Aaargh!! Please don't throw tomatoes at me! Okay, I know it's been ages but i'm kinda new to writing fan fiction and i'm just getting to figure out how this thing works. Also, a note is, i may not finish this, but i definetley do have quite a couple more chapters!

Gryffindor's Welcome

It was the first day of term, and Harry-no, Sebastian-was looking forward to seeing his friends again. They wouldn't be his friends straight away of course, but they weren't that narrow minded not to give him a chance because of his name, right?

The carriages were pulling up to the castle now, and he saw his friends getting out. He waited with Professor McGonagall until everyone was seated in the great hall. Then she went inside to introduce the sorting, and it began. After all the first years had been sorted, she left the hall without the sorting hat, to go and find Sebastian.

"And now," the headmaster announced "before we begin the feast, we would like you to welcome to the school, a new student, in the fifth year. He comes from Cornelius' School of Advance Magic. So please make him feel welcome, as we introduce Sebastian Alexander Snape!" Sebastian heard muttering and gasping around him, as he followed McGonagall into the great hall.

"Just put the hat on, then go to your house table" She told him with a reassuring smile. Sebastian put on the hat and sat on the stool. This time, he could see everyone around him underneath the rim of the hat. His father was giving him an encouraging smile, so he smiled back. Everyone else in the hall looked very surprised at Snape having a son. Most Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws did not look too pleased. Some of the older ones were looking quite maliciously at him. The Slytherins looked quite pleased, albeit a little shocked.

"Ah, so, you're back with your real name are you? Finally figured out who you are? I guess now you know where the Slytherin in you comes from. I stand by what I said before, Slytherin will be good for you, but you are really doing quite well in Gryffindor..."

'If it's not broken, don't fix it! Put me in Gryffindor!" Sebastian thought. "Well, if it Doesen't work out, don't blame me...GRYFFINDOR!"

Sebastian took the hat off his head, and slowly walked toward the Gryffindor table, watching people's reactions. His father's expression hadn't changed at all, and he kept his reassuring smile. Everyone else in the hall, minus one over-happy headmaster, looked very shocked. The Gryffindors and Slytherins both looked angry, though, and probably felt a little cheated.

Sebastian could see a spare seat next to Ron, but as he went to sit there, Ron put his bag there instead. Sebastian felt more than a little betrayed. He finally noticed an empty seat between Neville and Dean Thomas, so he sat down there. Dean was too angry to put his bag there, and Neville was too busy looking scared to even notice.

Sebastian decided not to push it, so instead of talking to anyone, he waited to be introduced, but was very disappointed at the end of the feast when no one had spoken to him. He followed everyone else up to Gryffindor tower, then entered the common room after his friends. As soon as the last of the Gryffindors were in and the portrait closed, Ron, Dean, and Seamus rounded on him.

"What are you doing here, Death Eater?" Ron scowled, pushing Sebastian. "Look at him, he's a spitting image of his daddy! Did daddy send you here to spy on us for your master? Or where you hoping to catch Harry Potter and bring him to your 'Lord' yourself? Might as well go running back to your Slytherins now, because he ain't here!" Ron gave him another push.

Sebastian felt the anger boil up inside of him. How could Ron do this, without getting to know him first? He was still Harry, he just looked different and had a different name. "I'm not a death eater!" He pushed Ron back "And neither is my father! You don't know him, and you don't know me either, so don't make judgements like that!" He gave Ron yet another push.

This time, Dean and Seamus spoke. "Shut up, Death eater! Go and cry to your daddy, or get your lord to come and kill us if your'e so mad!" Seamus taunted. "Or why don't you just go and cast all the dark arts that your daddy's taught you on us!" Dean added.

"Shut up! I would never follow Voldemort! I don't know any dark arts either, and if I wanted to learn them, my father wouldn't teach me them anyway, because he doesen't follow Voldemort! And you" He said, rounding on Ron "Had better watch what you say, your mother would be disappointed if you were expelled." He threatened. Of course, he would never try and get Ron expelled, but his anger overcame him this time.

Sebastian did not notice that his friends glares became even more accusing when he said Voldemort's name, just like he didn't notice Ron's fist coming towards his face. WHAM! Unlucky for Ron, Severus came through the portrait hole at the very same time.

"Weasley!" He barked, making Ron jump and focus him with an accusing though frightened glare. "Did you just hit my son?" Ron, knowing that if he denied it he would on lose more points for lying, said yes. "Yes, sir, but he deserved it." Ron did not notice that this only made Snape more angry, whilst tending to Sebastian's bruised face. "Oh? And what, pray tell, did he do to deserve this?" He hissed, before asking his son if he was okay. "He insulted my family, sir" Ron replied. Snape was about to ask how, when Sebastian interrupted. "You liar! I didn't insult your family! You insulted mine! Dad, he called you a death eater. And me, too." He said looking at his father.

Severus was touched by his son's first use of the word 'dad' to him, but he couldn't let tears get in the way now. "I see. 100 points from Gryffindor for fighting, 50 points for lying, and 50 points for making false accusations about a student and a member of staff." He helped his son up, and whispered so that only Sebstian could hear him say it "If they give you any more trouble, come tell me." and in reply, Sebastian said "Thanks, dad." and he swept out of the room.

After his father left, Ron shouted again. "Oh, daddy had to help you did he? We'll get you, Snape, we'll get you when your father's not there to help!" He ran upstairs to the common room. Sebastian, ignoring the looks he got from his fellow house mates, turned and sat on the couch in front of the fire. He hadn't quite expected that from Ron, but he knew he wouldn't accept him straight away. He was a little disappointed that Harmione hadn't done anything to help him though, or even stop Ron. He looked around the common room and saw Hermione staring at the stairs that Ron had left the common room up. He was surprised and slightly upset that she didn't look disapproving ofhis behaviour. Maybe she's just upset because Harry had to leave.

Sebastian waited until quite late in the night, to make sure that when he went up to the dorm, he was the only one awake. He didn't want to have to put up with rude comments there too. They hurt him more because they were coming from his friends too. He could handle it from Draco Malfoy, but he wasn't someone who's opininion mattered.

He climbed into bed slowly, not noticing the red-haired boy watching him, with hatred in his eyes.