Severus...

I don't know what possessed me, kissing him like I did. I couldn't help myself for some bloody reason. I'm not one to be prone to bouts of random passion like some hormonal teenager. And Merlin save me, he responded!

For that brief moment, everything that had gone wrong with my life seemed like a bad dream.

I don't know what I was expecting when the kiss ended but it certainly wasn't him running from the room like his arse was on fire. Made me feel like a Death Eater all over again.

Not a great feeling.

And now he's avoiding me. Evey time I catch him looking at me, he looks away to talk to Filius beside him. I'm slightly encouraged by the faint blush staining his cheeks each time. Maybe he's not as unaffected as I had previously thought.

Contemplating the puzzle that is Remus Lupin, I take a huge drink of the mulled wine Albus provided the teachers for the evening meal.

If I had been looking at the students as usual, I would have seen the thumbs up sign exchanged between the Weasley brat, Malfoy and Potter.

Remus...

He's staring at me again. I refuse to look at him. For my own peace of mind.

I returned to my conversation with Filius, taking a drink of wine Albus had provided.

I really wish he'd stop staring at me. It's making me bloody hot. I've shifted myself four times in the last five minutes because of it. If he wanted a show, I could easily drag him back to my quarters and give him a show.

Merlin! Where the hell did that thought come from?

I must have swallowed the wrong way. I came back to myself coughing and sputtering while Minerva patted my back.

"Careful, Lupin. Swallowing wrong could be hazardous to your health." a silky voice purred in my ear. I tried hard to repress the shiver his words brought me. My cock twitched in my pants.

"Well, Severus, I've never had a problem swallowing. It's a science of placing the object...in the correct hole." I rejoined, shocked at my own daring. I was unaware that it was completely silent in The Great Hall, all eyes watching the exchange at our table.

Beside me, unnoticed, Albus was grinning like the Mad Hatter at a tea party.

"I must say, Lupin, no one's complained about my...investigative skills before." Snape stated.

"Maybe you aren't searching in the right caverns." I replied.

"I'm sure you know a few, Lupin."

"One or two." I nodded. Minerva nearly choked on her wine.

"We should explore them, then. If you have the time, of course."

"I am at your disposal." I nodded, getting to my feet. There was a predatory gleam in Snape's eyes as we left.

If I had been looking at the students at that moment, I would have seen the all-knowing gazes passed between two Lions and a Snake.

Hermione...

Ron's been ignoring me. It's been two days now and I hate it. Maybe I should be the better person and go to him instead. I've always been a strong-minded person. But ever since Ron came into my life, I've sometimes had to second-guess myself.

I found him in the Gryffindor common room, sitting on our favorite chair and staring into the fire.

"Ron." I said softly. He started and turned to look at me.

"Hermione." he smiled.

"Ron, I-"

"No, Hermione. I should apologize to you." he interrupted me, pulling me down to sit next to him.

"But-"

"No, please. I had no right to be mad at you. You were doing what makes you, you. And I love you for that."

My heart felt lighter at hear Ron say he loved me. He never said it before, even though I knew he did.

"But Hermione, Remus and Snape deserve some happiness of their own. Don't you think?"

I thought about what I'd seen a dinner earlier and I had to agree. There was something between Professor Snape and Remus.

I made a decision then. I looked at Ron and smiled.

"Want some help, then?"

The smile he gave me in return made my heart beat faster than ever.

"Thanks, love." he grinned, pulling me into his arms for a kiss.

Harry & Draco (from the author's POV)...

"Harry, where the hell are we going?" Draco hissed as they moved along beneath Harry's cloak. Harry looked down at the map in his hands, slightly illuminated by Draco's wand over his shoulder.

"Shit!" Harry exclaimed.

"What?"

"They didn't go to Moony's rooms or Snape's. They've gone up to the Seventh Floor."

"They know about the room?"

"All the teachers must."

"Well how are we to get there? We're in the bloody dungeons if you haven't noticed!"

"Oi, hang on a second." Harry stated, studying the map. He moved closer to the wall, pulling his wand out. He tapped the wall three times and with a slight rumbling sound, a doorway opened.

"Wow!" Draco exclaimed. "Where does this go?"

"According to the map, it leads to the suit of armor right across the hall from the Room of Requirement."

"Handy." Draco stated.

"Come on, then. Don't want to miss the action."

They made it to the Seventh Floor hallway without incident and Harry began to pace in front of the area he knew the door to be.

Draco and I need a convenient place to watch Remus and Snape without being spotted. Harry thought to himself. The door appeared and he and Draco entered the room, staying deep within the shadows so they weren't spotted. They found themselves in an alcove high above the main room, where they had a direct view of everything.

"Fuck! That's bloody hot!" Draco whispered, looking downward. Harry followed his gaze and spotted Remus and Snape on the huge bed in the center of the room. Both men were naked and Snape's face was planted in Remus's lap. From the sound of Remus's breathless moans, Snape was doing a pretty good job.

"I didn't know Snape was that flexible." Harry whispered, feeling a little warm.

"Yoga, four times a day. Tai Chi twice a day on weekends." Draco explained, not taking his eyes off the scene before them.

(End author's POV...)

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Severus...

I listened to Remus's heart beat beneath my ear and I couldn't help the smile that graced my face. It felt somewhat foreign there, it been so long since I'd done so. His fingers stroking up and down my back was a comfort as much as it was a turn-on and my cock gave an interested twitch, still inside the body beneath me. I raised myself up on my elbows to stare down into the face that had been haunting my dreams for the last year. His eyes were closed and a small smile was on his lips. I brushed back a lock of hair from his forehead as his amber eyes looked into my own.

"What now?" he asked me.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean, where do we go from here, Severus. Is this simply a one off, or is this something more?"

"How can you ask me that, Remus?"

"I'm asking because you're a hard man to love, Severus Snape." Remus stated, kissing me gently.

I swear I could feel my heart stop. Love? He loved me?

I must have asked my question out loud because he graced me with another one of his smiles.

"I do love you, Severus." I dropped my head onto his chest, my emotions threatening to choke me. There was a wetness on my cheeks and I looked up, surprised. "Are you crying?"

"No." I stated, looking away. A hand on my cheek drew me back to his gaze. He brushed his thumb across my cheek.

"Severus." he smiled gently.

"I-I love you, Remus." I stammered, the words sounding strange coming from me. He pulled me into a deep kiss.

A sound caught my ears and I pulled away, looking around sharply. Something caught my eye high above me and I looked up in time to see a shock of pale blond hair duck down behind a pillar.

"Malfoy!" I exclaimed. I heard a giggle to the left of the same spot and my eyes closed in resignation.

"Potter."

"Harry?" Remus gaped. We both looked up to see a tousled head of black hair look at us.

"Hi?" Harry grinned.

"What the hell are you doing up there?"

"Um..."

"The both of you get down here, now!" I shouted.

"We'd like to, sir, but..." Draco began.

"But what?"

"The room took our clothes." Harry stated. Remus had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Even I was amused by it.

"Are you naked?" Remus asked. Harry's face turned beet red. The sight of that caused me to do something I hadn't done in a very long time.

I laughed.

It seemed to come from deep within my soul and I laughed harder than I'd ever laughed in my life.

"Sweet Mother Morgana! He's laughing!" came a voice off to the right. Rolling off of Remus as he covered us with a blanket, I spotted Granger and Weasley behind the other balcony.

"I think the four of you need to come down here, now." Remus said, trying to stifle his own laughter.

After the room provided robes for the four youths, they sat around us on the bed and we all had a long talk.

"But how did you know I had something for Severus and vice-versa?" Remus asked.

"We saw the looks and the touches between the two of you. Ron got it in his head to get you together like he did for Malfoy and Harry." Hermione explained.

"Ronald Weasley! You should know better than to play with people's emotions like that." Remus exclaimed. Ron hung his head, feeling ashamed of himself.

I placed a hand on the boy's shoulder and he looked at me in surprise. I graced him with a rare smile.

"Thank you, Weasley. You've given me the other half of my soul."

"You're welcome, sir!" Ron gaped in shock. I felt Remus squeeze my hand between us.

I should have felt odd sitting naked in a room with four half-naked teenagers, but for some reason I can't explain, they felt like my own children. I saw Remus smile at me and I knew my life was about to get a whole lot more interesting in a very good way.

Something occurred to me as I stared at Weasley.

I wonder...

"Say, Weasley?" I asked as we ate a late night snack.

"Sir?"

"Do you think we could possibly get the headmaster and your Head of House together?" I grinned. Weasley's answering smile lit up the room. Potter and Malfoy looked shocked at the suggestion.

"Now that, sir, would be the ultimate challenge!"

"Ronald Weasley! Don't you dare!" Granger exclaimed, right on cue. I watched the red-head pull her impossibly close and kiss her senseless.

She changed her mind right quick and the six of us started to plan. Weasley came up with some excellent suggestions I'm sure we will be using in the coming weeks.

I think I may need to revise my opinion of the Weasley Brothers.

-Fin

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this one. And yes, I meant to end it like I did and no, I won't be writing a sequel. This one was hard enough as it was lol. But if any of you want to give it a shot, feel free and then send me a link so I can check it out. Consider this an open challenge.