Title: Family Secrets
Author: Carebear
Summary: Hermione's cousin comes to Hogwarts in their sixth year. Someone with a secret about Hogwarts and some of its professors.
A/N: This is my first Harry Potter story, so please let me know what you think. Also, Hermione's nickname, Ony, is pronounced awe-knee
2nd A/N: Ok, I re-wrote Family Secrets and Hogwarts Truths, I never liked how it ended, it just didn't feel right. And last night inspiration hit me, so I am making a sequel based on the new version. So, the first is to be called Family Secrets, the sequel Hogwarts Truths, which I will get out as soon as possible. And Abi, I know you are reading this, don't kill me, read it first (
Love,
Carebear
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Hermione Granger walked around the room slowly; it had been over a year since she had been here. She heard a noise above her, then waited patiently while the noise moved towards the stairs and came down.
"Ony?" a soft voice called from the bottom of the staircase.
"I'm in the living room." She replied, and waited as the footsteps came closer.
A girl about her age came around the corner, and Hermione looked in surprise at the changes the years had made. Her black hair was held up in a clip, so Hermione couldn't tell how long it was now, and she was wearing a pale blue tank top with a black leather skirt. She looked so different now, but then again, so did Hermione herself.
As the girl stopped two feet from Hermione, Hermione looked up into the same eyes as her own, and she knew they really hadn't change all that much.
"Welcome back Ony." The girl cried as she pulled Hermione into a hug. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too, Kitty." Hermione said softly, finally feeling home with her cousin there. "How have you been, it's been so long since I've seen you. You haven't been here for the last three years."
"Yeah, I've been so busy these last three summers. But let me look at you." She replied stepping back. "The years at Hogwarts have been good to you little one. Your mom raves about your success."
"I love it, but I can hardly bear the thought that it will be over in two years." She replied as they sat down on the couch.
"I know"
"You could come you know. Start your sixth year with us."
"No pet, I won't go to Hogwarts."
"Why not?"
"I just don't want to learn magic."
"Bloody liar you are. Tell me the truth Kat."
"First tell me this, does anyone know you are related to Snape?"
"Only by marriage!" Hermione replied in her defense, very quickly, too quickly.
"But they don't know do they." Kitty replied, not as a question.
"No, I couldn't tell them, and he treats me no different than anyone else, other than a Slytherin."
"Of course." Kitty replied with the hint of a smile.
"They never knew you were related to him."
"Things were different then."
"Then start over now. No one will have to know that you are related to Snape in any way shape or form."
"No Ony, I'll only go if they want me. Until I hear it from Dumbledore himself, I'll not go."
"Bloody hell, you are the most stubborn women I've ever met."
"So are you, and the rest of our accursed family. Unfortunately, we are the only two blessed with powers."
"Why do you hate them so? Why do you hate being a witch?" she asked finally, no recrimination in her voice, just wanting to know the answer.
"I don't hate having powers or being a witch, I hate what happens because of them, of who I am."
"What do you mean? You've never explained."
"And I never will. My past is my own."
"Kat." she began softly.
"No Ony. Let it go."
She sighed; there was no way that she could get her to change her mind. She might as well give up. The Granger's were a stubborn lot, and Kat was the most stubborn of them all.
"All right, so what do you want to do for the week that I'm here?"
"Well, we can do any number of things." Kitty began with a smile.
Author: Carebear
Summary: Hermione's cousin comes to Hogwarts in their sixth year. Someone with a secret about Hogwarts and some of its professors.
A/N: This is my first Harry Potter story, so please let me know what you think. Also, Hermione's nickname, Ony, is pronounced awe-knee
2nd A/N: Ok, I re-wrote Family Secrets and Hogwarts Truths, I never liked how it ended, it just didn't feel right. And last night inspiration hit me, so I am making a sequel based on the new version. So, the first is to be called Family Secrets, the sequel Hogwarts Truths, which I will get out as soon as possible. And Abi, I know you are reading this, don't kill me, read it first (
Love,
Carebear
~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione Granger walked around the room slowly; it had been over a year since she had been here. She heard a noise above her, then waited patiently while the noise moved towards the stairs and came down.
"Ony?" a soft voice called from the bottom of the staircase.
"I'm in the living room." She replied, and waited as the footsteps came closer.
A girl about her age came around the corner, and Hermione looked in surprise at the changes the years had made. Her black hair was held up in a clip, so Hermione couldn't tell how long it was now, and she was wearing a pale blue tank top with a black leather skirt. She looked so different now, but then again, so did Hermione herself.
As the girl stopped two feet from Hermione, Hermione looked up into the same eyes as her own, and she knew they really hadn't change all that much.
"Welcome back Ony." The girl cried as she pulled Hermione into a hug. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too, Kitty." Hermione said softly, finally feeling home with her cousin there. "How have you been, it's been so long since I've seen you. You haven't been here for the last three years."
"Yeah, I've been so busy these last three summers. But let me look at you." She replied stepping back. "The years at Hogwarts have been good to you little one. Your mom raves about your success."
"I love it, but I can hardly bear the thought that it will be over in two years." She replied as they sat down on the couch.
"I know"
"You could come you know. Start your sixth year with us."
"No pet, I won't go to Hogwarts."
"Why not?"
"I just don't want to learn magic."
"Bloody liar you are. Tell me the truth Kat."
"First tell me this, does anyone know you are related to Snape?"
"Only by marriage!" Hermione replied in her defense, very quickly, too quickly.
"But they don't know do they." Kitty replied, not as a question.
"No, I couldn't tell them, and he treats me no different than anyone else, other than a Slytherin."
"Of course." Kitty replied with the hint of a smile.
"They never knew you were related to him."
"Things were different then."
"Then start over now. No one will have to know that you are related to Snape in any way shape or form."
"No Ony, I'll only go if they want me. Until I hear it from Dumbledore himself, I'll not go."
"Bloody hell, you are the most stubborn women I've ever met."
"So are you, and the rest of our accursed family. Unfortunately, we are the only two blessed with powers."
"Why do you hate them so? Why do you hate being a witch?" she asked finally, no recrimination in her voice, just wanting to know the answer.
"I don't hate having powers or being a witch, I hate what happens because of them, of who I am."
"What do you mean? You've never explained."
"And I never will. My past is my own."
"Kat." she began softly.
"No Ony. Let it go."
She sighed; there was no way that she could get her to change her mind. She might as well give up. The Granger's were a stubborn lot, and Kat was the most stubborn of them all.
"All right, so what do you want to do for the week that I'm here?"
"Well, we can do any number of things." Kitty began with a smile.