Another Fight

Chapter 2A:

"Sirius and Remus missed you Harry, don't you want to see them? And Ron and Hermione?" Albus had been talking to Harry for over four hours now, and the only improvement was that the hybrid had stopped growling at him. "I've invited them to come over for the rest of the summer. Would you like that?"

"I don't think its working Albus." Severus said. Harry curled up in the corner of the cell and he dumped a load of old blankets by the door. Albus sighed and stood up. He dusted off his robes.

"I'm not giving up. I'll just stay here tonight and talk some more to him." Severus shook his head as he transfigured a bed out of a quill. "He did stop growling." Severus rolled his eyes and reached to unlock the door. Harry stood up, ears pricked foreword.

"Hmm.... How do we get these in without him running?" Severus stepped back and Harry lowered his head.

"The chain. He won't like it, but attach the chain to the floor." Severus blinked and whispered an incantation. The chain on Harry's collar attached itself to the floor and shortened. Harry howled and fought the chain.

"Merlin..." Severus hurried in, deposited thee blankets in the corner, and then hurried back out. He locked the door and released the spell. Harry tumbled back as he pulled hard and looked up at Severus. He snarled at him and curled up on the blankets.

"I wonder how he got that way." Albus sighed. Severus huffed and turned away from Harry.

"You won't know until he tells, which wont be for some time I'm sure." Albus shook his head and summoned a house elf.

"Please get me some meat for Harry. Mix it up a bit, cooked and not cooked. We need to see what he likes to eat." The house elf popped out and Albus returned to sitting by the cell. "You may leave if you want, Severus."

"I think not." Severus sat back in the chair and the house elf popped back with a bowl of meat, mostly chicken. Albus took it and slid it into the cell towards Harry, who looked up. They watched as Harry sat up and sniffed at the bowl.

Harry sat down and nosed the bowl. "Seems he's more animal now then human." Albus whispered. Severus rolled his eyes as Harry bit into a raw chicken leg. He tore the meat off and gulped it down before munching on the bone. He finished off the rest of the raw meat and looked up.

"Want more?" Albus asked. Harry blinked and Albus summoned the house elf again. While waiting for the house elf, Albus summoned the bowl to him. Harry's ears flattened back but he didn't growl.

The House elf popped back and Albus dumped some of the chicken in the bowl, removing the cooked pieces. He slid it back in to Harry, but this time the bowl stopped several inches in front of him. Severus stood back and watched.

"Go on." Albus encouraged. Harry lay down and hesitantly crawled foreword on his belly. Albus smiled. Harry ate the chicken in the bowl and eyed the plate by Albus. "You're hungry. I guess you didn't eat before we brought you here."

Harry blinked again and Albus levitated another chicken leg into the bowl, inching the bowl closer as well. Harry belly-crawled closer and watched Albus warily. "Looks like we may have to start over with him Severus. Gain his trust."

"Wonderful." Severus growled. Harry looked up at him, ears pricked foreword again. Albus chuckled and levitated another piece to Harry. Severus scowled as Harry snatched the chicken from midair.

Albus put the rest of the chicken in and transfigured another bowl. He summoned the house elf again and told him to put water in the second bowl. When the house elf was finished, Albus slid the bowl in by Harry, who sniffed at it.

"I should go owl Remus."

"Why?"

"Maybe he can help us with this. Ron and Hermione will be arriving in three days time, so I'll have Remus come by tomorrow."

"Wonderful..." Harry curled back up on the blankets. "Uhm...What if he has to go out?" Albus chuckled. "I'm not taking him out of there!"

"You figure it out Severus." Albus stood up and dusted his robes off again. Harry raised his head and watched Albus go towards the stairs. "I'll be back in a bit." Albus left and Harry turned to look at Severus.

"You are going to be the death of me!" Harry snorted and lay his head back down. "Fine, ignore me!" Severus huffed and sat back down on the chair.

TBC

Shock'll be wearing off soon....hehe.