Chapter XIV
Harry's hands that were still placed on either side of Severus's face faltered and fell to rest at his sides.
"S-so yo-you lied to me…you used me to-to…to get information on Dumbledore…?" Harry asked, voice becoming filled with grief.
"No, Harry. I didn't use you. I never did intend to get you pulled into this at all. Harry, honestly, you have to believe me," Snape told him tears forming in his eyes.
Harry stood there, not knowing what to do.
"Let's go somewhere…so that we can talk…in private," Harry told him looking away into the distance.
Snape stared sadly at him and nodded his head at the other cop there.
"So he's not going to be charged with murder?" the other cop asked, to double check.
"No. He's not."
"Do we have any proof?"
"The proof is the fingerprints that are bound to be on the knife. If Harry's are on there then it goes along with his story."
"But couldn't-," the cop began.
"No," Severus answered, "No, it can not be used the other way, especially if we find Dumbledore's finger prints in area's on Harry's body where they…where they should not have been."
The cop nodded his head in understanding.
"Right now I'm going to take Harry to get some proper clothes on his body…and then we're going to go to one of the cafés in town…to get coffee or something and go somewhere so that we can talk," Severus told the cop.
The man nodded and walked away to rejoin with the others and tell them about the news.
Harry turned to look at Severus.
"So you'll tell me everything?"
"Yes, Harry. I will tell you everything."
"You know…technically you're breaking the law," Harry said.
Severus cocked an eyebrow at Harry.
"How so?"
"You're dating someone underage."
Severus stood there taken aback as Harry began striding off to go back inside and get his clothes. Quickly, Snape ran to catch up to Harry.
"What do you mean?"
"You and I both know that when I was asking you to accept me, that I was truly asking you to go out with me, which you complied with. Therefore, you are dating someone who isn't of age," Harry explained.
"You're still going to love me after all of this?" Severus asked Harry, looking strangely at him.
"I'm sure that we can find some way to get permission for this, right now, I'm cold and I wish to get a hot shower where I can scrub myself clean from the impurities and get dressed."
Severus smiled at the boy, making Harry smile too.
The two of them slowly grew nearer to each other.
And their lips met in a single, gentle kiss that warmed the both of them.