"Severus, can you come to my office for a minute?" came the voice of Dumbledore through the fireplace.

"Coming headmaster. I'll be there in a minute."

Snape sighed with irritation. He was starting to hate going to the headmaster's office.

*So help me Albus if this is about Potter again you have got another thing coming.*

Snape reached the stone gargoyle and spoke the password which revealed a spiral stone staircase. He ascended and reached the door to the Headmaster's office. Snape impatiently knocked on the door a bit louder than he intended.

"Enter" came Dumbledore's calm reply.

Snape entered the office and closed the door.

"Hello Severus, took a bit of time didn't it?" Dumbledore smiled knowingly at the Potions Master before inviting him to sit.

"You wanted to see me?" *again* Snape said as he sat in the visitor's chair.

"I did Severus. Hagrid is busy so I need you to go fetch Harry from the Dursley's for me"

"WHAT?" yelled Snape "HELL NO!"

"Severus, you are the only available person at the moment everyone else is occupied at the moment." Dumbledore said patiently, ignoring Snape's outburst.

Snape groaned and leaned back in his chair unhappily.

They sat in silence for a minute before Dumbledore spoke.

"You need to get going, Severus, Harry's waited long enough."

-More silence-

"Headmaster, I don't understand why I have to go and fetch the brat, why don't you get Hagrid to do it?" Snape growled

"Severus, I have already told you. Hagrid is occupied with enough as it is, Minnervra is busy with issues for the Order and I have been tied up with Ministry hassle since Voldemort broke in and attempted to steel the prophecy in June."

"Then why not have someone else from the Order go and collect Potter like last year?"

"Severus, they are busy! For Merlin sake get over your hate for the boy and go bring him here. It's the safest place for him right now. Grimmuald Place would be safer but I won't trap Harry in the same house his godfather was trapped in before he was murdered. It would bring back too many painful memories for him…..Go on, Severus"

Snape recognized the dismissal and left the office. As he walked over the grounds he noticed the giant squid swimming around the lake. He stared at it absent-mindedly as he passed, his mind filled with Potter.

*This is the last thing I want to be doing on my vacation 'Severus Snape: taxi service to Harry 'Golden Boy' Potter.' Dumbledore you owe me big time. He better not get used to this.* Snape continued to curse Harry Potter until he reached the apparition point and disappeared in a second.

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He appeared in an ally near Privite Drive. He couldn't help but feel disgusted at the 'muggleness' of the houses he past on his way to his destination. He walked a little longer before reaching number four. This house was worse than the rest. It looked like someone spent hours every day cleaning just the outside by hand.

*Pathetic*

Snape shook his head and walked up to the door and rand the overly clean bell.

Volia! There's my first chapter. R&R