It's been ages since I updated this fanfic, I am really sorry about that. I just didn't know what I should write anymore and I don't also like how this chapter turned out. I also considered abandoning this story, but then realized that it would be a shame if I didn't finish it. I worked too hard on it.

So here it is; a new chapter. I hope that you'll like it and if there's a mistake somewhere, please do tell me about it.

Enjoy


Harry was sitting in the Potion's classroom. Severus was also there with him. Severus was tutoring for the upcoming OWLs. It was true that OWLs were still a little bit far away, but Harry's knowledge of Potions needed some serious improvement. Severus tried to be patient with Harry, but even he had a hard time keeping a calm and patient face. Severus just couldn't understand why Harry couldn't be good at Potions.

Harry was reading a book called Brewing Potions for beginners, which Severus recommended it for him. In the book there were explained the most simple potions, but at that time nothing could stay in Harry's head. The boy was reading the same paragraph for the last 10 minutes and he still couldn't memorize or understand what he had read. Severus was also explaining to him what the effects of that potion were, but it was useless. Harry closed the book and looked up at Severus. Severus gave him an annoyed look. It looked like Harry had enough of his private lessons. Severus rolled his eyes. Sometimes Harry really was acting like his father; laziness was one of those things that Severus just couldn't stand and he was determined to get the boy back to studying.

"Open the book" ordered Severus. Harry groaned, but he did what he was told. Harry could see that the corners of Severus's mouth were twitching and that meant only one thing – Severus had to be controlling his anger. Harry gulped and quickly looked back at the book.

"You're still on the same page?" asked Severus and arched his left eyebrow. They started their lessons about 2 hours ago and Harry only read about 4 pages and Severus wondered how much of that information actually stayed in Harry's head. He decided not to check for the time being, because he didn't want to get upset.

"I'm sorry, I just can't understand this. I really am trying hard. But everything that I read, just doesn't stay in my head" muttered Harry, not looking up.

Severus sighed and sat down next to Harry. Even though Harry wasn't usually good at Potions, he still tried to make an effort and he learned something. So something had to be wrong this time. Maybe something was troubling Harry?

"Is there something that keeps you from remembering? Is everything alright?" Severus asked with concern in his voice.

"No, nothing like that. Everything is fine. I just can't concentrate, that's all. I want to go outside, because it is really sunny" asked Harry and quickly added: "But I'll stay here. I just… I don't know, I just can't memorize anything that I read today. I guess it's just one of those days"

"Well, can you at least try to pretend that you are listening to me while I'm explaining you those potions? If you won't even try then it's useless that I'm trying to explain you" Severus said annoyed and sent Harry an angry look.

"I am trying to do that. I just can't today, okay?" shot Harry back with the same amount of anger.

"Of course you are" mockedSeverus, closed the book and put it back onto the shelf. Then he came back closer to Harry and sat back down next to him. Severus decided that Harry had enough of private lessons. And Severus himself had enough of Harry's lessons as well.

"Merlin, you are in a good mood today" said Harry and rolled his eyes. "Woke up on the wrong side of your bed?"

"Hilarious, Harry" said Severus dryly and looked at the clock, which was on the wall. Then Severus looked back at Harry. Severus noticed that Harry's lips were slowly going wide and the boy started smiling. Severus put his eyebrows together, not understanding what was going on inside Harry's head.

"May I ask what is so funny?" Severus asked with annoyed voice.

"You are funny and cute when you are angry" Harry said and chuckled.

Severus rolled his eyes. So this was what Harry was thinking about? Harry should be thinking about the upcoming OWLs and their private lessons. Now Severus understood why Harry wasn't making any progress. Snape then shook his head. He tried to remain angry at Harry, but just one look at the happy boy made Severus's anger disappear in a second.

Severus couldn't believe that Harry called him cute. It's been a while since Severus felt embarrassed and he couldn't believe it, but he actually blushed. Severus tried to get rid of his embarrassment, so he decided to continue talking about studying.

"Stop saying nonsense and please try to concentrate on your studying the next time I'll tutor you. If you won't, I won't be giving you these special lessons" Severus said, but his voice sounded a little bit strained. Severus then looked away, because he couldn't get rid of his blush.

"And now you are sulking, aren't you? Sometimes you act like a child" Harry said.

"I am not sulking" said Severus and gritted his teeth.

"Of course you aren't" teased Harry as his smile got even wider. "Why don't we do something else together? I'm tired of studying and I can see that you are tired of trying to teach me something. We could do something far more useful with our time together"

Severus immediately turned around and his embarrassment finally disappeared. What did Harry have in mind? He wondered what Harry wanted to do with him. A wide smile cracked Severus's serious face as he moved closer to Harry.

"Alright then, Harry. Tell me, what you want to do with me?" asked Severus playfully and planted a gentle kiss onto Potter's neck. When Severus kissed Harry's neck Harry quickly pushed him away. He blushed crimson red and Severus raised his eyebrows.

"I didn't mean this" said Harry.

"Then what did you mean? This is the only thing that we can do that is more useful than studying at the moment" Severus smirked.

"Well, we can go somewhere…" started Harry.

"Why? We can stay in the castle and still enjoy our time together" said Severus and continued kissing Harry's neck. Harry rolled his eyes. It wasn't that he hated being intimate with Severus. He liked it a lot. But for a change he wanted to go somewhere with the man. He wanted to go on the proper date with the man for a change. He was still angry with himself for what happened the last time that they had plans to go somewhere and he wanted to make it up to Severus by going somewhere with him. Harry quickly stood up. That surprised Severus. Severus quickly looked up, with his eyes opened wide. What was up with Harry?

"Do you hate it?" asked Severus a little bit hurt as he was still trying to figure out why Harry pushed him away like that. This wasn't like Harry.

"I-I don't hate it. It's just… I mean, w-we did it yesterday and the day before that and I- "said Harry, but then stopped talking.

Severus narrowed his eyes and he was waiting for Harry to say something else. Was Harry getting tired of him? Severus could feel the tightness in his chest, but he decided not to say anything until Harry decided to continue.

"I like it when we do things like that together. But I want to go somewhere with you for real this time" said Harry and looked at Severus. Harry chewed on his lower lip, because Severus was still silent. Did he hurt Severus's feelings? Because he felt bad, Harry quickly added: "Of course then, when we come back to the castle, we could… you know. I wouldn't mind it"

Severus finally understood what Harry meant and his body softened up. Severus nodded and then he asked: "So, where would you like to with me?"

Harry lowered his gaze and started thinking. He didn't really know where he would like to go with Severus and it didn't really matter as long as he was with Severus. Harry shrugged his shoulders. Harry knew that if he would go somewhere together they would have to be really careful because they could be caught. Harry hated the fact that they had to hide from others. Harry sighed and then he looked up.

"Well, I know of a great place that we could visit. It is far from here and there aren't people there. Just nature. It's beautiful. We can have picnic there if you'd like. Also, we can go today if you want to, because it is still very early. What do you say?" asked Severus and waited for Harry's response.

Harry happily nodded. "Yes, this sounds great"

Severus chuckled and then gently ruffled Harry's hair. Harry smiled back and then gave a quick kiss onto Severus's lips.

"I'll prepare the food" started Severus and then looked at Harry. "You can go to your common room if you need to change your clothes. And it would also be good if you tell Miss Granger where you'll be going. We don't want to make her worried, now do we?"

"I would like to help you prepare the food" said Harry. He felt bad that Severus always did everything for him. For a change he wanted to help Severus.

"Don't worry about it. It's not such a big deal. After you are done with changing your clothes, please come back here. We need to make a plan on how we will leave the Hogwarts" said Severus.

Harry wanted to say something in protest, but he decided that Severus was right. He knew that this was the best way for both of them. Harry slowly nodded and then he smiled. He was happy. He was looking forward to his date with Severus and Harry was determined that this time nobody would mess up their date.

"I can't wait. This time, everything will be perfect, you'll see" said Harry and then threw himself around Severus's neck. Severus started laughing and he was amused at how excited Harry was. Severus was happy. He agreed with Harry. This time everything will be perfect!


Harry hurried up to the common room, where he found Hermione and Ron sitting on the couch. Harry couldn't tell what they were talking about, but Hermione was smiling and that was all that mattered. Harry smiled, because he was happy that his two best friends were getting along again. The things were almost the same as they were before and Harry was happy about that. Harry just waved Hermione and then hurried to the Dormitory, because he wanted to be ready for his date as soon as possible.

Harry took his school uniform off and then put on jeans and a tight green T-shirt. Harry looked himself at the mirror. He had to admit to himself that he looked pretty good. The green T-shirt went great with his green eyes. Harry chuckled, because he knew that Severus was going to like what he was wearing. At least that was what Harry hoped that would happen.

The boy then hurried to the bathroom and quickly brushed his teeth. Then he took a comb into his hands and combed his hair. He wished that he could somehow make his hair look a little bit less messy, but he wasn't really successful at that. After a few minutes of combing his hair, Harry gave up and sighed. Well, he still looked good. Harry then took a deep breath and went into the common room. He decided that he would tell Hermione and Ron where he was going. Harry started to trust Ron again so telling Ron where he was going would be okay.

"Ron, Hermione" said Harry happily and waved as he was coming down the stair. Both of his best friends looked up and Hermione smiled, because she knew where Harry was going. Ron, on the other hand, gave Harry a confused look, which made Harry laugh.

"Where are you going?" asked Ron carefully.

"I have a date" happily said Harry, but still wondered how Ron would react. Ron wasn't really happy with that information, but the redhead just nodded and didn't say anything back.

Hermione stood up and clapped with her hands. "You look so good. He is going to have a hard time with keeping his hands from you" teased Hermione and winked.

"Hermione!" said Harry.

"Where is he taking you?" asked Hermione happily.

"I don't know yet. He said that we will have a picnic, but I still don't know where we'll go. It's a surprise" said Harry and grinned.

"Oh, you are so lucky" Hermione sighed, "I wish that I would have a boyfriend like that"

Harry showed his teeth to Hermione, because he knew that he was lucky to have a boyfriend like that. "What about Draco? Are the two of you still seeing each other?" asked Harry, who was really curious what, was going on between Hermione and Draco.

As soon as Harry asked that question, Hermione blushed and looked away. "We are still seeing each other. But we are still friends. Are you sure that he likes me?" asked Hermione.

"I am pretty sure that he does. Judging by the way that he was acting that day, I can say that he really likes you. And you like him too, so why don't you just tell him?" asked Harry.

"You are right, I guess. But still… I am afraid. What if he doesn't like me back?"

"He is an idiot if he doesn't like you" muttered Ron and then sat back down onto the couch.

Harry frowned, because he knew that Ron was jealous. Harry knew that Ron still probably had feelings for Hermione. But why didn't he tell her? And now it was just harder for him, because Hermione had already moved on. Harry sighed, because he knew how hard it was for Ron. Harry looked Ron and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

"W-Well…" started Harry, because an awkward silence fell between them. "I think that it's best for me to go. I don't want to be late for my date again"

"Oh, yes of course" said Ron and stood back up. "Well, have fun" added then Weasley, hoping that it didn't sound too forced. Harry smiled.

"Thank you, Ron. It means a lot. And yes, I will have fun" said Harry happily and started to leave the common room.

"Bye then, Harry" said Hermione and then turned back to Ron. "Do you still not like the fact that Harry is dating a bloke?"

"It's… I'm working on it. It's not that I mind it a lot, it is just weird. I don't know how to explain it" said Ron and shrugged his shoulders.

"It's okay" said then Hermione.


Harry was literally running to the Dungeons. He had a feeling that he spent an awful lot of time talking to Ron and Hermione and he didn't want to make Severus angry again. To his luck no students were in Dungeons at that time, so he hurried to Severus's quarters and knocked on the door. Harry rubbed his palms together and he was trying to slow down breathing. It seemed weird to him that Severus didn't open the door immediately, so he knocked again, a lot louder this time. This time he was successful, because he heard footsteps coming closer to the door.

"Oh, it's you Harry" said Severus and opened the door. He was a little surprised that the boy returned so quickly. However, at the same time he was happy about it.

"Yes, I came as quickly as I could. I hope that I'm not late"

"Oh, you aren't late. I haven't even finished preparing the food for the picnic" said Severus and chuckled, because he noticed that the boy was breathing heavily. So Harry was running on his way to him? Severus's grin only grew wider. Severus and Harry then stepped inside and Severus closed the door. Soon the clothes, which was Harry wearing, caught Severus's attention. The green T-shirt looked really good on Harry.

"Harry, you look amazing" commented Severus and quickly got closer to Harry.

Harry's heart jumped. "T-Thanks" shyly replied Harry.

Severus couldn't resist putting his arms around Harry's body. Harry smiled when he felt Severus's body so close to him. Severus then leaned down and pressed a light kiss onto Harry's lips. Harry returned him a shy kiss, which soon transformed into a much passionate one. Harry opened his lips and Severus's tongue made its way into Harry's mouth. The boy let out a quiet moan and he pulled the man's body closer to him.

"Harry…" breathed Severus and Harry looked up.

"Y-Yes?"

"If we continue with this, there won't be picnic today" said Severus and Harry's heart started beating faster. Harry swallowed hard. He wanted to leave the warmth of Severus's body. However, Harry's body wasn't listening to his commands. Instead of pulling away, Harry stepped onto his tip toes, giving Severus another kiss. The kiss surprised Severus and the man let out a low moan, which only increased Harry's body temperature.

"I love you so much" suddenly said Harry. This made Snape lose all of his control and he pinned the boy against the wall, giving Harry a rough kiss. Harry started to like it when Severus kissed him like that. It was true that Harry liked the gentle kisses. However, these rough and hungry kisses were the ones, which were driving Harry mad. Harry melted in Severus's arms. Severus put his right arm on Harry's back and started drawing small circles with it. Soon the hand started travelling lower, stopping on Harry's backside, and gently squeezing that place. Harry let out a surprised yelp and then moaned a little bit loudly. Harry's moans were slowly starting to affect Severus's body and he knew that if he didn't stop then their picnic wouldn't happen.

"H-Harry" stuttered Severus and finally managed to pull himself from Harry. "The picnic"

"But-" said Harry, who was breathing hard. He knew that he was the one, who suggested the picnic. However, at that moment, Harry wished that Severus could ignore the picnic. All that Harry wanted to do at that moment was to continue to kiss Severus.

Severus chuckled, when he saw the disappointment on the boy's face. Who would have thought that Harry wanted to do that so bad? Severus then kissed Harry's temple and then completely backed away. Harry frowned. Severus then went into the kitchen. Harry let out an annoyed groan, but followed Severus into his kitchen. Severus chuckled, but decided not to comment, because he didn't want to annoy the boy any further.

Harry helped Severus with the food and soon the two of them were finally ready to go on their picnic. Severus needed to come with some kind of a pan, because he knew that people would start talking if they saw them leaving the Hogwarts together. Severus brought his hand to his chin and started thinking of a plan.

"Harry" Severus gently called the boy's name. Harry turned around and his big green eyes found Severus's. Harry smiled when he noticed that they man was busy with thinking about something. Was Severus planning a surprise for Harry? A wave of excitement went through Harry's body and he was starting to get really curious.

"What is it?" happily asked Harry.

"I think that we need to think of something" muttered Severus and frowned. Finally a great idea popped into his mind.

"Huh?" asked Harry confused and a little bit disappointed. What was Severus then thinking about? Harry crossed his arms and pouted. When Severus saw that Harry was sulking, he chuckled.

"In a time like this, I really hate the fact that we can't just apparate from here. So we'll do like this: I'll go before you. After 5 or 10 minutes. Just go to the Hogwarts's exit, I'll be waiting for you somewhere there. I'd love to leave with you, but you know how people are… they will start talking and someone might-"

"I know" said Harry and quickly kissed the corner of Severus's mouth. "I understand, you don't need to explain" Harry then nodded and smiled. He agreed with Severus, it would be really risky if they went together.

"Well then" mumbled Severus and took the prepared basket with food into his hands. "See you in 10 minutes" added, kissed Harry's forehead and left before Harry.


Harry walking and then he suddenly stopped. He almost reached the place where he and Severus planned to meet at. Harry stopped talking, because he had a feeling that someone was following him. Harry quickly turned around, but no one was behind him. Harry sighed and he calmed down a little bit. He was paranoid a little bit, because he thought that one of the students was following him. if that happened, then his hate with Severus wouldn't happen. However, Harry still couldn't get rid of the feeling that someone was watching him. Then suddenly something cracked in the woods and Harry jumped.

"Who's there?!" shouted Harry and took the wand out of his pocket. He tried to ignore the fact that he was very scared and tried to concentrate on the fact that he needed to act fast if someone was really going to hurt him. Harry didn't get an answer and after a few more minutes of listening, Potter finally realized that his mind had to be playing tricks with him.

"Ah, I am really paranoid, aren't I?" said Harry to himself and started laughing, because he wanted to get rid of that creepy feeling that someone was stalking him. Just as Harry was about to put the wand back into his pocket, something cracked again.

"Who's there?" repeated Harry, louder this time.

Suddenly, an arm grabbed Harry's and dragged him into the woods. Harry wanted to struggle, but the person who was holding him was too strong for him. What should he do? Scream for help! Severus had to be somewhere close and Harry knew that the man would hear him. However, as soon as Harry started to scream, the person put his arm onto Harry's mouth, making the boy unable to scream. Great! Just, great! Why did something have to happen when he had a date planned with Severus? Harry frowned and with all the power that he had in his arms he pushed his elbow back.

"Ouch!"

The person, who was holding Harry, finally released him and Harry turned around immediately. Harry's eyes widened, when he saw that the person who scared him so much was no other than Severus. Harry could feel the anger boiling inside of him. Severus, on the other hand, couldn't help but to start laughing. It was so much fun with playing around with Harry like that. However, Severus didn't know that Harry's reaction would be so… painful.

"Why did you do that for?" asked Harry angrily and he was breathing fast.

"You're cute when you are angry, Harry" said Severus and his laugh only got louder when he saw the boy blushing crimson red.

"You are an idiot" said Harry and crossed his arms.

However, his arms didn't stay in that position for long, because Severus took one of Harry's hands into his own. Harry's anger suddenly disappeared and comfortable warmth started spreading through his body. This feeling was new to Harry. Even though he and Severus did many things together, a moment like this felt really special to Harry. He and Severus were never able to hold hands outside of the castle and a moment like this really took Harry's breath away. Severus chucked and his fingers found their way around Harry's. Harry smiled as Severus intertwined their fingers.

Severus gently squeezed Harry's hand and pulled the boy closer to him. Harry placed his head onto Severus's chest and closed his eyes. That felt perfect. Severus wished that he could stay like that with Harry forever. He didn't mind that he had to hide his relationship from others. It didn't bother him at all. Suddenly, it was all too overwhelming for Severus. His heart felt so full and he couldn't take all the feelings that he was feeling. He felt so lucky and so loved by Harry. It moved him to see how much the boy cared for him.

The feeling of being so loved by Harry moved Severus to tears. Nobody had ever cared so much about him before Harry. Lily was his first love, but she could never make him feel like that. Severus's lip trembled and he put his arms around Harry's small body, squeezing the boy tightly.

Harry opened his eyes and he was confused. What was wrong with Severus? Why was the man acting like that? Harry didn't mind being hugged by Severus like that at all. But when Harry felt Severus's hot tears against his neck, Harry looked up. He was worried. Why was Severus crying?

"W-What's wrong?" stuttered Harry.

"Nothing, I am so happy. You make happy… so much. I… you are the first one that-" started talking Severus, but he couldn't even form a sentence. Severus broke their hug and then gave a gentle kiss onto Harry's lips. "I love you so much, Harry. You mean everything to me"

Harry bit on his lower lip. When Severus said that Harry felt really happy and special. And there was a new feeling present there. Harry didn't even know how to describe it. His chest felt really full and tight, but not in a bad way. Harry wanted to say something intelligent back, but he didn't know what to say. He wasn't good with words, like Severus was. It wasn't fair… Instead of saying something, Harry stepped onto his tiptoes and took Severus's face into his hands. Then Harry started planting kissed all over Severus's face.

"I love you too" said Harry between his kisses. He heard the man chuckle and Harry smiled back. He really was happy that he was able to have Severus.

Severus then stepped back and whipped the tears away. Then he cleared his throat and said: "Okay, I think that we should really get going. It is getting late"

"Yeah" said Harry, who agreed with Severus.

"Come on then, take my hand" said Severus and Harry took Severus's hand.


"Severus, it's beautiful here" said Harry, when the two of them arrived to the place, where they were going to have picnic. Around them was just nature, no people, who would bother them. Harry and Severus were standing on a cliff. Harry looked down the cliff and he saw the sea, which was splashing against the rocks. It was beautiful. Harry took a deep breathe, taking the sea fragrance in. It's been ages since he was able to see the sea. Once the Dursleys took Harry with them on their vacation, but that was it.

"I am glad that you like it" said Severus and smiled. He was happy that he picked that place. Just seeing that smile on Harry's face made Severus very happy. Severus then put the basket with food on the floor and stepped closer to Harry, wrapping his arms around Harry. The boy turned his head a little bit and then leaned his head back, so that it was resting against Severus's body.

"How do you know of this place?" blurted out Harry.

"I used to come here a lot, when I was young. This place holds a very special place in my heart. I would always come here when I was feeling sad or lonely" said Severus.

Harry felt even happier when Severus told him that. The boy was very happy that Severus shared such an intimate place with him. Did Severus bring his mom here as well? When that thought passed his mind, Harry couldn't help himself but to feel a little bit jealous.

"You spend a lot of time here with my mom, didn't you?" said Harry, who wished that he didn't sound so desperate and jealous.

"No" simply said Severus and nuzzled against Harry's neck. "You are the first person, who I brought here"

Harry's heart jumped a little bit and a light pink blush came onto his cheeks. Harry turned around and looked at Severus. He should say something back, shouldn't he? Harry chewed on his bottom lip as he was trying to come up with some intelligent words.

"What are you thinking about, Harry?" asked Severus and cocked his head.

"I just…" said Harry and slapped himself mentally. "I am just happy that you decided to share a place that is so important to you. I mean, I-"

"What's the matter?" softly asked Severus, when he noticed that the boy wanted to say something else.

"N-Nothing really… I just… I suck" said Harry and looked down. "I mean, I wish that I was so good with words like you are. Or I don't know if I-"

"What are you talking about? You are perfect, just the way you are, Harry. I fell in love with you and I don't want you to change. Please don't change" muttered Severus, kissing Harry onto the lips. Harry smiled into their kiss and put his arms around Severus's neck. Severus then broke their kiss and sat down onto the floor. Then the man took the food out of the basket and Harry sat down next to Severus. Snape then handed a sandwich to Harry and he started slowly eating it. It tasted really good!

"How is it?" asked Severus, who was eating his sandwich.

"It tastes amazing" said Harry with his mouth full and then started giggling. Severus shook his head and then gently pinched one of Harry's cheeks.

"I am really happy that we went here. I've always wanted to bring you here" said Severus, who was looking at the sky.

"I'm happy too. I wish that I could stay with you forever" muttered Harry and shrugged his shoulders. It really would be nice if that could be possible.

"I wish that too" said Severus slowly and then added: "You will come to see me during the summer break, won't you? I mean, I know that you hate staying with the Dursleys and maybe for a couple of weeks you could-"

"I already said that I will come, didn't I? If I could, I would stay the whole summer break with you. But I know that this isn't possible, right? You are probably really busy" said Harry and smiled.

"I'm going to be really busy when the break will start. But then… I'll come to pick you up on your birthday. We can do something fun on that day. What do you say?"

"I would love that" said Harry and smiled. The idea seemed perfect to Harry. He would just have to suffer with the Dursleys for a month and then he would be saved. And then for a week or two he could be with Severus constantly. They wouldn't have to hide from the other world and they would make the best of their time together. And Harry also wished that he could stay with Severus until the new school years would start.

"And then we will spend a week or two together?" asked Severus.

"Just a week?" said Harry and his heart sunk. He thought that he could stay with Severus for the whole month.

"Well, I am sure that you will visit your friends too during the summer, Harry" said Severus and gently ruffled Harry's hair.

"No!" quickly said Harry and then looked away before he continued: "I mean, I would rather spend as much time with you as possible. I see my friends everyday but we always have to hide and… I would rather spend the whole summer with you"

Severus narrowed his eyes as Harry's reply surprised him. However, it also made the man happy to see that the boy would rather be with him. "Very well then, we'll spend as much time as possible together then. I would love that"

Harry smiled as Severus pulled Harry in for another kiss.


I hope that you liked this chapter; I really wanted to make it as long as possible. Let me know what you think

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