Chapter Five; The Argument

Thank you guys so much! I was a little worried at first about posting some religious content into this series, but it makes me feel good that you like it anyway and I feel very happy about being able to share (state) how much I love and am committed to Jesus Christ personally without trying to convert any of you that aren't LOL! And BELIEVE me I hate when people try to do that. Anyway, as I said before, there isn't too much of that in here, just every now and then. I hope you enjoy the next chapter! HP rules!

Ps. God is still important to Harry as well, he's just going through a difficult time right now, and trust me, I've been there too.

Harry James Snape was now sixteen years old. He had been sixteen for a couple of months now. He was very excited about going back to Hogwarts and learning how to apparate and disapparate, he was still angry at God for deserting him and taking Sirius away from him, angry at his parents for keeping secrets from him, and last but certainly not least, himself for not making a move towards Ginny Weasley when he had had a chance.

As soon as he packed up his suitcase, he headed downstairs with the rest of the Weasley family. "It's alright Princess, you're going to be just fine. I'm going to let you out as soon as we get to Hogwarts I swear!" Ginny exclaimed while her cat continued to growl and hiss as she was loaded into the carrier and found the cage door being closed behind her. That's when Harry had forgotten that he had left two important things at home.

"I forgot Hedwig and Cowboy." He realized.

"It's alright Harry," Ginny began kissing her finger after Princess had nipped it. "Mum's taking care of it." She told him when sure enough a few moments later Mrs. Weasley emerged out of the fireplace.

"Here you are Harry." She told him as she placed Cowboy inside his arms while still managing to carry Hedwig's cage by the handle with her other hand. Harry's face suddenly lit up with excitement.

"Cowboy!" he exclaimed with a grin before the tiny black and white scruffy old dog started wagging his tail and licking his face.

"I figured that he'd be happy to see you." Ginny said happily while Harry scratched him behind his ears.

"Of course he is, he's one of my best friends in the world aren't you boy?" he questioned him while he continued stroking his fur.

"I reckon that we better get a move on now, don't want to miss the train." Mrs. Weasley said as everyone followed her back outside the house. Harry couldn't wait until next year when he turned seventeen. Not only would he be an adult, but then he could learn how to drive himself to King's Cross station if he didn't want to apparate there.

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As soon as everyone got to the castle Harry saw his father for the first time in months. As he focused his eyes on him, he couldn't help but notice that he was continually avoiding eye contact with him. Harry wasn't sure if it was because he felt guilty about lying to him, or if he was angry that he hadn't seen him or had spoken to him in so long. That's when suddenly Albus Dumbledore got up from his seat to face the front of the room.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Before I start off the annual feast I have a couple of start of term announcements. First of all I want to welcome Mr. Horace Slughorn as our new potions master." He said as everyone applauded while he stood up while Harry, Ron, and Hermione just exchanged glances with one another. "And next I want us all to give a warm welcome to Professor Severus Tobias Snape as our new defense against the dark arts teacher." He said while Snape stood up and Slughorn sat down and Ginny spit out a bit of her pumpkin juice and the room fell silent.

Harry just simply glared at his father. He was their new defense against the dark arts teacher? When was he going to start talking to him again just like he was supposed to!? He didn't know whether or not that the room was silent because of the shock, or the fact that he had killed the last defense against the dark arts teacher after she had tried to kill him. He didn't care either way. He simply stood up and left the room without another word while Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all just looked at each other.

After Dumbledore had started the feast Snape walked over to the Gryffindor table. "Why didn't you tell us that you were our new defense against the dark arts teacher!?" Ron demanded.

"Because I didn't get the chance to. Where's Harry?" Snape asked him.

"He just left. He's pretty upset right now." Hermione told him with a gesture of her head towards the door.

"I don't blame him. I just wish that he would give me a chance to explain." He said.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him." She assured him.

"Thanks Hermione, I really appreciate it." He told her with a somber expression on his face before he breathed a heavy sad sigh and turned around to walk away.

"That's odd. I wonder what's eating him." Ron said as all three of them turned their heads to watch him go.

"I don't know. But I think that we should let him and Harry work it out. After all, it's really none of our business." She said with a shake of her head.

"Yeah I know but, and I can't believe I'm saying this but I care about both of them. Snape might have done quite a lot to us in the past but we went through quite a lot together last year." He said.

"I know. But all we can really do for him now is offer him support. He and Harry have to do the rest." Hermione said before they went back to eating their feast.

"Harry wait!" Snape called just as soon as his son had reached the bottom of the staircase and Harry turned to face him.

"Why should I?" he questioned him.

"Because I want to talk to you." His father replied.

"Oh really? That's a first." Harry said with a nod.

"Harry listen to me, you don't understand." Snape said.

"Oh I understand plenty. You lied to me about what you really were, you kept the prophecy from me, and now this. And to top it all of, when Sirius was dying you didn't do a thing about it!" he snapped.

"Listen to me Harry, I'm sorry about what I did. I know it was wrong, but I just because I love you and I didn't want to see you get hurt. That's the only reason I do the things that I do. And as for Sirius there's nothing that you or I could have done. It was his time." He said.

"Oh shut up about all that biblical religious crap! I'm sick and tired of having to listen to it! If God really loved me and cared about me then He wouldn't keep taking away innocent people that I care about! And not to mention putting all this pressure on me to be the one to destroy Voldemort! I mean why did it have to be me!? Sometimes I think it would be better if I wasn't even born at all!" he hollered before he turned around and ran upstairs unaware of the fact of the man watching him that was now standing in the back of the room.