A/N: A version of what came to be this story came to me last year, or something like that, and I got to thinking about it today, and instead of searching for the version I wrote the first time around, I decided to try it again. This story will be slash, because I just really enjoy slash. It's Draco/Harry in the beginning, and then Draco/Harry/Severus later on… Mostly because of a lot of meddling… Not saying more, it's just something that struck me last night!

FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE: I realize I should point this out, in this story, Harry's parents are alive (Duh), and Harry isn't the BWL, his twin is. So far the twin doesn't have a name, but he'll probably have one in the next chapter… Who wants to try and name the twin for me?- Anyway, the story is set in Harry's Seventh year, and Draco is Harry's Veela mate (cliche, I know, but whatever. I couldn't leave Draco alone!) and Harry and one potions master sorta get along because they have a mutual understanding.

Anyway, enjoy, and I don't own Harry Potter… Just this plot, I guess.

- CHAPTER 1 -

Severus Snape sighed as he entered the Slytherin common room. Just like I thought, the brat's still studying, he thought to himself with a grimace. It was nearly two o'clock in the morning, any sane student would already be asleep in their beds. But then again, the boy wasn't sane, he was a Potter, after all. "Mr. Potter, why, prey tell, are you not in bed?" Severus asked, moving to sit across from his, dare he say it, favourite student aside from his godson, Draco, who happened to adore the Potter's runt son, and the only Potter who had ever placed in a house other than Gryffindor. But then again, Draco was slightly crazy with his Veela blood and his love for Green eyes- which was something Severus wished he could just forget and lock away somewhere deep inside of himself, but the brat- not Potter, the other one, his godson- brought it up constantly when they talked.

"I'm studying." The boy replied simply. "I want to pass all my N.E.W.T.S with flying colours."

"I'm sure you can do it, as much as it hurts my soul to say so, Mr. Potter." Severus replied. "You did pass all of your O.W.L.S with flying colours after all, something to be proud of."

"Not that they were proud of it!" The boy said angrily, slamming his book closed. "You don't understand, Professor… O.W.L.S, N.E.W.T.S, I'll try my hardest on and I know I'll pass, but will it mean anything to those I wish to impress? No."

"Who do you wish to impress that foolishly doesn't believe that being the smartest student to grace Hogwart's in many years is an accomplishment to be proud of?" Severus asked, his onyx eyes glowering at the Potter boy.

"My parents, sir." The boy replied, closing his emerald Green eyes, eyes that were just like Lily's. "I mean… I guess my Mum is a little proud, but she's never said it… Dad just sneered at me and asked me what the point was, I was still a slimy Slytherin in the end, in his words." He said, chuckling bitterly.

"Well, Potter Sr. has always been an idiot, that's not surprising. Draco was proud of you, wasn't he?" Severus asked, thinking of the note he sorely wanted to send to his ex-best friend about how amazing her son was- and not the one that everyone always congratulated constantly.

"He… He was, sir. A little disappointed that he didn't get top spot, but he was very proud to have the smartest mate in the school." The boy replied, smiling slightly. "And all my teacher's were impressed, except for a few that felt like I probably cheated because obviously I'm suppose to be the average Potter boy."

"idiots, the lot of them." Severus sneered, making the boy laugh. Usually he would avoid doing such things, but the young Potter was Draco's mate, making him… mental shudder… Family.

"Your right, sir." Young Potter said, smiling. "I'll go to bed in a moment, after I finish this chapter."

"Make sure you do, Mr. Potter, or you'll get a detention." Severus replied, before he left to go to his own bed.

Harry not Potter sighed as he closed his book. He had lied to the Professor, he had not gone to bed after finishing the chapter, or the chapter after that, or the chapter after that. He had read until the end, making little notes in both the sides of the book- something he had picked up from the Half-Blood Prince- and on a piece of loose parchment. He knew it was wrong to lie to the professor and that the man had had a point, he needed sleep and he was obviously going to pass- to the annoyance of his Mate and that Granger girl with the unfortunate hair- and that was coming from him.

"Potter." Professor Snape said, as there was a click of a door opening and closing, accompanied by a tired sigh.

"Professor." Harry replied, looking up at the older man, fighting off a yawn. He was tired, but there was no way he was going to sleep just yet. There was too much to study, too much to learn and too much to remember to go to sleep.

"Does Draco know your still awake and look as if you've been doing this for days?" Professor Snape asked, making Harry mentally curse.

"No. I've glamoured myself in the mornings and I've… lied." He replied. He felt bad, honestly, hiding something as important as his health, in a way, from his Mate. His dominant.

"Then shall I go wake up Draco and make him take you to bed or shall you go up yourself, you foolish boy?" Professor Snape asked, sneering. But his sneer didn't bother Harry, because it was there, hopefully, for him and for his own health.

"I'll go to bed myself, sir. There's no need to worry Draco." Harry replied, placing his books and parchments inside his bag.

"As if the foolish boy needs a reason." Professor Snape replied, making Harry grin.

"True, true. He worried once just because I stubbed my toe." He responded, making the older man chuckle… The sound surprisingly delighted him and he wished the man would do it more.

"Silly boy." The Professor murmured, before glaring at Harry. "To bed, Potter."

"Sir, yes, sir!" Harry responded with a grin, before he high tailed it out of the common room to the dorm he shared with Draco.

A/N: Anyway, if anyone whose read Sempiternal is worried about me forgetting for this story, this story is probably going to be three or four chapters tops, I've decided. Enough chapters to get the ball rolling and have a little happy ending…