‘ love
/ləv/
an intense feeling of deep affection.’
When it came to love, it was a foreign emotion for Harry. His childhood with the Dursleys was very different in comparison to the childhoods his friends had. He knew that the Dursleys were capable of loving, they loved their son Dudley endlessly and showed it by how they cared for him and showered him in anything he could possibly want. But when it came to Harry, the freak who was left on their doorstep in the middle of the night- there was no love.
As Harry grew older, and the years passed by with still no love from the people who were supposed to be his family, one conclusion planted itself deep within the small, abused boy. Perhaps he was unlovable. Perhaps him being unlovable was the reason that Vernon and Petunia treated him so horribly.
It was only through his years at Hogwarts that Harry realized that it wasn’t him who had been the problem, but the Dursley’s who had been completely wrong. Harry was loveable. He had the smothering love from Mrs. Weasley who treated him as though he was her eighth son. He had the brotherly love from both Ron and Hermione as well as the rest of the Weasley siblings. He had even grown so close to Remus and Sirius that he saw them as the fathers he had wished he always had.
But Harry truly had no idea what real true love was until he met him. They had been in classes together for years, the male had always been on the sideline quietly observing during every altercation Harry had had with Draco. He had secretly admired the smaller males power and by the time their seventh year arrived, he was completely crushing on the boy who lived.
One lucky study session between the two had turned into another, then a third, then suddenly they were meeting every week before eventually they were spending every free moment they could together. Their studying had turned to having lunch or dinner in the kitchens, neither daring to call it a date until one night when Harry was walked back to the tower and pushed up against some random portrait by the taller male, his broader body completely shadowing over Harry’s own before warm, surprisingly soft lips were pressing needy, confident kisses against his own.
“Are you ready?” A deep voice asked from Harry’s right, causing the shorter male to turn his head and give a slow nod “They aren’t going to like you, you are a Slytherin” Harry stated, his hand tightening in his boyfriends. “Love, I have a feeling that they love you more than they hate Slytherin’s, we have been dating for nearly six months, I need to meet your family.” The deep voice reassured before pressing a kiss against Harry’s temple “Don’t worry, they cant scare me away from you Raven” He added before straightening up and ringing the doorbell.
“Harry! Finally! You know we would have met you at Kings Cross to bring you home, you didn’t have to come all by your-...”Sirius trailed off his loud exclamation, finally noticing that Harry- who he had thrown his arms around seemed to have somebody standing beside him “Who are you?” He asked bluntly, his arm still wrapped around his godson's shoulder “Siri, how about we go inside and get Remus, I would love to introduce you both at the same time” Harry said gently, knowing the wolf seemed to calm Sirius’ temper the best. Sirius glanced down at Harry before looking back towards the taller man “Alright, but you can’t drag it out” He huffed before turning and going into the house, Harry being pulled with him- leaving the boyfriend to follow behind the two. “Remus! Harry has somebody he would like us to meet!” Sirius hollered as soon as they were in the living room, his arm dropping from Harry so he could meet the wolf over by the door “Harry brought some bloke home with him” He said as soon as he saw Remus walk in, the wolf's nose twitching as he took in the unknown scent.
Meanwhile Harry had made his way back over to his partner and slid his arm around his waist, leaning into him a little bit “You still have time to run” He whispered softly, looking up into chocolatey brown eyes before mischievously grinning “Though Padfoot is pretty fast” He teased, earning a laugh from the male- a laugh that drew the older couples attention to them once again.
“So… Harry… Who is this?” Remus asked, coming closer and eyeing the male- he looked familiar but it had been years since Remus had taught at Hogwarts and he only remembered a few names. “Siri… Remmy.. I would like to introduce you to my boyfriend…” The title caused eyebrows to shoot up from his Godfather's “Blaise Zabini '' He finally said the name, a smile spreading over his face as he pressed his side into Blaise’s a little more, he only came up to the man's shoulder, but it was perfect.
The reaction was instant. “Boyfriend? Wow Harry that is-” Remus had started but was cut off by Sirius’ shout of “Zabini? A Slytherin Harry?? They are nothing but slimy evil snakes!” Harry really hadn’t expected anything different from Sirius, the man had such a deep seeded hatred for anything and everything Slytherin and quite frankly, Harry thought it was childish- A school house doesn’t create evil, there are evil people born in every house, looking at that damn Rat for example. “Sirius, stop it. It doesn’t matter what house he is in as long as he treats Harry right” Remus said, moving forward to wrap Harry in a tight hug “Congratulations Cub” He whispered against curly raven locks before turning to Blaise “I mean it, you better take care of him, he deserves the world.” Remus said seriously, causing a blush to form on Harry’s cheeks and a Grin to spread over Blaise’s cheeks “I will- He has my heart” The tall Italian stated, eyes shifting to his boyfriend as he said the last few words. Harry finally was able to tear his eyes away from melting into Blaise’s and look towards Sirius again “Siri.. I love him.. I wouldn’t have brought him if I wasn’t serious about him.” Harry said, green eyes pleading as he stepped forward “I don’t have mum or dad to bring him home to, I have you and Remmy and I really want you to like him and approve but I won’t let anybody come between us or get in my way of a happy ending that I worked so hard to earn for myself.. I deserve this..” Harry whispered, hand reaching out to grab onto his godfathers before he turned and moved back to Blaise, letting the male wrap his arm around his thin waist.
The silence seemed to stretch forever before finally Sirius broke, a heavy sigh escaping him “If you hurt him I will hunt you down, tie you up and feed you to moony, got it? I do not trust you one bit but I will try because I cannot handle it if I was the cause of pain in those green eyes” He growled before stalking forward- causing Harry to tense- was Sirius going to take a swing at Blaise? “Siri-” The lion started before stopping as he was pulled into a tight hug, his arms wrapping around his godfather's waist “You deserve all the happiness pup” He whispered before letting go and stalking out of the room- a grinning werewolf following close behind.
Harry let out a breath he didn’t even realize he was holding and turned to press his face against Blaise’s chest “I told you they wouldn’t hate me love” The Italian stated, causing harry to snort- he could hear the grin in his lovers voice “Oh yes, because you are their favorite person ever” He bit back sarcastically before letting out a laugh “Come on darling, let me show you where we will be sleeping before they realize they didn’t set any ground rules.” Harry said, tangling their fingers and dragging his boyfriend up the stairs.