Disclaimers: Own nothing but the plot, Hadrian Snape, Alexandra & Evangeline Black, Isabelle Lupin, and Juniper Snape. No other characters are mine. I make no profit.

Warnings: Angst, mild violence, language.

Les Innocents

Chapter two: Grimmauld Place

Harry Potter was not a happy camper. For many reasons he was totally ticked off. Namely:

1: The minute he got to the HQ of 'Les Order Des La Blue Bird' as he now called it, he was ambushed by frizzy hair and a huge lanky thing with red hair. These two creatures were in fact Ron and Hermione, his ex best friends.

2: They bombarded him with questions, like; "How are you mate?" "We were so worried when you never replied to our letters!" "Mate you won't believe what been going on! Hermione's gone mental!" "Ronald! I have not gone mad!" This ended with Harry yelling for them to shut their traps before he did it for them.

3: He was grabbed by the collar and told to go to bed by Snape. Annoying him even more was that Remus agreed with Snape and said go to bed.

4: Kreacher was still alive

5: He was unable to get to his gang even to say hi for a second because Ron and Hermione were dragging him away yammering on about nonsense in his ears.

6: Dumbledore was there and offered Harry lemon drops repeatedly.

7: All this happened in one go.

'Oh yes, they had all better sleep with both eyes open….I shall have vengeance.' Harry thought darkly as he glowered at the space in front of him. "Harry are you alright?" Hermione asked for what seemed the thousandth time. He made a soft sound of affirmation. "You are not acting like it!" she persisted. "Don't give a damn what you think…." Harry said softly in a sing song voice. "Harry be honest. We're your friends! You can talk to us about anything! Especially now that Sirius is dead you need to talk about it! It's all part of the grieving process." Hermione said pompously. "It is unhealthy not to talk, that will be bottling emotions and therefore you will be a time bomb waiting to-" "HERMIONE SHUT UP!" Harry screamed out in anger. "I told you so! You see I was right! You need to talk about the problem so you can jump it." A cry of frustration pierced the air. "Leave me alone! I do not want to talk about Sirius! So get the hell off my back!" Harry steamed. "Language Harry!" Remus called after him as he stormed upstairs. Just to show he could careless about his language Harry turned to face Remus. "Okay, I'll use sign language!" He gave a rude hand gesture earning himself an outraged look from Snape and appalled looks from the rest of the order.

Stomping upstairs he went to the room he had been in the previous summer and slammed the door. 'OOOHHH! They will pay! Oh yes! They'll pay…' "Mwahahahaha!" Harry told Hedwig softly once alone. The door slammed open and in came the Devil himself. Severus Snape...Harry's arch enemy...followed by the entire Order.

"Potter, you are to stay here and study for the next years work, you will leave at meal times when you need the loo and when you are told to." Snape said briskly. "Who died and made you the boss of me..." Harry muttered murderously. "In case you have already forgotten, your godfather." Snape sneered. "I have not forgotten." Harry responded desolately.
"You are also to be in bed by seven every night."
"Eight."
"Half-past seven."
"Deal."
"You'll also be pleased to hear that you have been moved to slytherin."
"NOOO!"
"You will room with Draco, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle, and a few others."
"Meep..."
"And you will be up before the sun like every one else."
"Jeepers creepers..."
"You will be in the Great Hall at 05:00 precisely, any later and it will be detention."
"I take it back...you're supremely insane!"
"You will be hygienic, you will be on your best behavior, you will not play pranks, you will not destroy anyone, you will not cause havoc, you will not claim to be a ghost, you will not claim to be anything other than what you are, you will be honest on all counts, you will get better grades, you will answer me when I talk to you, You will LOOK at ME when I talk to you...Potter! Pay attention!"
"I heard you the first time!"
"Now, Bed! You have a lot of work to do tomorrow. Now Potter!"
"Okay Okay! Geez...don't get your knickers in a twist..."
"Potter!" Snape growled.

Harry jumped into bed smiling innocently at them. Giving Harry the look that says 'I don't trust you...' Snape turned and left, the Order following him. Harry sighed sadly,

'This is going to be a long summer...I wonder why Snape's bossing me about...Oh no...he can't be...Dumbldore wouldn't...would he..? Wholey cow...Snape's my temporary guardian... *Mental scream of horror*, I'm gonna die!
Harry! *Mentally slaps self then mentally shakes self violently* Get a grip on yourself man! Are you a Gryffindor or are you a Slytherin?
*Sob* The meanie put me in Slytherin...
Well I know...hush now...your sobbing will bring them up.
Who are you?
I'm you imbecile. You're thinking to yourself.
Oh, okay...I'm gonna stop now.
Fine by me.