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Lost and Damned	By : danniperson Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 24087 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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LOST AND DAMNED

I Pray in My Heart That This World Never Ends

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Harry sighed heavily. "I don't want to go."

Severus didn't look up from his book. He had been engrossed in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West since this morning and it pleased Harry that Severus was enjoying one of the books he had gotten him. Harry didn't mind him reading so much, but watching the man, he had become completely aware of how much he was going to miss him once the holidays were over.

"I was not aware I had kicked you out yet, Potter," Severus said, flipping the page of his book. "I also wasn't aware that I was good company."

Harry rolled his eyes. "Everyone comes back tomorrow," he reminded the man. The days following Christmas had passed by too quickly for Harry's liking. He spent days with Hermione and Draco…Hermione watching the boys fly around and the boys allowing themselves to be pulled into short study sessions with Hermione. They enjoyed meals together and when Harry felt he had spent too much time away from Severus, he would leave the new couple to their snogging and return to the dungeons where Severus was usually grading papers or reading books. They spent their time together talking or playing games or ordering snacks from the kitchen. Most of the times Harry ended up taking a nap on the couch while Severus read his books and held him close…It felt good to be able to get some rest with how busy he had been so far this year. He didn't like sleeping too much, though, and made sure that he and Severus were able to enjoy each other's bodies at least once a day. Severus continually teased him about his teenage hormones, but Harry didn't care and Harry often had to remind him that it wasn't as if he was uninterested every time Harry approached him. "And you're awful company, but I still like being around you."

"All of these years spent risking your neck and foolishly putting yourself in danger every year since coming to this school, we are finally seeing signs of brain damage," Severus noted.

Harry grinned. "And here I thought you assumed I had brain damage since the moment I stepped into this castle."

"More brain damage," Severus corrected himself.

"Thanks," Harry said, rolling his eyes. "Will you miss me?"

Severus snorted. "I'll finally get some peace and quiet and won't be disturbed by a randy teenager every few hours. It is a most welcome reprieve."

"Awww, I feel the love," Harry muttered sarcastically, though he grinned. This week with Severus had been amazing and it felt only natural to spend so much time with the man. Having to return to the real world of spending most nights in Gryffindor Tower and only being able to spend a few hours a day (alone) with his lover was going to be hard. Harry didn't even want to think about how bad summer would be. They'd have to go through a whole other year of this, too, Harry reminded himself. But it wouldn't be so bad after that. Once Harry was of age and graduated from Hogwarts, he and Severus could really be together and not have to worry about anything…Other than the obvious shocked reactions of people, but they wouldn't have to risk breaking laws or rules and they would be fine.

Being impatient as he was, though, Harry had no idea how he was going to wait that long.

"You don't have to be such an arse, you know," Harry assured him.

"Considering I've always been an arse and you fell in love with me anyway, I assume you will be fine…I daresay you even enjoy it," Severus remarked, still reading his book.

"I s'pose sometimes it's not so bad," Harry agreed. "Only 'cause I'd probably get bored if you were all nice all of the time…Actually, I don't know what I'd ever do with you if you were nice."

"Exactly," Severus said with a smirk, finally glancing up at him before turning the page and resuming his reading. "We are in agreement, then."

"Nah, I think agreeing with you isn't interesting enough," Harry replied with a grin.

"Cheeky brat. I am trying to read, you realize," he pointed out.

"Really liking it, huh?" Harry asked with a grin.

"More than I enjoy arguing with brats for their entertainment," Severus replied.

"You know you like it, too," argued Harry.

"Nonsense," Severus said stiffly.

"Then why are you still arguing with me?" Harry asked with a wicked smile. He stood up from his place on the floor, abandoning his doodles of a Quidditch game in which Slytherin lost miserably to Gryffindor and walked around the coffee table to sit right beside Severus.

"I am not arguing with you, I am merely pointing out the facts so that you know for future reference," he replied.

"Call it what you want, you're arguing with me…For my entertainment," Harry said, nudging him with his elbow, causing the man to glare at him. "You must reallllly love me."

"Still full of yourself, after all of these years," Severus grumbled, his entire position looking highly uncomfortable now.

There were times when Severus was perfectly comfortable telling Harry he loved him and showing him…But when the man thought about it he seemed entirely self conscious about it and almost afraid of it. Harry couldn't help but tease him about it and take some comfort in his awkwardness. The fact that he didn't snap at Harry for such accusations assured Harry that Severus really did care for him and he promised himself that one day they would both become comfortable with one another and being in a relationship together. They'd be okay with telling each other they loved them and giving them gifts and doing good things for each other. Harry already had an easier time of it than Severus, but he knew that they both had issues to work through, especially concerning their pasts. Severus's affected him more, which made Harry all the more determined to make things good for Severus. They would be happy and they would give each other everything they had never been given as children: love and comfort and peace and affection.

"I have never been full of myself," Harry argued. "Just pointing out the obvious."

Severus cocked an eyebrow. "Obvious?"

Harry grinned. "Yes, you're just oozing love for me. I'm surprised no one's figured it out yet."

Severus rolled his eyes. "If anyone is going to notice anything it is going to be from you. Need I remind you how often you stared at me last year…and this year, actually."

"I was not staring, I was paying attention like any good student should," Harry argued, grinning and trying not to laugh.

"I see. And you felt no need to take notes?"

"Nope. I figured if I paid close enough attention I wouldn't need notes…Besides, I don't write that fast…I thought it would be better that way," Harry said innocently.

"Mhm. And you continued botching up every potion and hardly even doing your assignments at all because…?"

"Draco did it. He has a reputation of ruining my work, you know."

"As I recall, you and Mr. Malfoy were friends most of that time frame."

"Yes…Well…" Harry said, grinning shamelessly. "You can't fault me. You're the one who decided to speak all seductively to a class full of hormone driven teenagers."

"I do not call ever speaking seductively to any of my classes," Severus said, finally placing his book down a bit and eying Harry.

"Well everything you say sounds seductive to me," Harry admitted, keeping his head tall and his eyes meeting Severus's fearlessly, though he still felt his face flame up at the admittance.

"Hmm. Imagine what trouble you'd be in if I was actually attempting to speak seductively," Severus said with a smirk.

"That would be…mean," Harry said, laughing as he thought of how awful he'd be in class if Severus actually did that, though he wasn't sure how the man would do so and not be noticed by anyone. "You know what, that is the last time I give you any sort of compliment."

"I assure you, I do just fine without them," Severus said, picking his book back up to return to reading. Harry had nothing left so say so he stretched out on the couch, resting his feet in Severus's lap and watching the man as he read. After a few minutes, Severus seemed to relax more into his reading, less distracted by Harry's presence than he had been. Harry smiled to himself, loving how completely engrossed in the book Severus was. Harry felt proud of himself and happy that he had chosen something that Severus enjoyed so much. Hopefully he would like the others just as much, but if not at least he was taking enjoyment out of one of the novels. Harry would not be able to thank Hermione enough for her help. While Harry had made all final decisions, he had asked for her opinions on the books and got brief reviews from her on all of them before making his selection and purchasing them.

After a few minutes, Harry decided Severus was right-he did think of sex too much. He was just watching Severus read then all of a sudden he found himself imagining naughty things they should do their last night together. Without really thinking about it, he began moving one of his feet over Severus's groin, smiling when he felt Severus begin to harden beneath his touch and cleared his throat when Severus glared at him.

"Erm…I was thinking…That I'd like to try…something," Harry finally said, hating how he felt his face heat up. He wanted sex a lot, sure, but the subject always embarrassed him. He hated talking about it because it always seemed so awkward to him and he was worried about embarrassing himself. He definitely did not know how to be sexy or seductive or anything like that.

"Surprise, surprise," Severus said sarcastically, eying Harry's foot that was still hesitantly rubbing his hardness. "Need I remind you about the last time we 'tried something'?"

Harry blushed furiously and glanced away. Last night he wanted to try riding Severus, something that was in the book Draco had gotten him for Christmas. It hadn't gone very well…Harry couldn't manage to get comfortable doing it and he kept letting Severus's cock fall out of him and it got so frustrating for them both that Severus finally gave up trying to salvage the situation and flipped them over and had his way with Harry. It had been damn good, but it was still embarrassing how badly it had gone. It shouldn't have been that hard, should it?

"What did you have in mind?" Severus asked, voice straining a bit as he tried to sound a bit kinder. It was his natural reaction to want to tease Harry and Harry didn't mind it so much, though it made him feel good that Severus was thinking of trying to spare his feelings a bit.

"Well…You've…erm…" Harry said, not sure how to get it out. Finally he decided that just blurting it out and getting it over with would be better. "I want to try to give you a blow job." He stammered over the words a bit more than he liked, but at least he had gotten it out without having to draw it out and having Severus taunt him until he was able to finally spill it.

Severus raised his eyebrow. "Are you sure you want to try that?"

"Yeah, I mean…You've done it for me before and…Well, I want to know what it's like and…you know…see. I should you know…learn sometime," he explained. "You can always return the favor afterwards, if it makes you feel better," he joked lightly, though he still sounded more nervous than he intended.

"Hmm," Severus said, reaching over to grab his bookmark, carefully marking his spot in the book before setting it aside. He was moving too slow in Harry's opinion, who was anxious to start. He was getting aroused himself, but he figured Severus could help him out later. He had been thinking about doing this since he found the page about it in the sex book Draco had gotten him. The idea of having a cock in his mouth wasn't exactly appealing or arousing in itself, but it was something new and Harry wanted to give it a shot.

"Where would you care to do this, then?" Severus asked.

"Here…I guess," he said, clearing his throat.

Severus said nothing, but waved his wand, causing the coffee table to move back a few feet to give Harry room. Harry yanked his legs off of Severus and scrambled to his feet, watching anxiously as Severus moved around a bit to unbutton and unzip his trousers, pulling them and his underwear down, revealing his long, thick erection in all of its glory. Harry swallowed and made himself move forward, feeling awkward as he got down on his knees in front of Severus. He felt those dark eyes boring into him and he licked his lips and let his eyes meet the lustful gaze of his lover. The rest of his face was as stoic as ever, but he couldn't hide the desire in his eyes.

"Well…Here goes nothing," he said quietly, laughing a bit as he reached forward to wrap his hand around the base of Severus's cock. He stroked up and down for a minute while he situated himself between Severus's legs, licking his lips before leaning forward and slid his tongue over the head of the cock. He tasted only a slight bit of the pre cum that was not all that appealing, but he continued on, moving down to run his tongue along the length of it. Why on earth had he suggested this? He did want to learn how to do it, but he did not want to be bad at it. There didn't seem to be much hope, though. The only way he was going to learn was by doing it and he was not going to go out and start giving head to other guys just to be able to get it right with Severus. He also highly doubted Severus would appreciate that very much.

Gathering up his courage, he wrapped his mouth around the hardness and taking it in as far as he dared to for the moment. He was careful of his teeth, though it was a bit hard to do so with how thick it was. He had not in the past several days been this up close and personal with Severus's dick and it was suddenly amazing to him that this had been in his arse. Dear Merlin no wonder it hurt so much. Harry tried not to think much about it, figuring he would need most of his concentration for the task at hand. He moved his head up and down slowly, trying to get used to the feel of it in his mouth. It wasn't horrible or anything, though Harry hadn't really done much so far. Realizing his hand was still he gave a squeeze and began swiping his tongue over the length in his mouth, massaging the underside of the cock with it. That earned a long moan of pleasure from Severus and Harry felt relieved by the sound of it. He felt a bit worried when Severus's fingers stroked through his hair, but Severus didn't do more than feel his hair and pet him, never pushing him down, so Harry relaxed and continued bobbing his head, running his tongue all around where he could and trying to stroke Severus at the same time, though he ended up hitting himself in the mouth by accident, which embarrassed him, though he didn't think Severus had noticed. After a few minutes he made the mistake of going down too far, gag reflex kicking in. He choked for a minute and pulled himself up, falling back onto his bum, coughing a bit, tears of pain stinging his eyes. He quickly wiped them away and cleared his throat.

"Erm…Sorry," he said, getting back up onto his knees.

"You should be more careful, Potter," Severus reprimanded, though he was looking at Harry with concern. "Take off your pants."

"But…uh…I can finish, I just need to be careful, s'all," Harry said. "If you want to fuck, though, I mean-"

"Shut up, Potter, before you go off rambling again," Severus said. "I trust that book my godson chose to gift you with mentioned the sixty-nine position?"

"Sixty-nine?" Harry asked, thinking it strange that a sex position was given a number. Severus just smirked in amusement and it took a moment to click. "Ooooooh," Harry said, laughing. "Oh yeah, they had it."

"Good, I believe we shall try that, then. So long as you try not to choke yourself on my cock again. I would hate to explain such an untimely death to the headmaster, should you kill yourself in the middle of performing oral sex."

Harry's eyes grew wide. "Wait…can you do that?"

Severus just laughed. Harry glared at him, but found it hard to really be irritated when the man laughed. A real, amused laugh. It was rare and Harry found himself smiling despite himself. "Strip, brat," Severus ordered, standing up and stepping out of his own bottoms before pulling off the undershirt he had been sitting around the living room in. Harry stood up eagerly and began pulling off his own clothes. He didn't mind just giving Severus a blow job and he didn't have to do this just to please Harry at the same time, though Harry found no fault in it. He could learn to give oral sex and try a new and interesting position at the same time. He wasn't too sure if the distraction of Severus's mouth on his cock would be a good or a bad thing for his own task, but he was willing to try.

When Harry pulled off his shirt and placed his glasses on the coffee table (might do better without them, anyway, as they kept sliding everywhere while he had moved) he glanced up to find the blurry image of his lover laying in front of the fireplace waiting for him on a thick, warm blanket he had conjured from the bedroom.

"I assume you know the basics?" Severus asked.

"Erm…Yeah," Harry said, walking around the coffee table and kneeling down on the floor beside Severus. As tempting as this was, he felt a bit awkward just crawling over his lover and sticking his dick in his face. Severus seemed impatient, though, so Harry crawled over him until he was face to face with Severus's cock again. He braced himself on one hand and wrapped the other around Severus's cock again, leaning down to lick it. At the same time he felt Severus grab his hips and engulf his hardness in one gulp. He was completely enveloped in the wet heat of Severus's mouth. Harry's legs trembled a bit and he struggled not to thrust down, shoving more of himself into Severus's throat. It didn't seem to trouble Severus at all. As Harry wrapped his own mouth around Severus's manhood again, he felt Severus pull his hips down, swallowing him entirely.

Harry moaned loudly around Severus's cock, causing his lover to moan around him in response. Harry let out another quiet sound of pleasure at the vibrations that moved around his cock. That felt damn good. Severus began sucking and licking at his cock, using his hands on Harry's hips to urge Harry to move, encouraging him to fuck his mouth. His cock twitched eagerly and any concerns he had about his own recent experience with his gag reflex and what it must be like for his lover were gone…It was hard to think straight when Severus was making him feel so damn good. All he could think of how erotic it was, how amazing it felt, and allowed himself to move his hips up and down, sliding in and out of that sinfully glorious mouth. It was hard to really focus on technique when Severus was driving him so wild, but he sucked enthusiastically on the member on his mouth and squeezing his hand firmly around it.

It did not take long before he was moaning nonstop around Severus's cock, moving faster and faster in Severus's mouth. The man made no protest, only holding his hips firmly and helping guide him along, sucking and licking at him skillfully while he moved erratically. He didn't think anything felt so good as Severus's mouth around him, except maybe the feel of Severus hitting his prostate over and over during sex. He grasped and clawed at the blanket beneath him, feeling that he was close. "Mmmmmm….mmmm….mmmmmm!" he moaned over and over again. Severus's hands moved from his hips around to his arse, giving a firm squeeze and Harry lost it. His orgasm rushed over him hard and he cried out around Severus's cock. He moved his hand from around Severus to the other side of the blanket, clenching at it hard. The feeling was all the more intense as Severus continued sucking at him, swallowing everything he had to give.

When he was done, Severus moved him aside a bit so that he could breath freely, panting heavily beneath him and wrapping his arms around Harry, resting his hands on his lower back. Harry took a moment to catch his breath before remembering he had a job to do, resuming his sucking and licking in almost a daze, the good feeling his orgasm left still tingling every inch of his body. Harry knew he must have been doing a good job when Severus tightened his arms around him and even scratched lightly at his back.

"Harry, I'm about…to cum," Severus warned with a groan.

Harry didn't really want to swallow because he didn't think it would taste all that good. But Severus had done it for him and Harry was determined to at least give it a shot. He continued sucking until he felt Severus grasp at him more and he felt the first taste of it against his tongue. It was warmer than he thought it would be and it tasted weird. It wasn't awful, though, so he swallowed every bit of it that he could, though some of it dripped out and slid down the corners of his mouth and onto his chin or onto Severus.

When it seemed to be done, Harry pulled away and rolled off of Severus to rest beside him, wiping his mouth with his arm. "That was brilliant!" Harry said breathlessly. "I can't believe you…that was just…bloody amazing," he said with a grin.

Severus chuckled. "Of course it was," he said smugly. "You, on the other hand, could use the practice."

"Arse," Harry said, shoving Severus's shoulder lightly with his foot, keeping his voice light, though he couldn't help but feel disappointed by the statement.

"I imagine I can arrange to offer you plenty of opportunities to get that practice, if you would care to hone that particular skill," Severus offered.

"Of course you could," Harry said with a grin.

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Harry and Severus spent the remainder of their last night together with only each other, even choosing to take dinner in the living room, figuring they could both afford to miss one meal without it looking bad. They ended the night by making love in Severus's bed before falling asleep. Harry dreaded waking up, but knew that the world outside of them would have to go on. They took one last shower together before Harry got his things and shrunk them, shoving them into his pocket and carrying them back to Gryffindor Tower before heading to breakfast with Hermione. Draco had things to do, according to Hermione, so she and Harry went for a walk around the grounds by themselves and ended up under a tree by the lake where they traded stories about their last day of the holiday.

"…so after dinner he told me to go get 'dressed up' and to wear my Christmas presents," Hermione was saying happily. "So I put on my new dress robes and he was all dressed up…I had no idea what he had in mind, but he took me to the Room of Requirement and it was all nicely done like a grand sort of ballroom or something, only a bit smaller. It was very…elegant. And we danced and he told me that, with him, I could have anything I wanted. We kind of argued a bit, actually…I didn't want him thinking I cared for money or anything, but he was just trying to be sweet, it turns out," she admitted. "So then we snogged for a bit, and he tried going further, getting all touchy…But I stopped him," she said, sounding pleased with herself.

"Jeez, Mione. I don't know how he's going to handle being with you," Harry teased. They both knew how sex-obsessed Draco was. It seemed funny to him that Draco was so…casual about sex considering what he had been through with his father. Severus explained, though, that everyone reacted differently to being sexually abused. Most people became timid around the idea of being intimate with a person while some people had the opposite affect. He went on to explain a lot of things, but the gist of it as Harry figured was that Draco needed to make sex seem not important to deal with it better.

"We've only been together a few days! And I am not like any of his whores," Hermione said in a very dignified voice. "I never even let Ron get to second base," she assured him. While the mention of Ron seemed to dim her mood a bit, she didn't seem nearly as upset as she usually was over the subject and that made Harry feel amazing. Some feeling of guilt lingered over the two at the thought of Ron Weasley, but Harry reminded himself of words Severus had spoken to him, that it was alright to heal and that his friend would want them to be happy and Harry let himself breathe easy.

"Well, if he tried pressuring you…I'll kick his arse, best friend or not," Harry assured her and Hermione just laughed and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Eventually the two headed back to the castle for lunch, finding that a good deal of their classmates had returned to the castle already. There was a lot of talking when they entered, but it took a few minutes after sitting down for the pair to realize that they were being stared at…More specifically, Hermione.

"I can't believe you, Hermione," Ginny said, staring at Hermione with anger and hurt in her bright brown eyes.

"What?" Hermione asked, surprised.

"You know what!" Ginny exclaimed.

"I can't believe you're dating Malfoy, Hermione!" Lavender said from a few seats down.

"Oh," Hermione said in understanding, sighing heavily.

"It's bad enough you two replaced my brother with the ferret, but now you have to date him?" Ginny demanded.

"Ginny," Harry said warningly. "That's my friend you're talking about."

"Why are you even friends with him?" Ginny demanded.

"I wouldn't trust him…I don't trust him," Parvati was saying. "I don't care how much money he has."

"I do not care about his money!" Hermione spat.

"His dad's a Death Eater!" Lavender said.

"And?" Hermione demanded furiously. "That doesn't make him one!"

"Hermione, are you really dating Malfoy?" Neville asked, walking up with Dean and Seamus.

"Yes! I am!" Hermione exclaimed, standing up. "Draco has been nothing but good to me and Harry," she hissed at her House mates. "But if you're too blinded by prejudice to see anything but the person he used to be or who his father is, then so be it but do not jump on me about choices I make in my life when I know him better than any of you ever will!"

With that, Hermione spun around and stormed off. Everyone began whispering amongst themselves and Harry looked around the Great Hall. Everyone was talking and watching where Hermione had disappeared to. The Slytherin table seemed in just as much of an uproar as Gryffindor's was. He saw Draco standing, as if he had meant to go after Hermione, but stood there arguing with his classmates. Harry got up and glared at the other Gryffindors before going after Hermione. Draco wasn't far behind him.

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"My father doesn't trust you anymore, Snape. And neither do it, for that matter," Theodore Nott said bluntly.

Severus raised his eyebrow at his student and continued walking towards the dungeons. "Is that so?"

"Not many do," Theodore continued.

"It is well, then, that the only opinion that really matters is the Dark Lord's and he trusts me better than anyone," Severus retorted.

"Things can change," Theodore said coolly.

"And you think it will?"

"Of course it will. The truth always comes out," Theodore assured him. "Before long, my family will be the most honored in the Dark Lord's eyes. The most trusted. Once you lose his favor it will not be long before he sees right through you…And you'll have nothing left then, will you?"

Theodore Nott was a lot more bold than Severus could remember. From how forward he had been with Harry to how blunt he was being with Severus now…He did not like the change and wondered what had inspired it. Severus was not worried, though the boy's words left him curious.

"And just how does your family intend to gain favor in the Dark Lord's mind?"

Theodore just grinned. "I'd be careful if I were you, Professor. It wouldn't do well to mess with the wrong people. You never know who will be in power next."

With that cryptic warning, Theodore turned and walked off. Severus turned and curiously watched him go. Theodore could be all talk when it came to mentioning his family would be the most honored among Death Eaters before long, but considering how obsessive he had grown over his task to seduce Harry, Severus didn't doubt that the boy could very well be up to something. Now, to tell Albus of his suspicions or…No, he would follow the boy and try to learn more, first. Severus turned and briskly walked in the direction he had seen Theodore leave in. He saw only a flash of robes around corners and only spotted Theodore close enough once or twice to be sure it was him. He had been a spy for many years, so Severus doubted Theodore noticed that he was being followed, but the boy did seem to be in some sort of hurry.

Eventually, Severus came to a point where he no longer had seen Theodore. He paused where he was and listened carefully, hoping to hear footsteps or voices or something. He could hear a bit of noise from nearby, up in the Astronomy Tower. Severus moved quickly up to the Astronomy classroom and paused by the door that was creaked open. He peered inside, surprised to see, not Theodore, but Harry and Draco and Granger. Harry and Granger were roaring with laughter while Draco gaped into a handheld mirror. His sleek, white blond hair was a startlingly pink color. "Hermione, I swear to Merlin-"

"C'mon, Draco, I think pink is your color!" Harry chortled.

"No…Maybe a nice lavender color?" Hermione asked, raising her wand again.

"Woman, haven't you done enough dam-HERMIONE!" he exclaimed as his hair melted from hot pink to a pale lavender color.

"So right, Hermione. As always!" Harry laughed, gasping for air.

"Go play with his hair," Draco suggested with a sniff.

"Hmmm," Granger said, turning a wicked smile to Harry.

"Ooooh no you don't!" Harry said, drawing his own wand and grinning at her.

"Pink might be his color," Draco suggested.

"I'll give you green hair, Mione. Don't push me," Harry warned with a grin.

"You'd probably singe my hair off before it turned any other color," Granger teased. "Besides…This is good practice…"

"You don't need practice!" Harry told her. "You're good at everything."

The trio seemed to be having a good time and honestly it warmed his heart to see his lover and his godson enjoying themselves so much…Especially in such company as Granger. He had to admit, she was a responsible and intelligent young woman. Annoying, perhaps, but his godson was smitten with her and Harry loved her like a sister. Severus found it hard to dislike her as much as he used to.

Severus recalled just a few hours ago at lunch how upset the three were. The school was making a big deal out of Draco and Granger's new relationship. Draco, of course, had soothed his old Slytherin friends with assurances that he was just using Granger to get even closer to her and Harry. That he was doing it for the Dark Lord. They still teased him plenty, but they at least seemed to accept it as fact. It made much more sense to them than the proud and arrogant Draco Malfoy dating a mudblood.

He was reluctant to interrupt their fun, but figured that since he had lost Theodore he might as well confront Draco. He strode into the room quickly, causing them to gasp and jump to their feet before seeming to relax. Severus raised his eyebrow, not really used to students relaxing when they realized it was him. Especially since one of them was Granger, who he had no close ties to. Harry broke out into a grin and Severus had to catch himself before he could respond with a smile of his own. What this boy was doing to him, Severus thought with a shake of his head.

When Severus shut the door, Harry immediately ran forward and kissed him in greeting. Severus was surprised and not entirely sure it was a good idea, though he kissed Harry back and pulled away before Harry could. Harry didn't seem to mind, though he grinned sheepishly and turned back to his friends. Draco was smirking and Granger had the decency to look away, though she was wearing a pleased smile.

"What are you doing here?" Harry asked.

"I was following Theodore Nott," Severus explained. "Draco, has Theodore mentioned any…plans…he might have?"

Draco looked confused. "No, why?"

"A comment he made leaves me a bit…suspicious," Severus admitted. "He still trusts you?"

A knowing look came to Draco's eyes. "Of course. I'll try to talk to him about it later tonight. I'll come to you when I know something."

"Do you think it's bad?" Harry asked.

"More than likely," Severus replied.

Harry nodded and frowned. Granger looked thoughtful. "Draco, if you-"

"No," Draco interrupted, shaking his head. "I want to spend as much time with you as I can before…Everything goes back to normal. When classes start back it's going to be hectic."

"I know," Granger said, biting her lip. "But…Well, you know I want to be with you…But…If this is important you should do something."

Draco looked crestfallen as Hermione removed the color charm from his hair and Draco straightened his robes. "I doubt that whatever Theodore is doing will be accomplished anytime soon and I intend to learn what I can. I still wish to speak with the headmaster before going too deep into this and see what his opinion is on the matter. There is no need for you to jump on this right away, only when you get a chance in the next day or so."

"Are you sure, Professor?" Granger asked, concern clear in her face.

"I am positive," Severus said, inclining his head towards her. "Just keep in mind to alert me if you notice any strange behavior among sixth or seventh year Slytherins. I am sure many children of Death Eaters will be eager to help the cause."

"Of course, Professor," Granger said politely.

"Will do, Severus," Draco said.

"I've been keeping an eye on them anyway," Harry said with a grin. Severus snorted and shook his head.

"You may resume your childish games, then," Severus said, nodding to them. Immediately, Draco and Harry scattered away from Granger who laughed at them both.

Severus turned to head to the door, trying to decide if he should continue his hunt for Theodore or speak with Albus. He found Harry running out and stopping in front of him. Before he could register much, the brat was kissing him. Instinctively Severus kissed him back, though he was well aware of their audience. Severus was not very fond of such public displays of affection and couldn't help but be concerned about being caught. Granger and Draco both knew, obviously, but if anyone else were to be snooping around…He would speak with Harry about it later, not too keen on embarrassing him in front of his friends.

You're going soft, Severus, a voice in his head scolded him.

"Umm…Bye," Harry said awkwardly with a grin before moving around to return to his friends. Severus shook his head and left, frowning. Pushing all thoughts of Harry from his mind, Severus instead focused on Theodore Nott and headed down to Albus's office. Maybe he was overreacting, but in times like these, it never hurt to be sure.

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