When Easter holidays arrived a week later Severus had decided to surprise his husband with a special trip. They had already told everyone they'd be gone for the week as they had intended to spend some time in London but Severus decided to surprise Harry with a very romantic trip. With a bit of help from Lucius he had it all planned.

He came into his husband's office on the last day of classes before the holiday. "Ready to go?"

Harry looked at all of the papers. "I really should be taking some of this with us. I really don't want to have to do it when we get back."

Severus came and pulled Harry towards him. "I thought we'd be doing a bit more interesting things then working on papers."

Harry smiled. "You know we'll have to leave the house some time. Ron and Hermione, and Draco and Pansy will be expecting to see us when we come to visit."

Severus laughed. "Oh, we will venture out from time to time but I think they'll understand."

Harry smiled and leaving his work behind followed his husband who had their bag shrunk, out to the gates. Severus stopped him from apparating though and instead handed Harry a small flat dish.

Harry looked at it. "A portkey? Grimmauld or any where in London isn't to far too apparate? What's this for?"

Severus gently kissed him and placed part of the dish in his hand. "You'll see."

Harry had no time to ask for he felt the familiar tug of the portkey behind his naval and closed his eyes for he had never been fond of this travel. When he opened his eyes he stared around in shock.

"Where are we?" Harry finally gasped out.

Severus smiled. "A secluded island in the Greek isles."

Harry looked at the white sand beaches, the beautiful sapphire water and the beach house behind. "What happened to London?"

"It was a cover. I wanted to take you some where a bit more romantic." Severus whispered.

Harry liked the idea of that. "Hmmm, whisked by my husband off to some tropical paradise. I wonder what you have in mind."

Severus pulled him by the hand towards the house. "First a tour of the house, though we'll end with the bedroom or we might not get the rest done."

Harry laughed as he was pulled up on to a veranda and into a light spacious Mediterranean style home with windows flooding the house with light, rattan furniture, bits of art on the walls and a large bedroom with windows on to the beach. As his husband pulled him down onto the bed, he thought he could get used to this.

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Their third day in Greece they decided to actually venture forth from the bedroom, further then the kitchen or the hammock they had made plenty of use of on the veranda, and see a bit of the island.

Severus told him of some ancient ruins on the island. "Believed to have been sacred to the worship of the Goddess Persephone or so I am told."

Harry remembered his Greek myth. "Goddess of spring and one of the goddesses of fertility."

Severus nodded. "I heard there is a fountain couples make offerings to. I thought it might be an interesting trip, and couldn't hurt."

Harry thought the idea definitely had merit even if just a chance to see more of Greece. "I'd like that,"

They apparated to a wooded area not far from the site for Severus warned him it was a muggle touristy site as well. They walked through the grove of olive trees and came to what looked like ruins of an ancient temple. There were parts of the walls left here and there, and an archway, all done in marble. A statue of a woman in a toga gown, holding a pomegranate in her hand, stood in the center of a fountain, in what would have been the heart of the temple.

Harry watched a few couples who he could tell were muggles; make an offering of money or flowers to the water. He and Severus waited until they were alone before they stepped forward.

Harry took a wreath of flowers he had made and placed them on the water. "Goddess of spring and fertility, I bring you flowers in offering."

Severus smiled and placed a knut in the water, "And coin."

"We don't know if this works or even if you hear, or hear the pleas of non Greeks but we make an offer in hopes of a child." Harry said quietly.

Severus wrapped an army around his husband and led Harry away. He had brought a picnic with them and they sat on a bluff not far from the temple and looked out over the cliffs below and the ocean.

Harry was uncertain about the blessing. "It seems odd to pray to a God, not alone a Greek one. If she exists would she even heed our request for a blessing?"

Severus shrugged. "No idea, but it never hurts to try. Anyways I just thought it was a nice way to take part in the traditions of this beautiful island."

Harry agreed. "Though I have enjoyed spending almost every waking moment in bed with you, it has been nice to see another part of this island."

Severus pulled his husband's head down in his lap and offered him a grape. "I can think of a few other Greek traditions that I wouldn't mind trying out with you."

Harry swallowed the sweet grape that Severus had put in his mouth. "Aphrodite feeding her lover grapes to seduce them. I remember a painting in one of your books."

Severus smirked at that. "Maybe more along the lines of Zeus and Ganymede, the older distinguished man and his young nubile lover."



Harry pulled his husband down for a long drawn out kiss but pulled back when he heard some of the muggles. "I wish we had a bit more privacy."

Severus took out his wand and cast a few shield charms to block them from site. "Wouldn't want to give any innocent muggles a heart attack now would we."

Harry shook his head. "No." And pulled his husband down, his lips opening for Severus' tongue to slide inside.

Ganymede and Zeus under the cool branches of the olive trees along the bluff, protected from the views of mere mortals, cast aside their clothes and made love there out on the bluff under the sun, and later as the day passed, the stars. While they were in Greece Harry and Severus decided they'd not be themselves, they were the god and his lover. When in Greece, do as the Greek gods would do.

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The last night before they had to head back Severus and Harry lay entwined in the sand along their private stretch of beach. Something had possessed them to skinny dip as the sun set and they had not made it much further then the tide line when they were done. Exhausted they now lay admiring the constellations above.

Harry looked up at him. "Zeus, you do realize that tomorrow we return back to Scotland and school, and have to leave this behind."

Severus nodded. "Yes my little Ganymede, and you will once again be Harry and I will once again be Severus, both boring professors."

Harry laughed. "Speak for yourself. I'll have you know I had students admiring my fine ass and physique on Valentine's day. Seems I'm quite the catch."

Severus smirked. "Though I agree you are, I'm the only one to be admiring that about you. Now what students were looking at my husband's ass?"

Harry shook his head. "No worries, I straightened them out. Turns out few knew we were married. They'll keep their tongue in check around us at least."

Severus ran a finger down his husband's cheek. "They better. No one should be looking at you other then me."

Harry pulled his husband down into a passionate kiss and coming back for air. "No worries, you're the only one I want looking at me."

Severus moved to get up and help Harry. "We should perhaps head to bed as we will leave early in the morning."

Harry shook his head. "I want to stay here and sleep under the stars, watch the sun come up in the morning over the water, before we go."

Severus sunk back down next to his husband. They could sleep more when they got home. He took his husband into his arms and they fell asleep admiring the stars dancing above and woke in time for the sunrise.

As they prepared to head home Harry turned to him beaming. "This was amazing. Thank you."

Severus just kissed him. "It was just a very long over due honeymoon. I think though I could be convinced to come back here again."

Harry nodded as he took the portkey in hand before it was to depart. "Ganymede and Zeus will have to return for another frolic in the olive groves together."

Their return to the school on the Sunday afternoon before the holidays ended and classes started had been expected though no one knew they had not been in London. They cried exhaustion to explain not going to dinner and while they went to bed as they said they would upon their return, sleep was the furthest thing from their minds.

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Two weeks later Harry was starting to get up from his desk in his classroom when he had a slight dizzy spell. One of his students came to his side with a concerned look on their face.

"Are you all right professor? Perhaps I should run and get Madam Pomfrey?" Anna said.

Harry shook his head. "No. I just need to eat but thank you for your concern."

As he watched his students pile out of the classroom he decided maybe he should go and see Poppy. This was not his first dizzy spell and he was starting to wonder if their romantic honeymoon had worked. He went up after lunch to the hospital wing in his free period.

Poppy came out. "What can I do for you harry?"

Harry explained his dizzy spells. "I was wondering if I could get you to run a pregnancy test."

She beamed at the news and began performing the spell on him which only took a few moments. When she was finished Harry could not read her facial expression at all.

"Do you have the tests results?" Harry asked.

She nodded. "Yes."