Harry woke up to the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. Pushing himself further behind the statue he peered around it. He would know those billowing black robes anywhere 'Snape. If anyone can figure out what happened it will be him' Harry looked both ways before exiting from behind the statue and following behind him. Snape was in no rush which was good for Harry, had the man been going full, motivated, I have places to be speed he would have lost the small tag along.

Harry stuck to the walls wanting to keep out of view, his hurt paw made it harder to walk so he tried to keep as much weight off of it as possible. Snape finally stopped in front of a portrait of a man who looked none too impressed about being woken up. After a short conversation that Harry only caught parts of the portrait swung open and Snape stepped through. Harry followed closely making sure his tails were through before the portrait closed. Looking around he found himself in a rather large room, making his way in he curled up beside the fireplace, close enough to stay warm but still out of the way. Looking out into the room Harry was quite surprised; the entire room was done in warm colors. There was a mahogany desk pushed against the right wall with papers stacked in neat piles, along most of the back wall were mahogany bookshelves filled with titles. Before where he hid was a forest green settee with two chairs placed perpendicular at either end, inside the U the seating made was a moderately sized coffee table with a couple books on it. All in all, it was comfortable, Harry never thought of the man having a comfortable living space.

"So you're the beast everyone is looking for." Came a voice from beside him.

Jumping Harry curled closer to the corner shaking. Looking over he saw Snape standing in a small kitchen scooping some loose tea into a pot. Harry tried to speak again but all that came out was an embarrassingly pitiful mew. Wrapping his tails around him further he decided hiding was the best option 'I should have never come here.' Hearing footsteps come closer Harry lifted one tail to peek out at the man. Surprised he saw him down on a knee with his hand outstretched; curious Harry sniffed the offered hand then uncurled slightly. The hand moved to atop his head and slowly started scratching 'Hey! What do you think you...ohh…that's nice' Harry fell into a purr and tilted his head to get Snape to scratch the right spot. Hearing a chuckle he opened his eyes lazily to stare at the man.

"How did you get in here little one? And what happened to your paw?"

Harry was broken out of his daze as he felt a sharp pang in his paw. Hissing he lashed out at the hand that had caused it.

"Hey, none of that. Here let me take you to my lab, I have some salve that will take away the pain."

Harry watched as Snape carefully picked him up carrying him to an ajar door beside his desk. Harry wasn't surprised that he had a lab in his rooms, what he was surprised by was the mess. The man's office and rooms were near pristine, this room on the other hand. There were papers strewn across the tables, balled up pieces littered the floor, jars lined the other tables with some still on the chopping board. Snape walked to one of the tables and pushed the papers to the floor making room for his charge.

"Now stay here I have to get the salve." He said as he walked towards a closet in the back.

Harry was still in shock. The man was…messy! He so had to tell Hermione. At that thought, he had a pain in his chest. 'Hermione, Ron…will I ever get to see my friends again?' A crash and a curse broke him from his thoughts. Harry tried looking into the closet but he couldn't quite see in to it from his position on the table. Snape came out shortly after holding a couple bottles and a small tub.

"Now I need to get your weight for the correct dosage." Pulling out his wand he pointed it at Harry.

Startled Harry scrambled back falling off the table and crawled beneath some papers. Shaking, Snape ran around the table and pulled the papers away reaching for harry who flinched and whined. Snape paused his hand.

"I won't hurt you little one, I just don't want to give you too much medicine. Please, I only want to help." Harry looked up at Snape and relaxed pushing his head into his hand.

Picking him back up Snape placed him on the table again before saying a short incantation. Frowning at the number revealed he placed his hands on Harry's body rubbing down. Harry purred and lifted his rump wanting Snape to pet his tails but he just kept running over his sides pausing at his stomach.

"You are very underweight there little one. For a cat your size you should be quite a bit heavier." Snape stopped petting him and thought for a moment. "I will need to run a few more tests but for now let's try and help that paw."

Harry sat down then rolled on his side presenting Snape with his paw. Snape's eyes widened slightly then he chuckled.

"Well you certainly understand me, and at least you listen, unlike those brat's I must teach."

Harry would have been offended but he knew he wasn't easy to teach. Instead, he just purred and rolled over more showing off his belly. Picking up the salve Snape carefully applied it to the swollen foot before measuring out a small amount of potion.

"Ok down the hatch," Harry looked at the potion then got up and turned his back to Snape. 'I'm not taking that, it tastes horrible'

"Don't be difficult, I can do this the hard way."

In response, Harry looked over his shoulder then looked back to the opposite wall. Snape sighed and grabbed a clean syringe pulling the liquid into it.

"Hard way it is then" Snape grabbed him and pulled him under one arm effectively trapping his paws while his hand went under his jaw, the other hand used the syringe to pry open his mouth and squirt the foul tasting liquid inside. After the syringe was emptied Snape let him go then backed away from the table. Harry, for the most part, tried to spit out the taste and glare at the man. 'I said I didn't want it, jerk!' He growled softly and Snape raised his hands to the air.

"Hey, I said we could do it the easy way but no…you wanted to be stubborn."

At that Harry relaxed. He knew Snape was right. 'Still, doesn't give him the right to force it down my throat.' Seeing Harry relax slightly Snape approached slowly and rubbed his head.

"Now I have to make a potion to figure out what else is wrong with you. You may stay here as long as you don't get into anything." Snape turned away and busied himself gathering ingredients and making room on his cluttered tables. Harry watched for a while before deciding a nap was in order. Curling up Harry pulled his tails around himself before falling asleep.

Please review, I'm kinda nervous about this one, i wanna know what you guys think.