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33. Field research

After Harry and Severus returned to the former grumbling house , Harry first took care of the injured hedgehog. He took a potion and a healing potion from his supply, filled both into a bottle and gave it to the little creature. severus watched the whole procedure and was amazed that the garden sleeper swallowed the potion without further ado.
"Gardeners do not seem to have a sense of taste, otherwise the little one would protest."
"Hedgehogs have a sense of taste, but the animals I've treated have noticed that they feel better after the potions. In addition, I try to keep the taste as neutral as possible, with some potions unfortunately with very moderate success. "
"Well, otherwise you would have had to marry yourself in the end."
Harry blushed suddenly but had to laugh at the show.
Both were interrupted when their room door slammed against the wall with a loud crash.
both birds shrieked in indignation as they were torn from their sleep. Hedgehog visibly flinched and the two wizards drew their staffs almost at the same time in order to focus on the alleged attackers.
in the now open door stood all the Weasleys, Sirius, Remus, Hermione, and Moody.
"Hey, keep calm, you two, we're coming in peace."
Sirius raised his hands placatingly and grinned stupidly.
"What do idiots think of you without knocking? Molly, I would have expected more behavior from you. Next time I hounded you with a boil curse. "
Severus was more than loaded, that was just an impudence! he valued his privacy and the way he had met his man, it was no different.
"Sorry, both of you, but we just wanted to know how the Dursleys were doing, you're gone."
"And we always have to register with you when we get back?"
"No, of course not, but we were just curious."
It was really annoying for Remus to just burst in.
"Now do not get so upset, Snape, it's not like we're bothering you with something."
severus stared at Black in the ground. That flea catcher had not really said that right now? A look at Harry, however, taught him a change. The little one stood there with eyes that reminded of a manga figure, and of course he was red again. however, before the Potions Master doused his old school enemy, Harry's expression changed. With a wolfish grin he answered:
"Who knows."
the horrified faces that followed this statement would have been a picture for the family album and Severus was really proud of his little one.
First, Hermione recovered.
"Tell me, Harry, what's in your hand?"
Asked looked down.
"That's hedgehog, a garden sleeper. I saved him from the garden of the Dursleys. For the second time, as I would like to emphasize. "
Hermione thought for a moment, then her face lit up.
"The naming does not happen to have anything to do with Murakami?"
Harry just nodded as he continued to stroke his little patient's coat.
"Excuse me, but I would prefer it if not half the Order gathers in our room. We'll come right down, so get out of here. "
Severus pushed the unwanted visitors out of the room and shut the door.
Harry joined Fawkes and Hedwig in the meantime to introduce them to the little rodent. What was more like a reunion at Hedwig. Fawkes eyed Hedgehog before he leaned over him and, as so often lately, shed a tear. The effect did not differ from that in humans, the animal healed almost instantaneously. and now the naughty badger apparently found it very exciting to subject his two-time rescuer to an exact survey. He climbed on Harry and when he discovered the new ears, it had happened to him. Feeling feverish, he began to settle down on the boy's head. Harry just thought it was cute, while Severus rolled his eyes in the best of teaching languages.

As the two came into the kitchen for lunch, a screeching shuttlecock shot toward Harry. the boy was barely avoiding, but Severus, who was standing right behind him, seemed less fortunate, at least if you started with the colorful curses.
confused, the green-eyed man turned backwards and showed him a picture that many students would probably pay a lot for. A hysterical girl tried to get out of the shirt of a cursing Potions Master. it looked like the bird had tangled quite well with its claws and did not make it any better with its wild wing beating.
"Just right for the cattle that wanted to steal my food."
Somewhat puzzled, Harry looked around at the speaker, only to see a very self-satisfied scruffing leg that seemed to be enjoying itself.
"Shut up, you annoying, or there's Elfenkauz flambé tonight!"
that came back from Severus, and to Harry's surprise, the threat even worked. When the bird regained its freedom, it fluttered wildly around the room, screaming at Hermione's cat. Then, however, he saw hedgehogs and wanted to fall out of frustration, as it seemed, on this.
"Do not even think about it, you hyperactive Something, the rodent is taboo, as well as any other animals that are in my care. That goes for you too, Crookshanks. "
Both cat and bird withdrew offended, with Harry wisely overheard the tirade of the first.
Unfortunately, the whole action had naturally attracted all the residents who did not even have the decency to hide their laughter.
"Weasley, finally bring manners to your confidante, or he'll soon become a potion ingredient!"
Severus sat down at the kitchen table with these words.
"Professor, why do you always want to kill the animals of your students? You even wanted to poison poor Trevor. "
"Correction, Ms. Granger, I just told Mr. Longbottom I'm going to test his potion on his toad."
"But you know that Neville can not brew potions."
"That's why Severus gave Trevor a fly he dusted with an antidote."
Everyone looked at Harry in surprise.
"You've seen it?"
"Yes, besides, no teacher would do anything to a confidant."
"Harry always knew you were nice, Severus. Oh, brother, is that on your head there hedgehog? "
"Yeah, apparently Dudley has rioted again."
And with that they were back to the actual topic. Throughout lunch, everyone enthusiastically listened to the punishments Harry and Severus had made at the Dursleys. The Potions Master also mentioned that he had placed a surveillance spell over the three Muggels. Thus, he and his husband were always up to date and could impose further penalties, if necessary.
"And what do you intend to do against these Mephisticuffs?"
Sirius found it really frustrating to be stuck here and unable to do anything. That's why he wanted to be informed about at least everything.
"I'll get together with Kingsley and look for a solution. If you and the wolf want, you can join. "
Both nodded in agreement, they did not want to miss that.
everyone knew that this brotherhood had a lot of influence. And even if Severus had all rights to take revenge on this club and demand justice for his husband, everything had to be done legally and according to regulations. the Potions master wanted to ruin the Mephisticuffs and, if possible, abolish them, but it needed a sure instinct.
"Do you want to be there?"
Harry raised his hands defensively.
"Thanks, no need, once you reach out. Just promise me you're careful. "
severus smiled and was about to prune his caring husband on the hair, but was prevented by a certain sleep mouse.
Hedgehog was about to build a nest on Harry's head and ruffled his hair even more than it already was. Of course, he could not use an intrusive human hand at all, which he clearly expressed. Although he did not bite the Potions master, he grabbed his hand with both paws and pushed her off the construction site.
"Hey, you impossible thing, what are you doing there?"
"What all rodents do with my bird's nest of hair, make it cozy. I do not know why, but so far every one of my long-toothed patients has had a liking for my head. "
With that, Harry untied the 'hairpin' to make his little friend even more fun. meanwhile, the snake just wrapped around the boy's wrist like a bangle. Did he ever say that he really loved magic?

After lunch, Severus and the others retreated to discuss the Brotherhood's approach.
Harry was about to make his way to Beaks when he was stopped by Hermione.
"Harry, Professor McGonnagal has put together a list that shows what cats look like. Would you like to test some things? "
"You mean field research on a living object?"
"Would you prefer the dead object?"
"Thanks, Fred, your jokes have been better. But yes, why not, can not hurt. Crookshanks, would you like to join in? "
The cat looked skeptically at the boy and then nodded.
"Kreatcher!"
"Yes, Mr. Snape sir, how can I help you?"
"Could you please bring us some food so we can test my reactions to it?"
"Very much, Mr. Snape sir."
With that, the house elf disappeared.
"The conversation Siri had with the little guy really worked wonders. He behaves like any other house elf. "
"Ron, I'm also glad that Kreatcher is happier now, but it's still slave labor."
Hermione simply could not understand how her friends could still find the whole thing good.
"Hermione, this kind of elf needs work, like ants. they would die if they were not allowed to do anything. "
Harry wanted to tell his girlfriend more about these industrious house spirits, but he had promised not to reveal the secret, and he intended to stick to it.
at that moment there was a plop and a lot of food was on the table. However, only a small sample of everything, after all, they just wanted to do tests and not fill his stomach. Kreatcher had been thinking really well.
And then it started. luna handed Harry a small bowl of ice cream. Conclusion: it tasted good to know. The cat boy handed the bowl to the waiting crook leg.
So it went on, one shell after the other was tested, of course, hedgehog was not neglected. The little one had wiggled expectantly with his whiskers at some things.
At some point they had arrived at fruit, Harry had just relished a raspberry when he got a nasty smell in the nose.
"Careful, not!"
Unfortunately, Krummbein's warning came too late. Harry suddenly had a banana in front of his face and he could barely keep himself from releasing his stomach contents.
With a loud hiss, both he and Hermione's cat jumped back. Harry even growled and eyed the stinking fruit from a safe distance.
"What happened? Harry, are you alright? "
Severus had been startled by his baby's hissing. he and the two former Marauders had immediately plunged into the kitchen, only to see an angry Nekomata growling at the kitchen table.
"It looks like cats have a special aversion to bananas."
Luna smiled apologetically at her brother and handed him a piece of dried fish to compensate.
Severus raised an eyebrow when he heard that.
"What exactly did you do?"
"Tested which foods I contracted and which I did not. after all, I'd like to avoid drug-related noise in the future. "
Harry gnawed on his fish with relish and looked at his man with wide eyes. The rodent on his head reduced the picture to a great deal.
"Good, but please do not overdo it. Your stomach is not up to it yet. "
"That's why I took a potion earlier that prevented possible consequences."
Severus stroked his husband's cheek before retreating with the others.
"So I think we'll leave it for today. Somehow I have the desire for further tests passed. But another question. does anyone of you feel like building a little birdhouse with me? "
Fivefold nodding was the answer.
"Would you like to build an apartment for Fawkes and Hedwig?"
"No, but garden dormers like to set up their nests there in the wild. and hedgehogs can not always sleep on my head. "
Understanding, George nodded.
"Tell me, mate, would you like to release the rodent at Hogwarts?"
Harry looked at Ron, whether that idea, outraged.
"I've saved hedgehog's life twice now. three times, counting the attack of Pig. I will not let it out anywhere now, where hundreds of owls, cats and other predators frolic. If the little one wants, I'll gladly let him go, but certainly not there. "
That was clear. The rest of the afternoon, the six spent working as craftsmen and collecting fluffy nesting material for the sleeping mouse.

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