Harry looked up at his husband in sleep. He still could not believe it. These madmen wanted to use him as a breeding machine. And - what the cat boy only now became aware of - not just him. This fraternity also wanted to turn his Sev into a breeding bull.
Without realizing it correctly, his magic flowed around him.
Severus noticed the acute change of mood of his partner.
"Easy, it's all right. Nobody will hurt you. "
"These bastards, what are they actually doing? How dare they challenge you to want to impregnate their wives? And then that idiot says it's an honor. "
Severus could only lift his eyebrow in astonishment. There the boy was bombarded with the most impossible letters and insults and he was only worried about his partner. His kid really came from angels.
"I'll take care of this impossible covenant, do not worry. and Winky put parental controls on our post, so you will not get letters like that anymore. "
Now Harry straightened up and looked at his husband in surprise.
"You told me about parental control? You know that gesture means the elves trust you completely? "
No, the Potions Master did not know that. He looked a bit dizzy to the little house ghosts.
Dobby just grinned from one ear to the other.
"That Harry married you is reason enough for us to put our trust in you."
the cat boy jumped from the sofa to the elves, whom he hugged both stormily.
"Thank you, you are the best! And Winky, thanks for parental control, I know what that means. "
The elves cuddled contentedly at their friend, their world was almost completely in order at the moment. as I said, almost.
Still holding the green-eyed, Winky turned to the teacher.
"How are you going to pay these bastards home? After all, some of these letters are against all good customs and some against the law. "
"Oh, I already have some ideas and I'm sure I'll come up with more at Headquarters."
"I would prefer it, you would close this cursed club. Just imagine what would happen if this ritual falls into the wrong hands. and I am sure that some of the spouses are not quite as enthusiastic about this farm. "
Severus smoothed his man's fluffy hair.
"I would say the ritual is already in the wrong hands. and I do not intend to leave that miserable scum to such power. With this letter they have shoveled themselves a deep grave. So we can legally prosecute this club and that is exactly what I intend to do. "
and some curses, but he did not want to tell his kid, or he would end up feeling pity.
"Well. But you said something about headquarters. It's about time we let ourselves be seen, right? "
The Potions Master just nodded. then he took Harry's hairclip and tied his companion's stubborn mob together.
"Dobby, Winky, would you be so nice and help me pack?"
Both elves beamed and licked their ears excitedly.
a short time later, everything was packed and both Harry and Severus were ready to leave.
"I do not suppose you two intend to accompany us?"
"No, we stay here. Besides, I have to take care of singers. the other elves have parental controls on their arms because they do not want their children to hear such words. "
"Can I understand, but if someone manages to teach him new words, then you."
With that, Harry leaned down and hugged his two friends again.
Severus also said goodbye and then, with Fawkes and Hedwig, it went off through the fireplace.
On the other hand, Harry would almost have landed on his nose if there had not been two strong arms catching him.
severus found his companion's clumsiness when it came to fireplace tours simply cute. Besides, he had such an excuse to hug the kid, who, astonishingly, seemed to like it.
"Thanks, the day I can easily get out of one of these monsters is the day Ron turns into a bookworm."
Before Severus could reply, he heard a gasp.
"Did I bump my head on the trip, or do you see what I see?"
Confused, the Potions Master looked around until he realized what had upset Harry. The usually so drab room was bright and friendly, he looked like new. As the four newcomers went on, the astonishment grew even bigger. the entrance hall looked like a periodical, Schöner Wohnen ', all bright and inviting. The biggest surprise, however, was the wall with the knocked-off Elven heads. Although these were still there, they also seemed friendlier. Harry even thought he saw some of the faces smile.
"What happened here? Even the portrait of the old horror screw is no longer there. "
Severus was right, the wall where Walburga Black usually let go of her tirades was empty.
"Say, are you sure we ended up in the right house?"
"Yes, Master Snape, you are perfectly right here. I have allowed myself, before the arrival of Master Black, to redesign the house according to his wishes. "
"Kreatcher, you look years younger. and if I may say so, happier too. "
"Very kind of you to notice, Mr. Harry Snape. After the Master Black has inquired after me, on the advice of her husband, after his brother, we had a clarifying conversation. and as you can see, it worked wonders, we bury all our quarrels, and I hanged Master Black. "
The house elf briefly stopped, assuming that his conversation partners did not know what he meant. However, he was completely confused when the young Mr.Snape went to his knees in front of him.
Of course, Harry did not miss the elf's surprise, but he did not let that interrupt him. He closed his eyes and slowly lowered his head.
The dizzy elf hesitated for a moment before returning the gesture with joy. Both of them touched their foreheads slightly and remained in that position for a moment.
Severus watched in fascination, though he knew a few things about elves, but what that meant now was beyond his knowledge.
"That's the way house elves make friends."
the dark-haired Potions Master almost went out of his skin in shock. He had not noticed that someone had sneaked up on him. It did not surprise him either, however, when he realized that it was Luna who almost gave him a heart attack.
In the meantime, Harry and Kreatcher had separated again.
"You are a very interesting young man, Mr. Snape. I've never met anyone who knows the habits of elves. "
"Two very good friends of mine are house elves, from whom I learned a lot about you."
That made the guy, always so grumpy, smile.
Harry went back to his husband.
"Hello, Luna, where are all the others?"
"In the living room, where one half of the Order tries to stop the other from stupid things."
Severus raised an eyebrow, which was enough for Luna to explain.
"Most are furious after reading the article in today's paper. and allegedly Professor Dumbledore has received letters in which he is either verbally abused because of his inability or asked why he does not break the wards around his relative's house. There are apparently many wizards who want to take revenge on the Dursleys, a part of which sits as I said right in the living room. Oh, and apparently, some letters have gone to your tutor. "
"Was Professor McGonagall abused, too?"
Harry was outraged by this idea.
"In some, maybe, but for the most part, they're apparently asking people to try and annul your marriage."
"What? Why? Did not these idiots still understand that Severus was never a Death Eater? and, quite apart from that, belongs to two old and respected families. "
The green-eyed man was furious, how could they dare? The boy did not notice that he already looked like he was in Diagon Alley again, where he stood in front of his husband. However, severus did not miss that, for some reason it made him happy that Harry reacted so violently. However, he did not want the kid to get upset, not what had happened today. So he stood close to his partner and took this in the arm. He gently stroked Harry's head and scratched his ears. Almost immediately, the boy calmed down and even began to purr. Luna almost purred, she was happy for her little brother. But he did not want to leave him in the dark.
"No, do not worry about it, nobody ever thinks your husband is a 'bad' sorcerer. The reason for wanting to cancel your marriage is simple. many wizards would like to have you in their family, even more than before James's letter. Either they want to marry you yourself or mate to their children. "
Although luna knew full well that Harry would not like this news at all, she did not want to deprive him of anything. After all, it was about the life of her brother and who, if not he, had a right to know everything?
Amazingly, it was not Harry who got another tantrum.
Severus drew his companion closer to him, he would not allow anyone to attack the boy. that was silly when it was 'just about the boy-who-lives', but this really broke all records. Oh, he would show these damned letter writers what he thought of them!
"Do not worry about these idiots, they're just out for power. besides, in our bond our magic is connected, no one can separate us. Unless he wants to go to Azkaban. "
That it could well be that their combined magic attacked an intruder, he left out, however.
Harry twisted in the embrace and cuddled against his husband's broad chest. He already loved hearing the heartbeat of Severus, it somehow calmed him down. In addition, he felt in Severus' arms just well and safe.
"Well, then maybe we should go to the others. I have the unfortunate suspicion that Sirius is one of those who must be kept from stupid things. "
Harry was right, of course. As soon as the three arrived in the living room, they heard the angry Animagus. He raged through the room, throwing the most colorful curses around. Some of the expressions the cat boy had never heard before, and he resolved to look it up later.
Severus, on the other hand, had to hold back the urge to shut his man's pointed ears. The wording of the Marauder really mocked every description. Where did the guy get that vocabulary from?
Luna stood beside it, trying to prevent Zwirbel from memorizing the ranting. the blonde Ravenclaw did not want her little protege to learn English in this way.
Harry watched his godfather for a while, shooting forward and then back again. but at some point he could not help himself, he jumped up to Sirius and threw it over with a joyful Maunzen.
"Got you!"
Excited, the boy's tail whipped back and forth, while the boy enthusiastically kept his prey firmly on the ground.
There was silence in the room until she was interrupted by the dangling black.
"Harry, why are you kidding me? And why do you look at me like I'm a mouse? "
Luna could not hold back and the rest of the room roared. the mere fact that a cat had attacked a dog was wonderful. And then the comment of Sirius, he feels like a mouse. Simply priceless.
Harry, on the other hand, did not understand all the excitement; he had only seen his godfather run wildly through the area, and had acted.
"Harry just gave in to his cat instinct. And for a cat, it's impossible to resist a loot that fidgets so fiercely. "
Luna wiped some tears from her eyes and had to hold back, not to let go again when she saw the animagus' expression. But then she took pity and put out an index finger in Harry's direction, and as she had expected, her brother jumped at it too.
Harry did not know why, but it was simply impossible for him to ignore his outstretched finger. He jumped at his sister's and nudged his finger with his nose.
severus followed the spectacle fascinated, he knew enough about cats to explain his partner's behavior. But it still surprised him that Harry apparently took on so many feline qualities.
Slowly, there was movement in the confused medals.
Sirius scrambled to his feet.
"Nice that you're here, I take it you read the paper?"
Immediately, Harry's good mood dissipated again and he almost looked imploringly at his husband.
he calmly put his arm around his waist, even though he had to bend down a bit for that.
,"Yes, we have read them, and in addition we have received a lot of mail, for whose receipt I will duly thank the senders," growled the Potions master, he was already back to 180, if only he thought of it.
Everyone looked questioningly at the jailer, but Remus was interested in something completely different.
"Say, did you fall into a healing well or what happened in the last hours? Harry's scar has completely disappeared from your face and you too, Severus, are poorer by a few blemishes. "
Only now did the other present notice the change in the two. Both Hermione and Ginny almost drooled when they saw the stature of their teacher. Oh, Merlin, and he always hid that body under his robes? So what should be banned.
Harry was amused when he saw the faces of the others, Ron almost feeling sorry for him. He had noticed the reaction of Hermione and she did not like it at all. hermine was supposed to look at him like that, not at the grumpy and, above all, married potions master, he was about to do something stupid, but Harry prevented that from answering Remmy's question.
"We were in the woods gathering ingredients, and we met some friends who gave us a present."
,The cat boy did not want to say more than that, although he trusted those present here, but nevertheless he did not want to tease the secrets of his other friends on everyone's nose.
Luna, on the other hand, seemed to know exactly what it was, at least from her gestures. the girl raised her forefinger on her forehead sharply, then took the same hand and stroked the back of her closed fingers over her cheek. Harry just nodded, and Severus took the centenarian time to learn the sign language.
But first he had other worries.
"Harry and I will put our things in our room. and flea bag, I want you to come up in half an hour, I want you to help me make life difficult for some of the letter writers. "
"Can we help?"
"No, I want to take revenge and not play tricks."
Severus grabbed his husband and walked out of the room with him.
When they were both in their room, they first started to settle down.
"Severus, you do not mean to do something illegal, do you?"
"You mean, because I ask your godfather for help? do not worry about it, I do not mean to do such a fool such a fool. But since I've already experienced the tricks of the flea-flingers on my own body, I know that he will be of great help to me in this case. "
"Did not you say to the twins, you do not want to play pranks?"
"I do not want either, but I did not say that the pranks of Sirius were harmless at the time. and as I said, as your husband, I have every right to protect you, especially since you are a magical being. "
Harry nodded and returned to unpacking. He had to laugh as he retrieved a box from his backpack.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh, just that Winky is worried about me again. She gave me a box of extra food. "
"Does she think you could starve here?"
"No, but she has put together a box at my request before the holidays."
Now Severus took a closer look. It was a box similar to the one in which Harry kept his potions and the book, bigger inside than outside. Severus frowned.
"With the crowd, I do not understand how you got so dry anyway. The whole thing would have been enough for at least three weeks. "
"You remember what I said about Dudley's animal cruelty? (The Potions master nodded) Well, I had to feed the injured animals as well. And there just remained for me what my relatives gave me. "
embarrassed, Harry put the box away and took care of the rest of his things.
Severus, however, was already red again. Not only did these impossible muggles starve his little one. The fact that it could come with the excess of food at all, proved how brutal and above all how many animals this Dudley must have hurt. He absolutely had to put a stop to it, Severus was not ready to let these monsters go away with impunity even longer.
So he quickly planned. Quickly, Master of Potions grabbed a piece of parchment and provided it with a short note, then turned to Fawkes.
"Can you do me a favor and bring this message to your former confidant?"
The Firebird nodded curtly, took the letter from the human, and disappeared into a pillar of fire the next.
Harry was a bit confused now, after all, he had noticed the change in his man's mood.
"What do you want from the director?"
"I've decided to ask the good Albus a bit more about the Dursleys. Or, to put it more precisely, I want to know what information he gathered about your relatives before he brought you to them. and then I would like to think up suitable penalties for the three. Of course, with you, after all, you know her best and know what would hurt them the most. "
"You do not want to jail her, do you?"
"As much as I would like to, I realize that Muggels, for whatever reason, do not punish violence against children very much. if I raid a bank, I get ten years in jail there, with child abuse it is at most up to five years and most are also suspended on probation. and according to magisterial law, unfortunately, they can not be condemned, because that would violate this stupid secrecy law. "
You could hear how much Severus disgusted this fact, after all, even though he did not show it, he liked children. moreover, a magician would never think of hurting children, no matter how. It would be like having to breathe by law. In other words unnecessary.
At that moment there was a knock on the door and after a brief request Sirius put his head inside.
"The twenty minutes are over, should we start?"
Before Severus could say anything else, Fawkes came back and sat next to Hedwig.
"And is he coming?"
The bird nodded and then busied himself with brushing his plumage.
"I'm sorry, Floh Brush, but we'll have to postpone our vendetta for later. Right now I want to take care of Harry's impossible relationship. "
At first Sirius wanted to protest, but when he heard what it was about, a nasty grin crept on his face.
"Why do I have the feeling that these Muggles will soon wish they had never met you?"
Severus returned the laugh only coldly. yes, this rabble would bitterly regret having dealt with his companion.
All three went downstairs, where a somewhat confused director was already waiting for them.
"Severus, you said it's important. Something happened?"
"No, Albus, Harry and I just want to talk to you. It's about the Dursleys. "
"If so, we should probably look for a quieter place to talk."
The director pointed to those present, who could not hide their curiosity really well.
severus simply nodded and the three of them went into one of the study rooms.
After they had sat down, the potions master also started:
"Director, what precautions have you taken before sending Harry to his relatives?"
Dumbledore sighed heavily. It was clear to him that with what he had to say, he would fairly upset his employee and longtime friend. On the other hand, it was just right, something that Nicolas had made very clear.
"To my shame, I have to admit that it was not really much. I've put some wards around the house and the Dursley area. In addition, in Harry's neighborhood, an old friend has agreed to keep an eye on him. but you know that since the Dementor attack. "
"Yes, we both know that. What I want to know is what you specifically said to those muggles? "
"To be honest, I never met Petunia or her husband. I wrote you a letter with all the necessary information and settled it on Harry. "
"You did not even hand in the boy personally? Are you completely crazy? How did you know that these monsters would not just dump Harry in the next orphanage? "
severus was furious. How could the old man have been so stupid? He had not even considered whether these people could raise a second child at all.
Harry, on the other hand, remained completely calm, he already knew that he had been laid in front of his relatives' door in the middle of the night. That's what they had told him over and over again.
Again the director sighed.
"As I said, I explained everything in the letter. also that Harry would protect his family's life as long as Petunia would be ready to give him a roof over his head. "
"You realize that by doing so, you practically gave Harry's uncle a carte blanche that allowed him to torment his nephew. after all, there was only talk in her letter that his aunt had to take him in. "
"To be honest, I did not think about this possibility. I thought the Dursleys would raise Harry like their own boy, since he belongs to the family. "
Both Harry and Severus saved every comment, but they raised their eyebrow synchronously. Something that seemed very scary to the old professor. He took another deep breath before continuing.
"In addition to the letter, I have settled a check. since Harry defeated Voldemort, he was paid a high premium by the ministry. I thought this money would be an added incentive and it would cover all the expenses incurred by Harry. It was even enough to give them all a really comfortable life. I figured that since Mr. Dursley was just a clerk in a company that makes drills, the money would be just fine. "
"Wait a moment! Did you just say Uncle Vernon would be a regular employee? "
Dumbledore nodded, he was confused when he noticed the boy's sudden anger.
Severus was no different. Both were cleared up the next moment.
"You're right, Professor, my relatives could use the money to buy the factory where my uncle works. Now I realize, too, what heritage my aunt used to talk about whenever someone mentioned her husband's sudden rise. everyone in the area always wondered who had inherited so much money from my uncle that he could buy it from the company. "
Harry could hardly breathe in anger. his mother had sacrificed himself for him and thus ended the war and made him a hero and showered him with money. And then his relatives took it to make a nice life. not to forget that all employees were afraid of Uncle Vernon, especially after the story of the transfer. It was known that Vernon Dursley was not squeamish with layoffs and salary cuts. that was why parents forbade their children from playing with Harry, they did not want to attract their employer's anger just because they were nice to their nephew.
severus was about to jump the director's throat, it was clear that the muggle would spend the money for themselves and not for their unloved relatives. Only with difficulty could he save himself from a stupidity, it would be no use now to curse his superior. the Potions Master made a mental note to vent his anger on the Dursleys, who had earned it more at the moment. So he turned to his husband.
"Do you have any idea how we can pay your relatives back? Just tell me what's important to you, and we'll think up appropriate penalties. "
Professor Dumbledor was smart enough not to protest. If he asked to let the Dursleys go now, he would probably lose both Harry and Severus. Not to mention his husband, for he too had given him a fair sermon. he had always earned them, that was perfectly clear to the director. But he had a request.
"But please be careful that other muggels do not notice."
"Do you consider me a beginner? I will be very careful, so that even the Ministry can not blame me. So, Harry? "
the cat boy was taken by surprise. Was it really possible to give his relatives a clue for everything they had done to him? The boy thought for a moment before a very Slytherin smile settled on his face.
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