Chapter Four; The Squabble

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Snape sat down in the stadium together. "Are you sure that the twins will be alright?" Hermione inquired.

"Oh yeah they'll be fine. They've got Tobey and Eve there with them." Ron assured her with a wave of his hand. "Besides my guess is that they'll probably be watching the game on TV." He said glancing over at Harry who was wearing a blue and yellow baseball cap and his usual cross necklace. "You look good. Just promise me that you'll pray for a win." He told him as Harry laughed.

"God doesn't do things like that. That's considered cheating. Besides, the other team is probably praying for the same thing and He can't answer both prayers." Harry said while chewing his gum before blowing a bubble and popping it between his teeth a few seconds later.

"That's funny, I didn't think there was anything that God couldn't do." Ron said before suddenly getting to his feet. "I'm hungry, does anybody have any idea where the concession stand is?" he questioned but Harry just simply shook his head.

"No, I was eight the last time that I came here." He told him as Ron quickly glanced down at Snape who groaned and rolled his eyes.

"Do you really have to get something now? The game's going to start any second." He said but before Ron could answer him Hermione stood up.

"Well if you guys are going I might as well go with you. I need to use the ladies room." She explained as Snape rolled his eyes again.

"Then why didn't you take care of that before we sat down?" he asked her.

"Because I wanted to make sure that we got our seats first." She told him.

"We have tickets Granger nobody is going to steal them away from us!" he yelled.

"I'm sorry sir, but I really have to go." She told him.

"Fine!" he spat before he quickly leapt to his feet. "Come on let's go. Harry be sure to keep an eye on the game for me I'll be right back as soon as I'm finished dealing with Bevis and Butthead!" he told him before they turned around and started walking down the steps.

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"Well that was a good game, but it's too bad that we lost though." Ron said after they got back home and Snape rolled his eyes and groaned.

"It would have been better if we didn't end up missing half of it. I thought the line for the concession stand would never end." He muttered under his breath to Harry who just simply grinned at him.

"I'm sorry, but it wasn't that bad. Do you want to play a game of wizard chess now?" he questioned him.

"Sure I'd love to!" Ron exclaimed but Harry quickly shook his head.

"But I wasn't_" he began.

"Do you want to play black or white?" Ron asked him as Harry heaved a heavy sad sigh and turned to glance over at his father.

"White I guess." He mumbled.

"Good, that means you'll get to go first." He told him as Harry breathed another heavy sad sigh while he and his father exchanged solemn looks.

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After the movie was over Snape quickly entered through the front door and slammed it behind him angrily. A few seconds later Harry followed him. "Dad? Are you alright?" he asked him.

"No I'm not alright Harry! This was supposed to be a fun day just for the two of us! First I missed half of the ballgame, then at the movies Weasley's cell phone rings and he starts talking to one of his idiotic brothers during the film! Not only that but he and Granger wouldn't stop talking to each other, holding hands and making out! That is when their hands weren't full of popcorn!" he snapped before he took a deep breath.

"Look, sometimes I think that we should just get rid of them and hire a couple of apes to help out! They would do a better job than them!" he shouted completely unaware of the fact that Ron and Hermione were standing behind them until he heard the door shut behind them and.

"You don't want us anymore?" Hermione questioned him as he quickly turned over to look at her and gasped feeling his heart begin to shatter when he saw the tears in her eyes.

"Hermione, I didn't_" he began.

"We're supposed to be one happy family!" she hollered before she burst into tears and quickly hurried back outside as Snape and Ron just stared at each other.

"Do you really want us to leave?" Ron asked him.

"No, of course I don't." Snape told him.

"You lost your temper again didn't you?" Harry questioned him.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. Look Ron, I'm sorry. It just sort of slipped out. If you find Hermione for me I promise that I'll make it up to both of you." He told him.

"Well alright, I'll try. I can't promise that she'll speak to you again after that though." Ron said before he escaped back out the front door and Snape heaved a heavy sigh and flopped down on the couch as it shut behind him.

"I am such an idiot." He muttered with a shake of his head before Harry followed him into the room and sat down beside him.

"No you're not. You were upset. You made a mistake. You even tried telling them that you didn't mean it." He told him.

"I'll try talking to them again tomorrow after church. Listen Harry, you know I love you from the bottom of my heart, but I just don't think we'll be able to spend time together like we used to. It just isn't worth losing Ron and Hermione as friends. Next to you and your brothers and sisters they're just about the greatest thing that ever happened to me." Snape said as Harry nodded his head.

"I understand." He told him placing his hand on top of his shoulder. "But if you really want them to forgive you then first you should really forgive yourself." He told him as Snape smiled sadly at him.

"Spoken like a true Sunday school teacher. I just don't think that I'll be able to do that though. Not after how hurt Hermione was. I can't forget the tears in her eyes and the look of ultimate betrayal." He said as he took another deep breath and slowly rose to his feet before he turned to walk down the hallway with Harry solemnly watching him.

End of Part 1