Yeah, I thought that I'd torture Snape a bit! But there is a reason for my madness, as you'll see.  Yeah, Snape and his legendary temper! LOL!

 Thanks, I had so much fun writing a nasty Snape!

 I love Minerva. She's almost the only one that can really handle Snape! She puts him in his place.

Hee hee. I think that Harry wanted to do a little of his own snuggling too.

Thanks for reviewing Ivy.

Oh, I think that you put it beautifully Ivy. Snape had accepted death, and was actually awaiting it with welcome arms, so it was a bit of a disappointment to him that he wouldn't be reunited in death with Lily and now he 's faced with a life with a son that he doesn't know, and since he's never been very good at dealing with emotions, he lashes out at Harry as the source of his ambigious emotions.

Yes, Snape would never admit that he's scared would he?

 Thanks Ivy, your reviews mean a lot to me. I can't wait for an update from you too! :)  Any story of yours will do; I love them all!

Oh Thanks Ivy. Actually, the Horcrux was created by Voldemort's Deatheaters before Snape killed Dumbledore. Don't forget, at one time, Snape was a real Deatheater, before he became a spy, and he was not a nice person. No sugarcoating it here.  But Snape did not create the Horcrux willingly; he only did so on Voldie's orders, so he was  not pleased when Harry used it to bring him back. Fortunately, Snape only created one Horcrux, not like Vodie, who created seven.  It's not so much the Horcrux that makes the person evil, but splitting your soul into multiple pieces can have a devastating effect on you and your soul.

 Thanks Ivy. I answered a challenge actually, so I can't take credit for the premise behind the story; which I thought was brilliant, and just had to write it.

 Dumbledore is not as bad as that line makes him sound; he had his reasons for not trusting Snape. After all, the man was a Deatheater, and for all Dumbledore knew, he was not to be trusted. He did start out truly believing Voldemorts doctrines on Pureblood racism, so Dumbledore was not going to trust him fully with not only a vulnerable child of the light, like Harry, but with the future of the Wizarding World.

Dumbledore knew that Snape loved Lily, and was remorseful for his part in her death, but he really didn't know to what extent the man was sorry for his part in Voldemort's destruction. Even if Snape did not enjoy killing, and only did so because he would have been killed himself, does not change the fact that he is not a saint.

 While Dumbledore made many mistakes in this story, I do not wiish him to be portray as really evil, just a little eccentric and slightly manipulative.

Thanks Ivy, and I'm looking forward to your next chappie too.

Thanks. I was really worried that the chapter would be too boring, because nothing exciting happened.  I know Snape's progression to humanity is slow, but it wouldn't be realistic otherwise. As you said, he lived as a bitter, angry lonely man for a long time. I have to remind myself while writing also, that Harry is older in this story than in most, so their relationship and acceptance of each other as father and son, will take a bit longer than in other fics, where Harry is younger. A younger Harry will be much more hungry for a father and a home than an adult Harry would. Although the desire is still there, obviously, there is not the need to escape the Dursleys in this story, so Harry has not been in as much of a hurry as if he had of been younger.

Don't worry about it Lesley. I understand about RL, trust me on that!!

Omg!! That's too funny.  Thanks for catching that.  Oops...

There is a grand debate, isn't there, of whether nurture or nature plays a role in behaviour and choices we make. I had a difficult childhood and I could have made the decision to become an alcoholic, become addicted to drugs etc... but I didn't and I sometimes wonder how I managed to remain sane through it all. Of course whether I'm sane or not is a matter of opinion amongst my family and friends. LOL!  Seriously though, I think that it's a combination and some people are stronger and can resist peer pressure. Adults that you can count on would certainly make a difference, but it is not a prerequisite, as I didnt' have that, and I think that I turned out not too bad.

Thanks for your review and thanks for pointing out the blunder. I'll go back and change it.