I'm ba-a-ack! After a very long hiatus I am back from the dead with the sequal to The Life and Times of Addriene: The Younger Years. I wrote all of this is the span of three or four days, and I am just so excited that I finished it that I am posting all of the chapters in one go!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Potterverse. I only own Addriene.
A scarlet engine sat on the tracks in a crowded platform. A warning whistle rang shrill and loud, alerting the platform's occupants to the time. Parents and students rushed around, taking everything into account. Squawks, shrieks, squeaks, croaks, and meows were almost smothered by the many people. Some crying, some laughing, as they prepared to their children away to school.
A 'pop' disturbed the atmosphere and several Muggles and Muggleborns jumped in shock as two people and a trunk appeared out of thin air. Others who were used to it, just went on with their business.
An eleven-year-old Addriene Snape clutched her father's arm and the handle of a mahogany trunk. A.L.S. was engraved on the side. Her pitch black hair fell to just past her shoulders. Her pigtails ended with curls. Black eyes were hidden behind purple glasses from a bad Potions accident.
"See you tonight,"Severus Snape said to his daughter. He had on his 'public' face. One that wouldn't show his true emotions to the surrounding people. Currently he was saddened and overjoyed at the fact that his daughter was going away to Hogwarts. Even though he would see her everyday, nothing would ease the pain at the fact that his daughter was growing up.
A hesitant nod was his reply. "What's wrong? I would've thought you'd be about to burst. You've wanted to go to Hogwarts as an actual student since you were two."
It took a few moments, but he finally got a response. Addriene flung her wiry arms around Severus' waist. He hesitated for a moment before putting his arms around his daughter. A few surrounding students and the man's ex-classmates stared in shock.
"What if I don't get in Slytherin? Will you be mad?"Severus dropped the 'public' face and his own softened. He tightened his arms around her.
"Is that why you like you just saw a Thestral? I don't care what House you're in Addy-bear,"a small smile arose on her pale face at the nickname. "It doesn't matter. Of course I would be overjoyed if you get in Slytherin, but it won't change the fact that I love you. You're my daughter, my Addy-bear. And you always will be. Damn the Houses."Severus wiped away a few escaped tears from his daughter's cheeks.
A watery chuckle escaped Addriene as the warning whistle sounded.
"Can you help me get my trunk on the train?"Severus chuckled lowly and nodded.
"Of course,"he said with a small smile. The trunk was soon on the scarlet steam engine. "Bye for now."
"By Dad,"Addriene said as she hung out the open door as the train left the platform. Severus watched with pride and sadness, along with all the other parents as the train disappeared around the corner.
With a 'pop', Severus was gone from Platform Nine and Three Quarters and in front of the gates to Hogwarts. He started the long trek back up to the castle, wiping away a few stray tears.
Addriene glanced sullenly into the full compartments as she pulled her trunk along the corridor. She glanced her second year Gryffindor friends, Katie Bell and Leanne Demarco in a compartment, but there wasn't enough room at the moment for another person. Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Fred and George Weasley, and Lee Jordan were sitting there visiting.
Fifteen minutes later, Addriene finally found a compartment that had room for her. Two first year boys sat inside talking. One had red hair and freckles - an obvious Weasley - the other had black hair and green eyes...and wait! Was that a scar?A smile graved her pale features and she opened the door.
"Can I sit here? I've been walking around for ages,"she stated. The black haired boy nodded and a full-out grin emerged."Thanks."Taking out her recently acquired wand(Rosewood and Demiguise hair core, 9 inches) she tapped her trunk. "Locomotor trunk."The boys watched with wide eyes as her mahogany trunk rested itself in the rack above their heads.
"I'm Ron Weasley,"the red headed boy said. She had been right. "And this is Harry Potter."Addriene's eyebrows raised a fraction of an inch.
"I was wondering if it was true. The Weasley twins were running around announcing it to everybody. I could hear them from the other end of the train,"Addriene said with a smirk.
"How do you know my brothers?"Ron asked sceptically.
Addriene smiled."Who doesn't? They make a name for themselves."Ron took that answer with a nod.
"What's your name?"Harry asked her.
"Addriene Snape,"Ron's eyes widened with recognition.
"I've heard about you! You're dad's the Potions Professor at Hogwarts! You grew up there!"Addriene nodded.
"Yes. I've lived at Hogwarts during the school months since I was two. How're Bill and Charlie?"Addriene questioned.
"Bill is a Curse Breaker for Gringott's and Charlie's in Romania. He works with dragons now,"Ron supplied.
"Charlie always did like dragons,"Addriene said with a smirk. "He was always trying to convince Professor Kettleburn - the Care of Magical Creatures teacher - to bring one for a lesson."
Silence hung heavily in the compartment for a few moments. Harry disrupted it with a question.
"You're a first year right? How'd you do that earlier? The lifted your trunk thing,"he asked.
Addriene let out a small giggle. "I've lived with people learning and teaching magic since I could walk. I've picked up a few things."
The conversation then left her as the boys discussed Quidditch. Addriene had never liked the sport herself. Roger Davies, a fourth year Ravenclaw attempted to teach her last year and she had plummeted ten feet to the waiting ground.
Addriene Lillith Snape didn't like Quidditch. Plain and simple.
An hour or so later, the trolley lady came by. Addriene was about to take out money, but Harry surprised her and Ron and bought the whole thing!
"Take what you like,"Harry said with a smile. Addriene quickly got a box of Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, a licorice wand, and a cauldron cake before Ron could hoard it all.
Addriene savoured a strawberry flavoured bean as she flipped a page in her book. Ron and Harry were busy talking about the Ministry of Magic. The compartment door slammed open and all three first years jumped. A smile arose from Addriene's face when she spotted two familiar blondes.
"Hi Adds,"Katie Bell said, stroking a piece of straw-coloured hair behind her ear. "You wanna come and sit in our compartment? It's another two hours before we get there."
"Yes!"Addriene exclaimed. The two boys watched amazed as she shoved her left-over candy into the pocket of her purple jacket and drug her trunk down from the rack. She pushed her way past Harry and Ron and soon stood in the doorway.
"See you two at the Sorting,"she said to the two. A laugh escaped her at their confused faces and she followed Katie and Leanne to their compartment. The trio laughed all the way.
More chapters on the way! Be patient!
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