Chapter 5:

Hey new chapter. I'll only be able to do two more chapters after this one till I go to turkey on hols and then school will start so plz review!

After Harry left with McGonagall…

(Sev's POV)

As he watched the figures of Potter and McGonagall go through the door he felt himself go red. He knew they were staring at him.

"What!" he said turning around feeling his face burn. He knew it was childish and he wouldn't get an answer but it slipped out before he could stop it.

They all looked away embarrassed to be found red-handed. Severus sighed. Why did he always find it hard to interact with people?

Ginny had flushed and looked up.

"Professor Snape I apologize for shouting at you. I thought you weren't who you are."

He was shocked to hear such a blunt apology. Never in his life had anyone apologized to him for something they'd done.

Naturally they blamed it all on him! Wait…she called him professor Snape!

Ginny watched him and sighed.

"Look! I meant that I was traumatized since I had no idea where Harry was and I have lost him too much already. Then I saw you holding him up, holding a sword and Harry had a deep cut in his arm. What was I supposed to think!?"

Severus had no idea what to say. He was tired and wanted to know why she had called him a Professor. He hated not knowing things.

"Forgiven I guess. So why did you call me a professor?"

They all gasped.

"GINNY! HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT!"

"Hermione, I can't help it. It was either calling him professor snape or snape. Personally I didn't want to offend him and I thought he already knew!"

"Yeah love if he's returned from the dead shouldn't he already know?"

"Ron he isn't back from the dead. That's impossible. Dumbledore told Harry. He probably came here with a time turner."

"He can't have Hermione we destroyed all of them."

"From his time, Ronald!"

"Oh right, like from Harry's parents time. Wow that's old!"

"Let's just ask him."

"You ask him I'm not."

"Can you stop being so immature and stop hating him? He was on the light side!"

"Whatever you ask him."

"CAN YOU TWO STOP ARGUEING. I can see why Harry always hated it!"

"Sev-Severus how exactly did you get here?"

"I…..I have no idea."

Hermione was perplexed as she stared at him. "You don't know how you came here?"

"No I…."

"Hey guys there you are we've been looking everywhere for you!"

There in front of them was a tall boy who resembled Frank Longbottom and a girl with dirty blond hair.

"Neville! Luna! What are you guys doing here?"

"We were looking for you. We heard of Harry's accident and came to see him. Hello Professor Severus snape. Nice to see you."

The girl held out her hand. The boy however was paling a bit and turned to the others with raised eyebrows,

"She's joking isn't she? Tell me she's joking. That bloke can't be Professor Snape. I mean he's dead isn't he? Harry said he was, so did you guys." He said pointing accusingly at Hermione and Ron.

"No Neville we are just as surprised as you are. This is Severus." Hermione said staring at him. Ginny and the other weasly…..Ron were howling with laughter.

Severus raised his eyebrows. The day was getting weirder and weirder. It looked as though this boy wasn't so pleased to see him. Ron came up to him.

"Don't take it personally. It's just Neville."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean." Neville said as he sat next to Ron.

"No offense mate. Weren't you scared of Snape since the first lesson we had."

"Well yeah of course. Tell me one person who wasn't but he kept picking on me most. You would've been scared too Ron if he was like that to you."

"Oh yeah I remember. You kept failing whenever he watched. And then in our third year your boggart was what? Professor Snape in your grammas' clothes."

Severus felt a kind of pride inside him. He knew it was bad to feel good about people being frightened of him but he was fed up of being humiliated by everyone.

"So what do we do with him?" Neville asked glancing at him. "He can't just stay here. School reopens in a few days, people will ask questions."

Everyone looked up. There seemed to be a lot of commotion in Dumbledore's office and what sounded like a lot of objects getting smashed.

"Let's go!" Hermione said picking up her bag.

Meanwhile there was a meeting held between those that had 'moved on'.

"Okay so why are we having this meeting now Dumbles, I was going to take Amy to see the sights you know."

"Yes sir you said it was an urgent meeting. Is it about Harry? Has it begun yet?"

"Yes I'm afraid it will begin soon and I must make all of you prepared to face the consequences of what may happen. All of you are aware that Harry was a horcrux and hence after Voldermort destroyed that part of his soul that Harry's soul will be unstable. It was whole before the horcrux within was destroyed."

"Un- stable? You haven't mentioned this before sir. We just thought his mind would be a bit distressed at the moment. Not his soul!"

"What does this mean Professor surely not….."

"Yes I'm afraid so."

(Sev's POV)

"How are we supposed to hear everything Hermione?"

"Extendable ears. I had a few left in my bag from our trip."

"You're amazing you are Hermione."

"Always the tone of surprise Ronald."

"Okay here's a few, pass them round everyone."

Severus grabbed a pair of extendable ears. In his time Zonko's had been selling something similar but this pair were advanced. He was impressed and the volume was so much louder. Not that it mattered.

He pressed it into the wall.

"…This is one of your trusting things isn't it? Haven't I showed you I can be trusted? HAVEN'T I GONE THROUGH ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU HIDING MORE FROM ME?"

Ron groaned, "I hope whoever it is isn't keeping anything from harry you know how angry and hurt he gets."

Hermione mused, "I have a feeling I know who it is. Name the one person who didn't like putting all his trust in one basket which two people didn't like? And who Harry spent this whole year working out. Name the one who had it all worked out for the…..greater good."

"DUMBLEDORE!"

"Harry it is not the matter of trust…"

This was news to him. Dumbledore seemed like a trusting guy. He would've thought Dumbledore would tell potter everything. No wonder he barely knew of Dumbledore's history.

By the sound of the crashes and glass Potter was probably in a famous Lily tantrum and possibly breaking everything in view. Dumbledore sounded pained and tired as he mumbled.

"Harry….."

"SHUT UP! AGAIN AND AGAIN YOU TOLD ME TO RISK MY LIFE WITHOUT REAL GUIDENCE. I HAD TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING MYSELF. IT'S NOT FAIR. SO MANY DIED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW. IF YOU HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROPHECY AND CONNECTION SIRIUS DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE. IF YOU HAD TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR DEATH PLANNED I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO HATE SEVERUS! IF YOU HAD TOLD ME ABOUT WHERE THE HORCRUXES WERE AND HOW TO DESTROY THEM THEN DOBBY, TONKS, REMUS, FRED, COLIN AND ALL THE OTHERS WOULDN'T HAVE DIED! NEVER THE WHOLE TRUTH. NEVER! I'M SICK OF IT! SO THIS TIME ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING RIGHT AND TELL ME!

Hate him? Why would Potter hate him? They'd never met! Ok but Potter did sound like a noble git who liked being a hero as he had said he risked his life without knowing anything.

'Bit stupid really', Severus thought but then again this was James Potter's son he was talking about.

Horcruxes? He was sure he'd read that somewhere. If only he could remember…..

Wait, Dumbledore had his death planned out. That confirmed the gossip mills….. Dumbledore was defiantly cracked! But he, Severus had a part in the old man's death. He shivered as he recalled the rest of the conversation.

He was starting to feel sorry for Potter. It seemed as though his life was a puzzle. He corrected himself. He, Severus Tobias Snape, was not going to pity Potter's son since he was no doubt a spoilt pampered arrogant git.

Why would Dumbledore tell a student anything? It seemed Potter had too big an ego if you asked him.

He had been too lost in his thoughts to hear the rest of the conversation. Damn!

"SHE STUPIFIED HARRY! JUST FOR VOICING HIS RIGHTS! HE SHOULD BE TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH IF YOU ASK ME!"

He turned around. By this time he didn't need to wonder who it was. A red head's temper is legendary. That's why he never crossed a certain red head. That and other things.

"Ginny! C'mon. Thanks to you Minerva will hear us."

"She already has."

Severus gulped and looked up slowly. Never trust any companions of a Potter.

This was going to be a long night…

Sorry about the long wait. Had guests over and all. I went bowling too. I love it! Anyway. What do you think of the chapter? I know the intro of Neville sucked but Luna's wasn't that bad was it.

I figured that Neville would be a lot braver than he used to be but he still has a fear of snape! Please review as you know that's what an author loves! Even if you hate it love it or have any do if you have ideas.

In the next chapter I'm going to have the Weasley's meet them. In a dinner party. Should be fun and oh Severus is going to have his first detention with the others since Minerva finds them…..and school hasn't even started! What should they do for a detention do you reckon? Plz tell me! I need ideas.

Luv Miss Bella xxx