Snape didn't want to come out of his room that day. He knew it would be awkward if he did and he thought Black would just laugh at him for being punished by Harry.

" The punishment wasn't that bad, it just hurt little more than a belt" Snape thought, " Potter was really queasy about it. This is a kid who watched friends die from the Dark Lord and he can't even whip somebody without being queasy."

There was a knock at Snape's door.

" Who is it?" Snape asked from his bed.

" Severus are you going to come down?" Molly asked.

" Not anytime soon Molly" Snape answered.

" Do you want me to send Harry up so he can do that spell?" Molly asked.

" I doubt P...M...Master would want to come in here right now, he looked queasy yesterday, so did he tell the whole building what happened?" Snape asked.

Molly came in his room.

" No, he says that's between you and him" Molly said, " Ron has been asking him and bugging him about it but Harry hasn't said anything."

" What about Black?" Snape asked.

" Harry told Sirius not to pick on you anymore, Sirius agreed only if you don't pick on him anymore" Molly said.

" Is that so?" Snape asked.

" Yes" Molly said, " I hope you know Severus that Harry is trying to make this... arrangement as painless as possible."

" I know, he told me that" Snape said and then chuckled, " For a boy who has seen death by the dark lord, he is sure queasy with punishments."

" He's only a fifteen year old boy, of course we will be queasy, he doesn't like seeing anybody get hurt" Molly said, " He didn't hurt you too bad I hope."

" He didn't even want to do it, I suggested the punishment and showed him how to use it" Snape said.

" Use what exactly?" Molly asked nervously.

" A whip" Snape said like it was nothing.

" He used a whip on you?" Molly gasped.

" Shh, not so loud" Snape said, " I don't want Black or any of your children to know how I was punished."

" Why did he use a whip? Surely he could have thought of a better way to punish you, one that isn't as harsh" Molly said.

" Molly, P...Master didn't want to use the whip" Snape explained, " I told him to use it, it had to be done with a whip or else I would have cut myself with glass. It's kind of hard to explain, it's like an urge to punish yourself if your master doesn't do it first."

" That's horrible" Molly gasped.

" I know, but I figured the whip by my master is better than cutting myself with glass" Snape said.

" Not by much" Molly said, " Are you ok?"

" Yah I'm fine, it didn't break skin" Snape said, " It just hurts more than a belt."

" So are you going to be couped up in here all day?" Molly asked.

" Most likely, I'm making a shrinking soultion that will hopefully shrink the enslavement mark" Snape explained.

" Do you need any help?" Molly asked.

" Molly I'm a potions master, thanks but no thanks." Snape said.

" Ok if you're sure" Molly said heading towards the door, " I'll send Harry up later to do that spell."

" Ok" Snape said, " I'll just be in here working on the potion."

Molly nodded and left his room.