AN.. How embarrassing! I am so sorry guys. I write this ahead of time in the word document and then paste it over. Yeeshh! So so sorry about the same chapter and the delay! But anyway I don't get any money off of it! Hope you like this chapter and not the same last two chapters!

Chapter 5

It was Sunday afternoon. Harry was once again sitting in Severus' lap getting fed. The students were all desensitized from Professor Snape becoming a sap. That was all the better for Harry's plan.

Harry noticed when Hermione came into the Great Hall looking frantic. It was almost the same look Professor McGonagall had. Harry smirked, Hermione had just tried to see him. The three came up to their Head of House.

"Professor, Harry's missing." Hermione said agitated.

Harry's hood fell a little so that only his three friends would notice. "Hi Ron, Mione." Harry waved to Ginny as Ginny looked at him with a shocked face. Harry brought his finger to his lips indicating she should keep quiet. He winked at her and went back to his to friends.

"Hello Harry." Both said but neither paid attention to what they said. The three Professors all bit down a laugh that was threatening to escape.

"We need to find Harry Professor. He could be anywhere." Ron stated looking imploringly at the two Professors.

Ginny was still standing shocked at seeing her friend awake and in the arms of the Potion Master. Harry stood up and helped Severus from his seat. They were leaving the hall.

"Mister Weasley, Miss Granger, your friend is in capable hands. He is in no danger." Professor McGonagall said soothingly. She was trying hard not laugh out loud.

"How can you sit there so calm? Harry's missing." Hermione started nervously.

Ginny poked Ron in the ribs. She still couldn't get her mind around the fact that Harry was alive and well. Had been for a few days now.

Ron turned to look at his sister. "What Ginny? Can't you see that we are talking to the Professors about Harry." He snapped at his sister.

That shook Ginny from her daze. She grinned evilly. If he wasn't going to ask her nicely then she wasn't going to say. "I was just going to say that I was leaving now. Just in case you went searching for me."

Ron frowned. "Don't you want to know where Harry is?"

Ginny grinned evilly. "I'll leave the search in your capable hands." She turned to the two Professors smiling widely at her. "Have fun Professors." With that she ran out to catch her friend.

She ran through the halls until she saw the two figures laughing. Ginny launched herself at Harry almost tripping both of them. "Hello Sleeping Beauty." She stated evilly. She heard that that was the three Professors were calling the mysterious guest.

"Arg.. Why are you getting in on this name calling Peppy? Everyone keeps calling me that." Harry said in good nature and smiling widely. He then looked to see that she was alone. "What no Ron and Hermione?"

Ginny just laughed. "They will get it in a few minutes. Too late to do anything though since you will already be in his room." She said pointing to her Professor.

Now that she knew Professor Snape and Harry were in love and it was true amazingly, she wasn't afraid of the man. She stood and smiled at the dark man. "I'm personally glad it's you Professor. It could have been anybody but I know it's better when you know the person. Especially after you've saved his life so many times in the past. Truthfully I don't think I would have wanted him with a better person." She said smiling and holding her hand out to shake.

She was quite surprised when he pulled her in for a hug. "You are like a sister to Harry. Doesn't that make me in a way a brother-in-law?" He asked stated and half asked and hoped.

Ginny relaxed into the hug when he explained it like that. "Yea, yea it does." She giggled against the imposing man. "Welcome to the family Professor."

"Severus, at least away from the classroom." He stated pulling back.

Both Ginny and Harry grinned at the statement. "Ginny, even in the classroom."

"Alright." Severus agreed. He pulled Harry to him and held him at his side.

Harry smiled at Ginny. "I'll talk to you later Peppy. I'll be at the Gryffindor table tomorrow for breakfast since I'm going back to classes."

Ginny smiled and waved the two off. She wondered what was going on in the Great Hall.

The moment Ginny took off running, Ron looked at her in confusion. Just a few short minutes ago she had been worried sick about Harry and now she went running out of the room. The Professors didn't look worried about his missing friend either.

"Professor why won't you help?" Hermione insisted evenly.

The transfiguration professor tried not to roll her eyes. "Harry is in capable hands." She stated exasperatedly.

Harry. Ron thought. Hello Harry. He had said not but a few minutes ago. His eyes widened in understanding and looked at the place where he had directed the statement. The place was now empty. That was the reason why Ginny took off. She was more observant and noticed that was Harry.

He groaned and lowered his head into his hands. "Bugger." He stated to the amusement of the two Professors.

Hermione glared at her friend. "Ron, watch your language."

Ron looked up not at Hermione but the two Professors. "He's been awake for a few days now hasn't he? And he's been on campus. Right under our noses. And… and… ugg." He scrunched up his nose a little. "He's been staying with the Professor hasn't he."

The chuckling of his two Professors was all he needed to know for the answer. Albus and Minerva were finally pleased when Ron figured out the secret. Ron just turned and groaned.

"Argg… The mental images. Not what I need right before bed. Thank you for your help Professors but I think I know where he is. And for my sanity at least, I'm going to let him stay there." With that he started walking away from the laughing Head Table and out the doors.

Hermione looked between Ron and the Professors. She didn't know what she wanted to pursue first. She thought Ron had the answers though so followed him out the doors.

"Ron, where's Harry?" She asked concerned.

"Probably wrapped up in his true love's arms and kissing him squarely on the mouth." Ron then shivered at the mental image again. He had seen them kissing together before but never put Harry and mysterious Sleeping Beauty together. "Argg… the clues were all there. Sleeping Beauty. How many people actually are in an enchanted sleep and are named Sleeping Beauty?"

Hermione was a little worried. Her friend was scaring her a little. "Ron what is wrong?"

"Harry." He stated evenly. Then he sighed. "No not really. I couldn't be more thrilled with who he is with. It's just creepy to see the two of them together. Touching and kissing." He shivered again but kept walking.

"Ron, what are you talking about?" Hermione stated grabbing the sleeve of his cloak and pulling him to a stop.

Ron sighed. It was tough when he knew something Hermione didn't. "Here, I'll give you a few facts. Harry has been awake longer then just a few hours. He has been in fact awake for a few days. Harry hasn't gone off campus, well he might have to Hogsmeade but no further. He's been staying in the castle at nights. Harry has found the most disturbing yet protective true love. He has been in fact sitting, kissing, touching, hugging, and eating in front of us for the past few days. His nickname from not only Snape but picked up by McGonagall and Dumbledore is Sleeping Beauty." With that Ron pulled out of her clutch and started walking towards the portrait.

Ginny was smiling smugly at the two of them. She could tell Ron figured it out. "Harry says he'll see us at the Gryffindor table tomorrow for breakfast. He's coming back to join us in his classes." She stated to her calm brother. Then she smirked. "I got Severus to let me call him by his first name outside of class and he will call me Ginny all the time. After all he is our brother-in-law."

Ron's eyes grew wide in understanding. He thought of Harry as a brother too. That would mean that Professor Snape would be his… "Arg this is rapidly becoming the worst day of my life."

Ginny grinned while Hermione was trying to work it out. When Ginny stated that she was aloud to call their professor by his first name. Her eyes widened too. "That little Slytherin." She stated evenly.

Ginny just grinned back. "I don't know. I think it is a little payback since we didn't notice him gone until days later."


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