Severus slowly worked his way down the narrow pathway between the bookshelves of Flourish and Blotts in his mission to find a halfway decent book for over the winter holidays. One in particular with Deep Six written in obscenely large letters across the front jacket caught his eye. He slowly thumbed through the first pages until his lover quietly wrapped his lanky arms around Severus' waist.
"I never would have pegged you to read a mystery novel, Severus. You are tried and true to your staunch non-fiction books," Harry commented light-heartedly.
"Yes, at least with my type of books you can actually learn something. Wait- how did you know which book I picked up and that is was a mystery from behind me?" Severus asked. His curiosity peaked when Harry slipped the book from his hands and flipped a fourth way through before handing it back to him. Severus obliged the silent request to read the page through very much confused by the lack of explanation.
"Does the description of the main character remind you of anyone in particular, Severus?" Harry quizzed with an ever growing smile.
"Me. Harry did you write this book?" Severus asked in shock. Harry nodded as Severus read the author details that pegged his lover exactly though the picture was noticeably absent above the paragraph. "And you didn't even use your own name, Mr. A.W Rhodes. What is that supposed to stand for?"
"Paying homage to Arthur Weasley and my favorite ice cream. A bit of a strange combination don't you think though?" Harry replied. Severus tucked the book under his arm while they continued shopping amongst the overfilled shelves.
"Silly fool, I always wondered about all the notebooks you kept brining home every week. Here I thought you were doing lines all over again with the ink on your hands and fingers when you came to bed every night."
Author's note: This is three of my favorite things combined; Harry Potter, NCIS (Deep Six was a book written by Timothy McGee), and Amelia Atwater Rhodes who is my (second) favorite author.