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The next morning, Severus was sitting at breakfast when he saw Harry enter the Great Hall. Severus stood, hoping to catch Harry on his way to his seat, but he passed right by Severus and looked like he was in a hurry.

Severus sat back down, disappointed. "Did something happen with you and Harry?" Albus asked him.

The Potions Master sighed. "He found out about me and Lucius," he admitted. "We ran into Lucius in Diagon Alley yesterday and Lucius decided to inform Harry of our summer together."

"Ah, so that is why he is upset," Albus said. They looked over at Harry, who was talking to Ron and Hermione. "Don't give up, Severus. Maybe he'll listen."

"He was at the Weasleys' last night," Severus said. "Ron blatantly lied and told me that Harry wasn't there. I used Occlumency to find out for sure. Harry didn't want to see me. He'll never forgive me."

"Let me speak to him," Albus said.

Severus stared at the Headmaster in surprise. "You would do that for me?"

Albus smiled. "Severus, you are like a son to me. I would do anything for both you and Harry. You both are very deserving of love."

"Thank you, Albus."

"Don't worry, Severus. I will have Harry come to my office and the three of us will talk, if you are alright with it," Dumbledore said. "Harry has confided in me about you, and I think you would find it in your best interest to hear what he has to say."

"Harry talked to you about me?" Severus asked, surprised. "What did he say?"

"He asked me how you felt about him," Albus said. "Before you ask, no, I didn't give him an answer. Harry cares about you, Severus. I am sure he's brokenhearted, and quite honestly I don't blame him, but he is head over heels for you."

Severus sighed. "I hope you're right."

After classes that day, Harry received a note from Dumbledore saying that he wanted to see Harry in his office. Not thinking much of it, Harry walked in and froze in the doorway when he saw Severus. "What is he doing here?" Harry asked icily.

"I'm here because I haven't been treating you right," Severus said. He took a step closer to Harry and reached for his hands. The younger man stood as still as a statue as Severus laced their fingers together. "And I want to fix that."

"Severus told me about what happened yesterday," Dumbledore intervened. "I understand you are upset, Harry, and that is not an unreasonable reaction, but please hear Severus out."

Harry looked back to Severus. "Well?" he demanded, though the Potions Master's closeness was making his heart flutter.

"I was trying to deny my feelings for you this summer," Severus said. "I was willing to take any distraction I could find, and I ran into Lucius at the Leaky Cauldron one evening. Everything happened from there...But I don't care about Lucius, Harry. Every time I was with him, I thought of you."

"Oh..." Harry trailed off, uncertain of what to say to that. Though he was glad Severus returned his feelings, he was quite surprised that Severus had thought of him like that. He felt his cheeks heat up.

"Please, Harry," Severus said, looking at him with those gorgeous onyx eyes that Harry had fallen in love with. "Can we start over? Let me make you dinner this Friday. We can eat in my rooms, just the two of us."

Harry sighed. "Alright. Because I can see you're making an effort, and because you're making my stupid heart flutter, fine. I'll give you another chance."

Severus smiled. "You still have feelings for me."

Harry's face burned. "Yes."

"I thought you hated me after what happened with Lucius," Severus admitted.

"I definitely tried," Harry said. "But I couldn't. But you can't shut me out like that again, Severus. It hurt way too much."

"I promise I won't. I'm sorry," Severus said, and hugged Harry. Surprised, Harry hugged him back. Aware of Dumbledore watching them, he pulled away reluctantly after a few moments. "You should get to your tutoring session," Severus said. "We'll talk later." He kissed Harry's cheek, and Harry blinked in surprise before smiling at the older man and leaving Dumbledore's office.

"That's wonderful, Harry," Hermione said later that night at dinner after Harry had told her and Ron what happened. "I'm happy to hear things are working out between you two."

"He better treat you well," Ron added, "or he'll hear about it from me."

Harry smiled. "Thanks guys. That means a lot," he said, and he meant it. He was glad to have his best friends supporting him.

After dinner, Harry was one of the last people to leave the Great Hall. On his way out, he felt a hand gently grab his shoulder. He turned around to find Severus. "Hi," Harry said.

"Harry, I know we talked earlier. But Albus was there, and I wanted to tell you something when we were alone. I didn't have the chance though."

"What?" Harry asked.

"I love you, Harry." Severus's eyes held something that Harry had never seen before. Passion. Harry's own eyes widened - he hadn't expected that. "You heard me. I know you probably don't believe me after everything, but I promise you. I know what I feel now and I know that I've never felt this way about anyone, not even Lily."

"I love you too, Severus," Harry said. "I loved you even before the war - I had a crush on you for years. It's why I asked you to help us hunt the Horcruxes. I thought, even then, that you were brilliant."

"I must admit, I had no idea," Severus said, lacing his fingers through Harry's. He was close enough that Harry's heart began to race, and he couldn't help it. He glanced down at Severus's lips. The Potions Master seemed to notice, and he leaned in at the same time as Harry did. Their lips met in a deep, passionate kiss. Harry found himself shoved up against the wall, and gasped as Severus's tongue licked his own. His heart pounding quickly now, he reached for the buttons on Severus's robes, unbuttoning the first few buttons. The Potions Master's body pressed against his own, his tongue twisting around Harry's, and Harry thought the older man might actually drive him crazy. He tangled his fingers in Severus's soft hair, something he'd been longing to do, and heard the Potions Master moan.

He also heard a loud, annoying voice call out, "Potter and Snape sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

Severus pulled away from Harry's lips, rolling his eyes. His hands were grasping Harry's hips, making the younger man squirm with impatience. "Peeves, go away or the Baron will hear about this!" Severus insisted. Peeves stuck out his tongue and quickly floated out of the Great Hall, cackling.

Harry looked up at Severus, into those gorgeous dark eyes. "You think he'll tell everyone?" Harry asked.

"Let him," Severus said. "Then the whole castle will know I love you."

Harry smiled and leaned in for a long, deep kiss. "I have to go," he whispered against Severus's lips. "I'll see you on Friday?"

Severus nodded and kissed him again. "Goodnight Harry."

"Goodnight Severus."

AN: Hey guys, I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I can barely handle my life right now so I have almost no free time. But I should have a lot more time now to do whatever I want, including writing, so you should see more frequent updates from me from now on, and on my other stories as well. Thank you for all your support and I will try to update soon.