A/N: Hope you had a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year, or is it the other way round, oh well. Sorry I haven't up dated this is a while. I thought you guys might like this little side story though. The next chapter doesn't want to work! No matter what I do to it it's not coming out right. The next real chapter should be out tomorrow or the next day, if I can get the damn thing to work! It's a lot longer with a lot of action. I've also been told by many people that I need a beta reader so if any one is interested please send an e-mail to . Replies to reviews are at the end of the chap so enjoy.

Interlude – Severus' discovery

Severus woke at six in the morning. The same time he gets up every morning for the last twenty so years. He stumbled out of bed like he did every morning. More asleep then awake. Stumbling his way to his kitchen, feet knowing where furniture lay. When he reached the kitchen he headed straight for his kettle with half lidded eyes. When his hand only grabbed air he opened his eyes a little wider. The kettle sat innocently on the other side of his sink.

Severus shook his head and placed it back where it was meant to be.

He opened the cupboard above him, hand reaching into the jar on the shelf, looking for coffee. He picked out a bag as his other hand grabbed a mug. He placed the bag in the mug without noticing the colour of the so called coffee bag. He tripped over to his fridge as the water boiled.

Snagged up the milk from the shelf where the milk always lived, without realising he held a carton of apple juice. The kettle clicked up indicating that it was done. He poured in the water. Opened another cupboard and pulled out the jar of sugar, which for another reason beyond his sleep addled mind, was labelled salt. He dumped one sugar into the mug and poured in what he thought was milk, without looking at what he was doing.

He put the milk away, then sugar. He pulled out a spoon eyes closed as he stirred his coffee, five times clock wise then five times anti-clock wise. He spooned out the coffee bag and dumped it in the bin.

Blew across the hot liquid.

Raised the cup to his lips and took a sip.

A weird orange coloured substance that was meant to be Severus' coffee spewed from his mouth, along with a sound of disgust. Severus' face twisted up in disgust.

He looked down into the orange tinted liquid. He tipped a bit in the sink and watched the substance. 'That isn't my coffee, who stole my coffee?' Severus mind came up with as he looked into his mug puzzled. If some one had been looking at the scene they would have seen the exact moment realisation dawned on him.

He quickly picked up another cup and filled it with water and quickly washed out his mouth in an attempt erase the horrible taste.

He then opened his cupboard and took out the jar of coffee. He took a sniff. It smelt like ginger tea. Going to the fridge he wrenched open the door with enough force to pull it off. He grabbed the milk and looked at the label which clearly stated apple juice. With a growl he banged open the other cupboard and pulled out the sugar jar. Growling again, a scowl firmly on his face, the label that always read sugar proclaimed it as salt.

He looked at the items on his bench with an angry and puzzled frown. Who would change everything around? He wouldn't put it pass Albus to do such a thing. But knowing the older man he would have managed to make Severus put a lemon drop in his coffee. So Albus was out. Who else would?

Then it dawned on the dark haired man.

He stormed into the lounge room.

Eyes blazing.

He kicked the lounge then rounded it.

Ready to rain down the fury of the gods.

He opened his month, pulled the blanket off the lounge and stopped.

He wasn't there!

If any student had been walking in the dungeons near the potion's class room they would have heard an enraged voice yell out. "Harry Potter!" Shortly followed by, "I'm going to torture you slowly and painfully you insufferable brat!"

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Thank you to the following who reviewed to the first two chapters:

Night, Jewelclaw Lady of wind, Lady Shang, Spazlady, Blue Rosed Dragon, Valore, Suzuki-chan, Claudia, Sylvanus Snape, Eveningshade, Lady-Slytherin-Snape, Super-girl-straight-from, Hauntedemotions (love the pen name), ola, synicalpophyra, Cydah, rosie girl, Chainmailgrl, Silver-Entrantress-Elf, Treetop, Lord-shinta (You helped me out a lot with your review about Harry's markings thanks), Kerira and NightShadow135. Sorry if I'm missed any one out.

Thank you to thew following who reviewed to chapter three:

Raven's light, yalanthe, drarrysev (thank you), CC (You brought up many issues of Mythology. The Native American and the Celtic beliefs will play a part in this story. I haven't planned to involve any of the Crow characters in this fic, but who knows they might just make an appearance wink, wink, nudge, nudge), Suzuki-chan, Blue Rosed Dragon (Lord Moldy Shorts? That's a new one ;), Spazlady (The speech of Sev's was mostly to tell the audience what his opinion of Harry is without going on for pages and pages about it. I also thought it would have more of an impact if Sev did something a little out of character, even if Harry was asleep. The story will have adventure and action and all that, I just needed to set the scene, you could say for the romance aspect of the fic. Don't worry next chap has action!), and to Jewelclaw Lady of the wind (You will just have to wait and see).

Sorry if I missed any one and again if any one wishes to be a beta reader just e-mail me.