Harry flopped down on his bed in his own room back home at Hogwarts, he had headed straight to the shower when he had gotten back and was glad that classes were on so he didn't have to deal with the noise. It had taken three days to get the information that he needed. They had not wanted to give it to him and in the end, he had agreed in sending Simpson's body back to the states if he ended up killing him and after looking at the file he had received. He could understand why they wanted proof of his death.

He wiggled under the covers of the bed and was quickly asleep. It was the feeling of someone running their hands over his head that woke him some time later. Harry blinked his eyes open to see Severus sitting next to him on the bed.

"I'm glad it's you and not the vampire," Harry said tiredly. "I would have cursed him so badly he wouldn't have been able to sit for a week."

Severus's rumbling laugh rolled over Harry making him take notice.

"Are you coming to bed?" Harry asked, with a sly smile.

"I still have two classes," Severus replied with a smirk.

"And your point is?" Harry said with a wink.

Severus's eyes darkened as he looked down at him and Harry rolled onto his back with a grin. Severus slipped out of his robes surprising Harry as the other man quickly pulled his black shirt off and slipped out of his slacks.

Harry's eyes darkened as they roamed over the other man's body as he slipped out of the bed and stood in front of the taller man, his head titled up to look the man in the eyes. Severus smiled down at him softly before pulling him forward for a kiss.

xXx

Missing scene. Link to the full story on my profile page.

xXx

"So," Harry said softly. "You have a class?"

Severus chuckled softly sending a shiver down Harry's spine as Harry cast the spell to clean them up.

"I just finished with seventh year Gryffindor and Slytherin class when I noticed your bag in the living room." Severus said stretching out on the bed as Harry curled into his side.

"I can understand why you needed a stress reliever then," Harry laughed.

"I wasn't expecting you back until tomorrow?" Severus asked.

"I finally got the information I needed. So, didn't feel like sticking around," Harry said, running his hand up and down Severus's side.

"They told you to leave, didn't they?" Severus asked with a smirk.

"Ah," Harry said, then grinned. "Maybe."

Severus laughed and pulled himself to his feet, Harry's eyes watching him as he dressed.

"Dracka needs to talk to you when you feel up to it," Severus said as he straightened his robes.

"I'm a little concerned with the amount of talking you two seem to be doing," Harry commented lightly.

"Nothing for you to worry about," Severus purred.

Harry sat up and locked his eyes with Severus, fully alert.

"You two are up to something," Harry demanded.

Severus just smiled at him.

"Right," Harry said running a hand over his head. "I suppose, I just have to trust you?"

Severus leaned down and gave him a soft kiss in answer.

"Yes," Severus purred in his ear.

Harry shivered and looked up into Severus's dark eyes for a few second before nodding his head slightly.

"I trust you," Harry whispered.

Severus cupped his face and gave him a soft smile, his black eyes intense.

"Thank you," Severus whispered back before he turned and left.

If Severus felt he had to keep it from him, then there had to be a very good reason. Harry pulled himself to his feet and dressed, he would rather go back to bed but he had work to do.

xXx

After dinner in his rooms that night Harry made his way up to Dracka's office on the second floor. He knocked loudly on the man's door and entered when he called out. He walked into the office to see Dracka behind the desk marking papers and took a minute to take a mental image of the man.

"Blake," Dracka greeted. "I wasn't expecting you until tomorrow."

"Severus didn't tell you?" Harry asked as he took a seat across the table from the man.

"No, the bastard." Dracka cursed.

"I'm surprised," Harry said with a smirk. "The two of you seem to be talking a lot lately."

Dracka stilled at the words and Harry gave him a wink.

"I've already spoken to Severus about it," Harry said with a smirk. "If he believes it's something I shouldn't know, I trust him. Don't think for a second that I like it, but I trust Severus."

"But not me?" Dracka asked softly.

Harry just grinned in answer.

"What did you want?" Harry asked.

"Simpson has resurfaced," Dracka said and pulled a file from his top drawer and passed it over to Harry.

Harry took it in hand and looked it over, it looked like Simpson had bunkered down in a compound in Germany. The defences looked complete and wards were strong from this report as his mind started to run through plans.

"I finally got the information we need out of the Americans about why the man was exiled," Harry said. "You are not going to like it. We should invite the Headmaster down for a chat in my rooms."

"That bad?" Dracka asked.

"Worse."

xXx

The Headmaster rounded out the group of four in Harry's rooms as Severus placed a pot of coffee and tea on the table before taking a seat between Harry and Dracka.

"Okay," Harry started pulling a file out of his bag. "Graham Simpson was exiled from the States for murdering a small town."

"A small town?" Dracka asked in shock.

Harry nodded. "One hundred and five souls."

"Oh, god." The Headmaster gasped. "For what gain?"

"To become a Dark Lord," Harry replied opening the file on the table. "He had a school friend bring up a protection circle around the town and made his way through the streets murdering every man, woman and child. I have pictures but I wouldn't advise looking at them.

"From this report, the dark ritual didn't work. He reached too far without the skill or talent to hold it and it folded in on itself." Harry summed up. "The back lash knocked him out and the American wizards moved in."

"Why didn't they execute him then?" Dracka asked.

"Fear," Harry replied. "They weren't sure if the ritual had worked and if they would get a back lash from killing a Dark Lord. From this report they believed that he was partially successful, with enough dark power to be a concern but not enough to be a full Dark Lord. They didn't want to take the risk, so exile was the next best thing."

"You don't believe he is a Dark Lord?" Severus questioned.

"I would have felt it, if he was a Dark Lord," Harry said with certainty. "He could still be a Dark Wizard. I never got close to him during the battle but the question does still stand, that he may not have been there, which really just brings up more questions than answers."

"What is our move then?" Dracka asked quietly.

"He needs to be taken out," Harry said firmly. "Before the Dark Lord makes his move."

"Which will be?" The Headmaster asked quietly.

"Possibly within the next six months," Harry said firmly "We need to act quickly to take Simpson out."

"Severus and I could-" Dracka went to say.

"No," Harry snapped.

"Blake," The Headmaster said softly. "I could get the Order to look into this compound."

"They don't know the language," Harry pointed out. "Dracka, your men would have better luck to move on this compound without being seen. It's a full moon in four days' time, so a couple of my werewolf contacts would be able to give us an idea of numbers within the compound and we can make a better guess on his support and how to go about this."

"Wards?" Severus asked softly.

Harry's eyes locked with Severus.

"I will need to be there to make a gap in the wards," Harry said softly

"A curse breaker-" Severus started to say.

"Would not be able to bend the wards like I can," Harry cut in. "Just remember this is just a scouting mission. If we are lucky we can get in and out and they won't know we were even there."

"In that case," Dracka announced. "Severus and I will be more than happy to help you."

Dracka gave him a wink while Severus nodded his head. Harry sighed rubbing a hand over his head, he knew when he was beat and when he could use the help. He would just have to push his own feelings to the side for this.

"Then I welcome your help." Harry said reluctantly. "Dracka get into connect with you men and scope out this compound, be very careful. If Simpson has already moved to the level of a Dark Lord he may be able to pick up on any vampire. I'll get in contact with the werewolves in Germany to meet in two days. Albus I will make up a warning stone for you, in case something happens here and we need to move back quickly."

"My men," Dracka started. "Have already reported the size of the compound in that report, they haven't had any trouble moving around."

"Okay, we'll take that as a good sign then." Harry said. "I'll read through this. Keep your men in the area and watch for movements. Can they confirm that Simpson is there?"

"Yes," Dracka replied. "There are also anti apparation and portkey wards. Only way in and out that they can tell is from a staging point to the east of the compound."

Harry looked closely at the map, running his hand over the lay out of the compound from both the air and ground.

"You have an animagus?" Harry asked.

"Yes, lovely woman that can change into a hawk." Dracka agreed. "She has been watching from the air."

"Are there wards against animagus?"

"Not that we have found."

"Would Black be able to spare some time?" Harry asked the Headmaster.

"I will ask him, my boy." The Headmaster said with a smile.

"You know Lupin will follow Black," Severus pointed out.

Harry grinned.

"I can work with one more werewolf," Harry said darkly.

"If that is all Blake," Dracka said getting to his feet. "I'll contact my men."

"Yes, thank you Dracka." Harry said with a smile.

The vampire clapped a hand on the man's shoulder as he walked out.

"I'll contact Sirius and Remus now, good night boys." Albus said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Thanks, Albus."

"Good night, Albus."

Harry tapped his pen on the table looking over Dracka's report as Severus made another mug of coffee. The man was camped out in an old warehouse district outside of Berlin. It looked like it had once made cars but had shut down when the manufacturer had folded over twenty years ago. There was only one road in and one road out and the wards started two meters back from the first building. The one up side that Harry could see was it was set back from the main roads and had a scattering of trees around the buildings.

"Dracka's animagus has done a great job of these and isn't too bad at drawing," Harry said as he scattered the maps across the table and looked down at them.

Severus stood and moved beside Harry to get a better look at the maps. The animagus had supplied maps from both the air and ground and had neatly labelled each building, with written notes on the sides of the paper with number of people but couldn't tell if they were wizards or had creature blood. It gave them a really rough idea of what they might face and Harry didn't like the numbers if they were found out.

"Dracka's vampires and the werewolves," Harry said quietly. "Should be able to sniff out anyone with creature blood in the compound. I'll have to move outside the Hogwarts wards to work on some Concealment Pendants so that they can move through the compound without being noticed."

"Concealment Pendants?" Severus questioned.

"Oh," Harry twisted around and looked up at Severus. "I forgot. They haven't been invented yet. Oops."

Severus barked a laugh.

"It's a little hard to keep track of what has and hasn't been invented," Harry said, distractingly. "It's a bit annoying when I go looking for something, then remember that it doesn't exist yet. I'm just really glad that mobile phones exist now, even if they aren't smart yet and require a shrinking charm and a connection charm to work correctly."

Harry gave Severus a wink but the man just looked confused, Harry patted him on the leg.

"Don't worry, dear." Harry said with a smirk. "You'll understand one day."

"Watch it, Sun." Severus snapped.

Harry gave a laugh.

"I'll just call my werewolf contacts in Germany," Harry said pulling his phone. "This might take a little while."

Severus gave him a quick kiss before moving over to the lounge and pulling out a potion's text as the other man's voice rolled over him as he spoke German flawlessly into the phone.

xXx

Severus made his way towards the front gates of the school the next morning. He had woken early to find Blake already gone, which was surprising. The man normally liked to sleep in until Severus got up before rising as well. He grew concerned when he focused on the man's ring and it led him towards the gates of the school.

He found Blake in a clearing outside the wards of the school sitting on the ground in just a shirt and pants and no shoes. He had his legs crossed with his cane beside him and his dark wand held carelessly in his hand with his eyes closed. Severus moved closer and noticed the circle on the ground around Blake and a few pieces of metal scattered before him. He leaned against a tree and watched the man work.

It was in moments like these that he wished he could see magic the way Blake and others could, he could feel the man's magic but not what he was doing. It was interesting to watch since most of the time Blake didn't even feel like a wizard and it wasn't until he started using his magic that it became apparent the amount of power he held.

Blake was muttering something under his breath as he worked but Severus was too far away to hear the words but he was sure he wouldn't have understood them anyway. The man flicked the wand in his hand and frowned and Severus watched as the pieces of metal before him started glowing softly before disappearing completely.

Blake opened his eyes and leaned back stretching his back, making Severus's mouth water slightly at the sight. His eyes darkening as Blake pulled a leather bag from his pocket and started picking up something that Severus couldn't see off the ground and placing them into the bag before pulling his shoes back on.

"Need a hand?" Severus purred, when the man leaned back on his hands on the ground.

Blake's head whipped around in surprise before he grinned up at him.

"I think," Blake said softly. "I am getting used to your presence, Severus."

Severus stepped forward unsure about what the man meant as Blake broke the protection circle around him and used his cane to get to his feet. Severus noticed the way the man felt like a muggle again as the feeling of his magic seem to disappear.

"Why don't you feel like a wizard?" Severus asked as he stepped close to the man.

"What?" Blake asked, eyes wide.

"I know I'm not good at sensing out magic," Severus admitted. "But I can tell when someone has magic in a crowd. You mostly feel like a muggle."

"Do I?" Blake asked in surprise. "I didn't know that."

"He is talking about the way you hold your magic, Blake."

Severus and Blake turned to Dracka as the vampire made his way towards them, keeping to the shadows and wearing a thick, black, long coat that covered most of his body.

"I didn't realise I was so easy to find," Blake muttered.

"With the magic you were throwing around," Dracka laughed and leaned back on one of the trees in the shadows.

"The Headmaster even mentioned that he couldn't feel much of your magic the first time you came to the school," Severus mentioned.

"Really?" Blake said looking confused, he turned to the vampire with an eyebrow raised in question.

Dracka laughed. "I can feel the dark magic, if I'm looking for it or your concentration wavers."

"Um," Blake muttered looking between the two men. "How about now?"

Suddenly Blake felt like a normal wizard and it made Severus gap.

"How do you do that?" He demanded as Dracka laughed.

"Um," Blake said, rubbing a hand over his head. "I just loosened my hold a little. I guess I'm just used to holding onto the dark magic of the hallows that I didn't realise I was holding all of my magic that way."

Dracka barked a laugh as Severus just shook his head.

"What were you doing out here anyway?" Dracka asked.

"Concealment pendants," Blake replied, holding up the leather pouch. "These will help us move through the compound. They have limitations but as long as you stick to the shadows we should be able to gather the information we need without being detected. No, Dracka you can't have them."

Dracka frowned.

"The magic won't stick," Blake explained. "They will only last a day after I activate them."

"Even with the amount of magic you put into them?" Dracka asked.

"Yes," Blake laughed. "Even then. Come on, let's head up to the castle, I'm starved."

Blake took Severus's hand in his and they made their way up to the castle leaving Dracka behind to find his own way up.

xXx

Severus didn't see much of Blake throughout the day as he moved from class to class and when he did the man was on his phone or talking to Dracka. He wouldn't admit it out loud but the stab of jealousy that would run through him at the sight of his lover and the vampire surprised him. He chalked up to the way the two men moved together as if they were more than just friends as he took his seat at the Head Table that night. It normally didn't bother him but every now and again it would.

"Here," Dracka said, giving Severus a small piece of metal on a leather cord. "Blake said to put this on and keep it under your shirt. I've given the Headmaster the two for the werewolf and the animagus. They should be here by tomorrow morning. We move out at ten."

"Is Blake still here?" Severus asked frowning, the man always made sure to tell him when he had to leave but he had been busy.

"He's up in the tower," Dracka whispered. "Doing god only knows what."

"Really?" Severus asked, surprised that the man would go all the way up there with that many stairs.

Severus focused on the ring and could feel that he was up in the tower of the school, in fact the highest point that you could get to. He felt a slight brush of Blake's magic in return and smiled.

"Told you," Dracka said with a smirk. "I have my men in place and Blake's werewolves will be moving into place to wait for us to arrive. That gives us two days to plan."

"Doesn't sound like a lot of time," Severus muttered.

"Yes," Dracka replied, taking a sip of his coffee. "I don't like it, but I have looked over Blake's plans and they are sound. We can't wait another month for the full moon to come back around. Simpson could move or go to ground again. This is our best chance to get an idea of his support."

The two men turned back to their dinner and if Severus kept checking in on Blake as the man worked it was just to make sure that he was safe and no other reason. By the way the other man's magic responded he didn't seem to mind.

xXx

Severus woke to the feeling of someone sitting on the bed and turned to see Blake's naked back in the soft light of the room.

"Hey," Severus said sleepily as he rolled towards him.

"Sorry, I woke you." Blake said with a small smile. "You sleep way too lightly."

"You're not much better," Severus pointed out.

Blake gave him a grin, before joining him under the covers. Severus pulled him tight and gave him a kiss.

"What were you doing up in the tower?" Severus asked as he pulled the man tight against him, his cock taking an interest.

"Um," Blake said softly placing a kiss on Severus's neck. "Checking the wards of the school. I wanted to check how high above the castle the wards stretched."

"Is that so?" Severus asked running his hand down the man's side to his hip and grabbed his ass in his hand.

"Yeah," Blake muttered, kissing along Severus's neck. "When Robbie used that rocket launcher on the giant I wanted to make sure that the wards would force back that kind of attack. Oh god."

Blake smirked up at him his green eyes wide as they looked at Severus intensely.

"Top or bottom?" Blake asked softly.

xXx

Missing sex scene.

xXx

His magic running down Severus's spine making him groan loudly and rolling the man until he was above him and attacking his neck.

He pulled back and looked down at the man below him as he looked up with slightly glowing green eyes seeing the magic swirling around him in equal parts dark and light. The man was beautiful even with the faded scars running down his arms, his skin seemed to glow from the magic.

"Is this what you see?" Severus gasped.

"Look at yourself?" Blake whispered, instead of answering.

Severus looked down and for the first time in his life he was able to look into his core. Yes, he knew how to pull magic for spell work and how much but had never been able to 'see' the magic. He could see the swirling rainbows of his magic and the dark strands twisting around it. He looked at his hands and dark magic swirled to his fingertips.

"Dark magic?" Severus gasped.

Blake reached up and grabbed his hands, the magic around his own hands mixing with Severus's magic, more dark than light.

"From being a death eater?" Severus asked.

"No," Blake said softly, looking up at him. "That is your magic, Severus."

Severus just looked at his hands as he saddled the other man's waist. Slowly the magic started to settle around them and disappear but Severus could still feel the dark magic at his core as Blake held his hands. Now that he was aware of it, he couldn't ignore it.

"I never…" Severus whispered.

"I know," Blake said softly.

"You knew," Severus questioned as his eyes locked with Blake.

"Having dark magic doesn't make you evil, Severus." Blake said softly as he wiggled so he could sit up in front of the other man, still holding his hands. "It can attract you to other sources of dark magic."

"The Dark Lord," Severus whispered.

"And me," Blake said and Severus's eyes snapped to his.

Blake just smiled at him softly, his eyes guarded.

"That's why it's taken so long for us to get to this point?" Severus asked.

"In part yes," Blake admitted. "The other part was I was scared."

Severus's eyes widened, he had never heard this man admit to being afraid.

"What?" Severus gasped.

"I was afraid of the way you would react," Blake said looking away. "I believed when you saw the magic and I explained that you would believe the only reason that you are attracted to me is because of the dark magic."

"You're an idiot," Severus snapped, cupping the man's face and turning it so he could look into Blake's wide eyes. "I love you, you idiot."

Blake's eyes flicked between his before he smiled. "I didn't realise this was going to get so sappy…I love you too."

Severus pulled the man into a hard kiss before pinning the other man to the bed.

"My turn now," Severus purred in Blake's ear making the man shiver.