Chapter Two – Day One

"Free to leave? Do you expect me to teach like this? It is unfathomable." Harry spat

Professor Dumbledore looked down into the face of Harry Potter and saw the scowl Severus Snape was famous for. Albus' eyes twinkled like the North Star on a clear night. "I cannot cover your classes. After all, there are only a few weeks left until the Christmas holidays. I'm confident you will have been restored by then. You will both have to carry on with your own lives until you can find a way to reverse this." Albus looked into the face of Severus Snape. It had been too long since he had seen that smile, even if it was a little forced. "Now off you all go, I'm sure you both want to change before diner."

Hermione grabbed Snape's arm. "Come on Harry. We can ask Dobby for new robes for you. Hermione dragged off the protesting man. Harry allowed himself a smirk, this was going to be interesting.

"Well Severus." The headmaster's voice interrupted his thoughts. "You'd best change your attire too. Unless you wish to wear Gryffindor robes to dinner."

Harry scowled and swung his legs off the bed. "I will see you at dinner headmaster." Harry stalked off out of the infirmary to the dungeons.

The headmaster watched him go. His eyes twinkling madly. The thing most people didn't realise was Harry was not the first Gryffindor the sorting hat had offered a chance being a Slytherin.

Severus allowed himself to be led to Gryffindor tower. Ron chattering about Quidditch quietly. Hermione was holding on to his hand as if he couldn't make it on his own. "What if Potter and Granger are dating." For some reason, that thought made him angry.

"Batfink."

Severus looked at Ron as if he'd gone mad.

"Don't look at me. Dean's idea, Batfink is some sort of Muggle super hero or something."

"Batfink was a cartoon half man half bat. He wore a big black cap that looked like wings. He saved the world from time to time." Severus said without thinking.

Hermione giggled. "What?" Severus asked frowning.

"I was just thinking that sounds a bit like your outer self doesn't it?"

Ron laughed, and Snape forced himself to join in.

"Talking of the way your dressed mate, come on, I want to get you into Gryffindor robes and get down to dinner. I can't wait to see the look on Malfoy's face when you turn up looking like that. Sitting at our table wearing our colours." Ron laughed harder, this time Hermione didn't join in.

"Ronald you only want to do it as an excuse to talk to Draco. For goodness sake, ask the boy out. It's not that hard... well not until you're alone anyway." Hermione smirked in a very Slytherin way.

It took all the training and self discipline Severus possessed to laugh at Hermione's comments rather than let his jaw drop open. It was amusing after all to see Ron's ears go pink.

"Yeah, Ron asked him out." Severus said trying to sound like he had known this information for ages.

"Like you're ever going to ask your fancy man out." Hermione giggled.

"My fancy man? I don't have a fancy man." Severus said confidently.

"Sure you don't mate." Ron said thankful they were not talking about him anymore. He patted Snape on the shoulder. "You don't always remember to put up silencing charms you know. Harry, please mate, just do me one favour. Please for the love of god." Ron looked deeply into the onyx eyes. "Now you have his body, please remember the damn silencing charms. I know it's the closest you're gonna get to his body. But try and restrain yourself."

This time Severus couldn't keep his jaw from dropping, which made Ron laugh. "I know people who would pay money to see Snape look shocked."

"Be quite Ron. As if Harry would take advantage of Snape's body like that. Come on I'm hungry. And I want to see Harry's body sitting at the head table scowling."

Severus went up to Harry's dorm to change thinking over what he'd just learned. Could it be true? No surly not.