When Harry woke again he felt refreshed. He was in a new room but could still feel the magic of Hogwarts so he wasn't worried. Looking around he noticed that the room looked a lot like the Gryffindor dorm except there was only one bed and there was a couch in front of the fire the colors were more muted too.

Sliding out of bed, he noticed his trunk had made it to Hogwarts sometime during the night , probably courtesy of Dobby. Dropping down in front of it and opening the lid, Harry did a quick check to make sure everything was there. When he was sure he had everything he pulled out some clean clothes and cast a quick tempus charm. Upon seeing that it was nearly lunch time, Harry hurried to the loo, that was on the wall closest to the bed.

Once Harry was dressed, he grabbed the comb laying on the sink, and turned to the mirror. When he saw his reflection he almost dropped the comb. 'How had I forgotten last night?', Harry thought to himself.

Looking at himself in the mirror once again, Harry noted the changes. His dark hair had grown to about the middle of his back and his face was more heart shaped instead of the oval it was before. His frame had thinned a bit and he had a narrow waist for a boy. 'Great', Harry thought,'being a Myrmidon has made me look like a girl.'

Sighing, Harry pushed the thoughts of his new appearance and quickly combed his hair. As he headed back into the bedroom his thoughts wondered to Severus. The man did seem to genuinely want to put the past behind them. And oddly enough Harry found himself wanting the same. They will, undoubtedly, have to talk of their past eventually but Harry wanted to put that off as long as possible.

Changing the direction of his thoughts, he wondered what Severus' role as the father figure entailed. He also wondered if there was any special mental bond between them.

No sooner had Harry thought that he felt the bond flare to life. It wasn't anything intrusive, just a presence at the back of his mind. Severus seemed to feel it too because Harry felt amazement and curiosity flow softly through the bond.

Harry was extremely relieved Severus wasn't irritated at the bond. ~Are you going to come out of that room or not?~

Harry startled at the sudden question projected into his head, and mentally scowled at Severus' amusement. ~How did you know we could talk through the bond~, Harry asked.

~It said so in the book on Myrmidon I'm reading, of course~, Severus replied, still amused. Harry mentally grumbled before walking out into the small common room.

Harry walked over to the chair next to the couch planning to sit there unt the Myrmidon part of him decided to sit on Severus' lap. It was useless to fight and Harry have in. Plopping down onto the man's lap, Harry curled up and rested his head on Severus' chest.

"What are you doing", Severus asked, startled and a bit amused by the situation.

"It's not my fault. The Myrmidon wanted to sit on your lap. I think it wants to be close to the only pack member it has found so far", Harry said, highly embarrassed.

Severus chuckled, but put his arms around the boy regardless. He was once again amused when Harry made a sort of purring sound and snuggled into the embrace.

"So what do you want to do today", Severus asked Harry, knowing Harry would want to stay in here for the day with his new pack member, strengthening the bond.

"Could we just stay in here today? I don't want to face anyone else and I want to get to know you a little more."

~That is fine by me.~

A/N: I know I promised Siri and Remi in this chapter but I wanted this scene first and I am too tired to write Siri being difficult and Remi being understanding. As you have probably noticed I have been updating every day but that will probably slow down as I try to fall into a routine. I am helping with a recycled art class on Wednesdays and Thursdays I go to a friend's to study. I hope you don't mind.