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Author's Note: I am sorry for not posting last Saturday I'm having a bit of writer's block on this Story. Next Saturday I'll be posting the next Chapter for Hufflepuff Harry.

It was the Saturday before Easter Break and a Hogsmeade weekend. The Weasleys where meeting their parents in the taproom of the Three Broomsticks. Hermione was going to attend a lecture on Runic charms that was being held at the Three Broomsticks in the private parlor. That left Harry on his own for the day. A stop at Honeydukes to look over the enchanted Chocolate Easter Eggs in the shop window was the first thing on his to do list. He had debated buying himself one. Like Christmas presents the Dursleys hadn't given him Easter Baskets.

"Fascinating what Honeydukes can do with chocolate isn't it." Snape commented as he stopped by Harry who was looking at the display of Easter Eggs in the window of Honeydukes.

"Yes it is." Harry replied.

"Were are your friends?" Snape asked.

"The Weasleys are with their parents and Hermione is attending lecture." Harry responded.

"Then you are free this afternoon?" Snape asked.

"I guess." Harry shrugged.

"Excellent you can help me run errands. Follow me." Snape said as he headed into Honeydukes. "Which of the Chocolate Eggs is your Favorite?"

"The one with the Bunny Rabbit Quidditch teams." Harry replied as he followed Prof. Snape inside.

"Morning' Professor what can I get you?" the shop owner asked.

"I need one large Chocolate Egg and the usual assortment of smaller eggs. I think the one with the Rabbit Quidditch team should do." Snape ordered.

Harry blinked. This is a side of Snape he didn't know. "Professor who's it for?"

"The child of a friend." Snape replied. "You don't need to know more."

By the time they finished with the errands it was around 2:30. "Since we missed lunch would you like to have tea with me in my office. I have a few things to go over with you that I would rather not put off." Snape invited Harry.

"Sure, I've got nothing better to do."

The tea that the house elves brought was hearty. Roast beef sandwiches and Oat Digestive Biscuits. As they ate Snape brought up Harry's marks in two of his classes. History of Magic and divination.

Professor Snape why are you interested in my Marks?" Harry asked.

"You are my apprentice though it is an informal apprenticeship. As such because you are both an orphan and a minor I can act as your guardian in a limited way." Snape replied.

"When did I become your apprentice?" Harry asked surprised.

"When you agreed to take Mage sight classes from me." Snape told him.

"Oh."

"Now to History of Magic. I am well aware that that class is deadly boring. However you do need a better mark in it. I'm going to suggest some supplemental reading. It was how I got through the class. Binns doesn't notice any one who is reading in the back of the class room. Do the reading during class. If you can bring your mark up to Exceeds expectations I will be satisfied."

"I can do that. Is there a book list you want me to read from?" Harry asked.

"I'll give you the list by Monday. Now as to Divination. I am not sure what to do with that class it's one I never took." Snape admitted.

"Homework consists of predicting how you will die using what ever method of divination we're studying that week. I'm running out of gruesome ways to die. Prof. Trelawny marks us down if we repeat a method of death." Harry said with a shrug.

"I see. Let me get back to you on what we are going to do about that class." Snape said baffled.

"Fine by me. Did you every find out who the skeleton was?" Harry asked.

"Clarity James, she was a student here in 1887. Miss James chose to commit suicide rather then return to her guardians and the arranged marriage she faced. It seems she stumbled on a loophole in the wards that allows a student to stay over the summer. From what we have been able to find there are conditions on it." Snape said.

"So I could stay in that set of rooms over the summer?" Harry asked.

"No, as you have living blood relatives." Snape told him. They discuss more of what Harry will be up to over the Easter Break.

By the time Harry returned to the common room it was nearing four and the students where beginning to trickle in from Hogsmeade. He headed up to his dorm room with the intent to read a bit before dinner. Before he got two pages into his book he was fast asleep. When he woke up it was 1 in the morning. He wandered down stairs to the common room were he finds a lone 7th year studying.

"You missed dinner. Not planning on sneaking out to the kitchen are you?" the 7th year asked.

"Not really." Harry said walking over to the fire.

"Bitsy sandwiches for two please." the 7th year ordered. "Names Nigel Johnson."

"You have a house elf?" Harry asked not seeing any sign of anything enchanted by Nigel.

"Yes, inherited her from my Great Uncle since I'm the only one magical in my family." Nigel replied.

Two plates appeared on the table with ham sandwiches and milk. Harry caught a glimpse of a small elf shaped glow as it moved to the fireplace. "Thank you. Is there a watch on me?" Harry asked before he took a bite of sandwich.

"Yeah."

"So you're my guard for the night?"

"Nah, I've got Apprenticeship exams to study for. This late at night it's the ghosts who watch you." Nigel replied.

"Who set the watch?" Harry asked angrily.

"With Brown on the prowl and who ever is teaching him as well we don't want you put in a position were you don't have back up encase you need it. It's not just Gryffindor either all the houses are in on it." Nigel said.

Harry sighed. "Thanks for the Sandwich." he said then went back up to bed. He had some thinking to do on the subject.