Chapter nine

Harry had Solomon across his shoulders, his arm around Severus as they stepped into the great hall and over to the Gryffindor table.

'See you after classes love,' Severus kissed Harry, gave Solomon a pat then headed to the staff table.

'I can't get enough of my man,' Harry moaned softly.

'It seems he can't get enough of you either Harry,' Neville smirked.

'I think you're right Neville,' Harry checked to make sure no one was in ear shot, 'Can you and Draco meet me later, Luna as well, somewhere private? I don't want anyone else to know.'

'Sure Harry, how about the room of requirement at first break?'

'Great, get Luna and Draco that way certain people won't ask what we're doing.'

'Is this about why you seem distant with Hermione and Ron, why Ginny glares at you all the time, then at other times she looks like she's in love?'

'Yes, I'll explain, but here they come, shhhh,' Harry turned and dished up some breakfast then went to hand Solomon a piece of meat but noticed Neville holding a piece for him, 'Thanks.'

'He seems friendly enough, what's that hissing sound he does all the time?'

'Snake laughter, I never knew snakes could laugh but they do. I will tell him something that's been said, he thinks it's funny then wants to know if he can bite people,' Harry smiled knowing Hermione and Ron had overheard him, both shuddered.

'Is he in with you when you're with professor Snape?' Neville asked.

'Sometimes, I usually let him go exploring around the castle, he finds lots of rats. I've been thinking about getting him a girlfriend ever since Sev told me he thought of getting a pet snake.'

'Maybe it will make a nice gift for Snape and Solomon.'

'Yeah, that's what I thought. So how are you and Draco going?'

'Great, we can't get enough of each other. You see how perfect his skin is, well, his body is like that as well, flawless.'

'I'm sure they don't want to hear that Nev,' Draco smirked then sat on Neville's lap.

'But it's true Dra, your skin is flawless, so soft, it's all those men's products you use.'

'They work Neville, when I first moved into my house I went and bought all that stuff, why do you think my hair is looking better and my hands aren't as rough as they used to be. Sev likes it when my hands are all over him, especially one impressive part,' Harry smirked.

'We can imagine Harry, but can you answer this mate. Dra was my first, which was uncomfortable, is he big because that would be more than uncomfortable?'

'Oh yeah, but I had a few blokes before so it wasn't as bad as it would have been if Sev had been my first, which now I wished he was.'

'Oh that's so sweet Harry, wishing professor Snape took your virginity, instead of giving it to every bloke that asked,' Draco smirked making Harry and Neville laugh.

'Not every bloke, just the cute ones. Do you know it was you that helped me realise I was gay?'

'And how did I do that considering we hated each other?'

'When I used to spy on you using my cloak. Even though I was trying to work out what you were doing, I actually stared at you. I knew I never liked you in that way, but I thought okay, he's cute, nice hair, very graceful, dignified and Neville is right, your skin is flawless.'

'You checked out my man Harry?' Neville narrowed his eyes then laughed.

'Looked, not really checked out, but I realised since I thought he was cute a few other things made sense. How I loved to listen to Sev's voice even when he was criticising me, the way he moved, his fingers, oh, now I'm turning myself on.'

'I will take care of that later love, it's time for your classes.'

Harry stood up, 'We're going, but now I have something to look forward to,' Harry leant up on his tip toes and kissed Severus, 'See you later.'

'Yes you will,' Severus gave Harry a look which he knew would make Harry go weak at the knees and it did making Severus chuckle, 'I'll make it up to you, now class, all of you.'

'Yes…sir,' Harry smirked kissed Severus again then grabbed his bag, 'I have to take Solomon up first.'

'No, let me take him for a while,' Severus put his arm out, Solomon slithered up and around Severus' neck, 'Now go.'

'Is he this bossy in bed Harry?' Draco asked.

'That's our secret,' Harry smiled at Severus then walked off with his real friends and his so called friends following.

At break, Harry found Neville, Draco and Luna all standing near the door to the room of requirement so the four hurried inside.

'Neville said you wanted to tell us something Harry,' Luna said.

'Yeah, something I want you to keep to yourself, at least for now. But Sev gave me an idea, that you three might be able to hear something when I'm not around.'

'So it is about Hermione, Ron and Ginny?' Neville asked.

'Yeah, let's sit and I'll explain,' Harry and Luna sat on one sofa, Neville and Draco on the other, 'Just after Sirius died, if you remember I stayed here over Christmas, I didn't want to celebrate. I didn't want to see anyone, or go anywhere, I wanted to be alone.'

'Right, Hermione and Ron stayed so you wouldn't brood, that's what they told me.'

'It wasn't that, but I found out why. I had just come from a meeting with Dumbledore. I was upset because he mentioned Sirius again. But I really wanted to calm down so I thought a shower would help, I needed one anyway. So I never bothered going into the dorm room to get my stuff, I just showered and wrapped a towel around myself, since I knew only Ron was in there. I was just about to open the door to the dorm room when I heard Hermione, Ron and Ginny talking.'

'This doesn't sound good and you haven't said anything yet,' Draco said.

'It's not, they had been working on making sure they were seen as my friends, pretending to be my friends. Ron was telling Ginny that if she ends up the chosen one's girlfriend then no quidditch team would turn her down. It went further though, Mrs. Weasley wanted Ginny to marry me before I realised how many girls were around that would want me. Mrs. Weasley even went as far as saying if Ginny and I had kids one could look like my mother, red hair green eyes, that really had me seething. Hermione and Ron were saying that if Ginny and I were married and I happen to kill Voldemort than I'd be thought of as a hero, they, the three of them would get recognised as being my closest friends. They only pretended to be my friend and Dumbledore encouraged it, pushed them to get closer to me so they could spy on me for him. They were going to use my grieving for Sirius as I would have been vulnerable. They were worried about Sirius, even Hermione said they didn't want anyone to die that they were worried because I was starting to listen to him more than them or Dumbledore. Dumbledore told me he liked power, that he couldn't be trusted with it, I think he tried to throw me off. Think of this as well, everyone was looking towards me and not him to finish Voldemort, he wasn't getting the attention he used to, I was, I am. So you see, they used me, used the fact I was the boy who lived, the chosen one. There's more that Sev and I worked out we just have no proof. You know why I was left with my muggle relatives, the blood protection. Sev said there are lots of blood spells, so if my blood was used it could add protection on top of the fidelius charm at some magical families home. Dumbledore put them there so they would put me down, hurt me, starve me all that, then Dumbledore comes in as the kind fatherly type, he did that to manipulate me, to what end, we have no idea, but he made sure those three and the Weasley family or at least Molly Weasley would do everything they could to make me believe they were there for me, were friends when they weren't, they wanted what I could give me, popularity and money.'