Blood Stones (Snarry)

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Severus was left at the table with the others who for the most part seemed to return to their conjoined chatter. Ginny was in the process of updating her brother on her quidditch position and their travels whilst Draco talked to Molly about the proper way to cook a roast. Some time went by, and he managed to finish his meal until he was quite full. He stood then to put Harry and Luna's plates in the oven to keep warm. After tidying up and moving some things around d he offered dessert. Severus set the table once more with a variety of desserts, pies, cakes, and other small treats.

"Please help yourselves. There is tea on the stove." he smiled but was beginning to wonder where the two had gotten off to.

He took two cups of tea and went off towards the garden in the hope of finding them. What he found were the two wizards on a bench, one leaning against the other as one spelled away an acrid scented bucket... Wasn't Luna too far along for her to still be getting ill? He felt a flash of concern at the idea of food poisoning for the young mother. Once he got closer and could make out who was who through the branches of the trees, he saw it was, in fact, Harry doing the leaning. His cheeks had color high beneath his eyes, while the rest looked drawn and pale. His eyes glittered with tears, and he panted as Luna appeared to be mothering him a bit. She held him and was cooing gentle words in his ear as she used a spelled towel to wipe away his sweat.

"Hello Severus." she said without glancing up once from the raven curls, Harry seeming to be still too out of it as he audibly swallowed and clutched the sleeve of Luna's flowing white robes. His sweater hung from a branch near where Severus stood, abandoned as though to escape the heat.

"I believe Harry would do better with you nearer rather than standing so far." she said softly, finally looking up with a meaningful expression and loosening her hold a bit as though to beckon the other to tend to his lover.

"Something didn't agree with him I'm afraid." Severus came out from his hiding spot and marched towards to darkened bench. It seemed as though Harry was mostly done at this point... He felt bad at the untimely illness as he knew Harry had been looking forward to the party.

"No need to feel bad" Harry managed in a breathy whisper. It made him smirk some but that went quickly as the younger man looked up at him tearfully.

"I brought tea for you both."

"How thoughtful Severus, it might make you feel better Harry." She got up from her seat offering it to the other.

Severus sat and Harry nearly immediately laid into his lap although he was ready for bed. Luna smiled at them both before returning back inside.

"What can I do? Would you like me to take you up to bed?" Severus brushed his fingers through the mouse Ted locks.

"Just... give me a few minutes. I'll try the tea. Oddly enough... it almost feels like It's starting to pass as quickly as it came." He breathed heavily in Snape's lap.

"Don't push yourself, Harry, the others will more than understand."

"I just got overwhelmed probably." he tried to reason with himself and Severus.

He slowly sat himself up, curling close and as he aimed his own wand at his mouth, rejuvenating his breath, all the while he leaned on Severus as just waves of relief and tiredness mixed with a bit of determination went through their bond.

"I'll just have that tea and then we can head in, I think Ron and Hagrid may be getting a touch out of hand-" They could hear boisterous laughing and things getting jostled, Hermione trying to corral them, the sounds coming from the family room as Ginny could be heard laughing. Molly and Luna could be heard talking to the giggling children through the kitchen window. It seems the scotch was discovered and the rose wine abandoned.