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46. Mephisticuffs

Throughout the weekend, Harry and Severus were busy brewing the potion, which would deprive the members of Mephisticuffs of magic while preserving it for better users.

When Severus told his husband on Thursday that the Brotherhood's trial would be on Monday and Harry would be there, he almost got hit.
"Why, please? I mean, the letter with the invitation was addressed to you. "
"Yes, but the content was both of us. And besides, the members have sent you more letters. "
"Yes, but thanks to Winky, I never got to read them."
"Nobody knows but us."
"Grrr! Does that mean I have to read all this rubbish now? "
"No, you will only be asked at the trial what you think of this presumption."
"Ha! They do not have that much time. "
Severus smiled and ruffled his husband's hair.
He was glad that his kitten did not seem to have lost his fighting spirit. although, of course, he knew that this was what Harry did to avoid being blinded by others. Yes, the kid was really a very good actor - too good, to be exact.

A loud bang tore the two out of their thoughts. severus had immediately pulled his wand, while Harry just burst out laughing.
"Do not worry, Sev, this is not an attack. Fawkes has only his brand day again. "
With that, Harry went to the bird's pole, where the new catch basin was attached, and watched as the Firebird rose from its own ashes.
Severus, on the other hand, embarrassed his wand.
since he was married to Harry, he was at times more nervous than a porcupine in a balloon factory.
The now more small Fawkes was just poking his beak out of his ashes and making a sound to melt away. At least that was the opinion of Harry and Hedwig.
"Hey, my little one. I was wondering when it would finally happen, after all, I smelled the change a month ago. "
Hedwig meanwhile cooed contentedly to himself.
"It will take about a week to get fully recovered. until then you have to take care of him, sweetheart. "
Hedwig fluffed up proudly and made a satisfied hugging.
The noise had also alarmed hedgehogs and curiously he climbed up to his feathered friends. but when Hedwig gently pushed him away, he just jumped on Harry's shoulder.
"Tell me, how many times have you seen this?"
"Only once, in my second year. But I have read a lot about Phoenix and therefore know how long it will take to be fully recovered. "

"Good, something else. You're helping me brew, are not you? "
"I already promised you that. I'm also very interested in myself. "
"That will cost us the whole weekend though."
"With the result that a few criminals lose their beloved magic. I think the time is well spent. "

Severus pulled his little one to him and involved him in a gentle kiss. Meanwhile, they could already kiss much longer, without it came to Harry too violent reaction.
though that, on the other hand, was again a compliment to the Potions master.
Merlin, sometimes he felt like a child molester when he was with Harry, after all, the two parted for over twenty years, since the fact that he was legal with Harry, changed nothing.
What confused the gloomy man the most, though, was Harry himself. The boy seemed to be more and more close to him even though he was anything but nice to him in recent years. Oh God, he had called him spoiled and horny! two things that could not be further from reality.
Slowly he finished the kiss, as Harry was already doing something again.
He looked at him with a crimson head, of course.
"That's so embarrassing", it came mumbling from the cat boy.
severus simply scratched behind his ears, which were obviously hanging down.
"I have told you many times that you do not have to be uncomfortable. As I said, I consider it a compliment. Or would you have, say, Malfoy's same feelings? "
"Yuck! Sev, that's disgusting! never say that again. "
Harry looked at his man wide-eyed and it shook him visibly at the show.
Severus just laughed and hugged his kid again.

The weekend passed, as announced by Severus, with the brewing of the potion.
Precision was the most important thing, even more so than with other potions. Because here everything really had to be done perfectly right, because otherwise the potion did not work or had a lethal effect. Something neither Severus nor Harry wanted.
The addition of Thestralmilch was especially tricky. The amount, however small, that Harry got from Riffraff's mother was enough for at least a hundred potions, so they had to be extremely careful with the dosage.