Chapter 158- a crappy year

SEVERUS' POV

Severus was having a really crappy year.

He thought the peak of his terrible years as a potion Professor was reached last year, when he had to live once more in the castle with his childhood nemesis- James Potter, the women he used to love - Lily Potter, and his biggest fear- the werewolf.

He thought that finding out his childhood tormentor was innocent and that the man he used to look up to, even if he stopped a long time ago, who promised him that if he gives the wolf his potion he will make sure Black will get kissed, lied and saved the man was as bad as it gets.

It wasn't even close.

This year started out better, only having to deal with Lily, Moody and the band that use his face for laughter.

He kept his promise to Basitill and gave Harry the time turner even though he didn't have anything he needed help with.

He planed to ask the boy to become his apprentice after Halloween, when the champions would be decided and almost certainly won't be anyone from Slytherin- he knew the abilities of sixth and seventh years, and the only few he could think of being chosen were all from other houses.

Of course the second the headmaster said it is impossible for anyone under 17 to pass the age line he has bad feelings.

It wasn't Harry's first time taking a challenge like that by the horns, Basitill's updates about the boy's progress of finding a cure to the incurable blood curse was one example.

And the boy did it.

He not only managed to find a way past the age line, but get chosen.

Now, the boy might be smart, he might be clever, but he was also an average wizard in all things wand related, which made Severus want to prevent Harry from participating in the tournament, or at least help him prepare, yet he can't, nor can he take Harry as an apprentice, as he was bound by magical oath not to help the boy.

He thought he would use potion's class to prepare the boy as best as he can, maybe teach specific potions to deal with dragons and talk about gillyweed.

But the boy stopped showing to classes, saying he learns better alone.

Seriously, if he wasn't liking So much like Potter and has Marcus as a twin he would think he was his child.

Seeing the boy standing in front of a dragon, Severus has to admit he was scared for the boy.

And then the boy use a switching charm and finished the task in seconds.

Some may think one of the other champions thought about this, but Severus knew his student, using what he had the ability to was just like him.

It was two weeks later that Minerva came to him with a problem, she feared Harry won't come to the Yule Ball.

Honestly? Severus didn't care. If Harry didn't want to go it is his choice.

But the women knew how to annoy a man.

In the end he had to threaten the boy with taking his time turner but the boy went to the Ball.

Though by that time he couldn't care less, as the dark mark started to darken.

It wasn't the first time the dark mark darkened, it happened once more, which is why most Death Eaters that are free wouldn't think much about it.

Severus, on the other hand, knew the last time it happened, three years ago was when the dark lord possessed Quirrle, just before he almost got the philosopher's stone.

He told that to the headmaster, hoping the man would think of a plan to stop it, only to find out the leader of the light wanted the dark lord to return.

Severus was in the middle of a war between two maniacs.

It was a truly crappy year.