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A/N: This is a Harry/Snape story. Don't like, don't read. I rated it T for now just in case. I hope you like this story. Happy reading!
Warning: Slash, Yaoi, MalexMale pairings, Snarry, Harry/Snape. If you don't like don't read.
His Biggest Secret
By: A Wandering Soul
Chapter 9
As Monday morning rolled around both Harry and Serenity crawled from his bed. "Daddy, I didn't sleep well. I miss Father." "I do too peanut. Me too," the last part whispered. Harry and Serenity dressed and met a chipper hyper Melissa in the hallway out side of their rooms. The three exchanged greetings and walked down to the Great Hall
for breakfast.
Down in the dungeons Severus was waking as well. He had a splitting headache and was still very tired. After doing his morning routine and dressing he made his bat like way to the Great Hall.
Severus walked in ten minutes after Harry and Serenity sat down. The little girl stood up and flew across the room in a flair of black lace. Severus couldn't keep the smile from his face as he bent and lifted her off the floor. "I missed you so much father! Me and daddy couldn't sleep a wink." She rushed through her words in a whisper. "Come eat with us!" As the two walked over to the table, Melissa sitting next to Hermione, an empty chair that Serenity had just vacated, Harry, and then another empty chair. Severus helped his little girl into her chair before taking the one on Harry's other side. He picked up a plate that was out of Harry's reach and handed it to him. "Your favorite. Blueberry pancakes." Harry blushed subtly. "Thank you," he said softly as his blush started to fade. *I can't believe he remembered that.* He thought as he slowly ate. Truth was Harry remembered things too. As he thought he had lifted a plate of steaming banana nut waffles. Severus had tried to get the plate away from him but Harry had already took a bite. Not even a minute latter he was on the floor gasping. The hall had erupted in shouts and screams. Severus jumped up, grabbing a potion from his robes and he poured it into Harry's mouth. Serenity was quick to jump on her daddy and hold onto him for dear life once he could breath. Harry was rushed to the infirmary were he was to spend the full day. Melissa took over his classes and Serenity stayed near Harry.
Later that afternoon after classes the doors to the white room opened. Severus made his way to the only occupied bed. A figure with short spiky black hair was reading to a pale dark haired girl. " …and so they lived Happily Ever After." He closed the Cinderella book and looked up at the tall looming man. "Hello Severus. How was your day?" "Huh." Harry began to see red. He had been having such a wonderful time and now Severus was back in his shell. "Don't you 'huh' me! You don't have to be this way with us, we are you family damn it!" Harry huffed after his small rant. "Do you mean that?" Sev asked a smile on his face. "Really don't say that you are my family if you don't mean it." "What are you on about?" Sev fell on the bed and held Harry's face in his hands. "I would love if you were my family, but don't say it unless you are willing to give me a second chance. I couldn't take it if you called me your family and then I find you with someone else. It would break my heart and then crush it, THEN slowly oh so slowly kill me. Please don't say what you did unless you are going to be mine and mine alone." Harry was struck mute. He didn't expect that answer and was now wondering where it came from. He recalled a letter his mother wrote while he was still in her womb.
"Dear Little One,
You will enter this world in 6 short months, I am terrified. This is not a good world right now baby. I wish we could put off your birth but we can't. I just wanted you to know loved one, that no matter what you think we would want for you to follow one thing. Listen. Follow your feelings be they instinct or other. I wish baby that you find love. If you ever doubt the feelings you have just remember. Close your eyes and listen, listen to your heart. It knows what is best for you. Even if you think your father and I wouldn't like your choice just remember as long as you made it with your heart we will come around. We love you baby and want you to be happy. Another thing use your power wisely. Even one so small has a great power. Surround your self with loved ones and you will never be hurt, at least a mother hopes her young one is never hurt. You must also remember that hurt comes in many shapes and sizes, sometimes you need the hurt to grow. It might not seem like it at the time but you do. I love you baby. Don't forget that your father and I love you so much. Promise me to follow what you feel inside and you should be fine. Your heart is the one thing that can NEVER lie to you. It may lose its way sometime but it will never lie or stretch the truth. In my heart I know you will be a good kind person with wonderful abilities. One more thing love. When you get to school study. Study your butt off if need be but you will never know your own potential if you don't work hard to strengthen your skills. One last thing love always remember we are connected through spirit. Even when your father and I pass you can reach me my sweet child. I will come to you.
Sincerely and with love,
Lily Potter"
Harry sat and listened just like his mother would want. Did he love Severus? In his heart he knew the older man loved him dearly and as he thought of the past he had with him his heart swelled. It filled with warmth that spilled over and spread through his body. He felt as though he was in the arms of said loved one. He slowly opened his eyes coming to realize what he knew all along.
It had been several moments since Severus had spoke, spilling his heart to his love. He looked down knowing what was to come. Harry would open his eyes and tell him to fuck off. Before the young man could tell him such he stood, wanting to be as far away as he could. He made it two steps before a hand wrapped around his wrist. He looked down and followed the hand to an arm, up the arm to a shoulder, from the shoulder to a face and finally to the eyes. Harry was gazing up at him with shinning bright eyes filled with, dare he think it, love. The look was something Severus never thought he would ever see in his sweet Harry's eyes.
"I love you. I never stopped loving you. I know what I did was rash and stupid but to tell you the truth I wouldn't change it for the world. Maybe change the fact you were not there but I had a great life. Made good friends and learned to understand that not everything is what it seems." Severus stared. He never thought Harry would ever give him another chance but here he was saying he still loved him. "I just had to think of what my mother once wrote me. I was still being developed and she wrote me a letter. She told me to just listen to my heart and I would know what to do. My heart was weeping for so long I had learned to block it out. But know that I listened again he was telling me to just stop the talking and…" A puzzled look crossed Severus' face and before he knew it Harry was kissing him. He smiled against the lips and slowly kissed back. Harry made a small noise in the back of his throat before running his tongue across the seem in Severus' lips. The other man parted his lips eagerly to deepen the kiss. They would have gone farther if it was not for the giggle. They parted and looked over at the little girl. She launched at the two and squealed. "Does this mean you too are together?" she asked. At both of there nods she started to jump up and down on the bed. "What do we have here?" asked an amused voice from the door. The trio turned to see Draco Malfoy standing in the entry way. He walked forward and picked up the young girl before winking at the two men. He walked out the door with out looking back chatting with Serenity.
It was several hours before either man was seen again. After Draco had taken Serenity to play Severus and Harry had mad their way to Harry's rooms. Now relaxed and calm they walked into the Great Hall to find their daughter. "Hey Draco were is Serenity?" "What do you mean? I thought she was with you?" "No you came into the infirmary and got her…right?" "Yea but you Harry, came and took her with you about 5 minutes ago." "No I didn't."
Severus's mind went reeling, what if his dream was coming true? He couldn't take that, not again. It was at this time that an owl came soaring down to the shaking pair. Draco reached forward and took the scroll from the bird's leg. He unfurled it and read it aloud.
Severus,
This is a warning. If you don't dump that disgusting, whiny, brat then I am forced to do something drastic. Like hurt such a sweet little girl. You were suppose to be with me! She was meant to be OUR daughter! Don't worry love, I know Potter brain washed you to think you loved him. I will wait for you my love. Soon you will know were to go, and then you and I can run away together with our daughter. See you soon my dear, don't worry about her we can erase her memories. It will just be the three of us soon darling.
Draco gasped, he knew who had sent that letter. "I know who sent this! Pansy she had a crazy crush on Sev during school." "What? What is that suppose to mean?" "Just that she thought the two of them where dating is all. Talked to 'Severus'," He made quotes with his fingers, "all the time. Thought she had gone round the bend but could never prove it." "So you think she is the one who took Serenity?" "Yes no doubt about it. I would recognize that handwriting anywhere." "Well what are we waiting for." "One thing Harry, how are we going to find her?" "Easy. I have contacts, many in very low places and some in high places. If she is trying to hide I can find her."
The small group left the room and headed for the front doors to the castle. Once there a being of shimmery liquid floated from the ceiling.