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Summary: Severus survived the war and Harry is retaking his seventh year. The two have been dating since the Dark Lord's demise and their relationship is becoming serious. However Sirius, who survived the veil in Harry's fifth year, doesn't approve of his godson's relationship. This leads to betrayal and a whole lot of heartache for Severus and Harry.

Warning: Some Sirius Bashing, (also he'll be OOC)

This will be snarry :)

I'd like to thank my sister, cuz-snarry's-awesome, for taking the time to help me with the plot, even when she was busy with her own stories.

Please R&R

Hope you like!

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Harry brushed his hair out of his eyes as he looked down at his charms exam paper. Charms was the last N.E.W.T. of the year that Harry needed to finish before he would be free to graduate with his friends and go on to live his life; as long as he passed all of his courses that was.

Harry scribbled down his last answer on the long parchment and then looked up to the front of the room.

Professor Flitwick was sitting at a wooden desk at the front of the Great Hall, facing the students as he overlooked their progress.

Harry noted that there was only ten minutes left to finish the exam. He sighed and slumped in his chair; he looked up and quickly closed his eyes as the bright sun from the enchanted ceiling caught his eye, momentarily blinding him.

Harry relaxed as he thought about how he was going to spend his summer.

He and Severus had been dating since the beginning of the year and now they could finally not only be together but live together; more to the point start a life together.

Harry grinned at the thought. He couldn't wait to just be with Severus, without having to worry about other students catching them or faculty members disapproving. Truthfully it wasn't illegal that they were together since Harry had already turned seventeen but that didn't mean that people had to like it.

He was lucky that most of his friends, such as Ron and Hermione, had been okay with his decision to start dating Severus.

They had gotten together a few weeks after the final battle. It was after Harry had learned everything Severus had done for him during the years, via Severus' memories. Harry still could barely believe that Severus had protected him all those years just because he was such good friends with Harry's mother.

But that's the kind of man Severus was, he was respectable, brave, and noble.

A few days after Harry defeated Voldemort he had come to Severus' bedside, where Severus was being treated for Nagini's bite wound, to thank him.

Harry had thanked him but he didn't think that that was enough, so every day of that summer Harry came to the hospital wing to keep Severus company while he got better. During those months they had formed a friendship which had quickly turned into something more.

Harry now knew that he was falling for the man in every aspect; he had yet to tell Severus that he loved him but he planned on doing so that night.

"Quills down" Professor Flitwick squeaked from the front of the classroom.

Harry opened his eyes and looked around; everyone was sitting patiently waiting for the small Charms Professor to dismiss them.

Harry felt anything but patient, tonight was a big night for him and all he could feel was nervous butterflies fluttering around his stomach.

...

Ron clapped Harry on the back as they made their way out of the Great Hall and up to the Common Room.

"So are you gonna tell him tonight?" Ron asked.

"Yeah," Harry said wiping his sweaty hands on his trousers "…if I can get up the nerve that is."

Ron rolled his eyes "Don't be stupid, didn't he ask you to move in with him like four months ago?"

"Yeah…so?" Harry asked.

"Sooo," Ron said drawing it out "that obviously means he cares for you. Why would he ask you to move in with him if he doesn't love you?"

Harry sighed "I don't know…I'm just nervous."

"That's understandable mate, but I'm sure everything will go fine" Ron said.

Harry grinned at him "You're right; I don't know why I'm so worried."

Ron grinned back and they continued walking.

As they were turning the corner Harry stopped suddenly and Ron looked at him in confusion. Harry wasn't looking at Ron; he was looking ahead of him. Ron looked too and saw Sirius standing a few feet away.

"Uh…this isn't going to be pretty" Ron said looking away from an annoyed looking Sirius.

"Damn it," Harry muttered "I can't deal with this right now."

Unlike Ron and Hermione, Sirius had been furious when he found out that Harry was dating Severus. He had told Harry that he forbid the younger man from seeing the Potions Professor, like he had any say in what Harry did. Harry had yelled at him and told him to bugger off, that he was in charge of his own life and Sirius couldn't do anything to stop him from dating Severus.

Of course that hadn't gone over well with Sirius and the two had had a rocky relationship since.

"Do you want me to stay?" Ron asked "Or tell him you don't want to see him right now?"

"No that's okay Ron," Harry said giving his friend a soft smile "thanks though. I can handle him."

"You sure?" Ron asked.

Harry nodded "You should go get ready for the grad party. I'll be up to the common room soon; I want to change before I go to see Severus."

"Alright, don't take too long" Ron called over his shoulder as he hurried away.

Harry took a deep breath before walking up to his godfather "What are you doing here Sirius?"

"I've come to see if you've reconsidered my offer?" Sirius said stiffly.

Harry shook his head, after he first told Sirius that he was going to move in with Severus after graduation the man had told him that if he changed his mind, which he definitely should do, then he would be welcome to come live with him at Grimmauld Place after graduation.

"Sirius I already told you I'm moving in with Severus" Harry said with a huff.

"Oh so you're still on about that are you?" Sirius replied angrily.

Harry rolled his eyes, he wasn't in the mood to fight with Sirius "I don't have time for this, tonight is the grad party, and I need to get going."

"Oh," Sirius frowned "Aren't those your code words for going to hang out with Snivellus? I heard you and Ron talking before, so what's it you've got to tell him tonight?"

Harry felt outraged that Sirius had been listening in on his conversation, he felt even more annoyed with himself for having a conversation like that out in the open where anyone, such as his prying godfather could hear; he knew better than that after the war.

"Sirius you're acting childish, if you can't get over the fact that I'm with Severus than that's too bad," Harry said, making sure to keep his voice down "but I'm not going to hold your hand and walk you through it. Now I have to go."

Sirius glared at his godson, as the boy tried to walk past him he grabbed his shoulder and pulled Harry back "You're making a big mistake…you'll live to regret it."

Harry pulled away from him in disgust "Some godfather you are…" he muttered under his breath as he made his escape.

...

Harry took a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair one last time before he knocked on the door of Severus' private chambers.

The door opened to allow him entrance and Harry quickly walked inside.

Severus was sitting on the green couch in his living room that was right next to the fire, drinking a glass of scotch.

Harry grinned as memories flooded his mind of many, interesting nights spent on that sofa.

"Potter" Severus greeted him and Harry snorted with a questioning look at the older man. Severus hadn't called him Potter in private since the beginning of that year.

Harry shrugged it off and walked further into the room, taking off his jacket as he went.

Severus stood up as he got closer to the couch, he was standing stiffly and Harry couldn't help think that the man was acting weirdly tonight, but he decided not to dwell on it.

"Severus," Harry purred, placing one of his hands on Severus' chest "you have no idea how badly I wanted to see you today."

Severus tensed at Harry's touch and the younger man frowned, "What's wrong Severus?"

Severus didn't answer right away; he looked like he was fighting with himself.

"Severus?" Harry asked again, he brought himself closer to the man and went to brush a lock of his hair behind his ear.

Severus grabbed his hand in a jerky motion and pushed him away.

Harry gave him a confused look.

"I want you to leave" Severus said, his voice was emotionless.

"What?" Harry asked "I…don't understand."

"Get out," Severus said pointing to the door "now."

Harry didn't move, he just stood there, he was confused as hell and he didn't know why Severus was doing this to him "Why?" he asked, trying to stop the tremble in his voice.

It was a few tense seconds before Severus answered, again he looked like he was fighting himself "The last year has been a mistake."

Harry was shaking his head "That's not true, why are you saying these things?"

"I should have never gotten together with a student, you're too young…you don't know what you want yet and I'm not going to sit around playing doting boyfriend while you figure out that it's not really me you want."

"Severus please stop this," Harry said, he could feel the tears that had gathered in his eyes start to run down his cheeks. "I want you…I love you" he stressed.

Severus shook his head with a jerky, forced motion "I don't want you" he said coldly.

That was the last straw, Harry's tears blurred his vision and he ran from the room.

...

Once he was gone Sirius stepped out of Severus' bedroom, his wand was drawn on the Potions Master, as he was using the imperious curse on him. It had taken a lot out of him since Severus seemed to be able to fight the curse, well not all the way but enough to make it hard for Sirius to control him. He guessed it was something the other man had picked up after all his years spent groveling under Voldemort.

"That was tough…if not disgusting, to watch but it's the best for him," Sirius muttered to Severus "You and I both know he'll be better off this way."

Sirius broke the imperious curse but before Severus could go for his wand Sirius hit him with a memory charm.

Severus would never remember what had gone on that evening.