Disclaimer: Do I even need to say this? It belongs to J.K.R, not me.
Severus' password is from the Lord of the Rings, which belongs to Tolkien.
A/N: To all those people out there who think that I'm sick for my story initially intending to be slash, when I planned this story Harry was going to be 16 not 15 but I changed it in chapter 5 so that when Harry went home for the summer it would be the first time that the Dursleys had seen him since the Ton-Tongue Toffee incident.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate your comments and hope that everyone who reads this will review too.
+ Harry's thoughts +
// Severus's thoughts //
Chapter Seven.
Severus and Dumbledore were talking softly when Harry finally stirred. He opened his eyes to see the two blurry men hovering (no not literally) above him.
"You'll be alright Severus," Dumbledore's words filtered through Harry's sleep fogged brain, but he wasn't awake enough to respond yet "If he stays with you it will give you a chance to get to know each other better, which I think would be a good idea, as you're both on the same side."
+ Staying with him . . . wait, does he mean . . . staying with SNAPE? Oh My God! +
"WHAT!" Harry yelled "You want me to stay with him, are you insane, he hates me!" Snape and Dumbledore jumped at Harry's outburst, as both of them had thought that he was still asleep. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as he smiled at Harry,
"Ah good you're awake. How are you feeling Harry?"
"I . . . I'm okay I guess, but why do I have to stay with him, you know he hates me. Can't I just stay with you?"
"You would have been staying with me but now that Voldemort has returned to power I am too busy to take care of you properly, so I asked Severus if he would keep and eye on you. Give him a chance Harry and maybe you'll find out that he's not as bad as he seems. Anyway, I have to be going now, I have a meeting with the Order, I'll talk to you soon okay Harry?"
"Okay," Harry said glumly. Severus and Harry watched Dumbledore leave with matching expressions of hopelessness on their faces. "Potter, when Madame Pomfrey lets you out of here you will be staying in my rooms. I have taken the liberty of moving your things into a room that I have prepared for you," Severus said abruptly. There was a pause "I know we have never gotten along but shall we try and make the best out of this as we will be spending the rest of the summer together?" Severus said, holding his hand out to Harry, which Harry shook,
"That sounds like a good idea Professor. Although, if we are going to try and get along better I would appreciate it if you would call me Harry and not Potter." Severus blinked in surprise at Harry's audacity and then smiled slightly as he replied "I think I can manage that Harry." Just then Madame Pomfrey came bustling over to check Harry over and after a couple of minutes declared that he was free to leave the Hospital Wing.
Harry and Severus soon left and Severus led Harry down to the dungeons, they passed the classroom where Potions was held and went still further into the darkness of the dungeons, before finally stopping at a painting of Salazar Slytherin himself, "Password?" he asked, looking at Harry suspiciously.
"All that is gold does not glitter" Severus said and Salazar smiled at him and swung aside to let them in. They stepped inside and Harry was surprised at how nice and cosy Severus' living room was. The furniture was in green and silver and there was a fire crackling in the hearth, which warmed the cold dungeons. Severus noticed his look of surprise and chuckled, "What were you expecting, black furniture with slime dripping off the walls?"
+ I thought he would live in some sort of cave like room, like the Potions dungeon, but this isn't too bad, apart from the Slytherin colours. God, I can't believe that I have to stay with Snape. Oh well, at least he's being nice at the moment, I hope it lasts. +
Severus continued to talk when it became apparent that Harry wasn't going to reply, "The door on your right leads to my bedroom and you are to stay out of there at all times. The door straight ahead leads to the bathroom and the door on your left leads to your room. You are welcome to read any of the books in here, but only the ones in this room or yours, but whatever you do please keep it down because I have work to do."
Once Severus had finished what he was saying he turned on his heel and went into his room, shutting the door with a snap.
Harry's POV
After Snape had finished his lecture he disappeared into his room, leaving me to my own devices, so I went through the door that led to 'my' room and found that the room was done in Gryffindor colours + probably Dumbledore's idea + and that my trunk was sitting at the foot of a large four poster bed. I glanced around the room and noticed Hedwig perching on a desk in the corner of the room, so I went to sit beside her and decided to write to Ron and Hermione.
Dear Ron,
You'll never believe what happened a couple of days ago. Snape turned up at the Dursleys to check on me and decided that I shouldn't stay there anymore, so he brought me to Hogwarts!!! I'm glad to be back here but Dumbledore says that I have to stay with Snape for the rest of the summer. Anyway, that's enough about me, what have you been up to? How is everyone? I'll ask Dumbledore if you and Hermione can come and visit some time alright? I'll let you know what he says.
Hope to see you soon,
Harry.
After I had finished writing to Ron I wrote a similar letter to Hermione and then settled down on the bed with a book on Quidditch to wait until it was time for dinner.
TBC
A/N: I'm going on holiday soon so I won't be able to update for a while. I'll try and get the next chapter written on holiday and post it when I get back so that you don't have to wait too long. All comments are welcome, just let me know what you think. Thanx Mnemosyne.
A/N: To all those people out there who think that I'm sick for my story initially intending to be slash, when I planned this story Harry was going to be 16 not 15 but I changed it in chapter 5 so that when Harry went home for the summer it would be the first time that the Dursleys had seen him since the Ton-Tongue Toffee incident.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate your comments and hope that everyone who reads this will review too.
+ Harry's thoughts +
// Severus's thoughts //
Chapter Seven.
Severus and Dumbledore were talking softly when Harry finally stirred. He opened his eyes to see the two blurry men hovering (no not literally) above him.
"You'll be alright Severus," Dumbledore's words filtered through Harry's sleep fogged brain, but he wasn't awake enough to respond yet "If he stays with you it will give you a chance to get to know each other better, which I think would be a good idea, as you're both on the same side."
+ Staying with him . . . wait, does he mean . . . staying with SNAPE? Oh My God! +
"WHAT!" Harry yelled "You want me to stay with him, are you insane, he hates me!" Snape and Dumbledore jumped at Harry's outburst, as both of them had thought that he was still asleep. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as he smiled at Harry,
"Ah good you're awake. How are you feeling Harry?"
"I . . . I'm okay I guess, but why do I have to stay with him, you know he hates me. Can't I just stay with you?"
"You would have been staying with me but now that Voldemort has returned to power I am too busy to take care of you properly, so I asked Severus if he would keep and eye on you. Give him a chance Harry and maybe you'll find out that he's not as bad as he seems. Anyway, I have to be going now, I have a meeting with the Order, I'll talk to you soon okay Harry?"
"Okay," Harry said glumly. Severus and Harry watched Dumbledore leave with matching expressions of hopelessness on their faces. "Potter, when Madame Pomfrey lets you out of here you will be staying in my rooms. I have taken the liberty of moving your things into a room that I have prepared for you," Severus said abruptly. There was a pause "I know we have never gotten along but shall we try and make the best out of this as we will be spending the rest of the summer together?" Severus said, holding his hand out to Harry, which Harry shook,
"That sounds like a good idea Professor. Although, if we are going to try and get along better I would appreciate it if you would call me Harry and not Potter." Severus blinked in surprise at Harry's audacity and then smiled slightly as he replied "I think I can manage that Harry." Just then Madame Pomfrey came bustling over to check Harry over and after a couple of minutes declared that he was free to leave the Hospital Wing.
Harry and Severus soon left and Severus led Harry down to the dungeons, they passed the classroom where Potions was held and went still further into the darkness of the dungeons, before finally stopping at a painting of Salazar Slytherin himself, "Password?" he asked, looking at Harry suspiciously.
"All that is gold does not glitter" Severus said and Salazar smiled at him and swung aside to let them in. They stepped inside and Harry was surprised at how nice and cosy Severus' living room was. The furniture was in green and silver and there was a fire crackling in the hearth, which warmed the cold dungeons. Severus noticed his look of surprise and chuckled, "What were you expecting, black furniture with slime dripping off the walls?"
+ I thought he would live in some sort of cave like room, like the Potions dungeon, but this isn't too bad, apart from the Slytherin colours. God, I can't believe that I have to stay with Snape. Oh well, at least he's being nice at the moment, I hope it lasts. +
Severus continued to talk when it became apparent that Harry wasn't going to reply, "The door on your right leads to my bedroom and you are to stay out of there at all times. The door straight ahead leads to the bathroom and the door on your left leads to your room. You are welcome to read any of the books in here, but only the ones in this room or yours, but whatever you do please keep it down because I have work to do."
Once Severus had finished what he was saying he turned on his heel and went into his room, shutting the door with a snap.
Harry's POV
After Snape had finished his lecture he disappeared into his room, leaving me to my own devices, so I went through the door that led to 'my' room and found that the room was done in Gryffindor colours + probably Dumbledore's idea + and that my trunk was sitting at the foot of a large four poster bed. I glanced around the room and noticed Hedwig perching on a desk in the corner of the room, so I went to sit beside her and decided to write to Ron and Hermione.
Dear Ron,
You'll never believe what happened a couple of days ago. Snape turned up at the Dursleys to check on me and decided that I shouldn't stay there anymore, so he brought me to Hogwarts!!! I'm glad to be back here but Dumbledore says that I have to stay with Snape for the rest of the summer. Anyway, that's enough about me, what have you been up to? How is everyone? I'll ask Dumbledore if you and Hermione can come and visit some time alright? I'll let you know what he says.
Hope to see you soon,
Harry.
After I had finished writing to Ron I wrote a similar letter to Hermione and then settled down on the bed with a book on Quidditch to wait until it was time for dinner.
TBC
A/N: I'm going on holiday soon so I won't be able to update for a while. I'll try and get the next chapter written on holiday and post it when I get back so that you don't have to wait too long. All comments are welcome, just let me know what you think. Thanx Mnemosyne.