Chapter Two

Harry disappeared up to his room when they arrived claiming he was tired. He suddenly remembered the bags Hayleigh had sneaked into his pockets. He opened the first bag and found packets of cigarettes, two lighters and some dope. He smiled; he needed to remember to thank her for that. In the other bag there was a small bottle of Vodka and some condoms. He laughed at the thought of him needing them while he was here. He could get away with that at privet drive where he was barely noticed but here he thought Sirius might notice.

At that moment Sirius nocked on his bedroom door and said dinner was ready. He shoved the stuff into the back of a drawer and went downstairs.

Dinner was a silent affair. Harry sat thinking about what had happened at the party: the drinking, smoking and drugs that happened to be precise. Not to mention the girls, or Jase. He couldn't believe Jase thought Harry didn't care about him and that he was 'just a shag'. Sure the girls were, but Jase was different. Well obviously, but excluding the gender he was different. Harry sighed remembering what happened between him and Jase.

Suddenly Harry got a feeling that something was intruding into his mind. Snape! Slowly Harry's had reached for his spoon and suddenly pinged it across the table at Snape, before turning and glaring at him. Lupin looked shocked at this. Sirius looked equally as shocked at it but couldn't help sniggering behind his hand.

Snape smirked and taunted "Very good Potter but did you realise I've been in your mind for ten minutes. I never would've thought you..."

"STOP!" Harry interrupted. He didn't know what Snape was on about but he knew he wouldn't want to share it with Remus and Sirius. At this he turned and fled the room, giving Snape a warning look meaning not to tell them ANYTHING.

Sirius and Lupin gave Snape a questioning look. Snape just said "He really needs to practice Occlumency."

Meanwhile Harry had fled up to his room and pulled his trusty razor out his case and slowly dragged it across his wrist. After a while he felt slightly better and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Harry woke up after a nightmare in which Voldemort was plotting to kill him, AGAIN. He needed a fag. He crept downstairs and out the back. He lit up and took a draw.

"Harry?" He jumped at Lupin's voice and hid the fag behind his back.

"Had a nightmare" He mumbled, "needed fresh air"

"Cravings?" asked Remus softly.

Damn He'd noticed thought Harry.

"I used to smoke you know, I know what it's like" Remus continued, "But you need to stop."

In the morning Harry came down to breakfast. Sirius looked up at him and anger flared in his eyes.

"You've been smoking!" Harry sighed. These adults are so annoying. He tuned out to Sirius' ranting and ate breakfast. Suddenly three owls arrived with letters from Hogwarts. One was obviously for Harry but the other two were for Sirius and Remus. Harry wondered what they were about until Remus looked up and smiled.

"I got the Defense against the Dark Arts Post!" he smiled.

Sirius looked up and said "I got the live-in auror!"

The live-in Auror? Harry thought. Seeing the confusion in his face, Remus explained.

"Hogwarts has a live-in auror every year for security reasons. They get an apartment in the dungeons, the pupils never see them."

"I'm a prefect?" asked Harry as the badge suddenly toppled onto his knee

"Congratulations Harry" said Remus.

"This means Remus and I will be leaving for Hogwarts a fortnight early but Dumbledore says you can come too." said Sirius. "It'll just be you, me, Remus, Snape and his godson Draco Malfoy."

Harry groaned, Malfoy. Of all the people it had to be Malfoy.

Remus turned to Harry "Maybe he'll surprise you; Draco's been through a lot recently." Malfoy's father had died in the battle at the ministry, a few days later his mother had killed herself. Harry doubted it but he just nodded.