Ch. 4

The next day came with a thunderstorm; the Scottish Highlands became a thing of beauty, with the rolling thunder in the distant mountains. With the winged creatures flying in the air, as Hermione and Catherine were sitting beside the Black Lake after they were finished with their breakfast and receiving their books that they had ordered from the night before. They had put most of their school books away into their room, but kept out the few books that they had ordered extra. Hermione was studying one of her defensive books, while Catherine was into her animagus book.

Hermione spoke up after a while, "There is nothing new in here. I have already mastered all of this back in my sixth year. What have you found out?" As she looked up from her book.

Catherine said, "We need to meditate to look for our inner animal before saying 'athrĂș ainmhithe istigh' which means inner animal change. The animal that is your inner being, which is known as to the Native American's as your spirit guide, who will guide you through the Animal Kingdom."

Then she looked up to look over to the Black Lake; which she enjoyed seeing the waves as they crash against the shore, it almost made her miss the Irish sea shores. Hermione made a noise beside her, which caused Catherine to look for what she was looking for, and then she noticed five boys coming along the shore yelling at each other for the other being there. It looked like four against one and the one by himself looked like he was madder than anyone that she has ever seen. She had also seen a boy that was tall and thin with a light shade of brown; who was not voicing anything against the tall dark guy, which happens to be a very young looking Severus Snape. Catherine was near breathless when seeing him in person as such a person that he was.

Hermione grabbed Catherine and moved to where they could not be seen by any of the boys; they hid behind a huge rock, to where they could still hear and see what was going on. They saw a Harry look alike being aggressive towards Severus, pointing his wand into Severus and said, "What are you really doing here Snape? We were asked to come to the school early because of Dumbledore has asked us to."

"Same here Potter; I don't see why he would need four trouble makers coming to the school early."

A little fat looking blondish boy spoke up, "H-He said some-thing about grand-daughters and for us to meet them."

Severus glared, "Besides Lupin, I don't see why you are here."

Hermione and Catherine looked at each other and from what they had gathered; Headmaster Albus Dumbledore had made the five of them come to the castle early, all because of them. The girls wanted to know what their grandfather had in mind for all of them. They made a silent agreement to make themselves known to the five that were coming their way. Both of them had grabbed their things and put them in their begs that they have always traveled with and put them on their sides and walked out from behind the rock and into their pathway to the castle.

One of the boys next to the one with glasses; with shoulder length black hair and blue eyes, everything about him screamed Sirius Black. "Oh my, oh my. I must be seeing a couple of angels before my very eyes."

The two reddish-brown haired girls before them looked at each other and then glared at Sirius Black stating, "No!"

Hermione asked, "Sorry for dropping in, but we over heard that you were talking about the Headmaster asking you all to come over because of his granddaughters?"

Severus spoke up with is velvety voice that he has, "Indeed you heard correctly, why do you ask?"

Hermione turned towards Catherine, "That meddling grandfather, what does he think he is?"

Catherine reached for Hermione and gave her a hint of a hug, "Now sister; we know that grandfather does whatever he wishes, but we should head for the castle before he starts playing matchmaker again."

"Good point sister."

Then the two girls took off towards the castle, as if the dogs of hell were after them. Remus Lupin spoke up, "Wow Sirius, you know how to make the girls run. But aren't they supposed to run towards you and not away from you?"

Sirius growled, "Remus! They just don't know what is good for them is all. Now let us go running after them!"

All five boys were running after the two girls that they have just figured out were their Headmaster's granddaughters. They managed to catch up to them at the Entrance Hall, where the girls were met by the elderly man himself, who was smiling with his twinkling blue eyes.

"I see you boys meeting my granddaughters, Hermione and Catherine Raven; they are here to finish their seventh year with me. I am also happy to have you boys around; you could help manage showing them around the castle before term starts. From what I have noticed; they have manage to find the library, the Great Hall, my office, and the outside just fine on their own."

James Potter; with his smile, who kept moving his glasses up his face, "Don't worry professor, we can show them around; but I don't understand is why Snape is here sir?"

"That is because I have asked him here Mr. Potter; you see my granddaughters are well versed in potions and other fields of academics, but not Divination. So I would like all five of you young men to work together in helping them to find their way around the castle? As of right now, they do not have a house to be a part of until the sorting feast in three days."

Peter Pettigrew stuttered said, "I won't be able to do that sir; do to family obligations."

"That is alright Mr. Pettigrew, you may go." Then the short fat boy; who the girls were happy to see go, waddled down the hill to the front gates.

Sirius stepped forward and put himself between the two girls, "I can be the one to show them around sir, we don't have to bother the rest of the guys." Both Hermione and Catherine answered him with their elbows hitting into his ribs, and he fell down to his knees. With a wispy voice, "Maybe I will need them."

Remus Lupin and James Potter were leaning on each other laughing at Sirius; while Severus stood to the side, laughing very lightly by seeing with pleasure that Sirius was having his dues. The ladies then moved away from the handsome playboy and stood near one of the other guys.

Severus turned to the one next to him, "Severus Snape; seventh year, Slytherin."

The girl with greenish-blue eyes shook his hand and said, "Catherine; seventh year, from Ireland's Gifted Arts school."

Remus went over to the green eyed girl, "Remus Lupin; seventh year, Gryffindor."

James spoke up from where he stood, "James Potter and the guy you rendered speechless is Sirius Black; we are both in seventh year and Gryffindor house."

"Hermione; seventh year, went to the same school as Catherine."

Sirius looked up from the floor, "Twins? You two hardly look alike though."

Hermione smiled, "It is because I got most of our mother's looks, but sadly Catherine has gotten more dads' looks than I did."

Catherine growled, "Yeah; I even have his shoulders, it's okay though. I learned to live with it."

Severus offered his arm to Catherine, "Shall we go for a walk around the castle?"

"We shall." With that being said, she laced her arm with his and were off to walk around the castle. Remus had also offered his own arm to Hermione, who also accepted and the group walked around, leaving the Headmaster to smile as he heading on his way back to his office. Who whispered to himself, "I would like to see Cupid doing better than that."