Harry woke up the next morning to find Remus and Severus curled up on the couch together. Severus had one arm curled around Remus and his other arm held a book that he was reading for class. Both men looked content and happy together. Harry went back to his room not wanting to bother them and got himself dressed. Once Harry was dressed, he ran back out to the living room to find that Severus and Remus were both standing up and putting their shoes on for the morning.
"Harry, glad to see you're dressed. Are you ready for breakfast?" Remus asked, holding a hand out for Harry.
Harry nodded and rubbed his stomach.
"What are we making in potions?" Harry asked Severus as Remus helped Harry with his tie. He laughed when he saw that the Slytherin first years had donated a green and silver tie to Harry because it only seemed fair that their honorary housemate dress the part.
"We are making the cure for boils. Can you tell me the main ingredient?" Severus asked quickly.
'Horned slugs," Harry chirped, smiling when he realised he'd gotten the answer right. "And the volatile ingredient is snake fangs."
When Harry, Remus and Severus arrived at the Great Hall, everyone was already eating. Harry smiled and nodded towards Bill who waved happily. When breakfast was finished, Harry followed Severus to the potions lab while Remus went to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
When Harry got to the classroom, he found Duncan and Dave waiting for him.
"Are you excited, Harry? Tonight is the Quidditch match! You're going to love it!" Duncan said jumping with excitement. Harry grinned; he'd forgotten all about today's match but couldn't wait to get out there and cheer on Slytherin with his friends.
"How high will they fly?" Harry asked, his broom never went higher than three feet and he knew that Quidditch players would have to fly higher just to make the game fun.
"I heard a rumour that one year, the players went up so high that nobody could see what was happening!" Dave whispered.
When Severus started the class Harry couldn't help but notice how he was watching Paul like he was just waiting to attack. He didn't have to wait long because five minutes after everyone set to work, Paul was doodling on a piece of parchment.
"Mr Smith, that will be ten points from Gryffindor. Get to work unless you want that brought up to fifteen," Severus informed in a harsh tone that startled Paul back to reality. He shot a glare over to Harry which earned him glares from five Slytherin students. Paul paled slightly when he saw so many Slytherin first years sticking up for Harry and began working on his potion.
As Harry worked on his potion, he could see all of the Slytherins and a few Gryffindors following his lead. But Harry was used to this now and worked at a good pace and made sure to do everything to the best of his abilities. The only thing Severus wouldn't let him do for himself was things involving knives and Harry understood this. It was for this reason that Severus tried to have Harry's ingredients cut before the start of class.
Severus was helping a Gryffindor student who had developed an allergic reaction to a porcupine quill when Paul came to the front of the classroom with his potion. As he was passing Harry's stool, he hooked his foot against its legs and with one movement, yanked the stool from under Harry. Harry's chin smacked onto the table, his teeth crashing together so painfully that his head had begun to hurt. As he slid down to the ground, his knees hit the cold hard floor.
Several Slytherin rushed to the front of the classroom to help Harry while Paul simply set his potion on Severus' desk and sat innocently at his desk, receiving glares from all of the Gryffindor students except his stupid friend Jack. When Severus walked in and saw the scene, he asked Duncan what had happened. Duncan was busy trying to pry Harry's hands away from his chin to see the damage, so Dave explained what had happened through gritted teeth.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor Mr Smith and I will be sending a letter to your parents tonight," Severus spoke, his voice sounded absolutely terrifying. "And you will write a fifteen-inch essay on bullying. I think five weeks detention should also help your clumsy foot."
Severus turned his attention back to Harry. From where he was standing, he could see Harry's chin was bleeding a little bit. He could also see the child was biting down on his lips to prevent himself from crying.
"Alright, step aside," Severus said scooping the whimpering child into his arms. "Class dismissed! Duncan, can you make sure the heater at Harry's station is turned off?"
Severus carried Harry towards the hospital wing, frowning at how light Harry was for a four-year-old. He knew Harry would heal quickly, especially considering how close to the full moon it was but he still wanted to have this looked at. Dave and a few other Slytherin first years followed behind with worried eyes. Severus would have tried to send them away but it would be pointless.
Once Harry's chin was healed and Madam Pomfrey had sent Harry off with the rest of the first-years, Severus lead them all to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry was introduced to Leah, Kelly and Damian; they were the other first-years who had followed Harry to the Great Hall. They waved to Harry when he followed Severus to the Staff table. Severus sent Harry off to sit with Remus and went to have a word with Professor McGonagall. Harry sat and ate his food and watched as the head of Gryffindor stood up and walked towards the Gryffindor table with a look of fury on her face.
Severus sent Harry off to sit with Remus and went to have a word with Professor McGonagall. Harry sat and ate his food and watched as the head of Gryffindor stood up and walked towards the Gryffindor table with a look of fury on her face. When Severus told Remus what happened, the werewolf grabbed Harry's chin and examined it carefully.
"Are you okay, Harry?" he asked, causing Harry to grin.
"I'm fine. Duncan and Dave said I can sit with them next class. That way Paul won't be able to do anything like that again," Harry said happily. Severus reached over and rubbed Remus' back when he noticed how worried he had become. It was then that Severus placed a milkshake in front of Harry. Harry knew this wasn't just a regular milkshake but it still tasted amazing.
"What will we do this month?" Harry asked Remus later that evening as he got ready for bed.
"We're going to go to a place I used to go to when I was a student here. Sirius is going to meet us," Remus said, feeling nervous for how his best friend was going to react to his relationship with Severus.