Thank you, Ella!  Well, the slavery spell is always an underlying issue through the story.  Sometimes it's more in the spotlight than at other times, but it is always in the background.  Things will be resolved at some point, but not just yet.

Yes, Harry really does need to get back out into the world, and if using polyjuice potion is what  he needs to take the first steps, then Severus is willing to help him out there.  And yes, Severus never regards Harry as a slave and he doesn't want Harry to see himself that way either, but he does recognize that it's difficult for him.

And yeah, they've come a long way, haven't they?

Looking forward to another chapter for you! 

Thank you, Pandora!  I really appreciate all your help and support.  You and Kim are a big help to me.  I'm so glad that the bond between  Harry and Severus is so real now.  For all the  hardships and abuse they've both suffered, they deserve to have that close bond, someone who is always there to love and support them.  I don't think the marriage situation is entirely 'real' to Harry...as I said,  he sees it as something that is so far in the future that it's difficult to comprehend, which is pretty normal at sixteen, I think...I hope.  But it is something that he has thought of in an abstract sort of way, if that makes sense.  

>>>I wish so much that Dumbles would find a way to reverse the spell, and then Harry and Severus could truly be free to be a normal father and son.

Now who said that DD would have anything to do with it?  Patience, my dear, patience...all in good time, you know.

>>>Will Severus attend as a chaperone?  I know that he dearly misses stalking the halls, and handing out detentions.

Lol!  I imagine Severus will be there, too.

Thanks, Pandora!