After Harry had come out of the bath, he went down to the dining room. He
looked around. There was not a single trace of Professor Snape around. Just
then the house-elf, Inky, came into the room with Harry's dinner.
"Inky, where is Professor Snape?" Harry asked.
"Master has gone out, sir" Inky answered politely.
"Did he say where he was going?"
"No, sir. Your dinner is ready, sir."
Harry, being hungry for what seemed like a million years, wolfed down his dinner in a matter of minutes.
When he had finished dinner, he went upstairs and brought down the book Hermione sent him. He decided to read it while waiting for Snape to come back. He settled onto the sofa and read. After reading for a few hours, Harry got a little bit sleepy.
"Inky, did Professor Snape say when he would be back?"
"No, sir. Sometimes Master goes out and come back very late. If you are tired you can sleep first. Don't worry."
But Harry still insisted on waiting. Very soon, Harry had drifted off to sleep on the sofa.
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The next morning, Harry awoke. He found himself not on the sofa, but in his room, on the bed. He was puzzled. Without washing up first, he went downstairs. And there Snape was sipping his hot coffee.
"Where did you go last night?" Harry asked.
"Somewhere. You do not need to know where I went."
"I want to know."
"Whatever, I've said you do not need to know, so nose out."
Harry couldn't help but feel angry. He stomped back upstairs to the bathroom. When he came out of the bathroom, he changed into his clothes and brought the remaining 2 packets of oreo cookies with him. He would take them for breakfast.
"Have your breakfast and we'll go to Diagon Alley to buy your school supplies." Snape said.
Without a reply, Harry sat at the table and tore open a packet of oreos.
Snape glanced over and said "Do you know to eat them?"
"Put it in my mouth and chew?" Harry replied irritably.
"My, my, you aren't that petty are you?"
Harry snorted.
"You have to eat it with milk." Snape said while taking out a carton of milk. He poured some milk into a glass and took one of the cookies.
"This is what you have to do." He dipped it into the milk. A few seconds later, he took it out and ate it.
"Try it."
Snape got not reply but Harry followed as Snape did.
'Wow! It tastes much better this way!' Harry thought.
"When you've finished the rest of them, tell me. We can go to Diagon Alley."
When he finished the cookies and the milk, he called "Er. Professor Snape?"
"Just Severus, if you're not in school."
"Right. So are we going by Floo Powder?
"Yes. Should be obvious to you by now,"
Severus walked towards the fireplace and reached for the pot of Floo Powder.
"You go first." Severus offered the pot to Harry.
Harry grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and threw it into the fire and then said 'Diagon Alley'. Harry then disappeared. Severus then followed right after Harry. They both reappeared in The Leaky Cauldron. They first went to Gringotts o get their money. While queuing up for books at Flourish & Blotts, Severus snuck away, without Harry noticing, for he had been ignoring Severus after he refused to answer Harry's question. When Harry came out of Flourish and Blotts, Severus appeared in front of Harry. He offered help to carry his books, which he did not decline. He then presented Harry with a small silver box, with a red ribbon on top.
"Happy Birthday, this is my present to you."
Although Harry was feeling angry at Severus for refusing to answer his question, Harry could not help feeling thankful to him.
"Honestly Severus, I think you've enough already"
"I want to, Harry. Now are you going to open that?"
Harry opened the box. Just then, a small little golden something flew out and flitted around Harry. Harry recognized it at once. It was the Golden Snitch. Harry made a wild grab for the Snitch, but to no avail. Severus took the box from Harry and pointed his wand at it. Severus muttered 'Returno'. At once, the Snitch flew back into its box, and the box shut itself.
"Wow, that's so cool!" Harry said enthusiastically.
"Now you can practice in the yard. But only after you've finished all of your homework." Severus remarked.
-HOMEWORK- Harry had almost forgotten. He had not done much of it while he was at the Dursleys'. Harry groaned.
"Now, now, homework is after all, important.. You wouldn't want a detention on the first day of school, would you?"
"Ok, ok"
"That's better, don't worry, you can ask me about your homework if you have any problems."
A/N: Taa-Daa. I could have posted this chapter earlier but I looked at it and I felt that it wasn't much of a good end to the chapter. So I modified it a wee bit today. Hope you liked it
"Inky, where is Professor Snape?" Harry asked.
"Master has gone out, sir" Inky answered politely.
"Did he say where he was going?"
"No, sir. Your dinner is ready, sir."
Harry, being hungry for what seemed like a million years, wolfed down his dinner in a matter of minutes.
When he had finished dinner, he went upstairs and brought down the book Hermione sent him. He decided to read it while waiting for Snape to come back. He settled onto the sofa and read. After reading for a few hours, Harry got a little bit sleepy.
"Inky, did Professor Snape say when he would be back?"
"No, sir. Sometimes Master goes out and come back very late. If you are tired you can sleep first. Don't worry."
But Harry still insisted on waiting. Very soon, Harry had drifted off to sleep on the sofa.
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The next morning, Harry awoke. He found himself not on the sofa, but in his room, on the bed. He was puzzled. Without washing up first, he went downstairs. And there Snape was sipping his hot coffee.
"Where did you go last night?" Harry asked.
"Somewhere. You do not need to know where I went."
"I want to know."
"Whatever, I've said you do not need to know, so nose out."
Harry couldn't help but feel angry. He stomped back upstairs to the bathroom. When he came out of the bathroom, he changed into his clothes and brought the remaining 2 packets of oreo cookies with him. He would take them for breakfast.
"Have your breakfast and we'll go to Diagon Alley to buy your school supplies." Snape said.
Without a reply, Harry sat at the table and tore open a packet of oreos.
Snape glanced over and said "Do you know to eat them?"
"Put it in my mouth and chew?" Harry replied irritably.
"My, my, you aren't that petty are you?"
Harry snorted.
"You have to eat it with milk." Snape said while taking out a carton of milk. He poured some milk into a glass and took one of the cookies.
"This is what you have to do." He dipped it into the milk. A few seconds later, he took it out and ate it.
"Try it."
Snape got not reply but Harry followed as Snape did.
'Wow! It tastes much better this way!' Harry thought.
"When you've finished the rest of them, tell me. We can go to Diagon Alley."
When he finished the cookies and the milk, he called "Er. Professor Snape?"
"Just Severus, if you're not in school."
"Right. So are we going by Floo Powder?
"Yes. Should be obvious to you by now,"
Severus walked towards the fireplace and reached for the pot of Floo Powder.
"You go first." Severus offered the pot to Harry.
Harry grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and threw it into the fire and then said 'Diagon Alley'. Harry then disappeared. Severus then followed right after Harry. They both reappeared in The Leaky Cauldron. They first went to Gringotts o get their money. While queuing up for books at Flourish & Blotts, Severus snuck away, without Harry noticing, for he had been ignoring Severus after he refused to answer Harry's question. When Harry came out of Flourish and Blotts, Severus appeared in front of Harry. He offered help to carry his books, which he did not decline. He then presented Harry with a small silver box, with a red ribbon on top.
"Happy Birthday, this is my present to you."
Although Harry was feeling angry at Severus for refusing to answer his question, Harry could not help feeling thankful to him.
"Honestly Severus, I think you've enough already"
"I want to, Harry. Now are you going to open that?"
Harry opened the box. Just then, a small little golden something flew out and flitted around Harry. Harry recognized it at once. It was the Golden Snitch. Harry made a wild grab for the Snitch, but to no avail. Severus took the box from Harry and pointed his wand at it. Severus muttered 'Returno'. At once, the Snitch flew back into its box, and the box shut itself.
"Wow, that's so cool!" Harry said enthusiastically.
"Now you can practice in the yard. But only after you've finished all of your homework." Severus remarked.
-HOMEWORK- Harry had almost forgotten. He had not done much of it while he was at the Dursleys'. Harry groaned.
"Now, now, homework is after all, important.. You wouldn't want a detention on the first day of school, would you?"
"Ok, ok"
"That's better, don't worry, you can ask me about your homework if you have any problems."
A/N: Taa-Daa. I could have posted this chapter earlier but I looked at it and I felt that it wasn't much of a good end to the chapter. So I modified it a wee bit today. Hope you liked it