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A.N. Well, I would like to put out a special thanks to DebsTheSlytherinSnapeFan, Nightcrawlerfw, Mervoparkite, and Cabbage137 for your kind reviews, and encouragement. Hopefully you all will enjoy this next chapter!

Chapter 2

Harry's POV

"Harry James Potter!"

Harry jumped a little out of surprise as he heard his name being called by the strict professor…"Professor McGonagall" he thought.

Harry slowly, hesitantly, made his way over to the stool where the old, worn, tattered hat sat. Harry could hear the faint murmurs of the entire student body; they seemed quite surprised by something. He didn't really have time to dwell on that though, Harry carefully picked the hat up, sat down on the stool, and placed the hat on his head. The hat completely covered his head, so that all he was looking at was the darkness on the inside of the hat. He was startled by the voice of the hat inside his head.

"Mr. Potter, it is so nice to know that you are not dead!"

"Dead? What do you mean; of course I'm not dead!" Harry thought most confusedly to the hat.

"Hmm, you do not know…well this is certainly very interesting. I cannot wait to see how things will play out!"

"What are you talking about, I am so very confused," the poor boy thought.

"Well, I'm sure you will find out soon enough." The hat said with a hint of omniscience in its voice.

"I would really like to know what you are…" Harry began, but was cut off by the hat.

"As much as I would love to continue this lovely conversation with you, we really must get you sorted. Now where shall I put you?"

Harry remembered the horribly mean boy named Draco Malfoy, "Please I don't want to be put into Slytherin" Harry pleaded.

"Not Slytherin you say…I don't think you really know what you are asking…"



Harry interrupted the hat, "Please I already have made a friend, Ron Weasley, and all of his family is in Gryfindor, and I think there is a good chance that he will end up in that house too, I would really appreciate it if you would let me be in the same house as my one friend."

"I am glad to hear that you have made a friend, this will make what I have to do much easier, for I am sure that he will still be your friend no matter what house you are in. What I do now is for your benefit, and I am sure you will thank me later, when you know everything…the whole story. You will be best suited in…SLYTHERIN!"

Harry pulled the hat off of his head and stared at the rest of the student population, they all wore similar expressions of shock on their faces, Harry then turned to look back at the rest of the first year students, finding Ron's face in the crowd. Ron gave Harry a sympathetic grin, and then Harry turned back to the rest of the school. The rest of the students seemed to have gotten over their shock, for in the next second the Slytherin table was screaming and clapping in celebration, Harry vaguely heard some kids scream, as he made his way to the table, "He's Ours!"

Draco wore a smug grin on his face as he scooted over to make room for Harry to sit next to him, Harry sighed as he took the offered seat. He was really starting to think life was against him, that he was not meant to be happy.

Boy was he very wrong indeed!

Severus POV

Severus watched in shock along with the rest of the student body as Harry, his Harry was sorted into His house! Severus was filled with euphoria, although no one would know by looking at him. He had his son in his house, luck was definitely on his side…now he would be able to keep that much of a better eye on his son, and never, and he meant never, lose him again! All he had to do now was have a serious discussion with one meddling headmaster.

A.N. Yeah, another chapter done! I'm sorry I didn't have the argument between Severus and Dumbledore this chapter, but I just couldn't get out of my head the conversation with the sorting hat and Harry. Anyways, next chapter should have the confrontation with Dumbles! Alright, so here is my little favor to ask of you guys, I would really appreciate it, if you left me a review and let me know whether you love it, hate it, don't really care, or just want to say hi. Reviews are what really motivate me to get chapters written, so please take a moment and leave one. Alright, stepping down from my soap box, TTFN!