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A.N. Sorry that this took me awhile to get posted. I have been having car troubles so that has deterred me in getting to the library. Hopefully, I won't have any more troubles with my car and I can continue to get this reposted up. AGAIN, PLEASE REVIEW! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS ON WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN CUZ THEN I COULD CHANGE THINGS AND/OR ADD THINGS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO READ. PLEASE!

Love You, Hate You

Chapter 6

Dinnertime came and everyone began to file into the Great Hall. The students came in like they always do, but this time they had an air of expectance and excitement about them that wasn't usually present.

The Hufflepuffs were their cheerful selves, but they were skipping to their seats; you wouldn't think anything of it, since they were always so happy, but they had never "skipped" to their seats before.

Ravenclaws weren't reading their books! Unbelievable! Instead they were talking very rapidly and excitedly; usually this only happens when someone makes a discovery and the whole House gets into a discussion about it.

The loudest bunch to come in was, of course, the Gryffindors. Who else? They were talking loudly, laughing loudly…well they were just being loud. But when were they not being loud?

And last but not least, the quietest bunch was the Slytherins. They strutted into the room in their formations; starting from the seventh years and ending with the first years, to their seats. Not saying a word, nor making a move except their legs. They were calm and collected like always, but, if one was to look closely enough they would notice the underlying currents of excitement hidden beneath their cold facades.

Once everyone was seated and had calmed down somewhat, Dumbledore stood up to say a few words, "I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening. I know that we have had a difficult last month, but hopefully tonight it will get much better."

Several student's and staff gave weak chuckles at his comment, while others nodded vigorously in agreement.

"But now, all I have to say is, 'Tweet Twit –"

*BOOM!*

The Great Hall doors were suddenly thrown opened making a great booming sound that resonated throughout the room. This caused many who were near the door and not so near to scream and jump away in fright or alarm. A voice that everyone recognized followed the loud BOOM!.

"Did you really have to slam the doors open that hard, Papa?" Came Harry Potter's scolding voice. When they looked towards the doors, they noticed two cloaked figures, one shorter than the other.

"Don't try to scold me, young snakeling. I'm still your elder." Came the response from the taller figure. Everyone assumed the shorter one was Harry because they couldn't see who the figures were for their hoods were covering their identities.

The tall one continued, "Besides I own this castle, so why can't I slam them open however hard I want? I could have just blasted them off their hinges, now couldn't have I?"

"Yeah yeah yeah Papa. You may own this castle, but you still didn't have to be so loud," Harry said exasperatedly, "Not to mention you wouldn't have blasted these doors even if you had wanted to."

"Oh, is that so? And why is that, oh smart one?" The tall figure mocked, looking down on Harry.

"Oh I don't know. Probably because they were a gift from Papa Godric and he was your best friend, duh." Harry shot back at the taller one, sounding down right smug.

"Cheeky brat," The tall one laughed, "You are right though. I wouldn't have blasted them open. Godric took great pride in creating these doors. Even the Great Hall for that matter. Merlin I miss him sometimes."

The assumed Harry figure gave the tall one a hug, then stepped back to speak, "I know you do. So, shall I do the honors of telling everyone who you are?"

"Don't you mean yourself too? You have changed a bit in the last month since you left with me." The tall one remarked thoughtfully.

Aha, so the shorter one was Harry and the tall one was the stranger who he left with. Oh joy, Harry was back. Student's and staff alike felt like jumping up with excitement at knowing Harry was back, but refrained to listen to what was being said.

"Hmmm. You may be right, but I'm still basically the same person. There are only slight changes to me. Besides, everyone should be able to recognize me, if not already know who I am just by hearing me talk." Harry said, looking up at the taller person.

"Alright, you made your point. Just go make your announcement or whatever you wanted to do. Say hi to your daddy or whatever that guy's name was." The tall figure suggested.

"Da-ddy?" Harry questioned haltingly, "You aren't supposed to say anything about that. I don't think he will like it if-"

He was interrupted by someone choking out, "Ha-Harry?"

Harry and everyone else turned to look and saw Severus slowly walking towards them. He stopped halfway, as if in indecision on whether or not to come any closer to them. He stared at Harry's figure trying to believe his ears and hopefully soon, his eyes.

Harry took a small step towards Severus and spoke softly, "Sev. Daddy."

That seemed to be what Severus wanted to hear because he gave a small smile and slightly spread his arms in invitation. Harry took a few more steps closer before full out running into Severus' arms where he was held close.

His hood had fallen back in the process of running and being held by Severus. So, everyone could see the changes that Harry and his companion had been talking about. They noticed that he seemed taller, like he had grown a few inches. He now came up to Severus' chin instead of his chest like he did when he was last there. He was still the shortest boy of his year, but at least he was a bit closer in their height.

They also noticed that he no longer had short, wild hair anymore. In its place was shoulder length black silky hair that had a bit of a wave but controllable. His hair was pulled back and held in place at the nape of his neck by a leather thong. (AN. Think Lucius Malfoy's hair when tied back. I do so love long hair on a gorgeous man! )

There were a few other changes to Harry that nobody noticed. Nobody except a certain blonde Slytherin. For if anyone was to look real closely to Harry's physique, one would notice how much more feminine he was. Odd.

"Oh Harry. I've missed you so much. Don't leave me like that ever again. Not without forewarning me, do you understand me?" Severus whispered fiercely into Harry's hair.

"I'm sorry Daddy. I didn't even realize he was even alive, let alone that I would be leaving with him. But I promise I won't leave without letting you know first." Harry whispered back into Severus' chest.

"Good." Severus breathed a sigh of relief.

Moments pass before he suddenly pulled back and asked, "Daddy?" to which Harry blushed and tried to hide his face against Severus' chest. He mumbled, "Your like my dad, so…"

"Ahem." Someone cleared their throat before either could say anything else. They turned their heads slightly to see Dumbledore not even a few feet away from them.

"Yes, Albus?" Severus said, looking over Harry's shoulder at Dumbledore, his arms still around Harry.

"Is that you Harry, my boy?" Dumbledore asked Harry, whose face was once again pressed into Severus' chest. At this, Harry moved back slightly to look over his shoulder at him.

"Yes Headmaster, it is me." Harry said, giving a small smile. He finally stepped fully away from Severus allowing Dumbledore and everyone else to get a better look at him. What they saw was even more shocking than the changes they had originally noticed.

Harry was pale, paler than he was before he left; it was like he hadn't gotten any sun while he was away for the last month. Another thing was his bone structure on his face; he seemed to have lost all his baby fat and it was more angular, but it still had a soft quality to it. If one was to look close enough, they would notice a hint of hardness around the upper cheekbones and chin. Even his lips were different; they were fuller like a woman's would be but looked amazing on Harry now. Plus, they were a beautiful ruby red that looks like they had just been covered in fresh blood.

However, what the most surprising was that Harry didn't have his glasses on. 'Where were his glasses? Isn't he practically blind without them? Did he get his eyes fixed? Maybe he was using something muggle?' Maybe Harry would tell them what was going on.

"Oh, Harry, my boy. We've been so worried about you when you suddenly left." Dumbldore remarked, giving Harry a quick hug before stepping back out of the way of the oncoming figure of Remus.

"Cub!" Remus exclaimed, going so far as to pick up Harry and swing him around before settling on just holding him.

"Remy!" Harry cried out excitedly, laughing when he was swung in the air.

"I've missed you cub. So much." Remus said, running his hands over Harry's head down to his shoulders.

"I've missed you too, Remy. I'm sorry I left without telling you, I figured you would check the map and see that I was safe." Harry whispered, so that only he and Remus could hear.

Remus nodded his head, "I knew you were safe. And I did check on you, but could you explain to me and everyone else for that matter who your companion is? The map just showed a blank ribbon without any name to let me know who he is."

"Oh!" Harry suddenly exclaimed, looking shocked like he had forgotten about his companion, "This is-."

He was interrupted by his companion hissing at him, "Don't tell them jussst yet Harry. Inssstead, let me ssshow them what I look like. I want to sssee how much they know of their Hogwartsss hissstory."

"You mean you want to know if they recognize you?" Harry hissed back teasingly.

"Yesssss…" The tall figure cackled.

Harry chuckled and shook his head before turning back to look at Dumbledore whose face was suddenly pale.

"Is something wrong, Headmaster?" Harry asked concernedly. He looked around the room and saw many pale faces along with confusion, anger, and some betrayal.

"Ummm…did I do something wrong?" Harry asked confused, looking up at Remus and Severus.

Remus looked at the pale faced Headmaster, the pale faced student's, then to Harry's tall companion. He thought for a moment on what could make everyone react this way. It finally clicked.

"I believe it is the fact that the only other known Parselmouth aside from you, is the Dark Lord. So, I'm assuming they believe that you have betrayed them and that your companion is really the Dark Lord." Remus explained angrily to Harry who was looking horrified and even a little disappointed at the actions of everyone.

"Do you guys really think I would betray you guys to a madman that has murdered my parents and countless other innocent people?" Harry said, his voice trembling. Remus put his arm around Harry to cuddle him against him, trying to comfort him.

"Not to mention I would have felt it the moment the Dark Lord had entered Hogwarts if he was really here. And Harry wouldn't be able to stand, let alone talk, if he was in the presence of the Dark Lord." Severus said mockingly, looking around him with his cruel obsidian eyes.

"Plus, Harry told me that it was not the Dark Lord that was here a month ago when he left with whoever his companion is." Hermione stood up and said to the horrified and ashamed crowd who had thought that Harry had betrayed them. They knew better that Harry would never betray them, but hearing someone else, who wasn't Harry and apparently not the Dark Lord, hiss was shocking and scary.

"It'sss alright, Harry. They are young and naïve. They alwaysss expect the worssst of people. They will sssooon learn to ssstop being ssso prejudiced, Harry." The tall figure hissed comfortingly to Harry, giving him a small hug.

"Now, let'sss ssshoc - I mean, sssee how many of your generation can recognize me." The tall figure continued, practically humming with excitement.

Harry nodded his head, "Alright, Papa. You may sssee how many, but I warn you. Not many ssstudent'sss will take you being here asss a good thing."

Harry hissed to his companion before turning back to address the Headmaster, "My companion would like to introduce himself. He's likes to shock people."

Dumbledore was back to his normal color, but so was his unnatural twinkle that always seemed to be present in his eyes. He nodded to show he understood, and then remained silent waiting for Harry's companion to introduce himself.

"Thisss isss going to be ssso great." The tall one chuckled, smirking to himself under his hood.

Harry just sighed and stood off to the side of his companion between Remus and Severus. He wanted to be out of the way for everyone to get a good look at his friend. "I hope they don't freak out too much." Harry sighed to himself.

Everyone watched with baited breath as Harry's companion slowly lowered his hood…

*So what do you think? Was it any good? Does everyone understand what is going on throughout the story? Can everyone figure out who the stranger and now Harry's companion is? If not, then I recommend going back and reading the books (and my previous two chapters cuz I gave many hints) because he was mentioned like all the time.

I looked through this chapter and couldn't really find anything I wanted to change except one or two grammar things and adding a sentence or two. So, basically this chapter is the same as before. Hope you still like it. Thanks! Review please!

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