Slytherin Love VIII

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Warning: boy/boy (Harry/Severus) Do Not Read If This Offends You.

All the kids were in the living room while the adults spoke to one another in the kitchen. "We should open presents," Ron said as Hermione snuggled against him.

"They are all hidden with a charm so that you can't touch them Ron," Ginny said.

"I can still counter curse it!" Ron exclaimed.

Fred snorted, "You don't even know some of the spells from Defense against the Dark Arts," he said.

Ron glares, "I do to! I just don't want to alarm mom and dad," he said.

George laughed, "Well, did you saw the gifts that Snape was holding? I didn't know that he actually cared about us!" He said.

"I'll bet I know who they are for," Ron said as he didn't look at Harry when he said it.

"Children, do you want to eat some cake?" Molly asked as she poked her head in the doorway of the living room so that she could see everyone.

"Save some for us!" Ron called out as Harry chuckles as he knew that Ron could be able to eat a lot.

There were extra chairs all around the table so Harry saw an empty chair beside Severus. Figures that nobody wanted to sit next to the potion teacher that they all hate. He sat next to him surprising Severus as Ron and Hermione sat opposite of them.

"Harry, have you appointed to the new Seeker of the team?" Remus asked as he was talking about when Harry leaves Hogwarts of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

"I'm thinking of assigning Ginny to that position," Harry said as he looks over at Ginny with a smile as Ginny blushes.

"Thanks Harry," Ginny said happily.

"Molly, why don't we all go to the living room and we could eat our cake while we open up gifts?" Severus suggested. He had gotten Harry a friendship ring that he saw one day in London and he had put charms on it so that it would be able to protect the one who's wearing it.

"Well…" Molly was unsure as she looks over at everyone.

"I'm sure that we could compromise," Remus said with a smile.

"Oh, very well," Molly said as Remus chuckles and everyone stood up and they went to the living room where the gifts were being held.

"Harry, why don't you open my first?" Ron asked as he got a small box from under the tree as people were giving each others gifts all around them while they eat cake.

Harry smiles as he opened it, it was a small display snitch that was inside the small, looking glass. "Thanks Ron!" He said as Ron beamed.

Harry looks around to see where Severus was, he was opening gifts from the people that had given him. He got his gift from the stack as he went over to Severus, "this is for you," he said as Severus looked up at him.

He got the gift from him, "yours as well," Severus simply said as he gave him the small box that was in his pocket.

Harry looked at it puzzled. Can such a gift be so small? He thought as he shrugged and he tears up the gift wrapper to see what it was.

"Harry, this is such a rare book," Severus said suddenly.

Harry looks up from where he was opening his gift, "I know. That was supposedly for looking inside your Pensieve but I think it's also appropriate to give it to you for Christmas," Harry explained with a smile.

Severus stomach gave a jolt as he saw Harry's smile, "well, why don't you open the gift that I gave you?" He asked as he gestures to the box.

Harry nodded as he opened the small box that he was holding and he gasped as he saw a ring box and he opened that one. Harry looked at Severus fuzzily, was he asking him to marry him? He thought.

Severus chuckled at the look he was getting from Harry, "no Harry, that ring is a friendship ring. I put some protective charms on it while you wear it. Whenever somebody tries to hex you, it will reflect back," Severus explained.

"Thank you Severus," Harry said smiling as he put the ring on his finger.

"That's an amazing ring Harry," Hermione said with a smile.

"Could somebody please bring the pitcher from the kitchen of lemonade? We are running out here," Molly asked somewhere in the living room.

"I'll get it Molly!" Severus called.

"I'll go with you!" Harry said too quickly.

The two men walked side-by-side until they were stopped in the doorway of some magic. Severus growled as he tried to continue his walking through the door, but couldn't until he heard laughter from beside him.

"Look up Severus," Harry said as Severus looked up and saw mistletoe forming right under the doorway.

The two had been set-up as Severus turned around and saw that many people were watching them with delight and surprise. "You can't break traditions Severus. Besides, I put a charm placing you there until you both kiss," Molly said with a smile.

Severus glares at the woman as he leaned down and he slightly kissed Harry on the cheek without giving Harry any preparation. He tried to move again, but couldn't as he turns to look at Molly. "I did what you asked!" He snapped.

"That's not a real kiss Severus," Arthur piped in.

Severus growls as he knew that he desperately wanted to kiss Harry on the lips but not while there were so many people around watching. What would his godson say?

"Why don't we just do what the people want and get it over with?" Harry suggested as Severus looked down at him.

He sighed in annoyance as he leaned towards Harry and the two kissed with tongues touching as Ron was the only one that made a gagging noise.

The kiss became passionate and heatedly as they didn't know they were kissing such for a long time until someone cleared their throat. "Do that in an empty room, will you?" Minerva asked with a smile.

Severus blushed as Minerva chuckled and the two went back to the party.

TBC...

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