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Chapter Three: Outcast

"Please, sit." Said professor Dumbledore pointing to a chair in front of his desk.

"Is this normal sir?" Cecilia asked as she sat down placing her hands in her lap nervously.

"I will tell you this. This has never happened in all of Hogwarts history. The Hat has always been able to make up his mind, but not today. This does not mean, however, that you are strange. It just means that you are special enough to obtain all three qualities that make this school what it is. Apart from the Hufflepuff traits that is." He answered kindly.

"So what am I? What house will I go into?"

"That, is all up to you. But the hat said that you were not able to make up your mind. So we'll make it easier on you by letting you spend one week in each house. That should be sufficient time in letting you get used to each house. Now the only choice you have to make today, is which house do you want to get to know first?"

"I guess I can go alphabetically." You know, G, R, and S.

"That sounds like a wonderful plan. Now lets return to the feast while I make the announcement." Dumbledore said standing up.

"Announcement?" Cecilia exclaimed, "You don't mean that you have to tell everyone do you?"

"Yes my dear, I'm afraid I must. For it would look strange having you to go to a different house every week, and to save you the trouble of having to answer everyone individually I can explain it to everyone right now."

"I see. That sounds logical."

"Ok good, let us continue." He replied, as he led her back to the feast.


"Alright everyone, quiet down." Dumbledore said to the chattering children, as Cecilia stood by his side. Everyone quieted down, and the Professor continued. "A great event has happened today, the hat was not able to make up his mind of which three houses Cecilia Snape was to be placed. He was though, able to determine that she either belonged in Gryfindor, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw. Since Cecilia was not able to make up her mind as to which fine house to go we have decided she will spend one week in each house. This week will be Gryfindor, then Ravenclaw, and finally Slytherin. I expect you to be courteous, and respectful. Remember, she might choose to be apart of your house, and you wouldn't want to give a bad impression. Now that that announcement has been made let us continue with the feast." Dumbledore finished his speach and pointed Cecilia in the direction of the Gryfindor table.

Cecilia walked slowly to the table and sat down near Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Only to have them turn their gaze and not acknowledge her. What did I do wrong? Cecilia thought as all of the Grifindor's turned their gazes. They must think I'm a freak. Who wouldn't? The only one not able to get sorted? Ugh. Its just like the orphanage, only there at least I had a friend...


Cecilia had gone to bed the minute they Prefects showed them their rooms and told them the password. She didn't feel like being ignored any further, at least when she slept she didn't have to deal with the averted glances, and whispers. Do to that fact she woke feeling rested and ready to start her first day of classes.

"Can anyone tell me what a Telephone is, and what its used for?" The Muggle Studies teacher asked. Cecilia promptly raised her hand.

"Snape." The teacher called on her raised hand.

"A telephone is a device that enables people to talk to one another if the other person has a phone as well. Muggles use these devices to talk to people far away, its quicker then sending a letter." She answered confidently.

"Correct, twenty points to Gryfindor." The professor said with a smile. This went on much like this for the remainder of the class. It seemed that most of the students were magic born so they did not know many of the basic Muggle devices. By the end of the class she had obtained two hundred points.

She had no idea how she was put into Muggle Studies after her testing. But it was an easy class so she didn't complain. She had passed enough to be in year five of Potions, year six in Defense Against the Dark Arts, year three in Herbology, year four in Care of Magical Creatures, and year one in Flying.

Cecilia was now headed to her first flying class, she was very excited about it. But also nervous, for she was very afraid of heights.

"Summon your brooms by putting your hand above your brooms and saying, 'Up.'" Madam hooch said while giving the class a demonstration.

It was very awkward for her to be in a class with a bunch of eleven year old kids, but it was even more embarrassing when she was the only one not able to summon the broom.

"Madam Hooch, a flying student flew into the Whomping Willow. We need your help getting her out of the lake!" A seven year prefect called.

"Oh dear. I'll be right back class, do not attempt to fly your brooms, or you will be getting detention for three weeks!" She yelled to them as she hurried off.

"Yeah right. We won't get expelled if she doesn't catch us flying. A first year boy from Slytherin said while mounting his broom.

"Don't! She said that for a reason you could get hurt. The wind is strong today!" Cecilia told the boy, but he flew off anyway. He wasn't in flight more then three minutes when a gust of wind sent him rolling and spiraling...right for the wall of hogwarts. He was going so fast that if he hit, it would break bones.

"AHH! Help me!" He yelled as he hurtled closer to the wall. Cecilia didn't know what to do. But seeing as she was the oldest she took it upon herself to help.

"Up!" She yelled. And this time the broom lept into her hand. She quickly mounted it and flew off. She didn't know how she knew when a gust of wind was comeing at her. She just knew, and was able to dodge everyone. She quickly made it to the boy, grabbed him by the shirt and tugged him off of his broom. She softly landed him on the safe grounds.

"What is going on here?" Madam Hooch yelled.

"She grabbed me by the shirt and yanked me into the air! I almost died! I told her not to fly, but she got mad and pulled me with her. I've never been so scared in all my life!" The Slytherin boy said.

"How dare you!" Madam Hooch said, rounding onto Cecilia. "You could have killed yourself and Acario! I explicitly told you not to fly, yet you did it deliberately, endangering not only your life, but someone else's. For that, you are going to have detentions for the next three months. And sixty points from Gryfindor!" Just then Acario's broom crashed into the wall of Hogwarts with a loud CRASH.

"What was that?" She asked as she whirled around. "Who's broom is that?"

"Acario's." A Ravenclaw girl answered. "He flew off first, but when a gust of wind had him hurdling to the wall Cecilia got on her broom and saved him." With those words said, Madam Hooch's angry face turned to Acario.

"You. You purposefully got Cecilia in trouble for saving your life. For that you will have detention for the remainder of the year. One hundred points from Slytherin. Two hundred to Gryfindor." She yelled. "Everyone pack up your brooms, it is getting too windy to continue our lesson for today."


Although Cecilia had saved a life. The story going around was the first one; that she endangered his life in the first place. She was getting even more excluded from the Gryfindor's and on top of that staggering glares were being sent her way.

The rest of the week was horrible, she had been deemed a 'squib' when she wasn't able to fly again, and she kept blowing up potions in potion class. Professor Snape was extremely mad about the fact, considering that it was the beginning of the year, and the simple potions shouldn't even have a chance of blowing up. The only class she was good in was muggle studies, but she didn't count that, because it as too much like asking what you had for breakfast.

By the time the week was up she was so relieved to pack up her things that she was finished packing before classes started that day. Some house elves placed her things in the Ravenclaw dorm for her so that she could go straight there. On her way out of the Gryfindor common room she passed Harry. She gave him a small small, but in return he glared and turned the other way. He was so different from the first time they met, what made him so angry at her?


"When I found out that she was Snape's daughter it was bad enough. But she's all Slytherin for trying to kill that boy! There's something wrong with her, some kind of evil thing, she reminds me of Draco." Harry whispered to Hermione and Ron in the library.

"I was shocked to find out about that flying thing, it was a horrible stunt!" Hermione replied back.

"She seemed like an ok girl to me when we were shopping. I should have known something was fishy when music came out of that wand of hers. I just didn't think she was evil is all. But then again, I don't think anyone thought You-Know-Who was evil either."

"Oh Ron! Comparing her to Voldemort? Don't you think that's a little harsh?" Hermione asked him.

"Voldemort blamed the opening of the chamber on Hagrid, getting him expelled and keeping himself in school. Didn't you hear about her trying to get that boy Acario in trouble for what she did? I don't think she's exactly like Voldemort but she could become one." Harry answered for Ron.

"I felt guilty after a couple of days when I found out that she was just adopted by Snape, instead of being his actual biological daughter. But not anymore, she gives me the creeps." Ron said.

"I think that we should all just stay away from her as much as we can. I just hope she doesn't choose to be Gryfindor." Harry said, Hermione and Ron agreed.


After spending a week in each of the dorms (except of course for Hufflepuff) she finally went to tell Dumbledore her answer.

"Kit-Kat." She said the password for Professor Dumbledore's office. She knocked on the door and waited for his 'Come in' to open it.

"Oh Cecilia! Come in! Have you decided on which house you want to go into?" He asked her, smiling with a twinkle in his eye.

"I really don't want to go back to Slytherin. Their too...mean for me. And the kids in Gryfindor don't like me that well. I think i'm going to choose Ravenclaw. I know that I'm doing horribly in my studies but I like them the best." She said looking down at her hands as she said this.

"Well then Ravenclaw it is. Go to your potions class and tonight i'll announce your decision." He said, keeping from chuckling at her downcast face at the mention of potions. "You don't like potions my dear?" He inquired.

"I always end up blowing something up, so far no-one has gotten injured but I worry that I'll hurt someone."

"Why is it that your doing so poorly in potions? Your written knowledge of the course was very good."

"I read up to book five of potions before I took the exam. Its different when you do it on paper. Doing it for real is more complex." Cecilia answered.

"Well since you'll be living with the Ravenclaws you'll have many tutors at your disposal. Good luck!" He said before she had to rush off to make it to class in time.


"We'll be doing something rather hard today. So those of you who don't think you can handle it might as well leave and get a T then get a T anyway and injure yourself and others in the process." Snape said looking directly at Cecilia. She swallowed hard but stayed where she was, for to make a mistake was to learn something new.

"Alright, directions on the board, ingredients in the cupboard. Begin." He said while heading to his desk to overlook the students.

"Add four cups of frog oil over medium heat and stir four times clockwise." Cecilia mumbled to herself. Since she was in such a great mood today she hummed while she worked. The thought that she wouldn't have to spend anymore time with the hexing Slytherin's took a huge wait off of her shoulders. She was looking forward to living with the Ravenclaw's, maybe she could make a friend.

Whist she was humming and stirring her potions she thought about about the next steps of the potion. She didn't notice right away, but while she was humming the ingredients and steps needed took on a mind of their own and started doing what she was thinking. When she finished stirring four times clockwise she turned to grab the onyx stone and powder it to put into the potion. But she found it was already powdered and jumped back when it put itself in the cauldron. She stopped humming when the spoon to stir the potion started moving on its own accord.

The minute she stopped humming the spoon fell quiet, along with all of the other items that were following the directions in her head. She got a sudden thought and began to hum the same tune again; the tune she heard coming from her wand so many weeks ago. The minute she started humming again the utensils again followed her thoughts. This is even better than useing my wand! Cecilia thought to herself. And to her utter amazement the potion was finished well before the rest of the class, and to top it all off was the beautiful sky blue color it was supposed to be.

"What did you just do?" A menacing voice spoke from behind her. She jumped and whirled around. "Using your wand during a wand-less potion is against rules therefore you will get a T for cheating." Professor Snape growled at her.

"I didn't use my wand Professor!" Cecilia said, "I don't know how I did it, i just hummed and thought about what I needed to do and it did it for me. This is another one of those 'Remarkable Events' isn't it?" She said quietly, while looking down in distress.

"Wait for me after class Miss...Snape." Professor Snape said. "And give me your wand, I want to view what the last spell used was." He said while she reluctantly handed him her wand.

"Yes sir." She replied.


Alright I hope you enjoyed! Just so you know 'Ancario' the boy who tried to get her in trouble. His name means 'ungrateful' in Latin. Cecilia means Goddess of Music. (I don't know where that originates from). The next chapter will be about her finding out her strengths in magic. And a famous person arrives at Hogwarts with a huge piece of her past. I need you to give me idea's for his name! Please review! :D (I will give whoever helps me find his name credit for it in the next chapter) the sooner I get a name the sooner the new chapter comes!