Chapter 2-Back at the castle

Severus got up and picked up his broomstick. He glanced back at Harry and then took off towards the castle. He was not in a talkative mood, not as if he ever was. All Severus wanted was to be left alone with his thoughts. He arrived back at the main entrance of the castle and went inside.. Minerva noticed him coming in, thinking it odd that he was not paying attention to two students from Griffindor who were arguing in the corridor. She went over and settled the two students and then looked down the corridor where Severus had gone. She wondered what was with him.

Meanwhile Harry, who had waited till the professor went off towards the castle before he picked up his broomstick, was thinking his own thoughts. Last night was interesting; at least now I know what really happened the night my parents were killed. Professor Lupin and Sirius Black showed Ron that his rat Scabbers was really Peter Pettigrew. Too bad he escaped though, if Professor Lupin didn't turn into a werewolf we may have been able to get Pettigrew to the castle and Sirius would have been proven innocent. Too bad for Snape, he had to find us. He must be pretty sore now.

But now Professor Snape was leaving for the castle and Harry wondered if he was going to give Harry trouble for going over to the other side of the lake when he got back. Yet, there were no words spoken between them at all when they were sitting there at the lake. It was eerie.

Harry arrived back at the castle and Professor McGonagall came over to talk to him. Before she said anything Harry told her he had gone off the grounds over to the other side of the lake, since he had thought Professor Snape had said something to her when he arrived. ''No, Professor Snape didn't say anything to me about you. In fact he seemed to be preoccupied,Professor McGonagall told Harry. Harry told her that the whole time they were sitting there Professor Snape didn't say anything or even acknowledge Harry's presence beyond indicating that Harry should sit down.

Severus went down to his study and sat down at his desk. He sighed and started to mark the student potion assignments. He marked a few then sat thinking of what he was going to do. As far as he could see his hands were tied. He felt like he was going against the stream and getting nowhere. How could he do his job as a teacher if every time he tried to discipline Potter he was corrected by Albus? It was discouraging to say the least. Well he could give the boy detentions, but that meant he was giving up his own limited free time.

Last night was not good: If I hadn't gone by Lupin's Office and noticed that blasted beaker still sitting on his desk, I would have not gone rushing out to give Lupin the beaker of potion. Even after endangering my life by going after them, Lupin still didn't take it since he became a werewolf and therefore a danger to everyone.

I took it to him instead of letting events take their course. Harry and friends had knocked me out and when I came around I saw them in trouble. Naturally, knowing their danger with a werewolf and the criminal Sirius Black at large, I took them to the castle and safety. I brought Black in didn't I? I could have left him there by the lake.

You think Fudge would have still realized that I brought Sirius Black in, just as one of the ministry Aurors would have done. I know Harry was involved, after all I'm not totally stupid, but Dumbledore made me seem like a fool in front of Fudge. He made it seem that the werewolf was the hero. He didn't even discipline those three brats for being out! For all that I lose my Order of Merlin? Sheesh¦ Why do I bother, I should have stayed in my study.