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Tweak says, "careful, don't drop him"

joanwilder aka RaeWhit (joanwilder) wrote,
@ 2009-10-02 01:32:00

Entry tags:

my snarrys, rating: pg, slash, snarry_ldws

FIC: False Witness
Title: False Witness (written for Week Two/snarry_ldws on LJ)
Author: joanwilder (RaeWhit)
Pairing: Harry/Snape
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Genre/Cliché: Occlumency lessons
Word: Time waits for no man.
Summary: When circumstances change, so must the lesson.
A/N: Thanks to jadzialove for beta reading.

False Witness

"But I don't understand why. I Occlude perfectly; you've seen to that," Harry muttered.

"Which is just one part of Occlumency."

"The only part I'll need."

"Really?" Severus asked. "And if you're captured, hmmm—bound and forced to look at him? How long will your wall of ice hold up?" Severus stared at him. "He'll break you. He'll sift through your memories like sand, and when he finds your most recent ones, what will he see? When he finds us?"

"Oh… god."

"I'm not afraid for myself," Severus said dismissively. "But for you to fail because he finds evidence that your weakness is me? An unacceptable and stupid risk," he spat out, sure of the crushing weight of his words.

Harry was ashen. "All right, you'll have to teach me how. When do you want—"

Severus leant in and grabbed the arms of Harry's chair. "He's coming, Harry—in a month, a year, tomorrow. Time waits for no man; instead of tempting fate, we prepare…now."

Standing, Harry nodded.

Once in Severus' office, they faced each other.

"You're pathetic, Potter. Less than half a wizard," he sneered. "Understandable since your father was a wretched sod who couldn't do better than your slut of a mother. Pissed himself when he died, you know."

Harry considered his wand, but brought up a fist instead, connecting with a crunch to the center of Severus' face. He watched as the man crumpled.

~*~

Severus knelt in front of him. "Don't Occlude. You select the memory." Smoothing Harry's temples with his thumbs, he locked eyes with him, then whispered, "Legilmens."

Shouted words—sod…slut…pissed himself. A blur of motion. Himself sliding down the wall, his nose spurting blood.

Pulling back, Severus kissed Harry gently. "Excellent."

"We'll need more bad ones."

"Tomorrow. Tonight's for the good sort."

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	veridian_dair 2009-10-02 06:39 am UTC (link)
	Like so many of your takes on Severus, he always knows what Harry needs to do. I have always like your protrayal of him in that way (it pushes my happy buttons). :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Haaa, glad I could push some of your buttons! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	quill_lumos 2009-10-02 06:47 am UTC (link)
	beautifully written, as always. Congratulations again! hugs Lucie x (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Thanks, Lucie, and they keep getting harder, I think. Meep! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	red_day_dawning 2009-10-02 07:09 am UTC (link)
	Congratulations - the lwds thing is so much fun to follow and I've let loose with a loud yay! when you've done so well. This is great - reading it I was sucked right in to the initial false impressions, and then the usrge of relief that follows. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:40 am UTC (link)
	I'm finding 300 words very hard. And it keeps getting harder each week, at least for me. Glad you liked it, Z.! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	torino10154 2009-10-02 11:46 am UTC (link)
	Wow. That really packed a punch. vbg Brilliant. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Thanks! I really had to work at this one... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-10-02 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	I really liked this one. We can feel there's so much more to this than what you're telling us and that really made a difference. Thanks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I sort of thought of a larger story, then tried to just write a 'slice' of it. Glad to hear you liked it--thanks for telling me. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	shadowess 2009-10-02 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	I like all the stuff that's background info, the way you allow the reader to assume what's happening on either end of this. Great work (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Glad you liked it. Yeah, this could easily be part of a larger story. The trick was not to write that. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetmelodykiss 2009-10-02 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	Excellent work! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	elethian 2009-10-02 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Neat idea, implanting manufactured scenes to be presented later... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:43 am UTC (link)
	I wanted to somehow make it a 'future' Occlumency lesson, and this is what first came to mind. Glad you liked the idea. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dementordelta 2009-10-03 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Mmmm...I've always loved your long stories--who knew you were such a master at the drabble! Lovely, lovely, my dear! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:44 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm, but 300 words is so much harder than 100, I'm finding. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

elvirablue
2009-10-03 02:07 pm UTC (link)

Congratulations! It’s a fun contest to follow.

"But for you to fail because he finds evidence that your weakness is me? An unacceptable and stupid risk," he spat out, sure of the crushing weight of his words.

*nods* What a nightmare scenario for Severus. No wonder he’s ready to take a punch in the nose to avoid it. Sounds like there’s plenty of compensation in form of the good memories, though. :)

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	joanwilder 2009-10-04 03:45 am UTC (link)
	I guess Harry has the harder part, though, trying to quash down those 'good memories'. Glad to hear you're enjoying the contest; I certainly am. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	keyairreem 2009-10-17 01:10 am UTC (link)
	The teacher is always looking out for the best interests of the student-even if it means a broken nose! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	joanwilder 2009-10-20 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Esp if the student is his lover. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)