Title: Forever Yours

Rating: T

Summary: Severus is covered in blue goo from a potion mishap, when he realizes the wards in his rooms are down, fearing the worst he enters with his ward at the ready, nothing is changed except for the basinet, the baby, and the two notes……OOPS THIS MIGHT HAVE JUST TURNED M/M! If you don't like, please don't read

Chapter 4

Weeks went by and Severn was not enjoying her Defense Against the Dark Arts class any more then she had at the first day. Her dad told her to give Professor Potter a chance, but she couldn't get past the fact that the man had poked fun at her dad. To Severn, Professor Potter was nothing more than a jerk and a bully.

Roxanne on the other hand LOVED Defense Against the Dark Arts and especially Potter. Roxanne had told Severn that her parents and Potter went to school together, her parents were a few years older, but they were all on the Quidditch team together. She also said Potter was her Uncle Ron's best friend. This didn't matter to Severn, truth be told, nothing was going to change her mind about him.

One afternoon, Roxanne and Severn walked to their afternoon Defense Against the Dark Arts class when Severn over heard some older students making jokes, she listened to them until she realized their jokes were about 'the greasy old Death Eater potions Master'.

"Take that back!" She yelled.

"Calm down little one, what's the problem?" the snarky 7th year questioned her.

"Take back what you were saying!" she yelled.

"What did I say? I was just talk about Snape, what do you care? And all of it is true anyway. He's old and greasy and a Death Eater!" The boys laughed.

Severn couldn't stop herself; she punched the older kid in the face, causing his nose to bleed.

Professor Potter came out of his room just as he saw the flash of light where the older kid sent a curse Severn's way. Severn laid on the ground, Harry was not completely sure what the curse was.

"Roxanne, get Severus! You," he pointed to the boy whose face was still bleeding. "Come with me!" Potter picked up Severn and ran as fast as he could to the hospital wing.

Roxanne stood in front of Snape's door, he was not in the classroom or store room. The idea of knocking on this door scared her more than anything in the world, but her friend was hurt and would need her father there. She knocked.

Snape opened the door surprised to see Roxanne there. "May I help you, Ms. Weasley?"

"It's Severn, she's hurt." She was not able to give any details before Severus was running to the hospital wing.

All the Kids moved out of the way when they saw Professor Snape running towards them. As he Rounded the corner into the infirmary and saw his daughter laying in the hospital bed and Potter over her, he got scared. "What happened?"

"She was petrified," Harry said.

"Who? Why? Did you let this happen in your classroom?"

"Jones here, and he has not said how, but that is due mainly to his broken nose she gave him." Harry glared at the older kid in the next bed.

Pomfrey came towards the bed with a potion and gave it to Severn who then started to wake.

"Dad?" She questioned as she opened her eyes.

Severus moved to the chair next to her, "What happened?" He held her hand as she looked scared.

Harry moved away, giving the two space. He looked to Jones who had just been healed by Madam Pomfrey. "Come with me!" He took the boy outside.

"There was this kid and he kept calling you a Death Eater, so I hit him. Tha's all I remember, are you mad at me?"

"No, I'm not. I am just glad you're okay. But Severn you need to control your temper. Besides, that boy was right." Severus then explained to his daughter how he was a double agent in the war to help Dumbledore defeat Voldemort. Severn looked mortified, but didn't say anything.

Severus stayed with his daughter until it was time for her to go to sleep then he kissed her goodnight and headed towards his rooms.

Outside the infirmary Severus was shocked to see a sleeping Harry up against the wall.

"Potter?" Severus nudged him with his food.

Harry stood up quickly.

"How is she?' he questioned as he stood there in front of Severus.

"She'll be just fine. Thank you!" The fear of realization flashed in Severus' eyes, "Had you got her to Madam Pomfrey so quickly that may have not been the case. How was it that boy petrified her?"

Harry shook his head, he was not sure. To date the only was he had ever heard of petrifaction by way of the Basilisk.

"Would you like to join me for a drink?" Severus asked.

"Umm, sure." Harry felt a little awkward drinking with his former professor and hated enemy. "What was the fight about?" Harry asked as they walked to the Dungeons.

"She over heard Jones calling me a Death Eater, and she hit him."

"Oh," again Harry was feeling uncomfortable.

"I knew I'd have to tell her some day, I just kind of hoped she'd be older."

There was a long silence and then Harry Spoke up, "Dumbledore gave the boy detention for the rest of the year with Filch. No student gets off easy when they use dark magic on another student. It is going to be a long year for that boy!"

"She should probably be in trouble as well, she did after all start it." Severus was always thinking in terms of being impartial, with his students and even his daughter.

"He petrified your daughter. Using curses on other students is forbidden." Harry was shocked by what he was hearing.

There was another long silence.

They walked into Severus quarters, and Harry finally asked, "Are you okay?"

"No, for the first time I thought I might lose her, seeing her in that bed scared me more that anything in my life."

Harry smiled at this new Severus, "She's a great kid. You did a great job raising her." Harry took the glass Severus was offering him.

"Her grandparents raised her, most of the time she was with them. I was here at the school, without her." Severus downed his drink and poured another.

"She's very protective of you. She still hates me for making a joke about you on the first day of classes." Harry laughed.

Severus smiled, and drank another glass. "She worries that I am not happy," he said after a long silence.

Harry and Severus were starting to get drunk, "I like the dark bruiting, it makes you seem mysterious." Harry laughed, "but it wouldn't hurt you to smile from tie to time."

Severus smiled he really did have a hard life, but it was better now and he had a really wonderful daughter. What more could he wish for?

~\*/~

The next morning Severus woke up early, remembering the drinks the night before (thanks to his pounding headache) he cursed ever starting to drink. As he moved to get up and go to the hospital wing, he realized someone else occupied his bed as well.

Harry sleepily opened his eyes. He was slighter confuse by where he was, "What happened last night?"

As the two realized their clothes were thrown all over the room they started remembering the event of the night before.

'Shit!' Severus thought. "Eh, I have to… um… go to the, I have to go see my daughter."

Harry felt very uncomfortable. "Yeah, I'll just…" As he started gathering his clothes he felt extremely naked in front of his former Professor. Harry could not remember a time he had dress and left so quickly. 'How much did we drink last night?' He thought, his head reminded him it was a lot. What got them to the point they slept together, that was a different tell, and Harry could not remember all the event of the previous night. Harry knew he had always been slightly attracted to the man, but Severus obviously was not gay. He had a daughter and was in love with the girl's mother, before she died. Harry needed to stop thinking about this!

~\*/~

Severus cringed at the thought that he had taken advantage of a former student the night before, but now he couldn't that about that, now he had to get to his daughter. Quickly he dressed and went up to the hospital wing. Severus was thankful it was a Saturday, there were not many students awake at this point in the morning.

Severus came in to see his daughter sitting up in bed talking to Roxanne.

"Good morning, Dad!" She smiled when she saw him.

Severus walked over and kissed the top of her head. "How are you feeling?"

"Much Better Madam Pomfrey said I should be able to leave this afternoon."

Roxanne got up and excused herself stating she'd see Severn later. Severus smiled as the girl left in a hurry.

"She's afraid of me isn't she?"

"Oh yes, very much so!" Severn smiled, "Her dad told her you were very mean!"

"You didn't know her dad when he was a student. George Weasley and his twin brother Fred were the most mischievous students this school has ever seen." Severus smiled.

"Dad, what's that?" Severn pointed at her dad's neck concerned.

"What?" Severus felt where she was pointing and his neck was sore.

"It looks like a bruise." She starred at it intently.

:Hickey…:

"Umm, well last night I tripped and hit the table in my room," He lied yet blushed.

"For someone who could lie to Voldemort successfully, you sure do suck at it." Severn was not sure why her dad was lying to her now. "Please tell me what happened."

Severus had talked to his daughter about sex and relationships, yet that was all hypothetical, he was not able to tell her about his one night sexual encounter with her Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. "I met someone late last night after I left here."

"Severus was blushing and his daughter laughed, "Met someone in the castle? Is it serious? Are you dating now?"

"Eh, I don't think so," Severus was feeling more and more uncomfortable.

"You need to find someone, I hate to see you alone." Severn was very adult for her young age and often worried about her dad.

"I'm not alone, I have you." He smiled at her.

~\*/~

During the evening feast in the Great Hall Severn sat with her friends in Ravenclaw, and Severus watched her closely, mainly so it didn't look like he was avoiding the gazes of Harry.

"Dumbledore made an announcement half way through dinner that got everyone excited. "Tomorrow after noon is the first Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. I hope to see every one of you out at the pitch cheering on your classmates."

Harry was looking forward to this. Ron and Hermione never missed the first match of the season, surely they'd know what to say to him, and how to deal with this situation. Maybe he shouldn't say it was Snape.

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