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“Hey Luc?” Severus called out from where he was sitting on the couch. He was sitting with his back leaning on the arm rest and his legs over Bellatrix’s lap.
Rudolphus was beside her and his twin in between them on the ground. Lucius was across the room with Evan, Regulus and Narcissa talking about random things.
Lucius looked over to where Severus and the rest of them were sitting and said, “Yes, Sev?”
Severus looked up from his book right into Lucius’s eyes and said, “Tá cuma deas ort.”
He then went back to reading leaving the rest of them including Lucius utterly confused as to what just happened.
Lucius looked around for help, but found that everyone else was also confused. He then tried asking, “Um, Sev? Could you maybe say that again, but in English?”
Severus looked up and answered, “Níl, tá mé go maith” He once again went back to reading.
This was one of the times Severus spoke Irish around his housemates. Now this was on purpose, but there was a time where he didn’t even realize he was doing it.
One such occasion was when the marauders made a mistake in potions and he had to stop their potion from blowing up.
Severus had just finished his own potion when he noticed Potter and Black’s creation was the wrong color and bubbling. Severus knew the recipe by heart and knew something was wrong. As the potion they were brewing was supposed to be orange and simmering not bubbling.
He reacted quickly and was able to stop a catastrophic accident, but this didn’t deter him from scolding the marauders.
By cursing loudly at them in Irish.
“A mhic ghalánta bitches! Conas a d’éirigh leat an cac smeach a dhéanamh chomh dona sin!? Ar mhaithe le fuck is é an dath bloddy mícheart é!” Severus was almost screaming at this point which was terrifying in its own right.
This was what Slughorn and the professors who showed up when they heard about the accident saw. Flitwick was trying not to burst out laughing as he understood a bit of the language. At least enough to make out that Severus was scolding the other two boys.
Minerva understood Irish quite well and was trying to keep a professional mask in place, but was failing by the small smile on her face.
The headmaster finally stepped in and said, “Thank you Mr. Snape for your quick thinking and immediate action. And while I don’t think they understood you Misters Potter and Black look thoroughly scolded.”
Severus blushed when he realized he had slipped into Irish unknowingly. The professors laughed and the other two boys just looked stunned.
Now I just told you about two occasions when Severus spoke Irish. One on purpose the other not so much. I will now tell you about the time he did both and there was someone who translated for him.
It was a normal day in the Slytherin common room when Severus walked in muttering about marauders and idiots.
His friends had already gotten used to this by now and just continued on with what they were doing. But something was different this time and Bellatrix noticed it.
She might not be the nicest or most kind, but when it came to family she knew when something was wrong. (Yes, Severus was indeed family.)
She noticed at first the little things Severus did when upset. Nothing much unless you knew what to look for. Which thankfully for her, she did.
He was scratching the back of his neck repeatedly, mumbling rapidly, and he had this frantic, almost anxious look in his eyes.
She stood up, went over to where he was and pulled him over to sit down in a chair.
He barley noticed she had done it until she pulled his hand slowly away from his neck. When he did finally realize what she did his eyes met hers and she noticed he was scared. More scared than she had ever seen him.
She put her arms around him which caused Severus to stiffen, but eventually lean into her hold. She hugged him to her chest and by now everyone else noticed what was going on and was staying quiet.
Bellatrix was cooing and gently rocking him so he didn’t have a full on panic attack. “Hush now darling. Tell me what’s happened and I’ll try to help,” Bellatrix said in a soft voice.
Severus looked around and saw everyone staring so he turned farther into Bella’s chest and started talking in a small voice.
“The marauders have something on me...something I don’t want to get out, but I don’t have a choice,” Severus said voice shaking.
Bellatrix looked at her sisters and they all nodded. “Look here Sev, tell me what we can do to help and we will. We have your back,” she said all while holding him.
Severus shook his head and pulled back slightly so that the rest of the group could see his face. Severus looked at them and was about to say something, but when he caught Lucius’s eye sight he hid his face again.
Lucius of course noticed the move and asked, “Sev, what is it? Do they know something about me? Are they using me against you?”
Severus didn’t answer and just continued to avoid eye contact. This in Lucius’s mind was confirmation and it made his blood boil. How dare those idiotic marauders black mail his Severus?
Lucius was not at all the most protective out of the group unless it was to do with Severus. He knew a lot of the stuff that the younger boy had gone through and he never wanted to let anything else hurt him.
Lucius was distracted from his thoughts when Mulciber and Avery entered the common room.
Mulciber looked around the common room and took in the expressions on everyone’s faces. The Blacks sisters looked murderous, the Lestrange twins were plotting, Evan as well as Regulus looked concerned, and Severus looked numb.
Avery noticed this as well and asked, “Lucius what’s happened?”
Lucius looked at them with barley concealed rage and answered through gritted teeth, “The marauders have something on Severus that I assume they are going to go public with. It seems to have something to do with me as well.”
Mulciber and Avery’s gazed instantly snapped to Severus who was still in Bella’s embrace.
Severus looked at them knowingly and said, “Don’t you dare go after them.”
The two stood there slack jawed and Avery being the first to recover asked, “Why not? They’re after you Sev. I’m tired of them getting away with it! The rest of us have families that can back us up, but you don’t!”
Severus untangled himself from Bellatrix’s hold, stood, and walked over to them. “I am well aware of that, but you can’t go after them,” he said this with a calmness not usually found in someone who just minutes before was on the edge of having a panic attack.
Mulciber and Avery both looked at each other and started heading for the exit of the common room.
Severus knew what they were going to do and knew he had to do something to get their attention quick.
"Stop! Ní féidir leat dul ina ndiaidh! Má dhéanann tú inseoidh siad do gach duine gur mise... Mise..." he couldn’t finish his thought even though he knew they couldn’t understand him. He usually spoke in Irish when he needed to say something out loud, but couldn’t let the others understand him. It helped just to say it and get it out in the open.
Everyone froze when they heard Severus. It wasn’t that he spoke Irish this time. It was that he screamed. Severus rarely did this as he said it reminded him of his father too much.
Mulciber however froze for a different reason. He understood Irish as his uncle lived in Dublin and taught him on vacations to his house.
He turned to Severus and asked, “What? What will they tell everyone Sev?”
Severus went pale and looked at Mulciber with widened eyes. He didn’t know the other boy could understand Irish. It’s good he had never admitted anything around him while speaking it then.
“Nothing! Nothing you need to worry about,” he said nervously.
Severus then fled to his dorm room and spelled the curtains around his bed shut.
Back in the common room the rest of the group was filled in on what he said by Mulciber and were just as lost as before.
Lucius stood up and said, “I’m going to go talk to him. Maybe I can figure it out.”
Bellatrix stopped him with a hand grabbing his and said, “Maybe you should let me.” Lucius opened his mouth to protest, but he snapped it shut when she held up her hand.
“No, I know he usually tells you what’s on his mind, but you heard him Lucius. I’m guessing that it’s a secret about you so he might not be inclined to tell you about it,” Bellatrix said in what sounded like an apologetic voice.
Lucius’s shoulders slumped in defeat and he nodded his head reluctantly. Bellatrix got up and followed the path Severus took to his dorm. When she got there she knocked and heard a muffled, “Go away Lucius.”
Opening the door a bit she responded, “Not Lucius, but I thought you could use someone to talk to.”
Severus looked up from where he had his face buried in a pillow and undid the curtains surrounding him. When Bella peeked her head in he motioned for her to come sit. She did so and put her arm around him pulling him into a side hug. He didn’t even try and fight it this time, just slumped into her hold.
After a few minutes of comfortable silence Bella broke it by asking, “Can you tell me what the marauders have on you Sev? I promise I won’t tell anyone, even Lucius.”
He went to say no, but then realized he actually did want to talk about. He trusted Bella to not tell unless it would harm him or others which his secret didn’t. It was just really embarrassing and would be terrifying if it got out.
“Okay, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to tell,” he said trying to keep his voice calm.
Bellatrix was surprised he accepted her offer so quick, but hid it well. She agreed knowing that it was nothing personal. Severus just had a hard time trusting people which she understood.
Severus sat up straight and took a deep breath before quickly saying, “I’minlovewithLucius.”
Bellatrix looked highly amused and asked, “Could you say that again, but slower this time?”
He sighed in defeat and said, “I’m in love with Lucius and the marauders found out. They told me either they would tell the whole school or I have to tell Lucius.”
Any humor in Bella’s expression instantly faded and was replaced with anger. Not at Severus, but at the marauders for using his feelings against him.
She pulled him closer to her and asked, “What are you planning to do then Sev?”
“I don’t know Bella! I can’t tell him! I don’t want to lose him!” Severus said raising his voice. Bellatrix rubbed his back in a calming circular motion and responded, “I don’t think you’ll lose him Sev. He loves you so much, you know that. This won’t break that bond.”
“I don’t really have any choice, but to tell him it seems.”
Back in the common room the portrait of Salazar Slytherin started speaking, “There are some Gryffindors outside just standing there. It’s been 15 minutes and they are still here.”
The group all stood and started heading for the door when Severus’s voice stopped them. “Let me do it. I have to talk to them anyway,” Severus told them and before anyone could speak up against it Bella and him walked through the exit.
It was about 10 minutes before they came back during which Lucius was nervously pacing.
When they finally came through the door Severus was speaking and had unknowingly switched languages again.
“Ní féidir liom a chreidiúint go gcuireann mé mo chara is fearr i mbaol de na ejits sin! Tá mé ag fáil na fuckers sin ar ais tar éis seo!” he exclaimed in a heavily accented voice. He once again walked to his dorm and slammed the door.
They all looked to Mulciber who translated, “He said that he couldn’t believe he’s risking his best friend becuase of those ejits. And that he’s getting those fuckers back after this.”
The rest of them all looked stunned for a second and then burst out laughing at the crude words coming from Severus.
When they finally settled down Lucius said he was going to go check on Severus.
He opened the door and went over to sit next to his friend in the bed. He took the younger boys hand in his and squeezed it lightly.
Severus burrowed into Lucius chest which caused said boy to grunt in surprise and wrap his arms around him.
After a while Severus say up and sat criss cross on the bed. He then pulled Lucius by his hands up onto the bed sitting opposite to him.
Lucius moved closer and looked into Severus eyes. This caused the boy to look down and blush. Since he was so pale his neck flushed as well. Lucius thought that he looked cute all red and shy.
He lifted a hand to Severus’s face and brushed his thumb over the other boys jaw.
Severus’s eyes moved from Lucius lips to his eyes and back. He gulped and reached for the hand on his jaw.
Lucius gripped Sev’s hand in his and pulled him onto his lap with Severus facing him with his legs wrapped around his back.
Severus breathing hitched when he was pulled so close to Lucius’s face. He was just a breath away from the lips of the boy he was in love with. Lucius noticed this and felt hope spark in his chest.
He tried one more thing to test his theory and ducked his head down to where his lips were barley grazing Severus’s pulse point.
Severus gasped and jolted at the sudden contact to his neck. He pulled back and looked at Lucius with a shocked expression.
Lucius just smiled innocently and said, “I forgot your neck was sensitive.”
Severus still in shock just shook his head and smiled. Lucius laid down and rearranged Severus on top of him.
“I love you so much Sev,” Lucius whispered into his ear. Severus felt shivers go through his body at the admission.
He snuggled into Lucius and pushed his face into the crook of his neck.
“Tá mé i ngrá leat,” he said muffled from where he lay on Lucius’s neck.
Lucius pulled Severus’s face up to meet his and asked, “What does that mean?”
Severus tried to look away, but Lucius wouldn’t let him and finally Severus gave in.
“I said I’m in love with you Luc,” he said in shaky voice.
Lucius lay stunned and Severus started to get up to leave, but before he could Lucius grabbed his wrist.
“Don’t run away from me Sev. Is this what you meant earlier when you said you were risking your best friend?” Lucius asked with pleading eyes.
Sat on the edge of the bed Severus nodded his head and bit his lip. Lucius moved up behind him and wrapped his arms around Severus’s neck while hovering above it with his mouth.
“I wish you would have told me sooner because we could have been doing this for so long,” Lucius said which sent shock waves down to Severus’s toes.
Severus tried to speak, but right when he opened his mouth to do so Lucius placed a kiss on the nape of his neck.
Severus gasped, “Luc!” He quickly spun around and was caught in Lucius’s arms and pulled into a kiss.
Severus finally caught up with what was happening and kissed back with equal fevor.
They broke apart to catch their breath and Severus huffed out a laugh.
Lucius looked at him and asked what was funny. He looked at Lucius and said, “I guess the marauders screwing with me actually worked out well for once.”
Lucius smiled and pulled him into another kiss that once again left them both breathless.
When they calmed down Severus muttered, “I’m still getting those fuckers back.” Lucius just laughed.