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Mermai	By : sazsazzel Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 4362 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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AN: Hey guys, this is just something that was running around in my head and I just had to get it out so I could continue with my other story. I hope you like and as always any and all reviews are welcome. ENJOY! :)

Mermai

Harry sighed. It had been 7 years since he left, 7 years since he defeated Tom, 7 years since he had seen his friends. He couldn’t help it, well not really. The call was too strong. He managed to ignore it as much as possible because he had a task to do, a destiny to fulfil. However, once he’d finally killed Tom he couldn’t resist the pull any longer, not with everything that had happened. He knew they wouldn’t understand, he knew they’d try and stop him, so he didn’t give them a chance. Tom’s body had barley hit the floor before he ran.

He sighed again. He couldn’t believe how fate never seemed to be on his side. He could never catch a break it seemed. It all started in his forth year. Everyone assumed he completed the second task without any problems, well apart from the obvious. This was not so. When he went saved Gabriel he sealed his own doom. The Merpeople were angry with this and tried to stop him. Now most people know this part of the story but what nobody else knew is that during this ‘disagreement’ one of the Merpeople bit his foot as he was swimming away. He didn’t think much of it at first because shortly after escaping them he ran into the Grindylows and they nearly managed to drown him, so a little bite was nothing, right? Wrong.

The change started slowly. He started to crave more water, drinking it almost constantly. He was often found sitting by the edge of the black lake with his feet in the water and his food habits changed quite a bit. He found himself craving eggs and fish while other foods nearly knocked him sick. He ended up running from the Great Hall one dinner time when they had served his favourite treacle tart. He was told he probably had a stomach bug. Everyone believed it, all apart from Harry. Deep down he knew something was wrong and that he was changing. Everyday the pull to great bodies of water grew.

While hunting for the Horcrux, Ron and Hermione thought the necklace was the main source of Harry’s snappish behaviour but that honour falls to the pull and the ache in his chest for resisting.

Peace wasn’t too far away. He welcomed the green light when Tom fired the killing curse at him, thinking the ache would finally be over. Unfortunately he came back and ended up having to kill Tom. At least he managed to make sure his friends were safe before he disappeared. Oh he knew there had been great losses, oh he defiantly knew, but he had been able to make sure there weren’t anymore.

Now things aren’t all bad for Harry. Yes he’s left everything he knew behind but now he feels lighter. The burden has been lifted from his shoulders he has finished what he was put on this earth to do. He lived in a beautiful and serene place, one that he wouldn’t trade for all the gold in the world. Where is this paradise you ask? Well Harry’s new home was on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. You see when Harry was bitten by the Merpeople he changed into a sea creature. He didn’t change into a Merperson like he expected. Later he was able to find out that he had actually be changed into a Mermai. They are more like the muggle version of a mermaid, like the one that was always winking to him from the window in the prefect’s bathroom. From what he had been able to discover the bite had reacted to the Gillyweed in his system and changed him into a Mermai instead of a Merperson.

In place of his legs was a large powerful tail. His tail was covered in scales made of emeralds and amethysts. Those scales also covered the rest of his body in patches. They were in places along his arms, across his back and over his stomach. Some scales were on his face but these were more light weight that the others that covered his body and they were only dotted around his eyes and neck. His eyes were still Avada green but now they had some flecks of purple in them. His hair was now halfway down his back and instead of been jet back had more of a purple tint to it when the light caught it just right. His hair was braided into a large platt down his back and intertwined with his hair was various shells and corral. Harry was a beautiful sight to behold.

Harry’s favourite pass time was muggle watching. Discreetly watching them from afar enabled him to feel some sort of connection to a world he had left behind.

Currently he was lying on his stomach on some corral that was close to surface and was singing a hauntingly beautiful song. Sometimes muggles would become distracted by his singing. They couldn’t see him of course but some could hear him while other could feel the mood of the music. Other would become confused and some even hurt themselves trying to find the source of the music. Harry still being who he was in his core still had a ‘saving people thing’ as it had been described many times. He wouldn’t leave any of the muggle hurt or stranded, he would always make sure they got back to shore safely.

Unbeknownst to Harry not all of the people that had been enchanted by him were muggles, some were wizards. Actually more and more of the people Harry thought were muggles were actually wizards. This is because rumours in the wizarding world spread like wild fire. Wizards have been known for being fascinated by rare magical creatures. Rumours started to spread about muggles getting confused at the Great Barrier Reef but that muggles for you so most wizards didn’t take any notice. However when it stated happening to wizards the magical community started to get curious. It didn’t take them long to figure out that there was a Mermai present in Australia. You may be asking why they didn’t think it was a Merperson instead but that question is easily answered. Merpeople prefer fresh water to salt water and there voices wouldn’t be nearly as pleasant above the water as the Mermai’s are.

Not every wizard or witch was bothered by this discovery but the ones that were are split into three groups. The first wishes to study the Mermai in its natural habitat. The second wishes to capture the Mermai and take it away so it can be studied and then put on display to wizards in their equivalent of a zoo. The third group however was the most dangerous; they wanted the Mermai for potion ingredients. The hair could be used in both potions and wand cores, the scales could also be used in potions and were also very strong and resistant to magic and could be used to create armour if you had enough. The organs of the body could also be used in a wide variety of potions, nothing would be left to waist.

Most wizards didn’t get anywhere near where Harry was because Harry lived all along the Reef and not in one place it made it harder for anyone to track him. He wasn’t aware of how much danger he was in. One wizard was getting very close to finding him and as Harry’s luck would have it, he belonged to the third group. As if his luck couldn’t get any worse, the wizard just happened to be the one and only Severus Snape.

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Severus managed to survive the attack of Nagini only because he planned ahead. The likely hood of the Dark Lord killing him was very high and the likely hood of him using Nagini was even higher. Therefore he always carried around several vials of anti-venom he had created along with many vials of blood replenishing potion. After managing to temporarily seal the gaping hole in his neck so he was able to consume the anti-venom before it split open again. The second time he healed his throat the charm stuck so he then emptied several vials of the blood replenishing potion. By the time he made it back to the castle the battle was over. He was immediately fussed over by Poppy and Granger of all people.

A couple of hours after the Dark Lord died all hell broke loose. It appeared as if Potter was missing. Now the question was did he leave on his own or was he forcibly take by one of the remaining Death Eaters? Snape’s money was one voluntarily and straight after the Dark Lord was dead and the prophecy completed. He thought that too much was put on Harry’s shoulders. He realised that most of what he thought he knew about Harry was wrong after seeing most of his memories during their Occulmency lessons. It looked like he would never get the chance to say that he was proud of him… or how he really felt… not that he would anyway, defiantly not, it would totally ruin his reputation.

Severus was cleared of all actions by evidence that was left by Dumbledore and was asked to return to Hogwarts as Potion Master but he declined. His days of teaching were long over and he was going to open his own apothecary far away from Hogwarts. In the years that followed his business flourished. He was able to hire in staff to run the store while he concentrated on brewing and inventing potions. He was even able to explore and track down rare potion ingredients. This is what led him to Australia and the Great Barrier Reef and what was leading him closer to the Mermai. No self respecting Potions Master could pass up the opportunity to acquire ingredients from a Mermai.

There are two ways to get ingredients from intelligent magical creatures, which Mermai surly were. They could voluntarily give you some like cutting some of their hair or removing scales. Or you could forcibly kill them and take everything. There were pro’s and con’s to each method. Using the first method successfully could mean continued access to the offered ingredients. Where as the second method would mean once it was gone it was gone. Severus wasn’t sure which approach he would take yet. It would all depend on the Mermai he supposed.

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Harry was sun bathing on the Reef when he felt a wave of powerful magic wash over him. A wizard was here and they were very close. Harry reacted on instinct driven from growing up in a war. He leapt into the air and dived into the water. His head connected with something solid that shouldn’t have been there. Slightly confused by the blow Harry tried to swim away in the other direction until he ran into another invisible wall. ‘Damn it’ he thought. The wizard was trying to box him in with wards. It wasn’t over though, he wasn’t without a few tricks up his sleeve so to speak, not that he currently had any sleeves. He pulled the magic from his core until it surrounded him with a bright light. When it was strong enough he let it go with a crack that sounded like apparition. Once the magic hit the ward it shattered allowing Harry to escape to the depths of the ocean. Where he spent the better part of the next two weeks.

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Severus was pissed, royally pissed. After weeks of searching he had finally located the Mermai and what a sight to behold, the creature was breathtaking. He was slowly approaching the enchanting creature when the Mermai was spooked. How he was detected he didn’t know, he didn’t make a sound as he approached. The Mermai gracefully leapt into the water and before he could get away Severus started casting wards to contain it, hoping that he would be able to talk to it. What he wasn’t expecting was to be blasted off his feet as a wave of raw magical energy ripped his wards to shreds. The Mermai escaped and after several days he still hadn’t been able to locate any sign of him. He knew he’d scared the creature and expected him to hide for several days but this knowledge didn’t help stop him feeling pissed off. He was shocked at the raw magic it released. According to his research Mermai’s weren’t meant to have much physical magic. He would have to rethink his approach.

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Hoping that the wizard had given up and left after having to wait two weeks Harry finally remerged on the Reef. He was cautious as he emerged but he couldn’t stay hidden underwater forever, it just wasn’t him, he craved the air, the breeze it created. It reminded him of flying.

If he had been up against any other wizard he may not have had a problem because they would have given up by now. But he was up against Severus Snape and he wasn’t going to leave until he got what he wanted.

Harry rested on the corral with his lower half submerged encase he had to make a swift exit.

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Unknown to Harry, Severus was above him disillusioned on a broom. He waited until the Mermai started to relax before firing off a stunner at it. “Stupefy!” he yelled.

The spell hit Harry directly in the back. The spell was partially deflected by his scales so wasn’t strong enough to actually knock him out. However it did cause him to crack his head on the Reef before going under the water.

Severus quickly shot a freezing spell at the Mermai encasing it in a block of ice. He levitated the block of ice out of the water and apperated away to a warehouse he’d hired and prepared a few days ago. You see he had originally planned to ask the Mermai for some freely given items. However he had gotten increasingly more annoyed and pissed off as the days dragged on with no sign of the creature.

They appeared in the small warehouse he had hired. It was remote and would provide him with enough isolation that he wouldn’t be pestered by muggles. It was sparsely furnished as he didn’t intend to spend any more time here than necessary. There was a single chair with a cot next to it. What was most interesting, depending on your perspective, was the large metal table in the middle of the room. It looked like an operating table and there were several delicate and surgical knives next to it, along with many different jars and vials for collecting the ingredients he intended to gather.

Harry could only stare in fear at the table he was placed on. Despite what many people may have thought about him in the past, he wasn’t stupid. He had a very good idea what was about to happen. What caused Harry’s heart to almost stop was the wizard who brought him here. It wasn’t possible, the man was meant to be dead, he’d watched him die… ‘Severus’

Severus was checking his equipment when he heard his name whispered in his mind. ‘Severus’, it was said with reverence and awe. He couldn’t understand it. The shock of hearing his name caused him to drop the knife he was holding down onto the table. He spun around and locked eyes for the first time with the Mermai.

Emerald eyes pleaded with onyx, willing them to understand, willing them to see. Severus felt his heart jump up into his throat. “Harry” he whispered. He quickly strode over to the block of ice and unfroze half of it so that only Harry’s tail was still locked in the ice.

“Explain Potter!” he demanded but he couldn’t take his eyes off Harry’s face. He was beautiful.

Harry took a deep breath and started to explain, “I was bitten by a Merperson during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. The bite reacted with the Gillyweed and turned me into a Mermai rather than a Merperson. Since that moment I was fighting the pull of the sea. I managed to hold out long enough to kill Tom before I couldn’t handle it anymore. Too much death, I just couldn’t. I-I thought you were dead! How?! When?!” By the time Harry had finished talking he was panting hard. A trickle of blood trailed down from his temple where he cracked his head on the Reef.

“You should know it’d take more than that to kill me, of course I would have a back up plan.” He said before cupping Harry’s check and wiping the trail of blood out of his eye. His heart skipped a beat when Harry unconsciously leaned into his hand. “You silly boy, you should have told someone. We could have helped you.” He waved his wand and melted the rest of the ice.

Slumping on the table in defeat Harry rested his head on his arms and wouldn’t look at Severus.

“Harry, look at me please” Severus asked gently but gained no response. This caused his previous anger to remerge. “Potter! Look at me when I’m talking to you!” he bellowed.

Harry literally jumped a few inches of the table before looking at the one man he’d come to admire more than anyone else. They had spent a great deal of time together during the war and had become very close. Harry was pretty sure he was in love with Severus but he knew his feelings would never be returned. It had broken his heart when he watched the life drain out of Severus. It was the main reason he’d given into the pull.

While Harry was having this internal debate Severus was reading his mind, the boy… no man, was still terrible at Occlumency. He couldn’t believe it, he thought his feelings would be one sided but they quite clearly weren’t.

Without wasting anymore time Severus swooped down and captured Harry’s lips with his own and when Harry gave a surprised gasp he plunged his tongue into his mouth. Plundering the hidden treasure.

It took Harry a minute to realise what was happening but when he did he responded with enthusiasm. He threw his arms round Severus’s neck and pulled him against his chest. Letting out a long pleasure filled moan he ran his fingers through Severus jet black hair.

They separated only due to lack of oxygen. Both were panting heavily with their foreheads pressed together. “Sev” Harry whispered. “I don’t understand… I’m a freak, how could you want me?”

“You’re not a freak Harry. You never were and you never will be” Severus assured him.

Harry just gave him a pointed look and a raised eyebrow which was a perfect impression of Severus. “I have a tail Sev. How and in what universe is that not considered freakish?”

Severus smirked at him and said, “It just makes you special. Beside it’s not like it’s permanent”

All Harry could do was gape at him, “What do you mean it’s not permanent. It seems that way to me and it’s been that was for 7 years.”

“Have you even tried getting out of the water and on to dry land?” he asked.

Harry hesitated before replying because the answer was no, “Erm… no…”

“Exactly” Severus said smugly. He used a quick spell to completely dry Harry. The result was almost instantaneous; the tail split and began forming into two legs. The legs, like the rest of his body were covered in patches of scales. Severus couldn’t help but stare at the beautiful naked body of his soon to be lover sprawled on the table.

Blushing under the scrutiny Harry waved his hand and a sheet appeared to cover the lower half of his body. Harry had to stifle a giggle at the pout that was suddenly gracing Severus’s features.

Severus pulled Harry up and into his arms, sheet and all. He cradled him against his chest before placing a chaste kiss on his lips. “Time to go home I think, don’t you?” he asked.

Harry paled and looked at Severus with fear in his eyes before questioning softly, “Home?”

Severus just smiled before saying, “Yes home, my home, in York. That is if you want to of course”

Harry beamed at him. “I’d love to”

Before he could say anything else Severus disapperated with a crack, taking his Harry home… finally.

The end?

AN2: This was always intended to be a one shot, however if enough people like it and want to see another chapter added I will of course continue. Just let me know. Thanks Domina Noctis :)
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