Chapter 2- Return to truth
Cautiously he looked up into the thoughtful face of his lover and announced
"I shall not return to my former dorms unless it is absolutely needed."
Sev nodded and acknowledged the new found resolution is his mates eyes. He grinned and then let him go
"I take it we are going to have a big 'coming out' of sorts tomorrow morning?"
Harry looked mischievously at his loved and uttered an innocent
"maybe.."
Sev shook his head at the Gryffindor's antics and laughed. "Then I suppose we should tell the headmaster to add another seat to the head table then?" he asked with mirth in his normally broody voice. Harry nodded and his rapidly lengthening hair bobbed impishly as he nodded excitedly. Severus walked over to the large wardrobe and opened the doors reveling an amazing amount of ancient elvish clothing from when they had first been bonded and married.
"Love"
he called over his shoulder,
"Would you mind passing me a hair tie?"
"Sure"
Harry responded from his place in front of another wardrobe across the room. Getting to his feet he gracefully walked to the beside table and picked up a black hair tie before deciding to fling it at his lovers head. With a sharp ping it hit Sev in the back of the head. Harry giggled then ducked a shoe which was thrown back at him.
"Haha! Missed me!"
he cackled from his position behind the bed. Sev just shook his head and muttered something about Gryffindor stubbornness before throwing his now waist length hair back into a loose pony tail. Harry was still snickering by the time he finally made it back to the wardrobe he was searching through.
"Shoes, shoes, shoes....SHOES!!!!"
a whole mini chest full of shoes went flying across the room and landed on the bed with a dull thump. Sev turned around to look at Harry and questioned exasperated
"How many pairs of shoes do we have?"
harry turned around from his place and sat crossed legged starting across the room at his husband with an amused look upon his face.
"I have no clue what so ever Severus. And I suspect that we shall never know, because how long have we been alive, and how long have we been wearing shoes?"
The potions master shrugged, and then returned to sorting though the over sized monstrosity he and his husband dared to call a 'wardrobe'.
"You know what?"
Harry said, still facing Severus
"I will miss this place, but I do believe that it is for the better if we leave now, rather than later"
Sev whipped his head and eyed his husband with a careful gaze.
"Though that does not mean I am still not hurt about the one person I dared to call family, hurting me by denying me the right to a real home."
He dipped his head at that and sniffled quietly. Sev quickly scooted over to where Harry was sitting and put a slim finger under his chin before lifting Harry's face up to look him in the eyes. "Listen to me Harry James Potter, you have every right to be upset. In my opinion he proved himself to be a complete ass when he pulled that stunt of his. But we will leave all of this existence behind us when we leave this place, you will no longer be the boy-who-lived to everybody in the world, you will be Ithildin mate of Uail, an elf who is leaving, fading into the West to be with his family and friends who left these shores eons ago."
Harry nodded as best as he could from his vantage point. Severus then reached up and carefully wiped the tears off of Harry's pale face.
"I love you Sev"
Harry whispered quietly before leaning in to press his lips to those of his lover. ~his lips taste like chocolate~ Sev thought as they broke apart, while at exactly the same time Harry was thinking that his mate had always tasted of lemon grass and mint. Harry smiled sweetly and grasped at Severus' hands.
"We should just wear something very simple in it's elegance, not too flashy, yet at the same time something that would attract the eyes of all who see us"
Sev nodded lightly, clearly understanding his mate's logistics.
"I agree. Forest colours and dark blues with subtle silver highlights would work well for us"
he added in.
"But we should have something brilliant for tomorrow and the last day."
Harry mused aloud. Severus thought for a moment before responding. "Maybe council robes for the days in between?" he questioned. Harry smirked
"You read my mind again my dearest Severus"
Both broke out laughing and then grinned broadly.
"Now. For tomorrow"
he sighed thoughtfully as he stood up staggering slightly. He reached out his hand to help pull his husband up beside him, but as he did there cam a loud knock at the door. They looked at each other.
"Oh. Shit."