Harika couldn't believe what she was seeing, that damnable old man was entering Severus' flat. Did he know she was here? Was Severus giving her up to him? No, no, she couldn't believe that Severus would do something like that, he had promised to take care of her, turning her away from himself would be doing the exact opposite of that. Mind made up, she straightened her spine, adjusted the grip on her groceries and set forward. Wouldn't let the old man wreak her life again.

Harika reached the door, hesitating.

Doubts consumed her thoughts. Maybe Severus would turn her over to him. She pulled her keys out, but before she could open the door, it was slammed open.

"Get out of my flat, Albus, I have better things to do than listen to you prattle on." Severus said his attention directed at the old man standing in their living room.

"Ah, my boy, but perhaps you should apologize to this beautiful young woman you seem to have startled." Albus sent her a gentle smile, Harika's lips pressed together in a strained smile as a Severus turned to look at her.

"You're back sooner than I expected." he moved aside to let her in.

"Yeah, the market was less busy than I had thought it would be." Harika informed her dom as she headed to the kitchen to put the groceries away. Albus watched her with interest as she moved, noting how she clearly knew her way around and then his eyes drifted to Severus watching how he paid no attention to the girl, clearly trusting her in his home.

"I must say Severus I had no idea you knew such a fine young woman." Severus closed the door, clearly getting the message that his employer would not be leaving his home anytime soon.

"I see no reason to discuss my personal business with you." Severus' irritation was clear to here in his voice. He truly did not want the other man butting into his personal life, his life away from the school, where he could be himself and be with his submissive.

"How long have you two know each other?" Albus ignored the potions master.

"Long enough."

"Oh honestly Severus, I've known you since you were a young lad, surly you could tell me?"

Severus stared at the headmaster, "three years." Albus' eyes widened, three years, the dower dungeon bat had been on friendly terms with someone for three years, someone that wasn't a fellow teacher. Then again, seeing as the girl was now putting on a kettle of water, it might be more than friendly terms, and wasn't that an even bigger shock.

"Oh, my dear, allow me," Albus said as he pulled out his wand and flicked at the kettle, the water inside boiling instantly. Harika jumped in surprise, unused to magic being preformed in front of her, Severus had never done so, in fact he had never even told her that he was magical, not she could blame him, she had never told him either, though she had been working up the nerve to tell him.

Severus grabbed Albus by the back of his cloak and pulled him to the front door, slamming him into the wall, he growled out "the hell do you think you're doing."

"Severus…"

"She is a muggle, she knows nothing of magic, and you just go and casually use magic in front of her!" Severus' voice raised at the end of his statement, he dropped the hold on Albus' collar, "Go."

"Severus I,,,"

"Just go Albus I need to fix this mess, just know that if you have ruined my relationship, there is nothing to hold me back." and with that Severus shoved Albus out of the door.

Harika stood in the kitchen Severus had shoved the old man, out of the flat. She didn't know what was going on, what she should do. Did Albus know she had magic? But if he did, didn't that mean that Sev did too? No, Sev didn't know she had magic, couldn't know. There were plenty of times he could have used it on her or around her, her hand clenched what was going to happen now, Sev was a school teacher. Could they do magic to force her out? What if Sev didn't want her to know and…and… what would he do?

Severus walked back in through the living room and into the kitchen. Harika was staring at her fists on the counter. He watched her lost in her own thoughts. "Harika?" the young girl turned to look at him, there was confusion swimming in her eyes. "Come with me, we should talk about this." Harika walked around the kitchen island to his side, and fallowed him to the couch. They sat next to one another, and Harika wanted to cuddle into his side, to feel the security of his arms around her. Severus sighed and threw his arm on the back of the couch. "Come here." he ordered. Harika happily sank into his side, as Severus' arm came down around her. "I suppose I should start by saying magic is real. There is a whole community of magic users hidden away-"

"I know."

Severus stared down at her. She burrowed in further into his side, her hands clenched his shirt. He reached down to touch them, taking one in his own hand, he spoke softly in her ear. "You know?"

His young lover nodded her head, not meeting his eyes. "Yes. I know, that you're a wizard and that there's a bunch of them in hiding, and that magic is real, and that that man is important to them somehow, and…" she trailed off. "And?" "And you have to leave me now, don't you? That's what he was here for, right?"

A/N: don't know if anyone would actually be interested in reading this.