A/N: Hey guys! Well I'm back in Colorado now, so updates will definitely get slower. I'm sorry for that. But anywho, here's chapter Nijuukyuu (29). I hope you guys were looking forward to it. In this we're going to fast forward a ways so we can get this year over with.

THE STORY CONTINUES

"Severus!" Harry cried out in pure pleasure. Their bodies were entwined in beautiful poetic bliss on the man's couch in front of a roaring fire.

Christmas had been hell without each other. And not to mention the time before, with the pink bitch's, as she had been fondly named, rule rampage. The only time they could talk to each other, without loitering in the hallway, was during the tutoring sessions. And Severus had really cracked down, and been trying to teach Harry as much as possible.

Now they were pressed together, their breath heavy and panting when they weren't too busy kissing. They rolled and fell the short distance to the floor, both of them stopping to chuckle briefly before continuing on the rug.

The only light was from the fire, kissing over their skin as if joining in on their moment of ecstasy filled bliss.

"H-Harry…" Severus panted, his voice deep and gravely with lust. "I love you…" he groaned into the boy's ear.

"I love you too…" Harry said in almost a whimper as his level of sexual tolerance was being reached. He moaned loudly and writhed under his older lover, his face contorted in pleasure.

"When you cum…say that to me in parsletongue." the man said roughly, saying he was very close to his own climax and wanted to be sent out with a bang.

"A-alright…" the boy answered.

They meshed together a while longer before Harry's desperate voice cracked and his body shuddered. "[I love you!]"

With those words still fresh on the boy's lips, Severus cried out and shuddered as he came deep inside his lover.

Harry hadn't told any of his friends where he was going. And neither made an excuse for their visit today, the first day back from Christmas break. Not to mention it was already incredibly late. No doubt Hermione and Ron were worried about him.

"Severus…" Harry panted after they both had time to float down from the amazing high. "I have to get back now."

"I know…just a few more minutes, please." the man half whispered as his lips ghosted over Harry's temple and cheek bone to follow his jaw line.

"Only a few." he said softly, his eyes falling closed.

"How about enough for a shower?" the man asked pulling back enough to look into the hypnotic green orbs of his lover.

Slowly a smile crossed Harry's features. "Oh alright, but right after I need to leave."

"Of course." Severus got up and helped the boy to his feet. Together they walked to his private bathroom. The potion's master started the water and then guided his student under the warm cascade. As water poured down their skin, they stood close to each other and looked into smiling eyes.

They didn't say anything. They didn't need to. The moment was perfect without any words. They cleaned off relatively quickly and Severus cast a quick dry charm over both of them.

Harry got dressed as fast as he could and said goodbye to his lover before heading back to the Gryffindor common room.

"Where have you been, Harry?" Ron asked from his spot on the couch.

There wasn't that many people still in the room, most of them had already gone to bed. But a few night owls and Harry's two best friends had stayed up. The later two waiting for him.

"Sorry guys. Professor Snape needed to talk to me about making up lessons for my lack of practice during Christmas." Harry said moving around to flop down on the couch beside his friends.

"Man that really sucks." Ron huffed.

"What does?"

"That you have to spend all this extra time with the slimy git." the ginger said, as if it should be obvious to the other boy.

"Oh yeah…right." Harry tried to cover. "Unbearable."

"Harry, did Malfoy ever talk to you?" Hermione asked curiously.

"huh? Oh…no. actually I hadn't seen or heard from him that often this year." the boy said trying to think about the last time Draco had spoken up to insult him or his friends. He knew he was involved in Umbridge's private police force. As were Crabbe and Goyle, and any other Malfoy groupie. The thought of the blond enforcing rules and being in a position of power made the teen feel queasy.

"Oh…" The bushy haired girl muttered as if disappointed by the news.

"You should just go up to him and ask him what he wanted." Ron said.

"To tell you the truth, I'm really not all that interested. And if it was that important he would've told me by now." Harry answered.

The red head grumbled, it seemed as if he was more curious about it then Harry. Which was probably the case. Anyway, Harry was too tired to talk anymore. He stood up and said goodnight to the two and made his way to the boy's room.

He got dressed for bed, his movements slow and lethargic. Then he flopped down on his bed, falling asleep immediately.

Severus woke up the next morning relatively on time. And quickly got ready for the day. Last night had been amazing. It was so wonderful to be with the boy again. Especially after not being able to see him once throughout Christmas break.

He had gotten Harry a present. Though, he was too nervous to give it to him before he left. And with everything that happened last night he had forgotten.

Severus looked down at the small box, sitting on his bedside table, and smiled. It was wrapped in red paper with a golden bow on top. He had put a lot of thought behind this small thing, which wasn't like him at all.

He reached out and lightly touched the bow, remembering how simple and yet perfect it was. He took a breath and then turned to leave his bedroom. He walked briskly across his living room and was about to exit his chambers when he heard a small tapping sound at the small window near the ceiling.

His chambers were in the bowels of the castle so the only windows there were the small ones right at the ceiling, and ended at ground level.

The professor looked up and saw a small owl with a piece of parchment in its beak. Severus let out a huff air. So it was going to be one of those days. He pulled a chair over to the wall and climbed up to open the window for the creature.

The bird simply dropped the letter through the open window and then flew away. Severus closed the window again and put the chair back under his dinning table. He broke the ceil and read the dainty scrawl carefully.

"Dear Professor Snape,"It started. "I have some concerns I wish to speak to you about. It involves your private tutoring sessions with the young Mr. Potter. I believe them to be unsafe and an illogical thing to teach him in only his 5th year. I will be seeing to it that these sessions are terminated, please meet with me over morning tea to discuss this further. Madame Undersecretary, Dolores Umbridge"

Oh this was going to be a bad day. Severus growled and crumpled the paper up into his fist. It would take everything in his power of self restraint not to kill the woman on sight. He swallowed his anger down and straightened out the paper. He folded it carefully and stuffed it into his pocket. He would have to show it to Harry later. Right now he had to have some tea with the woman from hell.

Severus made his way to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom and knocked loudly on the office door.

"Come in." the woman chirped from her position behind her desk.

When Snape opened the door and entered the room she smiled. "Oh Severus, so good to have you for tea." she said happily. "Please sit down."

The man scowled at her cheery disposition and took the seat opposite her. "What's the meaning of your letter?" he grumbled.

"Well…" she started as she poured some tea into two cups. "It's my understanding that Dumbledore put you in charge of teaching Mr. Potter Occlumency. Is that correct?"

"Yes, and I fully intend to keep doing such." Severus said fixing the woman with one of his stares.

"Dumbledore no longer holds the power over Hogwarts. He was an unfit man for the job. Now I've been very patient with Mr. Potter, but he simply cannot receive special treatment and get private lessons, over material far too advanced for him."

"He's doing great. He's learned a lot already. Who are you to say the material is too advanced for him. Perhaps it's too advanced for Mr. Longbottom, but not Harry."

"So you two have become close over your lessons? I'm afraid I cannot allow these to continue any longer Severus." the woman said taking a sip of her tea. "It's far too dangerous to teach him something like that. He should be taught with his classmates, in a safe environment."

"Occlumency is hardly dangerous." Severus said.

"The lessons will end." Umbridge snapped, her happy tone no longer in her voice.

"Very well then. But Dumbledore's not going to be happy about this." Severus growled standing up and heading for the door. "Thank you for the tea." he said, even though he hadn't touched it. The door slammed as he left and he hurried to the Great Hall to see if Harry was eating breakfast.

He wasn't in there so the man decided to go to the Gryffindor tower and find him.

"Oh hello, Professor Snape." the fat lady said from within her frame.

"I need to speak to Harry Potter. Can you tell me if he's still in there?"

"Yes he is. In fact he's just woken up. I could fetch him if you'd like." she offered.

"That would be very helpful, thank you." Severus said with a nod.

The woman vanished behind her frame and a few moments later she returned. "He's on his way." she said.

"Thank you again."

It didn't take long for the portrait to swing open and Harry crawled out into the hall of changing staircases. He was still in his pajamas and he looked up at the man a little confused. "What's the matter Professor?" he asked, very aware of the fat lady, listening close by.

Severus reached into his pocket and pulled out the letter. "Here," he said handing it over to the boy. "Read this."

Harry read over the letter and then looked up Severus with an appalled expression. "She can't do this."

"Oh yes she can. And she knows it, too."

"But Dumbledore-"

"Dumbledore doesn't have the power here." Severus said. "I'm sorry. There was nothing I could do."

Harry was silent for a long time. "She's bloody evil."

That night at dinner, and owl flew down in front of Harry and dropped a small red box with a golden bow on top.

"Bit late for Christmas isn't it?" Ron asked through a mouthful of food.

Harry shrugged and examined the box carefully.

"Well open it." Hermione said with an eager smile.

Harry wasn't sure if he should but finally gave way to peer pressure and tore the paper carefully. There was a cardboard box holding whatever his present was. He opened that too and pulled out what felt like a book. But once out in the light he could see it was actually a photo album. And scrawled across the top, in the written form of parsletongue, were the words "[I love you]".

A/N: And she started the chapter with sex! How amazing am I? okay so I hope you guys liked the Christmas present. I was little iffy, while writing this entire chapter I kept debating about what it should be and when I finally reached the end I settled for this. I guess it's a lot better then something that would just sit on a shelf and collect dust. Because Harry likes photo albums anyway. So I thought it would better than an ornamental snitch, or something like that. Okay, don't forget to review! Or I'll kill Snape. Chapter Sanjuu next!