A/N: Ok guys! This is where it gets really cool cause it's when Harry and Severus start bonding a lot more. So…HERE WE GO!

Chapter 9

Two days later, Harry was in his dormitory excitedly packing. He absolutely couldn't wait to get to Severus's house. He wondered what it was like over there.

"Oy, mate, packing?" Ron asked.

"Oh, yeah, I'm so excited for the holidays," Harry replied with a smile.

"What? I thought you said you couldn't wait to come back to Hogwarts," Ron asked. Harry's melancholy mood about the holidays had quite unnerved him, and now here he was looking thoroughly cheerful about the whole thing. Something was up, and Ron intended to find out.

"Well, yeah, but it'll be nice to get a bit of vacation time in won't it?" Harry asked, still too cheerful for Ron's liking.

"Mate, you've been bloody depressed about the holidays ever since Quirrell was destroyed!'' Ron gaped at Harry.

"Well, that was before; this is now," Harry replied, not wanting to tell Ron about Severus.

"Mate, it was yesterday that you were saying you wished you could stay at Hogwarts!"

"Like I said, that was before; this is now."

The two silently glared at each other for a moment, and then, Ron turned on his heel and walked out, calling, "When you're ready to talk, come find me."

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

Severus was sitting at his desk reading when he heard a knock on his door. He sighed audibly; couldn't they leave him alone when he was trying to have some peace and quiet?

"Enter," he growled impatiently, until he saw Harry walk through the door, looking thoroughly miserable. "Harry, what is it? What's wrong?" he asked, his mood shifting quickly from irritated to anxious.

"Ron hates me. We…we got in an argument, and-"at that moment he rushed into Severus's arms and began to sob; he hated that Ron was blaming him for everything. He was a good friend but he could be really selfish and cruel at times.

"Shh, Harry it's alright. Now tell me what happened," Severus said soothingly.

Harry told Severus everything about their argument; how Ron was angry that Harry wasn't telling him everything and how now, Ron seemed to despise him. And when he was finished, Severus said "Well it doesn't surprise me much at all, Harry. Mr. Weasley can be a very narrow-minded person at times."

Harry nodded. "He'll really hate me if I tell him I'm going to live with you. He'll never want me around again.

"Too right I won't" a voice said from behind them.

Harry and Severus turned around only to come face to face with Ronald Weasley.

A/N: CLIFFY! :V

Review Replies:

LadyMarauderYoung: I know neither can I! Lol

cara-tanaka: I think I mailed you about this but I'll say it again in case you didn't get it. I really don't think McGonagall is going to be much of an ally for Severus that much because she's not in the story that much; she's just here and there when I need her so…yeah

shortsweett88: Well now you finally get to see that in a couple more chapters :) hope you're enjoying it!

Teddy R. Lupin: Thanks, like I keep saying I was trying really hard to not make Severus too OOC, and yeah you guessed right. Severus can totally relate because he's been there when he was a kid so yeah…they do say if you start a new habit for 5 minutes and 25 days you'll get the hang of it. So I dunno just do what I do. :)

Nathoca Malfoy: You didn't notice? Really? Nice…hope you like it so far

LadyMarauderYoung: yeah…if it wasn't for Ron and Harry…well…we don't know where poor old Hermione would be without them.

MOONLIGHT-97: They make me happy too! Thumbs down to Dumbledore

cara-tanaka: I'm trying

Team Jasper 99: aww thx…you made me smile :)

snape-metz: Ya know, I'm thinking of stealing your idea…but I probably won't put it in til like way later in the story

attyfan: Oh yeah, he does

TimeWitch'93: Thanks trying my hardest

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bunny109: thanks

MOONLIGHT-97: haha thanks