Chapter fifteen

'Severus, I know we've only just started going out, but I would like to make love with you.'

'I would like that as well, but I have never been with anyone before.'

'Neither have I, so it looks like we both have a lot to learn.'

'We do and we get to learn on each other. Why don't you take me to your room?'

'That sounds perfect,' Harry smiled, keeping hold of Severus' hand he walked up the long hall and into his bedroom, closing the door behind him.

The following morning Harry woke, he saw a note sitting on the bedside, he knew he wouldn't be able to read it until he put his contacts in, so he strolled into the shower. He stood under the cascading water remembering the night before, the sex and even though it was a little uncomfortable he couldn't believe how good it felt. When he finished he dried, dressed then put his contacts in, sat and read the note from Severus.

'Last night was wonderful and I cannot wait to make love again. Even though this has just happened, my feelings for you are growing, I hated leaving you this morning, hopefully when you are living at Hogwarts we can wake up together. If you have nothing on today, I thought you could try out your new broom at Hogwarts. Even though I do not like quidditch, I do fly occasionally, so maybe we could have a fly together, right after classes finish. I'm Looking forward to seeing that cute smile of yours, Severus.'

Harry grinned goofily before walking out of his room and into his office. He glanced up at the books he had started to buy, they reminded him of Hermione which reminded him of Ron and everyone else, all his friends and wondered how they were.

'I can have a life here, I shouldn't feel guilty that I left them, not after hearing what my life would have been like, they all have family and each other, I had no family there, but I might finally get one here. I wish there was a way to let them know I'm okay even if they think I'm dead,' Harry's head dropped as he swayed on the spot, 'That's it,' Harry smiled, 'This seer was powerful, making me remember things only when I needed to. Okay, I need to buy a camera and this house has electricity, so maybe a lap top and a digital camera. I wish I could get a picture of James, Lily and Sirius, if I could, they would think we're together. Maybe granddad can think of something,' Harry smiled again then hurried from the house.

Later that day, Harry grabbed his broom but also some of his books and personal stuff, went through the tunnel then straight to the room he would be using at Hogwarts when the new school year started. After putting everything away, he headed down through the school to join Severus and Dumbledore for lunch.

'Hi,' Harry grinned at Severus.

'Hi yourself, did you get my note?'

'Yeah, I did, it was nice and my feelings are growing as well, not to mention other part of my anatomy,' Harry whispered making Severus chuckle before turning to Dumbledore, 'Remember the seer and how I wouldn't remember anything, part of the charm?'

'Yes, of course.'

'Well, I remembered something else. See, I've been feeling guilty about making my friends believe I'm dead, mainly Hermione and Ron. They always did or tried to do anything to keep me safe, very overprotective. So this morning I was wondering what I could do to get some message or something through to them so they would know I was okay. Knowing Hermione, she's probably still crying on my old bed at the Burrow and she needs to find her parents. Anyway, it came to me, like how I accepted this life and everything, a picture, I can send her a picture.'

'If you took a picture here how would she receive it?'

'The charm but I would need to leave the picture on McGonagall's desk, charm it, then however this works a copy of the picture would materialise in the other world on McGonagall's desk. The thing is her desk in that world is your desk, so would I use your desk or her desk?'

'I would say my desk if she is now headmistress.'

'She is, they told her right after the fighting. Okay, one thing, I could take a picture with you, they would know instantly that it's not my past even though your younger, but I'm the same, the same with Severus. I wish I could get a picture of my parents and Sirius, just to show them they're with me even if it's just in this world. I know what Hermione's like, she acted like my mother a lot, so right now she would not be doing too well.'

'Then if this is what you want we can get a picture of James, Lily and Sirius. When the school term finishes my job is to meet parents of children who will be attending Hogwarts in later years, if the parents wish to that is. We sit in a casual setting and talk about what the child will be learning, what the parents expect from me and my staff and what I expect in regards to what the parents should explain to their children. So from the third week of the holidays I start my meetings at The Leaky Cauldron, James and Lily have requested that Sirius be with them during our meeting. Now though, how would we explain why you would like a picture of people you do not know?'

Harry grinned, 'At first when I thought of that I didn't know, then something popped into my head. As a kid I got hold of one of my cousins discarded possessions, a camera. So even though I could never get to develop the film or anything I enjoyed learning about, like how to take pictures. So I bought a really nice camera this morning and books on how to take pictures of people and scenery. Even though I'm looking forward to being the charms apprentice and helping here, photography is just a hobby I would like to do. So I could casually walk into The Leaky Cauldron, ask if I can take pictures of other people then see you and them together, ask about a picture that I would gladly give them a copy. You could even suggest taking a picture of me but make sure somehow I'm standing near them in some way?'

'You have a very sneaky mind Brian, are you sure you were not in Slytherin?' Albus chuckled.

'No, but being around Ron's brothers, I learned a thing or two. The twins had such a playful side, loved to joke and prank, but they could be sneaky when they needed to. Oh you don't know them here, well, they would only be a couple of years old at the moment. But Fred and George Weasley are twins who end up owning a joke shop that takes off, they invent some great stuff and caused a lot of problems for Filch when they were here. Even though you used to act like you were upset about what they did I always saw that twinkle in your eye with the antics they got up to.'

'Sounds like one of Arthur's sisters, she was a very playful person. Even though she was a very bright student, she could not help playing jokes on everyone, Martha used to have me laughing sometimes. It seems these twins are going to be doing the same in future years.'

Harry chuckled knowing exactly what to expect from the Weasley twins, but Harry realised that he won't be a student but a member of staff so he couldn't show his real feelings when any of his friends started here in years to come. Harry had a lot to think about and he had to learn not to show his feelings when he saw anyone he might know. There's so much he has to think about before he really settles into this safe new life.