Disclaimer: I do not in any way shape or for own the rights to Harry
Potter, which belongs to the wonderful author in which I pale too J.K
Rawling.
**Notes: Thanks for the reviews, they are appreciated. Now onto the chapter most of you have been waiting for. Ron and Hermione see Harry for the first time. lol, and I have a few tricks up my sleeve for this too. ~~Minerva
Chapter 9: Diagon Alley
It was finally August 23rd. Harry already had everything he needed for school, so he didn't need to shop at all. He had an idea, but needed his father's permission. They were to meet the Weasleys at The Leaky Cauldron at 1. This proved to be perfect to get Harry's plan rolling. He asked his father if he could go to muggle London and make a purchase.
"Why in Merlin's name do you want to go to muggle London?" Asked Severus.
"I am going to play a trick on Hermione and Ron. I need to go to muggle London to an eyeglasses store to by some contact lenses."
"What are contact lenses? They won't hurt you will they?" Asked Severus, for since he was in the wizarding world they knew nothing of such things.
"No, father. They won't hurt me." Harry said giggling, and explained his 'plan' to his father. Severus smiled and agreed to it. Harry looked so much like his father it was uncanny. Jet black hair, just about as long as Severus' manageable finally after all these years. He still had Lily's emerald eyes. He now had a very strong jaw line, as well. He had filled out his now 6 foot frame very well. He also no longer had to wear his glasses, his vision had greatly improved. His voice had changed over the summer as well. Harry fit the new Harry very well, it was going to be a shame to have to put the Glamourie back on him again, he liked the new Harry.
Harry and Severus left for The Leaky Cauldron at 11. This gave Harry time to go over to the glasses shop where he already placed an order for contact lenses to make his eyes black.
Harry got the contacts and put them in and returned to The Leaky Cauldron at 12:50. 'Perfect' he thought to himself. At 12:55 Hermione arrived with her parents. Severus was in Diagon Alley browsing and would meet Harry at Gringott's, the wizard bank, at 1:15. This gave Harry time to play his trick on the Weasleys' and get to Gringott's. Ron was the first Weasley to arrive with a pop. Harry knew, he was sitting fairly close to the fireplace watching. With a big grin he had walked up behind Hermione after Ron had greeted her. Ron looked at him "can I help you?" He asked very politely.
"Well I don't know, I am trying to find a Hermione Grainger." He said.
"I'm Hermione Granger" said Hermione "but, who are you?" You could see by this that Ron was beginning to get upset.
"I need you to come with me please, seems your in a bit of trouble" Harry said trying very hard to control his smiling. Ron REALLY got upset with that.
"Trouble? Me? For what?" Hermione looked panicked as Harry grabbed her arm.
"Seems you haven't pain enough attention to one of your best friends" Harry said, by now he had one of the widest grins you had ever seen. Hermione and Ron just stared at him trying to figure out what was going on.
"But I have paid attention to Ron" Hermione said in her packed state, fighting to get away from Harry.
"Let her go NOW, or I'll,...or I'll do something you'll regret." Ron said, rather shakily.
"Oh really, Ron, I'd like to see that" said Harry, by now he was laughing and could no longer pull it off.
"Hermione, didn't one of your friends ask you to look up a spell over the summer holidays?" Harry asked, trying to compose himself.
"Yes, but how did y... HARRY??" Hermione looked at him with confusion in her eyes.
"Yes, Hermione, it's me." Harry said laughing. Ron looked in disbelief, this couldn't be his best friend of 4 years, it wasn't Harry, he looked like...he looked like SNAPE.
"Bloody hell, if your Harry why do you look so much like that greasy git Snape?" Said Ron getting angry.
"Bloody brilliant Harry, how did you pull that off? You'll have to give us the spell" Said Fred and George Weasley in unison. They would enjoy pulling off pranks that elaborate.
"Harry? If it is you, tell us something only we would know." Said Hermione trying to make sure it really was Harry. Harry started to take out his contact lenses.
"What would you like to hear about? Fluffy the 3-headed dog? Perhaps Norbert, Hagrid's dragon? Maybe even how we go places in the middle of the night with my father's invisibility cloak?" Harry started rambling, but he caught himself. He also pulled his hair up and showed his scar. He looked over to the twins and said "or perhaps the Maurader's map?" Harry smiled as the twins went ghostly white.
"It's Harry alright" said George.
Hermione looked into Harry's green eyes and knew it was him, but what a change the summer brought. By now all the Weasleys were there and in shock over the change in Harry's appearance.
"OK, so what's this big secret you've been keeping from us all summer?" Ron said demandingly.
"Well, it turns out that James Potter, was NOT my father."
"WHAT?" Said Ron and Hermione, as well as all the Weasleys.
"My mum came to a few others and me on my last birthday and told all of us who my real father is" Harry said watching their reaction to his news. "Turns out my father is Severus Snape."
"Bloody hell Harry" thump as Mrs. Weasley popped him on the back of the head.
"Mind your mouth Ron" reprimanded Mrs. Weasley. "Go on Harry, fill us in"
"Can I fill you while we walk to Gringott's? My fathers waiting there for us"
"Of course dear" said Mrs. Weasley.
They walked and talked as they went to Gringott's, and there was Severus waiting for them, he smiled at his son. Harry smiled back, nodding letting Severus know his plan had worked to play his trick on Ron and Hermione.
After taking care of business in Gringott's, Severus asked Mr. and Mrs. Weasley to stay behind so he could talk to them about a few things. Off the kids went to do their shopping, Harry just tagged along since his was already done, but he had some money on him, His grandmother had given him 5 Galleon to get whatever he felt like if he wanted too. Severus kind of scowled at that earlier in the morning telling his mother she was going to spoil him. Her reply was "after not having a family for some 14 years, the boy could use a little spoiling" Severus knew better then to argue with his mother, she would win.
Harry found a pretty necklace and he bought it, it was 2 Galleon, at the end of the day he would give it to his father to give to his grandmother. They met back up with Sever and the Weasley parents and they all had ice cream. It was time to go back to the Burrow. Severus pulled Harry aside "Professor Dumbledore; grandmother and myself will be at the burrow on the 31st. We are going to put a Glamourie on you for the school year. See you then, and be good for the Weasleys" Severus said as if he had been a parent for many years. Mrs. Weasley smiled.
"Oh Professor Snape, Harry is an absolute dream, he is a very well behaved young man, you should be proud of him." Mrs. Weasley told Severus. He smiled to know he had a good boy, most of the time anyway. With that, the Weasleys and Harry and Hermione popped away to the burrow. Severus stayed for a bit with a drink and thought of a plan to try and pull Peter out of Voldemort's sight so they could try and hopefully clear Sirius' name.
**Notes: Thanks for the reviews, they are appreciated. Now onto the chapter most of you have been waiting for. Ron and Hermione see Harry for the first time. lol, and I have a few tricks up my sleeve for this too. ~~Minerva
Chapter 9: Diagon Alley
It was finally August 23rd. Harry already had everything he needed for school, so he didn't need to shop at all. He had an idea, but needed his father's permission. They were to meet the Weasleys at The Leaky Cauldron at 1. This proved to be perfect to get Harry's plan rolling. He asked his father if he could go to muggle London and make a purchase.
"Why in Merlin's name do you want to go to muggle London?" Asked Severus.
"I am going to play a trick on Hermione and Ron. I need to go to muggle London to an eyeglasses store to by some contact lenses."
"What are contact lenses? They won't hurt you will they?" Asked Severus, for since he was in the wizarding world they knew nothing of such things.
"No, father. They won't hurt me." Harry said giggling, and explained his 'plan' to his father. Severus smiled and agreed to it. Harry looked so much like his father it was uncanny. Jet black hair, just about as long as Severus' manageable finally after all these years. He still had Lily's emerald eyes. He now had a very strong jaw line, as well. He had filled out his now 6 foot frame very well. He also no longer had to wear his glasses, his vision had greatly improved. His voice had changed over the summer as well. Harry fit the new Harry very well, it was going to be a shame to have to put the Glamourie back on him again, he liked the new Harry.
Harry and Severus left for The Leaky Cauldron at 11. This gave Harry time to go over to the glasses shop where he already placed an order for contact lenses to make his eyes black.
Harry got the contacts and put them in and returned to The Leaky Cauldron at 12:50. 'Perfect' he thought to himself. At 12:55 Hermione arrived with her parents. Severus was in Diagon Alley browsing and would meet Harry at Gringott's, the wizard bank, at 1:15. This gave Harry time to play his trick on the Weasleys' and get to Gringott's. Ron was the first Weasley to arrive with a pop. Harry knew, he was sitting fairly close to the fireplace watching. With a big grin he had walked up behind Hermione after Ron had greeted her. Ron looked at him "can I help you?" He asked very politely.
"Well I don't know, I am trying to find a Hermione Grainger." He said.
"I'm Hermione Granger" said Hermione "but, who are you?" You could see by this that Ron was beginning to get upset.
"I need you to come with me please, seems your in a bit of trouble" Harry said trying very hard to control his smiling. Ron REALLY got upset with that.
"Trouble? Me? For what?" Hermione looked panicked as Harry grabbed her arm.
"Seems you haven't pain enough attention to one of your best friends" Harry said, by now he had one of the widest grins you had ever seen. Hermione and Ron just stared at him trying to figure out what was going on.
"But I have paid attention to Ron" Hermione said in her packed state, fighting to get away from Harry.
"Let her go NOW, or I'll,...or I'll do something you'll regret." Ron said, rather shakily.
"Oh really, Ron, I'd like to see that" said Harry, by now he was laughing and could no longer pull it off.
"Hermione, didn't one of your friends ask you to look up a spell over the summer holidays?" Harry asked, trying to compose himself.
"Yes, but how did y... HARRY??" Hermione looked at him with confusion in her eyes.
"Yes, Hermione, it's me." Harry said laughing. Ron looked in disbelief, this couldn't be his best friend of 4 years, it wasn't Harry, he looked like...he looked like SNAPE.
"Bloody hell, if your Harry why do you look so much like that greasy git Snape?" Said Ron getting angry.
"Bloody brilliant Harry, how did you pull that off? You'll have to give us the spell" Said Fred and George Weasley in unison. They would enjoy pulling off pranks that elaborate.
"Harry? If it is you, tell us something only we would know." Said Hermione trying to make sure it really was Harry. Harry started to take out his contact lenses.
"What would you like to hear about? Fluffy the 3-headed dog? Perhaps Norbert, Hagrid's dragon? Maybe even how we go places in the middle of the night with my father's invisibility cloak?" Harry started rambling, but he caught himself. He also pulled his hair up and showed his scar. He looked over to the twins and said "or perhaps the Maurader's map?" Harry smiled as the twins went ghostly white.
"It's Harry alright" said George.
Hermione looked into Harry's green eyes and knew it was him, but what a change the summer brought. By now all the Weasleys were there and in shock over the change in Harry's appearance.
"OK, so what's this big secret you've been keeping from us all summer?" Ron said demandingly.
"Well, it turns out that James Potter, was NOT my father."
"WHAT?" Said Ron and Hermione, as well as all the Weasleys.
"My mum came to a few others and me on my last birthday and told all of us who my real father is" Harry said watching their reaction to his news. "Turns out my father is Severus Snape."
"Bloody hell Harry" thump as Mrs. Weasley popped him on the back of the head.
"Mind your mouth Ron" reprimanded Mrs. Weasley. "Go on Harry, fill us in"
"Can I fill you while we walk to Gringott's? My fathers waiting there for us"
"Of course dear" said Mrs. Weasley.
They walked and talked as they went to Gringott's, and there was Severus waiting for them, he smiled at his son. Harry smiled back, nodding letting Severus know his plan had worked to play his trick on Ron and Hermione.
After taking care of business in Gringott's, Severus asked Mr. and Mrs. Weasley to stay behind so he could talk to them about a few things. Off the kids went to do their shopping, Harry just tagged along since his was already done, but he had some money on him, His grandmother had given him 5 Galleon to get whatever he felt like if he wanted too. Severus kind of scowled at that earlier in the morning telling his mother she was going to spoil him. Her reply was "after not having a family for some 14 years, the boy could use a little spoiling" Severus knew better then to argue with his mother, she would win.
Harry found a pretty necklace and he bought it, it was 2 Galleon, at the end of the day he would give it to his father to give to his grandmother. They met back up with Sever and the Weasley parents and they all had ice cream. It was time to go back to the Burrow. Severus pulled Harry aside "Professor Dumbledore; grandmother and myself will be at the burrow on the 31st. We are going to put a Glamourie on you for the school year. See you then, and be good for the Weasleys" Severus said as if he had been a parent for many years. Mrs. Weasley smiled.
"Oh Professor Snape, Harry is an absolute dream, he is a very well behaved young man, you should be proud of him." Mrs. Weasley told Severus. He smiled to know he had a good boy, most of the time anyway. With that, the Weasleys and Harry and Hermione popped away to the burrow. Severus stayed for a bit with a drink and thought of a plan to try and pull Peter out of Voldemort's sight so they could try and hopefully clear Sirius' name.