Hah! I loved the 'discussion of Harry's past' bit! Harry wheedling on about how bad it was (and of course it was), and Snape giving him the 'if life hands you a lemon, make lemonade' philosophy. And very right he is! Maybe I'm showing my age (I'm 40 - eek!) but that's the way I was raised, you know. And if there is one thing that makes me blind with rage it's this bl*&%#dy attitude that's so prevailant the past twenty years or so that everybody is a *victim*. That's right. We used to be citizins. We used to be human beings. Now we are helpless victims. Victims of our parents, victims of socio-economics, victims of this, that or the other. Harry might feel rather good - for a short while - if Snape would've patted him on the head and say something like "oh dear, you're right, life has treated you bad, you're excused from behaving like a civilized being or living up to my expectations as a student because of your sad, sad, past", but it won't do him any good in the end. Not only because it's right humiliating to be treated like poor waif that couldn't possibly better himself, but because this attitude will *trap* him. Trap him in the position he is now (as a victim of circumstance) and trap him in his mindset. Better to acknowledge that, yes, life has handed him a lemon in the first eleven years of his life, but that he has the power and the responsibility (as a civilised human being) to grow above his shaky start in life.

Loved the bit where Harry was put in to the corner... Thought the bit where Snape threw Harry into the lake a bit over the top, at first, but then I realized that Snape was rather.. playful.. in his reaction. A few days earlier he would have spanked the brat for throwing mud at him, but now he scares the boy with his cardriving and throws him in the lake. A playful Snape! A very snapish playfulness.. :-) Fun!

Hi I’m back.having read the chapter now I have to say that it was great as always!

now snape knows about harry’s childhood .you know..i admire the way you’ve kept him in character so well. I like snape the way he is.

And I also wanted to ask something and after reading the reviews I saw that Felinedreams somehow mentioned it. I mean will come a situation in which harry realizes how much he cares for snape?(i know you don’t want to give away anything…)and you’ve done a great job in building the realationship between them.

But you know if harry knows how much snape cares for him.and also he cares for snape I think his punishments will be more effective!the only thing that harry thinks about right now is how to get rid of snape and bring back sirius.if it was sirius who punishes harry would he start seeking trouble so soon after? It’s not actually the pain that makes the punishment effective it’s the feeling of shame and regret that you feel afterwards cause of having someone you love mad at you(disappointed in you and ….).  

I also like to see them grow closer GRADUALLY!It’s interesting to see how time can change feelings and people(in a good or bad way)!