"Potter, no!" Severus yelled before using his wand to slam the door shut, narrowly missing Harry's fingers in the door frame.
"You need to let us explain!" Hermione tried to reason.
Severus growled. Albus had insisted on him giving Harry Occulmency lessons to keep the Dark Lord out of his head. Severus had become… distracted and it gave Harry the chance to enter the professor's thoughts just long enough to see glimpses of him and Hermione.
A kiss on the cheek.
A hug.
A dance.
A laugh.
Harry had his wand pointed at Hermione's throat. "You're sleeping with him?! Is that why you spend all your time down here? Sleeping with a teacher? With Snape?"
They told Harry that Hermione's lessons were just so he had someone to practice with but in reality, it was to make sure no one could peer into her mind and discover her and Severus' affinity. Ironically, Harry had just done so to him.
He couldn't risk the last good thing he had.
Severus placed himself between Harry and Hermione. "Potter, lower your wand or it won't matter if you can hide your mind from the Dark Lord because I will kill you," he seethed.
"Both of you, stop it!" Hermione pleaded.
"How could you?! How could you, Hermione?!" he screamed, angry tears threatening to run down his cheeks. "You know what he is! What he's done! He's-"
"My soulmate, Harry," she stated calmly.
"You're mad! I don't know what he's made you believe but-"
"Oh, please, Potter," Severus hissed. "I don't know what mangled image you have of me inside your rotten little brain, but I am not a predator."
"No?" Harry scoffed. "Just a Death Eater?" he said, reaching for the professors sleeve.
Severus quickly moved his arm.
"You know nothing," Severus said slowly.
"I'm actually insulted that you think he could have tricked me into this somehow," Hermione interjected.
Harry lowered his wand. "Well, if anyone could, it'd be him."
"Then you are unaware of how brilliant she really is," Severus said lowering his wand as well.
Harry's jaw all but dropped.
"Harry?"
"Sorry, I've just never heard him compliment someone before," he answered.
Hermione allowed a small smile. She stepped beside Severus and placed a gentle hand on his arm.
"He's actually less of a git in private," she offered.
"Only to you, my love," Severus muttered while looking down at her and smirking when a horrified look crossed Harry's face.
Harry shook his head, trying to regain some sense. "So soul mates? Like Remus and Tonks?"
"Why does everyone compare us to them?" Hermione asked.
"Yes and no," Severus said, ignoring Hermione's comment. "They are a soul pair but Lupin would already have been territorial because he is a werewolf. If you would have pointed your wand at Tonks like you just did to Hermione, I doubt you would be alive. Lupin would have killed you... if Tonks didn't first," he smirked.
"Does the Order know?" he asked.
Severus nodded. "Most of them do. The younger Weasleys and your godfather still remain oblivious, I believe."
"Please let us tell them in our own time, Harry," Hermione said.
"I won't say anything," he promised.
I've decided that I will take SSHG prompts. Doesn't have to be soulmate centric, I guess. Review this story or pm me :)