iAuthor's note: This first chapter was written by Tracey/ipHRp

"Father, are you sure you want me going to Hogwarts. I mean, I was doing perfectly fine at Braggorts, I was at the top of my class!" Samantha complained to her father, as the two sat down to dinner that hot summer evening in the backhills of London. Her father peered up through his tangly black hair, and stared daggers at her.

"You may have been doing well, but I have a few people I would like to show up. People who think they are the best, or think there children are the best. You are the best, my dear, you. Not Hermoine Granger, not any poor cheap Weasley, and definately not..." Her father fell silent for a moment.

"Not who father?" Sam looked imploringly into his mysterious, somewhat evil eyes.

"Harry Potter."

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"Hey Harry! There is a new student!" Ron Weasley exclaimed to his friend who was sitting next to him, watching the Sorting Hat sort the new first years. Harry, Ron and Hermoine were all fifth year students at Hogwarts, and Harry and Hermoine had just been named Gryffindor Prefects.

"Yes Ron, there is a new student. About 50 of them. Up there. Being sorted." Harry motioned up to the front of the room.

"No! I didn't mean them! I meant there is a new fifth year student transferring over from Braggorts." Ron replied. Hermoine stopped what she was doing to look over at Ron, interested to find out who the new student was. Harry, too, was interested.

"Well, come on! Who is it?" Harry prodded Ron with his wand, threateningly.

"Sam Snape."

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After all the first years had been sorted, Proffessor Dumbledore stood up to make his announcements.

"Before we commence with the feast, I have a few announcements to make. First years, please make it known that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all Hogwarts students." Murmers spread among the first years. Dumbledore continued, "Secondly, I would like to welcome a new fifth year student, who has transferred to our great school from Braggorts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry." Murmers spread throughout the whole hall yet again. Harry nudged Ron in the side.

"Perfect. Just what we need. Another Snape. Wonder what he looks like." Harry whispered to Ron.

"Probably ugly and evil like his father." Was Ron's reply.

"Will you two shut up! I'm trying to get a good look at Snape's kid." Hermoine hissed from across the table. The trio looked up as Proffessor McGonagall stepped up once more to retrieve the Sorting Hat and place it on the stool infront of the Great Hall. Proffessor Snape was sitting at the head table, looking smuggly at everyone, especially Harry.

"All right, quite down everyone, so that we may sort our new student." McGonagall's shrill voice rang throughout the hall. Everyone quieted down in anticipation. No one had known that Snape had a child until that night, and they were all about to meet him. "All right then. Sam Snape please approach the stool to be Sorted."

Everyone looked up in awe as a tall girl with beautiful curly black hair walked up the the stool and sat. Almost immediately the Sorting hat screamed out "SLYTHERIN!"

"Sam Snape is a girl! A GIRL!" Ron exclaimed, one voice among a many making rounds in the hall, all amazed.

"Well of course! How didn't we see it before!" Hermoine spoke up. Harry and Ron looked at her questioningly."Sam Snape." she continued, "SamANTHA Snape."