Disclaimer: People, people. If you are still reading this, I pity you greatly. And for those...select few, I do not own Harry Potter or Severus Snape (no matter how hard I wish I did ^_^). Or any of those other characters



Warnings: This story will contain slash. Don't like it? Go away. We don't want you here anyway ::blows a raspberry:: hehe

A/N: You like it? You really like it? Wow... You don't know how much I love all of you. I really liked your reviews ^_^ Thank you so much!!

For those of you still reading this... I thank you greatly for the devotion. Real life has come into play recently, and caused me to neglect you all. This is what little I have been able to write so far.. Hope you enjoy it!

For anyone that asked, the school is in England. Also, Harry is coming to Hogwarts in early November.

To Meet Again

Chapter 3

Harry walked up the front steps of Hogwarts Academy, head bent, hair shrouding his face. Dudley had been nice enough to give him a good luck present for his first day of school, because he knew Harry was really nervous. The black eye, still quite tender, stood out in stark contrast to Harry's pale complexion.

Terrible thoughts kept invading his consciousness, many put there, courtesy of Dudley. //You're going to get beat up...No one will like you...You'll just be another loner...// They just kept bombarding his mind. Unfortunately, he knew they were probably right. He would not make any friends, and would be alone for the next seven months.

Trying to put these depressing thoughts aside, Harry continued into the entranceway, and then proceeded up to the Headmaster's office. Dudley had already gone to Headmaster Dumbledore and was told the house he would stay in; Gryffindor. Why he was put there, Harry did not know, he could only hope that he would not be placed in the same dorms.

He reached the office and, as with last time, he heard a, "Come in," before even raising his hand to knock. Harry wondered, briefly, how the old man did that. Opening the oak door, he walked into the Headmaster's office and stood in front of the man's desk, gaze lowered to the ground.

"Ah, Mr. Potter. I have the results from your test here, which I must say, are interesting. It seems that you would be well suited in any of the dorm rooms," Dumbledore decided to cut to the chase, and perhaps ask about that bruise later. "So, did you have any preferences?"

Harry, to say the least, was shocked. He would do well in all the houses? Harry could not believe it. "Are you sure, sir?" he asked, thinking that there must have been a mistake.

"Yes, very sure. Checked it over myself, in fact," Dumbledore stated, seeming quite proud of himself. Upon hearing that Harry Potter was suited for all four houses, Dumbledore had double checked, just to be certain. And sure enough, all four dormitories. "Now, do you know which you would like to be in?'

Harry thought for a moment. He had learned the general qualities of each house. Gryffindors were the brave and daring sort, more likely to jump foolhardily into things headfirst before looking. Slytherins, on the other hand, were cunning, sly, and intelligent enough to think before acting. Ravenclaws were the egg-heads of the bunch, while the Hufflepuffs tended to be the loyal, sweet and gooey types.

Well, he knew that he did not want to be in Gryffindor. Since he had the choice, there was no way that he would be in the same dorms as Dudley. He didn't like the sound of Hufflepuff, either. Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad, but Slytherin was the one that really sounded appealing. "I think I'd like to be in Slytherin, sir," Harry said with his head bent, staring at the floor.

"Well then, Slytherin is where you will be! Welcome to Hogwarts, Harry Potter," the old headmaster said, and with a flourish of his pen, Harry's name was added to the Slytherin list.



TBC



That's it for now... I hope this little scene did not disappoint too much.. Till next time! Read and Review, please? ^_^