Oh, don't worry. There will definitely be a lot more of Snape and Harry time.  I thought maybe that readers were getting a little bored that the story was taking too long to develop, but I see that that's not the case. I'll try to put more of Snape and Harry together in the chapter I'm working on right now.

 Sirius will play a big part in this story, and Snape's relationship with Harry will take a new twist very soon.  There is a lot more to come.

Thanks for your advice though. I just didn't realise that anyone would be interested to see more of Snape and Harry together at this point, but I will definitely show more in this chapter. Thanks. I always appreciate advice from you, and since I too consider you as one of my favourite authors on here, I will definitely take your cirticism to heart and add more Harry and Snape moments.

Thanks, I"m woking on the next chapter as we speak as a matter of fact.

 Darned, I just erased a big long response to you, telling you how much I appreciate your kind words! Darned computer...darned fingers.

Yeah, well Severus is going to learn more about Harry's home situation, like about him spending eleven years stashed away in a closet, and when he does, well...let's just say that I wouldn't want to be in the Dursley's shoes!!

Thank you so much, and did I tell you how much I loved your latest chapter of Suffering?  You know part of me is anxious for the epilogue, but the other part is sad to see the story end.  I really hope that you are oing to write something else soon, because I'm always so pleased to see a new story from you.

Well...this is Harry we're talking about, isn't it?  Hopefully, he'll stay put for awhile!

Yeah, I think that Snape may be strict, but he's not as cruel to Harry as he used to be, and yes, definitely he is better than the Dursleys.

Ooh, I was worried about Hagrid. I don't think I got the accent right, but I hope I captured his spirit. Yeah,the big lug is such a softie!  

Yeah, his legs turned to jelly, but then his rash Gryffindor side threw caution to the wind.  Remember that Harry had planned to sneak out before he saw the eyes at the window, so he just threw aside his fear, chalking it all up to his imagination.  Well, it will come out later the reasons that Sirius showed up at Hogwarts at this point in time. In the book, he shows up at Hogwarts because he knows that Pettigrew is there already, but at this point in my story, Ron is still in Egypt, so Sirius has followed Harry to Hogwarts for other reasons. which will be clear later.

 Not all of this furniture is Snape's as will be explained later. That is why it's not as masculine or dark as Harry would have expected for Snape.  Also, as far as Harry's room goes, it was decorated by Snape,  but while the wood is similar to that in the rest of the quarters, the furniture is more modest, and not as feminine as the other pieces, nor is Snape's bedroom furniture. The electronics are aided by magic, which again will be explained later.  Snape has a special place actually in his heart for Muggles because of Lily's parents, and although Tobias was a real bastard, Snape never really fully accepted the doctrine of Voldemort about Muggles being less than worthy.

Snape's quarters are not really all that large, but don't forget that Harry expected a cave--dark and dank, and bats flying around, so we are seeing the quarters from Harry's point of view, and  Harry's room was Snape's study before, where he had a desk and some of his research books, but he transformed it for Harry. Of course Dumbledore gave him a little push, but it was Snape's decision to allow Harry the room.

Yeah, Snape is having a real internal struggle, battling inner demons. On one hand, he still sees Harry as an extension of James and we all know how he holds grudges, but he just can't stir up the same feelings of resentment and hate that he had before. Not after seeing what Harry's life is really like. The parallels to Snape's own life is making him very uncomfortable. He just doesn't know how to deal with his feelings.

I know that it's a little drawn out in this story, but things will pick up after term starts.  If I I push the plot along too fast, the story won't make sense, so I'm sorry if it seems a little slow moving right now, but there are some shocking revelations to come. I just ask a little patience for the storyline to evolve properly.

Snape does have a ticker under all that steel! I like a tall, dark an silent man!! Yeah, poor Harry, he's taking off more than he can chew.

 I'm sure a lot of people would like to kick Vernon's ass all the way to Kingdom Come!  Thanks. I'm looking forward to YOUR next chappie!