Naked, we lay, caressing each other, our hot gasps rasping in our throats as our young, teenage bodies began to undulate against one another. Harry was frantic beneath me; his anguished face tossed the side and his hips rocking independently from his body at a great pace. I lifted myself off him and he groaned, bucking his hips into the air. I caught him by surprise as I swallowed his cock suddenly, licking, sucking. Harry had more stamina from orgasming for many months, but he came after only about thirty seconds of this treatment, crying out my name as he came. It was the sexiest thing I'd ever heard or tasted.

I crawled up and snaked my arms and legs around Harry's neck. My cock needed attention urgently, so I satisfied myself with rubbing it slowly against Harry's leg while he recovered.

"You can…do it if you like. I'm ready." A heat haze seemed to pass over me. With an effort, I lifted myself up and picked up the bottle from next to me.

"This is lube. I'm going to prepare you for it with my fingers in case it hurts. Tell me at any time if it hurts because it'll help. Harry nodded and I squeezed some onto my fingers, still quietly fucking Harry's leg. The first finger I slid into him made him cry out in surprise.

"Oh FUCK! Ray…" I pulled my finger out quickly. Harry's eyes were misty.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?!

"Yeah, I'm fine." He smiled weakly. "That was just…quite…amazing." I smiled and slid two fingers back inside him. He winced and I stopped.

"You okay, baby?"

"Yeah. Go on…please." I began to scissor my fingers, stretching him wider and wider. Harry was moaning unintelligibly, his hips raised high above the ground. I knelt up and covered my cock with lube before pulling my fingers out of him.

"Ready baby? I leaned down and started to speak into his ear.

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"Are you ready for me to thrust my cock inside you, to make love to you, to mate with you, to mark you as mine and me as yours?"

"Oh fuck yes…please…now…come to me." I wanted him so badly. His cock was jerking with excitement, wanting me. He closed his eyes and pushed gently into me. It was better than I could ever have imagined. It filled me, each cell seeming to be making love on its own; the bond between us opening so I felt everything he did. He pushed slowly forward and suddenly I was thrust towards the stars in a rocket of pleasure as the tip of my love's cock hit something I hadn't known the existence of. He began to pull in and out, each thrust pulling me higher, hitting the spot. I heard my own low voice and Draco's mingling as if from a distant room.

He was now pounding in and out of me, his face contorted, pants and screams emitting from his mouth.

"Harryyyyy…baby…I'm going to…I have to…" As liquid spurted between us, I began yelling his name, the pleasure building to such a pitch that I was aware of nothing but Draco and me, our souls coming together in a wave of hot passion.

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He collapsed onto me, panting. I could feel him still jerking slightly inside me. Release washed trough me and I was blinded. I clung to Draco, feeling tears welling in my eyes from pure emotional overdrive. Every atom was humming.

Later, in he early hours of the morning, I awoke from the haze. Silvery blue eyes were gazing at me intently. I shifted my position slightly and found that he was still inside me. I reached up and touched his smooth warm face.

"Hi there," I croaked.

"Hey." He lay down on top of me and pressed his ear to my slow heart. I fingered his hair. My whole being was buzzing and yet I was now conscious. Where was I? In the annex. In a mass of pillows. With Draco. The annex…it'd all be over soon. How long would they give us? I lay in my lover's arms, trying to worry, but every time I did, I thought of where I was and who I was with. And what we'd just done together. I thought of walking out of the annex into the December snow, for we had been many months in the annex, and seeing Ron and Hermione again, playing Quiddich again. Having Christmas…but all better because now I had Draco. Forever.

I fingered my ring, reminiscing of his face, his voice, his lower lip trembling with nerves. As I thought this, His low voice came out of the dark. I could feel the vibrations of his voice in my chest as he spoke.

"What are you thinking baby?"

"Us. In the future. It's gonna be so great."

"Mmm. I don't want to leave this though. Just you and me and whatever we want."

"I know, baby. But I'll still be there when we get out of here, don't forget that."

"You will, won't you?"

"Of course. I'm in love with you, not just in this little annex but in the whole world." I poked him and he squealed.

"In the whole universe," he laughed, poking me back. I pushed him over, tickling and giggling and we slipped apart. I gasped slightly in pain and regret. I was very sore. He stopped giggling. "Oh…no, I don't like being away from you. Are you in pain baby?"

"A little. But that's normal I suppose." He pouted.

"We're not normal. We're one of the last Silacore couples in the world. And the only Male/Male one." Oh yes. The Silacore thing again. It was annoying. I would have liked it if Draco and I had come together through love and not nature.

"Draco?" He leaned down and began to kiss my neck.

"Yes Harry, love?"

"Last night…tonight…whenever it was…it was…" I stopped. There were no words. Instead I ended, pathetically, "Thank you." He smiled against my neck.

"I know baby." 'Kiss' "I was there too." I stretched my body and knelt up on top of him. I hurt. He looked at me with concerned eyes. "Here baby, let me make it better." He picked up his wand and cast. The pain disappeared.

"Thanks. How did you do that?"

"Basic pain relief charm."

"It's good. The pain's all gone. Here. Come here and let's sleep." I got back in the nest and curled up. Draco curled around me and we lay amongst the pillows like a couple of spoons in a drawer. Oh…bliss.

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Okay, I know. Nothing can melt Severus Snape's heart, but when I saw the two teenagers wrapped around each other, each smiling slightly in their sleep, Potter's steady breathing and Draco's short little gasps mingling…the way they held each other was so tender and affectionate and somehow not sexual at all. They looked good together. I would never like Potter but I had to admit they were a very mature, sweet couple. I stepped through the doorway and Draco stirred. He opened his eyes sleepily, smiled against Harry's neck, frowned slightly and looked up at me. I opened my mouth to say something but he put his finger to his lips and pointed to Harry.

I think he forgot what he was doing as he looked at him. His eyes misted slightly and he continued to stare without paying me any more attention. I coughed and he looked up angrily, before throwing a blanket over himself and Harry, clearly embarrassed. I raised my eyebrows and mouthed 'pack' before turning and leaving.

I sat on the couch and realised with a shock that it had two imprints side by side on it. I shifted away. Looking around, I could see many signs of the two boys. A dinner was laid out on the table, eaten. Presumably they'd been too preoccupied the previous night to clean up. I heard some stirring in the next room and then a shower turn on. I realised with another shock that they must be sharing it. It was only natural, but as when they entered the house they'd been so awkward around each other, it was a shock to see how much they'd grown. I wondered briefly what Lucius would have to say on the subject. I got up and began to clear the table automatically. As I did so, I noticed something small and square on the floor. I picked it up. As I realised what it was, I began to have misgivings.

Oh, no Draco. This is going too far. Your father will never let you…you idiot, you gave him a ring…your fairytale world has gone far enough. The door behind me opened and they came out, levitating their cases and looking a little flustered. I noticed their hands clasped and rolled my eyes.

"Come on you two. We're going to see the headmaster. Then you can go back to your friends." Potter and Draco grinned at each other and followed me silently from the little room. As we exited the door melted away into nothing. They both squinted at the bright winter sun and then Potter whooped and threw himself at the snow, rolling a lump into a ball and throwing it at Draco.

"Hurry up! We need to get you to the headmaster, Potter!" Pink cheeked, Potter got up and followed again, into the castle and up to the headmaster. He sat waiting for us and smiled when we entered.

"Harry! Draco! You have returned! You had a…good time, I trust?" The headmaster's eyes sparkled.

"Yes professor," they chanted together.

"And you got all your work done?"

"Yes Sir," said Potter and Draco nodded.

"Excellent! Well then, tomorrow you must go and hand in all your written work and display your new skills to your teachers. For now I suggest you return to your houses and say hello to your friends. I expect they're dying to see you."

"Thanks, Professor. Can I ask…what's the date?" I barely suppressed a smile.

"The 20th of December, Mr Malfoy. It is eleven o' clock."

"Thank you." With that, they turned about, as one, and left. I turned to the headmaster. He was smiling mildly.

"Well, that seems to have gone remarkable well."

"Well? Draco gave him a ring!"

"Oh, how perfectly charming"

"IT IS NOT CHARMING!!! What about Lucius, eh? Do you think he's going to welcome Harry with open arms?"

"It's Mr Malfoy's relationship and not Lucius'"

"Yes, but-"

"I have every faith in the boy, Severus. People change for each other." I snorted but Dumbledore merely hummed and gazed at the ceiling.

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If felt weird leaving Draco at the portrait hole. I hadn't been apart from him for more than twenty minutes for showers for four months. As he walked away I felt such a huge sense of loss that for a moment I considered running after him. Instead I turned to the fat lady, who said,

"Oh hello Harry dear, Special orders to let you in. The password's Silacore for future reference." It would be, wouldn't it? The portrait hole swung open and I climbed through. The common room was empty but for a couple kissing passionately on the couch. I walked in, trying not to disturb the two but failing. They looked up. It was Ron and Hermione.

"HARRY!!!" Hermione sprang towards me, hugging me so hard that I had no breath. Ron came up to and wrapped his long arms around all of us. The hug lasted a long time. It was good to have them back.

"Mate! You're back! We were wondering if you were ever gonna come back, took you long enough!" I looked at Ron and he blushed. "Although on second thoughts that's probably a good thing…"

"Harry! We missed you so much! Did you finish all your work?" I laughed. It was so typically Hermione.

"Yeah, I did, and extra. It's easier to do it in your own time." Ron groaned enviously. "I see you two have found a way to occupy your time. Scaring first years. Seriously, what if I'd been a smallie?" They looked embarrassed but Hermione said,

"Oh no, most people have gone to Hogsmeade and the fist years have some trip on."

"And the second year's?"

"…They're old enough!" Ron was as red as his hair.

"Whatever. Anyway, I don't care just…nothing graphic in the dorm-okay Ron? Unless I'm elsewhere obviously." Ron made a face.

"Too much information Harry."

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Harry was looking blissfully calm and content. His Silacore charms had been nurtured and now rolled off him as he breathed. He was much quieter than he had been, giving shy smiled rather than speaking. Over the next few weeks, I saw how he and Draco acted together. A perfect pair. A match. Yin and Yang. It was fun for a while to watch the Harry-crazy loons chase after him but after a while a little scary. A gang of girls pounced on him once and started shamelessly flirting with him, another time a Ravenclaw boy pinned a terrified Harry to the wall of a corridor and began attempting to seduce him, stroking his sides and speaking into his ear…until Draco turned the corner and the boy leapt away.

The only thing that worried me was Seamus. He was different to the rest. I knew he felt strongly sexually towards Harry and with the charms added, he followed him everywhere. He hunted him like a man hunting an animal, jumping in to speak to him or touch him whenever Draco left his side. Most nights Harry slept out of the dorm, apparently with Draco so he was safe from night time attacks. When the Christmas holidays arrived, however, Draco dropped a bombshell on Ron, me, Dumbledore and most of all, on Harry. He announced that he was being called home and that if he didn't go his father would never give Harry his blessing. Dumbledore was furious.

We all knew that Silacores and their mates weren't supposed to be apart for long periods of time as it caused them great pain. But Draco had to go and Harry couldn't go with him. The last full day, a Sunday I didn't see Harry at all.

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I felt so helpless. We just sat together on my bed wishing something would happen. There was a tight knot of mixed feelings in my stomach, not least the worry that my baby would be attacked while I was gone. I knew that little worm Seamus Finnegan was staying over the holidays and we all knew where he wanted to be. Down Harry's-

"Draco. Don't leave me. I'm frightened to be without you." I took him in my arms and we clung to each other for a long time. We didn't go to lunch in the end, just stayed and talked and cuddled and tried to console each other. Anyone who's ever been in love knows how long four weeks is. Each empty minute is filled with no joy or fun, only despair and nothingness. But with Harry and me, we had physical pain and a magnetic attraction towards each other on top of that. And I didn't want to leave him to the mercies of Seamus and co.

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We fell asleep like that, just holding each other, breathing each other's breath, never wanting to let go. I dreamed of nothing, but when I woke later it was to a twitching body in my arms. I woke him gently and we lay there, staring at each other, without anything to say.

Later, in the early hours of the morning, we made love for the second time ever. It was a desperate, longing sort of lovemaking that filled me so full of emotion that tears were streaming down my face as we reached completion. I awoke in the morning with empty arms. Draco had gone. I turned over into his still-warm space and sobbed.

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"Well my boy. You're mother and I have been speaking about this unfortunate business and have decided to consider the boy in the mean time. In two weeks he will be brought here and we shall inspect him for faults. In the mean time however you are not to be idle. I want you to have all your work done by the time Mr Potter arrives and also you will be doing a little work for me. Do you understand?"

Don't say yes Draco. Even a mate isn't worth-

"Yes, anything father so long as Harry and I may have your blessing."

"Excellent. You may go."

Harry.

Great news! My father says you can come up to my house in 2 weeks! I hope you can get here. In the meantime I've got to do some stuff for him and will tell you about it if I can. I can't wait to see you. I've missed you so much. I don't need to ask because I can feel you missing me too. Good misery songs include 'Drops of Jupiter' and 'Ain't no sunshine'. Keep me posted I want to hear everything you've been doing. I love you.

Draco.

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Draco,

It's been awful here without you. Hermione and Ron are looking after me and warding people off but it's much harder without you. Thanks for the song tips. Seamus hasn't bothered me yet, Ron is keeping a close eye on him at nights. The news is great! I will start practising and smartening myself up for your father-we have a lot of history to look past! Be fun to meet your mum and I can't wait for two weeks. Two nights has half killed me. Please write soon. I love you more.

Harry.

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I sat on my bed and listened gloomily to my ipod. Ron and Seamus were talking about something trivial, sitting on Seamus' bed. I got up and went downstairs to find Hermione. I didn't want to wallow any more. She was sitting, working (for a change) in one of the armchairs near the fire. When I came in she looked up and we hugged.

"God Harry, you look terrible."

"Cheers, big ears."

"Want to talk about anything?"

"No."

"Sure? Now Ron isn't here you can tell me about the annex." The annex. I missed it so much. I wanted it back, just me and Draco in our own little world. I smiled for the first time since Draco had left me crying, and Hermione smiled back. "See, you know you want to."

"Okay. It was amazing. It was like living in a new world just you and the person you love. And after a while you don't even need to speak anymore it just is communicated. Obviously, there was the physical side too." I couldn't help but grin. "I learned a lot."

"From him?"

"Partly. I think we mostly learned together. I didn't know people did things like that before."

"What have sex?"

"No! Even I knew that! I mean the rest on the stuff," It was getting more and more embarrassing, "like, the stuff leading up to it."

"Oh yeah. I never thought that gay couples would do that stuff too."

"I don't know if they do or not, this is my first relationship, remember? You'd better ask Draco. By the way, I'm going over there in…" I checked my watch. "Eleven days, twenty two hours and forty five minutes." Hermione laughed.

"You two are obsessive. I suppose you're going to have to bear p under the scrutiny of Lucius Malfoy."

"Yeah, listen, I need somebody to do my hair before I go. I look like a mop on legs. Who does that around here?"

"Oh yeah. I've been asking around. Whose hair do you think is cut well?"

"Hate to admit it, but Seamus' hair is well cut."

"Glad you think so, Harry." The think, Irish accent cut into our conversation. Hermione rolled her eyes but I was quite worried. This was not good. If Seamus though I was complimenting him that was bad. I hurried to explain.

"I just wanted to know who cute your hair, Seamus. Mine looks like a mop and I'm having trouble finding someone to…"

"I will."

"I was about to say, someone who doesn't just want to have some quality time with a Silacore."

"Come on, Harry. You know I think of you as more than that."

"I don't care," I replied vehemently, "I just want someone good to fucking cut my hair! And I can't find anyone because they're all saying they can to get into my pants!"

"Fair doos. If you want to know, Cho Chang cuts my hair." I groaned aloud.

"Great. The best hairdresser in the school is my ex-girlfriend."

"You think I have the best hair in the school, Harry?"

"Oh, shut up." Seamus did. "Okay, Hermione, let me appeal to you. How can I change my looks for one evening? Polyjuice potion won't work because I'll have my hair cut as another person."

"You could try a concealing charm. Don't know what you'd look like though."

"Do you know the counter-charm?"

"Oh, yes, yes, do you want to try?"

"Yeah! Try now!" Hermione raised her want and cast at me, I think I sort of passed out for a few seconds because when I came to, Seamus had moved and was staring at me.

"Hell, look at you!" I got up, sprinted up the stairs and went to look in the bathroom mirror. A brown-eyed boy stared back at me. His hair was just like mine but his ears stuck out like mug handles either side on his head. His features were imprecise and unremarkable. I grinned at the stranger and he grinned back. This was great. I was a new person.

"This is great Hermione!" I yelled, turning and jumping down the stairs, "when can we ask Cho in?"