A/N This is the sequel to my first story. So just to let you know so you can read that

before you read this! It gives a little background check on them. Enjoy! And don't forget to

review when you finish!

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The Hogwarts Express was making it's way from King's Cross station,

to the Hogsmeade station. The kids aboard it were excited to return to the

castle that for 10 months, they called home. It was September first. But the

kids returning would mean that the teachers would also have to return.

The two Hogwarts potions masters were not looking forward to going

back one bit. Sheyliegh and Severus Snape had spent the entire summer on

their honeymoon. They chose to visit America for their honeymoon. They first

went and stayed in New York. Although it was a very busy city, it was not as

comfortable as London. So from New York they made their way across the

country finally ending up in Los Angeles. Along the way, they had stopped to

great some people they had had the pleasure of meeting before. A very

cheerful girl whom had been in their year, was now teaching at an American

wizarding school. They stopped in to say hi, and visit with her.

Most of the time they spent in wizarding communities. But they

couldn't resist visiting some of the muggle sites as well. Their favorite of

all was Los Vegas. Though they soon found out that the slot machines would

not except their kind of money. So it was useless to gamble. But they did

enjoy the many shows, and lights.

Spetember first was a sad day for both of them. They were currently

staying in Hollywood. Sheyliegh and Severus were able to get a room on the

first floor since the both of them were used to staying in the dungeons at

the school. Sheyliegh had spent most of her morning packing her trunk the

muggle way. Severus on the other hand let his wand do the job for him.

"Sheyliegh, I just don't get it. Why do you insist on packing your

things that way?"



"Well I enjoy actually doing work every once in a while. And plus

my mother has brought me up doing things this way, and it's just more fun to

me. You wouldn't understand." She slammed the lid of her trunk closed. "Well,

shall we go check out then?"

They went down stairs dragging their trunks behind them. Severus had

insisted on putting a curse on the trunk to make it follow him, but Sheyliegh

pointed out that most muggles weren't accostumed to seeing a trunk follow the

owner on it's own. So reluctantly he carried it to the front desk.

"We'll be checking out of our room now."

"Name?"

"Mr. and Mrs. Snape." Sheyliegh looked over and nudged Severus in the

ribs. This had become a natural thing. The fact that she was now Mrs. Severus

Snape was still a bit of an excitement although they had been married for

almost four months now.

After checking out they went out into the street. They walked down the

road until they finally came upon an empty alley. "Ready?" asked Sheyliegh.

"Yeah." And with that, the two of them disaparated. The next thing

they knew, they were in Hogsmeade. "Come on let's get up to the castle

before those bratty children arrive."

"Come on Sev. Try to lighten up a little bit. Let's start this year

off with a clean slate-a new begining." Severus gave her a look as though he

was suspiciously waiting for her to say, 'Got ya!' But Sheyliegh merely

looked back at him seriously.

"Okay, whatever," replied his deep, silky voice. They walked up to the

castle. When they got there they dumped their trunks in the dungeons and went

to the great hall to visit with the other professors.

Sure enough, after waiting for no more than a few hours, students

began to pile into the room and take their places at the four house tables.

After they were all situated, Minerva come into the room with a stool, an old

hat, and about 40 first years. After the sorting seremony was complete, and

Slytherin had about 10 new members, they all began to eat.

Severus got into deep conversation with Albus. He told him of his and

Sheyliegh's previous adventures in the U.S. He told him of some of the shows

they had seen in Vegas including the ones with the bozos claiming to be able

to do magic. "Albus, dear man, I tell you it was the most pathetic thing that

I had ever seen in my life. I pulled out my wand and made one of the glasses

on our table turn into a rat to impress a few muggles sitting near by." He

laughed at the memory of the looks on the poor muggle faces.

"Severus, you know you shouldn't have done that..."

"Oh, don't worry. Sheyliegh baggered me enough that I finally agreed

to preform a simple memory charm. They didn't remember a thing."

"So you and Sheyliegh have been getting along well then?"

Severus leaned closer to Albus so that non of the other professors

could hear his reply. He staggered for the words for a few seconds, then

spoke. "For the most part." Albus gave him a curious look.

"Severus, would you mind coming to talk to me tonight after the

feast? I mean, alone in my office."

Severus knew that he should probably talk to Albus about what was

bothering him, but tonight was not the time. He had just got back from a

vacation that had lasted a long time. He wanted to do nothing but go to the

dungeons, set up for his classes tomorrow, and then go to bed. "No thanks. I

think that I'm going to retire early for tonight. It's been a long honeymoon,

and I think that Sheyliegh and I both need to catch up on our sleep. Maybe

some other night though."

When the feast was over, Sheyliegh and Severus made their way to

their living quarters while in conversation. "Can you believe that Albus

re-hired Remus to teach? I think it's a wonderful idea! I'll get to see him

more often now. It'll be like when we were kids here at Hogwarts!"



"Er- you must really like Remus a bunch..."

"Oh Sev! Don't get all jealous now! I've told you a hundred times,

Remus is like a brother to me! And also I can't believe that Albus hired

Sirius to be the care of magical creatures teacher..."

"What?" It had just occured to him that Hagrid had quit his previous

job as the care of magical creatures professor, to move to a giant community

with Maddam Maxim. The two of them had been dating for quite some time now.

It never occured to him that Albus would have to hire a new professor. "He

hired Sirius?"

"Of course. All the charges were dropped on him this past summer.

Don't you remember reading about it? They found Peter's dead body in France

which proved that he didn't die the day they thought he had. Which set Sirius

free. And well... he needed to get a job. And it was all that Albus could do

to hire him after he offered him his house for the Order headquarters.

Remember what it was like that summer to find out that he really wasn't dead?

I believe that that was one of the happiest times of my life. He really is a

good friend. And he's a great godfather to Harry. I think that if you got to

know him a little better, that you two may even become friends."

Sudenly Severus acted like he was interested in his robes that he

was hanging back in his wardrobe. He concentrated extra hard on his wand, so

he wouldn't have to look up at Sheyliegh. "So it will be just like old times

then? You three all hanging out together?"

"Yeah, I think so. But of course it will be different. I mean we

won't be able to pull pranks on other people, and do all the things that we

used to do. And of course... I'm married now." She walked over to Severus as

she said this. From behind she wrapped her arms around Severus' shoulders.

"And it won't be like Sirius and I are dating again." Sheyliegh chuckled at

these last few words.

Severus turned to look at her. His black eyes boring into her silver

eyes. "You and Sirius dated? I never knew that..." His voice sounded unreal,

and not the happiest. It had lost it's silky touch and seemed to turn even

more icy-cold than ever.

"Oh Sev! Can't I tell you anything about my childhood without you

getting jealous?" She looked at the clock on the wall. "It doesn't matter.

I'm going to bed." She waved her wand saying "Accio p.j.'s" and her pajamas

came flying to her. She slipped into them, got into bed and fell asleep, only

talking to Severus once. But that was only to tell him goodnight.

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Sheyliegh was right. Sirius had been hired for the new professor. How

Severus had managed to miss this at the start of term feast, he had no idea.

The term started and Severus was his usual self. He was just as crabby and

mean to the children as always. But he was most mean to the seventh year

Gryfindors. His favorite to pick on of course were Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"Now I want a report on wolfsbane by next class. It is to be no

shorter than a full page of parchment." It was his last class of the day.

Sheyliegh was walking around the class examining their most recent potion

which was still in their culdrons. "If you will, get a sample from your

culdron and bring it up to my desk for me to examine thoroughly. Oops. I'm

sorry Mr. Potter. I guess it just slipped from my hand." a crued smile

played at his lips, as his voice became sarcastic and pityless. The sample

that Harry had brought up to Severus' desk was now smashed on the floor. The

potion imediately disappeared.

After the class was gone Sheyliegh stood up and walked over to

Severus. "Sev, may I ask you why you insist on being so hard on them?"

"Oh come on Shey. We've been throught this before. I'm hard on the

children because this is school, and I'm trying teach them how the real world

will be like."



Sheyliegh rolled her eyes at this and did not answer. Instead she

headed up to dinner. Severus followed shortly. After dinner Severus waited

for Sheyliegh so they could walk down to the dungeons. But when Sheyliegh

arrived, she was not alone. Sirius was standing right beside her.

"Sev, if you don't mind, Sirius and I are going to go for a little

walk. It's been a long time since we've been able to talk not through letters

and we thought we would take advantage of the warm night. You don't mind do

you?"

"Oh, of course not. I'll just go back down to our room and start

grading the first year's recent essays. Go ahead, have fun!" But there was

something that ate at his insides. There was just something that didn't seem

right. He decided now was the best time if ever to go talk to Albus.

Severus left Sheyliegh and Sirius to go outside, and he headed

torwards Albus' office. When he reached the gargoyle he said the new password

and the stairs began to spiral upwards. When he reached the door, he knocked.

Albus answered.

"Ah, Severus. You finally decided to come and talk to me then?" He

stepped aside to let him enter. The room was just like it was the previous

year. There were pictures of the previous headmasters and mistresses who all

were busy with their own conversations. Every now and then they would travel

from frame to frame.

"Severus, sit down sit sown. Now what is this about you and Sheyliegh

that you were needing to tell me?" he sat down and waved his wands making two

cups of tea appear.

"Well it's not anything serious yet. And I think it may just be my

imagination, but while we were gone on our honeymoon, I couldn't help but

notice how many times Sheyliegh wrote to Sirius and Remus. I know I could

just be acting like the jealous husband and all, but I just can't help it."

He finished and then took a sip of tea. He looked down into his cup as to not

look at Albus. When he sat the tea down he finally looked up. Albus was

looking at him from over the top of his glasses. Why did he suddenly feel

uncomfortable in front of the man that had raised him?

"You know just as well as I do that the three of them have been

friends since their school days. Can I ask you, where is Sheyliegh right

now?" His voice seemed unconcerened.

"She's out on a walk with Sirius, actually."

"You're not thinking that maybe they are-er-involved? Are you?"

"Albus, at the moment I'm not sure that I'm thinking anything

clearly. A lot has happened the past few months and my mind is just a wreck."

"Let me show you Severus, that nothing is going on. Come here." Albus

got up and walked over to a mirror that was hanging on the wall. He took his

wand out, pointed it at the glass and said, "Sheyliegh Snape and Sirius

Black."



Suddenly the mirror was no longer showing Severus his reflection. It

was showing the school grounds. Sheyliegh and Sirius were walking and

talking. He looked closer. It looked as though the two of them were arguing.

And then it happened. Sirius pulled her to him... and they kissed.