A/N: Another chapter…wow, two in one week! This chapter is short, but the next one will be longer. Thanks to all who reviewed and on with the chapter.

After Max and Victor had finally stopped laughing, they decided to actually watch TV. Max flipped through the channels, but could find nothing on to watch.

"Well, I guess this wasn't such a good idea," Max said. Just then, Michelle walked in.

"Max, mum said that we gotta go and do our chores now."

"What chores?" Max asked, dumbfounded.

"The chores that we normally have to do dumbass," Michelle responded.

"But the dishes are already done and the house is already clean," Max stated.

"Max, just go talk to mum, but I'm not getting in shit," Michelle said, walking out. Max walked out to the living room where Hermione and Draco were now sitting on the couch.

"Mum, Michelle said that we gotta go and do our chores, but the house is already clean," Max complained.

"I meant the horses need to be fed and rode," Hermione said as if Max should know the difference. It was one of their regular chores to fed and ride the horses.

"But mum, there's almost a foot of snow on the ground!" Max stated.

"Max, the horses still need to be worked. Just because there's snow on the ground doesn't mean you can't ride them," Hermione pushed on.

"But mum…" Max said but was cut off.

"Max, I don't wanna hear it. I told you that you would still have to do your chores even though you have company. We've already be lenient enough on the house, but this is one chore that you have to do," Hermione said. Max walked off upstairs to get his coat, Victor following him.

"I can't believe she is making us do this," Max complained.

"Max, its no big deal," Victor said. Max rolled his eyes and went out to the stables. Michelle and Chris were already in the stables. Michelle had just finished saddling her horse and was about to just on.

"I've already fed them, they just need to be ridden," Michelle said to Max, taking her horse outside and getting on. Chris didn't know how to ride, so Michelle helped him up on her horse and they went around the yard a few times, gradually getting faster each time they went around.

Max took his horses saddle off the rail and went to saddle his horse. He took the brush and groomed him, before putting the saddle on.

"You have a beautiful horse," Victor said. The horse was black.

"I named him Garnet. I don't know where I came up with that, but I was around 5 years old so it could have came from anywhere," Max laughed.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," Victor said.

"Victor, could you hand me that bridle over there?" Max asked Victor.

"Huh? What's a bridle?" Victor asked, confused. Max laughed.

"I forgot you didn't know about horses," he said, walking over to the wall and taking Garnet's bridle and attaching it.

"Did you want me to teach you how to ride?" Max asked Victor. Victor looked terrified. He was afraid of heights.

"Uh…no thanks, I think I'll just watch."

"Victor, it's nothing to be scared of. And winter is the best time to learn how to ride a horse cause if you fall, it won't hurt as much."

"Max! You're not helping!" Victor said, sounding really scared.

"Sorry Victor," Max apologized. "Tell you what, you get on with me at first, then if you feel like it, you can ride you own horse," Max suggested.

"Will you go fast?" Victor asked, sounding like a little kid.

"Not if you don't want me to."

"Ok then, I guess I'll try."

"Did you want to go with me first?" Victor nodded. Max brought Garnet outside and hopped up. Max reached out a hand to help Victor up, using his other hand to keep Garnet steady. Once Victor was on, he put his arms tightly and securely around Max's waist. "Victor, you can relax a little, I won't go fast."

Victor still didn't loosen his grip so Max just went on, going at a walking pace. As they went around more and more, Max could feel Victors grip loosening.

"This isn't so bad," Victor said.

"I told you so. Now when we go back to Hogwarts, your coming flying with me," Max said.

"Oh no, this is bad enough. I'm high enough off the ground now thank you very much," Victor said.

"So, did you wanna ride your own horse now?" Max asked Victor. Victor nodded in agreement.

"Ok, stay here for a sec, I need to finish working Garnet and then I'll show you how to ride," Max said, helping Victor down and then going around the yard again, increasing speed each time. Michelle and Chris had went to the clearing so Max didn't need to worry about them being around. When Max was finished working Garnet, he brought him back to the stables, unsaddled him and cleaned him before saddling his mothers horse and bringing her outside. (A/N: The reason he used another horse is because all the horses needed to be worked so if he used another horse, that horse would get worked too.)

"Ok, just put your left foot in the stirrups and push yourself up into the saddle," Max instructed. Victor did as he was told and Max grabbed the reins. "I'm gonna lead you around first, then when you feel comfortable, I'll let you ride on your own."

"Ok," Victor said. Max began to walk Victor around the yard. "Hey, this isn't so bad."

"Do you wanna go faster?" Max asked. Victor's eyes widened, and he shook his head violently. "Ok, we don't have to." After another 15 minutes, Victor decided that they should go in for supper. Max agreed and took Hermione's horse back and unsaddled and cleaned him. Then they went back to the house and went downstairs.

"You guys are just in time for supper," Hermione said. Noticing that Michelle and Chris weren't with them, Hermione asked. "Where's Michelle and Chris?"

"I think that they went to the clearing to work the horses," Max replied.

"Well Max could you go and tell them that supper is ready please?" Hermione asked. Max decided that it would be best not to argue and went back upstairs and got dressed again. Then he grabbed the keys to the ski-doo from the hanger on the wall and got on the ski-doo (with Victor of course) and went to the clearing to get Michelle and Chris. Max seen them at the far end of the clearing in a major make-out session. Max drove up to them.

"Michelle, mum wanted me to tell you that supper is ready," Max said. Michelle looked at him and nodded, getting back on her horse and helping Chris up as well.

Max and Victor drove back on ski-doo, Michelle and Chris right behind them. They went back inside and downstairs.

"Max, someone called for you on your cell phone while you were gone," Draco said.

"Do you know who it was?" Max asked.

"No, they never said. But it sounded like Ashley," he replied.

"Ok," Max said, sitting down to the table. Everyone sat down and had supper. After supper, Max phoned Ashley to see if it was her that called.

"Yeah, it was me. I was wondering if you guys wanted to come over and hang out," Ashley said.

"Umm, I don't think so. I think we are going out tonight," Max said.

"Oh," Ashley said, sounding a little disappointed. "Ok, well, if you guys decide not to go out, give me a call." Ashley and Max both hung up.

"What was that about?" Victor asked, sitting on Max's bed.

"Ashley wanted us to go over, but I said we were going out. She's changed. All my friends have changed. I don't feel like hanging out with them anymore. But I don't really need them. All I need is you," Max said. Victor smiled and kissed Max.

"Victor, I have to ask you something, and I want you to tell me the truth. Would you like me more if I wasn't punk?"

"What? Why on earth would you ask that?" Victor asked, looking taken back that he would even ask such a question.

"I dunno…but would you?"

"Well, I wouldn't say that I would like you any more, but I wouldn't love you any less," Victor said.

"Ok, cause I think I am going stop wearing make-up and stuff like that," Max said, seriously.

"How come?" Victor asked, wondering what would make Max change his appearance.

"I dunno, I just feel like a change," Max said.

"Oh," Victor said.

"Yeah, I'm gonna start tomorrow."

The rest of the night, Max and Victor just sat around talking and watching TV before going to bed relatively early.