Sorry yet again for the hiatus. What can I say? We moved and I lost my notebook and then I found it so I am back!!! I don't have a betta so please bear with the errors. I don't own any of it, as it all belongs to J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers.


Severus could plainly see the fear in the child's eyes. Yes he knew that look, he had often had that look in his youth. "Are you sure that is the one? You can have anyone you want. I will not get mad. I promise." Harry continued to hold the black shirt up. "Okay hands up." And to the disbelief of the others in the shop, Snape proceeded to pull the shirt over the boy's head. Snape then turned and pulled a pair of dragon hide boots off the shelf behind him. "I think for now we will proceed with pull on foot wear" Snape whispered to his charge as he bent and slipped the boots upon the boys feet. Harry simply nodded his head to the kind man in front of him. After successfully placing the shoes on the boy, Severus picked the boy up and seated him firmly on his hip. Turning to face Dumbledore, both males shared a look of aggravation on there face. Dumbledore had to choke back a grin as Severus quite seriously stated "I do believe that he is ready to be fitted."

"Oh yes, what type of robes shall we be fitting young, David for?" Madam Malkin asked. At the name David, Severus threw Dumbledore a questioning side glance. "I believe that he will need two sets of school robes, several casual robes, two sets of dress robes, oh and ten sets of casual clothes. Oh and the robes should be made out of potion and adolescent magic resistant fabric." Stated Albus matter of factly. "Oh and I believe that we will be needing at least two sets of shoes per occasion." Half an hour later the trio left the robe shop with Harry, or shall we say David, clad in a smashing set of midnight blue robes and his dragon hide boots. Not being fond of new places and fearing that the nice new man might loose him David clutched to the long, white, bony finger as a life line. Anyone who knew Severus Snape, would be stopped dead in there tracks at the sight of him allowing a small child to hold his hand in such a manner. They would be stopped dead in there tracks that is if they dared to stop and ogle the Potions professor and live to tell about it. The professor was known as a hard nosed man with very little patience for children and much less for small children.

Flourish and Blotts, the wizarding book store was next to visit. Snape took the child with him in search of any potions or defense against the dark arts books that he didn't already own, while Albus was left to the task of finding suitbale books for young Harry. Snape could not browse the books as he wished while holding the child and he considered that magically attaching the boy to him would prove futile with the same end result. His solution was to put the boy atop his shoulders. "Little one I am going to pick you up and place you on my shoulders, I want you to hang on to me by holding close around my neck. But not to tightly as I do not want you to choke me okay?" Harry eagerly nodded his head yes. He had seen a number of small children high upon there father's shoulders and always wondered what it would look like up there. Snape gently lifted Harry onto his shoulders with the boy ginning madly. And that is how the headmaster and the shop keep found the two thoroughly engaged in books. Both the shop keep's and the headmaster's chins scrapped the magically glistening floor of Flourish and Blotts.

Finding the child to be very intelligent though no proper schooling. Severus engaged Harry by asking him what he thought of the material. Soon Harry had a book of dark magic balanced precariously atop the professor's head as Snape studied a new potions book. "W-w-w-w-what about his-his-history of all the m-m-m-magics?" Harry stuttered. "Ah little one, you are bright to catch on. Try this one." Snape praised as he handed up another book. By the time Snape pulled himself out of his book induced revere and noticed the headmasters stare both the headmaster and the shop keep had composed themselves.

"Severus, have you two found anything interesting?" Albus asked with an abnormally bright and annoying twinkle in his blue eyes. "I should think we found enough to keep us busy." Was Severus's curt reply. After both men had chipped in to pay for a whopping 110 books, they went on to buy ink, quills, parchment, and seals. "Albus what about getting him a pet?" Severus nonchalantly asked gesturing to the sleeping form on his neck. "An excellent idea my boy. What did you have in mind?" Snape not only wanted to wanted to get Harry a companion, he also wanted to get himself a post owl that he could differentiate from the others. Upon walking in to the Animal Mangeire he spotted a glossy black owl right off. He seemed drawn to the creature and couldn't help but walking closer and extending a friendly arm for it to perch. Harry watched in aw at the large beautiful creature as it gracefully landed on Severus's arm. The owl was mysterious and magnificent all at once. Harry quietly watched the two interact until something caught his eye.