The Elvin Consequence
Chapter ten
That evening the entire castle was in uproar over the disappearance of Harry Potter. No one would or could say exactly where it was that he had gone, the only thing that Draco could say was that he had gone willingly, to reveal anything else would mean that he would have to forfeit his life.
Harry mean while had arrived safely at the village of Godric's Hollow, a tiny village with no more than thirty homes and a few little shops selling only the basics. The house itself seemed cosy enough with a thatched roof and a tiny front garden that needed a lot of work.
When you walked through the front door you immediately found yourself in the spacious living room. Through an archway you could see the large kitchen and dinning area.
A concealed spiral stairway in the dinning area took you upstairs into the master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom. There was a second bedroom off the living area which could fit two single beds or one double easily. There was a tiny toilet and shower room off the dinning area also.
It was a cosy cottage, perfect for him and Severus. He lit a fire in the grate so that he could start warming the rather cold house. The furniture was in need of some replacing and the entire house needed redecorating but that just gave him something to do while waiting to hear from Severus.
He already had plans for what he wanted to do with the place in his head and he had also decided that he wanted a puppy.
News of Harry's disappearance from Hogwarts spread fast through the wizarding world; everyone had their theories about why he had left however no one really knew why.
Severus however was planning a weekend trip to see him. They hadn't been in contact since Harry had left and he was missing his young boyfriend something terrible.
Harry was feeling the same and had had to keep himself busy replacing furniture, decorating the house and gardening. He had the house looking picture perfect before the week was up, with the use of magic of course to help him on his way.
He had been kept company by Hedwig who had adapted to her new surroundings easily and the newest edition to the house. A black Labrador puppy who Harry had affectionately named Snuffles after his deceased Godfather.
To Harry there was only two things missing from his perfect home and life, his boyfriend being the first and major one and the second was a job. It was all very well and good staying home all the time but it got mighty boring very quickly.
On Friday morning he wrote to Oliver Wood asking about the position of seeker on his team and then he thought of Severus. It had been an entire week to the day that he had left Hogwarts. He had expected an owl by the very least but he had received nothing.
He sent Hedwig off to Oliver and then busied himself all day; he walked Snuffles, did the food shopping and watered his beautiful and colourful garden.
He had just begun to prepare an evening meal for himself when there was a knock on the front door. At once Harry dropped everything, Snuffles who had been sitting by the fire in the living room immediately started to bark and growl at the front door.
"Quite now Snuffles." Harry said as he went to open the door, the black Labrador bouncing behind him.
Severus was standing in the darkness with an actual smile on his face when Harry opened the door to him.
"You came!" Harry said flinging his arms around Severus' neck and hugging him tightly. Snuffles was still going mad behind Harry, unable to see the stranger at his front door.
"Come in, come in." Harry said stepping aside, "Quite now Snuffles!" He said sternly and the dog was quite following Severus and sniffling him as he walked inside and Harry shut the front door. "This is our home as much as mine if you would like it to be."
Severus, without saying anything, swooped down on Harry, catching him in an unsuspected and pleasant kiss that showed just how much that they had missed each other. Snuffles, satisfied that Severus was no threat went back to his place in front of the fire.
"You've made your mind up then?" Harry asked feeling a surge of certainty from Severus and something else, something pure and strong.
"Oh yes." Severus said before resuming kissing the elf.
"I take it that you missed me then?" Harry said with a smile.
"How can you tell?"
"The fact that you're ravishing me in our living room was some hint." Harry said with a laugh. "Would you like a tour of our home?"
"Yes I would, one room I would be particularly interested in would be the master bedroom."
"Then follow me," Harry said leading him into the kitchen, dinning area and up the spiral staircase.
The master bedroom was decorated in creams and whites only with mahogany furniture. The king sized bed was the centre point of the room. Opposite the bed was a beautiful mahogany crib with a cream canopy, it was the one thing in the room that looked as if it almost didn't belong, although it blended in with everything it was still a crib.
Severus looked in awe of the room, it suited him perfectly but it wasn't Harry at all. It was as if he had chosen the colours and everything however he never imagined Harry wanting such sophistication in his home.
"I made sure that you'd like it, do you like it?"
"Very much but this is your house Harry not mine." Severus reminded him.
"No" Harry said shaking his head, "It's our house, I want us to live here together."
"Are you sure Harry because you have to be sure, not only about us living here together but about us being together in general. I do not want you to regret it, to regret choosing to be with me."
Harry could sense that Severus was unsure of himself, that he was again doubtful of himself not the relationship.
"Don't be stupid Severus, I want to be with you, you're my mate, nothing you say will change that okay." Harry drew close to Severus; his hand caressing the older mans cheek as the young elf pressed his body against his boyfriend.
"As long as you are sure" Severus said, his voice was barely a whisper as their lips were barely an inch apart.
"I'm sure" Harry said right before their lips met. Knowing that nothing could stop them and that there were no rules against it combined with it being their first time together made it extra special. A special 'fuck you' to Dumbledore almost.
Each kiss, each touch was savoured, remembered and enjoyed to the fullest. The feeling of Severus inside of Harry was nothing that either had ever experienced before, it was at the moment that they climaxed that Harry knew that Severus was indeed his mate.
As they lay sated in the aftermath that Severus looked around the room properly, taking more care to pay attention to detail.
"As beautiful as it is, why do you have a crib here?"
"it was one of the things that was already here, it must have been mine, well Harry's. I've always wanted to have a proper family so I thought I'd keep it." Harry said watching his boyfriend very carefully.
"I think that I am a bit too old to be running around toddler and you are Harry."
"Just because I've been raised to believe that I'm Harry Potter doesn't mean anything." Harry said dropping the point about children, he would venture back there at a later point.
"As to that I have been to the Ministry and I have found out some piece of information that I do not think that you are going to like." Severus explained slowly that Harry could take it all in. "If you want to know then I will tell you but it will change the way that you think of yourself and it most certainly will not be pleasant."
"So you're giving me a choice, whether I want to know or not."
"Yes"
"Tell me"
"Are you one hundred percent sure that you want to know, I know that you are not going to like what I am going to tell you."
"I can't live not knowing, I'm still me no matter what, so tell me."
"Okay then, well from what I have discovered it was two years before his downfall the Dark Lord attempted to recruit the Elves to his side. Of course the Elves refused the offer outright and chose to stay out of wizarding affairs. The Dark Lord grew angry and vowed revenge on them; he set about destroying the Elvin race completely. This of course was no easy task but he managed it. He raped and tortured men women and children, destroying their homes and taking their lives." Severus paused, not for dramatic effect but for Harry to take in the information.
Harry was on the brink of tears by this point listening to what had been done to his people. Once again Voldemort had been the one to destroy his life, whether he was Harry Potter or not Tom Riddle was the bane of his existence.
"Only a handful of Elves escaped and they went into hiding. Your mother was among those Elves." Harry nodded to show that he understood what he was being told. "The Dark Lord continued to hunt them; he actually had a few select Deatheater's work on tracking them down. A year after you were born those Deatheater's found them, your mother was able to get you out just before they were attacked, replacing the already dead Harry Potter with you."
"And what of my father?" Harry asked, Severus took a deep breath, preparing himself for telling Harry what he considered to be the worst part of this tale of past events.
"From what we know already, the fact that you are a half wizard and a powerful one at that, not to mention your connection to the Dark Lord …"