Harry and Severus took their leave of the school three days after their grand appearance and they headed for Prince Manor as planned. Harry was not sure what to expect when they apparated on the grounds. In front of him stood a massive Gothic manor with turrets, and from what he could see, at least three wings.

Severus led him up the rest of the drive. "There are stables out back, horses still I'm sure, a lake and even a forest beyond the house."

Harry smiled at the thought of horses though he had never ridden."Would you be able to teach me to ride? I mean if we have time."

Severus nodded. "I would enjoy that. It will be some time before our training is complete and we can take on Voldemort. We will need distraction at times."

They were greeted at the entrance by one of what looked to be a dozen or more elves. "Master Severus has returned. Welcome home master. I be Nolo."

Severus nodded towards his husband. "Nolo, this is my husband Lord Harry Black-Snape. You are to follow his orders as you would mine."

Nolo turned to Harry and bowed. "Of course. Welcome home Master Lord Harry sir. Nolo and other elves serve you like we serve Lord Prince."

Severus could sense Harry being slightly over whelmed. "Can you show us to our rooms please?'

Harry had never gotten used to house elves and though Grimmauld had Kreacher and there had been house elves at Potter castle and the school, Harry never felt right about them. Dobby and Winky were the only ones he seemed at any ease with.

They were led to a master suite larger then his entire apartments at school. Harry was awe struck. "This is one person's bedroom? I never saw anything like it."

Severus laughed and closing the door pulled Harry down onto the bed with him. "Correction its two peoples bedroom, but I agree my family does go over board."

Harry relaxed into his warm embrace. "So what are our plans for our stay here?"

Severus smiled. "There are some potions that we need to work on and the two of us must start training you again in your occulemency skills."

Harry groaned but it was cut off by a kiss. "It should at least be more fun this time." Harry said.

Severus smirked. "I do believe Mr Snape that it was our fun we had in training you last time that has led us to this point."

Harry laughed. He was right. The intense training sessions had led them to seek a way to burn off the tension. "I guess the tension came in handy for something."

Severus ran a hand down Harry's neck. "You keep going on your studies, not only in occulemency but in your other classes, and I promise we'll work out the tensions."

Harry looked over at the massive bed that could have slept six. "You know I can already feel the tension growing in my muscles as we speak."

Severus bit his husband's earlobe and made him groan. He whispered. "Is that an invitation Mr Snape?"

Harry nodded and barely was able to respond through the moan. "Yes."

Severus did not need to be asked twice as he pulled them both fully down on the bed. All of the cares of the war drifted away for a few hours as they made use of the massive bed.

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After they finally found their way from the bedroom Severus gave him a tour of the manor and realized that they needed to make a few changes if Harry would be comfortable here.

He called "Dobby."

The little house elf appeared. "Yes Professor Snape sir, I mean Lord Snape."

He laughed at the elf. "It's okay Dobby. Professor or Master Severus is fine. I was hoping you might come and serve us here."

Dobby was smiling. "You know I work for Master Harry. If master wants me here then Dobby happy to come serve him instead of school."

Severus turned to Harry who was shocked. "Sev?"

Severus kissed him. "I know you're not comfortable with all these strange elves. I thought you'd be more at home with your loyal one here to watch out for you."

Harry was grateful that his husband had thought of it. "You don't think though that the elves that already serve here might be angry."

Severus shook his head. "It is customary for new ones to come with someone who marries into the house. A bride would often bring one from her own clan."

Harry smirked. "A bride? Are you forgetting certain parts on me already Sev, after only a few hours?"

Severus shook his head. "Not at all. It has just not been a very regular habit in my family for a husband to be brought home."

Harry liked that. "Breaking with tradition are we? Well I was never one for following tradition and custom anyways."

Dobby had been watching and decided to take his leave. "I go meet other elves, let them know I be here. If Master Harry need me, master call."

Harry nodded and when he left. "Thank you for that. I really do feel better with him here. Not that Nolo is not a nice elf."

Severus gently kissed his husband. "Anything to make you more comfortable here. Unlike Kreacher, Dobby has no loyalty to one property or title of yours but just you, so I assumed he would be willing to come where ever you were."

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They made their way down to the potions lab for a time. It had been decided that Nolo would serve Severus, so if he needed something he would call the elf since they could not surely remember all the elves names, and Harry would have Dobby of course at his disposal. The others would be left to their regular duties. The elves all seemed to be happy to have them here.

Severus smiled when Harry mentioned that. "It has been decades since anyone lived here. Elves like having someone to serve. All they have had were animals."

That made sense to Harry. "Kreacher went crazy with the painting of Grandmother because he had been left to himself with her for too long."

"Fortunately I have no insane grandmothers paintings in the house. They only had the animals for company." Severus said.

Harry snickered." Ì don't know. I have grown quite fond of Grandmother. She is quite reasonable when you get the blood traitors our of her house."

Severus felt like he needed to point out. "You are a half blood as I am; I never did quite understand how you earned her respect."

Harry shrugged." Mum may have been muggle born but she was a witch. And anyways I listened to her and kicked out the scum as she called them. Something her son never did. I guess she thought I was worthy of the Black name."

Severus kissed him. "Well you are definitely more of a Slytherin then a Gryffindor, thats for sure."

Harry had of course told his husband that the sorting hat had wanted to place him in Slytherin." I should have been a snake. We could have had fun sooner."

Severus laughed as he tried to turn back to his potions." Heaven knows I would never have gotten any work done then."

Harry went and put an apron on as directed. "Okay potions master, what lesson are you teaching me today?"

Severus motioned towards some roots for him to skin." Ì will be teaching you how to brew the draught of living death. We'll be needing some down the road."

Harry went to work on the roots. He knew that most of his lessons this year were going to be of the practical sort. They did not have time for him to be a student for student sake any more. All of his studies would be aimed at making sure he had every skill required to face the pending war. Though he would never have a natural aptitude for potions, his basic knowledge might come in handy down the road.