JADE & THE SILVER DRAGON

Chapter Seven


Severus and Sirius were walking through the hallway on the way to the kitchen the following morning, when they happened to glance through Harry’s open bedroom door. Harry lay sprawled on his stomach, his leg wrapped around a pillow at his side, wearing a pair of loose pajama bottoms. They came in as Harry groaned in his sleep and flopped over onto his back, his arms under his pillow that his head rested on.

“Looks like he had a good time,” Severus said smirking as they saw the various bite marks and hickies all over Harry’s upper body, not to mention the marks on his hip that the pajama bottoms were revealing on the one side.

“I wonder what time he got in?” Sirius asked quietly as he pulled Severus’s arm to pull him out of Harry’s room.

“Probably pretty late. If Devlin had some of that aphrodisiac spray with him, they were probably going at it for five or six hours straight,” Severus asked.

Sirius shook his head bemusedly. “He is going to be sooo sore,” he said laughing.

“Yes, he probably will be,” Severus agreed. “Maybe we should turn on that hot tub after breakfast for him.”


Hours later, after the two older wizards had lunch, Harry made his appearance in his cut-off shorts and tank top, his feet bare. They both looked up from their reading to watch as Harry gingerly sat down on the kitchen chair and ran his fingers through his sleep tousled hair.

“Rough night?” Sirius asked impishly.

Harry looked up to see them both smirking at him knowingly. “We had a good time. I met Raiden..... Devlin’s partner.”

“So there were three of you?” Severus asked.

“Hmm, hmm,” Harry murmured as he gripped his coffee mug in both hands to drink it down to soothe is overworked throat.

“We started up the hot tub for you,” Sirius said smirking, “thought you might need it.”

“Gods...that sounds good,” Harry said. “I invited Devlin and Raiden over for the party next weekend, they may stay for the whole week.”

“We have lots of room,” Sirius said. “Just make sure you use silencing charms on your rooms,” he added cheekily.

“Has Selkis come by this morning?” Harry asked ignoring his godfather’s good natured teasing.

“Yes, she came with another. She now trusts me enough for you not to be there,” Severus replied.

“That’s good to hear,” Harry said finishing off his coffee. “Did Bill say he was coming next weekend for the party?”

“I haven’t heard, but I’ll find out for you,” Sirius said.

About an hour later Harry sat back in the hot tub, his head leaning back on the edge as he talked to Selkis who lay coiled by his head. ‘Sorry, I wasn’t here this morning....late night,’ he hissed to the snake.

‘We were okay, the other human treats us with care,’ Selkis hissed back.

‘There may be a man that is coming soon that lives in your homeland that may be able to take you and the others back,’ Harry hissed.

‘How will we travel?’ Selkis asked, worried about being put in a metal box again.

‘Not sure yet. Apparating may be less stressful for you,’ Harry hissed, ‘and maybe we can find a basket of some sort with lots of air holes for you to be transported in.’

‘Well, let us know. There’s quite a few of us that are quite homesick for our warm sand,’ she replied as she rubbed her nose on Harry’s cheek.

While Harry was having a rather pleasant conversation with Selkis, Sirius was welcoming Devlin and Raiden into their home, where they had recently flooed through their fireplace. Severus was not there at the time to meet them, as he had to go to Hogwarts for a meeting with the Headmaster.

“Where’s Harry?” Devlin asked looking around the living room.

Sirius grinned at the two of them. "He's in the hot tub. He was a bit....sore this afternoon when he woke up,” he said grinning even more when their faces flushed a shade pinker. “Come on, I’ll show you to your rooms. I assume you want to share?” he asked looking to them.

At their nod, Sirius showed them the guest room next to Harry’s room, even though he was sure there would only be one bed being used between the three of them for the week. The two of them quickly changed into shorts, then went down to the hot tub. Harry had heard them approach and smiled at them in welcome. Much like Harry, they both looked sore, tired, and ...happy, their bodies sharing the same kind of markings from the previous night.

Meanwhile Sirius was in the kitchen, leaning back against the counter, drinking his coffee, when Severus arrived and situated himself at the table to plan out his curriculum for the school year. He watched through the large picture window as Harry greeted the two boys, each of them giving a brief kiss to the lips.

“He sure looks like Draco, doesn’t he?” Sirius mused aloud.

“Who?” Severus asked not looking up from his notes.

“Raiden.”

“Well, them being cousins might have something to do with that,” Severus smirked as he looked up to see the topic of their conversation kissing the side of Harry’s neck.

“Narcissa never mentioned him when we talked last week,” Sirius said.

“So, how are you two cousins getting along now that Lucius is gone?” Severus asked looking down at his notes again.

“Good. It started out kind of strained, but it’s getting better. Cissy was always a good person, but Lucius changed her into a person she didn’t like to be,” Sirius said smiling. “Her and Draco are presently traveling, getting to know each other better while the wizarding realtor is looking for a buyer for the manor.”

“It’s about time they sell that place,” Severus said. “I know it’s a family home, but it’s too big and too ‘cold.’”

“Yeah, I know. Cissy found this small plantation house with lots of windows, open space....and no dungeons,” Sirius said thinking about the place that he was shown a couple of weeks ago by his cousin. “So what’s the story with Raiden? I haven’t heard Cissy mention him before.”

“Raiden is also an only child to Lucius’s older brother. Lucius was always a dark person, as Alexander was a kind and gentle person,” Severus replied. “He was the ‘white’ sheep of the family and was the bane of the Malfoy name. He was an outcast when he was sorted into Gryffindor when he went to school. Anyway...when he was of age he went to America. Narcissa was forbidden to speak of them, but still managed to sneak over there now and then with Draco for a visit.”

“And Raiden?” Sirius asked.

“He’s just like his father,” Severus replied looking out at the hot tub. “He’s actually training to be an Auror for the American Wizarding Ministry.”

Sirius looked out the window again to see the three younger wizards ‘petting’ Harry’s snake. He approached closer to the table and leaned over to cap the ink bottle and close Severus’s notebook.

“What are you doing Black?” Severus asked looking vexed.
Sirius pulled Severus up and put his arms around his back, leaning in to lick the column of Severus’s neck. “Those three will be occupied for awhile. What say you and I go upstairs?” Sirius said kissing his way along Severus’s jaw.

Severus closed his eyes as he put his hands to Sirius’s backside, pulling him closer to him, grinding himself against the other. Their lips met in a tender kiss, then Severus pulled away and took Sirius’s hand in his to pull him upstairs where they locked and silenced their room and spent the next couple of hours in pleasurable bliss.

During the course of the week, Devlin and Raiden helped Harry perfect some of the spells he was learning...including a few darker ones. He also managed to register his animagus form at the Ministry. He couldn’t wait for Professor McGonagall to see that he was able to complete the transformation with no problems.

The mornings, Harry still swam in the lake, occasionally being accompanied by Devlin and Raiden. Raiden also started to instruct Harry on some hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Most days, Harry woke up in bed with Devlin and Raiden, their arms and legs entwined with each others. The morning of Harry’s birthday, he woke up snuggled against Raiden’s back, his morning erection nudging Raiden’s sleeping form. He drew back a bit to glide his fingertips down Raiden’s back, feeling the blonde shudder in his sleep as he put his one leg over Devlin’s, snuggling closer to him. Harry smiled and muttered the lubricus spell quietly and guided the head of his cock to Raiden’s entrance. He slowly slid in, his cock gripped tight inside of Raiden. He adjusted his body to be slightly leaning over the other as he sheathed himself all the way into the blonde.

Raiden woke up with the feeling of being filled. He moaned against Devlin’s neck as he pushed back against Harry, lifting his one leg higher across Devlin’s thigh. He felt Harry slowly pull away, then inched back in slowly until the last little bit, then was groaning out loud as Harry thrust deep and hard inside of him, the tip of Harry’s cock hitting just the right spot.

Devlin woke up as he felt Raiden’s body move against his, his breathing heavy against his neck. He looked past Raiden’s shoulder to see Harry leaning over Raiden’s back, his eyes closed in passion.

Raiden moaned into Devlin’s neck again when he felt Devlin grip his cock. “Oh...Merlin....deeper,” he panted pushing back against Harry.

Devlin gave Raiden a long heated kiss, then pulled away from the blonde’s arms to kneel behind Harry.

Harry heard the lubricus spell, then Devlin’s hands were on his backside as he felt a hard cock slip inside of him slowly, then stop to let him adjust to the intrusion. He pushed back against Devlin as he pulled out of Raiden a bit, then thrust forwards again, with Devlin thrusting at the same time. It was amazing...his cock gripped tight inside of Raiden and Devlin’s cock thrusting deep inside of him over and over again. Harry reached around Raiden’s hips to grasp the blondes cock, pumping his hand at the same pace as Devlin was fucking him from behind.

It wasn’t long before their hands gripped sheets and hips, their breathing heavy and erratic, their moans filling the room, before they came. Harry first, filling Raiden’s tight hole, then Raiden as he came in Harry’s hand, and Devlin as he thrust hard and deep inside of Harry, crying out his name as he came. The three of them then collapsed on the bed. “Happy birthday Harry,” Devlin said breathlessly, kissing the middle of Harry’s back.

“Yes.....Happy birthday Harry,” Sirius said smirking from the open doorway beside Severus.

The three of them looked up, hurriedly pulling the covers over their naked bodies. “Uh....Siri....what are you doing here?” Harry asked.

“I’ve come to wish you a Happy Birthday......like I always do,” Sirius said still not moving, enjoying the look of discomfort of the three in bed.

“That was.....quite the performance,” Severus said smirking.

“Yeah....well we were just wishing Harry a Happy Birthday too,” Devlin said cheekily. Harry rolled his eyes then ducked his head under the blankets in embarrassment.

“We’ll meet you three downstairs. Breakfast is ready and on the table,” Sirius said leaving the doorway with Severus in tow.

The three of them had quick showers.....separately, then made their way to the kitchen, to hungrily eat their breakfasts, not looking up at the two older men who were sitting at the other end of the table.

“So what time did Ron say he was coming over?” Sirius asked Harry.

“He and the rest of the family are coming around noon,” Harry replied putting cream and sugar in his coffee.

“All of them?” Severus asked, looking like he was in pain.

Harry started to laugh, then nodded his head. “Not all.....just six of them. Percy won’t be coming.”

“Merlin! I think that Albus needed me today at Hogwarts,” Severus said starting to get up.

Sirius put his hand on Severus’s shoulder to hold him down. “Albus and Minerva will be here,” he said laughing at the stricken look on his lovers face.

They all then heard a commotion in the living room and was soon surprised to see Remus Lupin walk through the archway. “Moony!” Sirius exclaimed getting up to embrace his long time friend.

“Hey Padfoot,” Remus said returning the hug. Then was soon pulled away from Sirius to have Harry’s arms around him. “Harry..... Happy birthday.”

“Thanks Moony,” Harry said smiling. “Have you had breakfast?”

“Yes. Could use a coffee though,” he replied sitting at the table. “Hello Severus. I’m surprised to see you here.”

Sirius stood behind Severus, letting his hand rest on his shoulder. “Remmy, he’s our guest and has been helping Harry with some snake business,” he said hoping that his friend would understand.

Remus raised his brow and grinned. “Alright then,” he said seeing the comfortable way the two interacted. “Surprised....but as long as your happy Siri. That’s all that counts for me. Welcome to the family Sev,” Remus grinned and got up to give Severus a big hug.

“Get off me wolf,” Severus said pushing away Remus, trying to hide back his grin.

“Remus. I’d like you to meet Devlin Snape and Raiden Malfoy. Good friends of mine,” Harry said making the introductions of the two laughing men at his side.

“Really good friends,” Severus murmured under his breath, but still loud enough for the others to hear.

They all talked and joked over coffee while Sirius cleaned up the breakfast dishes, with Severus busily working away on Harry’s favorite kind of cake....black forest.

At around lunchtime, the guests started to arrive. The Weasleys came first, their constant bantering filling the house. Then Hermione, Seamus Finnigan, Neville Longbottom and the Patil sisters from school. Dumbledore and McGonagall came together, followed soon after by Reanna from the tattoo parlor.

By mid-afternoon, the party moved out on the deck, everyone mingling to talk to everybody. Harry was able to sit with Bill Weasley and discuss the possibility about transporting some of the Egyptian Asps back to Egypt with him. Bill gladly agreed and it was decided that apparating would be the easiest on the snakes.

As most of them were getting their brooms ready for a bit of broom tag, Dumbledore asked to have a word with Harry. Harry sat with Dumbledore, McGonagall, Remus, Severus, and Sirius, all looking at him, some smiling, while others looked just as confused as Harry. “Did I do something wrong Professors? Or is there another deep dark secret about me that I need to know?”

“No Harry. There is nothing that I know of that is being kept from you. No more hidden prophecies or family secrets. And you have done nothing wrong....that we know of,” Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling merrily. “The reason that we asked you for a talk is something that Minerva, Remus, and I have been discussing for a few months now.”

Harry looked to Severus, then Sirius who both shrugged their shoulders, just as bewildered as he was.

“Harry, your Defense classes that you’ve been teaching the past couple of years for the students who wished to improve has shown tremendous success,” Dumbledore said smiling.

“Those students have shown a remarkable improvement in their Defense classes,” Remus said. “You made them enjoy the classes more, because they understood it more.”

“I’ve had a good time doing it. It’s been very rewarding to see some of them working hard at some spells and accomplishing them,” Harry said.

“How would you feel teaching others?” McGonagall asked.

“What?” Harry asked surprised.

“Harry, as you know for a week of the month, I’m rather otherwise busy when the full moon is out,” Remus smiled. “We would like you to teach the classes for that week, and be my assistant for the remainder of the time.”

Harry looked around to the others, shocked beyond belief. “So, what do you say....Professor....do you accept?” Dumbledore asked, his eyes twinkling again.

“What about my other classes?” Harry asked.

“You will still take your other classes as a student, other that Defense Against the Dark Arts...which you will be teaching,” McGonagall replied.

“You’ve been studying really hard Harry. You can do this,” Sirius said grinning proudly.

“But the Ministry....” Harry stammered, “and what about my age...aren’t I bit young for this position?”

“Harry, you have been through more than most wizards and witches twice your age. In the eyes of many, you are older than your years from the experiences that you had to endure over time,” Dumbledore said. “The Minister of Magic has offered to have you tested in Defense Against the Dark Arts....where you will be rewarded your professorship....if you pass.”

“Harry, don’t let this opportunity pass you by,” Severus said, just as surprised as the young Gryffindor.

“But, Sev, don’t you want this position?” Harry asked.

Severus gave a chuckled snort. “Those rumors about me always wanting that post are ludicrous. Having spells and hexes thrown every which way would be worse than having Longbottom in my potions class,” he said laughing. “No thanks.”

“When would I need to be tested?” Harry asked still grinning from Severus’s remark.

“Three weeks from now,” Dumbledore smiled. “Just in time for the new term to start.”

“Well then, I guess I would be foolish to pass up this opportunity. I always pictured myself being an Auror, but I have been avoiding or chasing down Riddle for so many years, that it has lost the appeal to me,” Harry sighed. “So yes, I will accept the offer.”

“Very good then,” Dumbledore smiled. “Now, I believe your broom is waiting for you for that game of broom tag with the others. We’ll talk later Harry.”

“Thank you Professors. It really means a lot to me that you have this much faith in me,” Harry said getting up, then waved his hand over his jeans to have his jean shorts in their place.

McGonagall had seen the ease Harry transfigured his clothing without his wand and waited until she saw Harry glide up on his broom like he’s been doing it his whole life. “Albus, maybe we should test him in all his classes,” she said thinking of Harry’s most recent grades for last year.

“Yes....good idea Minerva. I’ll take it up with the other professors to see what they have to say,” Albus replied.

“He would be off the Gryffindor quidditch team if he happened to graduate early, wouldn’t he?” Severus said suddenly as the thought just occurred to him.

“You think just because Harry’s not on the team, that we couldn’t win the quidditch cup Severus?” Minerva said glaring at the Potions Professor.

“Well......yes,” Severus said smirking.

“Hmmm....I feel another bet coming,” Remus smirked. The two professors from rival houses were well known for their friendly competitiveness.

Sirius stood up and pulled Severus up to his feet before Minerva could inflict some pain to the potions professor. “Come on, let’s watch them from the docks,” he said grinning as they left Minerva fuming beside Albus.


Harry and the others were all on their brooms over the lake, swishing around each other trying to knock each other into the water. Harry laughed as one after another were knocked unceremoniously into the water. He saw Raiden come up slowly beside him, then stopped to hover there beside him.

“So Harry, what did the Professors want?” Raiden asked.

Harry looked over to the blonde, being cautious in case Raiden was coming to dunk him. “I’m not sure I should say anything yet,” he smiled mysteriously.

“I promise I won’t say anything.”

“Well....they offered for me to be a professor for Defense Against the Dark Arts this year,” he said still not believing it himself.

“Harry! That’s great. Are you going to accept it?” Raiden said happy for the younger wizard.

“I think so. I get tested three weeks from now at the Ministry.”

“Do your friends know yet?” Raiden asked. Harry shook his head, then saw Ron who was laughing at Fred...or was it George..... who went for a dip, thanks to their younger brother. “You should surprise them. Let them find out at the last minute,” Raiden suggested.

“You think so?” Harry asked as he got up to crouch on his broom, his feet on the handle, much like he did in his first year to catch his first snitch.

“Uh....Harry......what are you doing?” Raiden asked as he looked at him, balanced on his broom, his arms outstretched at his sides.

Harry smiled mischievously at him in response, then lunged for Raiden who was not expecting the attack. They both fell into the water with a huge splash, both surfacing by the floating platform.

Harry had his back against the platform when Raiden surfaced in front of him. “That was low Harry,” Raiden said brushing the hair from his face.

Harry was trying not to laugh as he braced his arm on the platform. His legs came out in front of him as they went around Raiden’s waist. “No, Raiden...this is low,” he said huskily as his hand went between them to palm Raiden’s cock through the shorts.

“God...Harry,” he moaned filling Harry’s hand with his hardening erection.

“Kiss me,” Harry said softly.

Raiden moved closer to Harry and crushed his mouth to his, while his hands went on either side of Harry’s shoulders, gripping the platform as he ground his erection against Harry’s. Harry tightened his legs around Raiden, the friction of their jean shorts against their erections bringing them closer to climax. Harry pulled away from the kiss as Raiden moved to nibble on his neck. “Christ...harder Ray....make me cum,” Harry moaned.

Raiden groaned low against Harry’s throat as he moved faster against Harry. “Say something in parseltongue Harry,” he said in between panting breaths.

Harry smiled to himself as he leaned in to Raiden, hissing words into his ear. Raiden moaned and moved faster against him, Harry still hissing in his ear. “Harry...” he cried out against his neck as he pushed against Harry once more, in a shuddering climax that left him breathless. He slid his hand to Harry’s chest to pinch a nipple as he bit onto his neck, making Harry cry out in release shortly after.

After getting their breathing under control, he pulled away from Harry slightly and gave him a light kiss on the full lips. “What were you saying?” he asked hoarsely.

“That I wanted to lick and suck you...taking you all the way in my mouth...making you cry out my name...then for you to pound into me from behind...umph...” Harry was saying as he licked along Raiden’s neck before his head was yanked back by his hair for his mouth to be ravaged by the blondes, ending his description on what he wanted to do.

Ginny and Lavender sat on their brooms, watching the kiss. “That is so bloody hot,” Ginny said blushing as she watched the two guys slowly pull apart to climb the platform.

“It’s a shame Harry’s gay. He’s turned into a really hot looking guy,” Lavender said sighing right before Ginny knocked her off her broom into the water. Ginny then held her hands up in victory...she was the last one remaining on her broom.

Harry stood on the platform. “Accio firebolt,” he said aloud for his broom to come and hover beside him. He looked to Raiden who was already sitting on his broom. “I can honestly say that I am now a raving sex maniac, thanks to you and Dev,” Harry said shaking his head and grinning.

Raiden leaned over to kiss Harry lightly on the lips. “You complaining Jade?” he asked his one brow raised mockingly.

“Jade?” Harry asked smirking, then started laughing as Raiden shrugged his shoulders not answering him. “What happens when I go back to Hogwarts? I’ve gotten used to shagging at least once a day.”

“You’ll have to get some action from cousin dearest,” Raiden smirked. “I would go slow, drive him crazy....make him come after you.”

“In the meantime...maybe a visit from you and Dev every once and awhile?” Harry asked, grinning hopefully.

“We’ll see Jade,” Raiden replied. “Race you back,” he shouted as he took off with Harry close at his heels.

The next couple of hours Harry opened his gifts, which much to his liking were books. Fred and George gave Harry a rather large box of chocolates with a wink. Raiden and Devlin gave him a few new ‘toys’ and a few canisters of aphrodisiac spray, which he quickly put back in the package before the others could see. Sirius gave him a gold chain that would help to counteract against most poisons, much like the bezoar stone would do. Remus gave him a photo album of the Marauders with a promise to go over some of the memories later that night. Severus gave him a long black leather coat with a silver dragon embossed on the back.

He thanked everyone in turn, loving every single thing he received. Severus proudly brought out the cake and set it before Harry. Harry ran a fingertip along the bottom edge, gathering up a huge dollop of creamy whipped frosting, then brought it to his mouth to slowly lick it clean.

Severus saw what Harry had done and then noticed Devlin and Raiden looking at Harry hungrily like he was the dessert as they watched Harry lick the icing. “Potter,” he warned as he cuffed him at the back of his head.

“Sorry Severus. Couldn’t resist,” Harry said laughing. “Bloody tasty though.”

After the cake was eaten...or more likely devoured, Harry thanked his friends again as they began to drift home. Devlin and Raiden were still staying, as well as Charlie and Bill for they were taking the Egyption Asps home with them in the morning.

The wizards that stayed all sat around the living room table as Harry went through page by page of the new photo album that Remus gave to him. Most pictures were of some of the notorious parties that the Marauders held or some of the after affects of their pranks that they pulled.

Harry was quite surprised to see Severus in a lot of the pictures. Turns out he was good friends with his mother, Lily, and had even contributed some ‘special’ potions for some of the pranks in the later years at Hogwarts.


After everyone had gone up to bed, Harry sat with Severus and Sirius in the living room. Harry looked over to Severus who was sitting beside Sirius on the couch. “Severus?” he said interrupting the quiet.

“Hmm?” Severus murmured as he looked to Harry.

“I thought you hated my father?” Harry asked.

“I didn’t hate him really, he just annoyed the hell out of me,” Severus said looking to Sirius who nodded his okay, “and...... he took what I wanted.”

“What you wanted?” Harry asked leaning forward on his knees.

Severus sighed heavily. “Your mother was a beautiful caring person and always treated me with respect .... made me feel special,” he said looking to Harry, “and I was in love with her.”

“But don’t you like men?”

“Yes,” Severus smiled. “Now I do....have for years,” he said grasping Sirius’s hand in his. “It was before I realized what I really wanted in my life. I saw how happy your mother was with James and I backed off. Your father never let me forget it. Constantly bringing up the ‘crush’ I had on your mother.”

“They got over it though Harry,” Sirius added. “We all got along quite well and kept in touch after school was over. When Severus had joined Voldemort, the friendship between us was strained but still intact.”

“My father had pretty well forced me to join with Voldemort by threatening the lives of Lily and the others. I did not have a choice back then. After I was initiated I went to Albus who said he would help me. Ever since then...until just a few months ago, I have been a spy for the Light Side, informing the Order of raids and plans of the Dark side,” Severus said tiredly. “Frankly, I am glad I don’t have to do that anymore.”

“Sev....would you be willing to let me try something with you?” Harry asked uncertainly.

“Like what?” Severus asked suspiciously, while Sirius looked to Harry who was fidgeting with the hem of his shorts.

“Well....I’ve been researching on how Voldemort gave the dark marks. In one of my visions, I heard the incantation very clearly as he marked a new recruit,” Harry said hesitating. “I may be able to reverse it.”

“You actually think you can do this Harry?” Severus asked, hope lighting up his dark eyes.

“I’m pretty sure I can,” Harry smiled. “The reveral spell is a mixture of Latin and parseltongue. I’ve been working on it for awhile now.”

“Why didn’t you say anything before this?” Severus asked.

“I didn’t want to disappoint you if I couldn’t do it,” Harry said shrugging his shoulders.

“When did you want to try?” Sirius asked.

“I can try now, but I’d like Devlin and Raiden here also. The magic I will be using may be kind of draining on us both,” Harry stated.

“I’ll go get them,” Severus said, getting up quickly to go upstairs.

Severus had rushed through the guest room startling the two younger wizards awake. Devlin saw the wild look on his uncles face and immediately sat up. “Sev. What’s wrong? What happened?”

“Devlin. Raiden. We need you downstairs,” Severus said pulling the blanket back, thanking Merlin that they had pajama bottoms on. “Harry is going to try something and he may need some of our magic and support.”

“What is he going to try?” Raiden asked as they went down to the living room to see Harry sitting on the floor, his legs crossed in front of him, his eyes closed. Sirius at his side holding one of his hands.

“He’s going to try to remove the dark mark from my arm,” Severus replied finally.

Harry looked up at the three and grinned. “Okay. I think I’m ready. Severus, sit in front of me with Sirius behind you. Devlin and Raiden, I’ll need you to sit at my side or behind me,” he instructed.

He waited until everyone was positioned then took Severus’s arm and lightly kissed the mark. “I’ve been working on this because I consider you a dear friend of mine Severus. You have saved my life more times than I can count...you’ve been there for me....let me be me and to knock me off the high pedestal that everyone seemed to place me on,” he smiled warmly as he saw Severus raise his brow. “I’ve been worrying what would happen once I defeat Voldemort...and I do plan on succeeding. Would the dark mark stay burned into your skin? Disappear? Or would you die along with him? This mark is connected to him. Once he dies, I don’t know what will happen to you. I didn’t want to take the chance,” Harry said looking into Severus’s unusually bright eyes as his fingers stroked the mark over and over again as he talked.

“Thank you Harry,” Severus said hoarsely.

Harry smiled. The first part of the ritual was done. Only a person who truly cared for the person marked was able to do this. “I need everyone to concentrate on this. Keep in contact with Severus and I....skin to skin,” Harry said, then waited until he felt Devlin sit behind him, his legs on either side of him. He smiled back at Devlin after feeling a soft caress of a kiss on the middle of his shoulders, then felt Raiden’s hand on his leg, his thumb rubbing back and forth on the warm skin.

“Ready?” Harry asked looking to Severus.

Severus nodded nervously, then felt Sirius’s arms go around his waist from behind. “Ready.”

Harry held Severus’s hand with one hand while the other one he placed over the mark. “This may burn a little,” Harry warned softly before closing his eyes. He took a couple of deep breaths, then started the incantation in Latin.

Devlin shared a worried look with Raiden about fifteen minutes later, when they felt Harry’s body slightly tremble. They held on tighter, willing their magic to meld with Harry’s, concentrating on the mark disappearing from Severus’s arm.

Harry’s voice was low and steady as he said the incantation in Latin, then slowly integrated the parseltongue part of it into the Latin. Bit by bit, the voice switched to parseltongue completely. Near the end he felt the heat under the hand where the dark mark was, then a blinding pain that shot through his scar on his forehead before his body slumped back against Devlin’s chest.

Devlin hugged Harry’s warm body tight against him and looked to see his uncle collapsed against Sirius. “Raiden fire call Albus at Hogwarts, tell him to get Madame Pomfrey and come straight away,” Sirius said looking worriedly at Harry and Severus.

Albus and Madame Pomfrey immediately came through the fireplace and went right away to Harry and Severus. The two of them were moved to their beds where Pomfrey did a scan with her wand over their bodies.

Sirius, Devlin, and Raiden hung over Harry’s bed worriedly while Pomfrey did her scan, while Albus sat with Severus. “Well...is he okay?’ Sirius asked sounding panicked.

She got off the bed and smiled at the three. “He’ll be okay. His body and mind are just exhausted from the amount of magic that he used. He may wake up in a few hours complaining of a headache, but he’ll be fine.”

Albus had come in just then and grinned in relief. “Maybe his body should stay in contact with one of you to help bolster his magic again,” he said knowingly, his eyes twinkling mischievously. “Severus is starting to wake Poppy.”

Sirius, Albus, and Pomfrey went into the next room while Devlin and Raiden climbed into bed on either side of Harry, their arms snuggling him close as he slept.

Sirius sat at the edge of the bed and brushed the hair from Severus’s warm face. “How do you feel Sev?” he asked, grasping the other’s hand.

“Warm and like I was hit by a bludger or two,” he replied smirking tiredly. He then looked at his arm, his fingers running over the red, blistered skin. Pomfrey touched her wand over it and did a healing charm where it immediately cooled and healed. All three of them looked at the spot in amazement.

“He did it,” Sirius said quietly.

Severus touched his arm and felt no pain like he once used to. The spot was now clear of the dark mark. In it’s place was a soft dusting of grey hair instead of the black like the rest of his arm. “Harry,” he choked out and looked up. “How is he?”

“He is fine and asleep,” Albus said sitting on the other side of the bed.

“I can’t believe he did it,” Severus said unbelievingly, looking at his arm again. “I didn’t want to get my hopes up,” he added and looked up at them again. “Do you realize just how powerful Harry is? No one has been able to remove the dark mark.”

Albus saw Severus’s eyes start to tear and motioned to Pomfrey. “We’ll leave you be Severus. Rest and we’ll talk tomorrow,” he said as they slowly left the room. He smiled warmly as he saw Sirius climb into the bed to gather Severus close, with Severus hugging the other man just as tight.


(fixed typos Apr. 07)