So, okay, I think maybe I need to broadcast this out, because I have zero reviews on this. If you go to fictionpress and look up authorkid94, there are two stories. Please, read them. I'm desperate. It's stuff that I've made from my own series, and I really want them to take off! Help me out. The One called "The Year I Shall Never Forget" won't go farther than that, because it's something I want published one day. Thanks again!

Enjoy!

"Told you." Harry murmured against Cho's lips. She giggled, ruining the kiss. He groaned.

"Really, love? I was enjoying that kiss." She laughed again. He grinned. She pressed her mouth against his again, this time not laughing. He deepened the kiss. A little voice went "Ewwwww, that's icky." Cho burst out laughing and pulled away from Harry. Charlus stood in the doorway, looking a bit sheepish. Harry stood up and ran after the boy, who screamed.

"Get back here, you little brat." Harry said. Charlus ran through Harry's long legs, and down the hall. "That kids fast." He said, resisting the urge to swear, knowing his kids repeated every word they said. Cho laughed as he ran down the hall. There was a knock on the door. Cho opened it to find James, Jamie, Jason, Lily, and Severus (who seemed a bit uncomfortable).

"Come on in. Don't mind the screaming, Harry's chasing Charlus around." They all sat down, Cho making tea and bringing it to them. Jason and Jamie immediately went into a discussion about chess. Severus rolled his eyes. Harry came back, Charlus thrown over his shoulders. The boy was red in the face, giggling so hard his eyes were streaming. Harry pinned the boy to the ground. "I'm sorry!" He shouted repeatedly, still laughing. Harry tickled him ruthlessly. Lily and James shared a look. Jason and Jamie laughed. Cho and Severus glanced at each other, and shrugged.

"Daddy, stop!" Charlus said, looking terrified suddenly.

"What is it, son?" Harry asked, looking scared. The boy ran off. Harry followed him, then came back laughing.

"I think he was getting ready to pee his pants." Cho laughed. He sat next to her. "Oh, hi." He noticed the people in the room. "Sorry for my lack of hospitality, I was playing with Charlus." Harry was home more, so he had the chance.

"You're fine, son." James said. Charlus came out and curled up in Cho's lap. Harry kissed his head. Charlus was gone in moments, off to find his sister to play with.

"All right then." Harry said. He turned to the group. "How have you all been?"

"All right." James said. Lily tiredly snuggled up against James' shoulder. "Didn't sleep very well."

"Me either." Lily said. James glanced at her, grinning slightly.

"Come on, guys, really?" Harry complained. "I know that look, and one of you kept the other up last night." They blushed. Jamie and Jason were oblivious. Severus went scarlet.

"I…how did you-"

"I'm not stupid." Harry said.

"Actually, you're partially wrong." Lily said quietly. "I didn't sleep literally all night, he did." James looked concerned.

"You feeling all right?" She nodded.

"I might fall asleep though." James nodded, and kissed her forehead. Severus was deep in though. Harry sat next to the two kids on the floor, joining their conversation. Cho sat next to Severus.

"You okay, sir?" He looked at her, momentarily surprised.

"What makes you think I'm not?"

"You seem… distracted." She said. "Not like your normal self." Ne noticed how much she saw. "You sure you're all right?" He nodded, rubbing his neck in a manner similar to the way Ron did, although Ron did it when nervous. He seemed stressed.

"I've had a lot of research to dig through and such." He lied smoothly.

"Liar." She said quietly. "Severus, come on, what is it?"

"I…" He noticed the gentle concern in her eyes. It usually bothered him, but today he wanted so bad to let it slide. He needed someone. Who knew better than Cho? Before he could say anything, Jason had mentioned his name.

"And I kicked Severus' butt at chess."

"What?" James looked surprised, his eyebrows raised.

"It was kinda cool, beating an adult. I mean, I beat you, but… I mean an older adult. One with lots more experience." He said. Harry grinned.

"I think he just called you old." Severus didn't care; he knew he was an old man. That's why he, despite his longing to hold her and make things right, knew Amy, in her late twenties, was never going to love him, in his late thirties. Cho looked at him.

"That's my problem." He said to her quietly, so nobody could hear. "I've been figuring out how to repay that favor, Jason." The boy laughed.

"I probably won't ever beat you again." He said, shrugging.

"I want to play you now." Jamie said. Severus was surprised; the shy, nervous little girl rarely spoke to him, shy of all humans. Jason looked up. Severus watched her reactions, then slowly nodded.

He lost again. To an eight year old girl.

He must be losing his touch.

July rolled into August, and August September, so Remus and Sirius said goodbye to Amy, Jason, Lily, Jamie, James and Severus. Dora promised to visit often, and Remus said he'd write them all. They Apparated ahead of everyone, knowing it would be a bit weird if Severus had taken the train. They moved into their quarters and classrooms. Jason and Jamie had taken refuge in a small kids quarters, where they spent days playing chess, and others roaming the vast castle, discovering its library and countless passages. The library is where the two kids spent their time, reading and learning. McGonagall liked that. The summer quickly came to an end, and Severus, Amy, and Lily were sitting at the Head Table, waiting for the start of term feast. Students were chatting excitedly, some curious about the new teachers, and the two kids who sat with them, giggling and teasing one another. Severus made an occasional comment to Amy, who would reply back easily. At one point, she laughed. The students were starting to stare; Severus Snape, make a girl laugh? It couldn't be!

The next morning, he got up, showered quickly, and went to breakfast, before heading into the cold dungeons and settling in his desk chair, musing over which imbeciles he would be teaching today. A gentle knock on the door rang out, before Amy peeked her head around it.

"Hi." She said shyly. He beckoned her in. "Just…"

"You're nervous." It wasn't a question. It was a concerned comment. Concern. He didn't….surely you jest….

I must be losing my touch. Severus sat up a tad straighter. She nodded and approached his desk nervously.

"How'd you know?" He smirked. Maybe not…

"I noticed you last night. Your speech, the way your eyes moved, your fingers trembled, you were continuously fidgeting." She rolled her eyes at him. A student came in.

"All right Mr. Holmes." He laughed once.

"You know, Amy, I always considered myself to be more like Mycroft than his brother."

"Do you have a brother?"

"Alas, no." He said. "It would have been fun to make someone else do the dirty work for me." She laughed.

"See, I think you've got the intelligence of Mycroft, but the passion of Sherlock."

"Oh?" Was he flirting with her….using Sherlock Holmes? This was a new one… Wait till Lily heard about this. Note to self: Find better flirting material.

"You like doing the work, but you're of higher intelligence."

"Well, I thank you for that." He noticed his classroom was full. His face grew warm, and he bit back the blush threatening to form. Amy turned pink.

"Sir?" Severus glanced at Amy, then glared at his student.

"What?" The boy gulped.

"I…er…" He trailed off. "Class started five minutes ago." Oh.

"Very well. Amy." He nodded. She left the room. Lucky she didn't have a class right now.

"Professor… were you flirting with her?"

"No, you dolt, I wasn't. Ten points from Gryffindor for starting a rumor." This was going to be a long class….

A very long class.

"Oh, come on now." Amy told her students. "Surely you jest." The kids shook their heads.

"Seriously Professor! He was being a right git!"

"My Dad had him once. Said he was scary." The small boy named Austin called out.

"Guys look, maybe he's got a second personality I haven't seen yet, but the man I met this summer wasn't like that at all." Lily came in. "Please, tell these children that Severus isn't the git they claim he is." Lily laughed.

"I dunno why he likes you so much, Amy, but he does. He doesn't act like that around you, but he can be nasty. What did you guys do to him?" She teased.

"I asked if he was flirting with… well." Austin blushed just as bad as Amy did. Lily laughed.

"And he punished you for a rumor?"

"How did you know that?" A girl named Susan asked surprised.

"Honey, I've known him sense before we were your age. He's been my best friend for that long. I think you know a guy after that many years." Amy nodded.

"I knew my ex husband that long." She said. "Surprises me I didn't know he had more…violent tendencies." She said, shuddering.

"You don't know a man till you've married him." Lily said. "When I got married, my husband mellowed out big time. He went from being the school's biggest prankster, to the Auror department's most laconic Auror."

"How is he friends with Sirius?" Amie asked. Lily laughed.

"I couldn't tell you. They've been friends sense they were eleven, so…" One little boy sat quietly in the back, his hand raised.

"What is it, Lucas?" Amy asked.

"Well, Professor Potter…what exactly does an Auror do?" He asked. "I mean, you hear that they're Dark Wizard Catchers, but…"

"That's exactly it. They catch the bad guys and throw them in jail." She said. "They get into some horrifying situations." Lily turned to Amy. "I'll let you go. Didn't realize you had a class."

"No, it's fine. I'll see you at lunch." The elder of the two women walked out, and into the halls. She said something. A deeper voice replied. She laughed.

"Anyway… I think that was Professor Snape." She said, curiously. "Anyways, so, back to what I was saying. This is not my first year teaching. I have some experience homeschooling my son, and a few of the local wizard kids, as well as teaching in small classes in Godric's Hollow." A girl called Delilah raised her hand.

"Aren't you that lady who's husband was arrested for abuse?"

"Actually, yes." She said.

"What did he do?" Austin asked.

"He was punching me, and hitting me, and all kinds of other bad stuff." She said. The kids gasped.

"But you're so nice." He said. She giggled.

"Aw, that's sweet."

"So what did you do?"

"I called him out on it in public. When my son Jason tried to defend me, he picked the kid across the room, and threw him. We were in a store, and he momentarily forgot. The Auror's were there and took him away." She said. "You guys all know Remus Lupin? He saved me this summer. Got me a place to live, this job, a whole new life."

"Is your son okay?"

"He sure is. He even takes private lessons from Professor Snape."

"Weird." Austin said.

Severus was listening outside the door as she said, "It was at first, because I had heard a lot of what you told me about him. Once I actually met him… he was a lot nicer than you all claimed him To be."

"He took points away!"

"And I'm sure you can earn ten points back in no time. They probably already came back. Guys, give him a chance, you might like him." She said. "Even if he can supposedly be nasty, I want you guys to like him for the job he does, not how nice he is." Severus smiled, and, when the bell rang, he hid somewhere.

Little did he know, hell was going to break loose for the two of them.

This is a major OOC moment for them, not to mention the fact that classrooms aren't like this on the first day of school. But I figured the kids might just complain, and Amy is sweet and understanding, so they could whine to her. She'd come to his aide. Sorry for the cliffhanger, I want to prolong that part.