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Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male › Harry/Snape
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Adult +
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14
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26,587
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The Other Friends
Chapter 10:
The Other Friends
By Moon of the Sea
Beta: Ari
A week later Harry and Snape were in Harry’s flat dressed in their best dress robes.
“When will I know where we will be going to dinner?”
“ Um… Well… Um”
“Harry I would have hoped that all this reading would have helped your vocabulary. Please do not tell me the effort has been futile.”
“ NO! Um… What I mean is … We will be having dinner here.”
“I see and you asked me to dress so formal; why?”
“Well, you see we are having guests and I am pretty sure that they will be in their best dress robes and I didn’t want us to feel out of place.”
“Guests? So if I understand correctly, you are expecting me to make an impression on your friends.”
“Actually, they are not my friends. Not really. They are more like, your friends.”
“My friends?”
At that instance, Minerva McGonagall stepped in from the floo.
“Good evening Harry. Oh Severus, were you invited to meet Harry’s new love interest?” Severus gave a non-committing smile. Just then Draco Malfoy stepped out of the floo followed by Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy. Severus looked at Harry with a look that said ‘you didn’t’.
“Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, Draco.”
“Good evening Mr. Potter,” replied Lucius.
“Potter,” was Draco’s only reply with a nod and looking straight at his former professor and protector.
“Professor Snape, I see you have been invited to Potter’s mystery dinner.”
“There is no mystery, Draco. Severus and I simply wanted to spend a night with some friends.”
“Friends?” asked Narcissa.
“Well, I am hoping that any friend of my lover and soon to be husband is a friend of mine,” said Harry as he wrapped his arm around Severus’ waist. All four guests had shocked faces. Minerva opened her mouth to say something but found that she was incapable of doing so. Draco approached his former professor.
“Professor, please tell me this is a joke. You wouldn’t marry him. He is not what you need. He is a Gryffindor with Gryffindor friends that will never accept you. Why would you put yourself through that? You wouldn’t, right?”
“ Draco, my friends already know,” said the aforementioned Gryffindor.
“And? Are you going to stand there and tell me that they welcomed him with open arms?” hissed Draco.
“No, at first there was some… um…”
“Some what, Potter? Aggressiveness?”
“NO! I would have never permitted it.”
Snape discreetly dislodged himself from Harry and approached Draco.
“Draco, you have nothing to worry about. I do know how to take care of myself. This is something unexpected for all of us. It is something that will take some getting used to. But somehow I think it can work,” he said this last part looking into Harry’s eyes. Harry smiled closing his eyes in agreement.
“Professor, do not do this, please. Listen, marry me.”
Severus chuckled at that.
“No hear me out. I can give you whatever you think Potter can give you. Look, who better than I to know that he is a great bloke? He saved my life during the final battle, not once, but twice. Me! His school rival. I am sure he has the best intentions in the world but you and I know that there is no place for ex-Death Eaters in his world.”
“Draco, I would appreciate it if you stopped talking as if I were not here,” warned Harry.
“Look, like I said before, I have nothing against you. But let’s be reasonable, you know this can’t work.”
“Draco, if Ron can accept this. I know you can. It is important to us that our friends know about us. But it is not essential that they accept our relationship. Severus and I have found that we are what each other needs. We are willing to make it work with or without our friends. I rather it be with.” Now it was Harry’s turn to look into his lover’s eyes for confirmation. “Come off it, Draco you are much more sophisticated than Ron, if he can handle it surely you can.”
“Professor, marry me, please,” pleaded Draco. “Father, tell him. Tell him how it is the right thing to do. How he would be so welcomed into our family.”
“Draco is right, Severus. You would be welcomed and respected in our home.”
“Professor, we need each other. We understand what it is to be an outcast…”
So that was it. Snape understood Draco’s fears.
“Draco, I am an ex-Death Eater; I killed Professor Dumbledore, but yet I have found love.” Once again, he looked into Harry’s eyes and once again, he found agreement. “I know that you may think that no one will ever love you, but that is not the truth. It was not for me and it will not be for you.”
He looked up to see Narcissa looking at her son with teary eyes. He gave Draco a reassuring hug when Minerva said, “When do we eat in this place? I do not know about the Slytherin half of this group but the Gryffindor half has a healthy appetite.”
They all laughed as they followed Harry to the dining room
The Other Friends
By Moon of the Sea
Beta: Ari
A week later Harry and Snape were in Harry’s flat dressed in their best dress robes.
“When will I know where we will be going to dinner?”
“ Um… Well… Um”
“Harry I would have hoped that all this reading would have helped your vocabulary. Please do not tell me the effort has been futile.”
“ NO! Um… What I mean is … We will be having dinner here.”
“I see and you asked me to dress so formal; why?”
“Well, you see we are having guests and I am pretty sure that they will be in their best dress robes and I didn’t want us to feel out of place.”
“Guests? So if I understand correctly, you are expecting me to make an impression on your friends.”
“Actually, they are not my friends. Not really. They are more like, your friends.”
“My friends?”
At that instance, Minerva McGonagall stepped in from the floo.
“Good evening Harry. Oh Severus, were you invited to meet Harry’s new love interest?” Severus gave a non-committing smile. Just then Draco Malfoy stepped out of the floo followed by Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy. Severus looked at Harry with a look that said ‘you didn’t’.
“Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, Draco.”
“Good evening Mr. Potter,” replied Lucius.
“Potter,” was Draco’s only reply with a nod and looking straight at his former professor and protector.
“Professor Snape, I see you have been invited to Potter’s mystery dinner.”
“There is no mystery, Draco. Severus and I simply wanted to spend a night with some friends.”
“Friends?” asked Narcissa.
“Well, I am hoping that any friend of my lover and soon to be husband is a friend of mine,” said Harry as he wrapped his arm around Severus’ waist. All four guests had shocked faces. Minerva opened her mouth to say something but found that she was incapable of doing so. Draco approached his former professor.
“Professor, please tell me this is a joke. You wouldn’t marry him. He is not what you need. He is a Gryffindor with Gryffindor friends that will never accept you. Why would you put yourself through that? You wouldn’t, right?”
“ Draco, my friends already know,” said the aforementioned Gryffindor.
“And? Are you going to stand there and tell me that they welcomed him with open arms?” hissed Draco.
“No, at first there was some… um…”
“Some what, Potter? Aggressiveness?”
“NO! I would have never permitted it.”
Snape discreetly dislodged himself from Harry and approached Draco.
“Draco, you have nothing to worry about. I do know how to take care of myself. This is something unexpected for all of us. It is something that will take some getting used to. But somehow I think it can work,” he said this last part looking into Harry’s eyes. Harry smiled closing his eyes in agreement.
“Professor, do not do this, please. Listen, marry me.”
Severus chuckled at that.
“No hear me out. I can give you whatever you think Potter can give you. Look, who better than I to know that he is a great bloke? He saved my life during the final battle, not once, but twice. Me! His school rival. I am sure he has the best intentions in the world but you and I know that there is no place for ex-Death Eaters in his world.”
“Draco, I would appreciate it if you stopped talking as if I were not here,” warned Harry.
“Look, like I said before, I have nothing against you. But let’s be reasonable, you know this can’t work.”
“Draco, if Ron can accept this. I know you can. It is important to us that our friends know about us. But it is not essential that they accept our relationship. Severus and I have found that we are what each other needs. We are willing to make it work with or without our friends. I rather it be with.” Now it was Harry’s turn to look into his lover’s eyes for confirmation. “Come off it, Draco you are much more sophisticated than Ron, if he can handle it surely you can.”
“Professor, marry me, please,” pleaded Draco. “Father, tell him. Tell him how it is the right thing to do. How he would be so welcomed into our family.”
“Draco is right, Severus. You would be welcomed and respected in our home.”
“Professor, we need each other. We understand what it is to be an outcast…”
So that was it. Snape understood Draco’s fears.
“Draco, I am an ex-Death Eater; I killed Professor Dumbledore, but yet I have found love.” Once again, he looked into Harry’s eyes and once again, he found agreement. “I know that you may think that no one will ever love you, but that is not the truth. It was not for me and it will not be for you.”
He looked up to see Narcissa looking at her son with teary eyes. He gave Draco a reassuring hug when Minerva said, “When do we eat in this place? I do not know about the Slytherin half of this group but the Gryffindor half has a healthy appetite.”
They all laughed as they followed Harry to the dining room