Harry was that busy watching Severus Snape up at the head table he didn't see Draco Malfoy join him at the eighth year table until he sat down facing him and blocking Severus from view.
"You will never get him."
Harry frowned. "Get who?"
"Our Headmaster. Or should that be my Headmaster."
"Your Headmaster Malfoy?"
Draco smirked. "Yes. He will be mine this Christmas. We have more in common, both Slytherins, both escaped Voldemort's clutches. Both have a passion for potions, when this year is over I will be his apprentice. So we will be working more closely."
"Too much in common is not always a good thing Malfoy. I also have things in common with him."
Draco scoffed. "Like what?"
"We are both half bloods, we are both fighters, not cowards, we both go out of our way to protect those we hold dear. And neither of us are spoiled. Little. Brats."
Draco stood up. "You won't get him Potter. I always win."
Harry stood up. "Didn't win when fighting in the war did you. Oh no that's right, you didn't fight... you hid."
Draco raised his wand to fire a spell but a hand on his wrist stopped him.
"Don't you dare." came a voice behind Draco.
Harry looked at the Headmaster. "Sir..."
"I heard what you said Potter, I stopped Mister Malfoy here as you can not fight against the truth." Severus said before looking at Draco. "If you do not like the truth being thrown back at you Draco then you should change your attitude and actions towards people." he let go of Draco's wrist and walked away.
Draco looked at Harry and glared. "Don't look so smug Potter, that little act was all it was, just an act, what he has to put on. I tell you now Potter, there is only one bed you will be in on Christmas morning and that is your own. Alone." he said before turning and walking away.
Ginny was just walking back from the library when a hand reached out and pulled her into an alcove. "Ah!" she squeaked before seeing who it was who dragged her in. "Harry? What's wrong?"
"I need your help. I can't ask Ron or he will turn green, Hermione will say it is the wrong way to go about things but you are like the twins. Please?"
Ginny smiled. "What are we doing?"
"Stop looking nervous Harry. I grew up with six brothers I have seen more than I should have seen of my brothers, you have nothing different." Ginny laughed.
"It has to be just right! Are you sure you can not see anything?"
"I am sure Harry, look, afterwards, you can have a look yourself and if you're not happy then we will do it again, okay?"
Harry nodded and took a deep breath. "Okay, ready."
Ginny smiled and got behind the camera.
It was Christmas eve morning and Severus sat down at his desk in his office and looked at the mail in front of him, he frowned at the envelope at the top. Seven years of marking his essays and giving him lines in many many detentions he knew that messy scrawl anywhere. But it was small writing at the bottom that had him intrigued. 'Open when alone.'.
Severus picked up the envelope and opened it and felt his mouth open in shock at the Christmas card inside, the front of the card is what Severus couldn't take his eyes off. It was a full picture of Harry. At the top it read 'Harry Christmas' and the full picture, was of Harry himself. Wearing nothing! He was completely bare and was holding two large baubles that covered his cock as he dropped his head and looked up through his lashes, smirking at the camera.
Clearing his throat, Severus opened the card and read the verse.
"Christmas comes but once a year,
and with it comes all that cheer,
the decorations come out to decorate the halls,
while I dream of playing with Severus' balls."
Will you make my Christmas wish come true Severus?
Severus gently placed the card down and stared ahead of him and thought back to when he stopped Draco cursing Harry, he sat thinking for a few minutes trying to remember what Draco said that had Harry say what he did for Draco to try and curse him... 'you won't get him Potter, I always win'. "Not this time Draco."
Severus cast his Patronus. "Please come and see me in my office at seven, do not be late." he said and watched as his Patronus walked through the door.
Ginny sighed. "Harry will you relax? If Snape was going to do something to you for sending something like that he would have done it already."
"I can't believe you talked me into writing that verse, the card with me wearing nothing was enough." Harry said as he paced. He just turned to pace once more when a silver doe came through the wall and come to a stop in front of Harry.
Ginny smiled once she head the voice of the Headmaster telling Harry to be in his office for seven. "There you go!"
"What do you mean? I am dead!" Harry groaned as he dropped into the chair.
"Trust me Harry, if he was going to do anything bad to you he would have done it by now."
"It's alright for you, you haven't done what I just did!"
Draco looked up from his book when a doe floated into the room, he smirked as he listened to what the doe said in Severus' voice.
Harry took a deep breath before knocking on the door in front of him. Hearing Severus calling out to come in, Harry sighed and opened the door. Walking in he started to look around. "Headmaster?" he asked when he saw he was in the circular room alone. "Hello?"
"Go on up the stairs Harry, Severus is in his private quarters now for the night, he told you to enter as he left the office." Albus' portrait spoke.
Harry smiled and did as was instructed. "Thank you... Merry Christmas sir."
Harry walked into the next set of rooms and looked around, he did expect to see green everywhere, not blues and creams and browns. A tall Christmas tree stood in the corner with a few presents underneath. Walking further in, Harry jumped when the door shut behind him, turning he saw Severus standing there with his hand on the door. "Um... Hello."
"Call me Severus Harry. I asked you to come here tonight to discuss the Christmas card you sent me."
"How much trouble am I in?"
Severus walked up to Harry and only stopped when he was inches away from him. "None Harry, your card is the first time I have been speechless. I would like to do something."
Harry swallowed hard at just how close Severus had got. "Oh? What's that?"
"Make your Christmas wish come true. But. Only if you meant what you put."
"I meant every word!" Harry hurried out. "I did that in a desperate attempt as Draco-"
"Lets forget about him, tonight is about me and you." Severus whispered before cupping Harry's face and placing a gentle kiss on his lips. "Now I have a meal for us soon but I thought we could work up an appetite first?"
"Bed?" Harry asked.
Severus smirked. "Shower." he whispered, taking Harry's hand, he lead him from the room and towards the bathroom.
Ten minutes after stepping into the shower, Severus had just stood up and wrapped Harry in his arms, stopping the Gryffindor from sliding down the tiles after coming hard, when he felt it. Someone had crossed his wards and entered his private rooms.
Severus stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist.
"You won't let me repay the favour?" Harry asked.
"You will have your chance Harry." Severus smiled. "I think our food is here, why don't you join me once dry and we can eat before bed."
"You mean I can stay here tonight?" Harry asked.
Severus placed a gentle kiss on Harry's lips. "Of course."
Draco looked around as he placed the small present on the table.
"Draco?"
Draco turned around and saw Severus standing there in just a towel. "Now that's a welcoming sight."
"Forgive me I forgot you were coming Draco. It has been a full on evening."
Draco smiled. "Allow me to help you relax." he leered as he handed Severus his present. "I made this myself, will come in handy I believe."
Severus opened the little box and saw a vial sat inside. "Potion?"
"Lube Severus."
"You are right." Severus said as he looked at Draco. "This will come in handy."
Draco smirked and made to move closer to Severus when...
"Severus you have hid my clothes, you expect me to eat nak-" Harry stopped when he saw Draco standing there. Harry hands instantly went to his groin as he attempted to cover himself. "I'll just go and grab a towel," he muttered and darted back into the bathroom.
Draco stood scowling, his eyes wide and his lip curled up in a sneer.
"What's he doing here?" the blond hissed, "your message said for me to come to your rooms."
"I invited him." Severus said plainly just as Harry entered the room a towel now wrapped around his waist.
"What did you do to him Potter?" Draco snapped, moving past Severus and coming to stand inches from Harry.
"I didn't do anything Malfoy." Harry spat back standing his ground.
"You must have done something!" Draco snarled. "He certainly wouldn't have willingly let you into his private rooms otherwise and certainly not in that condition." he pointedly looked at Harry's towel clad waist with disgust.
"He did more than that." Harry said smugly looking at Severus who seemed to be enjoying the exchange.
Draco looked from Harry to Severus and back again, taking his wand from his robes he fixed Harry with a sneer. "You've always been a liar Potter." he said with a sneer and turned his focus on Severus. "Don't worry Severus." Draco sighed. "I'll fix whatever spell this pathetic cretin has cast and then we can get on with our evening."
"Be my guest." Severus replied standing still and allowing the Slytherin to cast as many revealing spells as he wished.
Draco muttered furiously under his breath as spell after spell revealed nothing untoward, he was growing more impatient by the second, the grip on his wand getting tighter and tighter. "I can't find any trace of a spell." he said defeatedly.
"That's because one hasn't been cast.' Severus stated.
"It had to of been." Draco argued.
"Why? Because Severus couldn't possibly like someone like me?" Harry bit out.
"Exactly!" Draco snapped. "I am more in Severus' league than you Potter, I am a pure blood with respectable standing in the community, I am not an attention seeking Gryffindor who will die a lonely pathetic old man."
"You seem to forget Mr. Malfoy." Severus said his voice eerily calm, "that I am a half blood, was best friends with Gryffindor and couldn't care less about having a respectable standing in the magical community. I believe it is you who seeks attention from others and you who will grow to be a lonely old man. Now if you don't mind Harry and I have a dinner to eat, then I have a Christmas wish to grant my Lion, thank you for the lube though Draco it will indeed come in handy." Severus looked at Harry. "You can get rid of that towel now Harry, you won't be needing it for the remainder of the night."
Draco turned and stormed from the room and down the stairs and stopped when he saw the card on Severus' desk, seeing a naked Harry on the front, he opened it and read the verse. Sneering he chucked it in the fire where it flew back out again, the sharp corner of the card hitting him in the forehead making him bleed. "Ow! Stupid protecting charms." he muttered and stormed from the office.
Ginny walked into the Headmasters office the next morning and looked up at Albus Dumbledore's portrait. "Morning and happy Christmas sir. I was just wondering.... did Harry leave last night?"
"Only young Draco and he did not looking at all happy, even tried and failed in destroying the card Harry sent. I must admit, when Severus read that card. It is the first time I have seen him shocked and speechless." he chuckled. "Harry and Severus are still sleeping soundly."
Ginny laughed, "I will leave them to enjoy their Christmas together then sir. After all they have both been through its about time they had some happiness."
"Indeed Miss Weasley." Albus smiled.
Severus stirred and looked down at Harry to see him just waking up. "Merry Christmas Harry."
"Merry Christmas Severus." Harry sighed.
"Do you want to open some presents?"
Harry tightened his hold on Severus. "No, I have all I want for Christmas, right here."
Severus gave a deep chuckle and tightened his hold on Harry.
The end.