Chapter Six; Moving Day

Sorry this chapter is rather short, but the next one will be longer I promise.

Snape went to the door as the doorbell rang and answered it. "Hullo Dad." Hermione began warmly dropping her suitcase at her feet as Snape arched an eyebrow up at her.

"Uh, hullo Ms. Granger." He began. "Did Harry ask you to spend the night or something?" he asked her.

"I guess you could say that." She told him with a shrug as he raised his eyebrow even higher.

"You guess? What do you mean you guess?" he asked her when all of a sudden Ron raced inside the room and tossed his suitcase on top of the couch.

"Hullo Dad!" he exclaimed before wrapping his arms around him and hugging him tightly and Snape let out a petrified scream before slowly backing away from him before Harry, Eve, Teddy, and Heather came hurrying out of their rooms.

"Harry what's going on here, what are Weasley and Granger doing here, and more importantly, why do they have luggage!?" he questioned him frantically with widened eyes before Harry cleared his throat.

"Dad, say hullo to your reinforcements." He told him holding a hand out to them but Snape quickly shook his head.

"Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no, no! No! Weasley you graduated which means that you're supposed to go away not come back! Go away as in goodbye, farewell, so long!" he exclaimed with a wave of his hand.

"But I thought we were your friends." Ron began before gesturing his head over to Harry with a nod. "Besides, Harry said that you needed our help." He told him as Snape raised an eyebrow again.

"Oh he did did he? Now why would Harry say that without talking to me about it first?" he questioned before turning to look over at his son when suddenly there came the sound of a horn beeping.

"Well that's the moving truck, better start unpacking!" Ron exclaimed before he and Hermione quickly darted outside.

"Yeah, and I better go give them a hand." Harry said pointing towards the door with his thumb before starting to walk away.

"Harry, why didn't you just tell me that Ron and Hermione were planning on moving in with you?" his father asked him as Harry stopped and looked at him.

"Because I thought you would get mad and say no." Harry said.

"Really? What makes you say that?" his father questioned him.

"Because you just did a few seconds ago." Harry told him as he took a deep breath and sighed heavily.

"Look Harry, the Lord knows I hate admitting it but I love Ron and Hermione just as much as you do and you know it. It's just that I wasn't prepared for it and it came as quite a bit of a shock to me. I just wish you would have told me." He said.

"I know and I'm sorry, it's just that you didn't prepare me either. I wasn't sure if I could do what you wanted me to do. I just didn't want to let you down." He told him.

"Harry," Snape began. "Harry James Snape listen to me,.. I am as proud of you as if you were my own flesh and blood. The way you've always been there for your friends and family and have managed to hold down two jobs as well, it's completely amazing and unbelievable what all you have accomplished. But that doesn't mean that you can do a hundred different things at one time. It's perfectly alright to ask for help occasionally. Take it from someone who knows. And you know what? The kind of friendship that we both have with Ron and Hermione is irreplaceable.

I personally believe that that is the magic of friendship. Friendship and Love are the most powerful kinds of magic in the world." Snape told him with a grin as Harry nodded and grinned back.

"Thanks Dad, I love you." He told him before wrapping his arms around him and hugging him tightly.

"I love you too son." His father told him as he hugged him back and gave him a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the back.