I wrote this chapter as soon as I could :). I hope that you'll like it
Severus Snape was standing in front of the Dursleys' house, getting ready to face Harry's relatives. He knew what kind of people they were, so he promised himself that he wouldn't get too worked up. He also knew that Harry would prefer it if he wouldn't get upset, so he took a deep breath and rubbed his palms together. But how could he stay calm? He sensed that something was off, as soon as he read Harry's letter. He knew that Harry didn't like spending the summer breaks with the Dursleys', but something had to be really wrong for Harry to react that way. He just hoped that Harry was at least feeling alright. As soon as Severus read the letter, he became extremely worried for the boy and he immediately went to pick Harry up from the Dursleys.
A lot of things were going on inside Severus' mind. What if his relatives hurt him? As the thought of the Dursleys' came into Severus' mind, his body tensed up and anger became present. Severus clenched his jaw and reminded that he needed to stay as calm as it was possible. The Dursleys wouldn't do anything to Harry, now would they? If they did, they would be probably in a huge amount of trouble. Severus knew that Petunia knew Dumbledore and that she was afraid of the headmaster. That was enough to put Severus' mind at ease for a split second and he finally rang the doorbell.
To Severus' surprise, nobody answered the door immediately. Severus frowned and firmed a fist with his hand. What if the Dursleys weren't home and they took Harry with them?! No, they wouldn't take the boy with them, now would they? Severus tried again. That time he was successful, because the door soon opened and a short man with red face welcomed Severus.
"Good afternoon," said Severus and tried to be as polite as he could be. "I am here to pick up Mister Potter. The headmaster of Hogwarts had ordered me to-"
"Wait a second," said Vernon and crossed his arms. "Who are you?"
"My name is Severus Snape and I came here to pick up-" repeated Severus and was interrupted once again.
"You are from that school for freaks. You are one of them, aren't you?" said Vernon and smirked.
Severus took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. However, he could feel that the patience was slowly leaving his body. He pressed his thin lips together and shook his head. His body tensed up again and he decided to try once again. Severus knew that he was going to use force if the man would interrupt him again.
"I am going to repeat myself once again. This is the last time… I am here to pick up Mister Potter. Now, could you please be so kind if you could just call him," said Severus and clenched his teeth. The word 'please' left his mouth with much difficulty.
"Oh, the freak is upstairs," said Vernon and smirked. "But he isn't going anywhere."
"Excuse me?" said Severus and his arm twitched. The man was just asking for trouble wasn't he? Just as Severus was about to grab his wand, a tall woman came to the door.
"What is wrong, honey?" said Petunia.
Severus glared at Petunia as the memories of his childhood started flashing in front of his eyes. Severus never liked Petunia and now meeting her after such a long time made Severus even more upset and angry. Severus felt nothing but deep hatred towards that horrible woman. Firstly, she was the one who was constantly calling him and Lily names in the past. And now she was somebody who looked after the person that meant everything to the man. Knowing Petunia, Severus knew how much she hated the boy. Taking a deep breath, Severus decided to try once again.
"I came here to pick up the boy," said Severus and his voice was slightly shaking as he was trying to control his anger and annoyance.
"And who exactly are you?" asked Petunia and narrowed her eyes.
Severus arched his eyebrow and shook his head. He couldn't believe that Petunia didn't remember him. Or maybe she was and the woman was just messing around with him. "I think that we know each other pretty well, Petunia."
Petunia frowned and Severus could see that she was trying to remember who he was. Then suddenly, her eyes went huge and she made a few steps backwards, trying to get a good look at Severus. "Oh, it's that Snape boy," scoffed Petunia.
"The freak who used to be your sister's friend?" asked Vernon.
"Yes," said Petunia.
Severus' foot was impatiently tapping against the floor. The patience had left Severus' body a long time ago and the Dursleys were just begging to get hurt at that point. "Look, I came here to pick up Mister Potter. Now could you tell me where is he?!" said Severus with a louder voice that time.
"Who allowed you to yell in my house?" said Vernon and stepped dangerously close to Severus.
Severus, who finally had it enough, took the wand into his hand and drove it into Vernon's chest. As soon as the man did that, Vernon's face showed panic and fear filled Harry's uncle's eyes. Severus' smirk got even wider when he noticed that Vernon was afraid and took a few steps forward. When Severus started walking, Vernon stepped backwards and soon found himself trapped between the wall and Severus. The sweat drops started forming on Vernon's forehead and his eyes couldn't stop looking at the wand, which was still pointed to his chest.
Severus' grip around his wand tightened and he felt pretty satisfied with himself. He was glad to see Vernon's body shaking in fear. "Where is the boy?" asked Severus in a cold and low voice.
"H-He is in his room," said Petunia. "Please, don't hurt my husband."
Severus ignored Petunia and said: "You are going to take me to his room, understood?"
Vernon didn't give Severus a verbal answer. Vernon nodded and Severus removed his wand. He then watched the man stepping up the stairs and Severus followed Vernon in silence. He took one last look at Petunia and he could see that she was as terrified as her husband was. He then went up the stairs and watched how Vernon stopped in front of the door and pointed at them.
"The boy is in here," said Vernon and quickly disappeared into the living room.
Severus waited until the man was gone and then he finally allowed himself to smile. Severus felt how the anger started disappearing and happiness started filling his heart. Severus couldn't wait another second, so he quickly grabbed the door knob and opened the door. When he opened the door, he was surprised to see Harry standing just right in front of him. When Severus saw the boy, his smile got even wider and after a month the man finally felt happy and he could feel how all the worries disappeared from his mind.
"Severus," breathed Harry and stepped a few steps backwards.
Harry was shocked to see Severus standing in front of his room. He had a feeling that Severus would come and pick him up earlier, but he had no idea that the man would be there for him so fast. Harry's heart was pounding hard against the walls of his chest and the feeling of shock soon transformed into excitement and happiness. He let the man into his room. When Severus stepped into Harry's room, he quickly closed and locked the door. Then he did what he wasn't able to do for entire month; he pulled Harry close to himself and wrapped his arms around Harry's body. He missed having the boy in his arms and as soon as he felt Harry's body pressed against his own, he allowed himself to relax completely.
When Harry found himself in a warm embrace, his laughter filled the room. He put his arms around Severus' neck and pulled the man even closer to him. Harry closed his eyes and enjoyed the warmth of Severus' body hugging his own. Being held like that by Severus finally felt like being home after a long time. Harry felt how Severus' hand started drawing small circles onto his back and he let Severus' fragrance fill his nose and mind. The boy finally felt safe and at peace. Just for a second, Harry was able to forget about that horrible month, which he had to spend at the Dursleys.
Severus smiled when he noticed how hard the boy's heart was beating. Severus was happy to see that Harry was alright. He was really worried that something might have happened to the boy. But seeing Harry smiling like that calmed Severus down. Then the two of them stayed hugging like that for another five minutes. Neither of them wanted to break their hug. Severus was the one who broke their hug. He pulled back a little, hugged Harry's face and pulled Harry in for a kiss.
"I missed you so much," said Severus just before their lips locked.
Harry's mind went completely blank, when their lips touched. He had no idea that his body missed Severus like that. Harry melted right into their kiss. He parted his lips a little and the man quickly took advantage of that by slipping his tongue into Harry's mouth. Severus could feel how his body was growing hot, which only made him deepen their kiss. Harry gasped and then gently tugged Severus' hair. Harry then pulled back a little. His face was on fire and his breathing was uneven and fast.
"I-I missed you too," stuttered Harry. He wanted to say something else, but he was interrupted as Severus' warm fingers cupped his face and their lips met in a gentle and tender kiss. Harry's eyes fluttered shut and he grabbed the man's robes, bringing Severus closer to him again. The need to kiss and to touch each other was as important as breathing to both of them at that moment. Neither of them wanted to let each other go.
"I was so worried. I thought that something bad happened to you," continued Harry in between kisses. "I wanted to write to you sooner, but I didn't want to bother you with my problems, so I decided to-"
Severus' heart shook a little when he heard Harry's words. He felt guilty for making Harry worry so much. He knew that he could write to Harry sooner. It was true that he was very busy during the month, but he knew that he could've took a few moments to send Harry a letter. One of the reasons for not writing to Harry sooner were the safety reasons. He and Dumbledore were working on a plan against Voldemort. And he knew that if he contacted Harry at that time, he could get caught. And the consequences would be devastating not only for their relationship, but their lives as well. Severus sighed.
"I am sorry that I made you worry about me, Harry," said Severus and smiled a little. Knowing that Harry cared so much about him made him very happy. "I was also very worried about you. I know what kind of people your relatives are. I thought that something happened to you. I was worried that they hurt you."
Harry's heart sped up and he remembered that Severus didn't know about anything that happened to him during the summer. Should he tell to Severus how the Dursleys were treating him during the month? Harry wanted to tell Severus everything, but he knew that if Severus found out what happened to him, the news for the Dursleys wouldn't be good. Harry sighed and forced a smile upon his face.
Severus frowned, because he knew that the boy's smile wasn't real. Severus already knew what that meant; something did happen to Harry, but he was just too kind to tell Severus what was really going on. Severus pressed his lips together and studied Harry's face a bit more careful. After taking a closer look at Harry's face, Severus' eyes went wide. Severus could see a bruise under Harry's eye. It was barely visible, so that meant that something happened a while ago. Severus clenched his teeth.
When Harry saw the angry look on Severus' face, he thought that Severus saw the bruise forming on his neck. His fingers immediately went to his neck. "L-Look, it's not as bad as you think."
Severus' anger only grew when he saw Harry grabbing his neck. So, the bruise under his eye wasn't everything? Severus' body was shaking with anger as he took a few steps closer to Harry. "Why are you touching your neck, Harry? I only saw a bruise under your eye… don't tell me that there is more of them."
"N-No of course not," lied Harry. He didn't like his relatives that much, but he still didn't want that Severus found the whole truth out. He knew that the Dursleys would be in a huge amount of trouble and Harry didn't want that to happen.
"Harry, do not lie to me!" said Severus. His voice was cold and low. Severus couldn't understand Harry. He just couldn't understand why he would lie for people who hated and hurt him. He then removed the boys' hands from his neck. Severus could see the red marks around Harry's neck. The bruises didn't start to form yet, but he could clearly see what happened. He knew that the incident didn't happen that long ago. At that moment Severus finally understood why Harry sounded so desperate in his letter and he was really glad that he decided to pick the boy up earlier that it was planned.
"I-I'm sorry. I just don't want you to hurt them," said Harry with a small voice.
"Why the fuck are you defending those people, Harry?!"
"I'm not, I'm just-"
"Tell me what happened. I want to know the truth," demanded Severus and angrily sat down onto Harry's bed.
Harry knew that there wasn't a point to lying to Severus, so he decided to tell the man the whole truth. He slowly nodded and sat down next to Severus. He took a deep breath and just hoped that Severus' reaction wouldn't be as bad as he imagined it would be.
"They weren't treating me good. I suppose you already know that. I mean, they were never nice to me. However, they were especially nasty this summer. I don't know even what happened. I had to do all the house work… but that is nothing new. My cousin, Dudley, really changed. He became really aggressive and well he did hit me," said Harry and then looked at Severus.
Severus' anger was just growing with each passing second. He couldn't wait until he had a proper moment to chat with Harry's relatives. He promised to himself to do everything that it was in his power to make them regret what they did to the boy. The man just couldn't understand why they were treating a teenage boy like that.
"How many times did he hit you?"
"I don't know, a few. I mean this isn't anything," said Harry and pointed at his cheek. Then he lifted his shirt and Severus could see that Harry's chest and stomach were filled with already barely visible bruises. "But then today… Dudley really went mad. He grabbed my neck and if Petunia and Vernon wouldn't come up the stairs, I don't know what would have happened. When I received your letter I couldn't be happier."
Severus decided that he had heard enough. He was feeling beyond furious at that moment and all that he wanted to do at that point was to hurt someone of Harry's relatives. He got onto his legs and started walking towards the door of Harry's room. As Severus did that, Harry quickly stood up and he panicked. He knew that something bad was going to happen. He ran after Severus and grabbed the man's arm.
"Where are you going?"
"I am going to teach your relatives a lesson or two," said Severus and removed Harry's hand from his arm.
"No, wait!" said Harry.
"I have had it enough. They need to understand that what they are doing is wrong!" shouted Severus and pushed Harry away.
"B-But…"
Severus ignored Harry's words, opened the door and went downstairs. He found Petunia and Vernon in the kitchen. An evil smile appeared on Severus' face and he immediately stepped to Vernon, grabbed his arm and pushed Vernon against the wall. As Severus grabbed Vernon, he let out a surprised yelp and looked at his wife, who immediately stood up and covered her mouth with her hands. In a second, the man trapped Harry's uncle between himself and the wall and had his wand pointed to his neck. Severus clenched his teeth and the grip around his wand tightened. With his free hand, he grabbed the collar of Vernon's shirt.
"I'll make sure that you will pay for everything that happened to the boy while he was staying here," said Severus with a low voice and when he saw the fear in Vernon's eyes again, he felt extremely happy. He knew that Harry's relatives deserved this.
"W-What are you trying to say?" managed to say Vernon and tried to avoid making eye contact with Severus.
Harry, who came downstairs, was completely shocked when he saw the scene in front of his eyes. When he saw the amount of anger in Severus' eyes he really became afraid for the safety of his uncle. He knew what Severus was capable of doing when he was angry. He took a few steps closer to Severus and his uncle, trying to calm Severus down.
"Don't play games with me, Muggle! The boy's body is covered in bruises. I know that it is your son who caused them, but you could've done something to prevent this from happening!" said Severus with much louder voice that time.
"I have no idea what are you talking about…" said Vernon with a small voice and Harry was quite surprised when he saw how terrified his uncle looked.
"Is that so?" snapped Severus and rammed Vernon's body harder against the wall. At that point, Severus was so angry that he completely lost the control over his body. He wasn't eve thinking what he was doing anymore. He just wanted to make Vernon suffer; just like Harry had to suffer for a month in their care.
"Leave him alone, I am begging you," said Petunia and stepped a little closer to Severus and Vernon.
Severus' grip on Vernon's shirt tightened and he glared at the woman. "Stay out of this. If you won't I promise the same thing is going to happen to you too."
"Professor, that would be enough. Please let my uncle go. He didn't do anything to me. I said that it was my cousin who hit me," said Harry and grabbed Severus' shoulder in hope that Severus would calm down just a little bit. Harry was really frustrated with Snape. He just wished that Severus could stop for a second and listen to him.
"Oh yes, Potter is correct. So where exactly is that rotten son of yours?" spat Severus.
"He's not in the house at the moment," said Petunia and swallowed hard. Harry saw how scared his relatives were. A part of him enjoyed seeing them so afraid. However, he still wished that Severus would stop.
"You are lying, aren't you?"
"S-She's not," said Vernon and his body shook when Severus turned to look at him.
"Well, whatever then. And now I am going to show you what happens if you hurt the boy. I swear, the consequences would be much worse if any of you lay a hand on him again," said Severus and then his grip on Vernon's shirt loosened.
Harry let out a deep breath, thinking that Severus finally started to listen to him. However, to his horror, Severus wasn't done yet. Harry's eyes went wide when Severus pointed the wand at Vernon again and he could feel the shivers going down his spine. What was Severus going to do?!
Severus thought about listening to Harry, but something didn't allow him to leave the house without punishing one of the Dursleys. An evil smile appeared on his face when he thought about the perfect way to punish the Dursleys; The Cruciatus Curse.
"Cru-!"
"Stop it! I said that it was enough. Severus, stop it!" yelled Harry and quickly grabbed Severus' hand. Harry was breathing fast and his heart was ready to jump out of his chest. When Severus turned around, Harry could only see anger and hate in Severus' eyes. That wasn't the Severus that Harry knew. After a long time, Harry was afraid of Severus again. He just hoped that Severus was finally going to listen to him. He could feel himself getting very nervous as he waited for Severus to show any kind of emotion.
When Harry called Severus' name, the man finally released the other man and he turned around to face the boy. He could see that Harry was very upset with him. He frowned, clearly not understanding why Harry would be angry with him. He wanted to make a comment about it, but when he saw that Harry was actually afraid of him; he took a deep breath and calmed down a little bit. He then put his wand away and turned around, to face Harry's uncle one last time.
When Harry saw how Severus' face relaxed, his body felt lighter. He was happy that Severus finally listened to him. He knew that the man could be very stubborn, so he considered himself lucky that he listened to him. Harry's body then soon froze when he saw that Severus turned to his uncle again.
"Listen to my words very carefully, Mr. Dursley. This time you were lucky, because if the boy wasn't here I don't know what would have happened to you. I hope that this will be a warning for everyone!" said Severus. He was still furious with the Dursleys, but he decided to control his anger for Harry's sake. Then Severus turned to Harry and said to him: "Now, Mister Potter, go to your room and pack your things."
Harry nodded and then looked to his aunt and uncle. They were now hugging and Harry could see that Petunia's body was shaking. Harry then sighed and went upstairs. Severus then followed the boy. When they came into Harry's room, he closed the door again and sat onto Harry's bed. Neither of them dared to speak and Severus felt really angry for not controlling himself. He knew that Harry must've been really angry with him.
Harry watched how Severus sat onto his bed. He spent a few moments staring at Severus and then he started packing his trunk. He knew that Severus must've thought that he was angry with him. Harry wasn't really angry at the man. He was a little bit upset that Severus didn't listen to him sooner. However, he was still glad that the Dursleys finally got what they were asking for. When Harry finished packing his trunk, he looked at Severus again. The man was looking at the floor and Harry smiled. He stepped closer to Severus and then got onto his knees. When Severus saw that Harry was kneeling in front of him he finally looked up.
"Are you angry with me?" asked Severus, but then frowned when he saw a huge grin on Harry's face.
"Of course not," said Harry and smiled. He was too happy about the fact that he was finally able to see Severus after such a long time that nothing could make him dislike Severus at that moment.
Severus felt how a weight lifted of his chest and then he smiled. He wanted to say something else about the Dursleys, but he decided not to. He knew that Harry probably wouldn't want to talk about everything that happened at that moment. Plus Severus knew that he was going to have another chance to ask and talk to Harry about everything that the Dursleys did to him. Severus smiled, leaned down and planted a feather light kiss onto Harry's lips. Harry smiled into their kiss and returned Severus a gentle kiss. Severus' hand found Harry's and their fingers intertwined. Severus then stood up, never releasing Harry's hand.
"Do you have everything that you need?" asked Severus.
"Yes."
"Good. Now, let's get out of here," said Severus and heard Harry giggle. He squeezed Harry's hand a bit harder and then apparited them to his home.
Harry and Severus soon found themselves in Spinner's End. Harry looked to his right, where Severus was standing. Severus smiled to the boy and then took Harry's trunk into his hands. He then opened the door of his house and let Harry go in first. Then he quickly went after the boy, locking the door of his house. When Harry stepped into the house, he first found himself in a small and dark place. Severus then opened the door, which leaded to his sitting room.
"Just go into this room. I will be right behind you," said Severus and Harry nodded.
Harry then did as he was told and went into the man's sitting room. The boy then looked around and noticed that the man wasn't behind him. Harry shrugged his shoulders and then started looking around Severus' sitting room. The room was small and really dark. Harry frowned, because he really wasn't expecting Severus' home to be that dark. Harry saw an old armchair in the corner of the sitting room. Next to the armchair, there was a table. When Harry turned around he saw that the wall was full of books. Harry smiled, because he knew how much Severus loved reading books.
Severus soon returned, this time without Harry's trunk. Harry heard footsteps coming closer to the room in which he was. He turned around and saw Severus leaning against the wall. Severus' smile was wide and he was feeling beyond happy. Severus hated summer breaks, because that meant coming back to his home, which was empty and full of painful memories. Severus knew that after many years, he was finally going to enjoy being on a summer break. When Harry noticed the huge grin on Severus' lips, he returned the man a smile and watched as Severus came closer to him.
"We are finally alone," muttered Harry and soon found himself in Severus' arms.
"Yes. You don't know how long I have waited to have you here in my home," whispered Severus and then placed his lips onto Harry's forehead. Harry closed his eyes for a second and then opened them. His eyes found Severus' and the comfortable warmth started spreading through Harry's body.
"Same here," managed to say Harry. Harry's heart was beating fast and it was a long time since he felt so shy and nervous around Severus. Harry didn't know if it was because they didn't saw each other in such a long time or if it was the fact that he was standing in Severus' home. When Severus tangled his fingers into Harry's hair, the boy found himself blushing. He was really glad that the room was really dark, because he thought that Severus couldn't notice his flush.
"You are blushing," said Severus and Harry slapped himself mentally at that moment for actually believing himself that something like that would get past Severus unnoticed. Harry wanted to look down, but he was interrupted as Severus cupped his face and pressed his lips a few times against Harry's a few times. Then the man took Harry's hand into his own and leaded him out of the dark sitting room. Harry didn't ask question of where they were going and he followed Severus in silence while he was trying to get rid of his blush.
Severus took Harry into the kitchen. The kitchen was a much bigger and lighter room. There was a table in the corner of the room and Severus leaded Harry to it. Then both of them sat down. Harry looked around the room again and noticed that the furniture in it was really old. Severus noticed where the boy was looking and he smiled.
"I am aware of the fact that my house is a little bit messy. I just never bothered to take care of it, because I despise this house with all my heart," said Severus.
"Oh, no… I wasn't thinking about this," said Harry and continued with his babbling, "I think that your house is perfect. It is much better than the Dursleys' house."
Severus chuckled, because he really missed Harry's babbling. He then gently ruffled Harry's hair and said: "You must be hungry, right? I will prepare you something to eat soon. What would you like to eat?"
"Oh, don't really worry about it. Everything is fine, I'm not a picky eater," said Harry, who didn't really want to bother Severus about the food.
"Harry, I would like to spoil you as much as I can during the summer," said Severus and chuckled when he noticed that the flush on Harry's face deepened. "So you can pick anything that you want."
"I… Just you pick the food. Like I said, everything is fine by me."
"Alright then," said Severus and then decided to change the topic of their conversation. "What else did you do during the summer? I mean, besides dealing your relatives," asked Harry and then his eyes stopped on Harry's neck. Severus noticed that the bruises started showing more and he gritted his teeth and forced himself to look away.
When Harry saw where Severus was looking, he quickly covered his neck with hands. "Most of the time I was writing to Hermione and Ron. The Weasleys sent me a birthday presents today. And that's basically the only good that has happened besides you picking me up sooner," said Harry.
"And how are your friends spending the summer?"
"Hermione went to France with her parents. Ron is at The Burrow. He and his family are a bit disappointed that I won't be visiting. Oh, and Ginny wrote to me too," said Harry but then realised that maybe he shouldn't have said the last sentence.
When Harry mentioned Ron's sister, Severus' body tensed up because he remembered the kiss between her and Harry months ago. He knew that the girl probably still had some feelings for Harry. Severus tried to ignore the jealousy and he dared to ask: "And what did she say in the letter?"
"She apologised to me for acting like that back then," started Harry carefully, "She also said that she is trying to move on and that she would like us to be friends again. I haven't had a chance to write her back, but I will give her another chance."
"Doesn't this sound a little bit too familiar to you?" asked Severus. Miss Chang also said something like that and she ended up taking advantage of the boy.
"I know, I know… Cho. But I promise I will be more careful this time," said Harry.
Severus took a deep breath and then slowly nodded. He trusted Harry, but he was still a little bit afraid. He knew that Harry wanted to please everybody and that made Severus feel a little bit uneasy. At that time Severus didn't really want to argue with Harry, so he just smiled and nodded. "Okay, I trust you," said Severus and then made a short pause. "Did anything else happen to you during the summer?"
Harry frowned and then started thinking. Soon he remembered that he met Sirius during July and he became extremely nervous. What should he do? Should he tell Severus? They've just seen each other after a month and Harry knew that the man would be extremely angry with him if he told him that he met with Sirius. Harry didn't want them to fight on the first day. However, if he lied to Severus at that moment, he would be in an even more amount of trouble. Plus it would be really bad if Severus found out that from somebody else. He knew that Sirius, Ron and Hermione were the only people who knew about their meeting, but Harry was still afraid that Severus could somehow figure it out. Maybe Sirius could go and face Severus. Harry then shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"No, nothing else happened," said Harry, but he knew that it was very obvious that he was lying.
Severus crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. He could see that the boy had a very worried expression on his face. Harry was not a good liar and Severus could easily notice that Harry was lying to him. That made Severus very upset. Why would Harry lie to him? Harry knew that he could talk to Severus about anything. So why would he be lying to him?
"You are lying to me," said Severus gently.
"Yes I am," said Harry, who wasn't really pretending to be lying.
"Okay," said Severus and made a short pause. "So what else happened? You do know that you can talk to me about everything, right?"
"Yes, I know that. But if I tell you, you are going to be really angry with me. Since this is the first time we've seen each other in such a long time, I don't want to mess it up. I don't want us to get into a fight," said Harry and looked at his feet.
Severus was becoming more and more confused by each passing second. He had absolutely no idea what was Harry talking about. Severus carefully studied Harry's face and when he saw the amount of worry and anxiousness on Harry's face he exhaled. There was no way that he could be angry at Harry when he looked like that. Severus held Harry's hand and Harry quickly looked up. As Harry lifted his face, Severus sent Harry a warm smile.
"There is no way that I could be angry with you. You can tell me what happened without worrying about me getting angry at you," said Severus softly.
"I broke a promise," started Harry. He knew that Severus meant those words, but he knew that Severus was going to be mad at him.
"Which one?" asked Severus, puzzled.
"Sirius wrote to me," said Harry and went back to avoiding making an eye contact with Severus.
As Harry said that, the corners of Severus' lips dangerously twitched and he the man squeezed Harry's hand a bit harder. Severus was slowly getting the idea of what happened. When Harry saw that the man's face darkened, he felt really helpless. He knew that Severus was going to be even more upset, so he mentally started preparing himself for Severus' anger. Severus, on the other hand, didn't say anything. He waited for the boy to continue.
"L-Like I said, Sirius wrote to me," repeated Harry again and his voice was shaking. He could feel Severus' eyes on him, so he continued looking at the floor. "In his letter he wrote that he would like to see me during this summer. At first I ignored his letters, because I couldn't bring myself to reply to him. And then I kind of had it enough and decided to meet with him."
Harry then stopped talking and he looked up. Severus' thin lips were pressed together and he was frowning. Severus knew what Harry trying tell him. He knew that he talked to Black about James. He also knew that he shouldn't be surprised by that. It was true that Harry promised that he wasn't going to tell anybody that he knew what James did to him. However, it was understandable that he would try to found out some answers at James' best friend.
"Go on," said Severus with a calm voice.
"Well… I and Sirius did meet. The things between us were really awkward at first. Then we started talking… He wanted me to spend my birthday with him, but I kept explaining to him that I already had plans. So when he asked me if I was in a relationship I said yes. When I told him that the person I am with is from Slytherin he became really mad. And then… we got into fight," said Harry. His heart was beating fast and he watched what kind of reaction Severus would make.
"Why did you have a fight with your godfather, Harry?" asked Severus, who wasn't really angry with Harry. He just needed to hear the whole truth from Harry.
"I told him… I mean… God, you are going to be so mad at me," muttered Harry and covered his face with hands.
It was really painful for Severus to watch Harry in that state. He came closer to Harry and removed the boy's hands from his face. He then took Harry's hands into his own and Harry sent him a puzzling look. Severus had a serious expression on his face, but Harry could tell that the man wasn't angry. Severus brought their hands down and let them rest on the table.
"You talked about James, am I correct?" asked Severus.
"Yes."
"I am not angry with you, Harry. I just want to know everything that happened. I promise, I really am not angry with you," said Severus.
"O-Okay," said Harry, who was surprised. "Well after I mentioned to him that was dating a Slytherin, he brought up my mum's and yours relationship. He kept calling you names and well… I ended up yelling at him. Then I told him that I knew what James did to you. When I said that, Sirius was really shocked. I asked him because I needed to know if he… did something to you. When he told me that he didn't I was really relieved, but he still kept defending James and insulting you and we got into a fight. So after our fight ended, I told him that I needed some time to think things through," said Harry and then nervously looked at Severus.
Severus was really glad to hear that Harry defended him. It was true that he also felt a bit upset with Harry, but he ignored that feeling. Severus then gently placed his fingers onto Harry's cheek and a small smile cracked his serious expression.
"Do you hate Sirius?" calmly asked Severus.
"No… I mean I am very angry with him, but… I think that I will need some time before I will be able to forgive him completely," said Harry and then closed his eyes, enjoying the warmth of Severus' fingers on his face.
"You are really brave for standing up to your godfather like that. And I am really glad to hear that you were defending me. Beside Lily, you are the only person who had ever defended me in front of somebody," said Severus and gave Harry a kiss.
"You really aren't mad at me?" asked Harry, just to make sure.
"Of course," said Severus, kissed Harry's forehead and then stood up. Harry watched as Severus stood up and gave the man a confused look. "Come on, let's forget about the troubles for a second and let's enjoy the time that we have. I will start the dinner."
"I'll help," said Harry and quickly stepped to the stove.
Severus then stepped behind Harry and wrapped his arms around Harry's body. Harry smiled when the warmth of Severus' body hugged him. Severus then brought his right hand to Harry chin and turned the boy's head around so that they were looking at each other. Severus then gave Harry a hungry kiss and pressed Harry's body closer to himself. As Severus did that, Harry gasped and deepened their kiss.
"This summer is going to be amazing," muttered Harry and then gave Severus another kiss.