‘Severus my boy, is that really you? California has been good to you”
“amazing more like it! What did you do with your hair? It’s so lush … and is your nose diffi-OH! Your nose! Does this mean your potion worked?” Narcissa beamed. Her fingers were itching to touch the black locks.
Severus nodded with a rare smile, which was actually becoming less rare as of late “yes, I tested it in the lab before coming here and a salve for my hair. I’ll tell you all about it after I floo you guys to my place” he said and the five magical people joined him in the floo and a rush of green flames brought them to a very open and bright home.
Draco’s eyes nearly popped out of his head and he ran to one of the large windows “SO COOL! … you live right on the beach!” he exclaimed excitedly practically bouncing up and down.
Lucius chuckled as he sat down in the living room with the others “come sit down Draco, your Uncle has some things to show us. We can go to the beach in a little bit”
Gellert smiled in amusement as Draco pouted, but eagerly sat down with his parents and waited to see what new things were here “now what are these devices you found Severus?”
“I know you guys will like these things muggle or not” Severus said as he placed a laptop, a cellphone and the TV remote on the table “first the TV. Watch the black screen” everyone looked at the TV as Severus pointed the remote at it. The potion master suppressed a snicker as everyone jumped when he pressed the button making the TV turn on “this channel is a regular muggle cooking channel, but when I tap this little wand emblem it takes you to the wizarding channels” he said as he showed them the small wand next to the on button and tapped it …
“… and we’ll be looking forward to safer magical broom models thanks to the new breaking systems. As for other news, Decoction has been abuzz due to the possible medical breakthrough potion developed by Severus Snape of the UK. The potion is in the testing phase so it may be a few months before we know, but healers are optimistic. That isn’t the only news though. A generous citizen has donated 200 different seeds from extinct species of magical plants. What amazing changes do we have to look forward to in the future?” the announcer continued, but those watching in the beach house turned to the awestruck potion master to congratulate him.
Severus blinked “I didn’t know this would happen … at least not this fast” the green cellphone started ringing startling those who weren’t used to it, but Severus simply looked at who was calling and answered “Harry have you seen the news? Is this normal?”
“no it isn’t” Draco gasped and mouthed the words ‘mini floo’ to his parents hoping they’d get him one ”I’m sorry Severus. It seems there was a leak in the department. No one is supposed to give reports to the media without thorough testing first. I’m working on finding who leaked the information” Harry was heard saying over the phone.
Gellert and Albus smirked “is that Harry Minitree?” Gellert exclaimed.
”We’d love to meet him” Ablus said and Severus blushed while trying to shush him, but it was loud enough for Harry to hear.
“Hi Harry!” Draco yelled making his parents laugh.
Harry chuckled “Hello Draco! That’s right Severus, you told me you were expecting company. How rude of me to forget. I’ll come right over … come to think of it has Doc bothered you today? I haven’t seen him and it isn’t a good sign” Draco gulped nervously wondering if the nutcase was trying to bring those golems with him.
“yes I saw Doc. He said he’d bring those golems for Draco” Severus noticed Draco pale slightly and cling to his parents as he went to the island in the kitchen and reached in the bag of groceries “I’ll send you a picture” Severus said as he pulled something out of the bag. It was a hamster ball and inside was a small Doc, which made the guests snicker. With a click the photo was sent …
“a hamster ball? I might just keep him in there. I’ll take him off your hands”
Severus shook his head “it sounds like your having a bad day so if you’re too busy you don’t have to come. I can bring him to you later” he offered as Draco got up and began poking the hamster ball in a small form of revenge for the golem attack.
“oh don’t worry about that … besides, my day always gets better when I see you” Severus blushed at the comment. Lucius whistled and the others looked too amused. Even Draco was smirking!
“you have no shame” Severus muttered in embarrassment earning more snickers from his guests.
“no one who spends more than 5 minutes with Doc has shame. Not that you should ever have considered shame since you clearly have nothing to be shameful about. I’ll see you in 10 minutes Severus” and with that Harry hung up leaving a stunned Severus watching the cellphone feeling like his heart was trying to squeeze through his ribs and do a dance before exploding into fireworks.
Lucius smirked “I like this guy already”
A smile graced Albus’s lips as he made some tea for everyone since Severus was still in shock “Harry sounds charming that’s for sure” he said. The tea was served and Severus snapped out of his daze long enough to explain the basics of the other devices. Draco was given the toy cauldron and other things that were used to start potion training.
Gellert’s jaw dropped as he watched Draco play with the toys and get hints and fun facts from the toy cauldron “this is genius! I need to talk about mass production in the UK”
“that will take too long! I have a new year of students joining in just over a month! Severus where do you get these? I’m going to need … 30! No, 50!” Albus exclaimed excitedly. He knew the transition for the new 10 years would be difficult so this will be a safe way of doing potions. Once the orphanage and preschool is set up it will get easier, but this will help the adjustment until then.
Severus laughed to his friends shock and happiness … they rarely heard him truly laugh or seen smile before “I think the Potion Puppets company can help with that” he stiffened as the wards alerted him to someone coming to his house and smiled as he saw Harry just outside the door “Harry come in” he said as he opened the door and let the blonde in. for a split second their eyes connected where they seemed to get lost for a moment, but the tender moment was interrupted by a clatter in the kitchen.
Doc had rolled his spherical plastic prison off the island and over to Harry knocking over the grocery bag in the process “the lie spewing of the pretty mouth has ambushed me completely lacking all staples of truth” he exclaimed in a squeaky voice making Severus gape. The crazy fool was actually trying to claim that he lied! Everyone else didn’t look happy at all at the accusation. This situation would be more infuriating if Harry wasn’t adjusting his glasses …
“oh really?” Harry said calmly as he picked up the hamster ball with Doc stumbling inside “then why is it I had to cancel a charge for two golems on my credit card if you didn’t try to bring them back?” Doc fell silent and Severus smirked “I thought as much” Harry said and with a good strong throw he shot Doc over the porch and into the sand inches from the water … hopefully the old fool has a plan for when the tide comes in.
Lucius smirked “that should teach him”
Harry sighed “I wish he learned, but he prefers dealing with the punishment, see?” Draco jumped to his feet and they all looked out the windows. Doc somehow escaped the sand, changed the hamster ball into an umbrella and was riding a lemon across the waves while using a carrot as a paddle.
“he took one of my lemons and carrots!” Severus huffed as he flicked his wand to clean up the groceries and put them away.
“I’ll have to supplement that when you come over for dinner” Harry said simply and kissed Severus not caring about the fact other people were there “I know Draco and Narcissa and it’s lovely to see you both again. For those I haven’t met I’m Harry Minitree it’s a pleasure”
Albus coughed to hide his amusement over Severus blushing and smiled “it’s a pleasure for us too, I’m Albus Dumbledore and this is my husband Gellert” he pointed to Gellert who was in the chair next to him “and this is Lucius, Draco’s father who managed to accidently lose Draco”
“I’m never going to live that down, am I?” Lucius whined though he knew he deserved it.
“never … who wants some snacks?” Severus asked as he pulled some pre-made snacks out of the refrigerator and poured some chips in a large bowl for his guests “I was just showing everyone the potion toys. Do you know if the toys can be bought in bulk Harry?”
Harry took a seat near Severus and Draco who went back to playing with the charmed toys on the floor “yes actually. The company has a potion kit option for schools. They provide however many toys you need for a large percentage off. I think they do that for advertising, but it’s still a great deal”
After that everyone began chatting happily and eating. Harry answered several questions about Decoction. At some point Draco couldn’t take it any more and asked to be allowed outside. He didn’t have a swimsuit, but he and Narcissa went out to sit on the porch to enjoy the sun.
“since I wanted to bring up something rather troubling now would be good” Albus said happy that the child didn’t hear this “Mr. Potter finally screwed up and released me from the oath”
Severus swore he saw Harry flinch at the name, but ignored it for now “so Remus knows now”
“yes … it was not easy for him … you know he was going to marry Mr. Black”
A scowl formed on Severus’s lips “the prick couldn’t resist flouncing into my office at the end of school and flashing his ring, but this is good. Remus won’t be marrying the greedy bastard. Will he be alright though?”
The headmaster smiled sheepishly “I think he will … he’s kind of staying at Spinner’s End and helping me remodel your old hose to sell it” Albus’s eyes twinkled as he saw Harry pay close attention … especially to the words ‘sell it’. Clearly the young man liked knowing that Severus was staying.
“of course he is” Severus said with an eye roll “I don’t mind … it’s good to know someone with fashion sense is doing the remodel” he said making Gellert and Lucius laughed or gagged on their tea in their amusement and Albus huff.
Harry managed to smile, but in all honesty he was too worried about what other subjects that might come up to find much humor in anything. He knew this would come up, but he had no clue Severus was connected to the Potters least of all in a negative way. His fear about how his crush would react about his parentage didn’t stop him from trying to comfort Severus when everything about the oath was explained … including Lily’s involvement.
Lucius s scowled as he saw the hurt look in his friend’s dark eyes … the hurt Lily caused “she’s going to regret her actions” he said vowing to get some pay back for Severus in some way, but he couldn’t resist smiling as Harry moved to sit on the sturdy armrest of the large plush chair Severus was in and pulled the dark haired wizard close to him. Yes, he definitely approved of Harry.
“she was your first friend, but she wasn’t a good friend to you Severus” Albus said comforting also pleased to see Harry’s actions and how quickly Severus responded to the blonde’s touch. Once Severus recovered from the realization that Lily was never his friend Albus went on to the thing Remus mentioned “in his saddened state Remus mentioned he kept secrets for the Potters. Apparently Remus helped Lily give birth to a child, a boy, when she was 15 and they didn’t name him. Instead they sent him away with a house elf and he and the elf were killed by Death Eaters. Does that sound familiar to either of you?”
Lucius frowned as he thought back to that painful time “it would have been big news. Voldemort would have brutally murdered anyone who killed a child. Even Bellatrix went out of her way to keep kids safe. There was this one Death Eater who was caught trying to murder a homeless kid in Knockturn. The only reason that fool wasn’t ripped to pieces by Voldemort is because a homeless man dove in front of his curse to protect the kid, but … that Death Eater was mentally destroyed. If someone actually killed a kid … it would not have been pretty”
Gellert nodded “I did some research when you brought this up to me and I couldn’t find any records of children deaths though I found one house elf fatality”
“what was the house elf’s name?” Severus asked as pieces started to come together.
“Bitsy”
Albus blinked as Harry answered before him and almost seemed heartbroken for some reason ”yes, but how do you know Harry?”
“it’s simple … I was the unwanted squib of the Potters” (a different continent a they’re still managing to mess with me) Harry thought as he prayed he didn’t just lose Severus because of an unfortunate blood relation. Mixed colored eyes looked down at the beautiful black orbs hoping to not get a rejection and he saw anger …
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