Hummingbird Chapter 1 Jade, a harry potter fanfic

Hummingbird

Chapter 1

Jade

Severus couldn't believe that Albus had asked him to leave Hogwarts for a week or two over the summer, you need some time away from work, go out a little, enjoy the summer instead of hiding in the dungeons. Severus had snorted at the Headmaster, but had given in, he really did need a nice relaxing holiday, a small vacation he hadn't had the opportunity to have over the last couple of years.

The Potters had survived that night, and everyone was praising them and their son, Jamison Potter(called Jamie by his friends), the boy-who-lived, the saviour. Severus couldn't stand the boy; he was just as arrogant as his father and enjoyed the public. He was the perfect mix between his parents; he had James' untamed hair, but in a deeper red that his mother's, he had his mother's face features and James' hazel eyes and lanky build. A thing that had surprised him, where how Lily had changed after that Halloween, the sweet girl, changed into a media diva.

Severus had moved into his London flat, a flat he had bought to use in the holidays but had never used it. He had spent the first couple of days to take a look at the city. It had been a long time since he had really take the time to look at it. He had seen a smaller night club, called "The Hymn", it was a club with live entertaining, some singers and dancers the club had employed.

Later that night

Severus stood in front of "the Hymn" looking at one of the posters that were hanging on the wall:

Tonight

Listen to new music while enjoying the normal atmosphere

Ethnic music and dance

More rhythm and movement than ever

Severus ordered a drink and looked at the dancers that moved in between the tables. They moved to the music like they hadn't been doing anything else their whole life, which they probably didn't have either. About an hour later a younger man stepped on to the stage with a mic' in his hand.

"Dear audience. Now is the time you have all been waiting for. It is time for The Hymns own hummingbird: Jade!"

People started clapping and a young girl, no older than seventeen, stepped on to the stage. Jade's hair was a midnight black, shining in the light from the spots, which was pulled back in a pony-tail that had been curled, her skin was pale, yet did it have a creamy glow to it. Jade was wearing a pair of leather pants and a black top that was tied behind her neck, with a large v-cut leaving a good view of her cleavage, which Severus noticed wasn't under average, and left some skin on the sides free, and her feet was bare.

Jade picked up a head-mic' from the stage and put in on her head, music started and she began to sing.

"When I find you in my dreams
You always try to run away
It doesn't look it but it seems
You still take my breath away
And when I try to ask you why
We couldn't give it one more try
I can find you anywhere,
You're not there.

Let me try, let me try
I don't wanna say Good Bye
I will find a way to make you stay
Just let me try…

Looking back I realized
We are learning from mistakes
I can see it in your eyes
I can feel you heart vibrates

And when I try to ask you why
We couldn't give it one more try
I can find you anywhere,
You're not there.

Let me try, let me try
I don't wanna say Good Bye
I will find a way to make you stay
Just let me try…

Let me try

I will find a way to make you stay
Just let me try…"

Severus couldn't help but stare in wonder at the girl. She had a voice like no other and she had danced to the music while singing, and there was no ragged breathing or a drop of sweat on her body yet.

Severus noticed that Jade looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't place her. It was like he had seen her before, or at least someone that looked like her. Before he knew it she began to sing and dance again. Severus had to wait four songs before even some sweat showed on her body, but her breathing was still as when she started. Doesn't that girl ever get tired? Wondered Severus and listened to her singing yet again.

"Please don't be sad
It's like you've always dreamed
I wear the white veil
Oh, mother bless me please

Don't you cry
Tomorrow I go
The last night falling

Do you recall
How I would imagine
A white wedding dress
And now finally my time
Time is here

I know that I will miss
Your sweet words singing
Maybe I'll cry
Still I hope you will sing
Sing for me

Di di da di di da
Lift the drum beat, raise your voice
Di di da di di da
May the whole world shake as one
Let the song begin
Celebrate the dance within
Di di da di di da di

Maybe I'll cry
Still I hope you will sing
Sing for me

Di di da di di da
Lift the drum beat, raise your voice
Di di da di di da
May the whole world shake as one
Let the song begin
Celebrate the dance within

Di di da di di da di

Di di da di di da

Let the song begin
Celebrate the dance within

Di di da di di da di"

Jade smiled and bowed before leaving the stage. It was then it clicked for Severus, her smile. It was the same smile he had loved when he was in school. Lily's smile. But how could that be they only had the brat, and he was also seventeen. Twins? No it can't be. Can it? Severus wondered. He then started to see if he could find some similarities between the Potters and Jade.

Jade had the same midnight black hair as Potter senior, but it had the same smoothness to it as Lily's. She had a lanky build like the Potter brat, but she wasn't as tall as him, maybe around 5'10 where all three of the Potter family was around 6'1 and over. Her skin was paler than Lily's golden tanned skin, and both Potter males tanned skin. Severus had yet to see the colour of her eyes, but he had a feeling that they either would be hazel or emerald green.

Severus took a seat at the bar desk when the clock reached 11 p.m. since it was then the more dared dancers got on stage. He would have left long ago if he didn't had the feeling that Jade would come back later that night.

Severus sat talking with the bartender and got a lot to know about Jade. She had started working there just the day after her 16th birthday, her uncle had argued with the manager about her working there; the manager didn't want her to work there, said she was too young to be working at a nightclub, but her uncle had said she could just work in the back.

The conversation had then turned into Jade's first stage performance. One of the normal singers had called in sick and couldn't sing, then one of the late dancers had told the manager that she had heard the new clean-girl hum and sing quietly when she cleaned one night, so they had grabbed her, dressed her in some dress, quickly done her hair and make-up, before the almost threw her onto the stage, she had been singing almost every night afterwards and doing her cleaning job when the club closed for the night.

Severus sat thinking about all the information he had gotten; Jade was an orphan, or so the bartender said, she had lived with her aunt and uncle since she had been around two years old, she had worked at the club for about a year and if the bartender remembered correct she also worked at the local grocery store during the day.

"Sir?"

Severus was brought out of his musings by the quiet question and a tap on his shoulder. He looked up and locked his dark eyes with a pair of brilliant emerald green, which looked to be jaded with, what for Severus, looked like pain. It all made sense now, Jade was child of James and Lily Potter, some way or another. Jade's face features were the same as James', but they were rounded and made more define by Lily's. Jade, if that even was her name, the bartender had said it was a name the manager always presented her with and the rest of the staff had followed suit calling her it too, like Jamison was the perfect blend between the two oldest Potters, she had the perfect mix of her parents which made her, her own person. She was now wearing the same clothing as the rest of The Hymn's staff was wearing, a black tee-shirt with the club's logo and a pair of light blue jeans.

Severus noticed her mouth was moving and only captured the last part of her last word in the sentence.

"Sorry I didn't catch that. What did you say miss...?"

"Haley. And I said we are closing up so you need to leave."

"Yes of course, sorry. I was completely lost in my thoughts."

"That is quiet alright Sir. But you still need to go. Shall I call you a cab or are you by foot?"

Severus didn't quite understand why she would ask that, it was then he noticed that he had been sitting nursing a class of scotch while looking out in the sky while he had been thinking.

"No I'm by foot. Good evening to you miss Haley."

With that Severus drowned the last of his drink and walked out the club, leaving a gobsmacked girl in his wake.

Next evening

Severus had decided to go back to the club, he wanted to talk to Haley, wanted to know something about her, so he would have to ask her to his table after her show, if she even performed tonight, but he had a gut feeling that she would.

While he ordered his drink, he asked the bartender about Jade and got the information he wanted, she would be performing tonight.

"Could you tell her to join me at my table after her show?" Severus asked, his voice leaving no discussion.

"Sure, but if you hurt her, I will hurt you more than the doubled." Severus just nodded and sat down and waited for The Hymn's hummingbird to make her entrance.

Finally the manager stepped on the stage and presented her. Severus watched as Jade stepped onto the stage, she was dressed in a green summer-dress that reached her knees. Severus thought she had a slight limp, but it wasn't much for others to notice.

"There is something that I see
In the way you look at me
There's a smile, there's a truth
In your eyes

What an unexpected way
On this unexpected day
Could it be this is where I belong
It is you I have loved all along

There's no more mystery, it is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
And it is you I have loved all along

There were times I ran to hide
Afraid to show the other side
Alone in the night without you

But now I know just who you are
And I know you hold my heart
Finally this is where I belong
And it is you I have loved all along

There's no more mystery, it is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
It is you I have loved all along

Over and over I'm filled with emotion
Your love, it rushes through my veins
And I am filled with the sweetest devotion
As I look into your perfect face

no more mystery, it is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
And it is you I have loved
It is you I have loved
It is you I have loved all along"

Severus was enchanted, if this was how she sang when she was singing like she normally did, then what she did the other night was nothing. Her voice was so kind it could make even the toughest death eater weak in his knees.

"I haven't really ever found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I apologize that once again I'm not in love
But it's not as if I mind
that your heart ain't exactly breaking

It's just a thought, only a thought

If my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine

I've always thought
that I would love to live by the sea
To travel the world alone
and live my life more simply
I have no idea what's happened to that dream
Cos there's really nothing left here to stop me

It's just a thought, only a thought

If my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine

While my heart is a shield and I won't let it down
While I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try
Well how can I say I'm alive

If my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine

Cos nothing I have is truly mine

Cos nothing I have is truly mine"

Severus had a feeling that the last song was about her life, even if he couldn't say why.

Jade smiled and left the stage, but instead of going out the back, she went down to Severus' table. People around the club looked at her; she had never taking people up on the offer to sit at their table.

"Good evening, Kentucky said you required my presence?"

"Kentucky? Oh the bartender. Yes I wanted to talk to you, know something about you, and in return I will tell you something about me."

Haley looked with suspicious eyes at him, but sat down beside him nevertheless.

"So Kentucky told me your uncle got you the job. What do your parents think about that?"

"I don't have any parents," Severus noticed she almost spat the word parents, "I'm an orphan, and have lived with my aunt and uncle since I was one and half year old, so roughly said have I been living there for nearly sixteen years."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, if not to be bold, how did they die?"

"A car-accident. It is from there I have this scar." Haley said and lifted her fringe a little and showed Severus a lightning-bolt shaped scar. Severus gasped inwardly when he saw the scar, it was identical with the one Jamison had over his heart on his chest. Severus knew she was lying when she told him about her parents; he hadn't been a spy for the dark in almost twenty years not to recognize a lie when he saw one. But he couldn't enter her mind, which meant that she was a Occlumens and a strong one at that, the only minds Severus couldn't read was his Lord's and Dumbledore's.

"I'm sorry sir but you haven't told me your name yet."

"Severus Snape" Severus told her. She smiled at him. Haley thought Severus was a nice man, he wasn't like some of the others that came to the club, he didn't force himself at her, like some of the normal clubbers did. Kentucky gave, some time ago, a man, who had grabbed her, a black-eye and a cut lip.

They talked about many different things that evening. Severus told her he was a teacher at a boarding school somewhere up north. She told him she could cook. They almost had the same humour, even though Haley wasn't as cruel in her statements as Severus was.

Haley knew Severus was a wizard, she had seen his aura, and a powerful one at that, not as powerful as her, his colour was a royal navy-blue where hers was a almost black green one of the most powerful colours beside midnight black. Haley could tell that he knew she was a witch, she could see it in his eyes. It was like he was looking for something, he noticed even the smallest of things.

They noticed that the time had once again reached closing time. They bid each other goodnight and Severus left the club while Haley went out bag to change so she could clean the tables.

Haley was almost dead on her feet when she had finished for the night, all she wanted was to get home and into bed. She had to cook breakfast for the Dursleys at 6:30 o'clock a.m. and it was already 3 a.m. She used to sleep after her performance before she should clean up, but since Severus had been there and had asked for her presence she couldn't do that.

After about three hours of sleep Haley's alarm started to ring, she now had around 20 minutes before Uncle Vernon came down for breakfast before he went to work. She had just placed the last plate on the table when Vernon entered.

"What is that I smell girl? Burned food?" It was true, Haley had fallen slightly asleep while she had cocked the bacon and it had burned a bit, but not much, but it was obviously enough for her uncle to give her head a hard slap, which left her left cheek red and burning.

Haley left some breakfast at the table to her aunt and cousin before making her way into town, so she could go to work. Haley worked at the local grocery-store just outside Little Winning. It wasn't the best job, but as her uncle decided what she could do and not, so she had to work there.

Vernon had, when she turned 16, gotten that crazy idea about her paying for her stay at the Dursleys', like she wasn't already paying for staying there; she cocked every meal, cleaned the house and took care of the garden.

Haley had been carrying boxes to different places around the store, a thing she had done most, even if it wasn't something she was allowed to due to her job-description. She was carrying one of the heavy ones at the moment and the lack of sleep was taking its toll on her and she lost her grip on the box, but in the last second something in front of her supported the box for her so it didn't drop.

"So it is here you work. Isn't those boxes to heavy for someone like you Haley?"

"Mr. Snape?"

"Severus child, call me Severus."

"Sorry. What are you doing here?"

"Shopping some stuff, I noticed my fridge was lacking normal food, so I needed to buy some. Any recommendations?"

"Well some white meat and vegetates, just cut them up and fry it in a wok, easy and quick, but it tastes good."

"I will try that I think, thank you. So..." But Severus didn't manage to say anymore before he was interrupted by an angry voice.

"Girl what are you doing? Letting a costumer do your job?"

"Sorry Mr. Wilkinson. I was just..."

"She had almost dropped the box when I helped her so she wouldn't drop it, no harm done. Beside we are friends, so I don't mind helping Haley."

Mr. Wilkinson looked suspicious at the pair and left after mouthing 'I'm watching you' to Haley.

"Thank you Severus. But you really didn't have to do that."

"I didn't mind. So do you have a break anytime soon? I would like to talk to you."

"Well I have a break in," Haley looked up at the clock on the wall, "five minutes actually. So we could meet outside the store, there are some small tables and chairs were we could sit and talk."

"Fine by me. I will meet you out there." Said Severus and left so Haley could do some more work before her break. When Severus left he looked back at Haley, her clothes were rags and ten times to big for her. She had knotted the big gray faded tee-shirt by her right hip so it would stay on her. The neck in it was too big and her skinny left shoulder peaked out. He jeans were also faded and had holes at different places. He also noticed the red mark on her cheek, but decided not to mention it and the light bruise on her arm near the sleeve on her right arm.

Haley found Severus sitting reading a newspaper with a cup of coffee in front of him.

"So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" asked Haley when she sat down. Severus put the paper down and took a small sip of his coffee.

"Well I wanted to know the truth about your parents. I could tell you were lying when you told me about them the other night."

"Well if I'm going to tell you the truth, then so are you."

"Me?"

"Yes you. I do believe that you have forgotten to tell me a very important factor of your life story."

"And what would that factor be?"

Haley leaned in close to whisper in his ear, not to be overheard.

"Magic."

Severus looked completely shocked, how could she know? Had she felt my magic? Could she see auras? And if she could, then she must be very powerful.

"Severus please relax, it is nothing major. I just thought you wanted to tell me, since I believe that you know who I really am, or used to be for that matter."

"So you really are twin to Jamison Potter?"

"Yes, I used to be Haley Lilith Potter. But if I remember correct they disowned me, before they dumped me at the Dursleys'."

"What happened? For you to be left behind I mean? Why didn't you start at Hogwarts six years ago? Does Dumbledore know about all this?"

"To start from behind. Yes Dumbledore knows, since it was him and my father that bought me here. I think it is his fault also that I didn't get my letter. And to what happened? The dear brother of mine got declared the-boy-who-lived. Then there wasn't time for me. The time after that night the house elves took care of me. Then one day my father took some blood from me, took me to Dumbledore, performed some ceremony and then left me at Privet Drive."

"They just abandoned you, because your brother got that title?"

"Yes, he got served at every angle and I was left to rot. My break ends in a little while so I just have one last question; will you take me away from here? Take me back to the magical world? Not to my parents of course, but back to my right place?"

"You have a show tonight right?" Haley nodded. "I will give you my answer then. I need to think this over." Haley nodded and left. Severus noticed the sad look on her face when she turned, she thinks I'm going to say no?

Severus looked after her when she left, she really was powerful if she had known about his magic, and kept that knowledge and her own magic hidden from him at the same time. She would be a powerful ally against Dumbledore. Many people had the war all wrong, they saw Dumbledore and Jamison as the beacons of the light and Voldemort as a pure devil, but what they didn't know was that Dumbledore would do anything for power and money. He wanted to have control. Voldemort wasn't as bad as everyone said, yes he killed, yes he tortured, but only to them who wronged him, or those who had wronged others. Many of them he had killed had at some point abused and wronged others in some way. Voldemort wanted the worlds to be separated. Wanted muggleborns to have a school of their own, and everyone given the choice of which world they wanted to live in, and if they picked the muggleworld then they would have charms placed upon them, so they couldn't use their magic. Simple and effective in the eyes of Voldemort and his followers. It was just the rest of the magical population who couldn't see it, because they had been told lies from the leaders of light.

That night

Severus had decided, he would grant her wish and take her with him back to the magical world. He had had his holiday and now was the time to return. He would be spending the rest of the summer at Riddle Manor, and if it was alright with Voldemort, or Tom as his inner circle was allowed to call him, Haley would be living there too.

Severus sat down at the bar and made himself comfortable with his drink and waited for Haley to go on stage. Around a half hour later Haley was introduced and she walked onto the stage. Haley was wearing the same top as she had been the first night he saw her and a mid-thigh length skirt in a deep gray, nearly black, colour. Haley gave him an asking look and he nodded to her. Haley's face brightened in a blinding smile before she started to sing.

"Uh, uh huh, this is my time

Oooh, at times I felt like I had lost myself,
Cause people try to make you someone else,
I had to learn to trust my heart so
Things can change

I came to a point where I could speak my mind
And not feel I'm living in a box and keep the girl I am concealed ..
Oooh I finally found the strength so I can leave that all behind

This is my time to shine
This is my place to find all that I have inside I never knew
(I never knew no)
This is my time to show
What I must have always known that nothing's impossible
And dreams come true (and dreams come true)

Oooh... everybody got the strength inside all it takes is time to realize
That you and only you can be the one to decide

I can I will I know that everything I want I can do believing in myself
That every wish I make will come true ooo
I took a while to get this far but I'm here now

This is my time to shine
This is my place to find all that I have inside I never knew
(I never knew)
This is my time to show
What I must have always known that nothings impossible
And dreams come true (and dreams come true)

Overcoming all these things
Here I finally found my wings...
Now I know I'm ready to flyyyyyyyyy....

This is my time to shine
This is my place to find all that I have inside I never knew
(I never knew no)
This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible and dreams come true
(And dreams come true)

This is my time This is my time
Yeah yeahhh
This is my time This is my time
Yeahh yeahhh

This is my time to shine
This is my place to find all that I have inside I never knew
(I never knew)

This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible and dreams come true
And dreams come true"

Severus thought she had it all planed, that he would say yes, her song said so anyway. It was full of life and her smile never faltered from her mouth and it could be heard on her voice. The next songs music was a little slower but the happiness in her voice never left.

"Heart don't fail me now
Courage don't desert me,

Don't turn back now that we're here
People always say life is full of choices
No one ever mentions fear
Or how the road can seem so long
How the world can seem so vast
Courage see me through
Heart I am trusting you
On this journey to the past...

Somewhere down this road, I know someone's waiting
Years of dreams just can't be wrong
Arms will open wide, I'll be safe and wanted
Finally home where I belong
Well starting here my life begins
Starting now I'm learning fast
Courage see me through
Heart I'm trusting you
On this journey to the past

Heart don't fail me now (no)
Courage don't desert me.

Home, love, family; there was once a time I must have had them too
Home, love, family; I will never be complete until I find you (heey)

One step at a time
One hope then another
Who knows where this road may go?
Back to who I was
On to find my future
Things my heart still needs to know
Yes, let this be a sign
Let this road be mine
Let it lead me to my past
Courage see me through
Heart I am trusting you
To bring me home
At last! At last!

Courage see me threw
Heart I'm trusting you

Heyyyy

Courage see me trough"

"Jade!!" yelled Kentucky. Severus looked up at Haley to see if something was wrong, but found her looking at the door, her face had paled considerable and her smile was now non-existence.

Haley knew that if Kentucky would yell her name, it was only because her uncle came to the club. She looked up and saw her uncle in all his angry glory. He must have come in sometime while she was singing and he had recognized her. Haley gulped when Vernon started making his way towards her.

"What are you doing up there girl? You belong in the back, not screaming from a stage."

Costumers around in the club glared at Vernon, none of them liked the way he was talking to the best singer The Hymn had to offer.

Severus looked up at Haley and saw a fire in her eyes; she had had enough of the very obese man standing in front of her. Haley looked down behind the stage and called some of the other singers up one of them started the music, while Haley turned to Vernon with an ice cold look in her eyes. It nearly scared Severus to see those warm eyes so cold.

"[Spoken:]
You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me

I've been knocked down
It's a crazy town
Even got a punch in the face in LA
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep
me from doing what I wanna do

'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
Life by the code that you gotta move on
Feeling sorry for yourself
and got nobody no way

so I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I (Knew I survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah
I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues, yeah
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues

[Spoken:]
So like I told you
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues yeah

Now I'm still trusted every day
people try to mess with Haley Jade
gotta nothing in common
cause I handle mine
and I thought I better let you know

I'm no punk I can't get down
I don't give a damn about who's around
that was just fine 'til now

So I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I (Knew I survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
Oahh (Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah
I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Yeah yeah
Tried to hold me down
you can't stop me now
I paid my dues, yeah
yeah yeah yeah

Took so long to get me here (here)
But I won't live in fear (fear)
You try to steal my shine (shine)
But first they wanna build you up (up)
Then they tear you down (down)
It's a struggle, you try to bubble
so I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I (Knew I survive)
Oahh (I made it)
(Don't hate it)
Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy
(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeahhhhh
(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
(I'm done made it through) oahhh
(Stand on my own two) oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
yeahh (Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my dues"

Vernon stood totally gobsmacked in front of the stage staring at his niece. Haley handed her mic' to one of the dancers that had joined her and the other singers on the stage, gave her a hug and whispered something in her ear, the other girl nodded and kissed Haley on the cheek before she left the stage to stand beside Severus.

"Ready to go?"

"Yes."

"Do you need anything at Privet Drive?"

"No."

With that they left the club, never looking back once.

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All recognizable characters belong to Rowling and the songs belong to the artist that made them

Songs used in this chapter:

First night:

Let me try – Luminita & Sistem

Tomorrow I go – Ledina Celo

Second night:

It is you – Dana Glover

Life for rent – Dido

Third night:

This is my time – Raven

Journey to the past – Aaliyah

Paid my dues – Anastacia (I changed the name in the lyrics, should had said Anastacia instead of Haley Jade)

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