"Let me finish, Potter. This is going to be another one of our secrets. No one else can know. I remember him being loving and caring when I was younger. I used to spend hours in his study, getting to know every one of his items. Then, one day, it all changed. I suddenly was not the son he wanted. He became more angry, more... fanatical. He was furious with me for saving you from the troll, for acting unlike a Slytherin. I can’t go home for the holidays. In the mirror, among other things , I saw him finally giving his approval for the choices I have made. Him giving me his love again...."