Title: Harry Snape And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

Rating: K

Summary: This is the sequel to Harry Snape And the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Snape enters his third year and finds a dangerous prisoner is on the loose and wants to kill him.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters but I do like to play with them.

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Chapter 4: The Leaky Cauldron

When the Knight Bus let Harry off he found himself looking at Tom, the bald bartender that ran the Leaky Cauldron. He gave Harry a smile that told him that he had been expecting Harry to show up.

"Hello Mr. Snape," he said. "The Minister has been expecting you."

"Um, thanks," Harry said and taking his trunk, owl, and snake he followed Tom inside.

Harry was taken to a small parlor where a portly man was waiting on him. Harry knew this had to be the Minister though he kept his mouth shut. Hufflepuffs were subtle and he was going to fulfill that part.

"Hello, Harry," the Minister said. "My name is Cornelius Fudge; I'm the Minister of Magic."

"I figured that much," Harry said, giving Fudge a sneer. "What I want to know is why you are here?"

"Well the Ministry was informed of the blowing up of Miss Dursley and a team from the Accidental Magical Reversal Squad was called in. They punctured her and modified her memory. She will have no memory of what happened."

"Well that still doesn't change the fact that she insulted my parents," Harry spat. "Personally she deserved what she got."

Fudge laughed. "That isn't for you to decide."

Harry grumbled something and Fudge sort of shuttered.

"So what's going to happen to me now?" Harry asked.

"Well you're going to stay here for the rest of the summer where witches and wizards are going to watch over you, to keep you safe," Fudge said. "Also, the squad noticed that your cousin and aunt were given a potion. Did you brew it-?"

"I brewed it during my last term," Harry cut in. "I know the law and I know that I can use it as long as I've brewed it while I was in school."

"True," Fudge said. "Well just wanted to know."

He then smiled at Harry and then left.

Tom took Harry up to his room, room ten, and let Harry get himself ready for bed. Harry was glad that he hadn't been expelled but he didn't like Fudge in his business. What right did he have to bring up the potion and he hoped that he hadn't told the Dursley's that Dudley had been given a potion. He yawned and then went to sleep. The next morning he got up and at once started on his homework.

The freedom to do even this was wonderful and he smiled as he worked on Professor Malfoy's essay about Shrinking Solutions. Harry added a few notes about the potion and then rolled it up and put it away. The next day he went to Gringotts and refilled his sack with coins. He needed several new things and one of them was for the two new subjects that he was taking, Muggle Studies and The Study of Ancient Runes.

The first place that he went was Madam Malkin to get new robes since his was too short in the arms and legs. He then went to restock on his potion supplies and in Flourish and Blotts he told the manager that he needed "The Study of Muggles: A Wizarding View," "The Beginning Guide to Ancient Runes and Their Uses," "and The Different Uses of Runes and How They Can Affect Your Life."

"Do you have anymore books from Severus Snape?" Harry asked.

"Yes, but their very expensive," the Manager told him.

"Just show me where they are," Harry snapped. "I don't have time to dawdle."

The manager nodded and showed him some very expensive tomes. Harry wrote out a form for them so that the money would be taken out of his vault. He was handed them and then Harry left.

Harry locked himself up in his room and started to read the books that he had bought. Harry's mind exploded with all the different potions that his father had invented and he was dying to try them. One of them was a potion that turned anything into anything that you wanted and one that made things come alive. When he closed the book to take a break he had a huge smile on his face, he loved being related to someone that was so brilliant.

As the term got closer Harry started looking for any sign of his friends. He quickly found them waving at him. Hermione, Justin, and Ron were all seated at a table outside the ice cream shop.

"There you are," Ron said. "We were looking all around for you."

"And I'm glad to see you as well," Harry said, setting down. "So why were you looking for me?"

"Well we heard that you had blown up your aunt and we were worried that you had been shipped off to Azkaban."

Harry snorted at Hermione's words. "Like anyone would blame me for doing it."

"Well you have to be more careful," Hermione said. "The Ministry can send you to-."

"She insulted my parents," Harry hissed, cutting her off. "What would you do if someone was insulting your parents or don't you give a damn about that?"

Hermione fell silent, tears welling up.

"Harry, we understand," Ron said. "I personally think she got what was coming to her."

"Thanks," Harry said.

"So when are we going to order?" Justin asked.

At that moment a woman appeared and Harry gave her their orders. Through out it all Hermione remained silent and even though Harry was supposed to feel sorry he felt nothing, just a sense that he had done what was right.

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A/N: Harry's temper again but again, we don't blame him for being mad at Hermione. Next up: Meeting Professor Lupin and The Dementor.