Since I did a fairy tale for Harry and Draco I figured I would do one for my other favourite pair Severus and Harry, my own very strange version of Snow white, I don't own these characters ignores the last three books as always. Done as a little bit of fun so please don't treat this too seriously, slash, angst and fluff warnings.

Poison and princes

Part one: The apple.

One fine winter morning Severus Snape found an apple sitting on his class room desk, the beautiful perfect rosy red fruit felt like a siren calling to him, the potions master had been awake till late last night marking a pile of essays that in his opinion a two year old could have written better, the end result was that the dark haired man had missed breakfast.

The potions master strode over to the desk, he lifted from the desk wondering briefly who had sent it to him, the bat of the dungeons shrugged this aside before taking a bite from the apple, the spell that had been laid upon the fruit instantly hit Severus at full force, the dark haired man crumpled to the floor fast asleep.

The head of Slytherin was found like this by his seventh year potions class, it was Harry and Draco who quickly crossed the class room to the potion masters side, carefully the Gryffindor knelt down next to the pail man, cautiously the green eyed man felt for a pulse he found it the pulse was strong, Harry looked up at Draco. "He is alive."

The blond let out a relived sigh, the golden boy of Gryffindor noticed something clutched in Snape's hand, he lifted the hand and opened it carefully reviling the apple. "Hmm that doesn't look good. Malfoy you best run ahead with the apple to madam Pomfrey and I'll levitate Snape up to the infirmary."

For once Draco didn't argue with the Gryffindor, he swept out of the class room, slowly Harry stood carefully he cast the levitation spell on Severus gently levitating the potions master all the way to the hospital wing, where carefully the young man settled the dark haired man down on the nearby bed. Madam Pomfrey bustled over, Draco wasn't far behind her, and the school nurse handed the apple across to Harry who quietly pocketed it and then she spoke. "I'm afraid it's a poisoned apple, it's been made to cause what is known as a Snow white curse."

The two younger wizards looked at the matron. "So is there anything we can do for him?" Draco asked concerned for his godfather.

"I'm afraid just like in the fairy tale the only sure is true loves kiss."

Harry's brows shot up closely followed by those of the blond man next to him. "Madam that might be a problem, he loved my mother that I know but I can't see him ever having loved anyone else since then."

The school matron smiled slightly. "That's not how I meant it Mr Potter, he doesn't need to love them but they do need to love him."

"Oh I see."

"But who could possibly be in love with my godfather?" Draco asked the older woman.

The nurse shook her head. "I don't know but we have to hope someone does."

Harry and Draco turned away from Severus they walked out of the infirmary together, the blond slowly looked at the green eyed man next to him, and those bright eyes were lost in thought. "What are you thinking about Potter?"

"Nothing Malfoy..." Harry said turning away to walk off down a different corridor from the blond but the Slytherin ice prince sensing that this was something worth perusing went after the other man.

"Potter just answer my question."

"How much do you know about the fairy tale of Snow white?" Harry asked Draco softly.

The gentle tone of the other man surprised the blond. "A little why?"

"The prince of Snow white is a rather unknown quantity in that no one ever knows much about him, in some versions he only ever met her once, in others he turns up one day and claims her, no offence to your godfather but he is going to need one heck of a brave prince to put up with him."

The Slytherin ice prince narrowed his eyes at the Gryffindor before him, who backed away from the blond slightly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You love my godfather don't you?" Draco asked him with a suspicious tone to his voice.

The brunette blushed slightly and backed further away from the Slytherin. "No of cause not."

"Your terrible at lying has anyone ever told you that?"

"I am not lying Malfoy."

"Yes Potter you are lying to me, I swear if you don't start telling me the truth I'll put some veritaserum in your pumpkin juice and then ask you this again. So one last time are you in love with my godfather?"

"Get lost Malfoy!" Harry shouted at the blond before stalking away from him down the corridor.

With a growl the Slytherin went after the retreating man. "Potter answer the bloody question or I will make good on my threat!"

Harry stopped for a moment before slowly turning round to face the blond. "If you even try it I promise that in return I'll turn you permanently into a ferret."

"Oh I'll take that risk Potter."

"Malfoy I'm dating Ginny Weasely why would I be in love with your godfather?"

"Because despite the fact you two say you are dating, I've seen her two timing you with lots of men and I've seen the way you look at Snape when you think no one is looking."

The green eyed man raised both brows at the Slytherin ice prince. "My love life is none of your concern Malfoy!"

"It is my concern when it may be important to my godfather's welfare."

"Yeah note the word maybe!" Harry continued to stalk down the hallway still being followed by the determined blond, the Gryffindor halted and looked back at the other wizard who glared at him and raised both of his brows at Harry. "Malfoy go away!"

"No way Potter!"

"Look I've answered your bloody question now sod off!"

"No you haven't!"

"Yes I have! Oh lord I am not having this argument with you, I've answered your question and if you don't believe me then that's your problem, but stop following me around."

Draco walked up to the enraged lion and grinned at him. "You love him and you're afraid of it and of him."

"I'm not afraid of anything." Harry told the other wizard angrily.

"Ahh then you do love him!"

"I didn't say that will you quit putting words into my mouth."

"Potter you love Severus Snape just admit it!"

"Look I'm not the one here that every one refers to as a prince you are, Mr Ice prince of the Slytherins so why don't you try waking him up your highness?"

The blond looked harry up and down for a moment before he spoke again. "So your saying that if somehow I managed to get you a nick name that referred to you as a prince you'd try waking him?"

"Slytherins!" Harry yelled loudly before he turned and stalked away.

This time thought the blond didn't follow the other man, he watched Harry go his grey eyes thinned. "I warned you Potter, now I'll have to make you tell me the truth." Draco muttered to himself before spinning on his heal and heading down to the dungeons.

(I think I actually did quite well here with Harry and Draco's relationship! Yay go me!)