Two years after their brief yet destructive separation, Harry and Severus were stronger than ever.

Six months had elapsed since that evening at Grimmauld Place, and Harry received an invitation to instruct at Hogwarts after the old DADA professor had resigned. He accepted immediately, ecstatic that he would be able to be around Severus every day. They had still been able to spend a lot of time together, a bit more after their misunderstanding, but still not enough for either of them. They now spent every second that classes were not in session together, and Severus' quarters were now also Harry's. When Spring transitioned into Summer and the students left the castle, they spent the three gloriously free months that they had entirely to themselves in Grimmauld Place, their home away from home. They were delighted with their united lives and satisfied to spend the rest of their lives together.

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