I really wish I had never taken this story down in the first place, it's a pain to re-upload and re-reading it is so cringe worthy! Apparently I had a one track mind back when I wrote it, this chapter was mildly cringe-y but next chapter…I don't even want to get into the next chapter. Reading it makes me want to re-write so much of it but I just don't have the motivation to do that and I know there are some of you out there who would really like to have it re-uploaded so they can read it again. So I will make myself do so, and apologize for weird parts in advance.

Okay, moving on. Here we are chapter 7, hope you enjoy it more than I did, and if so please leave me a review. Always like getting reviews : )

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Harry couldn't stop smiling; he had been smiling since he had gotten back from his date with Severus.

Every time he thought about the man he couldn't help but smile, Severus was so...so nice to him. He knew the man didn't have to be nice, he could have told Harry that he just wanted to shag and then left him to deal with the baby by himself. But he hadn't, he said he wanted a relationship; he wanted to be with Harry, raise a baby with Harry but also make sure Harry finished his education.

He didn't have to be nice, didn't have to care at all but he did. So few people just cared about Harry without any alternative motives that when Harry found someone who cared about him for him all he wanted to do was shout it from the roof tops.

He had felt care from all of the Weasley family, especially Molly. He had felt it from Hermione, from Sirius and Lupin, from Dumbledore too but this was a different kind of care. The way Severus cared about him made his heart flutter inside his chest. He wanted to be with the man just to be close to him if nothing else. He felt himself staring blankly at the man in Potions, happy with being in the same room. Ron had to snap him out of his day dreams a couple times and Harry knew that he needed to stop or else he would draw attention to himself and that might lead to Dumbledore finding out about them.

On Saturday, once they had made it to the gates of the school, Severus had told him to put the invisibility cloak on. He and Harry had walked up the path to the castle in a comfortable silence. However before they had reached the castle doors Severus had stopped walking.

He looked towards where he thought Harry might be which was just a bit off from where Harry was actually standing and he had whispered into the cool night air "I really had a good time Harry. I was hoping that you would want to do this again next Saturday. Though I don't think I would be able to come up with a reason to get you out of the castle again, without Dumbledore becoming suspicious that is. So maybe you would like to come down to my chambers? We could..." Snape seemed to think about it for a second not really sure what they could do. Then he smirked and said "Play a game of wizard's chess perhaps?"

Harry thought that was a wonderful idea, he didn't even know that Snape liked wizard's chess. He had nodded and then remembered that Severus could not seem him so he said softly "I think that would be a good idea what time do you want me there?"

"I think around seven would suffice." Severus said then he gave Harry a smile and began walking towards the castle again.

As soon as they had gotten through the doors Dumbledore had appeared and for a moment of terror Harry thought Dumbledore must have known the truth. But then he looked at Severus and said "Ah Severus" and then he turned his eyes to where Harry was standing "And Harry" the old coot had always been able to see through his cloak "were you able to acquire what you went out for?"

Harry had turned and looked at Severus and realized that he had been expecting Dumbledore's appearance. He had turned back into his stern Professor in a blink of an eye. "Sadly not Albus, I will have to locate it somewhere else. It seems as though that the man, though I never knew it, was not persuaded by Mister Potter because he hadn't played for the side of the light, in the war."

"Ah well I guess it was not meant to be."Albus sighed then he turned to Harry "You should get to sleep Harry, it is quite late."

"Okay Professor" Harry said quietly "Good night then" he turned and headed for Gryffindor tower but before he could take his first step on the staircase he heard "Potter!" Snape's cold voice echoed off the walls. Harry stopped where he was. Snape's voice became softer "Thank you for your assistance this evening."

Harry couldn't help but smile as he watched the man turn and leave. "You're welcome" he whispered though no one could hear him.

It was Saturday again and Harry thought it had been the longest week ever, he had wanted so badly for Saturday to roll around that he had started wishing that he had Hermione's time turner from third year and would be able to make time go faster.

The entire week Hermione and Ron had bugged him about the date. He had decided he only would tell them the jest of it. Such as where they went and what they ate. He didn't tell them about what they talked about or of the quick kiss Harry had initiated.

But they had persisted to bother him because he had been giddy all week and they were sure something had happened.

At the moment Harry was standing outside of Severus' chambers under his invisibility cloak, he quickly knocked on the portrait guarding Snape's door which was a portrait of Salazar Slythrin. The portrait seemed to glare at him but didn't say anything. Then it opened and Snape was standing on the other side.

Snape looked into the seemingly empty hall and then asked quietly "Harry?"

"Yep it's me." Harry said walking into the potion master's chambers, where he whipped off the cloak.

Severus closed the door and looked at his watch it was exactly seven "It seems that when you want to be on time for something you have no problem doing so. I wonder why you never seemed to possess this gift when I gave you detentions."

Harry chuckled "Like you said, it's only when I want to be on time."

Severus rolled his eyes "Would you care for a drink Harry?"

Harry thought about it and then said with a shy smile "Do you have any butterbeer?"

Severus felt the urge to laugh but instead he called for his house elf and asked for two butterbeers.

"Oh" Harry said embarrassed, he should have known Severus was just going to get it from Hogwarts kitchens.

"Don't be embarrassed" Severus said "You'd be surprised how many witches and wizards would think the same thing. Mostly those who are raised by muggles."

Harry took a moment to look around the room, he was surprised when he realized Snape wasn't at all like a dudgeon bat living in Dracula's cave. The furnishing was nice and the room gave off a warming appeal. The colors were mostly done in browns and creams such as the brown leather couch in the middle of the room. There was also three other doors leading out of the room. Harry guessed one was a bedroom, the other probably a potions lab but he wasn't sure what the third one was.

The elf reappeared with their drinks and Severus brought them over to a table where he had a board of wizard's chess set up.

They each sat across from each other and began the game, chatting about their weeks as they went.

Harry found that he and Severus were equally matched for the game, unlike with Ron who could beat Harry in less than ten minutes. It's not that he was a bad player it was just that Ron had grown up playing the game and was exceptionally better at it then he was.

Harry smirked at a particularly good move he had made. "This is actually really fun" Harry said.

"Were you under the impression that it wouldn't be?" Severus asked

"Well no, that's not it at all; it's just the last time I played..." Harry stopped trying to remember the last time he had played "...I mean whenever Ron and I used to play he would always beat me and I had no chance at all so it wasn't fun."

Severus gave him a knowing smile; he had been on the other side of that stick a couple of times too.

While Harry waited for Severus to make his move he began drifting into his own thoughts and had to shake himself of them when Severus called his name.

"What were you thinking about?" Severus asked.

"Oh I was thinking about the last time I played chess...it was when I defeated Quirrell." Harry said quietly.

"What?" Severus asked.

"Yeah I know it's strange, I haven't played in over six years." Harry said thinking that's what had stumped his Professor.

Severus' eyebrow rose in question, he wondered if the boy was being serious than he shook his head "No I meant why did you have to play chess?"

"Oh. That's because Dumbledore put all these tasks in the way so you wouldn't be able to get the Sorcerer's Stone without going through them and one of the tasks was we had to play a giant game of wizard's chess. That's when Ron was injured and I had to go on without him and Hermione."

"Dumbledore never told me that..." Snape said in thought "Are you alright playing now then?"

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Harry questioned

"Because ... I would have thought that time was traumatic for you. Maybe that's why you haven't played in so long?"

"Oh no, I haven't played in so long because the only person I have to play against is Ron and as I've already stated that's not fun."

Severus seemed relieved but before he could say anything else a timer on the wall went off. "Oh sorry Harry" Severus said "I've been working on a potion and I put on the timer so it would notify me when I needed to add some ingredients."

Severus stood up and smiled at Harry "I'll be right back this will only take a few minutes."

"Wait" Harry said before Snape could move away "can I help?"

Severus seemed taken aback but the he smiled "I didn't know you had such an interest in potions?"

Harry shrugged "It's not that bad, if Malfoy hadn't been a prat all these years I probably would rather enjoy it."

"Shame I have Malfoy to blame for something else" Severus said and then smiled at Harry "I would like if you assisted me." He moved toward one of the doors that led into a potions lab. Before letting Harry in though he turned and said "You should probably take off your outer robes, the room is quite hot due to the potion I am working on."

Harry shrugged and pulled off his outer robe, he put it on the floor outside of the room and then followed Severus into the potions lab.

Severus wasn't kidding; it felt like a sauna in the room.

"I'm sorry about the temperature, but the potion requires a very steamy environment, it's a potion ..." Severus said turning around only to be caught up in his explanation. He stopped what he was doing and just stared at Harry. His eye's traveling down his torso.

Harry wondered what was wrong and looked down. He immediately blushed that morning he hadn't been able to find any of his clean shirts so he had finally just thrown on the joke gift Fred and George had gotten him for his birthday. It was a black t-shirt that read in green lettering 'I kissed a wizard and I liked it' at the time he didn't think it mattered because it would be under his school robes anyway. He had totally forgotten that he was wearing it.

"Nice shirt." Severus said after he had regained his composure.

Harry blushed harder and then quickly explained about Fred and George and not having anything to wear.

Severus just smirked and went on explaining about the potion. He had Harry cut up some of the monkshood while he added some other things to the potion, all the while explaining about what the potion was used for.

Once they were done, Harry was so sweaty from working in the room that his clothes clung to him, in a drop dead sexy way. Severus couldn't take his eyes off him. Before Harry could leave the potions lab Severus moved forward pushing Harry against the wall.

He breathed in the boy's sweet scent. Harry looked at Snape in the eyes, arousal in his own. Severus bent his head and closed the distance between Harry and himself. He pushed his tongue into Harry's mouth and tasted the sweetness that was Harry.

Harry moaned when he felt Snape's tongue enter his mouth. He pushed his own tongue against Snape's and their tongues seemed to dance together. The kiss was passionate, Severus ran his hands through Harry's hair and Harry had his arms wrapped around Severus, his hands against his ass.

Finally Snape pulled away, a smirk on his face. "I'm sad to say but it's getting late, you should get back up to Gryffindor tower."

Harry pouted but followed Snape as he led Harry to the door, Harry picking up his robes on the way. Severus kissed him gently once more before he smiled at Harry and said "Next Saturday? Seven?"

Harry smiled, nodded and left.