He could sense someone was in the room with himself and his young lover as they sat down in the chair in the corner. He knew Draco and Poppy had been in and out to check on them throughout the day but otherwise had left them in peace to rest. Harry had yet to move from his place at Severus' side; not like Severus would allow it at this time. It had been been a hard last twenty four hours; an even harder last nine months. Since Harry had left school at the end of his sixth year, they had only seen one another twice; though Severus had been able to make contact with Harry and his companions as they went searching for the Horcruxes.

Severus had gifted Harry with a journal the day he left Hogwarts a year ago. A journal that was linked with another that Severus possessed. They were able to write to one another in secret and had the journals fallen into the wrong hands nobody would be able read what was written. Severus had helped Harry and his friends the best he could over the months they were on the run and hunting. They hadn't actually seen one another until a month ago when Severus had shown up at Bill and Fleur Weasley's cottage to collect an injured Draco, who had escaped with Harry and his friends from the Malfoy Manor just days before.

Severus had only spent a few hours there before taking Draco back to Hogwarts with him to hide away and recover. They hadn't seen one another again until the night before when Harry and friends had sneaked into Hogwarts. Severus had played his part, as had Harry, as enemies. He had never intended to be cornered by the Dark Lord and attacked by Nagini. He absolutely did not intend for his lover to watch or to hold Severus in his arms as the older man had laid dying.

Feeling Harry shift at his side, Severus finally opened his eyes and looked around, stopping just as he found more then one other in the room with them. In the corner closest to the door sat Draco, Hermione, and Ron. All were whispering together but stopped when they noticed Severus awake and Harry's movement.

"Professor?" Hermione was the first to stand and move to the end of the bed, a shy smile on her face.

"Miss Granger." Severus' voice was hoarse but he bit back the wince as talking would apparently hurt at this time.

Suddenly Harry's head shot up and emerald green eyes bore into obsidian.

"It wasn't a dream." Harry's voice was barely a whisper. "You're really here. Really alive."

Severus, ignoring the other three teenagers all now standing at the end of the bed, ran his hand through his lover's hair. "Obviously."

Harry snorted as he reached his hand up to Severus' neck where large bandages covered most of the older man's semi-bare chest. The infirmary night shirt he wore was unbuttoned to give Madam Pomfrey better access to the wounds she was still working to close and heal.

"Why didn't you tell me you had taken anti-venom? Did you know he was going to send Nagini after you?"

Severus continued to run his hand through Harry's messy hair. "I did know for sure but I wasn't taking the chance."

"And not telling me after?"

"You would have stayed to help me if you knew I was going to survive. Draco knew to come find me and you still had a job to do."

Harry huffed but finally turned his attention to his friends, his eyes landing on Draco. "Thank you."

Draco nodded at the raven haired teen. They weren't the best of friends. Draco knew they probably never would be. Not with so many years being enemies. Of course looking at Harry and his uncle, they had pretty much been enemies as well and now they were so much more. When Draco had first learned of the pair he had been going to see Severus and ask for his help. He didn't want to be a Death Eater but his father had bullied him into it. He had gone to Severus' office only to find his uncle locked in a kiss with Harry Potter.

It had taken him a while to come to terms with the relationship of his uncle and enemy but he had watched them together throughout most of his and Harry's sixth year - finding out they had first kissed just days before their fifth year had ended. Something had changed between them that year and now Draco knew it was for the best. He had been more surprised that both Harry's Gryffindor friends seemed to know of the relationship and were okay with it as well.

"What time is it?" Harry asked as he sat up but didn't remove himself from the bed, his hand standing on Severus' arm as he ran his other through his messy and dirty hair.

"It's the next day mate, just before lunch." Ron replied. "You've slept twenty four hours."

Just then Madam Pomfrey entered the room. "Good to see you both awake." She turned to the other teenagers in the room. "Mr. Weasley your parents are looking for you. Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy if I could have a few minutes with Severus and Mr. Potter."

The three teenagers said their goodbyes before leaving. Severus had carefully sat up a little in the bed with the help of Harry, before the dark haired teen had sat back into Severus' uninjured side, both of them facing Madam Pomfrey.

"Now I did an initial diagnostics check on Harry while you both slept to make sure you didn't have any life threatening injuries that needed to be tended too and found something interesting." Madam Pomfrey pulled a chair closer and sat down, looking at both men on the bed. She had only known about their relationship since the Christmas holiday in Harry's sixth year as the teen had gotten sick and Severus stayed with him throughout. She had noticed the shift in their relationship towards one another and had believed it was a welcome sight.

"Is everything alright?" Harry asked as he sat up a little straighter.

Madam Pomfrey smiled at the couple.