Chapter Three; Honeydukes

I forgot to wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day and to mention the fact that I also got snapped at by a Chihuahua.

Later on that evening everyone went down to the great hall for supper. Harry walked Zip over by Alyssa's and Eve's table since Alyssa wanted to see his new puppy. "Aww,.. she's so cute! I wish that my mum would let me get a dog. My dad has one over at his place though and he's a chocolate lab." Alyssa said while she continued rubbing Zip's head and scratching her behind the ears.

The puppy stood up on her hind legs and wagged her tail while she placed her front paws down on top of Alyssa's lap. "I see what's his name?" Harry asked her.

"Coco." She told him.

"That's cute. Well c'mon Zip, let's go sit down at the table with everyone else." Harry told her as he gently tugged back on her leash and she landed all four paws back down onto the ground before she trotted away wagging her tail.

"I didn't know that your father got a puppy." Eve said.

"That's because he didn't. He rescued him a few weeks ago down at the animal shelter. He's really sweet though." She told her before both of the girls went back to eating their dinner. Harry sat down next to Ginny and removed Zip's leash from her collar before he started dumping a bunch of kibble into her bowl while she ate down beside them.

Then they all took hold of hands and bowed their heads to say grace. "Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let these gifts to us be blest amen." They prayed while Zip continued wagging her tail from side to side as she chowed down on her dinner and every so often she would lap up the water in her water bowl. Then everyone else started eating their dinner.

"So Tobey are you planning on going to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" Harry asked him.

"Yeah, do you want to come with me?" Tobey questioned him as Harry quickly nodded at him.

"Sure." He told him before he took a sip of his butterbeer.

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The next day Harry, Tobey, Angel, and Zip went into Hogsmeade to go into Honeydukes. That's when all of a sudden a group of other boys that recognized Tobey walked over to him. "Hey Tobey, what's up?" one of the boys questioned him.

"Not much." He replied.

"I see you've got your brother with you." The other boy said.

"Yep hullo, I'm Harry, Harry Snape." He told him with a grin before he shook his hand.

"I know that silly. Everyone knows who you are." The other boy began.

"Whoa look! He's got a Pitbull! What did you go bringing a Pitbull in here for!?" he exclaimed while he pointed down at the puppy and all four of the boys leapt away from them.

"What are you getting so worked up about?" Ginny questioned him before she squatted down to scratch Zip behind the ears after she had jumped up on top of her pant leg. "She's not bothering anybody." She told him as the puppy started to pant and wag her tail.

"I still don't trust those dogs." The boy told her. "Come on Tony let's go in the Hog's Head and get a firewhisky." He said.

"What?" Ginny questioned him with uncertainty before the boys turned and left the store.

"They can't drink firewhiskeys, they have alcohol in them." She said once they had left the store.

"Who cares, at least they're gone. Besides, you can just tell Ron and Hermione about it." Tobey told her before she slowly stood back up.

"I don't trust those boys." She said.

"I know, but there's nothing we can do about it since they're not under our authority." Harry told her with a shrug before he turned around and walked away.

Later on that afternoon after they got back to the castle with a bags full of sweets Harry went back down to Hagrid's hut to visit him and Chance. Chance perked up his ears and started to bark and wag his tail before he sprinted over to his friend. That is until Hagrid whistled over to him and waved his hand back over to him calling him back. "Come here boy, leave Harry alone." He told him as Harry plopped down on the step next to him.

"Hey Harry, what's on your mind?" he questioned him while he continued petting Chance until he laid down at their feet and started to pant. "Where's that new puppy of yours?" he wondered.

"Oh she's up in the Gryffindor common room playing with Ginny, Eve, and Hermione. She's fine. It's Tobey that I'm worried about." Harry said.

"Your brother? Why? What's wrong with him?" Hagrid wondered.

"I've known my brother for almost fourteen years and I can tell when something's bothering him. He's been acting really weird ever since we got here. I have a feeling that he's still having to deal with peer pressure and bullies but unfortunately there isn't anything that anyone can do about it until he says something about it." Harry explained.

"Yeah I know, well it sure is good seeing you Harry. And I sure hope that everything works out for you." Hagrid told him as he patted him on the shoulder before Harry rose to his feet and turned around heading back towards the castle before heaving a heavy sad sigh.

"Thanks, I sure hope so."