Severus turned to look at Remus and he realized that they had not actually warded the doors. For a moment he wondered what Remus was doing down here and then he remembered they were to have had dinner together but he was to have met him in a half hour at the front doors. He had no idea what was going to happen but he knew in his heart that any chance he had of being with Remus had just flown out the window for good. Just as their friendship had been nearly destroyed when he had called Lily a mudblood, he knew that Remus would want to rip him to shreds over this. Remus had forgiven him because Lily had and slowly they had become friends and he helped him and Lucius become spies, but he doubted that it would happen this time. Remus may be willing in a decade or so to be friends with him again but he knew he would never have a chance with a romantic future with him. And he wasn't looking forward to not speaking to him again for a decade, it had taken only months over the Lily problem though they never got fully back, but as much as Remus had loved Lily as a sister, Harry was his cub. The werewolf in Remus had even adopted Harry, a bond which was quite uncommon, and protected him like one of his young. He would be lucky if he survived this.
Harry looked back and forth between his dad and Severus and had no idea why he didn't just tell his dad the truth. Remus had over heard the word bet and he was not sure he liked the idea of his dad and Severus together at all, not after this whole fiasco. But he had never seen his dad this happy before and he had a sinking feeling if he told his dad that Remus would be totally devastated. He would not only lose the person he was finally becoming friends with again but he knew it had been more then the pheromones which had drawn his dad to be with Severus, they had just pushed him a step further then before. He wanted his dad to be happy and hated this.
Remus looked back and forth between his son and the man he was starting to fall for and was growing concerned. He had no idea what he had walked in on but he knew that it was something big. And from the looks on their faces and their silence, he had a feeling what ever the answer was, he was not going to want to hear it.
Severus knew if he was going to live he had to tell it. "Lucius and I were drinking in the bar in September and we made a bet that the next person who walked in....."
Harry cut him off. "They would see who was the first one who could kiss him. I happened to be the person who had walked in first."
Remus looked at his son and then at Severus and he could see why they had not been anxious to tell him. He could not even believe that Severus had made a bet on anything about his son. He definitely had never expected his friend and the man he was starting to see, had wanted to be with his son. He needed some fresh air and not sure what to say to Severus he turned around and was about to leave when he found that the door was warded.
He turned back expecting Severus to have done it but saw his son's wand out. "Harry?"
Harry shook his head. "Severus never acted on it, Lucius had been pursuing me of sorts. But as soon as Severus and you got closer, he confessed to me."
He had seen the flowers that his son had received and he knew that Harry had at least one date. He was also aware that the roses were something that Lucius would have done in the past as well. But he was reminded of the fact that Harry had spent time in the lab with Severus lately and he just was not sure. He loved his son and was falling for Severus but he wasn't sure he could believe what was happening. But then again he had no idea why Harry would be sticking up for Severus either.
Harry was not sure either other then the fact he had seen the pained look on his dad. And more then that he had seen the pained look on Severus as well. He didn't know if the two men had a future but he didn't want it to end like this. His dad had not had a friendship or a relationship like this in far too long.
Remus looked over at Severus. "You swear to me that you're not interested in my son, that you're not pursuing my son?"
Severus took him in. "I made the bet with Lucius I admit it but I never meant to hurt him or you. There is only one Lupin that I have any interest in being with."
He drew Remus into his arms and kissed him tenderly, grateful beyond words that Harry for what ever reason, had decided to lie and protect Severus from the wrath. He knew it had nothing to do with him, that Harry would still have happily fed Severus to Moony. It had everything to do with the pain they had both seen in Remus. They were new to this relationship but Severus could not deny that he had hated that look on Remus and hoped he would never put it back on his face again.
Harry looked at his dad. "Sev is a good guy and he was honest with me. I'm still dealing with Lucius but I promise Severus never acted to hurt either of us."
Remus looked relieved and finally returned the kiss lightly to Severus. "Good because I want to se where this may be going and I couldn't if you hurt my son."
Hugging his dad Harry assured him that Severus had not hurt him and that though ticked about the bet he was happy for them to be together. Harry headed off to join Draco who was surprised to hear how it had gone. He was not surprised though that Harry would have stood up or his Uncle. He knew Harry well enough to know he would have done anything to protect his dad from being hurt. And neither of them had missed the growing relationship between his dad and Draco's godfather.
Harry sighed. "Now to deal with your father. Though if he thinks he is getting off easy because Severus did, he has another thing coming all together."
Draco snorted. "I happen to think you should leave him in that for a time, making him go monk for a while won't hurt him."
The two of them were laughing when they sat down for dinner but Draco had a feeling his dad might get a reprieve sooner then he had been thinking. Harry would eel guilty that he gave Severus one. Besides he had a feeling that if Harry was honest with himself, he was so hurt because he was very attracted to Lucius.