"Excuse me, Headmaster," Severus Snape cleared his throat, " I have a very important announcement to make.

"Certainly, my dear boy," the elderly man smiled slightly.

"Harry James Potter, will you please join me?" the older man asked graciously.

"Of course, Severus Salazar Snape," Harry grinned back.

The beautiful boy's hair swished across his thin back. His soft footsteps could not be heard on the stone floor. As he reached the front of the Great Hall, Harry grasped Severus' hands in his.

Severus caught his lover's lips in a gentle kiss. After separating, the couple laughed lightly as the sound of several bodies falling to the floor was heard.

"I believe we've managed to surprise everyone," Harry chuckled.

"An understatement, my love," Severus replied, "If it is not obvious, Harry and I are a couple. We have been engaged since his 17th birthday, and the receiving of his inheritance. I proposed to him after his parents' wills were read. By the way, Headmaster, Harry was never supposed to go to the Dursleys, which you would have known if you had read their will. James and Lily Potter knew Peter Pettigrew was the traitor, but they also knew of their son's great destiny. They sacrificed everything for him, and then you left him with the very people who could have killed him-"

"Calm down, Severus. You got me out of there without alerting the wards, so I'm safe now. I believe we should return to our seats, yes?" Harry stared at his love.

"Yes, love," Severus smiled slightly, "We'll talk later."

All but Hermione and Ron were completely still. in shock. The feared Potions Master and his most hated student, a couple? It was too much for the poor dunderheads to comprehend.

Hermione and Ron simply grinned at the silence.

"Hey, everyone, Voldie's gone! Lighten up! It's called we had to keep up a Charade!" Harry yelled, startling everyone out of their daze.

Everyone returned to their conversations as if nothing had happened.

After all, this is Hogwarts! Anything can happen!