The rest of the year passed Quickly and soon it was nearly Summer.
"What are your plans for this summer Annie?" asked Fred
"Don't have any." She answered.
"nothing with Uncle?" questioned George.
"no, not that he's said."
"So what were you going do?" pressed Fred.
"Donno."
"You should ask Uncle. If he wasn't planning you going to his place this summer…."Started Fred
"what?"
"maybe, Mum will let you come home with us this summer." Finished George. Anabeth grinned from ear to ear.
"I think I will ask Uncle." She Signed. She jumped up and began to and began to walk to the door of the common room. When she reached to door instead of going out if it she stopped and turned to look at the boys. She cocked her head and jerked it. This was a gesture they were all familiar with. It was a concise way of saying 'come on lets go.'
"You want us to come along?" Asked Fred, "you sure?"
She leaned against the wall and signed "I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want the pair of you along."
"You'll protect us from him?" Asked Fred.
Anabeth grinned From ear to ear. "You won't need my protection. Uncle care for me. You to care for me, when you're not pulling pranks that is. He respects that."
"All right, let go then." Answered George. As he rose to follow Anabeth. The Two boys grabbed her hands and they left the common room on their way to the dungeons.
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The moment they reached the office the boys stopped short. Anabeth reached up and rapped on the door.
"ENTER" barked an answer from inside the office. Anabeth pushed open the door and began to enter the room. When she noticed the boys were not following she reached back and grasped their arms and pulled them inside with her.
"Anabeth!" proclaimed Severus happy until he saw the twins, "I won't get them out of whatever trouble their in."
"Wouldn't want you to." Mumbled Fred and Anabeth elbowed him sharply in the ribs.
"We came to ask…"began George hesitantly.
"Yes?" asked Snape Sharply. Fred took a deep breath.
"We came to ask if you had any summer plans for Anabeth." Spouted Fred all in one breath. Snape just stared at the trio.
"Why do you ask?"
"They were hoping I could go home with them but didn't want to ask their Mum and Dad if you had other plans." Signed Anabeth. Then Severus Snape did something that seemed strange to the three children standing across from him….He Smiled. A wide happy Smile that brightened his Face and lifted the spirits of the children.
"No, I have no plans. Send an owl. Ask for permission. If she says no we'll take it from there but, I think the Weasly home will be an excellent place for you this summer. Besides I'll know where to visit you if I feel the need."
"So It's Ok with you if she goes?" asked George, a little shocked he agreed.
"Only if the lot of you leave my office promptly." He answered.
The two boys ran out of the office as quickly as they could. Severus Chuckled at their desire to put as much space between themselves and the potion master a possible. Anabeth signed to him, "thank you, Uncle, May I write to you this Summer?"
"You had better!" He replied, "Now Scat!"
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Anabeth followed the boys as they headed up to the owlry. As soon as she stepped foot into she put her hand up into the air and her beautiful ebony crow flew down to her shoulder. The beautiful bird began to preen his mistress's hair with his beak. George looked at her and noticed that her hair was the exact same shade of black as the bird's feathers.
"will he deliver this to Mum?" Asked Fred as he pulled out an envelope.
"You had that all ready! She signed, "You expected me to agree to come!"
"No," Said Fred reaching up to give the ink colored bird the letter, "We were just hoping."
The following morning as Anabeth, Fred, and George were eating breakfast the mail came in a flurry of fluttering owl wings and one Ebony Crow. As he flew down he dropped a letter into George's plate and perched on Fred's head. Anabeth reached up and stroked the raptor's feathers with one hand and with the other offered him a bit of sausage. The bird swallowed the offering and flew off.
"Oi, That smarts! That bird of yours scratched my scalp."
"He likes you," she signed.
"It's from Mum," proclaimed George, "She say's its ok with her if you come stay this summer!"
"This Summer is going to be just Smashing!" exclaimed Fred. The trio began to talk of all the things they would do in just a few days.