Chapter 74 - Fuck Voldemort, Too.

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Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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"Can I go?" Severus asked for the fourth time, while Madam Pomfrey stared at him with a look full of indignation.

"You used your body as a cushion after your broom was destroyed! Do you have any idea how many bones you should have broken? And somehow, they're all intact, by some miracle I know nothing about! I'm even beginning to wonder if you're actually human, Mr. Snape," she said, staring at him while Severus laughed.

With his wand, he picked up a nearby utensil and transformed it into a knife, making a cut on his own hand. He knew those questions wouldn't stop anytime soon. Madam Pomfrey was quite stunned by what he had just done, but when she saw the cut begin to heal in real time, she couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, shocked. That was the most Severus could reveal to her about his healing abilities.

"You... how can you do that?" She couldn't say that it was dark magic.

"I can use druidic magic, and it heals." Severus gave his brief explanation.

It hadn't been long since the end of the match, only about half an hour. And the students were trying to come see Severus in the hospital wing. He wanted to get out of there soon because he knew that place would quickly fill up if he stayed any longer.

That hadn't happened yet only because Madam Pomfrey was basically refusing entry to everyone, closing the doors even to friends, and Severus had been placed in an isolated area.

"You truly are full of surprises, Mr. Snape. I've never seen anything like it." She merely sighed, trying to start seeing it as something normal coming from that boy who, in less than two weeks, was turning the entire school upside down.

Severus shrugged, while someone finally managed to get past the barrier the nurse had created. There was only one person who could do that, and Dumbledore entered accompanied by the other professors.

The student who was Ravenclaw's Seeker had also been taken to the hospital wing, but she was on the other side of the ward. Madam Pomfrey had already confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her, thanks to Severus having protected her during the impact.

Dumbledore entered the area where Severus was with Slughorn, Minerva, Madam Hooch, and Flitwick. They all seemed to have looks full of concern.

"How is he?" Professor Minerva asked, while Pomfrey considered how to respond, since she had just seen Severus healing automatically.

"I'm fine. I want to get out of here soon." Severus already had a red phoenix at his bedside, ready to get him out of there if necessary.

"Mr. Snape, I must admit that it took a great deal of courage to play alone, but it took even more courage to do what you did at the end and protect a fellow student from another House. That is why I am awarding you thirty points for your heroic act," Dumbledore said.

Severus raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected to earn points for that, but it certainly wasn't a bad thing.

"Did you see, Headmaster? It was fantastic!" Slughorn said excitedly.

None of the professors could deny it, not even Minerva, who looked at Severus with pursed lips, certainly realizing that Gryffindor would have a formidable opponent that year.

"The students are fine, Mr. Snape. It seems they merely passed out due to some kind of potion," the Headmaster began to explain.

"That's good, Professor. I was a little worried," Severus said, blatantly lying to his face.

The Headmaster stared at him without anyone noticing, with the look of someone who knew more than he let on, but he said nothing about it.

"For your first match, Mr. Snape, we have to admit that Slytherin will have a great chance this year. You won all by yourself and still scored forty points. That's unbelievable!" Professor Flitwick said with a laugh.

"The House Cup will be ours this year, Mr. Snape! Damn, and you spent five years here without showing such talent!" Slughorn said in a playful tone, almost singing the words. Minerva's expression darkened at that.

"I've never been very fond of Quidditch, but I believe a wizard also needs to keep his body healthy. That's why I became interested this year." Severus explained, and that was true.

He had only joined Quidditch to exercise his body better, just as he had already been doing every morning. In fact, he had almost wanted to quit when he learned that he would have to attend mandatory practices, and the only thing that stopped him was Professor Slughorn himself.

When Severus decided to play today, he knew things wouldn't work out with all those Slytherins. He also wanted to return the favor they had done him during the tryouts. He knew very well that playing with a team or without one wouldn't make much difference to him. After all, he had gotten exactly where he was now without needing them.

He imagined the Slytherins would wake up within the next few hours and be shocked and irritated when they learned about their situation, but that didn't matter. All he needed to do was instruct Articuno not to leave Heloísa's side under any circumstances. If anyone tried to attack her, it should first create a shield. Severus knew that none of those students would be capable of breaking through it.

In any case, he finally managed to get out of bed after Madam Pomfrey declared that he was free to go. Severus couldn't help but leap to his feet, drawing a few smiles from Slughorn and even Dumbledore.

"Finally. What's it like out there?" Severus asked, unable to keep himself from looking at the closed door.

"If you're asking about fans and admirers, Mr. Snape, you can be sure there are plenty of them. And they're not just from Slytherin. Everyone is waiting outside to find out how you're doing," Slughorn said.

Severus considered it for a moment, but smiled. "Well, it won't hurt to make a public appearance now."

He said that even though he already wanted to go to the Room of Requirement to continue his work. After all, today was Saturday, and he wanted to conduct some tests related to his research, especially now that he had enough iron to begin transforming it into a magical metal similar to what the goblins made.

But it seemed that wouldn't be possible for the next few hours...

Severus walked forward, unable to keep from looking at the Ravenclaw captain, who was staring at him from the other side, having been injured by Severus's first Bludger. Beside him was the girl Severus had saved during the final play of the match.

Peter Pettigrew was also there, with one of his arms burned, groaning softly while staring at Severus with great fear and horror.

Severus smiled at the captain, without any hostility or even trying to appear arrogant. "It was a good match, Captain. I had quite a lot of fun," Severus said in a calm tone.

The boy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "You had fun, you say?" He gave a dry laugh. "You're not like the other Slytherins. They'd be mocking us right now."

"I'm not mocking you, even if you think I am. I'm saying it was a great match and I don't regret playing. That's what I mean, Captain."

The man stared at him for a moment before nodding. "Please, call me Eleanor. My name is Eleanor Fairbourne. I'm in my final year, and I had even hoped to finish my last year with the Cup, but it seems Slytherin has a better chance now," he said.

Severus stepped forward and offered his hand. "Severus Snape. It was a pleasure playing against you, Mr. Fairbourne."

"Just Fairbourne is fine," he said as he shook Severus's hand. "It was a great match, Mr. Snape."

"Then call me Severus."

Severus obviously exchanged courtesies with him before looking at the girl, who stared at him looking a little lost. "And I must say, miss, that was a fine play at the end. If I hadn't gotten ahead of you, you certainly would have caught the Snitch," he said.

The girl seemed shy. "I... I think it was a normal play. You were very good out there, faster than me." She still maintained the same tone, her face slightly red. "But thank you... thank you for saving me, Sever—I mean! Mr. Snape!"

"Please, call me Severus. It was a good match." Severus smiled as she also shook his hand.

The blush on her face deepened even further as she stared at him with a certain admiration, perhaps because he was a Slytherin so different from the others, perhaps because of Severus's own appearance. He didn't care much about it.

"I'm Cassandra Cass," she said.

Severus merely responded with a smile and began walking away, but he couldn't help looking at Peter one last time. He had ignored the professors behind him throughout the entire conversation, and they certainly seemed somewhat pleased with Severus's behavior toward his fellow students.

Perhaps not so much with what came next...

"Pettigrew, it looks like you got hurt. And that burn is quite nasty... It looks like it was caused by some kind of defensive shield. You need to be careful where you wander..." Severus said, making the boy immediately shudder.

He ignored Dumbledore's gaze. Let the old man think whatever he wanted. Severus knew, the moment he saw the burn, that Peter had gone to his room and tried to touch his things. Obviously, he had met the same fate as Mulciber on the first day and fallen into his trap. And knowing about Peter's transformation into a rat, it wasn't difficult to imagine how he had managed to reach the Slytherin area while Severus was at the match.

In any case, Severus left, opening the doors as a crowd of students immediately widened their eyes upon seeing him.

Many shouted Severus's name. Some immediately rushed forward to grab him.

"You were incredible!" said a tall blonde who was none other than Iris, hugging him, while Heloísa joined them.

All the students also wanted to congratulate him. Severus merely wore an amused smile and made his way into the middle of the crowd, enjoying it. He didn't even need to use Occlumency to alter his face or his emotions at that moment.

He could act as he needed to and showed everyone there an amused and open expression as he greeted the students who congratulated him. Some even wanted autographs, while others commented on his plays, his courage, and asked whether he was hurt.

"Everyone, everyone!" Severus said, making them all stop to listen to him as he climbed onto a platform he himself created with Transfiguration. That also drew a few comments from the students about his skill.

He saw the sea of students waiting for his words as he looked at each of them. His old self should have been screaming that he looked like a damned James Potter at that moment, enjoying all the attention he was receiving, but Severus didn't care. He had much to gain there. It was always better to have more admirers and prestige than enemies and wary people around him.

"Many of you are asking what gave me the courage to play alone against an entire team, but I must say that I didn't have much of a choice. After all, when I entered the changing room, I found all my teammates unconscious on the floor and knew that if I didn't play at that moment, we would lose. I couldn't let Slytherin suffer the most embarrassing defeat of the year, could I?" Severus said, while many nodded, even some Ravenclaws, and they weren't just Lovegood's friends.

"And even though it was an entire team against me, I knew I still had a chance to win, so I held on to it. I had simply never shown my flying skills before, but I've always been very agile and decided to exercise a little more this year. What you saw on the field was a little of my flying ability and also my shortcomings." Severus pointed toward the field outside the window with a smile. "I used a simple broom, which probably doesn't work anymore and exploded, as you all saw."

A few laughs rose among the students.

"But that doesn't mean the Ravenclaw team is weak. I caught them by surprise many times when their guard was down. My only real chance was the Golden Snitch, and if I hadn't risked my life at the end, I wouldn't even have managed to catch it. And when I saw that girl in danger, obviously I didn't hesitate to help her. Maybe I put my back out a little in the process, but..." Severus spread his arms before the crowd. "Here we are."

"I managed to honor Slytherin, and I thank everyone who was here cheering for me. I also dedicate this victory to all of you!" Severus said, while everyone began chanting his name and applauding.

Everyone seemed excited and happy. Severus had practically become a Quidditch hero at that moment. He even saw Lily and her friends in the distance. Her friends seemed quite excited, while Lily merely stared at him in shock. But what amused him most was James Potter himself, who was glaring at him from a distance not far from the Gryffindor girls.

He should already know that Peter was in the hospital wing, but he had been forbidden from entering, all because of the new Quidditch hero who clearly wasn't him and who was now the center of attention.

Potter's frustration and anger were always welcome in Severus's mind. So let him stew in his own jealousy. Severus was even happier because of it.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to invite my House to celebrate in the common room!" Severus said, while the Slytherins quickly shouted in celebration. The others were a little disappointed that they couldn't accompany him, but no one stopped him.

Severus jumped down from his platform, which disappeared immediately afterward, and moved forward with the Slytherins, with Heloísa at his side.

Now, he needed to maintain that unity within the House. He would have to wait a little longer before going to the Room of Requirement.

The common room quickly erupted into celebration. Slughorn himself helped decorate the place, since he was practically jumping for joy, while everyone was gathered there, with the exception of the students who still remained unconscious in the Quidditch changing room.

Severus hadn't seen the common room so full since the first day, so he was more than satisfied as he sat down in an armchair he had conjured. He even called over the giant squid itself, which began to appear before everyone through the enormous windows overlooking the lake.

Even those who had previously looked down on him now looked at Severus and talked with him, recounting what they had seen during the match and even reenacting some of his plays in front of everyone.

Severus was good with words, especially when he needed to deal with all that nobility. He knew very well how to conduct himself when addressing someone, when to make a joke, offer a comment, or even draw everyone's attention. Perhaps the Slytherins had never seen that side of him since he returned. And now, they seemed quite impressed by how easily he could interact even with members of the highest echelons of wizarding society.

Thus, Severus remained there talking with them for some time. With the Headmaster's permission, Slughorn managed to have the house-elves bring sweets, food, and drinks for the celebration in the common room.

Severus also entertained them. In addition to calling the giant squid over to the windows, he performed some magic, even going so far as to recreate parts of the Quidditch match with fire itself taking shape before everyone's fascinated eyes.

The atmosphere only changed when a group of students entered the common room with murder in their eyes.

Severus saw Lestrange, Rosier, Mulciber, and the entire group, with Black and others coming right behind them. They had all woken up after passing out before the match and, by that point, already knew everything that had happened.

The hatred in Lestrange's eyes was plain to see.

"Snape!" Lestrange's shout immediately startled many of the students, even the first-years, who were much more at ease with Heloísa now, since she had earned a place of honor beside Severus.

Everyone shrank back and made way for Lestrange to pass, while he found Severus sitting as though he were the king of that entire place, staring at him with a calm expression. That only irritated him even more.

"Ah, Lestrange. I see you're awake. Do you have any idea that I had to deal with the entire Ravenclaw team by myself? I hope you're all right." Severus said sarcastically. Even though his words were full of concern, his tone made it clear that he was basically mocking Lestrange.

"You!" The roar burst from Lestrange's mouth, while the other students behind him also glared at Severus, full of anger and hatred.

"You know that's not what happened! You... you made us pass out! All of us!" Lestrange shouted, making everyone around them look at the two of them.

"You're right." Severus smiled, leaving many shocked by those words. He hadn't lied, after all. "Let's be honest, you would never have played cooperatively with me. I certainly would've had to watch my back during the match."

Severus continued in a calm tone. "So, since you seemed like an arrogant asshole who wanted to boss me around, I decided that you and the others could sit this one out. I preferred to play alone. And here we are. You thought you could handle me when the entire team turned against me, but I took all of you down by myself. I made you pass out, walked onto that field alone, and defeated an entire team alone. That only proves that you're useless."

Severus stood up as he walked toward Lestrange, who stared at him with the same hatred. "So go ahead, speak with all that arrogance, Lestrange. You're nothing but an arrogant asshole with no power beyond your own name." Severus stopped in front of him. "Did you really think that after enchanting that Golden Snitch to try to make me lose, things would simply continue as they were before?"

Severus almost smiled. This was his declaration of war.

"You don't know who you're messing with! You think the Dark Lord..."

"Fuck the Dark Lord! Fuck Voldemort! Fuck your deeply rooted prejudices! Fuck all of you!" Severus said, spreading his arms while everyone looked at him in horror. "Since you still don't understand..."

One thing was not wanting to join the Dark Lord. It was something completely different to openly declare hostility against him, say Voldemort's name, and tell him to go fuck himself. That was far worse than what Severus had done against the Headmaster on the first day.

While everyone, even those standing behind Lestrange, had been affected by Severus and were shocked by his words, Lestrange simply reached for his wand, making everyone scream in horror as they tried to move away.

Severus also drew his own, intercepting the "Crucio!" fired at him.

The explosion erupted in the center of the common room, while everyone watched in horror.

"Cruciatus, Lestrange?" Severus raised an eyebrow. "An Unforgivable in here..."

But Lestrange gave him no time to continue and quickly cast another bone-breaking curse.

Severus immediately conjured a training dummy with wheels, causing the curse to strike it without any effect. After all, it had no bones, it was only wood. The next moment, the dummy simply shot forward, charging at Lestrange, who quickly responded with a flame curse, setting it ablaze. But when he saw that it didn't stop because of that, he had to jump to the side to dodge it.

"Two moves and you already look like you're about to hit the floor?" Severus taunted.

The boy simply glared at him angrily under everyone's horrified gazes and quickly began launching attacks. Severus entered the duel. Compared to Flitwick, Lestrange didn't have even half the speed and skill the professor had used while merely playing around, with Severus continuing to conjure shields and counterattack, stopping all those curses.

The entire place erupted into a frenzy at the sight of the battlefield. Afraid that they might also be hit, the students moved as far away as possible, leaving only a circle around the two of them. Some even went to the door to prevent Slughorn from entering the room. After all, almost everyone there was on Lestrange's side, while Severus had become their target, a declared enemy from the moment he had told them all to go fuck themselves, even the Dark Lord himself.

"That was fun, but let's end this." Severus immediately began concentrating even more power, causing Lestrange to become increasingly cornered under everyone's horrified gazes as he lost ground.

Severus managed to break one of his spells before casting another at the boy's shadow. Lestrange was unable to dodge, since his shield had been broken. The second spell struck him.

It was something Severus had been working on. Since he had the idea that Voldemort had turned his own name into a Taboo, why couldn't he do the same with certain words? He was working on trying to create a magic circle over Hogwarts, and that spell was one of the first in a set that would be activated upon speaking a specific word.

Lestrange didn't even have time to react. He only felt his underwear being pulled with absurd force. It came out over his robes and went up to his head, covering his eyes and leaving him completely disoriented.

Everyone was shocked as Lestrange immediately panicked, trying to free himself from his own underwear, which now covered his face, unable to see anything. And since his robe had been pulled up, his ass was exposed in front of all of Slytherin.

Severus began to laugh. "This is too much! I was planning to test this on one of the others next time, but I never imagined you'd be my first test subject, Lestrange." Severus said cheerfully, while Lestrange roared in anger, trying to pull his underwear off his head until he finally managed to do so after some effort.

He felt terrible pain between his legs, since when his underwear had been pulled, it had squeezed his balls so hard that it nearly crushed them. He was furious, almost like a dragon, hating Severus with every fiber of his being at that moment.

When he managed to get it off, he stared at Severus like a madman. "Avada..." he shouted, but didn't even have time to finish.

Severus fired a white bolt from his wand, accompanied by the sound of a blizzard. The moment it struck Lestrange in the middle of his words, his body began to freeze, turning him into a kind of popsicle, with several layers of ice forming from the bottom upward while the floor around him also froze.

Severus then looked at the bunch of assholes in Lestrange's group. "So, do any more of you idiots want to try as well?" Severus asked, looking at them all.

Even Rosier stared at him with caution and a certain amount of horror. If they had any confidence that they could teach Severus a lesson or even try to torture him, it had disappeared that night.

"Is he dead?" Rosier asked Severus. Despite his fear, he still stared at him with a look full of intent.

"No. He'll stay frozen for twelve hours, and I'm not taking that asshole out of the ice. He tried to cast the Killing Curse. You have to be an idiot to do that here at Hogwarts." Severus looked at the frozen Lestrange. "He was also lucky we're here, because if he'd done that outside Hogwarts, I would've killed him."

Severus said that under the horrified gazes of the people around him before staring directly at the group in front of him.

"If I find out that any of you attacked someone I know or tried to use an Unforgivable Curse here at Hogwarts, it won't be Voldemort, Dumbledore, or even your shitty families who'll be able to deal with me. Are we clear?" Severus asked, staring at them with a look full of intent, while his eyes began to glow more intensely than usual.

That made everyone more cautious. Some couldn't even hold his gaze for very long, but Mulciber didn't stop staring at Severus, even though he was still afraid.

"You don't know what you're getting yourself into, Snape. You may have changed, but you can't make enemies of the pure-blood families. And that's exactly what you did tonight. You're going to regret this. Everyone will know. The Dark Lord will know what happened here, about your rebellion and your defiance," Mulciber said, expecting Severus to show some fear.

Severus merely smiled. "Let him come. I already said it: fuck Voldemort, fuck you and your families, and fuck your blood purity!" Severus said, spreading his arms before all of Slytherin as he stared at everyone around him.

"Anyway, the party's over. Leave that frozen popsicle there and everyone go back to your dormitories." Severus took the initiative to put an end to it, making everyone begin to leave.

The students wasted no time and quickly left. The party was already over. Severus's declarations had frightened most of them, and knowing that he had made the entire team pass out, played alone against Ravenclaw, and then defeated Lestrange when he tried to cast the Killing Curse was too much for those students in a single night.

Severus summoned Solaris, who appeared on his shoulder, while he looked at Heloísa. She stared at him full of fear and caution, not exactly afraid of him, but of what might happen after everything that had happened.

"Go back to your room and rest. I have a few things to do." Severus said.

She stared at him for a moment before nodding. Severus left in an explosion of fire and reappeared on a distant mountain. Then, he took out the compass.

"Let's see if this works against the Fidelius Charm." Severus opened the compass as the needle began spinning rapidly, until it finally stopped in one direction.

He smiled.

"Let's go to the Lestrange residence." Severus said before heading directly in that direction.

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