#harryismanipulative

Harry was always popular within his peers. At young age for having well-known and almost celebrity parents then for being a genius after that, though, Harry wouldn’t say he is happy or enjoy the praise and attention. At young age, Harry was sharp. Rather than smart, Harry would say that he is observant.

He knew for the fact that he was being compared to his parents. The praises was never sincere and his peer either want to join his fame, gain something from him, or just jealous. His parents expect the best from him, his mother is perfectionist in lesson and his father is harsh in sports. Well, it is expected as one is best researcher and one is star sport.

Being talented in sports and science, a genius born from two geniuses combined, have perfect attitude and humble toward anyone. A complete manipulative young man with numerous masks in his disposal to use in every situation, never show any weakness.

With that, Harry would proudly say that no one could saw pass through his mask. No one could see what he is. With society lesson being hammered into his head from early age, Harry had grown into a perfect adult in this twisted society in young age.

Until, one day, a new chemistry professor came into his campus. When Harry thought that he had learned everything he could in that field with his mother hammering information into his head from time to time, he was proven wrong by the greasy and depressing looking professor.

Learning from him make him his inspiration grew more than looking at his mother’s experiment. Although his lecture seem boring however when one pay attention, they could notice that he manage to cover a page long theory in a few sentence effectively if they pay attention more closely.

The professor doesn’t care about society position. No matter if the student rich or poor, no one get away from breaking his class’s rule and his detention was equal to all. Though, it seems that because of this the professor often called to the headmaster office to face rich parent’s rambling. Which he equally paid no heed and dismiss them.

Harry wondered how the professor isn’t fired by that much of parents complaining and it turns out that the headmaster and the professor was old friends.

Slowly Harry was intrigued by the new chemistry professor. His discovery that his mother and the professor was friends at early age and is the anonymous ‘friend’ her mother mentioned when she release her most popular research. Then why the professor isn’t famous? How did he hide his talents? Why? 

(He didn’t care when he found out his father hated the professor, Harry know from early age that his father isn’t the brightest person, more often than not, his prank leaning more to bully.)

After that Harry keep and keep trying to get closer into the professor. His attempt seems to ire the professor a lot. There he discovered that the professor absolutely loathed attention. So to respect the professor he decided apologize and observe him from afar.

However, before he could execute his thought, it was halted when the professor said something. “Just because you are covered with mindless bigot that bore you into your bone, you don’t have the right to bring them to Me.” the spat was supposed to offence him. But somehow he felt weirdly relaxed and mildly surprised.

The professor saw through him. He saw through his masks. He is confident for the fact that he never let his mask slip any time, even when he is alone. He always made sure that feel happy and entertained with his friend. That he loved them, treasure them. He even managed to fool the headmaster that silently is a master at manipulating beneath his grandfatherly mask. So how did the professor saw through him?

With that, his early decision was erased and he started to approach the professor in private, enclosed place away from prying eyes. This seems to caught the professor off more often, make him more tense but somewhat relaxed.

When Harry slowly let his true self come out, the professor become less tense and Harry came to enjoy surprising and teasing the professor more and more. One time, he tricked the professor into wearing bat costume to match up his title ‘greasy bat’ that was designed for a stripper.

And he became hard.

That was the first time he got reaction just from looking at something without any touch. Hell, he saw numerous attractive men and women naked or minimum cloth but never once manage to arouse him like this.

With his newfound reaction, he noticed that he loved the professor. After that accident, the professor got mad at Harry for couple of day but Harry pursued the professor harder. To the point that he ignored his peers and abandon his society position.

After long entertaining but frustrating pursue, Harry noticed that he loved the professor more than he thought. He loved the professor to the extent to break his own rule he have set from past and destroy his image he built from early age.

At the same time, he discovered that he actually have friend that is willing to accept who he is.

Harry just happen to snap when his peers was bad-mouthing about the professor – which actually happen often.

“I bet no one will love that greasy bat. I even doubt whether he have heart to love or not.”

“Maybe even his parents abandon him for his shitty attitude.”

Harry who saw the scar lingering in the professor back saw red and snapped. He had never let out his anger for a long time, so when he snap, it was overwhelming. His usually cheerful and kind voice becomes cold and sharp-edged. His warm eyes become emotionless and piercing. His relax posture hardened, the atmosphere around him that is usually welcoming, comforting, and warm suddenly become cold.

And damn, the people around him scared shit-less. Even those who merely passed quickly turn their heel around and run, having the survival instinct took over. All run leaving Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna with Harry.

They took turn receiving Harry’s sharp-edged words and slowly leading him into the closest closed space. Though, Neville and Ron seemed pale enough before they even midway toward there and Hermione seems to be in verge of crying. Only Luna looks unnerved by the piercing word, she just hummed, nodding along, and voicing some comforting remark though her shacking hand told otherwise.

When Harry finally calmed and saw what he had done, he guiltily calms them. By smiling like usual at Ron and Neville, giving soothing and comforting word toward Hermione, and joke with Luna about the weird creature in her little mind.

After that they say nothing of that matter and when Harry give a small ‘thank you’ they just grinned at each other and converse like usual.

“You owe me lunch and dinner, mate.”

“A little help with my grandma later could you? She has been talking about you non-stop, then we will go to my greenhouse, I obtain a rare plant yesterday.”

“Help me with a research Harry; it’s your mother’s one. Maybe you could have one of her paper.”

“It would be wonderful to have a tea with you and daddy without all the Nargles around you.”

No one pay a mind when lesser horde of people surrounds Harry or the fear look people shoot him along with whispers. After all, Harry seems more open and relaxed, though his face didn’t smile all the time like usual - they figured that Harry actually smirked more often and damn, it’s hot -. There, four of Harry’s friends know that Harry is more dangerous and they need to keep these mindless idiots to walk into Harry.

Words are worse enough, when Harry decide to use other way, no doubt there will be bloods, bodies, and corpses. Harry did have mastery in every martial art they know. And they know that Harry could get creative in mixing and using them.

-     So yeah, after this those mindless bigots decide to target Snape. Harry’s friends were trying to hide this from Harry and tried to handle by themselves, they don’t want Harry get trouble. Well, they underestimate Harry’s connection to get information. Harry deal them before his friends – good but a little stupid sometimes, like now – could get into problems. After that they got a long lecture from Harry.

-     “I have the connection into every single higher-up in this school. And you two-“he pointed at Hermione and Ron, “only have the favor of headmaster and a few professors. While you two-”he moved toward Luna and Neville, “only have the favor of Herbology and Zoology professor respectively. Which of us will get into more trouble now?” they all look down in shame. Harry closed his eye, pinch his bridge of eyes. “Next time, tell me if something happen before act. Although it was stupid and unnecessary but I do appreciate the attempt.” He smiled warmly at them, it was as if they saw he smile for the first time, it was so different. “If you are afraid of me losing control like other day, it won’t happen anymore. I train to control my temper in my whole life. That day was a mistake, rest assure.”

-     “Well, wait until Professor Snape mentioned and we’ll see whether you could stay calm. We saw you lose it for a moment when they insult him.” the other nodded along at Hermione words as she stated smugly. “Don’t get to happy, your name has been listed too.” Her smug look immediately wiped as they looked at him in horror. “What?” “Seriously mate? We can’t have you snap every time people say bad word of us.” “Many people hate me, Harry.” “That would be problem; there are a lot of Nargles in this school.” Harry just smirked at them. “I wouldn’t have my friend being bad mouthed before me. Deal with it, that’s what you gain from sticking with me.”

-     Harry smiled and ignores the numerous protests behind him as he walked away. For the first time, someone is willing to do something for him. He felt happy, all he need is to capture his love then he would be complete.

-     Well, after this, Harry more or less captured Severus. After all, the star student will get what he wants.

P.s. this is something i write like two months ago? I remember this is because i wanted to post on some Snarry community but as I write it get longer. It just seem i am not capable of writing something short (like in 100 words).

This is supposed to be a prompt so it can be elaborated, as you can see i write in pin-point in the last. Because i just can’t think of how to write it other than making fool of myself.

So yeah, no one is bashed here. Snape is still snarky ass and an asshole to students. Dumbledore is manipulative, but then again, which successful figurehead aren’t manipulative. They’re either that or idiot.

Lili and Jamed aren’t abusive, they just...kinda terrible parents? Consider how young they are, it is possible. And they are celebrity.

As you can guess, Ron has sport majors, football, preferably. Hermione is in science (the same major as Harry, though Hermione is in Biochemistry major and Harry is in Neurobiology major). Neville is in Herbology as expected, and Luna is in Zoology major. 

(Now come to think it, all of them have science related major, except Ron. Welp, if i consider to elaborate and make it into real story, i will make how Ron felt left out because he’s the only one who is dumb - but a damn good strategist.)

Damn, my ranting goes long enough. One day, i think i will post where my rant is longer than the story i write (god forbid).

Yeah, that’s all. Good day. My headache are attacking me in full charge. I wish for a good sleep. Hopefully y’all get them too.