A/N: Yay! FOUR REVIEWS! By the way...sorry about the shortness of the last chapter but I wanted to leave it at a kind of cliffhanger so…here we go! Second chapter!
Chapter 2
"Sit down, Mr. Potter," Snape hissed quietly. "Now, tell me what's troubling you."
Harry gaped up at the Potions master. How had he known something was wrong? "Sir," he asked, deciding to play dumb. Uncle Vernon would kill him if anyone found out.
"Don't act like you have no idea what I'm talking about, Mr. Potter. I see it in your eyes," Severus said. He had no idea how he knew, but his instincts were screaming at him to find out what on earth was troubling the boy. He also wasn't too sure why he cared; all he knew was that he did, and that was that.
"It's…I…it's nothing Professor," Harry replied, still gaping at his least favorite teacher. Why does Snape care what's wrong? He doesn't care about me; nobody does, except perhaps Ron and Hermione…
"Mr. Potter, don't lie to me. Merlin's beard, Potter! Would you just tell me what the bloody hell is going on with you?" Severus had finally lost his temper; here he was, attempting to comfort the boy, and Potter was rejecting his every attempt! But he calmed down instantly when he saw tears form in the boy's eyes.
"I'm s-sorry, s-sir. B-blimey I'm pathetic," Harry sobbed, his voice trembling. Then he realized he was crying in front of Snape!
"No you're not, Potter. I lost my temper; I'm sorry. Now, tell me what's going on," Severus said gently.
"It's my aunt and uncle. They hate me just because I'm a wizard, and I don't want to go back to the Dursleys, but I have to because I don't have anywhere else to go. And as soon as I get back, Uncle Vernon's going to lock me in the cupboard, and-" Harry stopped abruptly, realizing what he'd just said. Now he was really going to get it if the Dursleys ever found out he'd told someone.
Severus, however, looked extremely grim. It was like having flashbacks all over again, and the fact that Dumbledore himself had sent the boy there- "Damn those Dursleys! And, why Dumbledore ever sent you there is beyond me! "Don't worry, Harry, you won't be going back to the Dursleys this summer; I will personally make sure of that. Now, go off to your next class; I'll be having a little word with Dumbledore about this," he said, and shooed Harry out of his classroom.
A/N: So what do you guys think? Did I make Harry or Severus too OOC…cause I was really trying not to; I mean I knew I'd have to make Severus a lil bit OOC but I hope it wasn't too much…let me know.