How Severus Spends His Summer Hols

DISCLAIMER: JKR owns everything that is in reference to the Harry Potter world if it is in one of my works of fiction. If it is not found in one of her creations, then it is mine unless otherwise stated. I am not making any profit from the writing of this story.


A/N ~ Thank you to everyone that has reviewed. I will say this now, I do intend to allow this story to follow them as they make their way in their new life with their children and friends.



After awhile of just sitting and holding onto one another, Severus became aware of a low rumbling growl. He looked down into brilliant green eyes and raised a brow.


“Is that the Snapling making all that racket?” he asked as he put his hand over Harry’s tummy and rubbed.

Harry smiled and nodded, “Yeah, I think so. Allie told me I’d probably gain at least thirty pounds, but if Max has his way, I’ll gain more. The man thinks I am too thin.”

“You are, much too thin.” Severus agreed as he helped Harry to his feet and then stood. “I want to take you out for dinner, love. What do you feel like eating?”

Harry didn’t say anything and looked down at the bed for a long moment before he spoke. “Anything is fine Sev, nothing seems to bother my stomach except for riding.”



He heard the sound of flesh slapping flesh accompanied by a groan and looked up again.

“I forgot Harry, forgive me?” Severus smiled; he’d forgotten that even though the food would sit fine, the ride would make the younger man miserable. “I’ll go pick something up. I want to see you eat something healthy tonight.”

Harry rewarded his mate with a winning smile and a big hug. He really loved the tall man in front of him, no one else had ever make him feel so safe.

“Thank you Sir. Would you like me to let Grant know that we won’t be eating from their stores tonight?”



“I’ll go with you, maybe some of the others will want something different tonight as well.”

With an arm slung around Harry’s waist, the taller man led the way over to the Wolffe camp where they found most of the group in a small uproar.

“What’s going on?” Severus asked Max as he sat down and pulled Harry down to settled comfortably against him. He watched as Grant threw a pan across the cooking area and stand with his hands on his hips muttering under his breath. “What ever it is, I swear on Merlin’s balls, I didn’t do it.”

At that Max grinned back at him and then nodded to where Evan and Jamie had set up their camp. The site was now empty.

“They packed up and left a little while ago. Didn’t say hi, bye, or kiss my ass. Just got on the bike and left.” Max shrugged. “Good riddance in my opinion, Evan can be a prick.”

“All this over Evan? Just means more food for us” Severus laughed as Max nodded in agreement and laughed.

Damon came up behind Grant and placed a soothing hand on the man’s shoulder.

“It’s alright hon, we both know Evan’s like this, he gets his panties in a bunch and runs off like a three year old.” He soothed, he hated that Grant always took Evan’s tantrums and fits so personally. He’d have to sit the younger man down and talk to him again after they got home. Grant being this upset was not good for his health and no one was worth his husband’s health.

“Hey Grant,” Severus called out to get his attention, and when the man turned to look at him, “We still love you.”

A smile forced it’s way on the tanned, wrinkled face as the older man walked over and hugged Severus and then Max.

“My boys.” He sighed and then hugged Harry and Allie.

“Okay Grant, no more looking like I have cancelled Christmas,” Severus laughed as he ran his fingers through Harry’s dark tresses. “How about if Max and I make a run into Spearfish and bring back dinner so no one has to cook tonight?”

“Did you just volunteer my ass for something?” Max asked as he looked sidelong at Severus.

“Think of it as recruiting,” Severus smirked back, laughing as a big hand pushed at his shoulder, rocking he and Harry with a gentle shove.

Grant looked at them for a moment and then nodded, “Fine with me, just don’t bring back Italian.”

Damon just fanned his hands out and shrugged. “I don’t care, just make it something good.”

Max and Severus looked at each other and nodded. “Right then, Chinese.”

Harry laughed; the two reminded him of how he and Ron had been during their school years. The laugh trailed off as a bittersweet look came over his face and he sighed. Severus looked at him sharply to ascertain the trouble; Harry favoured him with a smile and a kiss.

“I want plenty of egg rolls if you are after Chinese.” He said with a smile as he snuggled back against Severus’ chest.

The next few moments were taken up by people deciding what food would be ordered and exactly which place they wanted it from. Harry watched them all quietly, distracted by the thoughts of telling his friends he’d be wed soon and he had a baby on the way. Allie looked at him once and surmised what was going on behind those green eyes and gave him a smile.



Severus and Max left quickly for the nearby town, once again enjoying the wind in their faces and the hum of the road beneath them. The two were a study of light and dark. So different in many ways and yet too close in others. Max was the closest thing Severus had to a brother and he was his best friend. The night was falling fast as the big bikes ate the highway miles under black tyres, and the men finally turned into the car park of the eating establishment that had been decided upon by the others. After placing the large order they went back out to wait.

“Hey Sev, I’ve been thinking.” Max said as he stared up the road at the lit signs of different businesses.

Rolling his eyes, Severus turned to follow his gaze. “Why does that statement strike terror in my heart?”

“Dick. No, what I was thinking was this. You are going to need a vehicle of some sort now right? I mean since you are moving up by us, right?” Max began, “A baby seat just doesn’t work well on the handlebars of a bike and Harry doesn’t drive a bike does he?”

“No, he told me yesterday he had no intention of trying, that his place was behind me. And you are correct in surmising that we will need at least one vehicle.” Severus shifted his weight on the stone step he was sitting on.

“Well we have at least forty five minutes before our food’s ready, let’s go look at a truck.” Max said as he stood and waited for the other man.

“You mean purchase a vehicle here and drive back?” Severus asked, thinking. The idea did have merit, it would take care of a couple of problems. He followed his friend to the bikes and they shortly made their way down the lit thoroughfare stopping at a used automobile lot that had several nice sized late model pick up trucks for sale.

“Max, I know fuckall about these things.” Severus said as he walked up to a black Dodge quad cab. “But I do take a fancy to this one.”

Max came around and looked in the truck, walked around it, kicked the tyres and looked at Severus.

“It looks good; it has a good price, want to see if we can get a better one?”

Severus looked at his friend, his mouth hanging open for a moment before he shut it with a snap, he looked back at the sticker price again and swallowed hard.

“Max, I didn’t bring that much with me, the rest of my money is either in Echo at the bank or at Gringotts.”

“And the problem is what Sev? I’ll put the money up and you pay me when we get home, no worries. You and Bit need a way home and this will save you shipping and air fares.”

Severus just looked gobsmacked, this was the last thing he expected to happen. People just didn’t do out of their way to help Severus Snape, it just wasn’t done. Before he could speak or protest, Max was off looking for a salesperson. Severus quickly caught up with the red head as he was filling out paper work for the dealership.

“Max, thank you….but I cannot allow you to do this. It’s….too much Max.” the shorter man stammered as he tried to stop the other from writing. Max looked up at the salesman and then at his friend.

“Excuse us for just a moment, would you?” he said with a winning smile.

“Certainly Doctor Sorens, just give me a yell.” He said as he walked off to get some more paperwork going for the purchase.
Max turned to a near frantic speechless Severus.

“Sev, shut up. You need to sit back and just shut up. You and Bit need a truck to get the bike home. I don’t really want him flying in his condition, and that is spoken as his healer. This is not a big deal; do you remember when you helped out Allie and I when we bought the house?”

Severus nodded dumbly, still trying to form a coherent argument against Max’s logic. Stopping only when the fact Max had said he didn’t want Harry flying. He stood and looked at Max in confusion.

“I thought he was okay?”

Max took a deep breath before he answered. “He is going to be fine Sev, but I don’t want him out of my sight. His magic levels are all over the place and I want to be able to monitor him. If I am right, you are going to be the daddy of a very powerful little witch.”

“Or wizard.” Severus said automatically.

“I don’t think so Sev, I think you are getting a daughter this time.” Max said as he let the man process what he’d been told and turned back to filling out paper work.

“How…” Severus asked, still wondering when his life had gone pear shaped. Oh yeah, that was the day he’d found Potter in the alley. “A girl.” He smiled.

“Grant says he’s getting all kinds of readings from the baby and when we get back I’ll tell you how to check Harry.”

Max finished the paperwork and as the dealership was finishing everything up, they loaded Severus’ bike into the back using the ramps and tie downs the dealership had thrown into the sale.

Severus pulled out onto the road cautiously and followed Max to pick up the food and then followed the man back to Sturgis. He smiled as he saw the look of bewilderment on his Harry’s face as he parked the big truck and got out. Once out though, he realized it was a look of bewilderment, dread, and trepidation on his love’s face, he was frightened of something. Quickly grabbing him up in his arms he held him close, trying to make him feel safe.

“Harry, baby, what’s wrong?” he murmured worriedly as he cradled the limp body in his arms. “Grant what happened to him?”

“’m okay Sev, really…it’s just…” Harry said quietly as the answer presented itself from the darkness.

“Hullo Professor,” Ron Weasley said as he stepped toward his former potions master. A grim, unfriendly look on his face as he approached with his wife, Hermione a step behind him with her hand on his shoulder.

Severus shifted Harry in his arms as he studied Weasley for a moment, his black eyes flickering over to Hermione, a brief smile on his lips as she smiled at him.

“Hello Mr. Weasley. To what do we owe this dubious honour?” Severus asked as Max stood at his side, ready to stand up with him if he needed to.

“Headmaster Dumbledore told us that you’d managed to get Harry to agree to marry you after you knocked him up. We came to take Harry home.” Ron said, reaching out to pull Harry from Severus’ arms, Max catching hold of his wrist before he made contact.

“Ron, I have told you thousands of times that I am here because I want to be and I want to marry Severus,” Harry growled as he wiggled out of protecting arms and stood defiantly in front of the first friend he’d ever had. “Why can’t you get this? Severus loves me.”

“Yeah right Harry, I know about things like this…this…deviant lifestyle you insist on living. It’s abuse, it is.” Ron yelled as the others stood over by Severus and Harry.

Severus rolled his eyes at the idiocy and pulled Harry around to face him.

“I have a surprise for you, love.” He said, dismissing the outburst from Ron. He led Harry over to the truck and opened the door.

“Where in Merlin’s name did this come from?” Harry asked as Severus lifted him into the cab and climbed in after him.

“Spearfish. Max paid for it and I’ll reimburse him when we get home. We are going to drive home love.” Severus explained, fully aware of the Weasley glare that was trying to cause his lean body to combust. Harry looked around the inside of the truck and then back at his lover, a perplexed look on his face.

“We’ll haul the bike and you can ride comfortably with me. Besides Harry, we needed to buy a vehicle that will be safe for the baby.” Severus explained, trying to find the words to make it make sense to Harry. For a moment he wondered if he shouldn’t have talked to the younger man before he’d made the decision.

Harry looked at him again and then looked in the back seat of the truck and grinned. He leaned into his husband to be and kissed him softly.

“Thank you Sev, it’ll be perfect” he said as he laid his head on his lover’s chest.

“Ron and Hermione portkeyed in just after you left. Dumbledore let them know where to find us. I am so sorry about Ron. I’ll try to get rid of them as soon as I can.”

“It’s okay Harry, they are your friends and they need to know you are safe, I understand that. Let them stay for as long as they like as long as they don’t piss anyone off. I’ll talk to Grant, they can probably stay in Evan’s tent since the twat left and it’s already paid up.” Severus said as he stroked Harry’s hair and helped him out of the truck.

Together they walked over to where Ron was loudly telling everyone what he thought and was close to being lynched.

“Mr. Weasley, please shut up. We are about to dine, if you’d care to join us, I did bring extra. As far as you being here, you are welcome to stay as long as you mind what you say to our friends. If you offend anyone, then I shall be forced to remove you.” Severus said calmly as he plucked an egg roll from a container and held it for Harry to nibble on.

Ron just watched the display of Severus feeding his friend with a pale face and wide eyes. Hermione only smirked and thought of how caring Severus was being of his pregnant mate.