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Harry sat beside Malfoy in potions, this year every class had a seating plan which mixed up the houses. It was Dumbledore's way of bringing unity to the houses after the war. He had this crazy vision that all houses should get along and shouldn't fight anymore. Most of the students thought he was crazy because in their eyes there would always be competition between the houses and would never be a real sense of unity.

Harry hated to admit it but he liked this arrangement better. Well he did miss talking to Ron during class but with Malfoy sitting beside him the boy didn't try to play tricks on him or put things in his potion anymore because there was always the chance now that it would mess up his own potion. This year Harry had been doing very well in potions class.

Snape walked into the room in his usual strict Professor manor which told the students that he would have no nonsense in his class.

Harry surprisingly didn't feel weird around Snape; it was the first time he had been in the same room as the Professor since Friday night. He turned around in his chair to look at Ron who sat just behind him. Ron's concussion had cleared up overnight on Friday and he was back to his old self again by Saturday morning. Unlike Harry, Ron had gone visibly paler when Snape walked into the room.

Snape looked at the class and then pointed to the board. "Today you will have forty minutes to brew the Skele-Gro potion. It is of course a potion which mends or re-grows bones in the drinker. Madame Promfrey is low on her supply since this year's Quidditch season has been rather brutal. Normally we don't ask students to make potions for the infirmary but since you are in your seventh year and this class has the highest marks in potions, when you are finished if your potion is satisfactory it will be going to use in the infirmary."

The students looked around at each other. Harry could tell by some of their faces that they hoped to not break any bones this year because the thought of having their friends make the potion made them uneasy.

"The instructions are on the board, you may start now." Snape said and then went to sit at his desk to do some marking.

The students went to work on making their potions.

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Harry had just finished making his potion, which looked like it was supposed to. Harry smiled to himself. Malfoy who had always been good at potions and had finished five minutes before Harry had, gave Harry a disapproving look.

Harry stuck his tongue out at Malfoy which didn't go unnoticed by a certain Professor.

Severus was watching Harry from his desk, there was 10 minutes still left in class and almost all the students had finished their potions.

Severus sighed when he saw Harry stick out his tongue at Malfoy, he had come to a decision about what Harry had asked him on Friday but he wondered if he had made the right choice. Harry was acting very childish at the moment and Severus didn't know if Harry could really handle being a full time parent. He was only seventeen for Merlin's sake.

But who was Severus to judge this moment? Harry had after all defeated the Dark Lord last year. He had stood up in front of the Dark Lord on Hogwarts grounds while people around him were dying. He had fought and killed many death eaters before he got to the Dark Lord. Then raising his wand he had attacked. He had almost been killed in the process but he had killed him. There hadn't even been a body left over all there was left were ashes.

So now he may be sticking his tongue out at Malfoy but wasn't really that childish was he?

Severus looked over the class again and he realized that everyone was either talking to their partners or was staring at him waiting to tell them what to do next.

He stood and walked over to the first row of desks looking into the student's cauldrons. He made his way around the room mentally checking which potions were satisfactory. He would have to do a little bit more to check them before he could give them to Madame Promfrey but for the most part they looked okay.

With a wave of his wand all of their potions disappeared and were stored at the back of the room. "Okay class is dismissed." He said motioning them all to leave.

Everyone began packing up their bags. Severus' eyes fell on Potter, the boy was looking at him as he cleaned up his area.

"Potter stay behind" he said.

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Severus had retaken a seat at his desk while he waited for the class to clear out.

Harry and Ron were the only two left.

Ron was whispering something to Harry harshly and making gestures at Snape. Harry was just shaking his head.

Finally Ron left his face still pale as ever. He had seemed reluctant to leave Harry with Severus which made him wonder how much the boy remembered from Friday night.

After finally being able to get Ron to leave Harry stood by his desk and looked at his Professor. He turned his head to the door as Severus silently cast a silencing and locking charm.

"For Privacy" Severus said gesturing at a chair in front of his desk.

Harry looked at him for a second and then made his way over to the chair he had pointed to.

He sat waiting for his Professor to speak.

Severus finally leaned forward in his chair "I have made my decision about your request Mister Potter."

Harry looked at Snape expectantly, he was hopeful, he didn't know what he would do if Snape had decided he wouldn't do it.

Severus eyed the young man before him.

"I have decided that I will try to help you Mister Potter." Severus said keeping his tone even as he gauged the boy's reaction.

Harry could barely contain his excitement, he felt like throwing himself across Snape's desk and hugging the man tightly.

But then Snape stopped him before he could do so "However..." Severus began.

'Oh no' Harry thought and his heart sank he should have known with Snape there would be a catch.

"I would be willing to help you but I don't want, what is it some of my Slytherins would say? Oh yes, a quick shag that's it. I don't want to be your little fuck buddy for one night Potter nor do I want to sire a child and have them grow up without knowing their father. If you want me to help you produce a child then you will agree that I will also be a part of that child's life." Severus stopped his speech and looked at Harry expectantly.

Harry looked at his Professor's expression "That would be fine with me Sir."

Before he could say anything else Severus continued "Furthermore I will not help you to have a child before the school year is over..."

"But Professor..." Harry tried to say but Severus held his hand up to him.

"Listen first Potter." Severus said "You are still young and though I understand you want to have a family badly I will not permit you to have a child while you are still in school, I would definitely not help you with it. I value education very highly and I would not have you throwing your entire life away just so you could be with child a couple months earlier than you should."

When Severus saw the angry look Harry gave him for his remark about throwing his life away he explained further "Don't get me wrong, I do not think for a second that you wanting to have a baby would cause you to through your life away. I just meant that in the future you might decide that as well as family life you would also like to have a career. Not many people are willing to hire witches and wizards who have not finished their seven years of school and graduated."

He gave Harry a chance to speak his mind "But what about if we planned it so that we could make the potion take it for three months, then try for a baby and I could be pregnant until the end of school and have the baby in the summer?"

"Please Potter show some restraint as well as some intelligence. Hogwarts is a dangerous place at the best of times. It's not suited to have a pregnant teen wandering the halls. With classes such as Defense Against the Dark Arts, being pregnant is dangerous indeed. What if a classmate's spell backfired and hit you while you were pregnant? You could lose the baby. I will only help you if you agree to my terms Mister Potter which means there will be no trying for a child until you are graduated with a Wizarding Diploma from Hogwarts School."

Harry looked at his hands there was no denying that he wanted a baby as soon as possible but he understood where Snape was coming from and it seemed like a good deal since he would be able to be with Snape instead of some wizard he barely knew. He had waited all his life he was sure he could wait a little while longer.

He looked up at Snape and grinned "I accept" he said beaming.

Severus shocked Harry with a smile "That's good. And for now we can worry about getting to know each other."

"Yeah that sounds good." Harry agreed.

Severus stood up and looked the boy in the eyes "Does that mean you would agree to have dinner with me Saturday evening...Harry?" he asked the shocked Gryffindor.