Chapter 21

Under The Bed

When Harry woke up, he felt Severus's arms wrapped around him. He was afraid to move. What if it had all
been a dream? What if it wasn't Severus who was holding him but someone else?

"Open your eyes, Harry. I know you're awake." It was definately Severus who was holding him. Harry opened
his eyes and saw Severus giving him a stern look. It didn't last long though. Soon, his eyes warmed up and his face relaxed into a rather caring expression. Harry smiled up at him. Then he remembered what Severus had told him before he had fallen asleep and then his expression turned into a pained one.

"I can't teach anymore?" He whispered. Severus looked sad.

"Unfortunately." He replied softly. Harry sniffed, but he didn't cry. He sucked it up, promising himself that he wouldn't cry anymore because he had cried quite enough before he had fallen asleep.

"Harry!" Two voices cried, causing Harry to look up. It was Fred and George. They looked positively scared. "You've
gotta hide! Charlie told us to come warn you that 'he' wasn't happy!" They both cried. Harry quickly rolled off of the bed, onto the floor, then he switched directions and rolled under the bed. He grabbed the bottom of the bed and hauled himself up so he was about half a foot off of the floor.

The doors slammed open and three pairs of feet walked in. Harry held his breath, his heart beating like a scared rabbit's. The footsteps stopped besides the bed. Harry glanced at the shoes and recognized them. It took all of his self control not to gulp.

"Where is he?" The cold voice of Harry's master demanded. Harry winced. His voice only went cold when he was positively pissed off.

"I'm not quite sure. The weasely's ran into the room and he jumped up and ran out. He really shouldn't be up. He still needs to recover from his heart attack." Severus replied. A snort came from Marlene.

"He's under the bed. He always hides under the bed." She stated matter of factly. Their master dropped to his knees and looked under the bed. His gaze met Harry's, and it went from cold and angry to mirth filled and amused.

"Mr. Potter." He said in an even tone.

"Master." He replied steadily.

"Why don't you come out from under there so we can have a discussion about your future without me hurting my poor old back?" He asked. Harry sighed, dropped to the floor and rolled out from beneath the bed. He got back up onto the bed and laid back down next to Severus. His Master studied the two of them, but he wisely didn't comment.

"I'm sorry for fucking up and revealing my identity to so many people. I know that I now have to be discharged and I will be banned from ever returning, and the location of head quarters will be wiped from my memory, as well as the identities of the others back there." Harry said in a business like voice. His master nodded.

"Unfortunately, yes, but before he begin, I have a few questions that I wish to ask you. We will begin with your heart. It never healed completely, did it?" He asked. Harry shook his head and his master nodded with a sad expression on his face. He then turned to look over at Marlene. "I suggest you go and get the healer. I think that if she's going to be healing Harry, she should know why his heart is so weak." Marlene nodded and quickly walked away.

"So, did you finish with suppressing Albus's inner demons before you black out?" He asked. Harry nodded.

"Yessir. I finished everything. If any more of his dark desires resurface again, I'll be long in my grave and all of my magic has faded away." Harry said matter of factly.

"Good work. I also hear that you can no longer teach. I'm sorry to hear that. You loved helping your fellow students and I know you always planned on teaching here at Hogwarts after Voldemort was dead. Ahh, Madam Promphrey,
just the woman we needed to speak with." The Master of Fighting rose and kissed Poppy on the had in a rather
gentlemanly manner. She smiled at him in a rather girlish manner, blushing slightly.

"Now I know where he learned it." Marlene said, snapping her fingers. "I was never able to place it before, but now I
remember where I've seen Harry's flirting before! He learned it from you!" She cried. The Master of Fighting winked at
Marlene.

"I'm also the master of flirting. Which reminds me, Harry, would you like me to give your sarrow filled goodbyes to all of your lovers back at headquarters?" The Master of Fighting asked. Right then, the door bursted open to the infirmary. A small body flew across the room and landed on the bed, effectively knocking Severus off. Harry looked up into the oh so familiar eyes of Crystal.

"Uncle Harry! You're awake! Guess what? Daddy's back! He and papa are coming up now! Daddy almost had a heart attack when he heard that you were alive! Oops." Crystal mumbled, blushing. Harry sat up and ruffled her hair.

"It's alright." Harry began but he was cut off when he saw Sirius and Lupin walk in, holding hands. Sirius and Lupin stopped in their tracks when they saw Harry. Harry got up and walked over to them, and they quickly enveloped Harry in a hug.

While this little reunion was going on, the master was telling Promfrey why Harry hud such a weak heart.

He had gotten into a fight a year ago and had recieved a knife in the chest, which had knicked his heart in just the wrong place. No one had been able to help him. He had just gotten into healing, and had barely been able to make himself stable before he passed out. When he had been found, the damage done to his heart had been irrepairable and they had suspected that if a great shock, a severe injury, or over strained himself too far, then his heart would begin to collapse.

"Harry Potter! You are in so much trouble!" A screech from the doors caused everyone to look up. Mrs. Weasley was stalking into the room. Harry quickly ran and hid behind Severus, peeking around him.

"You wouldn't hurt a man with a poor heart, would you? And I'm still heart broken over the fact that I can no longer teach. Be kind to me." He said with a sniff. No one fell for it.

"HOW DARE YOU RUN AWAY FROM SCHOOL! LEAVING EVERYONE TO WORRY ABOUT YOU! I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK WORRYING ABOUT YOU! YOU CAUSED AN ULCER TO BUILD IN MY STOMACH WHILE I WORRIED ABOUT YOU! AND THEN YOU WENT AND FAKED YOUR DEATH! CAUSING EVERYONE TO CRY! YOU BROKE MY HEART! I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT! I OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROTECT YOU AND I THOUGHT I HAD FAILED IN MY DUTY AS A MOTHER TO YOU! IT TOOK US YEARS TO GET OVER YOUR "DEATH" AND SOME OF US WERE STILL GETTING OVER IT! AND NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT YOU FAKED YOUR DEATH! AND CHARLIE WAS FOOL ENOUGH TO FOLLOW YOU! YOU LIED TO US, YOU TRICKED US, AND THEN YOU GAVE US ALL A HEART ATTACK! YOU TWO SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!" Molly Weasley was really getting into it now. Harry cast a silencing bubble around her, allowing her to scream to her heart's content, but it would be easier on their ears. He winked at Charlie.

"She give you the same lecture earlier, Dragon Tamer?" He asked. Charlie nodded, putting his arm around Marlene's
waist.

"Yeah, but Marlene saved me. Her mom came in and began to scream at us, and then they began to scream at each
other for screaming at their child when they in fact had the situation already under control, and while they were fighting,
we snuck out." Charlie explained. Marlene elbowed him in the ribs.

"Shush!" She scolded as Harry sat back down on the bed with Severus, laying his head on Severus's shoulder. Sirius
frowned at this.

"What are you doing, Snivillus? Get your hands off of my godson!" Sirius began, but Crystal hit him lightly on the
arm.

"Shush daddy! Uncle Harry likes uncle Sevvie a lot! He used to say uncle Sevvie's name while he slept." Crystal admonished. Harry blushed.

"Did I?" He asked. Marlene and Charlie laughed.

"All the time. Sevvie this, and Sevvie that. I had to stop Marlene from smothering you with a pillow, saying that she's never be able to look her brother in the eye again." Charlie laughed. Harry's blush brightened and then the master of fighting grinned.

"Which reminds me, Harry. Would you like me to tell all of your lovers goodbye for you?" The master asked. Harry nodded. "I'll need all of their names." He said. Harry frowned in concentration and sat up straight again and began to tick off names on his fingers.

"ShadowHawk, Moonshadow, BloodLust, LightDream,Wolfclaw, DemonFang, Drummer, SnakeyDice, NightStallion, CreamCob, SourSweet, Lust, Desire, Envy, Friday, SlyCat, SilentDeath, QuickSword, QuickSilver, GraveRobber, GrimDeath, GhostHorse, GhostHope, GreyFaith, BlackDreams, Goose, ViperBreath, RatFace, ObsidianStone, Nibbler, TankHut, and...Hold on... Damn, he was a quicky at least once a month...What was his name? Oh yeah! SilverRain. I think that's all of them." Harry said, frowning a little. "Was that thirty three?" He asked. Marlene shook her head in disgust.

"No mate, that was thirty two. I think you forgot dear Chimera. He loved you so much." Charlie said and Harry threw a pillow at him.

"Shut up! I only fucked all of them because I was desperate and they all looked like my dear Severus." Harry said, trying to kiss Severus, but he got up and left abruptly. Marlene winced.

"Damn. I forgot he was so sensitive." She said. Harry glanced at everyone else in the room and left, following the man he loved to explain himself. Perhaps, he would fogive Harry.

He hadn't wanted to come back to Severus unexperienced. He had believed that Severus deserved a lover who could help him experience as much pleasure as one could give him. It was why he had had so many different lovers. To try different techniques. He loved Severus, and he wanted their first night to be special. But that little scene may have in fact just ruined all chances that he had had with Severus.

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