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So sorry this took so long! I’ve been writing fics in order of the prompts I’ve received. I hope you enjoy it! You can read it here on AO3! Or, below right on Tumblr.

Title: Round Two

Summary: The one where Severus makes great hot chocolate.

Category: M/M

Rating: Explicit

Words: 7,197

Relationship: Harry Potter/Severus Snape

Note: I didn’t get to this prompt until a day or so ago, so I apologize. I know it’s a little late…If you want to send me prompts, send me an ask on my tumblr, and I’ll see what I can do! I don’t have any beta, and I didn’t really edit it as I wanted to get it posted ASAP considering it’s already the eleventh of January…

This is basically domestic fluff.

Fic:

It was a good thing they had a silencing charm on thebedroom, Severus thought to himself as Harry fell in a boneless heap next tohim. Severus glanced at his husband, who was panting as he slowly came downfrom his orgasm.

“How are you so bloody calm after that,” Harry asked, armflung across above his head.

“Perhaps you’ve lost your touch,” Severus replied, and itwas only the years of training that allowed him to say it with a straight face.Harry huffed out a breath, and Severus turned onto his side and slid closer tohis gorgeous husband until their cooling skin touched. “Or perhaps you justweren’t paying close enough attention,” Severus mumbled as his eyes raked downHarry’s body.

The dark hair was a mess, more than usual. It only got likethis after a particularly enthusiastic fuck, and what they’d just done morethan qualified as one. Harry’s skin had a sheen of sweat to it, and his cheekswere flushed prettily. His lips were plump and glistening, and his eyes shonebrightly. He was loose and relaxed, the picture of peace. The rapid rising ofhis toned chest gave away how far he had yet to go before his heartrate slowed.There was drying come across his taunt stomach, and in the soft curls of hispubic hair lay his tired prick. Further down, Severus knew he’d find afluttering hole that dripped his come.

He purred, and dipped his head to kiss Harry’s jawline.Harry, too tired to react, hummed happily, eyes slipping closed.

“You were a bit distracted,” Severus reminded him, lettinghis lips form the words against Harry’s soft skin. Severus snaked a hand acrosshis husband’s waist, stroking his side affectionately. “I thought you mighthurt yourself,” he told him, and then smiled smugly. “With how hard anddesperate you were moving on me,” he whispered. Harry groaned.

“Sev,” he whined

Severus kissed along Harry’s jaw, his hand now moving tocaress the ‘V’ of Harry’s abdominals. “You do it on purpose,” he stated, knowingit was true, and taunting Harry with the fact. “You know how much I like it,don’t you?” he asked, lips grazing down Harry’s neck. Harry had such asensitive neck. As if to prove it, Harry tilted his head away to give himeasier access. “You do it to drive me crazy,” Severus accused in a low tone.Harry shivered, and Severus smirked. “You know how much I like seeing you sodesperate for my cock. For me,”Severus continued, deepening his voice until it was so low it rumbled hotly inhis chest and caused Harry to moan. “And I do like it, Harry, my Harry. Seeingyou take my cock so hard and fast. Watching as you lose yourself to it. Ridingit like it’s all you’ll ever need in the world,” he said letting a little bitof a growl come into his voice.

“Gods, Sev,” Harry moaned. “You’re insatiable.”

Severus wanted desperately to wrap his hands around Harry’sprick. He wanted to pump it, feel the silky skin in his hands and make Harryscream from pleasure again. He wanted to take it into his mouth and have theheavy weight against his tongue. He wanted to swallow Harry down and savor theperfect taste of his husband, his Harry. But he couldn’t. Harry was toosensitive for now.

Instead, Severus slipped his fingers back and pushed afinger into Harry’s come filled hole.

“You’re fault,” Severus replied as watched Harry hotly as hethrust his finger in and out.

“Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh,”was all Harry could get out, arousal making his prick twitch and causing thesensitive head to shoot a message right back to Harry that it was too soon.Harry’s conflicted face at clearly wanting the pleasure pleased Severus, and heshifted himself, positioning himself between Harry’s leg.

Severus pushed Harry’s legs apart easily, and with his freehand, parted Harry’s cheeks. Harry gasped at the feeling, but Severus ignorehim as he was too focused on the sight in front of him.

He always loved seeing Harry’s hole in any state. Before hefucked into it, it was a pretty pink, tight little promise that made himdesperate to see his prick stretch it. It made him think of all the things hecould do to it, and all the sounds he could pull from Harry and himself as aresult. He felt a flare of possession every time, because this hole belonged tohim.

Then there was how it looked during sex. Clamped around hisprick, the muscle pulled tight around it, and sucking him in. He loved to watchas he thrust in and out. Watching his prick disappear inside, swallowed up byit, and feel the drag of Harry’s arse along his prick, the clenching holetrying to hold him in as he pulled out, it got him so close to the edge.

After sex, however, he looked at Harry’s hole in wonder. Itfluttered, missing his length inside, and so clearly wanting to be stuffedagain. There was nothing that made him want Harry more than when he saw his owncome dripping out of Harry’s used hole. It was primal, really. How muchpleasure he had at knowing that was his seed in there, that he claimed thisperfect creature. He was whom Harry let, wanted, begged to fuck him and fillhim. He was who drove Harry to a writhing wild mess. He was whom Harry chose.Whom Harry loved.

Severus relished in the obscene squelching sounds that camefrom him fucking Harry’s hole with his fingers while his come leaked out. Iturged him to push deeper, to light Harry up with a prostate massage and havehim chanting his name as if it were sacred.

“Bastard,” Harry gasped, now pushing down on Severus’s nowtwo fingers.

Severus lowered his head and lapped at Harry’s hole with histongue. Harry arched and whined loudly. Neither one of them were afraid oftasting themselves, and Severus found he always tasted phenomenally whenleaking from Harry. He wiggled his tongue inside, keeping his fingers thrustingalong. He lapped his come from Harry’s hole, scooping it all out with histongue. He’d be putting more in there soon enough, when he’d recovered. Hepushed his face further into Harry’s arse, enjoying himself a little too much.

“Sev,” Harrymoaned, and once again proved why they always put silencing charms on their bedroom.

Severus moaned into Harry, wanting his lover to know howmuch he loved doing this to him. Harry moaned, and fucked himself back. Severuslet himself sound borderline pornographic, losing himself to the act andfeeling Harry tremble with pleasure.

“Oh, fuck,” Harry whined. “Oh, Sev. Sev, yeah. Sev. Sev.Right there. Gods, right there. Fuck me like that,” Harry moaned. Severuscomplied happily, pushing his tongue even deeper. “Just like that. Sev. Make mecome, Sev. Oh you’re perfect. So fucking- fuck yes. Oh, oh fuck.”

Harry was close, and Severus started to fucking him fasterand harder with his tongue as he massaged his prostate in a deliberate,overwhelmingly pleasurable, methodical way. He knew just how to play hisHarry’s body.

“Uh,” Harry grunted at the pleasurable assault. “Uh, fuck.So close. Oh, gods, oh gods. Right there. So fucking close. Oh, fucking- yes,” Harry moaned, as Severus’s tongueflicked up and gave a lavish lick deep inside him. “Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah. Gonnacome. Oh, Sev, gonna make me come. Make me come. Uh, fuck, yeah. Fuck, yeah. Ohfuck.”

Harry’s babble stopped as he was reduced to a moaning,breathless mess, punctuated by desperate grunts. His breathing turned rapid andshallow, and suddenly he locked up, arching off the bed and pushing himself asfar down on Severus’s fingers and tongue as he could go.

“Sev!” he yelled brokenly as he came.

Severus pulled away and smirked down at Harry. Utterlydebauched, his husband panted as he looked at him. Harry was fucking beautifullike this, and unable to ever resist, Severus crawled up his husband’s body andkissed him filthily.

Just as his prick came back to life, and was ready to fuckanother load of his come into Harry, the wards alerted them to a little personapproaching their door with long black hair, bright green eyes, porcelain skin,and a frilly emerald tutu.

Severus groaned into Harry’s neck.

“Suppose round two will have to wait,” Harry laughed, andplaced a loving kiss on Severus’s temple. Severus rolled over onto their bed,and pulled the thick blanket up over his lower half as Harry got up and cleanedthem both off. Harry slipped on a pair of his boxers, and then pulled on a pairof black joggers just as there was a firm little knock on their door.

Severus couldn’t help but smile at the sound and he quicklypicked up his wand off the bedside table to cast a refreshing charm over theroom. Harry caught his look and grinned at him.

“You utter softie,” Harry told him.

Severus ignored him as he watched Harry walk to the door. Hecouldn’t help eyeing him hungrily as he watched the smooth, muscled back as hewalked.

Harry opened the door to reveal their four-year-olddaughter. Severus peered around Harry to see that Lily was looking up at herdad with big eyes and a cheeky little smile. She wanted something.

“Dad?” she asked, drawing out the ‘a’ and blinking her longlashes up at him. It was past her bedtime, after all, and she knew she’d haveto turn up the cuteness if she wanted to get away with whatever this was. Shewas a smart child. Severus saw the Slytherin inside her every day, and hepuffed out his chest with pride at the displays.

“Yes, Lily?” Harry asked, bending down to her level.

Lily played with the hem of hertutu (which she had demanded to wear to bed tonight), and looked sheepishly atthe ground before smiling timidly at Harry. Harry waited patiently, no doubt awide smile and love-stuck eyes aimed at their daughter. Honestly, Harry claimedthat Severus was soft when it came to Lily. Harry would find a way to give herthe moon if she asked for it. He was putty in her hands. All she had to do wasbat those eye lashes at him.

“Can I have some hot chocolate?” Lily asked softly in hersweet little voice.

“You want hot chocolate?” Harry asked, acting shocked, hisvoice light and there was definitely a smile on his face.

“Yeah,” Lily nodded.

“Well, I suppose just this once,” Harry said, and Severusalmost snorted at how easily he gave in. “It is rather cold out,” Harry saidconspiringly. Lily beamed at him. “Come on then,” Harry said, and stood backup.

“I want daddy to make it,” Lily said, a little loudly nowthat she’d gotten what she wanted.

Severus smiled.

“Why don’t we leave Daddy in bed, and I’ll make it for you,”Harry suggested to Lily. The little head shook, her hair falling across hereyes and Harry automatically reached out to brush it back behind her ear.

“No, I want daddy to do it,” Lily said adamantly.

“And why’s that?”

“Because Daddy makes it better.”

Severus did snort at that. Harry glared at him over hisshoulder.

“I make it just as good,” Harry defended himself.

“Nuh-uh,” Lily shook her head. “Yours doesn’t taste thesame. It doesn’t have the right consistecece,” Lily said, tripping over thelast word.

“That’s a big word,” Harry told her. He looked over toSeverus. “That’d be your influence,” he joked.

“Obviously,” Severus replied slowly, hiding his smirk ratherwell.

“Well, why don’t you tell me what’s different when Daddymakes it?” Harry asked Lily.

Without missing a beat, Lily said, with growing excitement,“It’s more chocolatey, and thick, and the perfect warmness, and creamy, and-“

“Okay, okay, I get it!” Harry laughed.

“It just tastes better!” Lily said with a big shrug of hershoulders.

Harry sighed and looked over his shoulder at Severus oncemore with a smirk. “Daddy, your services are requested,” he said.

“Of course,” Severus replied with a smirk of his own.

Harry guided Lily out of their room, and winked at Severusbefore he disappeared down the corridor. Once they’d gone, Severus sighed andgot up. He grabbed a pair of silky boxers and the white shirt he’d worn thatday. He didn’t bother doing it up before he walked out the room.

He walked into the kitchen to find Harry getting theingredients out of the cupboards and Lily trying to climb up onto the highstool at their kitchen’s island counter. Severus smiled and surprised her bypicking her up from behind.

“Daddy!” Lily squealed in laughter as Severus held her highin the air for a moment before plopping her down onto the stool.

Lily wiggled into a comfortable positon, soon sitting on oneof her legs, the other dangling down as she swung it. She leaned across on thetable, watching Harry place a bag of chocolate chips on the counter. Her greeneyes brightened, and she got that little mischievous gleam in her eye.

Severus knew where this was going before it happened. Hestood, leaning against the counter as Harry reached up for a mug in thecupboard beside him. Severus placed his hand on Harry’s arm as he tilted hishead towards his husband.

“Watch this,” he whispered, and Harry froze, frowning beforefollowing Severus’s gaze to their daughter.

Lily was reaching her little hand out to get the chocolatechips. Her tongue peeked out of her mouth and her brow had a tiny crease in itin concentration as she focused on her task. She stretched her fingers out,pushing herself up to her knees to balance on the chair. The bag of chocolatechips was still out of reach, too far across the wide counter for her unlessshe climbed atop it.

Harry rolled his eyes as Severus smirked.

“Move over, I need a spoon,” Harry said to him. Severusraised an eyebrow at the lack of manners. Harry sighed and batted his owneyelashes at him. “Move over, please darling,”he said and Severus narrowed his eyes at the endearment. Harry smiled andplaced a kiss on his lips.

Severus moved over to lean on the counter by the chocolatechips. He watched Harry’s lean back muscles stretch as his husband got thecornstarch from the cupboard above him. Lily’s little grunt of effort broughthis attention back to her, and he saw she was still trying for the chocolate.When she realized she was caught she sat back, sheepishly, glancing up every sooften to Severus as she expected to be chastised.

Severus glanced at Harry and back at Lily. He put a fingerto his lips, a universal sign that even a four year old knew, and slowly nudgedthe bag of chocolate chips closer to her. Lily giggled, and mouthed ‘thank you’back to him before opening the bag extra carefully as to not make noise.Smirking once more, Severus winked at her. Lily giggled again as she put ahandful of chocolate chips in her mouth.

“Oi, what’s going on back there? I can hear you two, youknow,” Harry said teasingly.

Severus turned to see Harry was bent over in front of him,looking for a saucepan. It was really a shame that they were interrupted beforeround two, as Harry truly did have a lovely arse.

Before Harry could stand up and catch them both, Severuspushed off the counter and walked up to Harry, pressing himself against Harry’sarse. His husband froze and Severus smiled wickedly. With their bodies hiddenfrom Lily, he caressed Harry’s hips gently.

“Severus,” Harry warned.

“She’s far too distracted to notice a thing,” he replied.

“That may be, but I’ve got to stand up to get this pan out,”Harry said.

“So stand up,” he said and gave Harry’s arse a lightsqueeze.

Laughing, Harry stood and placed the pan on the counter infront of him. Severus didn’t move back, and moved his hands down to hold Harryto him. He liked how close Harry was, pressing against him so tightly. Hestroked Harry’s bare side, his fingers slipping under the waistband of hisjoggers before moving back around to hold him around his waist.

Harry leaned into him, and Severus bent his head to kissHarry’s neck. Harry moved his head to the side to let him, eyes slipping shut.Severus moved his lips up his neck and across Harry’s jawline. When Harryturned his head back, they kissed each other. A warm, familiar kiss that wasn’tabout lust or anything other than love a show of their affection.

“Ewww,” Lily laughed, and Severus and Harry ended their kissearlier than they either would have liked to, a smiled on both of their faces.

“Too distracted, huh?” Harry said, eyebrow cocked atSeverus.

“I admit, I was wrong,” Severus conceded. He let go of Harryand looked at Lily proudly. “She’s quite observant. Far more than any of her peers,naturally. For a four year old, she’s showing signs of much more advancedintelligence,” he mused.

Harry laughed as he stepped away. “Sev, I think you might bea little bias,” he said with a silly smile.

“I’m an educator, Harry, I’ve been around enough children torecognize the signs of a child with incredible intelligence,” he sniffedindignantly. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she went on to be the world leader inresearch for whichever field of academia she chooses.”

“Incredible intelligence? World leader in research?Whichever field of academia shechooses?” Harry repeated in a laugh. “Sev, she’s four.”

“Mark my words, that four year old will grow up to changethe world,” Severus said, moving to sifter through the ingredients on thecounter.

“Sev- Oi! How did you get that? Give me that.”

Harry must have realized Lily had been eating handfuls ofchocolate chips this whole time.

“Dad!” Lily protested.

“I suppose you know nothing about this?” Harry askedSeverus.

“No,” Severus responded innocently, eyes wide.

“Hmm, of course not. Well, then why don’t you get making –if you have enough chocolate that is – seeing as you’re Head Hot ChocolateMaker in this house,” Harry said.

As Severus poured a cup of chocolate chips into thesaucepan, he responded, “Jealous, are we? It’s really not that surprising thatshe prefers mine.”

“Oh, really?”

“Of course.” Severus turned on the stove and added two and ahalf cups of milk. “You were never that exceptional a brewer,” he added. “Iwould know.”

“This is hot chocolate, not Draught of Peace,” Harry saidwith a roll of his eyes and behind them, Lily started to hum a song she wasmost likely making up on the spot. She really was so talented.

“If not made properly, both turn out disastrously,” Severusreplied as he added half a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a tablespoon ofsugar, all while stirring to incorporate.

“Hey, my hot chocolate isn’t that bad!” Harry exclaimed witha frown.

“No, of course not, love,” Severus said condescendinglybefore kissing a grumpy looking Harry.

The kiss seemed to work, because Harry was no longerfrowning when he pulled back. Severus smiled to himself before adding threefourths a tablespoon of cornstarch and mixing quickly. As soon as he felt themixture start to thicken, he took it off the heat and stirred as the hotchocolate turned thick enough to coat the wooden spoon.

Harry placed two mugs on the counter next to him as heturned off the stove. Severus proceeded to pour the hot chocolate into themugs, pleased with the thickness of it. Once the pan was empty, he took it overto the sink and placed a scrubbing charm over the sponge.

He knew when Harry had placed the mug in front of Lily as heheard an excited squeal and a little voice go, “Yay!” before it went quiet.

Severus turned to see Harry sitting by Lily, and telling herit was hot and to be careful. Lily, showing concerning signs of Gryffindorrecklessness, took a sip anyway. It was a good job that Severus automaticallycharmed the hot chocolate down to four-year-old-ready temperatures when hepoured it.

“Thank you, Daddy,” Lily smiled happily, a chocolatemustache on her lip. She licked it off with a grin.

“You’re welcome, poppet,” Severus replied as he leaned onthe counter.

He was vaguely aware that Harry was eyeing him hungrily, butignored it in favor of watching Lily enjoy her drink. Severus knew exactly howHarry was feeling at the moment, as his husband took his first good look atSeverus since they’d exited their bedroom. In only an open shirt and boxers,hair still slightly messy from their earlier activities, Severus knew how helooked. He also knew how it affected Harry, and that was exactly why he’dwalked out looking like so. He smiled at his husband, a warmth coming to hischest as Harry’s eyes darkened with lust.

He was just about to suggest they tuck Lily back in bed andso they could get to round two, when Lily shuddered quickly and a fire sprungto life on the middle of the kitchen counter. Lily yelled and launched herselfinto Harry’s arms.

“Woah,” Harry exclaimed as he caught her. He hugged her tohim as she buried her face in his neck. Harry looked at Severus, who cocked aneyebrow back. They were both more than surprised and a little excited at thefirst sign of Lily’s magic. “Lily, was that you?” Harry asked their daughter.

“I didn’t mean to,” Lily said quietly, hiding her face.

Harry laughed and tried to coax her out of hiding whileSeverus quickly got rid of the flames with a flick of his wand. Lily refused tobe budged, and Harry and Severus shared another look, a sneaking suspicioncrawling into their minds.

“Lily,” Harry started, voice light. “Is this the first timeyou’ve done accidental magic?” he asked. Lily wouldn’t answer, just buried herhead further into Harry’s neck. “Lily?”

“No,” came a small, muffled voice in a stubborn tone. Herarms wrapped tighter around Harry’s neck, clinging to him.

Severus raised an eyebrow at Harry. That was all his side ofthe family. Clearly. Harry sighed and rubbed Lily’s back. There was a telltalesound of a sniffle, and Severus’s eye narrowed. Harry looked concerned, andonce again tried to coax her out.

“Hey,” he whispered softly, but Lily wasn’t having it. “Hey,it’s all right,” he cooed. “Accidents happen. We just want to know if this isthe first sign of magic you’ve had.”

“You aren’t in trouble,” Severus assured her, walking overto them. He bent down and saw Lily had her eyes squeezed shut, but hereyelashes were wet with tears. “Lily,” he sighed, and motioned for Harry topass her over.

Lily went from clinging on to Harry to clinging on to him.She used his longer hair to her advantage and hid herself within the blackcurtain. Severus bounced her up and down, softly telling her it was all right.

Eventually, Lily turned her head to face them. She wiped hereyes with the back of her hand, and sniffled. Severus gave her wet cheek a kissas Harry stood up.

“Lily, what happened?” Harry asked.

“I turned Leo’s shirt pink because he kept making fun of myprincess dress,” she mumbled.

Leo was a boy at Lily’s nursery, who Severus and Harry hadheard all about on numerous occasions. They didn’t get on. Leo was alwayspicking on the other kids, and Lily saw it as her duty to defend everyone. Itseemed this time, Lily was the target of his bullying. Severus planned to speakto the teacher.

“Your pink princess dress? The one you got for yourbirthday?” Harry asked for clarification. Lily nodded. “Did you get angry atLeo?” Again, Lily nodded. “And then you turned his shirt pink?” Lily nodded andher lip trembled.

Severus could see Harry fighting off a smile and so heturned his body so Lily’s back was to Harry. He gave his husband a hard look.Harry raised his hands in defeat as he lost the battle and laughed silently.Severus turned his gaze to Lily.

“Did you apologize to Leo?” he asked.

“Yeah,” Lily mumbled, and she didn’t seem too pleased byit.  

“Did you tell Ms.Winslor?” he asked.

“Leo started yelling, and she came over and saw. She turnedit back,” Lily said, looking anywhere but at Severus. “I got time out,” shesaid.

“For accidental magic? When you were emotional?” Harryasked, no back in control of himself.

“Yeah,” Lily mumbled, and her lip trembled again. Severus’seyes narrowed.

“You got in trouble for accidentally using magic?” heconfirmed. “They punished you for this?” he said a bit firmer than he had meantto, anger swelling in him. Lily looked about to cry.

“I didn’t mean to,” she said and then the water worksstarted.

Severus was going to have more than words with this teacher.She’d be lucky if she still had a job by the time he was finished.

“Hey, hey, it’s all right,” Harry cooed at her. “Theyshouldn’t have punished you for that,” Harry told her. “You didn’t do anythingwrong. It happens to everyone,” Harry said.

“Ms-Ms.Winslor wouldn’t let me have play time, and I wasn’tallowed a – a chocolate frog or a cauldron cake when everyone else had one,”Lily sniffled, still crying.

“Severus, don’t you dare,” Harry warned him, looking atSeverus with a knowing look as Severus boiled in anger. “We’ll make anappointment for this when school starts back up, and talk to the teachertogether about this,” Harry told him.

“They’ve reduced her to tears,” Severus stated, and Lilyheld tighter to him as she cried.

“I know, and that wasn’t right of them, but it’s Christmasin two days. What are you planning to do? Everyone’s at home, and won’t bedealing with work for another week at the least,” Harry said reasonably.

“Fine, but-“

“Sev,” Harry said.

Severus pressed his lips together and forced himself to letit go. He focused on Lily in his arms, and pressed a kiss into her soft hair.She smelled like her strawberry no-tears shampoo, and he felt himself calm downa little.

“Lily, doing magic when you’re really emotional is normal atyour age,” Harry explained after a few minutes when Lily had calmed down aswell. “If you ever do it again, I want you to tell us, okay?”

“Okay,” Lily said meekly.

“Now why don’t you finish your hot chocolate,” Harry saidand Severus reluctantly let his daughter go and placed her back on the stool. Harryflicked his wand at her mug, and it was heated up to the temperature she likedonce more.

Harry sat down, and sighed as he looked at Severus. He tooka sip of his hot chocolate as Severus came to stand behind him. Severus wrappedan arm around him as he watched Lily and let the gravity of the situation sinkin.

Lily was definitely a witch. It was a slight relief, to knowso early on. Of course, Severus would have loved her no matter if she was ornot. But now he got to think about what house she would be in. If she were aRavenclaw he’d have Flitwick gloating for years. If she sorted Hufflepuff, he’dbe surprised, but proud nonetheless. She was rather loyal. Minerva would neverlet him live it down if she was sorted Gryffindor. Of course, he rather hopedshe’d be put in Slytherin. Lily did seem to love green.

He’d tutor her in potions during the summer. That wasobvious. She’d be brewing at a third year level by the time she entered firstyear. He’d have her help him as he brewed, so she could learn. Nothing toodangerous, in case she hurt herself. Though, he wouldn’t be surprised if shepicked it up fast and showed an early talent for it. Harry of course, wouldprobably protest and declare she needed to practice for defense. Her Head AurorFather would be teaching her to fight boggarts the moment she got her wand. Hewondered if Lily would benefit from seeing them duel. He did love to duel withHarry.

The feeling of a warm mug being pressed into his hand pulledhim from his thoughts. Harry smiled up knowingly at him. He took the mug andhad a sip of the hot chocolate before passing it back. Harry drank the restdown quickly. Lily inherited her love for hot chocolate from him, but wouldhopefully inherit her cooking skills from Severus.

“I made a daisy grow in the school garden last week,” Lilyannounced suddenly.

“Pardon?” Harry said as Severus’s eyes snapped to Lily.

“Yeah! I missed the daisies because it’s cold outside andUncle Neville said they don’t grow in December, but I really wanted to seeone,” she said on one big breath.

“Maybe you’re right,” Harry said, turning to Severus. “Maybeshe’ll be a leader in Herbology research when she grows up,” Harry smiled.

Severus frowned. This was all Longbottom’s doing.

“Ms.Winslor yelled at me then, too,” Lily said, excitementgone as she thought about it. Harry and Severus didn’t say anything. “I don’tthink she likes me much,” Lily said sadly, and it made Severus want to throttleMs.Winslor.

“Why do you say that?” Harry asked.

“She doesn’t yell at the other kids who do magic,” Lily toldthem.

Severus looked at Harry, eyebrows raised and waiting for himto agree that he was completely justified to go cause hell at that nursery.Harry shook his head and turned back to Lily.

“The other kids do magic? What does she do when the otherkids do magic?”

“I dunno, she’s nice to them,” Lily said. “Beth got a lolliwhen she accidentally made her doll float,” Lily said, head tilted as sheremembered it.

“Why would they punish you then,” Harry asked quietly, moreto himself than anyone.

“Ms.Winslor says I’m trouble,” Lily said. “She says I’mgoing to be just like daddy because the apple doesn’t fall far from the bush, Imean tree, and not even the Chosen One can make me good if I’m part of daddybecause once a Death Eater always a Death Eater, and I’ll probably go toSlytherin too, like daddy, and become a Death Eaterer just like he him,” shesaid all at once as if she were rattling off a speech she’d heard a milliontimes.

Harry and Severus froze.

Severus felt sick. His head spun and his stomach flippedover. He felt the color drain from his face, and had to grip the counter untilhis knuckles went white to keep himself upright. Lily was too little tounderstand what any of that meant, of course, but the fact that she heard it, and would understand one day, made Severus want to sick up the mouthfulof hot chocolate he’d had.

“Daddy, what’s wrong?” Lily said, and damn her observationalskills.

“Daddy’s just feeling a bit odd,” Harry covered up, andSeverus couldn’t even look at him as he closed his eyes and tried to calmhimself.

“Is daddy sick?”

“No, he’ll be all right,” Harry promised. “Did Ms.Winslorsay anything else about daddy?” Harry’s voice was light but strained.

“Oh yeah, lots,” Lily said.

“Did she use the words ‘Death Eater’ when she said thesethings?” Harry asked and Severus wanted to be sick at hearing them.

Not in front of his daughter. He couldn’t stand to hear thewords uttered in front of Lily.

“Uh-huh,” Lily nodded.

Severus felt his eyes prick with tears and disgust likeice-cold lead in his stomach.

“I see,” Harry said.

“And she said ‘Volde-‘ er, ‘Volde-‘  um,” Lily struggled, whether it was overpronunciation or remembering it, Severus couldn’t tell but he was relieved shecouldn’t finish the name.

“Voldemort?” Harry asked in horror, and Severus breathed inslowly to keep calm.

“Yeah!” Lily said.

“We’ll be talking with Ms.Winslor tomorrow,” Harry said withthinly veiled fury. Severus nodded, and that was all he was capable of doing.

“Maybe if she didn’t yell at me I could do more magic,” Lilysaid, moving on easily to the next topic that popped into her head. So young.So innocent. Severus wanted to cry and scream. “Fay does magic all the time,”Lily continued. “She’s really good. Her mommy teaches her at home. She’s saidshe can do the patronus!”

“The Patronus charm?” Harry asked.

“Yeah!” Lily’s eyes were wide with excitement.

“I think Fay might have been telling porkies,” Harry saidsweetly.

“No! I saw!” Lilysaid, shaking her head.

“You saw her do the Patronus charm?” Harry askeddisbelievingly.

“Yeah! She showed me! With her brother’s wand!”

“Lily, what does the Patronus charm look like?” Harry asked,ignoring the fact that Fay had apparently stolen her brother’s wand, and thatthis brother should get in trouble for letting that happen eventually, as hewas no doubt a student at Hogwarts.

“It’s a light!” Lily said proudly with her new knowledge.

Harry laughed.

“That’s not the Patronus charm,” he told her. Lily frowned.“Does it look like this?” Harry asked, and pulled out his wand from the pocketof his joggers. “Lumos,” Harry cast, and the tip of his wand lit up brightly.

“Yeah!” Lily exclaimed, watching in awe.

While it was impressive that Fay was able to cast Lumos ather age while using her brother’s wand, it was no patronus. Harry smiled andruffled Lily’s hair.

“That’s called Lumos,” he told her. “Do you want to see whatthe patrnous charm looks like?”

Lily nodded, eyes wide. Harry smiled. He aimed his wandtowards their Christmas tree, which had many handmade ornaments curtesy ofLily, and said, “Expecto Patronum.”

Out of his wand tip, a silver stag jumped. It’s antlers werestrong and mighty like the rest of it, and it showed off by walking around abit. It pranced towards the Christmas tree before walking off towards thefireplace where the stockings were hung. It nuzzled at Lily’s, which was markedwith a bedazzled ‘L’ and then did the same at Severus’s.

“Woah!” Lily yelled and wiggled her way off the stool. Sheran over to it and looked up in awe. The stag seemed to regard her for a whilebefore it bent its head and nuzzled against her outstretched hand. Lily laugheddelightedly. “Hello,” Lilly sang to it as Harry watched as his patronusinteracted with her. “I want to do it!” Lily said, turning to Harry.

“This is a bit more advanced magic,” Harry told her.

“But, I want to see my deer!” Lily pouted.

“Well, yours might be something else. Everyone’s isdifferent,” Harry explained. “It’s very hard to do, but it comes from within.It’s an essential part of who you are.” Lily looked thoughtful. “Even daddyhas-“

“Daddy, I want to see yours!” she yelled in excitement.

Severus looked up at his daughter, and forced himself topush away the turmoil inside him. Lily didn’t understand what had justhappened, and there was time for him and Harry to sit her down and talk to herabout it all when she was older, but right now he had to be there for hisdaughter.

Harry was looking at him worriedly, but before his husbandcould try to figure out a way to convince Lily that she didn’t need to see hispatronus, which was doubtful as once Lily decided she wanted something she wasdetermined to get it (and she usually did, just another reason Severus saw herbeing sorted Slytherin), Severus raised his wand and cast his Patronus.

A doe shot forward, prancing towards Harry’s stag. Lily‘ooh’-ed and ‘ahh’-ed at it. She watched as the doe and stag nuzzled each otherlovingly. She tilted her head, and Severus wasn’t surprised when she turned tolook at them both with calculating eyes. She glanced back at the doe and stagbefore addressing them.

“They match!” she pointed out.

“Yes, they do,” Harry agreed, smiling at Lily.

“Why do they match?”

“Because your daddy and I love each other very much,” Harryreplied. He gave Severus a soft glance. “And sometimes, when you love eachother this much, your patronus reflects that.”

“Like soulmates!” Lily said, eyes comically wide and a lookof complete wonder on her face. She clapped her hands together, over her heart,and spun around as if it were the most romantic thing she’d ever heard in herwhole four years of existence. Severus had no idea where she got this flair forthe dramatics.

Harry laughed, but didn’t bother denying it. Lily wouldn’tlisten anyway. She turned and went towards the patronuses, and Severus watchedcarefully. He was aware of Harry sending him worried looks, and he heard Harrywalk over to him. As the doe and stag turned to look at Lily before nuzzlingeither side of her lovingly, Harry stepped in front of Severus.

A gentle hand came to his face.

“Hey,” Harry said softly. Severus turned his black eyes toHarry’s loving green ones. Harry smiled tenderly. “You okay?”

“No,” he answered honestly.

Harry smiled sadly.

“Me either,” he replied. “We’ll sort this out afterChristmas, yeah?”

“That woman will be lucky if she has a job when I’m donewith her,” Severus said icily, anger boiling dangerously close the surface. “Ifshe thinks she can get away with- In front of Lily-“

Severus cut himself off as his throat tightened.

“Hey, shh,” Harry cooed, wrapping his arms around Severus.Severus took the comfort Harry offered, burying his head in his husbands neckmuch like Lily had earlier. He breathed in deeply as Harry held him close. “Wewon’t let this ruin Christmas,” Harry said. He nuzzled his way throughSeverus’s hair to plant a kiss on his temple.

“No,” Severus agreed, and he wouldn’t. Lily loved Christmas.Well, she loved the presents and seeing the Weasleys, and playing with her toysand the little Weasley’s around her age, and pulling the Christmas crackers.She always demanded everyone wear their crowns the whole day.

He pulled away from Harry’s neck, and looked down into hiseyes again. Harry tucked his hair behind his ear as he rocked forward, tiltinghis head up as he did so, leaving their lips a hairsbreadth away.

“I love you,” Harrymurmured.

Severus kissed his reply into Harry’s mouth.

This time, Lily was too busy playing with their patronusesto pay attention to them. Severus found kissing Harry took away some of theswirling emotions inside him, and the deeper he kissed him, the better he felt.Harry responded back in kind, letting Severus take everything he needed whilehe made sure Severus knew he’d always be there.

When they broke apart, their breathing was a little harder.

“Thank you,” Severus said.

Harry nuzzled his jaw. “For what?”

“For loving me,” Severus said.

“I’ll always love you,” Harry told him and kissed himchastely. “We’re soulmates,” he grinned sweetly, using Lily’s earlierdeclaration.

Severus smiled, and kissed him again, this time not chastelyat all. When they broke apart, Severus’s realized he had pulled Harry’s hipstight against his. It felt good, and he licked across Harry’s lips beforetaking another kiss, quick but dirty. “How about round two,” he growled againstHarry’s lips.

Harry grinned in response, and kissed him a solid ‘yes’ inreply.

Severus looked up to see Lily had sat herself down betweenthe doe and stag, and was now rubbing her eyes tiredly. She yawned as the doenuzzled her hair and the stag tried to nudge her arm. Harry turned in Severus’sarms to see what he was looking at and laughed.

“I think it’s time someone got back in bed,” Harry said.

“With pleasure,” Severus said deeply, but quiet enough thatonly Harry heard. His husband sent him a wicked grin.

“”M not tired,” Lily protested before another yawn escapedher.

“No, not at all,” Harry said as he walked over, thepatronuses disappearing. He picked the practically sleeping girl up in hisarms. Lily snuggled close to him. “I’ll put her to bed,” Harry said. “I’ll bein shortly,” he smiled.

“Night-Night, Daddy,” Lily said sleepily.

“Night, poppet,” Severus said and gave her forehead a kiss.

As Harry carried Lily back to her room, Severus went back totheir room, turning off the light as he did so.

He stripped out of his boxers, and placed his shirt back onthe chair it had been before. He recast the silencing charms and wards. Hecrawled back on the bed, and placed his wand on the bedside table.

Harry walked in several minutes later. He closed the doorand shimmied out of his joggers.

“She’s sound asleep,” he said, pushing his boxers off.

“We’ll be late to Christmas Eve lunch at the burrow, I hopeyou realize,” Severus said. There was no way that Lily would be waking upearlier enough now. And if they forced her to, she’d be a grumpy littlenightmare. Plus, now they knew they had to worry about emotional magic flairups, and they didn’t want any accidental fires again.

Harry shrugged and climbed onto the bed. He happened toclimb directly onto Severus’s side, and was crawling up his body. Severuscocked an eyebrow at him in amusement. When Harry’s lips arrived at his, hereached up and pulled Harry’s body down on top of him, sealing their lipstogether as he did so.

Harry hummed into the kiss, and undulated his hips.

Severus reacted instantly, and moved his fingers, which weregripping Harry’s hip, to brush against Harry’s entrance. Harry moaned, asSeverus dipped a finger inside his husband. Surprisingly loose still,  Severus knew Harry wouldn’t need muchpreparing, and he felt himself go rock hard as a result.

He turned them over, loving the view of Harry on his backfor him. When Harry was a writhing mess of need underneath him once again,Severus poured an ample amount of the lubricant he brewed for them into hispalm, and slicked himself up as he pulled his fingers out of his love. He linedhimself up, and cut off Harry’s moan at the loss of Severus’s fingers bykissing him as filthy as he had before. Maybe a bit more so if Harry’s whimperwas anything to go by.

“Finally,” he breathed as his prick slowly entered Harry andround two began properly.