A couple days after settling things about Lily, Harry and Severina sat together at a Quidditch game. Ravenclaw was trying valiantly to beat Slytherin. Things were not going in their favor. Severina found the game boring. She was enjoying the people around her more than what was going on in the sky. Remus was sitting next to Severus, keeping Snape distracted and calm. Bill was there as well, having gotten a few days off to deliver a package to Dumbledore. Ron and Ginny had been given permission to sit with the professors so they could spend time with their brother. Hermione had come along.

Snape and Remus sat behind the others. Ginny had gone off to do something. Bill sat between Ron and Severina. Hermione was on the other side of Ron, Harry on the other side of Severina. Hermione was having a hard time communicating with Ron. "Ron, did you hear what I just said?"

"Huh?" He looked to Hermione. He had not. "What did you say, Mione?"

"I said… Oh, never mind. Wouldn't want to stop you from drooling all over Severina." She glared at him.

Severina heard this, as did the rest of them. She looked at Hermione. Ron was red and gaping. "What was that, Miss Granger?"

"I'm not droolin' over anyone!" Ron exclaimed. Bill chuckled as Remus gauged Snape's reaction.

"Well, you certainly haven't been watching the match, now have you? The snitch could be sitting on your head and you wouldn't know!"

"Mione, that is uncalled for. You sound jealous." Harry looked at her somewhat shocked.

"That she does," Bill agreed, grinning at Hermione. "Thought you liked ol' Krum?"

"I am not jealous!" She defended herself vehemently, crossing her arms.

Severina leaned over slightly and whispered in Harry's ear. "Denial."

"Isn't just a river in Africa," he whispered back with a laugh.

"I don't have to listen to this!" Hermione declared before standing and storming off. At this time, Remus was elbowing Severus and nodding toward Harry and Severina.

"What is it Lupin?" Snape demanded grouchily, as usual.

Remus shook his head. "Clueless as ever, Severus."

Ron chased after Hermione. "Mione! Wait!"

Hermione stopped, turned, and glared at him. "What do you want, Ronald Weasley?"

"What's wrong with you lately?"

"You're so wrapped up in Harry's big sister that you forget about the rest of your friends. That's what!"

"I haven't forgot about you or Harry or anyone else! If you didn't notice, my brother is the one I was talking to." Ron glared back. Then, he stepped closer as what Harry and Bill had said registered on him.

"Really? He seemed pretty wrapped up in her, too," she pointed out.

"Are you jealous? Do you really think I like 'er like that?" He stepped even closer.

"I am not jealous! What would I have to be jealous about?"

He frowned at her slightly. "Nothin', I guess." He turned to leave her alone. He felt disappointed.

"You wait right there," she demanded.

He turned back to her. "What?"

"What was that suppose to mean?" She frowned at him.

"Nothin', Mione. I don't know why you would be jealous of me likin' another girl!" He exclaimed. He did not like another girl. His heart had belonged to Hermione for some time.

"I… I… am not jealous of that…" She turned crimson as he stepped closer.

"You sure?" He stepped even closer to her yet again.

"W… why would I be jealous of her?" She did her best to sound dignified and hide that her heart was his as well.

"Not just her, Mione. Any girl." He moved even closer, barely a foot between them. His voice was soft, casual. His nerves however, were dancing like never before.

"I… I'm not jealous of any girl." She was sounding less and less sure of herself.

He stepped closer still. "So, if I were to kiss another girl and not you?"

"Why would I care?" Her voice had become softer with every step he took toward her. His face was only inches from hers.

"What if I kissed you?" His voice was a whisper.

"You wouldn't." She was not too convinced of that, and she so wanted him to.

"Do you want me to?" He leaned in a little, only centimeters between them.

"W… why…" She never finished whatever she was trying to stutter out. He leaned in all the way and kissed her. He does not force her to kiss him back, but she readily replied to the kiss after her initial shock wore off. They stood there kissing for several long moment until…

Ginny was on her way back to the others when she came across her brother and Hermione. She stopped and gaped a moment before squealing in delight. The two broke apart quickly, both going shades of red darker than Ron's hair. "Oh. My. God!" She ran up to them with a large grin and hugged one then the other. "I gotta tell someone!" She disappeared like a flash toward their seats.

"Oh god. The whole school is going to know."

Ron looked at Hermione. "Is that a problem?" He looked worried, like she was about to reject him.

"Well… No, but it would be nice to have some privacy in this matter, don't you think?" She looked up at him.

"Hell, Mione. I don't care who knows long as you let me do that again." He grinned at her with a twinkle in his eye.

She gave him a shy smile in return. "If you want to, I wouldn't stop you." He took her into his arms and kissed her again, deeply. They forgot about the Quidditch game and everything else but one another.

The others were sitting watching the game and talking quietly when Ginny came running up. She slid into the spot beside Bill, bumping into him as she did. He looked at her, seeing the huge grin on her face. "What are you so happy about?"

"They were kissing!" She squealed.

"Who?" Harry asked.

"Ron and Hermione!"

Bill started to laugh. He had been waiting on that. "Well, it's about time." Harry said happily.

"She was jealous," Severina said. They fell into a discussion of this and that, ignoring Snape and Remus.

"Do you ever wish you were that age again? Things were so much more simple." Remus looked at Severus.

Snape raised an eyebrow. "Really simple? That's not what I recall. I recall ridicule from classmates and almost loosing my life." He gazed at Remus coolly.

Remus sighed and looked away. He did not say anything else. He was done apologizing for that.

"What?" Severina had heard the last part of what her father had said.

"Nothing, Rina. Watch the match. You'll need to hone your skill if you wish to be a referee." She frowned but turned back around. She looked at Harry then Bill before settling her gaze upon the game.

"I can't believe it. It's about time those two sorted this out," Harry said to Ginny.

"Isn't it! I was so happy when I saw them. What brought it on, I wonder."

"Vena," Harry told her simply.

"Huh?" Severina looked over at him.

"Nothing." He looked at her innocently.

She frowned again. Looking at Bill, she asked, "Is it just me or are they all keeping things from me?"

Bill chuckled. "It would seem."

"We are not keeping things from you. We are just torturing you. That's what little brothers are for." He grinned at her smugly.

"He has a point. I should know. I have five."

"You poor man," she told Bill. "That is torture."

"Hey!" Harry yelled.

Severina looked at him innocently this time. "What?"

"I heard that. I am not as bad as his brothers."

"No one is as bad as Fred and George." Severina smiled at Bill as he said that.

"I remember them. Always pulling stuff on everyone."

"See! Count yourself lucky. Your father could have been in love with Mrs. Weasley." Bill choked on his laughter at that. Remus could not stop his.

"Potter!" Severus glared at him.

"Yes, Sir?" He asked innocently. Severina scooted right up against Bill to be out of harm's way.

"That was not humorous. You will keep your tongue in your mouth the rest of the game or loose points for your house." Snape moved his glared to Bill, who looked back with a clueless 'what' look.

"Calm down, Severus." Remus had regained most of his composure. "He had a valid point."

Bill and Severina started talking again. "Do not encourage him," Snape snapped.

"I remember Percy, too." That is the one I really pity you for," Severina told Bill.

"Tell me about it," Bill agreed.

"I wasn't encouraging him," Remus defended himself.

"Yes you were." Severus put his glare on Remus.

"If you say so, Sev." Remus let the subject drop, as usual. He was not going to argue with Severus.

As the game wore on, Harry began communicating with his hands. His actions lasted all of ten minutes before Severus had enough. "Stop that! Bloody talk!"

"But, you told me not to." Harry forced his grin down.

"Potter, you are really pushing it today," Severus growled.

"Come on, Father. Have some fun." Severina smiled at her father. She went ignored.

"Don't I always?" Harry asked the potion master.

"Insufferable child," Severus grumbled.

"Harry," Remus warned.

"Yes, Sir?" Harry asked Remus, all innocent. Remus just gave him a pointed look "Grown ups are no fun," Harry told Ginny.

"Hey!" Bill, Remus, and Severina exclaimed.

Harry ignored them. "So, your brother's having fun with Mione. You wanna go have some fun, too?" He wiggled his brows at her.

"Don't lead her on, Potter." Bill looked at him with a frown.

"What? No 'touch my sister and you're dead'?" Bill shrugged. "See? What did I tell you? No fun at all." He winked at Ginny.

"We can't help it if Severus is draining it out of us," Remus said while smirking at Snape.

"Shut up, Lupin."

Bill leaned over slightly and whispered in Severina's ear. "He's flirting with your father." Startled, she slid back and turned quickly to look at Remus. Her eyes clouded over as she began to think. She failed to notice she had knocked Harry to the floor.

"Ow! Hey, what gives?" Harry looked up at her. She did not hear him. Her gaze was going between her father and Remus. Bill winked at Harry but did not say anything. Ginny smacked him upside the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" He looked at her sourly.

She frowned at him. "You know what." She was the spitting image of a younger Molly.

Harry started to laugh. "I feel sorry for your kids, Ginny. They won't get by with anything."

"I am my mother's daughter," she said smugly.

"You go, Ginny." He looked around. "Now, would someone like to tell me why I ended up on the floor?" Severina was intently staring at Remus, who was starting to feel self-conscience. Bill shrugged and Ginny was not about to tell him in front of the teachers.

"Alright! Everyone knock it off!" Snape snapped, glaring at all of them. Severina chose that time to climb up and sit between him and Remus, who she was still eyeing.

Remus could take no more of it. "Do I have something on my face?" She barely heard him, shaking her head in response.

"Now, what's going on? Why do I feel like I'm the only one left out?" Bill motioned to Severus and Remus covertly so the two could not see. "Yeah, and?" Harry was not getting it.

"Ron and Hermione," Bill told him as if that said it all.

"They're off somewhere. So?"

"No," Ginny said. "He means that…" She just could not say it loudly. She stood and made Bill scoot over. She bent down and whispered in Harry's ear. "…that Professor Lupin likes Snape the way Ron and Hermione like each other."

"What?! You mean… they…"

"Shhhhh!" She pulled him to the seat beside her. "Neither one really knows what is going on, but Remus has been flirting with him for some time now."

"Well, someone should do something, don't you think?" Harry glanced up at the teachers.

"I think Bill took care of that." She looked at Severina, who had a Lily Evans plotting grin on her face.

"Okay." Harry was slightly weirded out by the news, but it was not that big of a deal to him. Ginny smiled at him before turning back to the game.

Remus had noticed the look on Severina's face himself. "Sev, this doesn't look good." She was still lost in thought, not really seeing or hearing any of them.

Severus shook his daughter's shoulder. "Whatever it is, don't even think about it."

She shook her head, his voice and the shaking bringing her back to reality. "Huh? How did I get up here?" She had not realized she was moving when she had. She moved back down to sit between Ginny and Bill.

"Not good at all," Remus repeated.

"Well, we'll just have to keep an eye on her." Severus felt that was enough.

"We? I'm the one she was staring at!"

"If you do not wish me to stop her, then you'll have to keep an eye on her."

"Oh no! She's your daughter!"

"Then, as I said, we'll have to keep an eye on her." Severus scowled at him.

Remus leaned closer. "You know how damn hard it was to stop Lily, if you could," he hissed in the man's ear, his breath hot.

"Then you had better be on guard, hadn't you?" Remus snorted and sat back with a frown.

"Boooooooooooooooooo!" Harry yelled as Draco caught the snitch, ending the game.

"Really, Har." Severina rolled her eyes.

"What, Potter. Afraid he'll win next time you two play against each other?" Snape asked with a smirk.

"Not a chance, the sniveling little butthead."

"Clever, Harry," Severina drawled before stopping to listen to Bill, who took this opportunity to lean over and whisper in Severina's ear.

"I don't have to be back to Gringott's for a couple days. Would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me tonight?" She looked up at him and nodded. "Good. What time shall we meet?"

"Let me go change, and we can leave any time. You can wait in my rooms if you want." She smiled at him.

"I think your dad would have me… Um, let's just meet in the main hall, okay?"

She smiled at him. "Alright. Give me half an hour max." She kissed his cheek before running off to get ready.

Severus narrowed his gaze on Bill. Something was going on. "What are you doing with my daughter?"

Bill held up his hands. "I'm not doin' a thing!"

"You had better not even think about it. I know potions that would turn you in to dust. They would never find the body."

"Okay! Calm down!" Bill back away slightly.

"Severus, leave them be."

Snape glanced at Remus then back to Bill. "Just remember what I said." He got up to leave. Bill nodded, sighing once Severus and Remus walked away.

"Well, that went well," Harry commented.

"What?" Bill looked at Harry.

"Well, I mean he didn't turn you in to dust on the spot. So, that went well."

"Why would he turn me to dust? I didn't do anything!" Bill was avidly defending myself.

"You're going out with his daughter for cripes sake." Harry was not that dense. He could put two and two together.

"Just dinner between adults."

"Yeah right," Ginny drawled. Bill glared at her.

"Hey, don't glare at her. She knows what she's talking about." Harry put an arm around her shoulders.

"How would you know?" He eyed Harry menacingly, suspiciously.

"Well, she picked up on Lupin." Harry shrugged.

"Yeah… We all know Remus is gay."

"I didn't."

"It's okay, Harry." Ginny patted him on the arm.

"Well, since you do have intentions towards my sister, I'm gonna ask what they are." Harry eyed Bill in return.

"What? It's dinner. The first time I've had dinner with her. How am I suppose to know?" Bill was growing sick of the third degree.

"Hey, man. Had to do the brother thing since you did it to me."

Bill looked at Harry in exasperation. "You two aren't doing anything together."

"No, but you thought we were for a moment, and looked like you wanted to hang me."

"Well, then we are even." Bill turned to walk away so he could meet Severina.