A/N: Bobs north, south, east, west and all around, and then to the underground. Sorry I'm bobbing around to a song.... it's called Don't Mug Yourself by The Streets. It's humourous... quite a bit of unnecceary cursing but oh well, the music is entertaining. I'm going to do something now that I've seen in a lot of fan fics. I'm gonna answer some reviews cause there's some stuff I'd like to say.

Shuki: Thanks. It was fully meant to be cute.

Katy999: I said serious, but I'm not going to excagerate on that. I've said what I've said and that's just about all I'm gonna say about it. I acutally never said that I wouldnt' end it tragically. I said I'd think about it, but I'm still not exactly sure how it's going to end. I've got a lot of random ideas for it on my mind at the moment.

lillie chan: As I just said to Katy999. I originally said it would end tragically, but in past A/Ns I said something about possibly reconsidering whether I'd end it tragically or not, but that's all I can say about it. Um, no, Harry's not going to get pregnant. Now I did consider having that happen but decided against it cause I keep reading other Harry/Sev stories lately and well I decided I didn't want it to happen in this story. See I think that Mpregs are silly and humorous but I love to read about them, but I don't think I have the skill to write the situation decently into my own story. Side effects of the potion already took their effects on Harry so don't expect him to get pregnant. Now I might get the courage to write it into the planned sequal for the story but I'm still not really sure. Wow I better stop on this answer before my readers slap be for being long-winded.

blackunicorn: Thankies. *blushes*

Mercury: *blushes profusely and giggles* Thank you so much. *pulls a tiara out from under the bed and puts it on. Takes a bow* Okay enough of that, i'm a little bit too modest to continue on with that activity. Thanks again though and I'm happy to hear that you like the story.

Randomness of the Moraco: British boys are cute.

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To Love a Master
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Chapter 20
Don't Mug Yourself
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Time passed as usual, and it was now the first day of winter vacation. A lot of people had gone home to their families once again this year, but more people stayed than the previous year. Ron stayed, mainly becuase Draco was staying since he had no other place to go, so Harry was not the only Gryffindor this year. A few 2nd and 3rd years from Gryffindor stayed as well. Draco was the only one who stayed from Slytherin and for weeks Ron had been begging Harry to see if he could borrow his invisibility cloak a few nights out of the week so he could sneak to see Draco, but Harry kept refusing.

It was still the middle of the day and Harry went to see Severus in his office, where he was tidying up the mess from the past semester. Harry had knocked and after being told to come in entered. Harry went ahead and locked Severu's door just in case something happened. 'How are you today?' Harry asked.

'I'm okay,' Severus replied. 'Just cleaning this place up so it's clean when I see it next month. I actually decided this Christmas I won't do so much work.'

Harry smiled. 'Excellent. So what do you plan to do with your holiday?'

'I'm going to see my parents,' Severus replied.

Harry's smile fell. 'Can I come? I'm sure there's some way Dumbl-'

'No, you can't come,' Severus said agitatedly.

'Okay, that's fine. Can't blame me for asking,' Harry said.

Severus went to put some books on a shelf and Harry sat down on the side of the potion master's desk, hanging his head. When Severus turned back to Harry he noticed how depressed Harry looked. 'Don't worry, I'll be back before the break is over, and I'm still going to be here for a few more days.' Severus walked over to the desk and put his hands on the desk on each side of Harry's legs and leaned his head down to where he looked Harry evenly in the eyes. 'Besides, there's only so long I can stay away from you.' Severus kissed Harry's soft lips.

Harry smiled a little. 'I'm going to miss you when you're gone though,' Harry told him.

'I don't think you'll get too bored. I'm sure Weasley will keep you busy covering up for him while he has a little fun with Mr. Malfoy.'

'You're right,' Harry said. ' I mean, with you gone I have no excuses to not let him borrow my invisibility cloak, and he's my best friend so I can't possibly let him get caught not in the dormitory like I was last year.'

'You'll be fine without m here. Why don't you run along and find someone else to socialize with? I need to finish what I'm doing,' Severus asked.

'Okay,' Harry said. Severus stood up straight to leave Harry free to hop off the desk.

'Meet me in my chambers later this evening. I'll make up for running you off and for being gone during some of the holiday.'

'You don't have to but I'm not going to complain.' Harry said. 'See you later this evening then.' Harry left Severus office and Severus continued his cleaning.

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Severus made up for what he needed to make up for with Harry. That was two nights ago and now he was packing his bag for his trip. Harry was helping of course. Helping is sitting around making comments and suggesting things to pack instead of other things.

Severus opened his wardrobe cabinet to pick out what clothes he would take with him. Harry looked over his shoulder to see many sets of robes. Some simple and ordinary, a couple of nice dress robes, some muggle suits, all black of course.

'You actually own some muggle clothes?' Harry asked.

'Quite a few wizards do own muggle clothing. When we have to be amongst them there's no use and rousing suspicion and sticking out,' Severus explained. He grabbed a couple of the suits, a trench coat, and one set of robes, which he then put in his suitcase. He finished packing all he needed and closed the suit case.

'Why are you taking the muggle suits with you? You're parents are wizards aren't they?' Harry asked.

'Of course they're wizards. The reside amongst muggles,' Severus explained.

'I see,' Harry said. 'Can I see you to the castle gates?'

'Of course,' Severus said. He grabbed his suitcase and gestured that it was time for him to leave. Harry got up and accompanied him. A carriage took them to the front gates. Harry got off when they reached the gates. He gave Severus a kis before he hopped out the carriage and waved good bye to Severus. As the carriage passed by him, he quickly snatched his invisibility cloak out of the inside of his robes and ran out of the gate following the carriage before the gates closed.

Harry followed the carriage down to Hogsmeade where it stopped at the train station. Severus went to the ticket booth. The ticket seller told him, 'Yes of course Mr. Snape. You're the only one taking the trip, so your train is ready when you're ready to leave.'

Severus walked to a platform where stood an train engine and one train car, which Severus boarded. Harry sneaked up onto the train as quietly as he could. It was a large luxury car all one large room (except for the bathroom). Harry tried his best to stay on the opposide side of the room from Severus so as not to take any chances of getting noticed. Severus sat down on a bench and the conductor announced over a speaker, 'Now leaving Hogsmeade, bound for Westmorland.'

The train ride was very boring. More to Severus than Harry. Harry at least did get to watch Severus change clothes into one of his muggle suits during the ride. When the train arrived at Westmorland Severus put on his coat before he got off. Harry, still invisible followed him and realized that it was quite cold.

From the station Severus called for a cab. The cab driver got out and opened the backseat door and took Severus suitcase and placed it in the trunk. Severus didn't get in the cab until the driver closed the trunk of the car, which in this amount of time Harry had managed to slip into the cab and sat in the floor board of the opposide side of the back seat from Severus. He figured that by sitting in the floor board (which was a little cramped) that there wouldnt' be a sinking look as if someone was sitting on the back seat. Somehow so far his plan had worked and he was unnoticed by Severus. Severus had told the cab driver to go to a parish called Cliburn that was located in the county of Westmorland. The cab driver did as he was instructed and when he stopped he did as before and got out, opened the back seat door and got Severus' luggage out of the cab trunk. Harry of course slipped out of the cab quickly after Severus. Severus paid the cab driver and then set off down the streets of Cliburn.

Harry continued to follow. He knew he had to find out why he wasn't supposed to come and the reason why Severus wouldn't tell him about his parents. Severus stopped in front of a dilapidated house, and sighed before entering the white picket fence that surrounded the yard. Harry was relieved that Severus didnt' care to shut the gate so he didn't have to climb over it or something of that sort. As he entered the gate, the house was no longer dilapidated. It was a huge three floored (maybe more) manor house. There must be a magical barrier around the house. I never knew Severus' family had so much money. Harry managed to get into the front door behind Severus without the other man knowing.

Severus looked around after entering the house and then closed the door behind him. He headed up the stairs. Harry decided not to follow from there. Stairs made too much noise and he would be noticed much easier. Harry took pleasure in exploring the first floor of the house. There were many pictures that lined the walls. There was one that was obviously a family picture. There was a tall brunette man with midnight blue eyes smiling at a raven haired woman with soft purple eyes sitting in a chair hugging a young boy no more that four of five years old with well groomed black hair and midnight blue eyes. The little boy couldn't be anyone but Severus. Harry continued to look at more pictures along the wall of the same three people. If there's so many pictures of Severus and his family I wonder why he doesn't have any in his chambers at school.

For the night Harry managed to go unnoticed sleeping on a sofa in the drawing room. When he woke up he walked around the first floor a bit to see that Severus was awake and eating breakfast. Harry realized he was quite hungry. After Severus finished his meal, Harry raided the frige and satisfied his stomach. Not too much later Severus came down the stairs, dressed once again in one of his suits with his long flowing trench coat on. Harry stood next to the door and as Severus opened it to leave the house managed to slide out in front of him. Harry prepared himself for more following.

He followed Severus down the street to a florist shop. Severus went inside and purchased a bouqet of roses and then proceeded to the gates of a cemetary. Harry cursed the snow on the ground. He had to step precisely when Severus did, not to be noticed as following. Severus walked through the graveyard and came to a stop in front of a couple's headstone. Harry managed to lean far enough to the side to see around Severus and see the name on the headstone.

The name was none other than the last name of the man he loved more than anything in the world. Snape. Severus got down on his knees in the snow and brushed snow from the bottom of the head stone, put down the roses, and began to speak. 'Hello Mum, Dad. I know it's been a while, but I've been very busy. Oh who am I kidding. I've tried my hardest to keep myself away from here, to try to forget all about this place, but the person who means the most to me in my life won't stop asking incessant questions forcing me to remember. It's not that I don't want to remember you. You made me mad sometimes, but I loved you. I know there's no way what I did to you can ever be forgiven, but I'm still very sorry about it all. I should have listened to you Dad. I brought you some roses. I know they're your favourite Mum, and don't worry Dad, I got a good deal on them. I think you'd be proud of me right now. I'm the Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts. I finally found someone I love who feels the same way as me. I don't know if you'd approve. He's a man, which of course means the Snape family name dies with me, but I love him. I'm going to marry him as soon as I work up the courage to ask him once he graduates. That's the only downside to our relationship. He's still a student at Hogwarts. I teach him potions every week and have for the past six and a half years. You'd like him though. He's a lot like I was before I started going to Hogwarts.' Severus breathed deeply for a moment as tears began to stream down his face.

Tears were building up in Harry's eyes and all the things Severus had just said. Oh, no. I'm gonna sneeze Harry thought to himself. There was nothing he could do to help it. He was standing about a foot behind Severus and sneezed.

Severus quickly stood and looked around. He pulled his wand out from the inside of his coat. 'Who's there? I heard you. I know someone's there!'

'It's me,' Harry whispered. He slowly pulled off the invisibilty cloak. 'I'm sorry....I'm so so sorry.' He walked a few steps closer to Severus

Severus usually pale face was red with rage and tears. 'I told you you couldn't come.'

Harry squeezed his eyes closed tight looking as though he was preparing for pain. 'Go ahead.'

'Go ahead and what?' Severus asked more agitated than Harry had ever heard him.

'Slap me. Punch me,' Harry said. 'Whatever you're going to do go ahead and get it over with, just at least wait till we're in the privacy of your own home to rape me again.' The next thing Harry felt was not physical pain at all. It was warm moist skin of the other man's cheek as he was being pulled closely to his lover by strong arms holding him so tightly it seemed as though the owner of those arms thought he would disappear. Harry could feel the tears streaming from Severus eyes as they slid into his hair and onto his face.

'Harry I....I....' Severus tried to say, but was unable to get out as his knees gave way.

Harry caught. Severus and eased him and himself on their knees to the ground, Severus head on Harry's on Harry's shoulder making a wet spot on his sweater and Harry with one arm around Severus' waist and the other stroking the man's hair. 'Shhh. It's okay. It'll all be okay. You don't have to say anything,' Harry whispered and a single tear rolled down his cheek.

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A/N: *sniffle* I wanna cry now. I didn't expect that to be that sad when began writting it. And the song I was listening to was so happy. Now for some true A/N crap and not just my random rantings. If you did not know, believe it or not Cliburn, Westmorland is actually a real place. It's actually where some my deepest british family roots come from. It was named after my ancestors from my grandfather's family. I was trying to think of a little known place to have Severus' family be from when I thought of it. Next chapter or two look forward to the author's notes possibly having a link cause I've got some random Harry, Sev, and Harry/Sev sketches I need to scan up and put on my art site. I was actually sketching during economics today and I managed to fianlly draw an acceptable by my terms pic of older Sev. Most of my drawings of Sev are back from the Marauder era. Anyways, as usual I'm gonna ask you most wonderful lovely people for some reviews. I seriously love hearing from you. You guys are what keep me going. If I hadn't gotten a single review within a week when i started this story I would have abandoned it like nothing, but thanks to you guys it keeps on going. *bows down to reviewers' thrones* Please let me know what you think, I'm eagerly awaiting to hear your opinions.