Posted originally on the Archive_of_Our_Own at https://archiveofourown.org/ works/53026. Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Underage Category: M/M, Gen Fandom: Harry_Potter_-_Rowling Relationship: Albus_Dumbledore/Harry_Potter Character: Albus_Dumbledore, Harry_Potter Additional Tags: Drama, One-Sided_Relationship, Dubious_Consent, Sexual_Fantasy, Telepathy Stats: Published: 2003-10-13 Words: 200 ****** The Practical ****** by Delphi Summary Harry sees something he wishes he hadn't. Set during Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. "Legilimens!" He shouldn't have ...pushed. He's been practising with Snape for months, and he's become accustomed to hitting the gag reflex at the back of the Potions master's mind and being spit back out like half-chewed food whenever he ventures too far. And this is Dumbledore, who should be a hundred times better than Harry at anything Harry can do... Been able to ...fade through Dumbledore's fingers and go slip-sliding into the deep, dark private parts, with a century and more of memories/imaginings flipping like images from one of those old rickety primary school projectors (but they never showed movies like this, did they, Harry, did they?) and... ...see himself (smaller, younger, prettier) in the dark little room, groaning, writhing, "Albus...please...love you..." watch himself rolling over in a sea of blankets, his own (redder, wetter) mouth open and panting, and Dumbledore (younger, red-bearded) getting up on the bed with him, hands pulling him open, splitting him open... He whimpers, trying to claw his way back into his own head. He hears Dumbledore's shaking, shameful stuttering: "O-o-o." Do it. "Do it," Harry begs him, wanting to unsee. "I'm so sorry, Harry—sweet boy—I never—Oh Lord. Obliviate!" Please drop_by_the_archive_and_comment to let the author know if you enjoyed their work!