As Snape made his way toward his bedroom quarters, he heard a noise. Thinking that maybe one of the students had decided to go on a nightly tour around the castle he it. He was in no mood for a nosy student. Especially at the end of the school year.

'Have the dunderheads completely forgotten that less than four weeks ago they risked death if they went into the halls.'

After following the noise for about five minutes, he put a tracking spell on it. The tracker screen came up and centered its focus on the noise.

Snape was already angry at having to go looking for a student on the last night of school; he was positively fuming when he saw who and where the noise was coming from.

The noise not only came from his personal storeroom; Hogwarts most infamous student was causing the noise, it was "Harry Potter"

' That, insolent little brat has crossed all lines this time.' thought Snape.

This time he had caught Potter red handed and he, Professor Snape was going to teach Harry Potter that he had no right looking through what didn't belong to him.

When Snape got to his storeroom he found Potter was sifting through some basic supplies.

"What do we have here?" Snape asked, in his most deadly voice.

Harry, too busy looking for something had not realized that someone was behind him, flinched visible and jumped a foot in the air before turning around. Harry knew that voice all to well, it was his least favorite professor. He turned around with a look of pure terror on his face.

"Come with me, Now. You have some seriose explaining to do."said snape, in a voice so dangerous that Harry didn't think of arguing.

Harry followed Snape,to his Office right outside his Potions classroom.

As they both walked into Snapes office he began firing the questions at Harry in rapid sucussion.

"What makes you think you have the right to go into my personal store room?" Snape asked, in a very lethal voice.

"none of your buisness." replied Harry.

"Your treading on thin ice with me boy. Tell me or you will suffer severe consequenses." said Snape with a stern look.

"I was sort of looking for Griffen hairs." answered Harry.

"What did you need Griffen Hairs for? And don't lie to me." Snape sternly.

"My friends and I were going to make a hair color changing potion." Harry said looking at the floor.

"Just what were you planning on doing with this potion? Oh and I would again that you not lie to me your in enough trouble as it is" Snape said.

Harry just looked up and replied, " Just to play a harmless joke on Malfoy and his cronies. To give him a taste of his own medicine."

"With yours and weasley's potions skills, its a good thing I caught you or else Malfoy might no longer have had hair. Come here young man" Snape said, as he walked over to the sofa.

Harry came over and Snape pulled him over his knees. Harry having never been in this experience was stunned. One moment he had been looking Snape in eye, the next he was upended over his knee.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked in a nervous voice.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I am about to give you a spanking" Snape answered, as he delivered the first sound smack.

Then he proceeded in continuing his lecture. "Do you have any idea how much trouble you might have caused? Do you know what kind of danger you could have put yourself in or your friends? The fumes to that potion can cause serious side effects." Snape said with a very serious stern voice.

Harry could not respond to what Snape was saying or asking as he was still in a state of shock from the first slap. Snape pulled him out of his reverie with one more hard firm smack on his behind and he didn't quit until he landed the fourth almighty slap. By this time, Harry had silent tears streaming down his face. He had never realized that just four smacks on his behind, could hurt so much.

Harry had figured that he could handle the spanking at first. then when snape landed the third one he couldn't hold back the tears anymore. He just hoped that Snape would let up soon, or else he was going to start bawling.

Snape didn't stop though, not after five, not after ten, but not until he had received sixteen hard swats on his bottom.

After Snape was done he pulled Harry off his lap, and sat him down on the couch. "Do you understand why I had to punish you Harry?" Snape asked, in a stern voice.

" Because," Harry said.

" Because why Harry." Snape asked calmly

"Cause, I was disobedient and stealing what does not belong to me." Harry answered,

"That is exactly right Harry," Snape said. "

You never called me Harry before," said Harry, "why now? "

"Harry do you think that I would just spank anyone and risk losing my job. No, I think not, Dumbledore and I had a conversation. It appears that the Dark lords followers are getting stronger. So your going to stay with me for extra protection;" Snape told Harry.

"What, me stay with you? No I don't think so you slimy git, not after the way you treated me during the school year. That and how about the way you favor your stupid worthless Slythrins. I'll talk to Dumbledore myself if I have to. Because I am not staying with you." Snarled Harry as he got up gave Snape a very rude finger gester and tried to walk out the door.

Yet before he even moved three feet toward the door, Snape grabbed him by the shoulders. Then he swung him around an gave Harry three very hard swats on his already sore rear end before turning him around and telling him. "I will not tolerate being talked to that way young man. Nor those extremely disrespectful hand gestures." Snape said,

"Anyway as I was saying, before I was so very rudely and inconsiderately, interrupted, I punished you that way so you could see how I am going to punish you while you are under my care." said Snape in rather calm voice.

"When were you going to tell me?" Harry asked, after thinking it over for a few minutes "or were you going to tell me at all," added Harry."

"Dumbledore and I were going to tell you after breakfast tommrow. Then I caught you in my personal store room," explained Snape.

"Well what about the Dursleys?" Harry asked getting worried.

"I know all about them and I can assure you that I won't be calling you a freak. Nor will I make you do all the house hold chores," said Snape.

"When do we leave?" Harry asked, very quickly.

"We will be leaving on Friday morning around 10:30. About an hour after the other students leave." Snape answered.

"Well I better go," said Harry.

Snape then told him, "you may as well stay here for tonight as the fat lady is not going to let you in at this hour. You may sleep in the guest bedroom right down the hallway."

"What about my trunk and other things?" Harry asked, in the most respectful voice he could manage.

"You can get them in the morning tomorrow. I'll wake you up in time to get you stuff and to spend some time with you friends." answered Snape, "also you need to say good-bye to your friends tomorrow morning as well. As you won't be seeing them in the summer." Snape added as a last thought.

"Then how will they know how I am. For all they know you could have chopped me up and use me in your potions," Harry, asked getting a little panicked.

"You will be able to give Dumbledore a update which he will then pass on to them," replied Snape.

"Only every two weeks though, as it will seem less suspicious that way." Snape added in as after thought.

"Only every two weeks, thats way not fair, No, I will not live up to those Ridiculously stupid rules!' Harry said as rudely as he possibly could.

"Mister Potter do you want a repeat session over my Knees?" Snape asked, with a stern but calm voice.

This immediately shut Harry up.

"Now then," continued Snape. "you will only be allowed to update Dumbledore every two weeks. However the day before your birthday, if Dumbledore approves your two friends can come and sleep over and a have a party for you the following day. Now you need to get to bed as it is already midnight," said Snape.

So Harry went to the guest room.

On his way to the room Snape Stated "lights out in ten minutes. I will be checking to be sure that you are asleep in fifteen minutes. So don't try any thing."

"All right," replied Harry as he walked into the room.

The room looked cozy enough. It had a four poster bed like the one he slept on in gryffindor tower. There was a forest green blanket on it. The curtains that were surrounding the bed much to his surprise were red not sliver or black. Figuring he would test the bed out before he turned out the lights, he climed up on the bed shoes and all.

He had only intented to lay there for a a few seconds. Yet when he laid down on it he realized how tired he and this bed felt so comfortable. He closed his eyes only planning resting his eyes for a minute but he fell asleep in seconds.

Mean while in his office Snape noticed the lights had not gone out so he went to check and be sure Harry was not up to anything.

When he got there he saw Harry on his bed in a dead sleep. He had his shoes on and everything.

"What I am going to do with him thought," Snape as he went and took off Harry's shoes. Covered him with a spare blanket and shut the lights off.

Then he headed for his own room down the rest of the way in the hallway. Only before he went to bed he fire called Dumbledore.

"Yes Severus," asked Dumbledore.

"Albus, Harry is my Quarters tonight," replied Snape.

"Why is that?" Dumbledore asked. "

"I thought he was not going with you until tomorrow," said Dumbledore.

"Well he was," said Snape, "but I caught him in my pesonal store room trying to steal some Griffin hairs."

"Well we can't have that now can we Severus," said Albus.

"Anything else I can do for you my boy?" Dumledore asked, with his usual smile.

"Yes," said Snape, " please send Dobby, the House elf with a glass of warm herb tea please."

"All right," said Albus with a smile. Then with that he pulled his head out of the fire place.

Snape then went and put on his pajamas and got ready for bed while he waited for his tea to arrive.

About ten minutes later Dobby arrived with his tea, and asked. "Is there anything else I can do for you sir?"

"Yes," Snape replied, " Please go up to the Gryffindor tower and pack Mister Potters things. As he will want as much time to spend with his friends tomorrow. Please do that and pack Ronald Weasleys and Hermione Granger's trunks if they are not already packed."

"Yes sir," said Dobby as he left with a resounding pop.

That left Snape by himself. Snape went and sat on the couch to drink the rest of his tea before, heading off to bed. On his way to bed though he made sure that Harry was still in his bed and not trying to sneak off.

He was still there though sound asleep , leaving Snape to go to bed. Yet before he went to sleep though he applied his nightly lotion on his hands. Being a potions master made he hands dry out very badly, making them easy to get open sores.

After applying the lotion on he laid there thinking to himself, 'this is going to be my longest and most challenging summer.' Snape then turned on his side and flicked his light off.

Even After turning out his light he still did not sleep. He was thinking over what punishments would be best for Harry. As he knew spanking was not always going to the right one. Then fifteen minutes after he shut his light off he fell asleep.


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