Author's note: This is the new version of A Love Made to Last. In case you had not read my author's note regarding the ALMtL, I was unhappy with how I was writing it, and have thus decided to rewrite it. I hope that you all enjoy this version as much as I have enjoyed rethinking and reworking my character.
This is set during the beginning of HP&DH.
Enjoy!!!
Dumbles
The Half-Blood Princess:
Chapter 1
A slight breeze blew the graying curtains around the room. A young, woman stood looking sadly out of the window. So much had happened since she had first started at Hogwarts six years ago. She had been through six Defense Against the Dark Arts professors; nearly had the school closed twice, and had all sorts of other events, both sad and happy happen here. It was upon these grounds that she had learned that Lord Voldemort was back, and yet it was also upon these grounds that the previous occupant of the office she was standing in had fallen to his death. She danced at her first school dance with her best friend, and had received her first kiss under the large oak tree on the other side of the lake.
She heard the door open, and she turned around, seeing her father coming in, looking weary. She went over to him, and hugged him close to her. She had not been able to see him for a good part of the summer. No one in her school house had spoken to her since the death of Albus Dumbledore. She knew that it was not only because her last name was Snape, but she was engaged to a Slytherin, the enemy of her Gryffindor House.
"Gwen, what's the matter?" Severus Snape asked his adopted daughter, holding her closer as she started to cry.
"I don't know…I'm just so confused and no one is talking to me in Gryffindor…and He's just making everything much more difficult…" She wept.
Severus had never been very good with weepy girls, but Gwen had always been different than most girls. She had been thrust upon him over seventeen years ago by her dying parents. He had taken immense care and pride in raising her. He had tried to make her into Slytherin material, but had secretly happy that she had made it into Gryffindor at her sorting. Although he would never admit it to Minerva, he thought that Gryffindor had some merits, especially over Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Severus had always paid attention to Gwen and had made sure that she never really wanted anything, or needed anything for that matter.
"I know that nothing has ever been easy for you, Gwen." He said consolingly. "But, The Dark Lord has authorized me to appoint Draco as Head Boy and you as Head Girl. So you won't need to worry about you housemates." He tried to smile for her. "Please cheer up, Gwen. You know that it makes me sad to see you gloomy."
She smiled a bit and moved away from him, wiping the tears away from her eyes as she did so. "I suppose that I could do that for you, dad."
Severus placed an arm around her waist. "I also have some other news for you as well, before it is to be announced." He said seriously to her.
Gwen looked at him, studying his face carefully. "What other news?" She asked somewhat apprehensively.
"The Dark Lord has seen fit to appoint myself as the new headmaster for this school term. He has also appointed Amycus Carrow for Defense Against the Dark Arts and Alecto Carrow for Muggle Studies." He said graver than he had meant to say.
Gwen looked at her adopted father. The only parent she had ever known in her life. He had taken her in when she was only ten days old. He had given her everything she had ever wanted, yet raised her to be thankful for what she had and everyone in her life. They both knew how quickly loved ones could be taken. "What does that mean?"
"It means that we will be under more pressure than ever."
They walked over to the window that Gwen had been standing in front of before, one arm around each other's waist, crying silent tears of sadness at their predicament.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, the Amazing JK does, except Gwen, as she is mine.
Author's note: Well I quite like where this version is heading better than the other one. I must say that I have revised Gwen herself a bit in terms of characterization and looks. No longer does her life seem so happy-go-lucky. This version will possibly be darker than the previous one. I think that you will see the darker side of Gwen at some point in the story. I WILL work so much more on regularly updating. Depending on my workload, I will try to update regularly!!!!!!! I PROMISE!!!!
Thanks for reading!!!! Please review and tell me what you think, especially what you liked and what you didn't like between Gwen 1.0 and Gwen 2.0!!!!! (I know that the timing on updates needs to definitely be improved on!!)
Thanks Again!!
Dumbles : )