AN: Sorry this one took so long to get out. I've been horribly sick for 2 weeks and couldn't get out of bed for about 9 days, but I'm finally up and around and writing again.

Harry stayed in his room, alone, for most of the day. He came out shortly before dinner and went looking for Draco. When he couldn't find him, he went down to the basement where he knew Severus had a small potions lab. He knocked on the door and was surprised when it popped open.

"Hello Mr. Potter," Severus said, "Would you care to come in?"

"Sure, I guess. I was just looking for Draco." Harry said as he stepped into the room.

"Ah, I'm afraid that after your quidditch match this afternoon he went to visit his friend Blaise. I suspect he's visiting Blaise's sister more than Blaise himself, but what does this old man know?" Severus said.

"What are you working on?" Harry asked, trying to sound interested in the potion brewing over a low flame.

"Wolfsbane, as a favor to your godfather. Or rather to your godfather's best friend." Severus answered.

"For Remus?"

"Yes, since, as far as I know, he's your godfather's only werewolf friend, I'm sure it is for Lupin."

"Can I watch?" Harry asked.

"Right now it has to simmer for twenty-three more minutes, but you're welcome to wait, and watch the final steps after it is finished."

Harry sat down on a stool and watched Severus clean his knives and cutting boards in silence.

Twenty-three minutes went by quickly and soon Harry was standing next to Severus watching him add the last ingredients and and then bottle the potion and put a stasis charm on it to be sent to the werewolf.

"That was pretty neat," Harry said.

"Thank you," Severus said, surprised.

They continued this for several days, Harry would get bored, head for the basement and Severus would allow him to watch the preparations of several different potions, some made for private companies and some of them for the ministry.

One day when Severus was brewing a particularly nonvolatile potion, Harry leaned across the cauldron to get a better look at what Severus was doing, and when Severus looked up, Harry had the uncontrollable urge to kiss him.

Severus was shocked by the peck on the lips and said "What was that?!"

Harry, thinking he was being rejected, completely embarrassed, ran for his bedroom and locked the door.

Severus took off after the boy but their 20 year age difference and Harry's quidditch training was apparent when Severus stepped out of the basement and heard Harry's bedroom door slam on the next floor.

Lucius came out of the kitchen and found Severus standing in the hallway by the basement door looking confused.

"Are you alright Severus?" He asked. "I heard someone running and then a door slam and I come out here and find you standing here alone. What happened?"

"The boy leaned across the cauldron and kissed me. Then he took off running like he'd seen a dementor." Severus said, confused.

"I knew he'd gotten comfortable with you Severus, but I had no idea he was that comfortable." Lucius said. "It's probably best not to mention this to Sirius. I suppose I could try and talk to him."