What If...

A.N. I don't own Harry Potter, if I did I wouldn't be stuck here writing fanfiction and tbh i'd be rich. Credit to J.K Rowling as always.

Chapter Seven - Snapes One Hell of a Problem.

The trio were sitting in the common room, in their usual chairs by the fire.

" We need to figure out who Nicholas Flamel is if we want to figure out what Fluffy's guarding." reasoned Harry.

" I'm sure i've read his name somewhere before." said Hermione for the seventh time.

" I've just relised." she stood up and raced out of the room and up the staircases that led to the girls dormitories.

" Wonder what that was about?" asked Ron.

Harry just shrugged as Hermione came back into the room, red faced and carrying a book that looked like it could weigh more than her and dropped it on the table in front of them with a loud thud. She started flicking through the pages and stopped midway through the book.

" Look here it is 'Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosophers stone can make anything turn to pure gold and also produces the elixir of life, which makes the drinker immortal.' Thats what is under the trap door and thats what Fluffys guarding."

" Blimey, it's no surprise then is it? That someones after it I mean. If it can turn anything to gold and can make you immortal. I'd steal it too if it were me." said Ron.

"You know I rekon it's either Snape cause it's well Snape or Quirrel cause he's really weird and I rekon it's the kind of thing he would do." said Harry.

" Maybe your right, we'll just have to wait and see." Hermione said while stifling a yawn. " I'm off to bed. Night." She parted to the stairs to the girls dormitories with a wave.

" I think we should go too." Said Harry while he too yawned.

" Yeah." said Ron " We'll try to get round this thing in the morning."

They gathered up their stuff from the table in front of them, swung their bags over their shoulder and climbed up the stairs to the boys dormitories.

*

Quidditch training was starting again for the Gryffindor team and Wood was training them harder than usual. The rain and snow put a downer on their spirits, the Weasley twins complained loudly, but Harry was siding with Oliver because if they won the match against Hufflepuff they would overtake Slytherin in the house championship, which would be the first time in over seven years. During one rather wet and muddy practice Oliver finally lost his temper with the Weasley's who kept dive bombing each other and pretending to fall of their brooms, it made the rest of the team laugh but as soon as they saw Olivers' face they smile was wiped off their face.

" That's exactly the type of attitude that will lose us the game against Hufflepuff. Snapes refereeing this time and I betting he'll favour the Hufflepuff's to stop us overtaking Slytherin!" He roared.

The twins really did fall off their broom this time.

" What!?" They stuttered. " Snape! He's not going to be fair, he'll knock points off us like there's no tomorrow."

" I know," sighed Wood, " So we have to give him no reason as to take Hufflepuff's side. Okay!"

" Sir, yes sir!" The team mock saluted and laughed while getting changed.

Sitting in the Common Room that night with Ron and Hermione, trying to do their Transfiguration homework.

" Oh I forgot to tell you, Snape's refereeing the match against Hufflepuff." Harry said.

"What!" Ron and Hermione gaped at him.

" Yeah, he's refereeing this match. What am going to do? Because i'm playing he's going to favour Hufflepuff it's no secret he hates me."

" Pretend to break your leg?" suggested Hermione.

" Really break your leg!" said Ron.

" Erm, I don't think so, as much as I love to break random bones though."

" I don't know Harry."

" Mabey i'll write to dad or Ariel see what they say." Harry thought for a bit. "Yeah i'll write to dad in the morning. Night guys."

" Night Harry." They both said as he reached the staircase to the boys dormitories.

*

' Dad,

Snape's refereeing the next match against Hufflepuff, I dont know what to do. Help Please!?

Love Harry.

P.S Tell Ariel and Mum I say hi. '

It was short but it got the message across. He called Hedwig down who was up in the rafters of the owlery and tied the letter to her leg once she had landed on his shoulder. She nipped his finger affectionatly and flew off.

That day past in a blur Harry was too busy stressing over the Snape issue than to actually listen in his lessons, he went to bed. Nothing was helping at the minute Ron and Hermione tried to talk about it with him but they usually just ended up stumped and it was soo frustrating. In two days he was playing in the match with Snape refereeing looking for any reason to dock points off the Gryffindor Quidditch team, just because he's on it.

Sitting in the Great Hall the next morning he spotted Hedwig amongst the mass of brown and grey. She landed in front of Harry, he untied the letter and she took a drink out of hus pumpkin juice before flying off again out of one of the windows.

' Harry,

Well isn't this a ball buster. I suggest breaking something, we all know how you love to break your bones. But knowing your mother she would probably kill me for just suggesting that, ahh remember last time? Yeah so don't listen to me. Poor Snivellus, he's going to crap himself when he see's the old Marauders there at the match well except Wormtail of course, even Moony's going to be there cause you know its not near when he has his furry little problem. Mwahahah that brings back the memories. Well I think you should play don't let him bother you, if he does we can always make in hang upside down in the air again, hah that was fun. I wonder if he still wears them grey underpants. Your mother says hi and she says if your not looking after yourself your going to be grounded all the holidays so yeah I would look after yourself if I was you. Ariel says hey and won't you hurry your backside up and get home for the holidays already she needs someone to prank. I always knew which one of you I liked better. Ah no i'm just kidding obviously I like you better cause you look like me see, Ariel looks too much like your mother and she has that red headed temper. Oof it hurts when you piss her off.

Well much love,

Dad. '

" It's like he's phsycic." said Ron who was reading the letter over Harry's shoulder " Told you, you should break something. Even your dad says so."

" We tried to break my arm once, Mum went mad when she found us. Dad was on the sofa for 3 months after that so we didn't try it again." Said Harry.

Ron was bent over laughing clutching his stomach. Hermione on the other hand was looking at them both with a stern look on her face.

" Honestly Ronald, it's not that funny." She said sternly.

" It really is."

They argued like that all the way to their first lesson on the fifth floor.

*

" Okay, " said Wood " Don't let Snape intimidate you."

" Like we ever would Oliver." Fred said.

" Yeah, he's just an overgrown bat like usual, only this time he actually can fly like a bat." George butted in.

Oliver poked his head round the changing room doors that lead onto the pitch.

" Blimey! Even Dumbledores come to watch!"

The whole team then rushed up to the door just to see if he was right. Harry looked up, sure enough there he was sitting in the stand where the teachers usually sit. He sanned around the pitch to where the Gryffindor supporters were standing, he caught a glimpse of his dad with Sirius and Remus standing there with Ron, Hermione Ariel and Ginny. He felt a wave of relief sweep over him, surely Snape wouldn't try anything when there was Dumbledore and the Marauders out there ready to get him if he tried anything funny.

" Okay team, time to go." Wood said, bringing Harry out of his trance.

They walked out into the stadium to the roaring of the crowd. Wood shook hands with the Hufflepuff captain. Both teams mounted their brooms and kicked off into the sky waiting for Madame Hooche's whistle. The shrill sound filled the air and the quaffle was thrown into the air.

" And they're off, Gryffindor first in possession of the quaffle, Alicia Spinnet speeding up the pitch, passes to Angelina who passes to Katie back to Angelina, she shoots, ahh it's saved by the Hufflepuff keeper." Lee was commentating again and for once Mcgonagal wasn't shouting at him for saying something inappropiate.

" Hufflepuff in possession, oooh hit in the back of the head by a bludger from George Weasley there. Gryffindor has the quaffle. Katie's flying up the left wing, Angelina on the right and Alicia in the middle, she passes to Katie she flys past the Hufflepuff chaser, dodges a bludger sent from the Hufflepuff beater, she shoots, and it's saved by the Keeper."

Ron and Hermione were once again standing with the whole of Harrys fan club, as they themselves called them, everytime it was mentioned Ginny blushed to the roots of her hair. Ariel was shouting at her brother to get a move on and then laughing at the face he made back. Remus sighed sometimes they could be so childish. Snape awarded Hufflepuff a penalty because Fred had launched a bludger at him.

" And Hufflepuff puts it away nicely." Shouted Lee.

Remus was pulled out of his thoughts but Ginny exclaiming a loud " Ouch!"

" Ginny what's up?" asked James.

" Oops, sorry didn't see the little Weaslette there." It was Malfoy.

" Don't start Malfoy," said Ron.

" What you gonna do about it?"

Ron balled his fists and got ready to throw a punch but James held him back.

" Oh no you don't Ron."

" Oh yes I do, let me go! I going to hurt him."

" Is that so Weasley?"

" Your damn right thats so!"

" Wait!" shouted Sirius. " Harry!"

" Your obviously in luck. Lickle Harry has spotted some money on the ground and is going to pick it up for you!"

" Malfoy thats enough!" growled James.

" You can't tell me what to do!"

" Oh yeah?" he said " Watch me! Set yourself away Ron."

With that Ron pulled back his face and slammed it into Malfoy. When he was finished Draco was lying on the floor with a bust lip and a black eye.

" Okay Ron, thats enough." sighed Sirius.

Malfoy scrabled up from the ground and glared at them all. " My father will here about this!"

" Is that so?" said Sirius " Well tell old Lucius, to give me a call sometime, it's been a while."

The group just smirked as Malfoy stormed away raging to himself with his two cronies following behind. They watched as Harry and the Hufflepuff seeker were now neck and neck racing for the snitch, both had their hands stretched out in front of them, but Harry having the extra advantage of a faster broom urged it to go faster and he pulled in front of the Hufflepuff and clasped his hand around the snitch. He landed on the ground and puched his fist into the air where the snitch was still struggling to be released. The Gryffindor team landed and ran up to him and the twins pulled him onto their shoulders " All hail Harry, the dude who put us the lead!" The team laughed while Snape landed on the pitch and spat on the grass scowling as he stalked off the pitch, broom still in hand.

*

Harry was walking back to the Common Room with his 'Fanclub'. He thought that it would be best to bring up what he just saw.

" Er dad?"

" Yerp."

" Before, when I was meant to be getting changed, I kinda followed Snape into the forest and well I think I saw him threaten Quirrel. Well I don't know actually. He said something about Quirrels hocus pocus and then he didn't want him as his enemy. I think he's after the Philosophers Stone."

James just stared at him

" W ... What do you know about that?" he stammered.

" We know Dumbledores guarding it and that someone may want to steal it, but we don't know who."

" I don't know what to say, ermm... maybe just leave it I guess, but if it gets too bad tell Dumbledore he'll sort it out yeah."

" But dad!"

" No don't you but dad me, Harry James Potter."

" Woahh, calm down!"

" Hah only joking. I was seeing how it felt to be your mother. Hah. Seriously jokes aside though, go to Dumbledore if your worried."

" Okay, no worries."

" Now we can go and PARTY!" James and Sirius then began jumping up and down in a circle while the others just rolled their eyes.

*

A.N. Another chapter done, I don't know if I like that though, it seems too plain if you know what I mean. Since people in the reviews are complaining, I didn't want it too sound as if i'd just copyed it down from the book so yeah, here we go. Review tell me if you like it?