A Life of Love - II. Celebration of Love - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Later into the Holidays, they helped Bethany’s mom make the food for Christmas dinner.  The two lovers were very helpful until they started a food fight in the middle of the kitchen.  Then they were run out of the house to play in the snow for a time, where they continued their fight with snowballs.

Mr. and Mrs. Wright thought Severus was very charming and believed he was good for their daughter.  They hadn't always liked her boyfriends in the past.  Bethany had complained that they were pushy and any good parent knows what that means.  She had never said that about Severus.  So they assumed he was respectful of her and her boundaries.  They just didn't realize that she had virtually no boundaries with him.  Instead, they saw the love and adoration for her in Severus's face and also saw those same sentiments mirrored in their daughter's eyes when she looked at him.  The Wrights were glad to have him over to visit.  He was very respectful and interested in hearing about their family, especially stories of Bethany when she was younger.  He was also complimentary, but not in an insincere way.  Besides, every time they saw the two youngsters holding hands in front of the fireplace the Wrights were taken back to their youths when they first met and fell in love.  It rekindled their emotional relationship to see their daughter experiencing life's greatest treasure—love.

Christmas day came and everyone gathered around the table to eat.  There was a large assortment of delicious foods including a whole turkey, a roast, mince meat pies, a bread bowl of potato soup for each person, a vegetable medley, pumpkin pasties, pudding en flambes, a fudge pie made personally by Bethany, and many more.  To drink they had an assortment of beverages from butterbeer, to pumpkin juice, to hot apple cider.  Needless to say, everyone was stuffed by the time they were done.

They were all cheery because it was time to open presents next.  The two couples walked into the living room where the present were stacked and took seats next to their sweethearts.  First, Mr. Wright and Mrs. Wright exchanged presents.  Mrs. Wright opened up a small box to discover a beautiful white gold necklace from which hung a pendant that was white gold filigree holding a large black Tahitian pearl.  Everyone was impressed with the necklace.  Elena Wright, teary-eyed, thanked her husband and gave him a kiss on the cheek.  Then she encouraged him to open his present, which was large and heavy.  When he unwrapped it he found that it was a large tome called The Wright Family: History and Heraldry.  Richard Wright seemed delighted.  Bethany explained to Severus that her dad had a fascination with medieval heraldry and was interested in tracing their family roots as far back as he could.  

Bethany's parents looked significantly at each other and then handed each of the youngsters a present.  Severus had not been expecting anything and he thanked them in almost disbelieving tones.

“I don't need a physical present from you.  Your hospitality has been enough of a gift.”

“Oh, don't be modest Severus,” said Bethany's mother.  “Everyone deserves a present on Christmas.”

Bethany whispered not to argue with her mom.  Then she began opening her own present.  It was a book.  Her mother liked giving books.  She thought they were enjoyable and educational.  This book just so happened to be the last in a series on magical beings that Bethany had been collecting for several years.  It was the Magical Beasts Guide.  Bethany couldn't stifle a shriek before she ran and hugged her mother and father.  

“Where did you find this?  I've looked everywhere for it.”

“Well, we had to pull some strings,” her father said.

“But we know how much you love magical creatures,” said her mother.  “So we couldn't resist.”

Bethany thanked them over and over and then began to flip through the book showing Severus the moving illustrations and pictures.  There was a roaring manticore, a pegasus in flight, and a dragon with a very small knight attempting to joust with it, just to name a few.  Severus smiled and kissed her cheek.

Bethany realized in her excitement that Severus had yet to open his heavy present.  She encouraged him to go ahead and he blushed.  After a moment of hesitation, he tore into the wrapping paper.  He found inside a very well crafted wizard's chess set.  Severus and Richard Wright had been playing wizard's chess for the past two weeks.  Severus had off-handedly mentioned that he wished he had a set and apparently Mr. Wright had taken note and bought him one.

“Do you like it?” Bethany’s father asked.

“I think it’s amazing!” Severus responded.  “How did you know I enjoyed wizard's chess before I even came here?”

“I didn't,” Bethany's father admitted.  “I had no clue what to get my daughter's boyfriend.  I've been told that men are notoriously hard to shop for.”  He winked at his girls, who giggled nodding in agreement.  “So when you showed interest in the game, I thought it would make a good gift.  It was between that and a tie.”  He laughed.

Severus laughed too.  It was a men's inside joke.  Women were always buying them things like ties that they didn't want or need.  And of course, they couldn't ever show their disappointment for fear of hurting the gift giver's feelings.

“You definitely made the right choice,” said Severus.

Next, Bethany handed her mom the largest present in the stack, followed by a few other smaller packages.  When Elena Wright opened all the packages she found a new tea set with a teapot, cups, sugar pot, and creamer all included.  They had blue roses ranging in color from light blue to navy blue framed on the sides.  The porcelain was rimmed with gold.  

“Oh, Bethany,” Mrs. Wright exclaimed, “Aren't these just lovely?”

“Well, I knew you had chipped a cup or two so I thought I'd buy you a whole new matching set.  The blue roses were my idea, of course.  That way you can always remember where you got them.”  She blinked innocently.

“Honey, you know I'd never forget.  I do like the blue roses though.  They have touch of class.  I'll be thinking of you off at school every time I drink tea now.”

“Dad, it's your turn,” she said handing him a smaller box.  He opened it and found a pocket knife with the Wright family crest engraved into the handle.  The knife was made of gold and ivory.  Mr. Wright seemed impressed.

“Thank you, Honey,” he said giving her a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. “It's very nice.”

“Alright, Sevy.  It's your turn.”  She handed him a medium sized package.  He looked at her adoringly.  He opened the package carefully, savouring the moment.  Inside he found a large cherry-wood box with his initials carved into the top quite elaborately.  He opened it.  The inside had black velvet lining.

Bethany quickly explained.  “It's not just a box!  It's a Keep Safe box.  You put anything you don't want other's prying into in it.  Then you close the box and tap it once, saying, 'Vanish adieu, until I give the cue.'  When you open the box, it will be empty.  To bring back whatever items you put in it, tap the box three times and say, 'Return from the black, and refill my lack.'  Go ahead, try it.”

“What should I put in it?”

“It's not empty,” Bethany said with a smile.

He raised one eyebrow at her.  “Oh really.  In that case . . .” he tapped the box three times and said the words that recalled whatever was inside.  He opened the box.  There was a watch inside with a gold rim.  He picked it up.  The numbers on the face were gold as well.  However, the interesting thing about this watch was that all the way around the face read the words, Times that I am loving you. 

“Flip it over,” Bethany said in response to Severus’s smile.  On the back the words, To Sevy, Love Bethany, were engraved.

“I thought the watch might be a little too saccharine,” said Bethany, “So I bought you the box too.  Besides, I thought it could be useful.”

“Sweeting, I love them both,” Severus said, “I think the watch is endearing.”  He leaned over and kissed her on the mouth before he remembered her parents were there.  He changed the kiss to an elongated peck and pulled away.  Fortunately, Bethany's parent's thought that was all it was and considered it sweet.

“Now it's your turn, Bethany,” said Severus.  He picked up the last package and handed it to her.  She opened it to find moving miniatures of a unicorn family that included the parents and two babies.  Bethany thought they were the cutest things ever.  She oohed and ahhed over them.  They were so delicate yet would playfully run around on the floor, sometimes rearing, others nuzzling.

“Oh Sevy, darling.  You know me so well.  I just adore them.”

“Well, I know you love magical creatures and unicorns are your favorite so it was pretty easy to go from there.”  He smiled at her as she continued to watch the miniatures play.

“I'm sorry, I didn't think to get you two any presents Mr. and Mrs. Wright.  I didn't really know what you would like.  But I did get you this card.”

“How sweet, Severus!” said Elena Wright.  “You didn't have to.  You're the guest, you know.  And you've been so helpful with the cooking and cleaning . . . except for that one food fight,” she said pursing her lips.  Then she smiled.  

Richard Wright was opening the card.  It had the Hogwarts insignia on it.  Inside Severus had written:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wright,

I was so grateful when you asked me to your home.  Not only was I glad to be able to share Christmas with Bethany but I also looked forward to becoming better acquainted with your whole family.  It has been a pleasure to spend the Holidays with you all.  You have made me feel more than welcome.  I feel like a part of your family.  Thank you so much for your kindness and generousity.  Bethany is lucky to have parents like you.  

May the joy of the Season be with you,

Severus Snape

Elena Wright dabbed at her eyes when she had finished reading the note.  She had indeed been told about Severus's home life by Bethany.  She felt like he was a lost fledgling that had come straying into their lives.  

“Such sweet sentiments,” she said.  “Thank you, Severus, dear.  That letter was a gift itself.  You know you are welcome here anytime.  And you're right, you are like a part of the family.  Heavens knows, we have heard nothing but stories about you all summer.  It feels like we've known you for a long time.”

“Yes, son. You are beginning to fit in just like one of the family,” said Richard Wright.

Bethany and Severus looked at each other.  They knew instinctively that they were thinking the same things.  First, they quietly agreed that the holidays had been a big success and secondly, they hoped that one day, in fact, Severus might be part of the family.  They reached out and held hands.  

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The rest of the Holidays went smoothly and all too soon they were back at Hogwarts.

Severus was so happy with Bethany, but still he was tortured by the past and in the present.  Any time James Potter and his crew found him alone or had class with the Slytherins, they went out of their way to make Severus's life miserable.  It wasn't just one act that could be pointed to but many things including their general attitude of condescension.  

They verbally harassed him (nicknaming him Snivelus among other things), humiliated him at every turn, attempted to degrade him, laughed about him to his face, and made scathing comments to each other about him when he was in earshot.  They taunted him in class and out of it.  During classes Potter and Black would draw lewd pictures or write rude comments about him and Bethany and magically pass the notes to him.  They would stop him in the halls or outside to badger him about what he was up to, using the fact that Lupin was a Prefect as a pretense for berating him with questions and accusing him of wrong-doings.  The gang suspected him of being into the Dark Arts and never let him forget it.

Actually, Severus was exploring the Dark Arts on his own.  He had already known more curses than most of the older students when he arrived at Hogwarts and his powers had increased.  He would have cursed James Potter and his friends but he didn't want to be expelled for several reasons, the main one being that he would not be able to be with Bethany anymore.  So he shouldered their insults and let the flame of hatred grow in his heart until it was almost as strong as his love for Bethany.  Severus was desperately afraid of losing Bethany like he had lost Lily because of his interest in the Dark Arts.  So he didn't even tell her that he was still being abused by Potter and company.  

He kept it to himself, smoldering silently, for he knew that if he voiced his problems one or both of two things would happen.  The first was that Bethany would go to Potter again in Severus's defense and hex him, jinx him, or maybe even curse him herself.  She had already hexed Potter once to revenge Severus.  It had led to detention and having a watch put on her for a time.  Severus didn't want her to experience that again.  The other possibility was that he would let slip something to Bethany so that she would see how deeply he was getting himself involved in the Dark Arts.  She would probably get scared and possibly even leave him.  

She was well versed in some mild forms of the Dark Arts since she had long ago used them to defend herself from the same kind of harassment that Severus was currently experiencing.  She had seemingly grown out of that phase.  Ever since she had put an end to her enemies’ power over her she had begun to develop more friendships, even to the point of becoming relatively popular.  At her worst, she was not nearly as versed in the Dark Arts as Severus had been at the younger age that she used those powers.  Severus’s fascination with the Arts had only increased since then, excepting a lull when he first met Bethany.  His life had improved with her in it but he was still tortured by schoolmates, ostracized mostly, with only a few close friends who were also interested in the Arts.  

His home life, though it almost seemed impossible, was worse than his school life because he was totally alone.  The exceptions to his solitude were his mother, born Eileen Prince, who really didn't care much for him, and his father, Tobias Snape, who not only didn't care for him but abused him.  The man was a violent drunk who might say or do anything cruel to Severus that came to his besotted mind.  When he was sober he also played the same kind of mind games with Severus that Potter did, taunting him or worse.  

Tobias Snape liked reminding Severus that he had been unwanted by both his parents since they found out he was going to be born and that he had only been a disappointment since that time.  When Severus was about to lash back with magic at his Muggle father, the man would dare him to try it, threatening to break his neck or pull him out of Hogwarts.  Severus's mother left the two of them to each other.  She was miserable living with a Muggle like her husband and avoided being home most of the time.  When she was home she ignored their arguments and escaped into some activity trying to pretend everything was fine.  She offered no solace to Severus after the fights just as she had offered no protection during them.

Severus desired the power to stop all the abuse he received and to revenge himself on those who had wronged him.  He longed for a group to belong to in which he would be not only accepted but also trusted with important duties.  He wanted powerful friends who would stand up for him and teach him dark secrets and magic that he could use to defend himself.  About this time, his thoughts started turning towards Lord Voldemort.  Severus knew that he was amassing followers and that he himself might be an asset to such a mighty leader.  It was no more than a daydream at the time for he still had Bethany, at least, to ground him.  But wouldn't she be impressed by his power if he joined a group such as the Death Eaters?  He could see it.  She always liked it when he took control and was authoritative.  Surely, she would admire such a high ranking position.  

Severus also thought of Potter and the fear in his eyes at facing Severus decked in all that dark power.  He could practically smite Potter, hurt him for all the years of torment, make him pay for taking Lily away from him even as a friend.  And Lily... What would Lily think?  Severus had loved Lily for years before she had met and started dating Potter.  He had still loved her after that.  Even when there was no hope of him ever being with her, he had loved her.  Then Bethany had come into his life and in the same week Lily had cut him off completely because of his interest in the Dark Arts.  Bethany had understood his pain and not judged him that way.  But wouldn't Lily be impressed too if he were to become a Death Eater?  Surely that kind of prestige would make her respect him more than some measly Quidditch Seeker such as Potter.  She might even leave Potter then.  And then... then...  

What was he thinking?  He loved Bethany.  Bethany.  She was the girl who had stood up for him, had loved him when no one else would, had shared everything of herself with him, had been his first, his only.  Lily had been cold and cruel.  She had severed all ties with him.  She wouldn't even speak to him and hadn't for almost a year.  Still...  Who was he fooling?  He loved Bethany of course.  But the what-ifs of Lily Evans still haunted him when he was alone.  Yes, he still loved her, despite himself.

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It was the latter part of the morning on Saturday, January 9, 1977.  Bethany was leading Severus by the hand up the moving staircases.  He didn't know where she was taking him, but he assumed it was someplace private.  After all it was his seventeenth birthday.  He was now officially an adult in the Wizarding world.  And knowing what kind of overactive sex life he and Bethany had, he was sure he was in for a treat.  She had probably found some secluded spot in and unused room on a floor hardly anyone visited.  So far that guess seemed to be true.

“I hate that we don't have a common room together,” Bethany said as she led Severus up the last flight of stairs to what seemed like an unused room.  “Here we are.  Now close your eyes and I'll lead you through the door.”

He did as she asked and heard the door creak open.  He felt her hand on his gently guiding him forward.  Then he heard the door shut.  

“Surprise!” she said.  “Open your eyes!”

Upon opening his eyes, Severus saw that the whole room was furnished with only a couch, two arm chairs, and a table.  Piles of papers had been sorted to the sides of the room.  It was dust free.  But what caught his attention were the streamers of green, silver, and black, with matching balloons, and the banner that announced Happy Birthday, Severus.  The table in the middle of the room held a cake topped with chocolate frosting that had a little green snake made of icing scrawling out I love you, Sevy.  The cake had strawberries around the outside of its top layer and a cherry in the middle.   

Severus looked at Bethany, whose eyes were sparkling.  “I cleaned up the room myself.  It took me almost a week!  I also made the cake,” she said rather shyly.  Then she added in haste, “And I got you these for the celebration.”  She held out some poppers, sparklers, and whiz-bangs.  Before Severus could say anything, Bethany continued, seeming a little nervous about how well her presentation was going over.  “I also got you this.”  She held out a large present wrapped in Slytherin colors.  

Severus was overcome.  No one had ever put this much thought into his birthday before.  He felt something melt inside of him a little as he looked at Bethany's smiling face.  He wanted to tell her how much this meant to him.  He wanted her to know how special and singular her caring was.  However, he felt she already knew and he didn't want to change the celebratory atmosphere of the place into a sappy scene.

He took the present handed to him and sat down in one of the armchairs to open it.  He was quite excited.  He couldn't remember the last time he had received a wrapped present for his birthday.  He must have been a child back then.  Before he opened it, however, he gave her a very sweet but barely audible, “Thank you.”  He was too overwhelmed with emotions to say more just yet.  She smiled and told him anything was worth it just to make him happy on this special day.  Then she encouraged him to open his present.  He ripped off the wrapping paper and found a professional wizard camera inside.  It came with all the extras.  

He looked up at Bethany, who seemed to be on the edge of her chair.  He gave her a broad grin because she seemed to need some reassurance that she had given him a gift he wanted.  However, before he could thank her properly she started talking excitedly, still sounding nervous.

“It's so that we can have our pictures taken throughout our last two years here at Hogwarts.  Of course, you can take pictures of anything you want: Quidditch games, the House Cup at the end of the year, your Slytherin friends, some of the interesting flora and fauna around here.  (Okay, maybe that one was just my idea.)  Next year, you can get shots of the first snow, Halloween, the castle decorated for Christmas, our graduation, anything you want to remember.  I was told that the camera is simple to work but has lots of interesting features.  I hope you like it.”  She looked at him, eyes gleaming.

“Of course, I do.  I love it and I love you.”  He reached out his hand and taking one of hers, kissed it softly.  “I can't believe you did all this for me.  It must have been so much work.”

She waved away the implied compliment with her free hand for he was still holding her other.

“Thank you so much, My Sweeting.”  He leaned forward in his armchair and she in hers so that they met halfway and kissed.  He wanted to prolong it but she pulled away.

“There's one other thing.  Well, maybe not just one but... this one goes with the camera.”  She giggled a little into her hand as though she was soon going to reveal some secret they could share.  “Here,” she said, uncovering something that had been lying on the couch covered by her sweater.  She handed it to him.  It was a photo album.  

When he opened it he saw that there were already pictures of the two of them from Christmas at her parents' house.  There was also a picture of her and her parents waving.  Under it, her parents had signed,

Happy Birthday, Severus!  We hope your year at Hogwarts will be memorable enough to fill more than one album.  Hold onto the gifts youth brings for they make the memories you will treasure throughout life.  And remember you will always be family to us.

Severus became bleary-eyed reading the last line.  He tried to wipe his eyes before Bethany saw.

“There's one more picture” she said.  “It's on the very last page.”  

Severus turned to the last page and saw a picture of Bethany blowing a kiss to the camera.  Beneath it was written a short poem.  It read:

I placed this photo last so you could look at me,
As I stand believing in you and all you will be,
When we're together you may not need this,
But when we're apart here's an eternal kiss,
I want to be yours and you to be mine,
Until the oceans run dry and stars no longer shine,
Until the mountains crumble and the winds are still,  
I love you now and I always will.

Happy seventeenth birthday! Best wishes!
Love forever, Sevy, My Darling,
Bethany—Your Sweeting.

As Severus read, his eyes became moist again.  “Thank you,” he mouthed, staring deeply into her eyes.  

She seemed to mouth, “My pleasure.”  But then their lips were together, stopping all other words.  Time seemed as nothing while the kiss lasted.  Their heads were filled with daydreams of love and possibilities, romance, and the sweet taste of each other.  Once the kiss ended, they stayed lost in each other's eyes many moments.  Severus felt warm all over—the afterglow of emotional coupling.  He beamed at Bethany, who finally gave a shy smile and had to look away from his intense gaze.  

She fumbled her next words.  Then she started explaining to Severus that when she had told her parents she was buying him a camera for his birthday, they had bought the album and sent it to her via owl with a few pictures from Christmas already inside.

“So technically the album is a gift from my parents,” Bethany said.

Severus smiled.  “This has been the best birthday ever.”

Bethany grinned.  “And it's not over yet.  We still have all day.  You can party with your Slytherin friends in your common room later tonight.  But I arranged this just for us.”

She looked at him with a naughty half-smile as her eyes widened.  “Here's one more present by the way.”

She slipped off her slacks and it looked as though she was wearing red satin panties.  Then she pulled her top off.  Severus saw that she wasn't wearing any panties at all nor was she wearing a bra.  Instead, she was wrapped up in a wide red ribbon that ended in a big bow on her chest.  Everything of primary interest was discreetly but barely covered.  

His jaw dropped wide open with no intention of closing.  Bethany took in the wonderful, surprised expression on his face.  

She said as she stepped towards him, “You get to unwrap me in a minute.  But first you get your birthday suck.”

She sank down on her knees in front of him and began unbuttoning all of his clothes.  She made him take everything off for what was to come next.  

Soon Bethany was licking his earlobe and tracing her tongue down the entire length of his chest and abdomen to the base of his cock.  She licked all the way around it and traced the skin over his pelvic bones.  She moved her mouth back up his torso, starting to bite and suck on his chest and arms.  Then she was scratching his chest as she crawled all around him licking, sucking, and nibbling.  She told him to keep his eyes closed so that he wouldn't know what would come next where.  

Severus gasped and moaned as he enjoyed this new game.  He was especially glad when he suddenly felt a hot, tight mouth on his sex wand.  Bethany sucked and then sucked harder.  As she did, she grabbed him by the arms and dug her nails in so that he hissed in air at the intensity of both feelings.  She kept making wild noises of delight in her throat as she felt up and down his torso.  She was grabbing, scratching, and kneading like a kitten while she took his large member in and out of her mouth quickly and with force.  She even let her hands run through his long, raven locks and pull just a little.  

Severus could barely contain himself.  When she pulled his hair he said in a low voice, “So that's how you want to play, eh, Pussycat?  Well two can play at that game.”

He ran his fingers through her hair until he had a good grip then he squeezed his fingers together so it pulled her hair, not too hard, and he pushed back against her head until she was pulled almost off of his member.  She looked up at him then and her eyes rolled back, flickering.  

She mouthed, “Um-hmmm,” deep in her throat.  

Then Severus pushed her head very slowly back down his shaft.  Bethany began a languid, easy in and out motion but after a while she was bobbing her head as he held onto her hair.  Severus let his hands just ride the undulations, though sometimes he would push or pull to show without words that he wanted more intensity or a faster rhythm.  She obliged him without fail until finally he felt himself ready to release his pent up energy.  He called out to tell her so.  

Her reaction was swift.  She began deep-throating faster than usual in an almost frenzied state.  That was more than he could take.  He had an extended orgasm, releasing again and again into the back of her mouth.  She swallowed it all down before pulling him free. She wrapped one hand around his wet shaft and pulled upwards as she squeezed, stopping to hold him behind the head. The pressure caused a pearly drop to emerge from the top. She closed her lips over the head and sucked the creamy essence off the tip, then licked her lips.   

Severus was stunned for a minute as she looked up at him smiling.  

“Delicious, as always,” she stated.  

While he was collecting his thoughts, Bethany stood up and started singing “Happy Birthday” to him in a sensuous voice. She placed his hands on her ribbon so that he could tear it off of her then open her up.  This captured all his attention.  In fact, he paused and requested a picture of her wrapped in the ribbon for his Keep Safe box.  She, of course, couldn't deny him that pleasure and posed for the photo.

Once he had unwrapped her, she sat naked in his lap, her arms and legs spilling over the seat.  In his ear, she whispered, “So what is something sexual that you have always wanted to do, but we have never done?  I want to give you something new on your birthday.”

Severus was still a little dazed from her oral pleasures and the weight of her warm, bare skin touching him. But he cast his mind around and soon thought of something he wasn't sure he should say.  Bethany caught the light of an idea in his eye and prodded him.

“Nothing,” he said.  “What more could I want than what you've already given me?”

“Something, apparently,” she said in a coy manner.  “I saw the look you just gave me.”

He smirked without meaning to.  “Well,” he said and paused.  “There's something I've been curious about.  But it just seems so forbidden.”

Bethany's eyes lit up.  “Really?  Well, you're seventeen... I was going to say everything is forbidden to us.  But now you're an adult.  Oh, sexy!”  She shivered, realizing.  “So what is the first thing you want to do to me now that you are a man.”  She emphasized the last word.

“Maybe it's just better if I show you,” he replied.

She giggled as he stood up and wrapped his arms around her.  He took her over to the couch and standing behind her, bent her over.  Then he guided her to her knees, getting down behind her.  He was already hard again.  His curiousity and eagerness compelled him, though he was worried about what Bethany's reaction would be in a minute.  

He took his hand and rubbed his hardness against her open petals, wetting it as he slid it back and forth.  She made delightful little sounds, ooing and cooing at the sensation.  When the tip of his cock was well lubricated he pulled it back and up to press it against the extremely tight little bud that was her virgin back entrance.  He pressed gently against it.  

She inhaled quickly and stopped all sound.

“I told you I wanted to try the forbidden,” he whispered sexily into her ear.  “But if you object, we can certainly stop now.”

He waited a few heartbeats for her answer.  

“I want you to have what you want for your birthday.  But I'm a little scared.”

“Don't worry, Pussycat.  I'll go very slowly and be as gentle as I can.”

She nodded, her hair covering her face.  “Be careful with me,” she said in a tentative voice.

“Of course, My Love.  As always.”

Severus wet two fingers with his mouth, placing one up against her tightly closed opening.  He pressed and swirled slowly against it until his finger was finally able to push its way inside.  Bethany gasped.  Severus asked if she was alright and once he had received an affirmative answer, he began pushing and pulling in and out of her in long strokes.  She sighed, then moaned.  He very carefully added the second wetted finger to the first.  This stretched her and she whimpered.  He left both fingers inside her but leaned forward and whispered to her.

“If you want to stop, we can.  Just give the word and I will quit and never ask for this again.  If at any time you feel pain...”

She interrupted him.  “Sometimes these things start out hurting a little but then they feel really good after a minute.  I don't want to stop just because of a little discomfort.  Remember the very first time we had sex.  That hurt a lot initially but it went away.  And now aren't we both glad we didn't stop because of that.  Imagine what we would have missed out on.  I want us to be together physically every way possible.  Please, keep going.”

Severus nodded and pushed his fingers a little farther into her.  He pumped them in and out of her for a few minutes and she began to moan with pleasure.  He didn't want to add any more fingers but he knew his member was much larger than just two fingers.  She needed to be loosened up even more than she was when they first had regular intercourse.  He spread his two fingers, opening up a space between them.  He heard a muffled whine and slowly pulled his fingers out.  The bud closed, but not as tightly as before.

Severus whispered to Bethany, “Are you ready for me?”

He heard a high pitched, “Mmm-hmm.”

“Don't be scared, My Sweeting.  We can stop any time you like.  I promise I will be as sensitive as I can be to how you feel.”

He maneuvered to align his cock up with her forbidden entrance.  Then he began to push forward slowly.  Very slowly.  There was resistance at first, then a small opening up on her part.  

“I read that the key is to relax,” he said.

She nodded and inhaled deeply, then exhaled and relaxed her hips.

He kept whispering sweet things to her as he began to wriggle the head of his cock inside the tight opening.  She seemed to be wriggling too.  He could hear her breathing loud and sharp.  Finally, his head was in.  It felt so sweet and tight inside her that he couldn't believe it.  He stopped and let her adjust to the feeling.  

Once her breathing evened out he began pushing again.  Very, very slowly, he pushed in a half an inch at a time.  He could hear little high pitched whining noises from her.  But every time he asked if she was okay she responded with a nod or an “Uh-huh.”

Severus felt for a second perhaps he should stop and check on her, and he was stopping with every depth he gained.  Finally, his pelvis pressed against her buttocks, and he was entirely inside her.

“Shhh.  It's okay.  I'm already all the way in you.  How do you feel?”

She breathed out as though relieved and he could feel her body trembling.  Again he asked if she was okay and this time her voice sounded as though she were beginning to enjoy the feeling of him deep inside her forbidden zone.  

Severus felt Bethany relax again.  She moaned and said, “Ahh, ahh. Oh, that feels good,” as he began to pull out a little then push back in.  

At first, he barely moved and just felt the incredible tightness and heat of her, while listening to her sounds of new delight.  Then he began to take longer strokes and she moaned deeper.  She was so tight!  He seemed to lose track of time.  He knew he was gradually increasing speed but he was so lost in the sensation that when he finally realized what he was doing, he was already hammering into her ass as though it were her pussy.  He worried for a second about how that must feel to her, but by the moaning and gasping he guessed she was fine.  Before he knew it, he was pounding her rhythmically and she was screaming his name.   

“Oh, Sevy.  Oh, god, Sevy.  Right like that.  Just like that.  Ohhh!”

He was pumping in and out of her like a maniac.  She was so tight and the sensations were so new that he wouldn't last much longer.  Plus she was screaming and reaching down between her legs with one hand to rub her clit.  He moved one hand from her hip to grab her breast and tweak her nipple.  She gasped and collapsed forward, turning her head and pressing her shoulders and cheek into the couch. She used one hand to spread her petals and the other to rub her wetness around the clit.  He reached down with his other hand to cup her other breast. In the end, he was twisting both her nipples as she dabbled with her clit and he pumped in and out of her tight, newly de-flowered entrance.  

She started really writhing and screaming, so he let loose and yelled out loud too.  They were too far away for anyone to hear them, so they moaned and encouraged each other on to orgasm.  

He found himself saying, “Cum for me, Pussycat.  Cum for me.”

At this, he felt a constriction around his cock like he never had in his life.  She went silent.  Then he felt a release of the tightness and he heard her breathe out hard.  The constriction came again and the huff.  This took him to the limit and beyond.  He pushed in one last deep thrust and let himself gush his cream inside of her.  She screamed again and more constrictions followed.  So did the flow of more of his juices.  This lasted a full minute until both parties were spent, bent over the couch, trying to catch their breaths.

After several minutes of heavy breathing, Bethany used one hand to push her torso up from the couch, still kneeling.  Severus leaned back and slowly pulled out of Bethany.  His essence oozed from her deflowered hole and dribbled down to coat her fingertips as she cupped her other hand over her pussy. Then her puckered hole closed, and Severus cast Scourgify on both of them.  

Once they were clean, Bethany directed Severus to the cake, which they both ate naked, lounging on the couch together.  They fed each other pieces of the delicious chocolate but soon got frisky with it and ended up smearing frosting all over each other’s faces.  It practically turned into a food fight, except it was done with love as the impetus, which basically means any cake crumbs that dropped onto one of the lover's bodies were fair game to be picked up by the other lover's mouth.  There was some rubbing of icing on Bethany's nipples, which was soon licked off.  When the pair calmed down some, they fed each other the strawberries off the top of the cake.  

Naturally, Bethany gave Severus the cherry.  However, she made him take it from her mouth with his probing tongue.  He had to scoop it forward using his tongue then suck with his mouth to get a hold of the cherry.  Just as he had half of it in his mouth, Bethany caught the other half with her teeth. Severus had to tug on it before she would relinquish the cherry.  It was all a very sexually stimulating process.  This aspect of arousal was doubled when Bethany took the cherry stem and tied it in a knot with her tongue.  Then she set the knotted stem down idly and smiled as though it were nothing.  

Severus caught the naught twinkle in her eye, however.   His eyes gleamed as well.  So he took her into his embrace and gave her a long, passionate kiss.  

This foreplay might have ended in another round but Bethany seemed excited to actually have a one-on-one party for his birthday.  So they set off the poppers, sparklers, and whiz-bangs.  Then Severus took some pictures of the decorations.  He had already taken a picture of the cake before they had set upon it.  His main focus of picture taking was of Bethany, a subject whom he could not imagine having enough pictures of, ever.  Not all of these went in the photo album, however.  A few private photos were re-routed to the Keep Safe box.

The two lovers eventually got dressed and left the seclusion of the room to go on a stroll through the grounds at sunset.  Severus promised to help Bethany take down the decorations the next day.  All too soon, it was time for them to retire to their dormitories.  They kissed each other good night and went off to find their friends in their respective Houses.

Continued in Chapter 3

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