Chapter 7: A Gryffindor or not?
Severus sat next to Harry's bed in the hospital wing. Harry had slept through the night. It was ten o'clock in the morning when Harry opened his eyes. He saw Severus' face. He said in a sleep voice, "Was I placed in Slytherin?"
"Yes you were, my son," said Severus as he handed Harry a glass of water.
Harry did not take the glass of water. Harry put his hand on his face and looked down at his lap. He said, "Why do these things always happen to me?"
Severus put the glass of water down and sat down beside his son. Severus took Harry into his arms and hugged him. Severus said, "It's where you need to be right now, my son. I do not know why the hat placed you in Gryffindor when you were a first year. Our family has been in Slytherin since the school was first built. My son, now you are in the right house."
"You are enjoying this, aren't you?" said Harry.
"Yes, I am," said Severus.
Harry pushed his father away and threw back the blankets. Harry got out of bed. Harry said, "Father, I am no Slytherin. I have none of its qualities. I am a Gryffindor."
"Alexander, why did it put you there now?" Said Severus as he walked closer to his son.
"I don't know," said Harry as he ran out of the Hospital Wing. He ran to the Quidditch field. There was no one there. He sat down in the middle of the field. Harry yells, "WHY SLYTHERIN?!"
Then Harry heard a voice, "I never thought I'd see the day that a Slytherin would ask why they were placed in that house."
Harry turned around to see Ginny. He said. "Ginny?"
"That's why did not tell me your last name. Because you were the son of the most disliked professor here," said Ginny as she walked over to where Harry was sitting.
"Yes," said Harry as he stood up.
"I can't believe I was starting to like you," said Ginny. "I bet you're just like all the other Slytherins and your father."
"Just because you know my last name does not mean that I am just like the other Slytherins or my father," said Harry.
"You are a Slytherin. No Snape has ever been anything else. The Snapes are pure evil. I heard that Professor Snape's father was the first to join the Dark Lord," said Ginny
Harry grabs Ginny. Ginny said, "What are you going to do, Snape?"
"This," said Harry as leaned in and kissed Ginny on the lips.
Harry closed his eyes and deepened his kiss. For a moment Ginny tried to resist, but ended up going with the moment. They parted. Ginny looked at Harry. Ginny had only been kissed once before. That was only because she was the one who kissed the boy. That boy had happened to be sleeping at the time. It had been a quick meeting of the lips. But she remembered those lips. Ginny said, "Harry?"
"What did you call me, Ginny?" said Harry as he could not believe that Ginny had just called him by the name that he had been called all his life.
Ginny kissed him this time and when they parted she looked at him. She said, "Harry, it's you."
"Ginny, my name is Alexander," said Harry.
"Harry, I know your lips. Your appearance may have changed but your lips have not," said Ginny.
"How do you know my lips?" said Harry.
"I kissed you that night before we went to the Quidditch World Cup. You slept in Ron's room. Mom had asked me to check on Ron and you. Both of you were sleeping. You had kicked off the blankets and when I covered you back up, I looked down at you. Your lips were parted, and I could not help myself. So I kissed you," said Ginny.
Harry had always wondered why that dream of kissing a girl felt so real that night. Harry knew he had no way out this. So he said, "Yes, Ginny, it's me."
"Harry, why this new name and look?" said Ginny as four people started walking over to them. "Was it because of the Dark Lord?"
"Ginny," said Harry.
That's when Ron hit Harry in the face. The twin's grabbed Harry. Ron said, "How dare you kiss my sister, you Slytherin trash?"
"Ron, Fred, George, stop this. He did nothing," said Ginny.
"We saw him force you into a kiss," said Fred.
"You don't understand," said Ginny.
"We'll teach him that he can't do everything he wants. No one takes advantage of our sister," said George, "Hit him again, Ron."
Ginny tried to help Harry, but Hermione grabbed her. Hermione said, "There is nothing we can do. Your brothers are mad. That Slytherin was trying to do something to you."
Harry took the punches. But he could not help but cry. His best friend hit him again. Hermione saw the tears. She knew that no Slytherin would ever cry when they were getting beaten up. They would not show their weakness. Hermione said, "Stop."
"Why," said Ron.
"Look at him. He's crying. No Slytherin would show a weakness by crying. Tears to them is a sign of weakness," said Hermione.
"He's no Slytherin," said Ginny. "Remember how he was on the train. He treated us like equals. No Slytherin would treat a person the same way he did."
"My sister and Hermione are very right. You don't act like a Slytherin. But a..." said Ron as he bit his lip. "Fred, George, let him go."
Fred and George let him go. Harry stood up and brushed himself off. Harry said, "Thank you Hermione, for coming to my aid."
"Are you all right?" Said Ginny.
"Yes, I am. I may have a few bruises. But I've had worse. Ron, it's good that you are willing to protect your sister. She's a fallen angel," said Harry.
Ginny blushed. She had always dreamed that Harry Potter would someday see that she was not just his best friend's little sister. Ron said, "You must have crush on her."
"Ron, she changed over the summer," said Harry.
Before anything else could be said, Harry and the gang heard the voice of Professor Snape, "What is going on here?"
"Nothing, Professor Snape," said Fred.
Severus walked over to his son. He saw the bruise on Harry's face. He said as he pointed to the bruise on Harry's face, "Who did this?"
"I did sir," said Ginny, not wishing for her brother to get in trouble.
"Well, that's hard to believe, Miss Weasley," said Severus.
"She has a mean right hook," said Harry.
"If the rest of you have nothing to do with this, you'd better get going. I want to talk with Miss Weasley and my son," said Severus.
Ron, Fred, George, and Hermione wasn't going to leave that easily. Severus said, "If you don't get going, I will take house points."
Ron, George, Fred, and Hermione ran for the castle. Harry said, "I can see that you must have no problem with scaring people."
"It's easy to do, my son," said Severus.
"Why did you just call him 'son'?" said Ginny.
"Because he is my son," said Severus.
"No, he's not," said Ginny.
"Miss Weasley, where do you get that he is not my son?" said Severus.
"She knows," said Harry
"What?" said Severus.
"She knows that I was Harry Potter," said Harry.
"How? Did you tell her?" Said Severus
"Is this some way to protect Harry from the Dark Lord? Is that why you now you look like Professor Snape?" said Ginny.
"I think we had better go have a talk with Professor Dumbledore," said Severus.
They went to Dumbledore's office. As they entered, Dumbledore said from his desk, "I knew I would see you today. Take a seat."
"Professor Dumbledore, why does Harry look like Professor Snape?" Said Ginny.
"Miss Weasley?" Said Dumbledore.
"Let me, Professor Dumbledore. Ginny, this is a plan to protect me from Lord Voldemort," said Harry. "I was suppose to act as if I was Snape's son. Will you give us your word that you will not tell anyone about this?"
"Yes, Harry. My lips are sealed," said Ginny.
"Ginny, go back the common room. I have things that I need to talk with them about. We can talk later," said Harry.
"All right, Harry," said Ginny as she left the room.
"Harry, how did she find out?" said Severus.
"I kissed her," said Harry.
"What?" said Severus.
"We've kissed before. I couldn't help it," said Harry.
"I thought you liked a Ravenclaw girl," said Severus.
"It was just one kiss. I like Ginny. I always have. That's not reason we need to talk. I'm not a Slytherin. I'm a Gryffindor," said Harry.
"Harold Alexander Snape, how can you be a Gryffindor when you are my son? No Snape has ever been in Gryffindor," said Severus in a mad voice.
"Harry is a Gryffindor," said Dumbledore.
"What?" said both Harry and Severus.
"Your son is a true Gryffindor. In his second year he pulled Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the hat. Only a true Gryffindor can do that. I was curious why he was put in Slytherin and so last night I put the hat on my head to find out why. It told me the only reason was because of blood. That was the only reason. Severus, let your son be what he is. Fate has made him a Gryffindor. Let him be that," said Dumbledore.
"How can you ask that, Dumbledore? You took him away from me. His place is with me," said Severus as he fell to his knees.
Harry walked over to Severus and wrapped his arms around him. Harry said, "Father, please. You have me now. I might be a Gryffindor, but I am still your son. I have lived life of a Gryffindor since the day Lord Voldemort kill Mom. She was a Gryffindor. You loved a Gryffindor. Her courage is inside me."
Severus cried and thought, "Harry's right." Severus said as he stood up, "All right, my son. You win. Be the Gryffindor that you are. But know this; I will be triple hard on you, and I guarantee you will wish to be in Slytherin."
"OK," said Harry.
"Headmaster, what are we going to tell people?" said Severus.
"We'll just tell them that new DADA teacher said that it would not be right if Alexander was in the same house that his father is head of," said Dumbledore.
"Who is the new DADA teacher?" said Harry.
"You will have to meet him on Monday. He finally agreed to teach this year and the train come in later on Sunday night," said Dumbledore.
"OK," said Harry.
"Headmaster, you have a plan for everything," said Severus.
"Well, not everything," said Dumbledore. "I think we had better get down to lunch. I know that your son must by hungry."
"Yes," said Harry.
They went down to the Great Hall. Dumbledore told the school what he had told Severus and Harry; the new DADA teacher would not teach if Snape's son was in the same house as his father was head of. So they had to sort him into other house. That house would happen to be Gryffindor. Harry sat down at the Gryffindor table. Although everyone but Ginny ignore him, he was happy to be in the right house now. To him it did not matter that his whole house was set on ignoring him. Harry was ignored for the rest of the weekend.
Severus sat next to Harry's bed in the hospital wing. Harry had slept through the night. It was ten o'clock in the morning when Harry opened his eyes. He saw Severus' face. He said in a sleep voice, "Was I placed in Slytherin?"
"Yes you were, my son," said Severus as he handed Harry a glass of water.
Harry did not take the glass of water. Harry put his hand on his face and looked down at his lap. He said, "Why do these things always happen to me?"
Severus put the glass of water down and sat down beside his son. Severus took Harry into his arms and hugged him. Severus said, "It's where you need to be right now, my son. I do not know why the hat placed you in Gryffindor when you were a first year. Our family has been in Slytherin since the school was first built. My son, now you are in the right house."
"You are enjoying this, aren't you?" said Harry.
"Yes, I am," said Severus.
Harry pushed his father away and threw back the blankets. Harry got out of bed. Harry said, "Father, I am no Slytherin. I have none of its qualities. I am a Gryffindor."
"Alexander, why did it put you there now?" Said Severus as he walked closer to his son.
"I don't know," said Harry as he ran out of the Hospital Wing. He ran to the Quidditch field. There was no one there. He sat down in the middle of the field. Harry yells, "WHY SLYTHERIN?!"
Then Harry heard a voice, "I never thought I'd see the day that a Slytherin would ask why they were placed in that house."
Harry turned around to see Ginny. He said. "Ginny?"
"That's why did not tell me your last name. Because you were the son of the most disliked professor here," said Ginny as she walked over to where Harry was sitting.
"Yes," said Harry as he stood up.
"I can't believe I was starting to like you," said Ginny. "I bet you're just like all the other Slytherins and your father."
"Just because you know my last name does not mean that I am just like the other Slytherins or my father," said Harry.
"You are a Slytherin. No Snape has ever been anything else. The Snapes are pure evil. I heard that Professor Snape's father was the first to join the Dark Lord," said Ginny
Harry grabs Ginny. Ginny said, "What are you going to do, Snape?"
"This," said Harry as leaned in and kissed Ginny on the lips.
Harry closed his eyes and deepened his kiss. For a moment Ginny tried to resist, but ended up going with the moment. They parted. Ginny looked at Harry. Ginny had only been kissed once before. That was only because she was the one who kissed the boy. That boy had happened to be sleeping at the time. It had been a quick meeting of the lips. But she remembered those lips. Ginny said, "Harry?"
"What did you call me, Ginny?" said Harry as he could not believe that Ginny had just called him by the name that he had been called all his life.
Ginny kissed him this time and when they parted she looked at him. She said, "Harry, it's you."
"Ginny, my name is Alexander," said Harry.
"Harry, I know your lips. Your appearance may have changed but your lips have not," said Ginny.
"How do you know my lips?" said Harry.
"I kissed you that night before we went to the Quidditch World Cup. You slept in Ron's room. Mom had asked me to check on Ron and you. Both of you were sleeping. You had kicked off the blankets and when I covered you back up, I looked down at you. Your lips were parted, and I could not help myself. So I kissed you," said Ginny.
Harry had always wondered why that dream of kissing a girl felt so real that night. Harry knew he had no way out this. So he said, "Yes, Ginny, it's me."
"Harry, why this new name and look?" said Ginny as four people started walking over to them. "Was it because of the Dark Lord?"
"Ginny," said Harry.
That's when Ron hit Harry in the face. The twin's grabbed Harry. Ron said, "How dare you kiss my sister, you Slytherin trash?"
"Ron, Fred, George, stop this. He did nothing," said Ginny.
"We saw him force you into a kiss," said Fred.
"You don't understand," said Ginny.
"We'll teach him that he can't do everything he wants. No one takes advantage of our sister," said George, "Hit him again, Ron."
Ginny tried to help Harry, but Hermione grabbed her. Hermione said, "There is nothing we can do. Your brothers are mad. That Slytherin was trying to do something to you."
Harry took the punches. But he could not help but cry. His best friend hit him again. Hermione saw the tears. She knew that no Slytherin would ever cry when they were getting beaten up. They would not show their weakness. Hermione said, "Stop."
"Why," said Ron.
"Look at him. He's crying. No Slytherin would show a weakness by crying. Tears to them is a sign of weakness," said Hermione.
"He's no Slytherin," said Ginny. "Remember how he was on the train. He treated us like equals. No Slytherin would treat a person the same way he did."
"My sister and Hermione are very right. You don't act like a Slytherin. But a..." said Ron as he bit his lip. "Fred, George, let him go."
Fred and George let him go. Harry stood up and brushed himself off. Harry said, "Thank you Hermione, for coming to my aid."
"Are you all right?" Said Ginny.
"Yes, I am. I may have a few bruises. But I've had worse. Ron, it's good that you are willing to protect your sister. She's a fallen angel," said Harry.
Ginny blushed. She had always dreamed that Harry Potter would someday see that she was not just his best friend's little sister. Ron said, "You must have crush on her."
"Ron, she changed over the summer," said Harry.
Before anything else could be said, Harry and the gang heard the voice of Professor Snape, "What is going on here?"
"Nothing, Professor Snape," said Fred.
Severus walked over to his son. He saw the bruise on Harry's face. He said as he pointed to the bruise on Harry's face, "Who did this?"
"I did sir," said Ginny, not wishing for her brother to get in trouble.
"Well, that's hard to believe, Miss Weasley," said Severus.
"She has a mean right hook," said Harry.
"If the rest of you have nothing to do with this, you'd better get going. I want to talk with Miss Weasley and my son," said Severus.
Ron, Fred, George, and Hermione wasn't going to leave that easily. Severus said, "If you don't get going, I will take house points."
Ron, George, Fred, and Hermione ran for the castle. Harry said, "I can see that you must have no problem with scaring people."
"It's easy to do, my son," said Severus.
"Why did you just call him 'son'?" said Ginny.
"Because he is my son," said Severus.
"No, he's not," said Ginny.
"Miss Weasley, where do you get that he is not my son?" said Severus.
"She knows," said Harry
"What?" said Severus.
"She knows that I was Harry Potter," said Harry.
"How? Did you tell her?" Said Severus
"Is this some way to protect Harry from the Dark Lord? Is that why you now you look like Professor Snape?" said Ginny.
"I think we had better go have a talk with Professor Dumbledore," said Severus.
They went to Dumbledore's office. As they entered, Dumbledore said from his desk, "I knew I would see you today. Take a seat."
"Professor Dumbledore, why does Harry look like Professor Snape?" Said Ginny.
"Miss Weasley?" Said Dumbledore.
"Let me, Professor Dumbledore. Ginny, this is a plan to protect me from Lord Voldemort," said Harry. "I was suppose to act as if I was Snape's son. Will you give us your word that you will not tell anyone about this?"
"Yes, Harry. My lips are sealed," said Ginny.
"Ginny, go back the common room. I have things that I need to talk with them about. We can talk later," said Harry.
"All right, Harry," said Ginny as she left the room.
"Harry, how did she find out?" said Severus.
"I kissed her," said Harry.
"What?" said Severus.
"We've kissed before. I couldn't help it," said Harry.
"I thought you liked a Ravenclaw girl," said Severus.
"It was just one kiss. I like Ginny. I always have. That's not reason we need to talk. I'm not a Slytherin. I'm a Gryffindor," said Harry.
"Harold Alexander Snape, how can you be a Gryffindor when you are my son? No Snape has ever been in Gryffindor," said Severus in a mad voice.
"Harry is a Gryffindor," said Dumbledore.
"What?" said both Harry and Severus.
"Your son is a true Gryffindor. In his second year he pulled Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the hat. Only a true Gryffindor can do that. I was curious why he was put in Slytherin and so last night I put the hat on my head to find out why. It told me the only reason was because of blood. That was the only reason. Severus, let your son be what he is. Fate has made him a Gryffindor. Let him be that," said Dumbledore.
"How can you ask that, Dumbledore? You took him away from me. His place is with me," said Severus as he fell to his knees.
Harry walked over to Severus and wrapped his arms around him. Harry said, "Father, please. You have me now. I might be a Gryffindor, but I am still your son. I have lived life of a Gryffindor since the day Lord Voldemort kill Mom. She was a Gryffindor. You loved a Gryffindor. Her courage is inside me."
Severus cried and thought, "Harry's right." Severus said as he stood up, "All right, my son. You win. Be the Gryffindor that you are. But know this; I will be triple hard on you, and I guarantee you will wish to be in Slytherin."
"OK," said Harry.
"Headmaster, what are we going to tell people?" said Severus.
"We'll just tell them that new DADA teacher said that it would not be right if Alexander was in the same house that his father is head of," said Dumbledore.
"Who is the new DADA teacher?" said Harry.
"You will have to meet him on Monday. He finally agreed to teach this year and the train come in later on Sunday night," said Dumbledore.
"OK," said Harry.
"Headmaster, you have a plan for everything," said Severus.
"Well, not everything," said Dumbledore. "I think we had better get down to lunch. I know that your son must by hungry."
"Yes," said Harry.
They went down to the Great Hall. Dumbledore told the school what he had told Severus and Harry; the new DADA teacher would not teach if Snape's son was in the same house as his father was head of. So they had to sort him into other house. That house would happen to be Gryffindor. Harry sat down at the Gryffindor table. Although everyone but Ginny ignore him, he was happy to be in the right house now. To him it did not matter that his whole house was set on ignoring him. Harry was ignored for the rest of the weekend.
