Misunderstood Snarry

Disclaimer: I don’t own it, I’m just using it.
Title: Misunderstood Snarry
Summary: A faculty Christmas party seemed to be a great Idea, now Harry and Severus are both hurting and it takes some time but they begin to understand that the fates had meant for them to be together. Severus is Pregnant and Harry is on probation. Denial is not just a river in Egypt for these boys.
Pairing: Severus X Harry (Main) Ron X Hermione, Sprout X Neville, and Minerva X Albus (Mentioned)
Warnings: Slash, M-preg (future events.)
AN: Sorry it’s been so long; I’ve been a bit busy. I need some Ideas people, I’m not much for writing courting scenes.

Chapter 6. Wooing a Wounded Snake.

Harry had taken a shower and got dressed. He had also eaten a bit of breakfast. He was now headed out to go shopping for the traditional courting gift given to the receiver of the two, if it were a same sex relationship.

It was a Friday which meant that He didn’t have any classes the first half of the day and would be able to head out and pick up whatever he was going to get Snape.

He was strolling along Hogsmeade when he decided to stop at Honeydukes and pick up several different types of chocolate and other types of candy for himself and Severus. He even decided to get some strawberry and mint roses which seemed real and even began to bloom once taken out of the cooler. He paid the clerk and headed out of the store, telling the man that he’d return in a little bit to get the items he’d purchased.

Harry then headed to an apothecary to get some potions ingredients for Sev. He didn’t know what the man needed so he bought quite a bit, knowing that they’d be used at one point or another in several different potions. Once done there he headed off to another part of the small village.

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Severus on the other hand had been having a horrible day. His potions classes were so far behind and now that he’d been struck with morning sickness he wasn’t allowed to teach classes. He’d been replaced with some older man that Albus knew. Besides that, he’d stayed up the night before due to a severe case of heartburn. He’d eaten some chocolate and was suffering from it.

He had a slight situation as to what he wanted to do. Sleep or read, he knew it would be healthier for him to sleep, but he was having trouble because he couldn’t get comfortable. He finally decided to try to get an hour’s sleep and went to lie down.

On his way into the bedroom, he stubbed his toe on the door, a book case and finally his bed. Once he was there he didn’t bother undressing and simply flopped down on the bed, ignoring the sharp pain in his little toe. He tossed and turned for what seemed like hours but was mere minutes and got up. He wasn’t in the mood to wait for something that wasn’t going to happen and so, he headed out into the main part of the quarters and began reading yet another book about male pregnancies.

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There was a knock on the door at a half past eleven which made Snape slam down his book and storm to the door to see what imbecile it could be and why they were bothering him. Upon opening the door, he discovered a dozen strawberry and mint roses along with some things for the baby, they were all green and yellow so they weren’t gender specific. He also found a note, one written in green ink upon a heart shaped piece of parchment.

‘Severus,
I know it may not be wise to open up old wounds, but I want you know that I am truly sorry for what I did. I didn’t seem to realize that there was another heart at stake than mine and I want you to know that for what its worth, I’m sorry I was selfish. Please allow me to make it up to you tonight with dinner in my quarters, around eight. I’ll prepare something that won’t cause you to be up into the wee hours of the morning, something that perhaps might sooth your aching heart for just a moment and allow you to see beyond the pain.
Sincerely Yours,
Harry.’

Severus’ heart was beating a million miles an hour, he didn’t know whether he should reply or simply begin getting ready, he wasn’t quite a young as he once was and he knew that it would take him a bit longer, especially now that he’d not slept a wink in over twenty four hours. He decided to relax a bit, read a little longer and finally get ready nearer to the time he should be there.

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Harry was in his quarters, fussing about everything, including his hair, which wouldn’t stay down. It was now six thirty and he was like a mother cat about to have kittens. He’d already started the meal and set up the table, everything was in cool colors, (blues and purples) he hoped it was going to be easy on tired eyes, especially Severus’.

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With ten minutes left to go, Severus quickly tied his hair back and straightened his robes for what could only be the two hundred and sixtieth time. He left his quarters moving at a leisurely stroll hoping to calm his nerves and to lower his expectations, knowing full well that Harry wasn’t asking him there for anything more that a supper to say that he was sorry for not believing him and to congratulate him on ending up with child.

With three minutes left to spare, Severus knocked on Harry’s door and was greeted by a surprise. There were several floating candles about the room. Rose petals were falling from the ceiling like snowflakes and some soothing Mozart was playing in the background. Harry offered Severus his arm and led him to the table where he pulled out a chair for the pregnant man.

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Harry was shaking nervously, his heart beating out of control. When he first glanced at Severus, he couldn’t help but notice that he looked warn down and drawn out. He also noticed that he had that certain glow about him, making him more appealing than ever. He also noticed how Snape seemed to float to the chair on his arm, how he seemed rather surprised about the whole setting of everything and he knew there was one last surprise.

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Severus looked around nervously, his hands twiddling in his lap, “So, its… er… a lovely night, hmm?”

Harry smirked at Severus’ loss for words and couldn’t help but nod, “It’s only begun and I’m already enchanted by your beauty.”

Snape cocked an eyebrow at this but said nothing; he merely wasn’t going to ruin the mood and dinner.

Harry chuckled and went to get the food to serve. He’d made Filet Mignon, Portobello Provencal and for desert, Chocolate Mousse.

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Dinner was a quiet affair, simply allowing the two men to enjoy the company of the other without the necessity of words. They also savored the food and basked in the candlelight.
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Once dinner was over, Harry invited Severus to stay for a cup of tea and to talk about what was going to happen once the child arrived.
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“Severus, I really can’t stand the thought of not being able to take care of you and the child, I was wrong and I’m sorry about what happened the other day.” Harry said, sitting in a comfortable armchair that was to the side of the couch where Severus was sitting.

“Harry, I don’t really think you’ll never see the child, and I don’t think I need to be taken care of like a child. We’ll manage on our own, besides that, I don’t want you to do what you think is right if you don’t want to be tied down to a pregnant man.”

“I’m not doing it because I think it’s what proper, I’m doing it because I care about you. I really do, not just because you’re carrying my child, which is a plus, I want to be with you because of the beauty that is you. You’re smart, witty, beautiful, everything I could hope for and more.”

“Harry, I don’t think you’re looking at the full picture, in eight months or less I’m going to have a child. Right now you’re like a child with a new toy, its bright and shiny and everything that you think you want, but what happens when a newer brighter toy comes along? Are you going to ignore it for the toy that you have, the one you’ve been playing with since it came along, or are you going to run off because the new toy isn’t trying to tie you down and make you into something you don’t want to be? Are you sure you’re even ready for a commitment like this, one where if it happens, you’ll become a father and you’ll have more responsibilities than ever.”

“Sev, you’re not a toy, you’re the one thing that’s been stable in my life since I was eleven. You’ve always been there, protected me, and made me work to be what I am today. You know damned well that I want to be with you for the long run, get to know you… perhaps even marry you, if you’ll allow it. I want to be there for our child, I want to give him or her, the life I never had. I want to be there for you, I want to love you, hold you, comfort you… everything you could ask me to do that was feasible.”

“Harry what you’re asking right now isn’t feasible. I can’t put my heart and my life on the line for a new fascination, something that’ll probably never last. I want something that’ll be forever, that’ll hold up against the strain of time. Hell, I doubt I’ll ever get it, but I want someone who’ll love me for who I am, not the fact that I’m pregnant and rich.”

“Please, Sev, lets give it a try… if not for me, then for yourself.”

“I have another life to think about beside my own, good night, Harry.”

With that, Severus got up and left, tears in his eyes. He just rejected the one man that meant the most in his life besides Albus Dumbledore. When he made it to his own rooms, he threw himself on the bed and cried himself to sleep.

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In another part of the castle, where Severus had just left, a man sat crying in his arm chair, his head in the palms of his hands. He couldn’t figure out where he’d gone wrong, he’d thought everything out perfectly, perhaps he just wasn’t what Severus wanted. Thinking that, Harry headed off to bed, where he cried himself into a restless nights sleep.

TBC

AN: What do you think? Kind of sad? Happy? Boy or girl. Single or Twins. You guys decide, cast your vote in a review. I\'m in major need of a beta! Anyone interested? Tell me in a review!!!