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Please re-read the ending of this chapter as I have changed it.
When Harry woke the next morning, it was because Severus was shaking him and he grumbled at the man.
"Stop it." Harry said tiredly and the man simply chuckled.
"Harry, it's Quidditch today remember?"
"Oh Merlin." Harry said jumping up and running out of the room.
Severus sat up and shook his head and when Harry came hustling back in he had a grin on his face making Harry stop in his tracks and narrow his eyes.
"What?" Harry asked defensively, picking his boxers and jeans up off the floor and shoving them on.
"You're going to lose, you know." He said humorously and Harry cocked his head to the side looking smug.
"Is that so?" Harry replied, he had his jeans on but he hadn't buttoned them up and he came to the side of the bed and knelt on it as he crawled towards Severus.
Severus didn't say anything in reply, he just watched Harry and felt his mouth go dry as he found his Gryffindor rather sexy this morning.
"And what if I win? Do I get a reward like last time?" He smirked and Severus narrowed his eyes.
Harry leaned forward to give the man a peck before pulling away. Severus wasn't so keen on letting Harry get away so easily and grabbed Harry's wrist pulling him onto his back and Severus flipped himself round so he had the boy pinned to the bed, his hands on his wrists and his legs crossed over Harry's ankles to hold him in place.
"Tease me like that and you might just earn yourself a punishment." Severus purred and looked down at the top of Harry's jeans, then looked back up.
"I hope that's a promise." Harry shot back and Severus released him, pushing him over to the other side of the bed making him fall off and hit the floor.
"If you're lucky. Now scat before someone notices you're gone." Severus said walking towards the door and heading towards the bathroom so he could shower himself.
Harry finished dressing quickly and then grabbed his bag before darting into the living area and picking his cloak up off the floor. Severus was in the shower but he knew he'd see him later, so without hesitating he pulled the cloak over him and left for the tower.
He was in the dorm getting changed into his Quidditch gear when Ron woke up and looked over at Harry panicked.
"Oh bloody hell I over slept." He said scrambling up and Harry laughed at him.
"No, you didn't. I'm just early. I wanted to get an early breakfast so I can do some warm ups before the game." Harry said doing up his boots as he sat on the side of his bed.
"Oh, okay. I'll join you then." Ron said and Harry smiled at his friend.
There weren't many times you could get Ron out of bed earlier than he wanted to be so it was rather amusing to see him awake so early on this morning.
He waited until Ron had had a shower and dressed before the two of them made their way down to the Great Hall. There were only a handful of people about when they got there but that didn't deter them both from filling their plates high and digging in.
Severus came in a few minutes later and made eye contact with Harry, however it was fleeting as he made his way up to the head table. Not long after, Hermione came into the hall and sat in front of them.
"Morning, Hermione." Harry said and she smiled.
"Good luck for today you two. I'm sure you'll do brilliantly." She said stiffly and Harry gave her an odd look before continuing with breakfast.
He tried to brush it off but this time he had a bad feeling about her attitude. He was soon drawn from his thoughts when Ron nudged him and signaled that they should go. Harry nodded and they stood, although as they left the hall they bumped into Malfoy who physically pushed Harry out of the way before glaring at him.
"Watch yourself today, Potter. Would hate for you to get distracted and fly into something." He sneered before continuing and Harry hurried away.
"What was that all about?" Ron asked and Harry shrugged.
"Have you been getting shit from him over the whole uniform thing yesterday?" He asked but Ron shook his head.
"That's twice he's cornered me. I reckon he's planning something, and Blaise reckons he is too."
"Well I wouldn't worry about it too much, Harry. What's he gonna do anyway?" Ron said patting him on the back as they ascended the stairs to the Gryffindor Tower.
Harry was pacing as he thought about the game. His team were having their last minute run down on the plan but Harry wasn't listening, he had his own thing he was going to do with Malfoy and it consisted of never letting the boy leave his sight. They had to win this game, he couldn't imagine the embarrassment if they lost. He stopped when he felt his wrist tingle and he looked down to see Severus's message.
Calm down, Harry. Good luck, I will be watching very closely.
Harry couldn't bring himself to smile but he did send a message back.
If I catch the Snitch then I think it will be me rewarding you, not the other way around. Severus I'm really nervous.
He felt it best to be honest; there was no point in lying about it only to have it bite him in the ass when it came time to fully concentrate.
We will see. Now focus, I don't want you to have an accident today.
Harry ended up smiling at that one but then shook his head to clear his thoughts when he heard his name and he engaged with the group.
"Alright, a quick game. That's what we want today. I don't care about a clean game, I just want us to win and think about how great it will be if we can hurt the Slytherin's after everything they've given us over the past years. Today they will pay." Ginny's voice made Harry feel a little better and he nodded along with the others.
"Harry?" Ginny said as she came over to him and took his arm to push him into the corner.
"How are you feeling with your broom?"
"A quick game, I'll put all my energy into that." He replied and she nodded.
"Okay. Good luck." She whispered before giving him a hug and addressing the group once more before they heard the whistle.
"You ready mate?" Ron asked as they all lined up behind the gate.
"Nervous as hell, but let's show them who's the best." Harry said but he was mostly trying to convince himself that everything was going to be all right.
He had doubts.
The gates rolled up and they were momentarily blinded by the light before Harry and Ron mounted their brooms and set off into the sky. Slytherin hadn't come out yet so Harry did some laps of the pitch before he settled high above the other players. He glanced over at the teachers stand and saw Severus sitting there. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a second before his eyes snapped open at the roar from the Slytherin house as their team entered the pitch.
"I'd be worried if I were you." Malfoy said coming up behind him and Harry found himself growling at the blonde.
"I should say the same to you, ferret." He spat back.
Sure, Malfoy was a good Quidditch player, but up here is where Harry felt most comfortable, no wands, no side kicks to worry about, Harry was free. He took another glance over at Severus to find the man watching him and he narrowed his eyes, finding his passion and his drive then looked at Malfoy, sneering back at him. He was ready for this.
The whistle blew and Harry saw the Snitch darting off high in the sky. Harry remembered what they'd said in practice about a quick game, so ignoring what Malfoy was doing he gripped his broom tightly and leaned as close as possible to the wood and shot off after the snitch.
It was hard work with this broom and he knew that had he had time to practice it wouldn't have felt so weird, but none the less he just gripped tighter and felt himself gaining on the golden ball. Unfortunately it changed direction suddenly and Harry put all his energy into changing direction and chasing after it. He could definitely tell that this broom was better than his last and he almost found himself leaning the wrong way as he came out of the corner.
He caught sight of a Bludger coming towards him so he ducked and sped off before swiftly moving out the way of a stand that he was heading towards. He found Malfoy trying to cut him off after this but he just powered forward and found that he was definitely faster than the blonde, which pleased him immensely.
The two of them did a lot of chasing and Harry could feel himself tiring out, and quickly, as he changed direction yet again only to have Malfoy catch up and try and cut him off. He huffed at this and then came alongside Malfoy before elbowing him in the ribs as best he could before gripping onto the handle and speeding off.
Malfoy didn't like this and as Harry tried to speed off Malfoy pulled his broom so that it clipped the tail of Harry's and he found himself spinning round in circles as he spun out of control.
His eyes went wide and a boost of adrenaline coursed through his body as he, at the last minute, missed the stands and shot off into the sky.
Angry, he found Malfoy gaining on the Snitch and he found himself panicking, so darting off he tried to cut him off and inadvertently caught the ball as he smashed into Malfoy and the two of them went crashing towards the ground. They didn't get hurt though as they had been travelling quite close to the ground at the time, but they did both roll quite a distance along the pitch.
The crowd seemed to die down into hushed whispers as they saw both Seekers go down, not really knowing who, if either, even caught the Snitch. Harry was the first to move with his hand making a fist as the Snitch coiled its wings. He looked over to Malfoy who had a gash on his cheek and the boy twitched before rolling over and searching for Harry.
The sight made Harry very happy and then he showed the boy the Snitch, to which he scowled before trying to stand and dusting himself off. His pride in tatters and the crowd roaring in loud cheering at Harry having caught the Snitch.
Harry on the other hand bounced up and held the Snitch high in the air as the crowd started chanting and his team came to celebrate with him. He found himself hoisted into the air and walked around for a bit before they put him down and he went over to grab his broom.
"Nice going, Harry. You had me worried for a minute or two." Ron said as they walked to the changing rooms.
"I had myself worried." He said laughing and joined the others.
After a shower and a quick check of his face to make sure there were no injuries he joined his teammates and friends in the common room before lunch. He took this time to relax and lay himself out in front of the fire much to Ron's amusement but Harry didn't care.
He didn't get the chance to lay there long before he was kicked as the group left for lunch, but in his reflection he had renewed worry for Malfoy. He actually wouldn't be surprised if he was cornered once again by him and vowed that he wouldn't go anywhere without a back up himself. Although he did consider the fact that he was thinking about this too much.
Walking into the hall, his mouth watered at the prospect of filling his stomach as he found he was rather famished. There was a cheer from the Gryffindor table as he walked in and several of his house mates gave him a high five as he walked past but when he sat down he caught sight of Malfoy across the hall and he was scowling.
"Look at his face. Justice." Ron said leaning over and Harry nodded absent mindedly before turning to his lunch.
He was half way through eating the sandwiches he'd piled onto his plate when he felt a message from Severus and he glanced down to read it.
Congratulations on your win, Harry.
Harry huffed, it always humored him when the man sent such blunt messages like this and he had to shake his head a little in amusement. He put his hands under the table and turned to Ron so it looked as though he was listening to the conversation, but in reality he was messaging Severus back.
Well I'm not injured and I won so does that mean?
He left that for Severus to decipher before he went back to his lunch and then actually joined Ron and Seamus in their conversation.
The afternoon went quickly and Harry found himself fidgeting as he sat on the couch in the common room. He desperately wanted to be with Severus but felt that he couldn't leave until later. He threw caution to the wind and gripped his wrist to send the man a message.
Can I come and see you?
He hadn't heard back from the man since lunch so he didn't know if the man would be available.
Jade can meet me by Hagrid's hut.
Harry frowned at the returned message but internally shrugged before getting up and walking out of the common room. The boys asked where he was going but he shrugged them off and told them he was going for a walk because he was bored. It seemed plausible, well to them anyway and he was off on his merry way.
After coming off the bridge towards the edge of the forest, he looked around before changing and darted off down the steep path but he couldn't see Severus there and he looked around confused.
He decided just to kick around some trees and bushes as he waited and before long he heard the crunching sound of footsteps coming down the path. He looked up and saw it was Severus so he crouched in the grass and waited for the man to get closer.
He jumped out when the man was close and growled playfully at the man who simply walked past him unaffected, making Harry huff and follow him into the forest.
"I saw you, you know and you're really not that scary." Severus mused after a few steps and Jade fell into step with him, having to almost jog with the long strides the man was taking.
Once Harry was satisfied that there was no one about he changed back and walked alongside the man.
"So what are you doing?" Harry asked noticing the man was wearing his thick winter jacket.
"Foraging." He said simply, turning to Harry who nodded.
"Uh, okay." He replied and went to link his arm with Severus's.
"You wanted to see me, so here I am." The man said amused and Harry giggled back.
"Well, yeah… not what I had in mind though." Harry admitted and saw Severus roll his eyes.
"Of course, those teenage hormones and all." He replied sarcastically and Harry punched his arm lightly.
"Hey! I can't help it." He sulked and then went to move his linked arm away.
He wasn't quick enough and Severus caught it before he spun him round and pinned him against the nearby tree with his body.
"Hmm, I see that punishment is looking good." He smirked and then leaned down to quickly kiss Harry before breaking away.
Harry pouted once they broke away and went to quickly follow after the man.
"If we hurry with this, then I may be considerate." Severus offered and Harry gave him a smug look in return.
They arrived at a clearing and Severus gave Harry some instructions for what they were looking for before he set off looking for what he was assigned. They didn't stray far from each other as they searched for the required ingredients and it got Harry thinking about asking Severus about the whole 'stretching' thing but he didn't know how to bring it up. It took him another ten minutes of fretting before he huffed and turned to Severus.
"I need to ask you something." Harry said and Severus turned to frown at him.
"Okay… now or when we get back?" The man offered before seeing something over by Harry and picking it up.
"Well… I guess it doesn't really matter," Harry said before turning away, "Have more chance of running away out here." He continued but muttered under his breath.
Severus came to stand in front of Harry and placed a hand on his cheek, something he hadn't done in a while and it was comforting for Harry who was suddenly feeling unsure.
"What's on your mind?" He asked softly and Harry looked up at him with worried eyes.
"I don't really know how to… you know… say it." He finished with a frown and Severus leaned down to kiss him.
"If it's something important, I'd rather talk about it back at school." He said and Harry nodded.
"Okay." Harry said and his Professor gave him a soft smile.
Once they got back to searching, Severus turned to look over his shoulder at Harry. It was clear that he had something on his mind; he would have thought that after a win like today against his Slytherin's that the boy would have been in a better mood, not moping around his Professor for the afternoon. He frowned again before turning back to what he was doing and looked at his vials. Looking back over at Harry he decided to see how lucky the boy had been and took the vials he was holding.
"I think this will do." Severus said almost to himself as Harry shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Come, we'll head back." He continued and Harry followed quietly behind him.
Harry changed in his Animagus as they neared the edge of the forest and tried to keep up with the man although it was a bit of a tough endeavor. Never the less, they were soon walking through the castle down towards the dungeons and Harry's heart started to beat a little faster.
He had been thinking the whole time down in the forest that what he was going to ask the man could mean going further than they had before. He didn't really know what he was asking the man but from what Blaise had said he was starting to get a pretty good idea when he thought back to the night before when he was laying on Severus's bed.
"Let me just put these in my lab and I'll be right out." Severus said when they walked into his quarters.
Harry nodded before he slowly made his way to the couch and sat down, his hands getting clammy and a sick feeling developing in his stomach. He looked over the back of the couch after about a minute when he saw Severus coming towards him and swallowed, looking up at him worriedly.
"Alright, what's got you in a dither, Harry. I haven't seen you this nervous since Christmas." Severus said putting his arm across the back of the couch.
"Okay… Okay, so uh. Seeing as I don't really know how to put this – "
"Bluntly is fine." Severus interrupted and Harry nodded.
"What's stretching?" He blurted out before closing his eyes and looking down at his lap.
"Stretching? Am I to assume that this is the sexual definition?" Severus didn't get a reply but Harry nodded.
"And this is what's had you worried? Oh, Harry. Please it upsets me when you get like this, there is no shame you understand?" Severus said moving so he could wrap his arms around Harry's shoulders.
"I know… I just, yeah I'm sorry." Harry replied then he looked up at the man.
"I was talking to someone the other day and they mentioned it… You'll do it to me… Won't you?" Harry said quietly and Severus cocked his head to the side.
"Only if you want to have sex with me, Harry and it's not that scary either." Severus tried and then smiled a little, holding his index finger up.
"Remember when I use this?" He said maintaining eye contact with Harry and the Gryffindor nodded.
"The first part of stretching." He continued and Harry narrowed his eyes as it to understand what he was saying.
When the man put his middle finger up as well and looked at Harry, he got an understanding look on his face and buried his head in Severus's robes.
"The second step, I tried it last night but you weren't overly keen on." Severus elaborated and felt Harry nod.
"Harry look at me." Severus said and Harry did, his flushed cheeks showing his embarrassment and Severus thought he looked adorable.
"Stretching is what happens when you are prepared for penetration. It allows your muscles to adjust to a larger size and reduces the risk of the one being penetrated to rip or tear. It just means you are more comfortable." Severus continued and Harry flushed beet red as he realized what the man was trying to say.
He also realized what Blaise had meant when he spoke of the tearing and he was immensely grateful that they had had that conversation earlier in the week. Harry smiled when he felt a hand on his cheek and made eye contact with Severus as the man leaned forward to kiss Harry.
Harry wound a hand round the back of his Professors neck and held him there so he couldn't pull away from the kiss. It seemed however the man wasn't about to as Harry found himself being moved so he could straddle Severus and when he bucked his hips he found there was already a hardness in the man's trousers. Harry pulled away at this and smirked down at the man who was looking pretty smug himself.
"D-Do you want to show me?" Harry stuttered suddenly unsure of why he asked because he knew it was going to hurt.
"Perhaps another time, Harry. I need to know that you are ready for that, and that's my honest opinion." Severus said cupping Harry's cheek and the boy nodded at him.
They both turned around suddenly when there was a knock at the door and Harry leaped up only to be pushed into Severus's bedroom with a stern look before the door was shut.
Harry sighed before he went over to the bed and lay down on it, it was times like these when he wished he didn't have to worry about this kind of thing happening, but he could definitely understand why Severus was so cautious all the time. He shuddered when he though about the possibility that they got found out and their memories taken by the Ministry; he realized what Severus meant by not wanting to push Harry because then he really would be seen as a bad man.
In the living room however, Severus was giving the student at his door a right royal scowl as they interrupted his session with Harry. He barked at the student who had only come because he wanted help with his Potions homework and was soon given a short shift when Severus slammed the door in his face after telling him to write him an owl, the formal way of asking for help.
The door to Severus's bedroom opened and Severus walked in, shutting it in the process and jumping onto the bed with Harry.
"It's students like him that really get on my nerves." He said before leaning down and making short work of Harry's neck and jaw with kisses.
"Woah, Severus… uh…" Harry moaned when he reached the sweet spot on his neck.
He was already semi aroused before this and now he had a raging hard on that needed some attention.
After ten minutes, both of them were half dressed and panting as they came down from the joint orgasms. Severus recovered first and kissed Harry slowly before sitting up and righting his robes as Harry tried to do the same but failed miserably.
"You can stay here for a little bit if you wish, I'll just be doing marking." The man offered and Harry nodded as he tried slipping his hoodie over his head.
"Honestly, Harry. One would think you're the age of a toddler." Severus huffed as he pulled it over Harry's head and Harry giggled.
"Your own fault for that I guess." He quipped back and Severus chuckled.
"Brat." He muttered under his breath before walking into the living room.
A few minutes later, Harry joined him and went straight over to the rug in front of the fire to lay down, his favourite past time when he wanted to laze about. It made him smile when he thought how far the two of them had come and he looked over his shoulder to see the man marking on the couch.
Turning back around he looked into the flames and felt himself getting drowsy, so let the sleepiness claim him and he fell into a restful sleep.
"Hey." Harry felt a kick in the thighs and he woke with a start to find Severus looming over him.
"I've been talking to you for the last five minutes." The man said looking offended.
"Sorry, I fell asleep."
"Clearly." Severus sniffed as he helped Harry up.
"What's up?" Harry said casually and Severus cocked his head to the side in contemplation of the lax attitude.
"Dinner." He said looking at the clock and Harry's eyes went wide.
"Shit, they'll be wondering where I am." Harry said leaning up to kiss Severus before he ran over to the door.
"See you later." He said over his shoulder as he pushed the door open and ran down the corridor.
Severus shook his head in amusement at Harry's antics but then frowned when he realized Harry had run out as himself and not in his Animagus.
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Harry was running down the corridor, not really looking where he was going when he saw a flash of something from the corner of his eye.
"Oomph." Harry sounded when he felt something swiftly hit him in the stomach and he fell to the ground clutching his abdomen.
"Well, well, Potter. Fancy meeting you down here." Malfoy said and as Harry looked up with wide eyes he saw he had Crabbe and Goyle with him.
"Did I just see you coming out of Snape's living quarters?" Malfoy continued and Harry looked up at him weakly.
"What's it to you?" Harry breathed back, his breath had been effectively knocked out of him.
"Suspicious, don't you think?" Malfoy said looking at Crabbe and Goyle who were jeering with evil excitement before Goyle looked on in disgust.
"Come on, Malfoy." Goyle hissed and Malfoy nodded.
Harry soon found that he was pulled up roughly and he started to lash out by kicking his legs and trying to shake his arms free but it was no use as Crabbe and Goyle had them in a tight grip as they hauled him off down the corridor.
Harry, even though he suddenly found he had no voice, could see where they were going but his heart sank as they passed Severus's quarters and continued off into the darkness. He so desperately wanted to tell Severus to come and find him but he couldn't reach his wrist to send him a message. He then remembered that he would feel the burning sensation when distressed so he figured that the man would be finding some discomfort right about now.
Severus was just walking out into the corridor when he felt a mild heat emitting from the bangle but he didn't think anything of it as he continued towards the hall for dinner. He had a sneaking suspicion that Harry's friends were giving him a hard time about the afternoon if his reaction from before was anything to go by; he had come across this before during classes and at night when he could only assume the Gryffindor was having a nightmare, therefore he tried to forget about the warmth around his wrist.
Meanwhile, Harry found himself pushed up against the wall in a dead end and he stood looking at the three Slytherin's frozen in fear as he considered his options of escaping at this moment. He knew the odds weren't good but he took a deep breath and tried to calm his rapidly beating heart.
"There's no escaping, Potter and you don't have your wand so I wouldn't even think about trying to escape." Malfoy taunted as he held Harry's wand up and threw it on the floor by his feet so it was out of reach.
"Malfoy what do you want?" Harry said, his voice shaking.
"What do you want?" Malfoy mocked laughing and they all walked towards him.
Backing into the corner, Harry felt the cold stone through his clothing and that's when he realized his wrists weren't being held and went to send a message to Severus when he felt a hand on his forehead and loud thud as his skull connected with stone. Pain shot through his head and down his neck as he went to slump down on the floor but soon found he was clutching his chest as he was kicked in the stomach making him short of breath.
"You're going to be sorry for today and yesterday, Potter. Mark my words, you won't be able to walk ever again for the embarrassment you caused me!" Malfoy yelled at him from above but Harry didn't even flinch, instead dread filled his organs and he closed his eyes as he saw the three of them close in around him.