Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. All characters belong to J.K. Rowling.

Severus had ushered Harry into the lab to get in more practice with brewing. He had been quite pleased the last several days with Harry's progress and clear enjoyment in making potions. He was happy that he had not squashed that completely with his treatment of Harry in his class. Although the real purpose he had for Harry helping him in the lab today was to pass the time until the party started. Harry had been so excited at seeing his friends that he had taken to pacing the sitting room so Severus had suggested brewing as a way to make the time go by faster. He had Harry help him make pepper-up potion as that was the last of the potions he needed for the infirmary. It was a little more involved than the other potions and pastes he had had Harry work on so he made sure to oversee every step.

"Stir counterclockwise now." Severus said, carefully watching Harry.

"So this helps if you have a cold?" Harry asked though he kept his eyes focused on stirring.

"Yes, and there is a side effect that lasts a few hours." Severus said as he turned off the fire under the cauldron. He bottled the potion and looked at it intently and then offered Harry a genuine smile. "Congratulations. This is very well done."

Harry grinned and helped clear away the mess on the table. "What is the side effect?" He asked curiously.

Severus smirked. "It makes steam come out of the drinkers ears."

Harry's eyes widened. "Really? Cool! Unless it hurts." He looked at his dad questionably.

Severus shook his head. "No, it feels a little weird at first but does not hurt." Once the work area was clear, he turned to Harry. "Go ahead and get ready. We need to be in the great hall in twenty minutes."

"Wow, already? The morning went by fast." Harry said happily as he walked out of the lab, his dad right behind him.

Severus smirked inwardly. "Yes, that was the general idea of having you brew."

Harry quickly dressed in his new jeans and dark green shirt and ran a brush through his hair, happy that his hair now laid flat. He still felt nervous about his friends seeing his new appearance but his excitement at seeing them was stronger.

"Are you ready?" Severus asked from the doorway.

"Yup." Harry replied and they began making their way to the great hall. "Do you know Ron's parents? I only met Mrs. Weasley briefly when I was trying to find platform 9 and 3 quarters."

"Yes, I know them. They are a bit older than I but they were in the Order. I've also had to meet with them a couple of times to discuss their twins' antics in my class." Severus rolled his eyes at the thought of the troublesome twosome.

Harry had to snicker as from what Ron has told him the twins do get into their fair share of trouble at school.

Severus opened the doors to the great hall and ushered Harry in.

"Congratulations!" A chorus of voices shouted.

Harry grinned at the sight of everyone standing in the middle of the room which was decorated with balloons and streamers. Severus looked resigned to having to be a guest of honor at a party. I'm doing this for Harry, he reminded himself.

"Harry!" Hermione squealed, running towards him and giving him a hug. "Oh my goodness, look at you! I can't believe it!"

"Me either mate." Ron said, staring.

"So tell us about the memory charm. It sounds fascinating! And the glamour you wore all these years must have been really advanced to not have faded." Hermione excitedly babbled on.

"Geez Hermione, take a breather would you?" Ron rolled his eyes at Harry.

Harry laughed. "I'll tell you everything I know later okay?"

Hermione nodded, looking slightly disappointed. Then she brightened. "Happy belated birthday as well!"

"Harry, come greet the rest of our guests." Severus said as he walked up to the trio. He gave Ron and Hermione a brief smile. "Hello Mr. Weasley, Miss. Granger."

"Hello Professor Snape." Hermione greeted.

Ron looked a little nervously at the potions master. Usually when the professor talked to them it was to take points. "Congratulations." He managed to say.

Severus nodded. "Thank you. I will just steal Harry for moment."

As Harry chatted with the rest of the Weasley's and professors that were there, Ron just kept staring at him. Suddenly he felt a thwack on the back of his head. "Ow!" He turned, rubbing his head. "What was that for? That bloody hurt!"

"Stop staring at Harry like that!" Hermione scolded. "And for goodness sake, blink your eyes!"

Ron scowled and glared at her. "Blimey, did you have to hit me so hard?"

"Do you have to stare at Harry like that?" Hermione countered, pushing back her bushy brown hair.

Ron shrugged. "I didn't realize I was." He glanced over at Harry. "He looks different now. He's a Snape! What if-"

"He's still Harry, our friend." Hermione said firmly. "He's still the same harry who is our star seeker and who risked his life to save the sorcerer's stone. All that has changed is his appearance and last name."

Ron sighed. "I know. You're right. As long as he doesn't start stalking the hallways and bark out detentions I guess it's all right." He grinned.

Hermione just rolled her eyes.

"I won't be doing that but I can't help that I turn into a bat at night. Come morning, I'm back to being me though." Harry said from behind them.

Ron and Hermione swirled around and Ron's eyes grew huge. "Really mate?" He whispered in horror.

Hermione broke into giggles. "Honestly Ronald!"

Harry began laughing as well. "You've seen me at night, you know." He pointed out.

Ron relaxed and then playfully punched Harry on the shoulder. "Very funny, prat."

"Oh Harry, I'm so happy for you!" Hermione beamed. "I was so worried about you returning to your relatives after you mentioned how they hate magic."

"Yeah, they really are horrid." Ron agreed. "They got really mad when the twins and I broke the bars off your window."

Harry slowly grinned at the thought. "I heard all about it. Did my Uncle really fall out of the window?"

Hermione gasped. "He did?"

"Oh yeah, plopped right out." Ron laughed, ignoring Hermione's disapproving look.

"I'm sorry you got in trouble." Harry said. "The car sounds brilliant though."

"Oh it was amazing!" Ron enthused. "Totally worth the lecture and grounding."

Hermione huffed. "I can't believe you think it was worth getting into trouble for. It sounds very dangerous never mind the laws you broke! I would imagine your parents were very angry."

"Mum yelled-"

"Dad asked how the car flew-"

"And then we had to spend a week doing chores like de-gnoming the garden and washing windows and floors." The Weasley twins finished as they came to stand by Harry.

"Congratulations by the way-"

"To the boy with two faces!"

"George!" Ron hissed.

"I'm Fred Ronniekins. Don't you know your own brother by now?"

"Oh, sorry Fred."

"Just kidding, I am George!"

The twins laughed as Ron's face turned red and he glared at his brothers.

"So Harry, now that you are a Snape-"George began

"Do you think you can get us Get out Of Detention notes?" Fred finished. They both looked hopefully at Harry.

"I do not think so gentlemen." A smooth voice interrupted from behind them.

Severus smirked at the dejected look on their faces.

"You wouldn't need that anyway, right boys?" Mrs. Weasley had heard the conversation and was giving them a stern look. "We won't be hearing of any problems for your fourth years now will we?"

The twins pretended to look offended. "Of course not Mum!" Fred said.

"We will be model students." George said with wide eyes. "Just like always." The twins grinned at each other and hurried away.

Mrs. Weasley sighed as she watched them. "They'll never change." She said fondly.

"Unfortunately." Severus muttered, glaring after the troublesome duo. He turned his attention to his son. "It is time to eat."

"Finally, I'm starving!" Ron said enthusiastically and practically ran to the table.

"Shocking." Hermione shook her head and followed Mrs. Weasley to the table already filled with food and desserts.

Harry looked up at his Dad. "Thank you for agreeing to this party." His emerald eyes were bright with happiness.

Severus looked satisfied at the happy look on his son's face. "It is no problem Harry. You deserve to have a fun party with your friends."

Harry was about to follow his Dad to go sit down and eat when he noticed everyone was at the table except Percy, who was standing off to the side with a scowl on his pointy face. His scowl deepened when Harry approached him.

"Hey Percy. Aren't you hungry?" Harry asked.

"Not really." Percy said in his prefect pompous voice. He gave Harry a once over. "You really do look different. It's weird." He said bluntly.

"Percy!" Mrs. Weasley scolded. She had walked up to the boys to see what was taking them so long to join everyone else. She smiled warmly at Harry. "Let's all eat before the food needs a warming charm."

Harry managed a smile and went to sit next to his Dad, Ron and Hermione on his other side. He was confused about Percy's attitude but shrugged it off. Ron had always said Percy was a bit of a snob.

After everyone was seated and had filled their plates with delicious food, Albus stood up and made the announcement he had been waiting to make. "Your attention for a moment, if you don't mind." He said in a cheerful voice. He handed Severus a formal looking paper.

Severus read it and his lips turned up into a smile. Harry was now officially Harry Severus James Snape. He was finally back to being listed as Harry's biological father. He handed the paper to Harry. "Thank you Albus."

"It was the least I could do my boy." Albus replied softly.

Severus looked over at Harry and saw how his face had brightened. "Brilliant! This means it's official right? This means forever?"

"It means always Harry." Severus squeezed his sons shoulder.

"What is it?" Hermione asked. Harry handed her the paper and she smiled. "Oh that's wonderful!"

"Very cool mate." Ron said around a mouthful of mashed potatoes earning him disapproving looks from his mother and Hermione.

Everyone took turns looking at the document and offering their congratulations until Ginny passed the paper to Percy.

"What?" He asked, his face not showing much expression.

"It's his birth certificate. It lists Professor Snape as his Dad and his name change." Ginny answered in a soft spoken voice, as she was still quite shy.

"Congratulations!" Professor Flitwick piped up.

"Name change?" Percy echoed, not looking at the document. Ginny gave him a puzzled look and handed the paper across the table to Harry.

"Harry Severus James Snape." Harry answered him proudly.

Percy stared at him. "Are you serious? Isn't it bad enough you look different and everyone knows that Professor Snape is your father? You're supposed to be Harry Potter!"

"I was never Harry Potter. Not really." Harry gave a shrug, feeling a bit stung. He had not had any problems with Percy during the school year except for lectures whenever he and Ron lost points so he didn't understand why Percy was acting angry.

"But to officially be a Snape? You shouldn't be in Gryffindor then, you should be in Slytherin!" Percy sputtered.

"Percy enough!" Mrs. Weasley glared at her son. "How dare you?"

"Actually I was almost sorted into Slytherin." Harry retorted.

"What?" Percy looked horrified. "But you're supposed to be good. You defeated You Know Who!"

"Percy shut up!" Ron yelled.

Harry was shaking slightly and to his horror, felt tears burning in the back of his eyes. Everyone was staring at him and he wanted to flee as soon as possible. He had been worried about his best friend's reactions; he had not really considered that any of the other Weasley's would be bothered about it.

Severus's eyes were dark with rage as he looked at Percy who visibly flinched as a response. "Apparently inviting you Mr. Weasley was a mistake. I had thought you would be more mature than this."

"So did your father and I!" Mrs. Weasley said angrily.

"I am wondering if you deserve to still be a prefect as well." Professor McGonagall said in a disapproving voice.

"Geez Percy-"

"Haven't seen you throw such a fit-"

"Since we hid your prefect badge last year!"

"Be quiet!" Percy snapped at the twins. "How can no one else see how serious this is? Harry Potter is considered a hero and we Gryffindors were happy to have him in our house. Now it turns out he is half Slytherin! He could be evil, waiting to be the next You Know Who!" How could he be the only one concerned about this? Slytherins were evil, weren't they?

"That is enough!" Severus roared at the ignorant child.

Mrs. Weasley whispered something to her husband and he nodded, looking serious. She stood up. "Let's go Percy. You do not deserve to be at this party. Apologize to Harry and everyone else and then we will go."

Percy stood up; flushing from the disappointed looks he was receiving from the headmaster and professors at the table and mumbled a few apologies before rushing out of the room. Mrs. Weasley offered her own apology, sincere and heartfelt before she followed her errant son out of the great hall.

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A/N: Guess you can tell I'm not much of a Percy fan lol….I originally was going to make Ron have the outburst but decided against it. I just couldn't do that to poor Harry. I wanted the drama factor so I switched it to Percy.