softly_sweetly 'All That I Have Come To Depend On' 7/50 (BZ/DM NC17)
Title - All That I Have Come To Depend On
Author - softly_sweetly
Beta - genlisae - wouldn't have seen this through to the end without you, so thank you baby!
Rating - NC17
Word Count - 893
Characters/Pairings - Draco/Blaise, cameos from any and all others in the HP Verse
Warnings - Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Character Death, Violence. General Darkness, Kinkiness,
Disclaimer - I own nothing but the plot lines. I make no money from this, and mean no offence by any scene depicted within this story
Author's Notes - While each chapter can be read as a stand-alone drabble, they fall together to become a much bigger fiction, and make more sense that way. My table can be found here, and the stories can be found in my journal here if you missed the beginning!
Prompt Number 17 War
Draco and Blaise were woken up by the fluent cursing of a very pissed off Severus Snape. Blaise stepped forward first, distracting Snape's attention to give Draco time to wipe his face free of the dried tears from the torture the night before. "Professor, are you alright?"
"No, Blaise, I am not."
Draco was ready to face anything now, and he stepped up next to his friend and cast an eye over Snape. The man had suffered at the hands of his father; Draco would recognise those traces of magic anywhere. "What happened?"
"The Dark Lord is aware that I was truly working against him. Dumbledore left evidence to clear me, and the two of you are known to be on the side of the Light amongst the Dark Lord's legions. You need to get to see the Order. You are to be ready and waiting when I return for you."
Draco pouted. "Why can't we come with you?"
"Because, you insufferable brat, the Headquarters is under the Fidelius Charm. You couldn't get in anyway. Just be ready."
They nodded, and Severus scowled as he caught sight of the empty bottle on the floor. Bloody brats, incapable of respecting another's property, or fine whiskey for that matter.
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Severus hated that he'd missed the funeral of his mentor, but it was a small sacrifice in a grand scheme. He was half-expecting Number Twelve to be deserted, so to see it bustling with Order members was quite a shock. As he walked into the kitchen silence fell, and Severus watched the Order watching him.
The silence was broken with an inhuman yell, and it took Bill, Charlie, Kingsley and Alastor to restrain Harry as he screamed blue murder at Severus. The sour man caught only every third word, but he could understand that Harry was displeased. When the idiot Gryffindor had yelled himself quiet, Severus produced a set of bottles, placing each one on the table in order. "These memories will tell you everything you need to know. Albus manipulated the Fidelius to prevent anyone who was a traitor to the Light getting in, even if they had been told the location. He knew of Draco's mission, and took me under oath to prevent Draco's hands being stained with his blood. He also manipulated the charm to allow his portrait to tell the location of the Headquarters. There was more at play than you can understand, Potter. I am merely informing you that my cover with the Dark Lord has been blown, and I will shortly be bringing Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini here. They are on the side of the Light."
Harry trembled with rage, and managed to break free of Charlie's grip to land a punch square on Snape's nose. The crunch of breaking bone was sickeningly satisfying, and Harry grimaced at Snape as he wiped blood off his face. "Bring Malfoy and Zabini here; I won't have their blood on my hands. Albus Dumbledore would never beg for his life, I know there was something greater at play. You will be explaining in more detail when you return. As to the wards, I know they were altered. We haven't seen Auror Dawlish since Dumbledore's death; the wards won't let him in. I assume it was he who gave you away."
Severus healed his broken nose with a wave of his wand and stepped up to Potter, the brat glaring at him impertinently as Severus invaded his personal space. "You are not in charge, Potter."
"No, but Professor McGonagall is. And I expect she wants answers too."
Severus was about to leave when he stopped short. "What do you mean, Albus wouldn't beg for his life."
The smile that flashed across Harry's face was terrifying in its malice, and Severus had to fight to stop himself recoiling. "I was there, Snape. I saw what happened. How Zabini fits in I don't know, but I know Malfoy is on our side. See, I don't believe the sins of the father are visited on the son."
"The son does not always repeat the sins of his father."
Harry sneered, and Severus swept out of the kitchen to get Draco and Blaise.
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Draco knew he was being irrational, but he'd been so sure Snape was on the Dark side. He'd assumed Snape was hiding him from both sides of the war here, and Blaise…well, Draco hadn't really thought about why Blaise was here. When Snape appeared and told them they were going to be let in on the Light's big secret, Draco dug his heels in. "I'm not going."
Severus rolled his eyes and turned to glare at Draco. "Why not?"
"I'm not walking out of here and to my death. I'll just stay here, thanks, and wait this one out."
There were many arguments that Severus could have used just then, but he was tired and in pain. "Do you really think there will be a corner of the globe you can go to, to escape this war?"
Draco stuttered at the blunt words, and Severus shook his head sardonically. "You will come with me, Draco, because you have no other choice."
As Snape whisked out of the doors, Blaise caught Draco's eye and nodded softly. "We'll work something out, come on."
Defeated, Draco walked out of the safe-house and into the war.
Author - softly_sweetly
Beta - genlisae - wouldn't have seen this through to the end without you, so thank you baby!
Rating - NC17
Word Count - 893
Characters/Pairings - Draco/Blaise, cameos from any and all others in the HP Verse
Warnings - Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Character Death, Violence. General Darkness, Kinkiness,
Disclaimer - I own nothing but the plot lines. I make no money from this, and mean no offence by any scene depicted within this story
Author's Notes - While each chapter can be read as a stand-alone drabble, they fall together to become a much bigger fiction, and make more sense that way. My table can be found here, and the stories can be found in my journal here if you missed the beginning!
Prompt Number 17 War
Draco and Blaise were woken up by the fluent cursing of a very pissed off Severus Snape. Blaise stepped forward first, distracting Snape's attention to give Draco time to wipe his face free of the dried tears from the torture the night before. "Professor, are you alright?"
"No, Blaise, I am not."
Draco was ready to face anything now, and he stepped up next to his friend and cast an eye over Snape. The man had suffered at the hands of his father; Draco would recognise those traces of magic anywhere. "What happened?"
"The Dark Lord is aware that I was truly working against him. Dumbledore left evidence to clear me, and the two of you are known to be on the side of the Light amongst the Dark Lord's legions. You need to get to see the Order. You are to be ready and waiting when I return for you."
Draco pouted. "Why can't we come with you?"
"Because, you insufferable brat, the Headquarters is under the Fidelius Charm. You couldn't get in anyway. Just be ready."
They nodded, and Severus scowled as he caught sight of the empty bottle on the floor. Bloody brats, incapable of respecting another's property, or fine whiskey for that matter.
~~~~~~~~~~
Severus hated that he'd missed the funeral of his mentor, but it was a small sacrifice in a grand scheme. He was half-expecting Number Twelve to be deserted, so to see it bustling with Order members was quite a shock. As he walked into the kitchen silence fell, and Severus watched the Order watching him.
The silence was broken with an inhuman yell, and it took Bill, Charlie, Kingsley and Alastor to restrain Harry as he screamed blue murder at Severus. The sour man caught only every third word, but he could understand that Harry was displeased. When the idiot Gryffindor had yelled himself quiet, Severus produced a set of bottles, placing each one on the table in order. "These memories will tell you everything you need to know. Albus manipulated the Fidelius to prevent anyone who was a traitor to the Light getting in, even if they had been told the location. He knew of Draco's mission, and took me under oath to prevent Draco's hands being stained with his blood. He also manipulated the charm to allow his portrait to tell the location of the Headquarters. There was more at play than you can understand, Potter. I am merely informing you that my cover with the Dark Lord has been blown, and I will shortly be bringing Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini here. They are on the side of the Light."
Harry trembled with rage, and managed to break free of Charlie's grip to land a punch square on Snape's nose. The crunch of breaking bone was sickeningly satisfying, and Harry grimaced at Snape as he wiped blood off his face. "Bring Malfoy and Zabini here; I won't have their blood on my hands. Albus Dumbledore would never beg for his life, I know there was something greater at play. You will be explaining in more detail when you return. As to the wards, I know they were altered. We haven't seen Auror Dawlish since Dumbledore's death; the wards won't let him in. I assume it was he who gave you away."
Severus healed his broken nose with a wave of his wand and stepped up to Potter, the brat glaring at him impertinently as Severus invaded his personal space. "You are not in charge, Potter."
"No, but Professor McGonagall is. And I expect she wants answers too."
Severus was about to leave when he stopped short. "What do you mean, Albus wouldn't beg for his life."
The smile that flashed across Harry's face was terrifying in its malice, and Severus had to fight to stop himself recoiling. "I was there, Snape. I saw what happened. How Zabini fits in I don't know, but I know Malfoy is on our side. See, I don't believe the sins of the father are visited on the son."
"The son does not always repeat the sins of his father."
Harry sneered, and Severus swept out of the kitchen to get Draco and Blaise.
~~~~~~~~~~
Draco knew he was being irrational, but he'd been so sure Snape was on the Dark side. He'd assumed Snape was hiding him from both sides of the war here, and Blaise…well, Draco hadn't really thought about why Blaise was here. When Snape appeared and told them they were going to be let in on the Light's big secret, Draco dug his heels in. "I'm not going."
Severus rolled his eyes and turned to glare at Draco. "Why not?"
"I'm not walking out of here and to my death. I'll just stay here, thanks, and wait this one out."
There were many arguments that Severus could have used just then, but he was tired and in pain. "Do you really think there will be a corner of the globe you can go to, to escape this war?"
Draco stuttered at the blunt words, and Severus shook his head sardonically. "You will come with me, Draco, because you have no other choice."
As Snape whisked out of the doors, Blaise caught Draco's eye and nodded softly. "We'll work something out, come on."
Defeated, Draco walked out of the safe-house and into the war.