Yes apart from actually attacking Harry Snape probably couldn't have hurt him any more if he'd tried. Not very nice and he wasn't even trying to be particularly nasty. So quite an achievement really. I did consider having Snape know the perfect spell to repair the broomstick but thought that would be too easy on him.  

Ah Sirius... I've had a few reviews requesting alternately for him to be stay dead/turn out to be alive... I won't say too much other than to say that a degree of uncertainity about Sirius' fate will play a part in following chapters. That doesn't necessarily mean that he will end up being alive however... we will have to wait and see how it unfolds. Whatever happens you can be assured that you will find out more about what he was trying to do and it will play a part in the plot - he hasn't just gone off to Ireland to get him out of the way so Harry and Snape can be forced to spend time together!

He he I get that with '-' sometimes or italics or occasionally particular words which creep into a paragraph repeatedly :)

Thank you so much. You're right- this was a bit of a nightmare because I couldn't decide if Snape was reacting too harshly or softly...

It was this chapter that 1st gave me the idea for this fic actually because I was thinking about how Snape might react and thought it would be an interesting starting point (although it's actually taken me ages to get to this point lol)

I think Harry would hate to see anyone suffering, particularly if he felt in some way responsible for it. It gives Harry a bit of an insight into the strain Snape is living under all the time living his double life. It says a lot that it didn't even occur to Snape that Harry would have been worried for him... 

Thank you so much for all your reviews! It really encourages me to keep writing:)

 Yes I'm going to try and keep  Snape from getting soft at any point in the story if I can avoid it. He'll always be capable of acting like a complete git in my eyes, although he has some crucial redeeming qualities. 

Thank you :) I hope I still manage to keep Snape in character in the next chapter. He is alternating between 'Harry' and 'Potter' all the time depending on his mood at the time but I hope this doesn't just seem confused!!

Yes my spelling is atrocious I'm afraid - you don't even want to know the state this fic would be in without spell check sorting some of them out! I promise I will go through and sort some of these out at some point soon. I just don't want to forget what I'm planning to write in the next chapters by holding off on writing them if that makes sense...