Aubrey lived in a world of love for the following days while waiting for Snape's note to tell him when to meet the next time. His friends were wondering constantly why no one could talk to him sometimes and he would be in his own thoughts.

"I would already think you're in love, man." Tim said one evening.

"No. He can't be. Otherwise we would know it. And he already turned one girl down."

Aubrey smiled in his mind. Little did his friends knew that he indeed was in love. But no girl would get a key to his heart. Snape was constantly in his mind. Sometimes his friends suggested he should go and see madam Pomfrey but Aubrey's angry glances would make them stop.

One morning he was eating his breakfast and he found a paper under his plate. He smiled when he noticed the beautiful handwriting of Snape. He told that he would like to see Aubrey in the evening the following day. It was friday so he didn't need to live in his day dreams the whole day on saturday.

Snape lifted his gaze from his own plate and winked at Aubrey who smiled back. McGonagall must have noticed something as she looked at Snape curiously but must have thought she was just imagining.

"Aubrey. Where are you going?" Dario asked when Aubrey headed out of the dormitory on saturday evening.

"Just to the library. I'll see you later."

"Sometimes I worry about him. This doesn't seem normal." Tim said when Aubrey had disappeared.

"Maybe he has a date. Let's not worry about him." Dario said.

The warm classroom greeted Aubrey when he stepped inside. Snape was brewing another potion and greeted the young boy with a warm smile.

"Glad you made it."

"These meetings make my friends suspicious. They think I go on a date."

"Well, they're quite right, aren't they." Snape put the spoon down and hugged Aubrey and gave him a kiss. "I invited you to have a talk. Don't worry. I only thought that maybe we should get to know each other better."

"Let me finish this potion first. You can have a seat and wait. It takes about 15 minutes to brew."

That 15 minutes felt as an eternity to Aubrey when he watched his lover finishing the potion. He found himself staring at Snape's bum. The potions master was so skinny but his butt was beautifully round. Aubrey wanted to touch it so much but decided not to disturb him.

"I'm ready. I thought we could head to my room." Aubrey got up and ran to the door and towards Snape's dormitory. The older man followed Aubrey slowly. Aubrey thought that maybe his pride didn't allow him running around the castle after a 16 years old boy.

Snape guided Aubrey to sit on a black sofa in front of a fireplace. Aubrey leaned on his lover who lit the fireplace with a flick of his wand. The air went warm and Aubrey cuddled next to Snape.

"It's so warm. And you're warm as well." Aubrey said. Shivers went down Snape's spine when Aubrey touched his cheek with his hand. "I love you, Severus"

"I love you, too." Snape placed a kiss on Aubrey's forehead. They stared at the fire for a while in silence when Aubrey broke the silence.

"You said you wanted to know me better."

"Yes, I thought there's still a lot to learn as we're a pair now." Aubrey's eyes flew open. So it is true then. They are dating each other. He took a deep breath.

"So what would you like to know?"

"All of it. What kind of family do you have?"

"My mum, Eleonor, was a Gryffindor and dad, Morgan, a Ravenclaw. I'm quite ok with them. We have quarrels sometimes. You must have met my bigbrother quite a few times. Harvey was a Slytherin. He finished Hogwarts last year."

"Ah, he was pretty good at potions."

"Well, he indeed was a Slytherin. Sometimes it feels like you give them more positive attention." Aubrey grinned. Snape blushed.

"Yeah, to the next question. What is your birthday? In case I end up wanting to buy you something" He smiled at Aubrey.

"April 16th. There's no need to buy anything special. Just hugs, kisses and some nice sex on your table is enough."

"I think I can take care of that." Snape smiled at the young boy and kissed him. "Ok, one more question. I see you only in your school robes. What kind of clothing do you normally wear?"

"I like to wear trainers, jeans and stuff. Sometimes I wear a blouse and some neat clothes. I don't want to look shaggy. Now. What I would like to know about you?"

Snape was being thrown numerous questions about his greasy hair, school days, friends, family, clothes and even you-know-who. Snape looked quite exhausted after the final question about his favourite potions.

"I prefer to brew those a bit complicated potions. I like to test my skills. Sometimes I like to brew some really simple ones to have some pause from the complicated ones."

Aubrey's eyes were slowly closing. Snape got up, took his hand, and lifted him up. As soon as Aubrey's head hit the pillow on Snape's bed, he was asleep.