A/N: AAH! *sees my fans with torches and pitchforks* MEEP! I'M SORRY! i've been so busy that i actually forgot about my story..O_O..ik..spooky right? SPOOOOOOOOOKY! anyway...this is where Sirius and Harry meet but it's quite differnt from the books.

Chapter 25

1 week later

"It's perfect, Sev!" Harry exclaimed as he looked at the new house. "What did you say it was called again?"

"Godric's Hollow," Severus replied. Harry looked at the house. He couldn't quite place it, but it felt as if somehow, he'd been there before.

"Come on, let's go in. We've got a lot of unpacking to do," Severus said. He'd figured that this would be the best way to start talking about Harry's parent, and besides it'd been the only cheap house he could find.

"Wait, Sev!" Harry gasped, finally remembering. "My parents! They lived here, didn't they?"

Severus nodded. "They did indeed."

"Sev?"

"Mmm?"

"Did you...what was...could you tell me about my mum and dad?"

"Of course. I knew your mother well. We were best friends back in our school days." Severus began.

"What happened?" Harry asked.

"In fifth year, your father played a very nasty prank on me and I...I took it out on your mother. I called her a..a mudblood."

"Wha-" Harry began.

"It means 'dirty blood.' it's a filthy, disgusting name that purebloods call muggleborns." Severus explained.

"Oh," Harry was silent for a moment. "Sev, my father...did you know him?" Harry asked, and immediatley regretted it. Severus's face became angry.

"Oh, yes, I knew your father very well," he growled, "It was always your father that thought it was so, incrdibly amusing to play pranks on me all the time."

"Why?" Harry asked.

"It was simply the fact that I existed," Severus replied.

Harry didn't like the sound of that at all; he'd always thought his faher had been, well, like him. Apparently, he'd been wrong.

"I'm sorry, Sev," he said, feeling somewhat responsible for his father's behavior.

"For what, Harry? You did nothing. Now come on, let's get these boxes inside. They're not going to unpack themselves."

Harry wondered at that.

"Magic doesn't do everything for you, Harry," Severus said with a smirk, and then picked up a box and headed inside.

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

Sirius stood in the woods just a little ways off from Severus and Harry. He was, of course, in dog form, and he was watching the pair curiously. He'd gone to Privet Drive a week ago, but upon seeing not a sign of Harry, he'd decided to go back to Godric's Hollow and retrace his steps.

He decided to get a little closer. He inched his way out a the trees. Slowly...slowly...

"Sev! Look! It's a dog!" Harry called, pointing to the concrete sidewalk where Sirius stood.

Severus looked around and laid eyes on the black dog.

"Sev, can I keep him? Please? He's so cute and black and furry!" Harry cooed, going over and petting Sirius on the head.

Sirius whacked his tail indiginantly on the concrete. Cute? He most certainly was not cute, thank you very much! Handsome, sure. But cute? What was he? A bunny or something?

Severus sighed; Harry had Lily's eyes; he couldn't refuse.

"Allright, but he's your responsibility."

"Awesome! I've gotta dog!" Harry exclaimed. "I'm gonna call you Snuffles!' he cooed, hugging Sirius, who narrowed his eyes. Snuffles? Ok, the kid is going too far now. Like serious overkill, Harry!

Of course, Harry ignored the look and just patted Sirius on the head again.

Oh, fine then, Snuffles it is. Just glad he didn't call me Fluffy or something; I'd be mortified!