Chapter Forty-Seven

Neville burst into the Gryffindor Common Room with Blaise trailing at a much slower pace behind him.

"Ron, Hermione..." Neville tried to catch his breath as he stopped in front of the snogging couple.

"Neville?" Hermione politely inquired while Ron glared at the intrusion.

"Potter's in the Hospital Wing," the Slytherin spoke up for his boyfriend.

"He, Draco, and Professors Lupin, Black, and Snape appeared in the Hospital Wing. Harry was covered in blood," Neville told them. The two shot off of the couch and out of the house common room.

***

Draco was just leaving the Hospital Wing when Ron and Hermione almost knocked him over.

"Draco, where's Harry?"

"What happened to him?"

"He'll be all right," Draco told them, and kept walking.

"Well, what happened?" Hermione asked, keeping up with the blonde.

"There were Death Eaters at Diagon Alley. One of them killed Ollivander and Harry ran off, and they caught him before we could," Draco explained.

"Oh no," Hermione's hand flew to her mouth.

"Where is he now?" Ron asked.

"You can come along only if you promise not to hurt Harry's boyfriend, all right?" Draco turned to him.

"All right, I won't hurt him. Can we see Harry now?" the red head acquiesced.

Draco nodded and continued walking. Ron and Hermione followed him.

The Slytherin stopped in the dungeon corridors and in front of the entrance to Severus's quarters.

"Life," FrednGeorge's fiancé spoke, and he stepped into the dark rooms.

"These are Snape's quarters," Ron realized as he took in the multitudes of Potions books on shelves and end tables. Draco nodded and sat between his fathers, who had looked up when they'd entered.

"You're taking this well," Hermione turned her gaze to her boyfriend.

Ron shrugged. "Why should I care who Harry falls in love with. He obviously is head over heels about the greasy git. All I can do is be Harry's friend instead of fighting about his choice in men, no matter how bad it is."

"Well put, though you could have done without insulting a teacher," Hermione pursed her lips slightly. Then, she smiled and kissed the red-head's freckled cheek.

***

When Harry finished washing himself, he blushed.

"Sev...could you..."

Severus gave his hand a squeeze, and he turned his back. He felt Harry climb out of the tub, and he let his hand go so that Harry could wrap himself in a towel.

"Thank you," the Gryffindor said, signalling that Severus could look again.

"You're welcome," the Potions Professor nodded, and Harry took his hand again.

"I'm being a git, aren't I?" the Boy-Who-Lived looked up at his lover.

"Of course not. You're doing better than most would. Sometimes people never touch another person again; you're holding my hand," Severus brought said hand to his mouth and pressed it to his lips. "You're a strong person, Harry, but even strong people need healing time."

"I want everything to be the way it was," Harry sighed, trying not to look at himself, or what wasn't covered in the large towel that had become his.

"So do I love, but the only thing we can do is work to make it better than it was," the Slytherin Head of House leaned over and kissed the teen's cheek. Harry flinched and then looked angry with himself.

"I don't know how you can be so patient with me," Harry looked away.

"I would wait a million years just to get to hold you for a moment," Severus told him.

'You're very poetic, do you know?" the green-eyed man smiled slightly at him.

"I don't think I did," the Potions Master picked Harry up. The towel clad teen managed a small smile as his lover carried him to the bedroom.

Instead of dropping Harry playfully, as he normally would, Severus gently laid the small body down and pulled the covers around the wet Harry. The Slytherin sat on the edge of the bed next to his love and smiled down at him sadly. The seeker gazed up at him and he brushed wet black hair away from the imploring green eyes.

The older man wasn't aware of his tears until Harry reached up and wiped them away.

"I love you, Severus. Don't cry," Harry tucked a loose strand of Severus's silky hair behind his ear and swept the tears away.

***

Everyone looked up when the door opened. Severus stepped out, and looked slightly surprised at Ron and Hermione, but hid it quickly.

"Draco, would you go into my office and get a Concussuare Potion?" Severus spoke to his godson quietly.

The blonde nodded, got up, and left the room.

"Is he all right?" Hermione asked the Potions Master.

"He will be," Severus looked at the Head Girl.

"What exactly happened?"

"We don't know. Only Harry does," Severus avoided the question expertly.

All other talking was cut short as Draco came back with the requested phial. Snape thanked him and walked back to the bedroom.

***

Harry smiled slightly as Severus returned. The Gryffindor was propped up with about ten pillows and even with his sickly, broken appearance, and all the bruises and wounds, Severus thought that he would never see something as beautiful. The Potions Master sat on the edge of the bed again, and uncorked the purple phial. Harry obediently opened his mouth and drank the potion with a grimace. Severus placed a kiss on Harry's forehead as his lover settled back down in the pillows.

"Who's out there?" Harry asked.

"Draco, Black, Lupin, Granger, and Weasley," the Slytherin replied, and he got a glared from his lover.

"Sirius, Remus, Hermione, and Ron," Harry corrected. Then, he realized who the older man had listed. "They know?"

The obsidian-eyed professor nodded.

"And Sirius and Ron didn't kill you?"

"I could be the un-dead," Severus said dryly.

"But they didn't do anything?" Harry asked.

"Actually, your mongrel tried to strangle me, but Lupin pulled him off," Severus flinched under Harry's glower.

"And Ron didn't do anything?' Severus shook his head. "And Sirius only tried to strangle you? And didn't try to do anything else?"

"Nope," Severus grinned at the seventeen year old.

"Can you go get them?" Harry asked.

"Everyone, or just Black and Weasley?" the professor asked, and Harry thought for a moment.

"You know what? I'll just go out there," he said after looking around the room. He slid past Severus and off of the bed.

"Whoa," Severus said and caught Harry as he stumbled.

"Yeah, whoa," Harry murmured woozily.

"Harry, maybe you should put on some cloths," his lover kissed his temple. The Boy-Who-Lived flinched and pulled away from Severus's arms around his towel wrapped waist. Severus let out a small sigh and removed his hands. Harry looked up sharply at the sigh and his eyes went wide.

"I'm sorry," He stuttered. Severus stood up and reached for his lover, but Harry stepped back quickly.

"Harry, are you all right?" Severus asked, stepping forward, not realizing that he was intimidating his young lover. Harry moved back again.

"I-I'm sorry," the panicked Gryffindor stuttered again.

"Harry, calm down. I'm not going to hurt you," Severus took a step backwards and held out his hand patiently.

"I know that!" Harry cried, appalled at the though. "I can't...I can't make myself..."

"Take a few deep breaths," Severus told him, and he sat on the bet to let Harry have some room. The Boy-Who-Lived followed his instructions and inhaled deeply. "Maybe you shouldn't be around many people just yet.

Harry smiled wryly at him. "You're right. But I still want to see Ron and Sirius."

Severus nodded and got off the bed. He went to the dresser and opened the drawer that Harry had stolen from him. The older man picked out a shirt, boxers, and a pair of jeans that his lover had stashed away. Harry had even brought an extra school uniform for when he would fall asleep on a school night.

"It's been more than a month since you've had to get cloths from your drawer," Severus held the cloths out to the boy. Harry walked forward and took the cloths from the man he loved.

"Not by choice," Harry immediately pulled on the pair of red boxers. "I was planning on spending most of the Hols with you if you didn't mind."

Harry pulled on his muggle blue jeans and then put his arms through the black shirt. Severus automatically stepped up to button the shirt. Harry almost always managed to button his shirts wrong, and Severus had taken the habit of buttoning them for his lover. Harry flinched and Severus started to back away, but Harry grabbed his hands before he could. The teenager placed his lover's hands on the shirt buttons.

"Sev, if I don't want you to do something, I will tell you. Don't stop because I flinch," Harry told the older man.

"I don't want to scare you, "Severus replied, as he began to button up Harry's shirt.

"You don't scare me. The memories do," Harry said quietly, and Severus's blood ran cold.

"Harry...you'll be all right, won't you?"

"I've got you, don't I?" Harry leaned up and kissed the corner of the Slytherin's mouth. The older man nodded and took the wounded hand of the wounded boy.

The two left the room together, and went into the living quarters. Harry stopped cold when he saw Draco.

"Harry?"

"Harry, are you all right?" Hermione stood and approached him.

"I-I'm fine, Hermione," Harry's fear filled eyes didn't leave the blonde Slytherin.

'You should be in bed, resting, Harry," Draco said, shifting under Harry's terror filled eyes.

"I wanted to thank you," Harry looked down, so he didn't have to see the eyes of his tormentor in his brother. "You healed me in the alley. I could hear you."

Draco's mouth dropped open slightly. "You heard me?"

"Yes," Harry clutched Severus's hands tightly. Severus's thumb stroked Harry's knuckles soothingly. The Potions Master pulled Harry with him and sat in the lone arm chair, pulling Harry down onto his lap. Those who hadn't seen the two lovers interact in private were shocked at the loving gestures that Severus bestowed upon the small youth. Draco was really the only one who knew what Severus and Harry were like when alone.

Harry curled up in his love's lap and laid his head on Severus's shoulder.

"Sirius, Ron, thank you for accepting Severus," Harry whispered, but all heard him clearly. "And for not hurting him."

"Hermione and I don't get a thank you?" Remus teased. Harry's mouth quirked up into a slightly grin.

"I figured the two of you would look at our relationship logically instead of trying to kill Severus," Harry responded.

"The only thing Ron did was call him a greasy git. Didn't even blink twice when he realized where we were," Draco told the room. Harry smiled softly his friend, who's ears turned red. His smiled turned into a frown suddenly, and he clutched at his stomach.

"Harry?" The Boy-Who-Lived winced, his face screwed up in pain. The raven haired Gryffindor doubled over and whimpered. And suddenly, he was coughing up blood into his hand.

"Oh my god," Hermione gasped. The other four's faces were mirroring the look on hers.

"We have to get him back to the Hospital Wing," Severus said, lifting the wheezing boy easily. He was out the door before anyone blink.

End Chapter Forty-Seven

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