The first two weeks of term passed quickly. Very soon, all of the students and teachers had gotten into a routine and nothing too dramatic had happened since the Weasley incident. This fine Saturday morning found Harry Potter getting ready to go and meet his friend Ron Weasley for lunch.

Earlier in the week, Harry had gotten a letter from Ron asking if they could meet and discuss some things. Harry had immediately agreed and since he had an appointment to become a registered Animagus on this Saturday, Harry figured he could go a little early and meet with Ron beforehand.

Harry was still somewhat uncertain about what Ron wanted to talk about, but he didn't really care either way. He was just happy he could catch up somewhat with his friend after six years of no communication.

"But what am I going to do while you're gone?"

Harry chuckled at the whine that came from his boyfriend, who was still snuggled up in the blankets of their bed. Harry finished buckling his jeans and then he kneeled on the bed and crawled over to Draco. The two men kissed shallowly and as Harry pulled away slightly, Draco whined in disappointment.

The brunette smiled down at his gorgeous boyfriend and said, "Why don't you go and talk with Remus? I know that you two are getting close and you can work on getting him and Sev together."

Draco heaved a dramatic, long-suffering sigh before grinning slightly and saying, "Oh, alright. But you are going to spend the rest of the night with me, only me."

Harry chuckled deeply and leaned down so he could whisper huskily in Draco's ear, "I have no problem with that at all." Harry then pulled Draco's earlobe into his mouth to nibble it seductively and the blond moaned quietly at the action.

Abruptly, Harry pulled away and stood up. The pleasurable fog lifted from Draco's mind and he glared at Harry as the brunette walked, laughing, into the bathroom.

"So, what did you want to talk about, Ron?" Harry asked as he and the redhead seated themselves in a booth in a secluded corner.

Knowing he would get hounded by the public if he was seen, Harry had used a glamour charm to get to the restaurant; but he wanted to talk to his friend with his own face. Once the two of them were settled, Harry dropped the glamour.

"Let's order lunch first, yeah? I'm starving." Ron replied. Harry just laughed as he thought back to their Hogwarts days when the gangly redhead would hassle everyone else when it was close to mealtime. It seemed like the man hadn't changed much.

Ron signaled for a waiter and when the man walked over, Ron ordered both his and Harry's meal while said brunette kept his head down.

"Okay, first off, don't worry, I'm not gonna pester you for an explanation. I trust that you will stick to your word and explain after things get settled."

"I wasn't worried about that, Ron. I figured that you wanted to talk about something else. I just don't know what that something else is."

"Well, one thing is, when we were talking at Hogwarts, you mentioned trying to put a lid on the press situation. I figured that you wanted to do an interview with a trustworthy and honest reporter. If you are interested, I can get you a meeting with one who is very trustworthy and honest." Ron explained.

"Sure, that would be great, Ron. Who is it?"

Ron grinned and said, "The one and only, Hermione Granger."

"No way. Hermione, a reporter?" Harry asked, totally shocked at the notion.

"Yep, she decided after school that taking up a job in the ministry wasn't for her. This was a short while after you left, so the media was running rampant with rumors and theories. This caught 'Mione's attention and she decided she wanted to become a reporter who reported the truth and nothing but. The exact opposite of our friend, the bug"

Harry knew the redhead was referring to their fourth year with Rita Skeeter flitting about, writing nothing but lies about Harry. It seemed that that situation had affected Hermione more than she had let on about.

"I never would have guessed." Harry said, still wrapping his head around the idea.

"Same here, but she is a great success and she is very well known." Ron said with a small smile.

"Are you two still together?" Harry asked, noting that Ron wasn't wearing a wedding band and that his tone while talking about Hermione sounded as if they were good friends, not lovers.

Ron shook his head, "We split up about half a year after you left. We just weren't as happy as we could've been and we fought constantly. Our decision was mutual and we're still best friends. 'Mione actually introduced me to the man I'm seeing now."

"Man? No wonder you are so okay with me seeing Draco. Well, who is it?" Harry asked eagerly.

"You don't know him, but his name is Jeffrey White. He is a squib that lived close to Hermione when we were in Hogwarts. She was feeling a bit nostalgic one day and she dragged me along with her and I met Jeff and we've been together ever since." Ron explained with a shy smile on his face.

"When do I get to meet Jeff?" Harry asked.

"After you explain things. So now you have extra incentive to get this over with." Ron said with a wicked grin. Harry chuckled and shook his head at his friend.

The waiter came then and brought their lunches, so the conversation slipped to just catching up. Eventually, the two men finished up and stood to leave. After Harry put his glamour back on, they left the small café.

"Ron, you can tell 'Mione to owl me with when she would like to do the interview. I would love to see her again." Harry said, before the two went their separate ways.

"No problem, mate." Ron said. The redhead moved forward and the two embraced. Ron apparated away and Harry headed down the street toward the phone booth that was the entrance to the Ministry Atrium.

Harry couldn't help but think as he walked, that he had missed so much of the lives of his closest friends. Everyone had moved on and gotten on with their lives and Harry felt like such an outsider now. Harry sighed as he tried to push those negative thoughts away. He just wanted to get this registration over with and get back to Hogwarts and Draco.

"Hey, Remus. Whatcha doin'?" Draco asked as he walked up to said man in the Great Hall.

Remus looked up from his lunch and grinned amusedly. "Eating lunch."

"Oh, right." Draco said, blushing a bit as he sat down next to the older man.

"Where's Harry?" Remus asked when he noticed the brunette was nowhere in sight. At mealtimes, the two younger men were nigh inseparable.

"He's at the Ministry. Minerva got him an appointment to register his Animagus form today." Draco said miserably. The blond then brightened and turned to Remus, "But, I've got you I can talk to. So I won't be all alone today."

Remus chuckled nervously and hesitantly said, "Actually, Draco, I…umm, I'm going to spend the rest of the afternoon with Severus. He asked me to help him gather potion supplies at the edge of the Forbidden Forest."

"Oh, okay. Well, have fun." Draco said disappointment clear in his voice. Sure he was happy the two older men were getting along and weren't objecting to each other's company. But, Draco didn't like being alone unless he was brooding and depressed, and right now he didn't want to be moody.

"I'm really sorry, Draco. But, Severus and I talked about it last night. Do you want to accompany us?" Remus asked politely. Draco shook his head; he knew the two older men wouldn't appreciate his company if they were trying to get to know one another better.

"I guess I'll just go and grade papers or something." Draco said quietly as he stood to leave the Hall. Just as he left, Severus walked in and called out a greeting to the blond. Draco just nodded without making eye contact and continued on his way out.

Severus raised an eyebrow and looked over to Remus in question. When the raven-haired male reached Remus, he asked, "What's wrong with Draco? He looks miserable."

Remus sighed, looking very guilty, "Harry is at the Ministry today and Draco was looking forward to spending an afternoon with me, but I already made plans with you. I invited him along but he refused."

"Remus, you don't have to feel guilty. Draco won't be alone for long. Once Harry gets back, Draco will forget all about this. He'll be fine, Remus; he just isn't very fond of being alone unless he is sulking or working."

Remus sighed again but smiled slightly at the Headmaster. The two men then stood to go out to the grounds and start their scavenger hunt. Remus still wasn't quite sure why Severus needed to find his own ingredients when Draco had a fully stocked store in his office; but, he didn't question the other man. It gave Remus plenty of time and a good reason to be alone with the object of his affections.

Draco sighed for what felt like the millionth time as he walked slowly down to his office in the dungeons. The blond really despised being alone and again he wondered when Harry would get back. It was already around one o'clock, an hour after Harry's appointment started.

He and Harry both had no clue as to how long the registration process took, so Draco had no clue whatsoever about the time of Harry's return.

The moody blond finally reached his office and he resignedly stepped inside and headed for his desk so he could start grading some of the essays that had been handed in. Draco really didn't want to grade while he was in the mood he was in now, because it might affect his grading and he didn't want to take his frustration out on his students.

Just before he reached his desk; however, Draco was grabbed from behind by warm, strong arms. Draco yelped and twisted around only to see Harry staring down at him with a large grin on his face.

"Harry," Draco pouted, "I hate it when you do that."

Harry's grin widened and he said, "Have you considered that that is why I do it?"

*Draco deepened his pout and made his eyes get as big as possible and he even managed to make his eyes go glassy* before Harry relented and leaned down to give Draco a kiss in apology. The blond smirked in his mind as he accepted the kiss.

When Harry's tongue came out to play, though, Draco forgot all about teasing Harry and being mad at him for leaving him alone. Draco couldn't think much of anything at that moment.

These kisses, in fact, were the very reason Draco tried his hardest to make this relationship work and to make Harry happy. Kisses had never before been able to make him completely forget where he was. Soft touches to the arm or waist had never before been able to make his knees go weak. Playful whispers in his ear had never before been able to make him melt completely.

And short absences had never before been able to make him feel so alone and desperate. Draco had finally realized that he was in love with this brunette. Maybe he always had been, but now he knew that if Harry ever left him for good, he wouldn't know what to do with himself.

Sure, they had only been dating for a few months, but Draco had never felt this way toward anyone. He was absolutely positive that this feeling he felt every time he looked at his boyfriend was the real deal. This feeling was what everyone hoped to find at some point in their life. Draco just considered himself lucky that he found it so quickly.

A few hours later found Harry and Draco cuddling together on the couch in Draco's rooms. They were just talking quietly together, with the occasional pause to make out some more. It was during one of these pauses that Remus and Severus both walked into the room.

"Oh, for Merlin's sake!" Severus exclaimed. Remus chuckled at the other man as Harry pulled back from Draco's intoxicating lips slowly.

"You could knock, you know." Harry said calmly as he and Draco arranged themselves more appropriately on the couch. That particular pause had been much longer than the others and the two men had been completely enjoying themselves.

Severus just scowled at them as Remus laughed harder. Severus turned his scowl toward Remus because of the noise, but seeing the man so carefree made the raven-haired male's expression soften.

On the couch, Harry and Draco shared a glance and, before the silence could get awkward, Harry asked, "So, was there a reason as to why you two had to interrupt us?"

Remus nodded and said, "We didn't know you were back, Harry. We thought Draco was down here by himself grading papers so we figured we would come down and offer an invitation for afternoon tea in Severus' office."

"Seeing that you are back, we can extend the invitation to you as well, Harry. I'm sure Draco would pine for you if we excluded you." Severus said, with only a slight sneer. He was still somewhat irritated that he walked in on the two younger men again.

"Aww, you know you love me, Sevvy. You wouldn't exclude me." Harry said with a pitiful look toward the older male.

Severus just rolled his eyes and asked, "Well, are you coming or not?"

"Oh, we'll be coming all right." Harry said suggestively as he leered at his boyfriend.

Draco frowned and reached over to pinch Harry on the arm. "Don't be juvenile, Harry."

Draco then turned to Severus and said, "We'd love to have tea." Behind him, Harry was making childish faces and Remus was doing his best in trying to hold in his laughter.

Without turning around, Draco said, "Harry, stop making faces or I will give you a reason to make a face."

The expression on Harry's face immediately dropped and he looked at the blond in astonishment.

"How did you know I was doing that?" Harry asked.

Draco ignored Harry in favor of telling Remus and Severus that the two of them would be up shortly. He just needed to freshen up and maybe change clothes.

As Draco went about doing whatever he needed to do, Harry kept up his stream of questions on how Draco could see his faces.

"Did you use Legilimency on Remus to see what he was seeing? C'mon, Draco how did you know?" Harry asked a whine in his voice.

Draco, on his way out the door, turned to Harry and patted him on the cheek.

"Harry, love, there is a mirror on the wall." Draco said simply, before kissing Harry on the cheek and leaving the room with a smirk on his face. Harry blushed and chuckled at himself before rushing after his blond boyfriend.

The four men in the Headmaster's office were sitting comfortably in soft, plushy armchairs and sipping tea peacefully. The conversation so far had been pretty meaningless and boring. The men were just enjoying the stillness of the weekend compared to the craziness of the week.

Just then, the peaceful atmosphere was destroyed by the question that came out of Harry's mouth.

"So, are you two dating or what?"

Severus, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost choked as he inhaled rapidly. Remus just blushed heavily as he looked over at Severus in concern for his health and also their relationship. Draco covered his mouth politely as he was overcome with giggles, though he tried to stifle them and glare at Harry sternly for the embarrassing question.

Harry just looked at the other men in the room with an innocent expression on his face.

"What exactly do you mean by that, Harry?" Severus asked with a glare toward the younger raven-haired male.

"Well, you two have been pretty much inseparable for the last week. All of your free time is spent together and at meals you make sure you sit next to one another." Harry said matter-of-factly.

"Just like Harry and I." Draco interjected at the end of Harry's statement. Harry nodded along with Draco's comment and the two looked at the older men, waiting for them to explain.

"We're just becoming friends. We decided to stop our petty rivalry and move on. That doesn't mean we're dating." Remus said quietly, looking down dejectedly. Seeing Severus so angry because of that question made Remus' hope for more than friendship fly out of the window.

Severus was about to add something to that when he noticed Remus' tone. He looked over at the smaller male and saw the man's expression. Severus open and closed his mouth, floundering to try and find something to say to comfort the other man.

"Remus?" Severus finally asked. The tawny-haired man looked up and tried to smile, but it wasn't convincing at all.

"Do you want more than friendship? Do you want to date me?" Severus asked gently. At this time, Harry and Draco stood and left the room to give the two older men some privacy.

The sad smile fell from Remus' face and he nodded dejectedly. He looked down again and because of this he missed the wide smile that broke out across Severus' face. Severus stood and Remus flinched, sure that Severus was going to punch him or hex him.

But, Severus just came to stand in front of Remus and slowly, he knelt to the ground in front of the werewolf. Severus reached out and grasped Remus' chin, gently lifting Remus' head so the other man was looking in his eyes. Unshed tears were starting to form and Severus' heart clenched at the sight of this beautiful man being so fragile.

Leaning forward, Severus gently captured the amber-eyed man's lips. Remus' eyes widened at the contact but they almost immediately fluttered shut to enjoy the kiss. Severus gently moved their lips but he didn't push the kiss too far, he only wanted to make his feelings known to the smaller man.

After a few minutes Severus pulled back and looked for Remus' eyes imploringly. The amber orbs slowly opened and the two men's gazes met.

"S-So, you want to…erm, b-be with me?" Remus asked, hesitantly, cursing himself on the inside for sounding like a schoolgirl with a silly crush.

"Did that kiss not convince you? Do I need to do it again?" Severus asked with a mischievous grin.

Remus laughed and slid out of his chair to kneel in front of Severus before throwing his arms around the larger male's neck. Remus buried his face in Severus' neck as happy tears streamed from his eyes. The two men sat like that for a while, just enjoying each other's touches.

But; unknown by the older couple, just outside the door, Harry and Draco high-fived then turned to walk down the spiral staircase. Their fingers intertwined and when they passed the gargoyle, the two men kissed each other in congratulations. They had been successful in their mission and now the Headmaster would be suitably occupied with his new lover.

Harry grinned mischievously and looked over at Draco. Oh, the things he could do with his boyfriend when the leader of the school was occupied.

Alright, so here is the next chapter, obviously. I really don't have much to say so, happy reading and please review.

**Think puss in boots from Shrek if you've seen it. I think Draco would look so cute like that :D

love and hugs to everybody