Tobias: Man Wulfric I almost thought you forgot what was fanfiction!

Wulfric: You shut up Tobias, or you're getting put in a room all by yourself.

Tobias: What? Come on, you were gone for almost a week!

(Wulfric waves her wand at Tobias muttering something. A pink cloud surrounds him.)

Tobias: WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY HAIR!

Wulfric: Turned it Pink. Now everyone.. once again I state.. I. Do. Not. Own. Harry. Potter.

As Harry work up, he realized he was sleeping next to someone. Opening one eye, he saw the scarlet and gold bedcoverings of his Grandfather's bed. Harry realized this meant his granddad checked up on him and noticed the cuts. He made to slip out of bed, but an arm around his chest held him in the bed.

"Thinking of sneaking out of bed are we?" came the slightly awake voice beside him.

Harry didn't wish to answer his grandfather so he remained silent.

"Harry, I'm not angry, you know that. I was worried about you, and did not want you to be alone. Why did you not come to me m'boy?" asked Albus softly.

"I-I- I do not know granddad. When you called my your pride, your joy I didn't want to disappoint you by needing help I suppose," said Harry so softly Albus almost missed it.

"Harry, child, look at me."

Slowly Harry rolled over and looked at his grandfather's face. There was no anger, no disappointment in his eyes, only concern and love.

"Nothing you do could ever make you look any less in my eyes. No matter what happens m'boy you will always be my pride and my joy. I want you to remember that, so that you can bring anything you need to me."

"I'll try harder than I have granddad. I love you."

As Harry stated that, he hugged his grandfather hard, and was happy to recieve it back with just as much strength.

"Come along m'boy you must be hungry and your grandmother mentioned something about chocolate frogs last night," said Albus.

Harry jumped out of the bed and looked like a little kid on Christmas as he spun in the hall and down to his room.

"Keep it down out there!" came the muffled sleepy cry from Draco's room.

"Sorry mate!"

Albus got his things together and got ready for the day. He knew he should talk more with Harry, but at the moment it seemed all was well. He would just have to watch him more carefully now.

"Are you ready Granddad?" came Harry's voice from the hall.

"Yes m'boy. Let's head down to breakfast together. Is Draco not joining us?"

"He's still sleeping, he said he might be down in a bit," Harry answered.

"Alright then."

They walked down in silence, and when they reached the Hall, the silence continued. The looks on the faces of the people already in here were the looks of worry and saddness. Albus hoped beyond hope that whatever happened did not add strain onto his already burdened grandson.

a/n: sorry guys.. i've been really.. down shall we say.. and people and email doesnt always help .. along with the review i just got like.. today.. though .. those people dont matter.. just my über loyal reviewers and readers, and I appologize greatly to you all.. I didn't mean to not visit for such a time.. but I kind of needed it too.. I know this chapter is short.. but oh well.. I needed to get something across as I work out the finer details.. I'll try to get the next chapter up in 5ish days.. but i cannot promise anything.. especially with how things have been.. But I Absolutely LOVE you guys.. well not flamers.. but the rest I do.

Wulfric

Tobias: PINK!

Wulfric: Yes pink. I know you detest it.. therefore you have it.

(Tobias trys to reverse the spell)

Tobias: WHY WONT IT WORK!

Wulfric : It won't work till I have at least chapter fourty done, or until I decide I'm tired of seeing you with pink hair.