animelvr23: Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

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anon: Yeah, Emma isn't very good with subtle as you can probably tell. Glad you're enjoying the story!

lilyflower101: haha you should :)

Owlsnape: I can definitely understand that but my reasoning was that Harry and Severus are adults who have been hiding their feelings for each other for a long time and seemed like a logical thing that would happen. I'm glad you liked the chapter anyway :)

Harry's PoV:

After making themselves more presentable, Severus and Harry Apparated to Azkaban, where Emma was currently being held. When they got there, Harry squeezed Severus's hand. He could tell that his lover was nervous about seeing Emma. Even though Severus kept his expression stony and impassive, Harry knew him better than that. He also knew that Emma had been a friend to Severus and that he was probably grieving.

They walked down the hall and stopped at Emma's cell. "So, you came to visit," she sneered. "I'm touched."

"We're here for information," Harry said coldly. Emma was still under heavy doses of Veritaserum. "Why did you do everything you did? Why did you apply to be Severus's editor?"

"I know Severus used to be a Death Eater," Emma said. "And he was a great one too, or so I hear. My followers have told me much about you, Severus, and it is a shame that you betrayed us."

"So you never wanted my friendship, or an editing career," Severus said. "That was all a ruse."

"Indeed," Emma confirmed. "I thought I could convince you to come back to the Dark Side, but apparently not."

"Apparently not," Severus agreed, and squeezed Harry's hand.

Emma noticed their joined hands. "Awww, how sweet," she mocked, and Harry stiffened. "I bet you spent the night with the boy, huh?" She shook her head in mock distaste. "Snogging me one moment and then falling into bed with Potter the next-"

Severus lunged for the bars, and Harry tried to hold him back. "Severus, she's not worth it," Harry said, ignoring Emma's laughter.

Severus's jaw clenched. "What do you use the bracelet for?" Severus asked through gritted teeth.

"It's both a symbol to our group as well as a means to communicate through magical bonds," Emma informed him. "The Dark Marks don't work now that Voldemort is gone, but we do hope to bring him back. We are working on that, as a matter of fact."

"Well, you won't be working on anything more, I'm afraid." Severus sneered at her. "You're going to be locked up here for a long time."

"But that won't stop my followers," Emma said. "And they will break me out of here, don't worry. They'll come looking for me."

"You know Azkaban is impenetrable," Harry said. This woman truly was an idiot. "No one could get past the Dementors except my godfather." Harry still grieved for Sirius and it was hard to talk about him.

"And this is for hurting my Harry," Severus added, raising his wand.

Harry was quick to stop him. He lowered Severus's hand and confiscated his lover's wand, tucking it into his robes. "She's already being punished, Sev. You don't have to do that," he said.

"I can still use wandless magic," Severus pointed out.

"But you won't," said Harry, "because you know I'm right." He turned to Emma. "Hope you have a nice life in Azkaban." He sneered at her before walking back down the hall with Severus to let the guards know they were leaving.

"You know," Severus said, "I have no problem reaching into your robes and retrieving my wand." His tone was seductive, and Harry shivered as he was pressed into a dark corner.

Harry allowed Severus to get his wand from his robes, and closed his eyes when he felt a hand slip up his shirt, caressing his bare skin. "Sev," he whispered, pulling Severus's hips against his as their lips brushed.

"Mr. Potter? Mr. Snape?" The two quickly pulled away and blushed as they noticed the guard. "Did you get the information you needed?"

"Yes, we did. Thank you," Severus said, his face a bright scarlet. Harry thought he looked good like that. "Are you ready to go back to Hogwarts?"

Harry smiled. "Let's go home," he said, and they were gone from Azkaban in an instant.

"We need to go to the library," Severus said, and got the snake bracelet from his living room table. "There's books about advanced Dark Arts magic and magical bonds in the Restricted section. Even I'm not allowed to freely keep those in my rooms."

"I'm not either," added Harry as he followed Severus to the library, "and I'm the DADA professor."

Severus had tucked the bracelet in his robes on their short journey to the library, and when they got to the Restricted Section he pulled it out. "If I could only find the book I'm looking for..." Severus muttered. "Ah." He pulled a book from the shelf titled Advanced Magical Bonds of the Dark Arts. They sat down at a table in the back of the library and Severus began to read aloud quietly. "'Magic and spirit can be manipulated and stored inside ordinary items, or jewelry, such as pendants, rings or bracelets. However, if a witch or wizard were to attempt this, they would be subject to negative energy and feelings of paranoia, distortions of reality, or anxiety. Despite its side effects, using magical bonds with physical items is a way to resurrect a spirit. Not all magical bonds have this result, but this one in particular, however, will use the unnatural energy stored to bring back the spirit. Furthermore, the user of the bonds will also need memories of whoever it is they want to bring back.'"

"Maybe that's a reason why Emma wanted to get close to you," Harry said. "She never knew Voldemort and she was aware that you had a history with him." Severus sighed, and Harry leaned his head against his shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Severus. I'm so sorry." Harry felt awful that Severus had lost another friend, and felt helpless.

"Thank you Harry." Severus wrapped his arm around Harry, making the younger man's heart flutter. Harry looked up into his eyes and saw the pure love shining in those onyx eyes. He leaned in for a soft, deep kiss, his heart racing when Severus's hand moved to his lower back. "I love you," Severus whispered against Harry's lips.

"I love you too, Sev." Harry said, smiling as he met Severus's gaze.

"May I ask you something?" Severus said.

"Of course."

Severus's fingers gently stroked his hair. "Was last night your first time?"

"Yes," Harry admitted. "It's embarrassing to admit."

"How so?" Severus asked. "It takes a long time to find the right person. If it makes you feel any better, last night was my first time as well."

Harry raised an eyebrow. He hadn't known that. He and Severus had never really talked about anything like this before. "Really?"

Severus nodded, his cheeks reddening. "If anyone should be embarrassed it should be me."

"Don't be." Harry smiled, and Severus's expression softened. "I like that we shared our first time with each other. It just makes it even more special."

Severus smiled back and didn't stop Harry when he rested his head against his lover's shoulder. "We should continue to read the book," Severus said, and Harry followed his gaze down the page. "'A Time Turner will also be needed, to capture the spirit and bring it back to the current time. In order to do this, one will have to bring a death stopper potion with them when they use the Time Turner, and provide it for the spirit they want to bring back so they will not die when they go back to the current time.' That explains why my Elixir of Life potions were missing from my lab," Severus said.

"What?" Harry asked.

"The Elixir of Life potion is derived from the Sorcerer's Stone," Severus explained. "Before Albus destroyed it at the end of your first year, he allowed me to brew several Elixir of Life potions before he destroyed it in case of emergencies. Emma must have stolen them, which means that they are gone and I can't make any more."

"I'm sorry," said Harry, unsure of what else to say. He squeezed Severus's hand. "We'll figure this out. Maybe we can somehow get back the potions..."

Severus shook his head. "Emma probably gave them to one of her 'followers' already." He sneered the word followers. "They're gone."

"Well, hopefully we won't need them," Harry said, but at this point he was just trying to make Severus feel better. "Let's stop reading for now. It's not helping us and we need a new source of information."

"Let me guess, you want to go somewhere private and make out," Severus said, smirking at Harry's blush.

"Maybe," Harry said, grinning as Severus put the book back. He eagerly followed Severus out of the library and down the corridors back to his rooms.

Severus's PoV:

When they arrived at Severus's rooms, the Potions Master made them both tea and they settled in the living room. Severus loved having his guard down around Harry, and letting the younger man rest against him. More than anything, he had always wanted someone he could share this with. Despite everything that they had to deal with apart from their love life, he had never been happier.

"I'm glad we're together now," Harry said, as if reading Severus's thoughts. "I was so afraid of losing you, Severus. I couldn't afford to lose anyone else."

That was one of the things they had in common. Both Harry and Severus had been deprived of love, and had suffered many losses. The Potions Master was grateful to have someone that he could understand so well. "I can promise you, Harry, you never would have lost me."

Harry smiled and leaned against him, yawning. They hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and had been woken up early by Albus, followed by a long morning. It was almost noon now and Severus was also growing tired. "Shall we take a nap?" Severus asked, standing and forgetting about their tea as he followed Harry to his bedroom. When they had settled into bed, Harry snuggled against him and pressed a soft kiss to his neck. The little kiss turned into more as Severus moaned and Harry trailed kisses down his skin. Severus's heart raced as Harry's hand moved down his chest and stomach, and then between his legs.

The Potions Master couldn't help the loud moan that escaped his lips as Harry stroked him and was quick to remove his trousers. "Do you want me to?" Harry asked.

No further clarification was necessary. "Yes," Severus half begged, half demanded, and Harry grinned. He moved down the bed and slowly licked up Severus's length, taking him in his mouth. Severus's eyes fluttered closed and he let out a noise he'd never made before. He was in heaven. This was his first blowjob and he had never imagined it would feel this good. His cock throbbed as Harry sucked and licked him. "Harry," Severus gasped. "I'm...I'm coming..." A moment later he released the white sticky liquid into his lover's mouth. Harry swallowed and moved back up the bed to kiss Severus. Severus could taste himself in Harry's mouth and it turned him on. Their kiss was open mouthed and messy, and with one simple spell, Severus vanished their clothes.

"Sev," Harry gasped, staring up at him. "I want you."

The Potions Master smiled and kissed him. He could tell Harry was eager; he felt his lover's erection pressing against his leg. "Alright," Severus said, and reached for the lube on the bedside table. Harry straddled his lap eagerly as Severus coated himself with the lube and pulled Harry closer, carefully pushing into him. They moaned in unison and Severus leaned back against the pillows, his heart racing as Harry rode him. Harry's lips crushed his and Severus gasped, kissing him back with just as much passion. His hands slid down to Harry's lower back, holding him close as Harry moved on his lap, rocking his hips against Severus's.

Severus didn't last long before he said, "Harry, I'm...I'm coming..." A moment later he spilled his seed inside Harry and pulled out of him.

Harry collapsed beside him, both of them panting. "That was hot," he said, grinning at Severus. "Want to go again?"

Severus stared at him in surprise. "Harry, I'm not twenty one, I need time to recover. And I meant it earlier when I said I wanted a nap."

"Alright," Harry agreed. He snuggled against Severus and the Potions Master pulled the blankets over them. "I love you Sev."

Severus smiled and kissed his hair. "I love you Harry." He closed his eyes, completely relaxed and happy, and fell asleep almost instantly.

AN: Sorry it took so long to update but I hope you guys liked the chapter! Please review for more updates soon :)