Severus Snape got up off the edge of the bed, put his robe on, and wandered into the study to brew up the anti-hangover potion. It had just finished when he heard a noise from his bedroom that sounded suspiciously like someone vomiting.
/Potter/
He ran into the bedroom and sure enough Harry Potter was leaning over one of the ornamental pots by Snape's bed throwing his guts up.
Snape petted him on the hair as the young man looked at him.
"Sev, if I ever drink again kill me."
Snape smiled, remembering his first hangover. He wrapped the boy in a sheet, the only clean one that was left after last night, and carried him to the study.
Then he brought the pot in to be safe.
"If you need to throw up again do it in here"
He passed it to Potter and returned to his potion. He could feel Potterwatching him as he poured it into two cups.
They drank in silence. Snape wondered what he was thinking, if he had truly believed him the night before. But Potter didn't look surprised to see him.
More thoughtful.
Finally Snape spoke.
"For what it's worth I'm sorry"
"Don't be. I don't want to regret what we did. I mean, it was kinda strange..."
Sev raised an eyebrow. Harry flushed and continue, "Not the sex. That was good." more blushing, "But waking up next to you. You, you, not young you."
"Eloquent as always Potter."
Snape took a hard look at the boy he once thought to be an annoyance and saw the young man he liked so much the night before.
/ Could it be that he likes me?/
Snape chastised himself. It would never work out, even if that was what Potter wanted.
/ What if someone found out?/
The full weight of his actions hit him
"We can't tell anyone Harry. I'd be fired. You'd be expelled."
Potter nodded slowly. When he looked back at Snape he could not fail to notice the horrified look on his face.
" What's wrong"
"You're only sixteen"
What they'd done was not only against the school ruled but against the law. Harry was underage.
"But I knew what I was doing. You didn't.. um, force me or anything"
"It doesn't matter Harry. It's statutory rape."
Snape buried his head in his hands once more.
" Don't worry, I won't tell. But I don't regret it."
Snape nodded, "I think you better leave."
Harry got up and put his clothes back on. Then he took another long look at the fully grown man who was the boy he bedded last night.
"Sev.."
Snape looked up.
Harry kissed him one last time. It broke Snape's heart to eventually pull away and he couldn't explain why.
"Go"
and Harry did.
/Potter/
He ran into the bedroom and sure enough Harry Potter was leaning over one of the ornamental pots by Snape's bed throwing his guts up.
Snape petted him on the hair as the young man looked at him.
"Sev, if I ever drink again kill me."
Snape smiled, remembering his first hangover. He wrapped the boy in a sheet, the only clean one that was left after last night, and carried him to the study.
Then he brought the pot in to be safe.
"If you need to throw up again do it in here"
He passed it to Potter and returned to his potion. He could feel Potterwatching him as he poured it into two cups.
They drank in silence. Snape wondered what he was thinking, if he had truly believed him the night before. But Potter didn't look surprised to see him.
More thoughtful.
Finally Snape spoke.
"For what it's worth I'm sorry"
"Don't be. I don't want to regret what we did. I mean, it was kinda strange..."
Sev raised an eyebrow. Harry flushed and continue, "Not the sex. That was good." more blushing, "But waking up next to you. You, you, not young you."
"Eloquent as always Potter."
Snape took a hard look at the boy he once thought to be an annoyance and saw the young man he liked so much the night before.
/ Could it be that he likes me?/
Snape chastised himself. It would never work out, even if that was what Potter wanted.
/ What if someone found out?/
The full weight of his actions hit him
"We can't tell anyone Harry. I'd be fired. You'd be expelled."
Potter nodded slowly. When he looked back at Snape he could not fail to notice the horrified look on his face.
" What's wrong"
"You're only sixteen"
What they'd done was not only against the school ruled but against the law. Harry was underage.
"But I knew what I was doing. You didn't.. um, force me or anything"
"It doesn't matter Harry. It's statutory rape."
Snape buried his head in his hands once more.
" Don't worry, I won't tell. But I don't regret it."
Snape nodded, "I think you better leave."
Harry got up and put his clothes back on. Then he took another long look at the fully grown man who was the boy he bedded last night.
"Sev.."
Snape looked up.
Harry kissed him one last time. It broke Snape's heart to eventually pull away and he couldn't explain why.
"Go"
and Harry did.