Light // Severus Snape // (2.1)

Christmas

Occulemcy lesson

'Its christmas tomorrow' lula noted as she nuzzled into severus. His hand running through her hair.

'I think you just gave me my present,' severus teased as he squeezed her naked body closer.

'Every year for as long as i can remember my parents would leave or already be gone and lucius and i and the you and...' she couldnt even say his name it hurt too much. 'We would make-'

'Cinnamon rolls. Stay in pajamas and sing Christmas songs. Then watch corney christmas movies after playing in the snow.' severus remembered fondly.

'Have you had a christmas like that since. I...'

'No' he told her simply.

'Oh. But draco must know christmas right? Lucius didn't deprive him of such fun? Did he?' lula questioned.

'Gifts were given but no song sung, no awful printed pajamas, no films.' Severus told her.

'Oh... perhaps i will pop by tomorrow and force christmas joy upon them?' Lula suggested but severus didnt think it was a good idea his face pinched at the thought. 'You dont think I should?'

'I didnt say anything.' He told her

'Your face says it all.' She informed him. 'Sevy,' she coed. 'They are family and I abandoned them.'

'They are walking down a dark path. A losing path.' Severus told her

'Maybe i can change their minds, maybe i can get draco out before its too late for him?' Lula suggested. But her thoughts were silenced with a knock on severuss door. He threw on a robe answering it while lula pondered. Christmas. The most magical and wonderful time if the year.

'Head master wishes to see me.' Severus told her putting on proper clothes.

'Should i just stay here?' Lula questioned

'Come.' He told her. 'Put clothes on first though.' He instructed kissing her bare shoulder.

'Its late.' Lula noted as they walked. 'What do you think happened? Something bad right?'

'I dont know, my love.' Severus told her as he pushed open the doors.

'In the dream were you standing next to the victim were looking down at them?'

'Neither it was like I was them... will you tell me what's going on Professor?' Harry begged

'Arthur has been injured, go make sure he's found by the right people,' albus said moving around the room to the portraits on the walls 'Phineas you most go to your portrait at Grimmald place, Arthur's children will be arriving there soon by port key.'

'It was a close call but Arthur is going to be all right, but Luckily for us the dark lord has failed to get it again retrieve it.' The man in the portrait told them.

'That's good to hear.'

'Look at me!' Harry shouted 'what's happening to me?' he panted and then Albus finally looked at him as serverus came up behind him

'You wish to see me headmaster?'

'Severus I'm afraid I can't wait not even till the morning otherwise we will all be vulnerable.' Dumbledore told him and Severus dragged Harry down to the dungeons

'It appears that between the dark lords mind and your own... there has been a link.' Severus told harry once they were in the potions room. 'let's hope he is unaware of this connection at the moment. Pray he remains ignorant.' Severus told him

'You mean if he finds out about it then he'll be able to read my mind?' harry questioned.

'Read it. Control it. Unhinge it.' Severus told him 'in the past it was often the dark lords pleasure to invade mines of his victims creating visions design to torture them into madness. Only after extracting the last exquisite memory when he had them begging for death when he finally kill them.' Severus said taking threatening steps forward, lula froze at the thought of tom doing such things, hurting people like that in the wrost ways possible. Her tom. Her sweet and wonderful Tom... a monster.

'if used properly the power of occlemency will help shield you from access or influence in these lessons I will attempt to penetrate your mind, you will attempt to resist.' Severus told him. 'Prepare yourself.' Harry sat stiffly. 'Legitimis' snape declared accessing harrys mind easily. Visions flashed through Harry's mind. 'Concentrate you need focus.' he demanded. Time after time he accessed his mind. Lula watched as harry's eyes went white as Severus easily accessed his mind. If Harry and Tom were connected the boy stood no chance at protecting his mind if Severus was right.

He was back looking at the mirror he was 11 all over again and his parents were there but then saw snape walking up behind him in the mirror.

'feeling sentimental?' Snape questioned and Harry was brought back to real life

'That's private.' he said panting

'Not to me,' Severus told him 'and not to the dark lord, if you do not improve.' Severus informed him. 'Every memory he has access to he can use against you. He wouldn't last two seconds if he invades your mind.' severus told him 'you're just like your father. Lazy. Arrogant.'

'Don't say a word against my father!' Harry demanded

'Weak'

'I am not weak!' Harry told him

'Then prove it!' Severus shouted 'control your emotions, discipline your mind.' He readied himself. 'legitimis!' Severus shouted again accessing Harry's mind very easily. 'Very vulnerable, disappointing.'

'Stop it!' Harry panted out

'Is this what you call control?'

'We've been at it for hours if I could just rest?' Harry suggested

'The dark Lord isn't resting,' Severus informed him. 'you would like him, two of a kind sentimental children continually whining about how bitterly unfair your life is, always whining about lost love... oh well it may have escaped your notice but life isn't fair, you're blessed father knew that in fact he frequently-' severus began.

'My father was a great man!' harry told him. Severus grabbed him by the collar of his jacket pushing him down

'Your father was swine. Legiti-'

'Protego!' Harry shouted entering severus mind

He saw a lonely boy in his final years of Hogwarts

'Snape! No lula malfoy to protect you now. Expeliamus!'

'Professor Malfoy?' harry questioned he looked for her but didn't see her.

'Nice one james'

'Imperamenta!' severus rose from the ground.

'Dad?' harry questioned confused.

'All right who wants to see me take off snivelers his trousers?' a young James question as his friends rallied behind him

'Enough!' Severus declared.

'You were there.' harry told Lula. 'In the vision. You were there. well my father mentioned you.' Harry told her.

'I bet he did.' Lula agreed. 'him and I never saw eye to eye.' Lula informed him. 'He was a complete and total twat.' Lula informed him. Harry shook his head not believing what he saw. But Severus grabbed Harry by the collar.

'your lessons are at an end. Get out.' he demanded slowly releasing him, Harry rushed out.

'You relived a memory with potter?' Lula questioned softly coming up and wrapping her arms around him.

'You were gone, and I was alone and at their mercy my love.' Severus told her pathetically.

'I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you.' She whispered against his lips.

'youre here now.' he reminded her pulling her to him. She made him forget, she made him forget the bad and live for the good.