"Dobby lives with me. I can't just dump him on the street or leave him in an empty apartment," Harry reluctantly said.
"So, this would be what the Muggles call a package deal?" Severus asked, demonstrating some of the culture he'd picked up during the last three months. "You and the house elf?"
The fact that Severus wasn't screaming was highly reassuring. Taking a deep breath because this could still all go very wrong, Harry said, "It isn't quite a love me, love my dog standoff, but the sentiment is similar."
Only after he'd spoken did Harry realize that bringing the L word into this, even jokingly, was probably a great tactical error. He could see Severus processing his blunder as he stared down at him
"I suppose there is more than sufficient room to support a house elf," Severus said.
"You'd really let Dobby live here?" Harry asked, too shocked to even try to mask his reaction.
Severus' mouth twisted upwards in that bashful smile that Harry adored. "Well, not without you."
If the resulting laughter was more than slightly hysterical on both their parts, neither of them seemed to care.
Harry climbed to his knees and flung his arms around Severus in an exuberant hug that was eagerly returned.
Maybe they weren't like conventional lovers. There mightn't be any soul-melting declarations of love or binding promises. They might have stumbled into every successive level of intimacy by accident or expedience rather than approaching them head on, with intent. But as Harry pulled back far enough to stare up at Severus, he decided that he'd never loved anything more than he did the things that Severus said without actually saying.
Holding Severus' almost happy gaze, Harry grinned and asked a totally outrageous, "In that case, can we get a dog?"
"Don't push your luck, Potter," Severus said.
It was no doubt meant to be a warning, but it was hard to take the man seriously when he was shaking with contained laughter. Harry wasn't in any doubt at all that if he pushed for it, there'd be a four-legged, tail-wagging puppy cavorting through the place. Of course, if he pushed too hard, that four-legged, tail-wagging puppy might be himself, but the man's unpredictability was one of the things he enjoyed most about Severus.
Melting against Severus, Harry covered that laughing mouth and commenced some of the wordless communicating that they did best.
The End
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