DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER…..! And I am not at all saying that any of the advice or reactions if this story are accurate they are simply what makes sense to based off of my experiences and such. So as they say; to each their own.

A/N: I apologize for my absence but I hope I can make it up to you by posting more than just this chapter. I have just been busy working, playing nurse to my dogs at different times and other such things so yeah, I'm sorry and no, I did not drop off the face of the earth.

Acidus=Dreary in Latin according to a translation site.

November 21st Severus Snape's Point of View

Three weeks. It has been three weeks since I last talked with my newest client: Harry Potter. All this work Dumbledore has been giving me to do for the Order has been diminishing my free time. I've had to make potions during my office hours for Poppy to have in the infirmary seeing as how this year has had so many more minor issues than the past few years. It seems as though everything piled up just as I was in need of more time. Even the Dark Lord has become more active and in need of my expertise rather often.

And those darn kids are just as insufferable as before which is not helping things.

Speak of the little devils and they shall appear. I think to myself as I see a student standing in the open doorway looking a tad nervous: a third year Ravenclaw by the name of Stewart Ackerley.

"Sir?" asked Stewart.

"Yes, Mr. Ackerley?"

"Professor Dumbledore sent me, Sir." Stewart stated as he pulled an envelope out of his satchel, "He told me to give this to you, Sir."

I nodded to dismiss him after he handed it to me and the boy left.

Sighing I opened the letter and began to read.

Severus-

I wish to let you know that the Order meeting has been canceled. You will be saddened to know that this means I will not be able to have our usual evening tea as we discuss your duties. You will be ecstatic to know that none of this was caused by any dastardly events. You may do with you evening as you will, my boy. I also wish to tell you that as I will be out of the school this evening and will not be returning until Monday you will be needed. Minerva will be acting as the Headmaster in my absence and I request that you do the same for the role of Deputy. I would not like to think of having Minerva under all that pressure.

Minerva has insisted that the password to my office be changed while I am away and she is the one to have picked it so I am sincerely sorry that it won't be much to your taste compared to the regular passwords. The password is this: Acidus.

-Albus P. W. B. Dumbledore

P.S- I have enclosed a lemon drop for you.

"Well, this changes things" Snape muttered to himself. Deciding that he should take the opportunity given him he would have to send for Potter so that they might have that meeting that had been pushed back for far too long. Taking out a piece of parchment and a quill he began to write.

Once he finished he called a house elf to take it to him.

"Tibby"

There was a resounding crack that alerted his arrival.

"Mister Snape, what may Tibby do for you?" asked the house elf asked bowing low.

"Deliver this to Mr. Potter" Severus state simply.

"Of course Mister Snape, Tibby will deliver it to Mister Potter, Sir"

And with one last bow and another echoing crack the diminutive creature popped away to another part of the castle where a young teen stood.