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The rest of Severus' classes before lunch were uneventful, thank god. He didn't know if he could coherently teach Third and Fourth years while Harry's hands and lips roamed over his body freely
For Harry's part, he was much happier than he had been in awhile, so of course this had to arouse the suspicions of the rest of The Seven, since they thought they'd be needing to cheer him up after seeing Snape after class
"Hey Harry, mate, what's up?" Terry asked on their way to lunch (the small group could always be seen traveling everywhere together until dinner these days)
"Nothing, why?" Harry asked, trying not to blush
"You seem…happier today. Any particular reasoning?" Justin cut in
"What? Can't I be happy without a reason?"
"Sorry, Harry, but none of us can," Draco said seriously
"Therefore, we have deducted that there's a new someone in your life," Blaise stated proudly
Harry blushed a deeper shade of red and didn't answer, simply ducking his head to look at the ground in front of him with more scrutiny with a small smile on his face
Hermione and Susan squealed at this before Hermione asked what was on everyone's minds: "So who's the lucky guy, Harry?" After the war, Harry had revealed to this group that he was gay, to which they all readily accepted, followed by Draco and Blaise coming out, as well
"Come on, Boss," Susan said, half teasing and half using the respect the title deserved, using the name they'd used for him during the war, "Who're we gonna tell? Honestly. Anyone we could tell that would care is walking with us right now," she pointed out
"I'm well aware of that, you guys, but…" He trailed off as they approached the doors to the Great Hall
"But nothing, Potter," Draco said sternly as they walked through the doors and then stopped the other mans movements by placing a hand on his arm. Once he was stopped, the other six gathered around him, effectively blocking the entrance so no one else could enter yet
"You can make this simple or you can make this difficult," Draco continued, only half joking
Harry shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another as he felt the gaze of the few students in lower years that were gathered all ready, as well as some of the teachers, as he looked the other six in the eye, seeing nothing but encouragement, caring and harmless curiosity in each set
He sighed heavily, "Fine, there's a guy…but I really don't wish to tell you who it is…at least not yet," he pleaded with his eyes
The small group smiled fondly at him, the girls almost out-right ecstatic, and gave him small words of encouragement
"You'll tell us when you're ready, and whenever that is is fine…as long as it's not too long," Justin smiled
The rest agreed with Justin and all went to their own House tables. Each of The Seven had found solace in another member except for Harry. Susan and Terry were the first to start openly date, and then Draco and Blaise declared that they had been secretly dating since around the middle of the war, soon followed by Hermione and Justin…leaving Harry all alone…only not. They were members of an extremely tight group that would stand together until the end of their days. Hopefully Harry would have his own individual to stand with while not with the group
Severus Snape had watched the whole scene at the door on the edge of his seat, along with the rest of the staff, not moving to see if everything was all right. They had learned ages ago that The Seven wouldn't cause trouble, that the rest would assist any in trouble and would contact a teacher if they were unable to supply the needed aid themselves
When Harry was finally seated, he chanced a look up at the staff table to find Snape starring at him. The older man raised a questioning eyebrow, silently asking if he had told the others anything about what happened after Potions this morning, to which Harry imperceptibly shook his head before returning to his lunch
It didn't take long until Severus felt a body climb onto his lap, facing him, which wrapped its arms around his neck and placed its face on the side of his neck. Harry's invisible self seemed content enough to just be close to him
It didn't take Severus too long to learn that he was able to move forward so he could eat without disturbing the force on his lap. As he looked over to Harry, he saw that the boy seemed to be very interested in picking at his food instead of eating it with a little content smile on his face
For Harry's part, he could suddenly feel a calculating gaze on him so he brought himself back, and Severus immediately felt the loss of the body as he watched the boy jump a little, as if being awoken suddenly from a nightmare, before he turned his green eyes to him
It was only about five seconds later that Severus felt a hand on each of his knees, giving him the distinct impression that Harry was kneeling in front of and facing him. All this happened as the two men stared each other in the eye
Severus felt the hands leave his knees, only to feel the back of his left hand being grasped by Harry's left so the palm was tilted up slightly. Severus lifted a single eyebrow at the boy he still had his eyes on, but Harry simply smiled mischievously. Before Severus knew what was happening, he felt a subtly sharp pressure on the top left portion of his hand and looked down quickly to see words being formed. When he looked back at Harry, eyes wide, he noticed that the other man was now staring out the window with an extremely concentrated look on his face, his right hand could be seen moving ever so slightly under the table
Then, the pressure was gone and his hand was let go of, but the presence of the other body was still there, his left hand now lying on Severus' right forearm. The actual boy turned towards him again and mouthed 'well, look down', so Severus did to see messy blue letters on his hand as if they were written with a muggle pen
'Do you want me to stop this?' the words read, and as butterflies took over his stomach he looked into the brilliantly green orbs and faintly shook his head no. He could see the boy visibly relax and smiled up at him sheepishly, to which he quirked up the left side of his mouth slightly in response
Students began to leave so the two stopped their silent discussion as Harry and Hermione walked to the entrance of the Great Hall to join Draco and Blaise in waiting for the other three, as they always did
The rest of classes went by slowly for both Harry and Severus, mutually impatient for seven o'clock to roll around. Dinner, too, was slow and over-all uneventful. There was a Third year that spilled pumpkin juice all down his front halfway through the meal, and then a Hufflepuff accidentally tipped their plate so all the contents fell onto their lap. Yup, nothing out of the ordinary or exciting
Severus, not being able to take the strain and anxiety, left a quarter to seven to head down to his classroom. Harry watched him all the way out, then waited 10 minutes before turning to Hermione
"I've got to go now, Hermione," he said
"Why? Where are you going?" She looked up from her book with a questioning look
"Snape wants to talk to me some more, since I convinced him to let me leave earlier this morning. 'I'm not through getting into that twisted little head of yours yet, Potter!'" Harry imitated Snape's voice, though the teacher had never really said that. He put on a resigned face, just for good measure
"I hope he's not too harsh on you. He does know what you've been through, after all," she looked genuinely caring and he smiled reassuringly at her
"I'm sure he'll be fine," he said as he rose. He glanced around the hall, first to the Hufflepuff table, then the Ravenclaws and finally the Slytherins, finding each member of The Seven and nodding curtly to each before walking out. The five simultaneously looked towards Hermione with the utmost curiosity in their eyes, but Hermione just mouthed 'Meeting with Snape' and they all cringed on Harry's behalf
Harry was walking quickly down the corridors of the old castle and down to the dungeons. He was heading for the Potions classroom - because he didn't particularly think that Severus wanted to meet him in his private chambers - and he hoped that that's where he'd find the other man
He knocked on the door tentatively, scared out of his mind that Snape was going to hex him still. When he heard the silky voice of the Potions Master, he timidly opened the door and closed it behind him. He saw Severus move his wand around a bit at the door from behind where he sat behind his desk, and he could only guess he was putting locking and silencing charms up, and he felt a shiver go down his spine
There was silence in the cold dungeon room as the two men simply stared at each other, sizing up the other as you would an opponent in a battle
"So, Mister Potter…" Severus said, not intending to say anything else, and not knowing what he would say if he were given the chance
"Professor," Harry greeted, inclining his head slightly in greeting
"So, shall we get rid of formalities since you've somehow found a way to feel me up without my knowledge or consent?" He raised a single eyebrow as the boy blushed, "Harry?"
"I'm sorry I did what I did, Sn…Severus…I really hope you're not mad at me," Harry was looking at his feet, ashamed of his previous acts
"I'm curious, Harry," Severus said, standing up and moving to the other side of his desk as the other finally looked up again, "As to why you felt you had to go to such extreme measures to catch my attention as you did?"
"I…I thought…you wouldn't wanna have anything to do with me that way, sir, so I figured that if you saw…well, -felt- what I have to offer you in that respect that once you found out…well I was hoping you'd still want to continue it. Except with the -real- me and not my imagination," he said shyly, remembering to keep his eyes locked with Severus'
"So you decided to cast a charm on me, one that I was not even aware existed, actually, to show me how much you…desire me in hopes that it would cause me to fall in lust with you? Is that correct?"
Severus didn't get a verbal answer at that; he got the feeling of those pouty lips on the side of his neck again, very briefly, and he smiled wickedly
"Ah, so that -is- the situation, is it?" he asked as Harry blushed some more, still not daring to look away, "Well, did it ever occur to you, Harry, that maybe, just -maybe-, you didn't need the aid of this charm, as lovely as it is, to make me fall in lust with you?"
Harry's eyes grew wide at the admission, "I…but I thought…"
"You thought wrong, obviously. For a long time now I've noticed what an attractive young man you've become. For a long time now I've seen the real you and relished in the fact that you are not your father. For a long time now I've abandoned the wills of lust and turned to love," Severus said, walking steadily closer to the green eyed boy before him, and by the word 'love' he was right in front of the wide-eyed youth
"You love me?" Harry asked in a whisper
"Yes, Harry, I do," He leaned down closer, but stopped mere inches away from the lips he so wanted to bruise in a searing kiss
"I love you too, Severus. I have since the beginning of my sixth year," he admitted
"When we began working so closely together? Being sent on missions as a pair and having our own language and finally being able to understand each other? You mean -that- time?" he whispered, looking in Harry's eyes searchingly
"Yes, that's exactly it. I saw the real you and had you there to protect and look after me. I loved those times for that, honestly, even if it was in the "eye before the storm" so to speak"
"Me too," he lightly smiled and finally brought their mouths together for a sweet, meaningful kiss, though it turned quite heated after a minute or less, both their body pressing full against the other. It was when Harry tried to start undoing the buttons on Severus' robes that he pulled back panting
"No Harry," he said as he placed his right hand on Harry's left cheek as the latter looked back at him in confusion. He wasn't that much taller then the green eyed beauty before him, only an inch or two, but that just made everything seem all that more ok, "I want to take this slow, ok? Is that all right?"
"That's perfectly ok, Severus, I don't want to rush you into anything you're not ready for," he smiled reassuringly
"Thank you," he said before pulling the younger man against him again and began to kiss him once more, both getting lost and forgetting about time and life for the few fleeting minutes (which really turned out to be 20, they discovered as they looked at the clock to see that it was 7:32)
Severus slowly pulled away, giving little, quick kisses to Harry's lips before saying, "Do you want to move this into my chambers? They're warmer and more comfortable, I swear," he asked nervously, laughing a little at the end
"That'd be wonderful," Harry agreed and Severus led the way out of the classroom. They turned to the right upon leaving the room and walked a few paces down to find another door on the right and entered through it, Harry going in first as to avoid being seen by the owners of the voices that sounded from the other end of the hall
Upon entering the quarters, Harry was pleasantly surprised at his surroundings, for when entering through the door, he walked directly into the living area, the door positioned in the middle of one of the walls. There was a plush, dark blue carpet covering the stone floor as a black, soft leather couch was sitting sideways and facing towards the right wall with a deep mahogany wooden coffee table in front of it in the relative middle of the room. On the back wall, (being the one opposite the door) there was a decent sized fireplace and two high backed black cotton chairs facing diagonally towards each other and the fire at the same time. Off to the right in the back corner was a formal wooden desk with a lamp on one corner and books piled up on it, bookshelves positioned behind the wooden chair
To the left of where Harry stood, still in front of the main door, there was a wooden swinging door to which Harry assumed was that kitchen area, for who would put a swinging door as the entrance to anything else? And to the right was another door of stained wood, which he could only guess led to the bedroom. But where was the bathroom, then?
Severus came forward, pointed to the swinging door, and confirmed his hypothesis that it lead to the kitchen, and the door to the right was to his bedroom. The bathroom, he soon found out, was connected off of the bedroom, so you had to go through that first to get to the facilities
Severus then placed his right hand on Harry's lower back and softly guided him to the couch. Severus half sat, half laid, his back being supported by the arm rest on the side closest to the fireplace and motioned for Harry to join him. The younger man settled himself so that the left side of his body was in between his Professor and the back of the couch with his head and right hand on Severus' chest
Severus lit the fire so there would be more warmth in the room, though he figured they probably wouldn't need it with their bodies in such close proximity. Once settled, they began slowly kissing each other, never tiring of simply exploring the other
The two stayed like that, comfortably lying in each others arms while talking and kissing until nine, when they both decided that it'd be best not to draw too much attention to themselves by Harry staying longer
As Severus walked Harry to the door, he kissed him good night and was about to open the door when Harry stopped him
The boy grabbed Severus' left hand, which still had the question on it from lunch, and showed it to him once more, not saying a word but looking at him questioningly
'Do you want me to stop this?'
Severus smiled and gave him the same response as before…except just a -tad- different: "Never"
Harry smiled, then asked, "Well I know you don't want to stop what we have going, but do you want me to cancel the spell?"
Severus thought for a second or two before responding, "No, I rather think it's an exciting addition to our relationship. Though I have been curious as to what its limitations are…or what, precisely, it does"
"Well, as you've probably already figured out, you feel what I do to you in my day dreams. The only restriction being that you have to be within seeing range for it to work, but that doesn't mean I have to be looking at you for you to feel it," Harry explained
"How'd you get the words to appear on my hand at lunch?"
"Easy. The charm makes it so it's actually happening to you and whatever I do to you in there, shows up on you," Harry tried, but at Severus' confused look he went on, "Like, with the pen, I wrote it in my day dream and it showed up, right?" Severus confirmed, "Right, and when I gave you that hand job during potions, you had to clean the mess, right?" Severus blushed a little before confirming, to which Harry smiled, "Now it's time for a little example. Severus, if you would unbutton your robes enough to expose your neck, please"
The older man did as he was told and then looked at Harry skeptically, but the boy was already lost in his own thoughts. Severus felt the slick, hot tongue slide up his neck from his collarbone and then kissed the side of it wetly. Then, just like that, the mouth was gone again
Severus opened up his eyes that he didn't remember closing and looked at Harry with no little amount of lust, to which Harry smiled brightly
"Feel your neck, Severus"
Confused, he did so to find wetness there in the exact spots where Harry's invisible self had just touched him, and his eyes grew wide, "See? Whatever I do to you in my head shows up on you," he smiled cheekily
Severus was still at a loss for words as Harry leaned up and kissed him and let himself out, saying "Goodnight, Professor," and leaving the older man dazed in front of the now closed door
When he finally came to again, he whispered, "I think I could get used to this charm," before turning and heading to his room
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Ok, so I'm incredibly incredibly incredibly sorry for the long wait that I set you guys up for. I completely lost my motivation for this story for a few days, knowing where I wanted to take it but too lazy to type it up. This will -not- be an unfinished work, I promise you that, as long as you guys keep reviewing and saying positive things
I hope the length and substance was satisfactory to you guys, and I hope I explained the spells properties well enough and in an…interesting way, lol
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The rest of Severus' classes before lunch were uneventful, thank god. He didn't know if he could coherently teach Third and Fourth years while Harry's hands and lips roamed over his body freely
For Harry's part, he was much happier than he had been in awhile, so of course this had to arouse the suspicions of the rest of The Seven, since they thought they'd be needing to cheer him up after seeing Snape after class
"Hey Harry, mate, what's up?" Terry asked on their way to lunch (the small group could always be seen traveling everywhere together until dinner these days)
"Nothing, why?" Harry asked, trying not to blush
"You seem…happier today. Any particular reasoning?" Justin cut in
"What? Can't I be happy without a reason?"
"Sorry, Harry, but none of us can," Draco said seriously
"Therefore, we have deducted that there's a new someone in your life," Blaise stated proudly
Harry blushed a deeper shade of red and didn't answer, simply ducking his head to look at the ground in front of him with more scrutiny with a small smile on his face
Hermione and Susan squealed at this before Hermione asked what was on everyone's minds: "So who's the lucky guy, Harry?" After the war, Harry had revealed to this group that he was gay, to which they all readily accepted, followed by Draco and Blaise coming out, as well
"Come on, Boss," Susan said, half teasing and half using the respect the title deserved, using the name they'd used for him during the war, "Who're we gonna tell? Honestly. Anyone we could tell that would care is walking with us right now," she pointed out
"I'm well aware of that, you guys, but…" He trailed off as they approached the doors to the Great Hall
"But nothing, Potter," Draco said sternly as they walked through the doors and then stopped the other mans movements by placing a hand on his arm. Once he was stopped, the other six gathered around him, effectively blocking the entrance so no one else could enter yet
"You can make this simple or you can make this difficult," Draco continued, only half joking
Harry shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another as he felt the gaze of the few students in lower years that were gathered all ready, as well as some of the teachers, as he looked the other six in the eye, seeing nothing but encouragement, caring and harmless curiosity in each set
He sighed heavily, "Fine, there's a guy…but I really don't wish to tell you who it is…at least not yet," he pleaded with his eyes
The small group smiled fondly at him, the girls almost out-right ecstatic, and gave him small words of encouragement
"You'll tell us when you're ready, and whenever that is is fine…as long as it's not too long," Justin smiled
The rest agreed with Justin and all went to their own House tables. Each of The Seven had found solace in another member except for Harry. Susan and Terry were the first to start openly date, and then Draco and Blaise declared that they had been secretly dating since around the middle of the war, soon followed by Hermione and Justin…leaving Harry all alone…only not. They were members of an extremely tight group that would stand together until the end of their days. Hopefully Harry would have his own individual to stand with while not with the group
Severus Snape had watched the whole scene at the door on the edge of his seat, along with the rest of the staff, not moving to see if everything was all right. They had learned ages ago that The Seven wouldn't cause trouble, that the rest would assist any in trouble and would contact a teacher if they were unable to supply the needed aid themselves
When Harry was finally seated, he chanced a look up at the staff table to find Snape starring at him. The older man raised a questioning eyebrow, silently asking if he had told the others anything about what happened after Potions this morning, to which Harry imperceptibly shook his head before returning to his lunch
It didn't take long until Severus felt a body climb onto his lap, facing him, which wrapped its arms around his neck and placed its face on the side of his neck. Harry's invisible self seemed content enough to just be close to him
It didn't take Severus too long to learn that he was able to move forward so he could eat without disturbing the force on his lap. As he looked over to Harry, he saw that the boy seemed to be very interested in picking at his food instead of eating it with a little content smile on his face
For Harry's part, he could suddenly feel a calculating gaze on him so he brought himself back, and Severus immediately felt the loss of the body as he watched the boy jump a little, as if being awoken suddenly from a nightmare, before he turned his green eyes to him
It was only about five seconds later that Severus felt a hand on each of his knees, giving him the distinct impression that Harry was kneeling in front of and facing him. All this happened as the two men stared each other in the eye
Severus felt the hands leave his knees, only to feel the back of his left hand being grasped by Harry's left so the palm was tilted up slightly. Severus lifted a single eyebrow at the boy he still had his eyes on, but Harry simply smiled mischievously. Before Severus knew what was happening, he felt a subtly sharp pressure on the top left portion of his hand and looked down quickly to see words being formed. When he looked back at Harry, eyes wide, he noticed that the other man was now staring out the window with an extremely concentrated look on his face, his right hand could be seen moving ever so slightly under the table
Then, the pressure was gone and his hand was let go of, but the presence of the other body was still there, his left hand now lying on Severus' right forearm. The actual boy turned towards him again and mouthed 'well, look down', so Severus did to see messy blue letters on his hand as if they were written with a muggle pen
'Do you want me to stop this?' the words read, and as butterflies took over his stomach he looked into the brilliantly green orbs and faintly shook his head no. He could see the boy visibly relax and smiled up at him sheepishly, to which he quirked up the left side of his mouth slightly in response
Students began to leave so the two stopped their silent discussion as Harry and Hermione walked to the entrance of the Great Hall to join Draco and Blaise in waiting for the other three, as they always did
The rest of classes went by slowly for both Harry and Severus, mutually impatient for seven o'clock to roll around. Dinner, too, was slow and over-all uneventful. There was a Third year that spilled pumpkin juice all down his front halfway through the meal, and then a Hufflepuff accidentally tipped their plate so all the contents fell onto their lap. Yup, nothing out of the ordinary or exciting
Severus, not being able to take the strain and anxiety, left a quarter to seven to head down to his classroom. Harry watched him all the way out, then waited 10 minutes before turning to Hermione
"I've got to go now, Hermione," he said
"Why? Where are you going?" She looked up from her book with a questioning look
"Snape wants to talk to me some more, since I convinced him to let me leave earlier this morning. 'I'm not through getting into that twisted little head of yours yet, Potter!'" Harry imitated Snape's voice, though the teacher had never really said that. He put on a resigned face, just for good measure
"I hope he's not too harsh on you. He does know what you've been through, after all," she looked genuinely caring and he smiled reassuringly at her
"I'm sure he'll be fine," he said as he rose. He glanced around the hall, first to the Hufflepuff table, then the Ravenclaws and finally the Slytherins, finding each member of The Seven and nodding curtly to each before walking out. The five simultaneously looked towards Hermione with the utmost curiosity in their eyes, but Hermione just mouthed 'Meeting with Snape' and they all cringed on Harry's behalf
Harry was walking quickly down the corridors of the old castle and down to the dungeons. He was heading for the Potions classroom - because he didn't particularly think that Severus wanted to meet him in his private chambers - and he hoped that that's where he'd find the other man
He knocked on the door tentatively, scared out of his mind that Snape was going to hex him still. When he heard the silky voice of the Potions Master, he timidly opened the door and closed it behind him. He saw Severus move his wand around a bit at the door from behind where he sat behind his desk, and he could only guess he was putting locking and silencing charms up, and he felt a shiver go down his spine
There was silence in the cold dungeon room as the two men simply stared at each other, sizing up the other as you would an opponent in a battle
"So, Mister Potter…" Severus said, not intending to say anything else, and not knowing what he would say if he were given the chance
"Professor," Harry greeted, inclining his head slightly in greeting
"So, shall we get rid of formalities since you've somehow found a way to feel me up without my knowledge or consent?" He raised a single eyebrow as the boy blushed, "Harry?"
"I'm sorry I did what I did, Sn…Severus…I really hope you're not mad at me," Harry was looking at his feet, ashamed of his previous acts
"I'm curious, Harry," Severus said, standing up and moving to the other side of his desk as the other finally looked up again, "As to why you felt you had to go to such extreme measures to catch my attention as you did?"
"I…I thought…you wouldn't wanna have anything to do with me that way, sir, so I figured that if you saw…well, -felt- what I have to offer you in that respect that once you found out…well I was hoping you'd still want to continue it. Except with the -real- me and not my imagination," he said shyly, remembering to keep his eyes locked with Severus'
"So you decided to cast a charm on me, one that I was not even aware existed, actually, to show me how much you…desire me in hopes that it would cause me to fall in lust with you? Is that correct?"
Severus didn't get a verbal answer at that; he got the feeling of those pouty lips on the side of his neck again, very briefly, and he smiled wickedly
"Ah, so that -is- the situation, is it?" he asked as Harry blushed some more, still not daring to look away, "Well, did it ever occur to you, Harry, that maybe, just -maybe-, you didn't need the aid of this charm, as lovely as it is, to make me fall in lust with you?"
Harry's eyes grew wide at the admission, "I…but I thought…"
"You thought wrong, obviously. For a long time now I've noticed what an attractive young man you've become. For a long time now I've seen the real you and relished in the fact that you are not your father. For a long time now I've abandoned the wills of lust and turned to love," Severus said, walking steadily closer to the green eyed boy before him, and by the word 'love' he was right in front of the wide-eyed youth
"You love me?" Harry asked in a whisper
"Yes, Harry, I do," He leaned down closer, but stopped mere inches away from the lips he so wanted to bruise in a searing kiss
"I love you too, Severus. I have since the beginning of my sixth year," he admitted
"When we began working so closely together? Being sent on missions as a pair and having our own language and finally being able to understand each other? You mean -that- time?" he whispered, looking in Harry's eyes searchingly
"Yes, that's exactly it. I saw the real you and had you there to protect and look after me. I loved those times for that, honestly, even if it was in the "eye before the storm" so to speak"
"Me too," he lightly smiled and finally brought their mouths together for a sweet, meaningful kiss, though it turned quite heated after a minute or less, both their body pressing full against the other. It was when Harry tried to start undoing the buttons on Severus' robes that he pulled back panting
"No Harry," he said as he placed his right hand on Harry's left cheek as the latter looked back at him in confusion. He wasn't that much taller then the green eyed beauty before him, only an inch or two, but that just made everything seem all that more ok, "I want to take this slow, ok? Is that all right?"
"That's perfectly ok, Severus, I don't want to rush you into anything you're not ready for," he smiled reassuringly
"Thank you," he said before pulling the younger man against him again and began to kiss him once more, both getting lost and forgetting about time and life for the few fleeting minutes (which really turned out to be 20, they discovered as they looked at the clock to see that it was 7:32)
Severus slowly pulled away, giving little, quick kisses to Harry's lips before saying, "Do you want to move this into my chambers? They're warmer and more comfortable, I swear," he asked nervously, laughing a little at the end
"That'd be wonderful," Harry agreed and Severus led the way out of the classroom. They turned to the right upon leaving the room and walked a few paces down to find another door on the right and entered through it, Harry going in first as to avoid being seen by the owners of the voices that sounded from the other end of the hall
Upon entering the quarters, Harry was pleasantly surprised at his surroundings, for when entering through the door, he walked directly into the living area, the door positioned in the middle of one of the walls. There was a plush, dark blue carpet covering the stone floor as a black, soft leather couch was sitting sideways and facing towards the right wall with a deep mahogany wooden coffee table in front of it in the relative middle of the room. On the back wall, (being the one opposite the door) there was a decent sized fireplace and two high backed black cotton chairs facing diagonally towards each other and the fire at the same time. Off to the right in the back corner was a formal wooden desk with a lamp on one corner and books piled up on it, bookshelves positioned behind the wooden chair
To the left of where Harry stood, still in front of the main door, there was a wooden swinging door to which Harry assumed was that kitchen area, for who would put a swinging door as the entrance to anything else? And to the right was another door of stained wood, which he could only guess led to the bedroom. But where was the bathroom, then?
Severus came forward, pointed to the swinging door, and confirmed his hypothesis that it lead to the kitchen, and the door to the right was to his bedroom. The bathroom, he soon found out, was connected off of the bedroom, so you had to go through that first to get to the facilities
Severus then placed his right hand on Harry's lower back and softly guided him to the couch. Severus half sat, half laid, his back being supported by the arm rest on the side closest to the fireplace and motioned for Harry to join him. The younger man settled himself so that the left side of his body was in between his Professor and the back of the couch with his head and right hand on Severus' chest
Severus lit the fire so there would be more warmth in the room, though he figured they probably wouldn't need it with their bodies in such close proximity. Once settled, they began slowly kissing each other, never tiring of simply exploring the other
The two stayed like that, comfortably lying in each others arms while talking and kissing until nine, when they both decided that it'd be best not to draw too much attention to themselves by Harry staying longer
As Severus walked Harry to the door, he kissed him good night and was about to open the door when Harry stopped him
The boy grabbed Severus' left hand, which still had the question on it from lunch, and showed it to him once more, not saying a word but looking at him questioningly
'Do you want me to stop this?'
Severus smiled and gave him the same response as before…except just a -tad- different: "Never"
Harry smiled, then asked, "Well I know you don't want to stop what we have going, but do you want me to cancel the spell?"
Severus thought for a second or two before responding, "No, I rather think it's an exciting addition to our relationship. Though I have been curious as to what its limitations are…or what, precisely, it does"
"Well, as you've probably already figured out, you feel what I do to you in my day dreams. The only restriction being that you have to be within seeing range for it to work, but that doesn't mean I have to be looking at you for you to feel it," Harry explained
"How'd you get the words to appear on my hand at lunch?"
"Easy. The charm makes it so it's actually happening to you and whatever I do to you in there, shows up on you," Harry tried, but at Severus' confused look he went on, "Like, with the pen, I wrote it in my day dream and it showed up, right?" Severus confirmed, "Right, and when I gave you that hand job during potions, you had to clean the mess, right?" Severus blushed a little before confirming, to which Harry smiled, "Now it's time for a little example. Severus, if you would unbutton your robes enough to expose your neck, please"
The older man did as he was told and then looked at Harry skeptically, but the boy was already lost in his own thoughts. Severus felt the slick, hot tongue slide up his neck from his collarbone and then kissed the side of it wetly. Then, just like that, the mouth was gone again
Severus opened up his eyes that he didn't remember closing and looked at Harry with no little amount of lust, to which Harry smiled brightly
"Feel your neck, Severus"
Confused, he did so to find wetness there in the exact spots where Harry's invisible self had just touched him, and his eyes grew wide, "See? Whatever I do to you in my head shows up on you," he smiled cheekily
Severus was still at a loss for words as Harry leaned up and kissed him and let himself out, saying "Goodnight, Professor," and leaving the older man dazed in front of the now closed door
When he finally came to again, he whispered, "I think I could get used to this charm," before turning and heading to his room
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Ok, so I'm incredibly incredibly incredibly sorry for the long wait that I set you guys up for. I completely lost my motivation for this story for a few days, knowing where I wanted to take it but too lazy to type it up. This will -not- be an unfinished work, I promise you that, as long as you guys keep reviewing and saying positive things
I hope the length and substance was satisfactory to you guys, and I hope I explained the spells properties well enough and in an…interesting way, lol
jbcna - There's your more. Hope you liked it!
Reese Craven - Haha, thanks, I'm rather taken with the last line of chapter 2, as well. I hope this suited you just fine, too
Katie Lupin Black - Wow, I've seen you around and all that, but I never thought I'd see you reading one of my fics, lol, and don't worry, it's not a bad thing you are. Thank you for your praise of the story. And I'm sorry to've concerned you about not continuing with this, though I can clearly see where that suspicion came from. It's supposed to be a weird story, and yeah…I promise not to punish anyone! Especially not my lovely reviewers! I leave that to the character's in stories to do to each other (never in mine, I'm not much of a BDSM writer). Thanks again!
And thank you to the 5 new people that added me to their author alert list that aren't commenting. I still appreciate it!
I'll try my best not to take so long with the next chapter, but I make no promises. Again, this will be finished as long as I keep getting feedback. ::New York accent:: No feedback, No story, kapeesh?
Ok, so I don't know how to spell it, and I'm from the Midwest, so it doesn't work very well…
