Chapter 7 What are you doing here!
A dark haired man looked out over the grounds that was surrounded by the grey, big, massive walls. The rain clattered against the window, and he wondered where the summer had gone. Sure, he wasn't a man that liked the summer that much, he didn't like any of the seasons but if he had to choose, it would be the summer.
There was many reasons for him to take a liking to the summer. One of them was that there was no students there to disturb him. The other one was that hedidn't need to see the headmaster as often as he usually did.
He was tired of the meddling old man. Sure, no one could say that he didn't respect him, but he was tired of the mans lemon drops and god forsaken twinklein those blue eyes.
He had to meet him again in a week though. The new term would be starting again and he would be stuck in the potions classroom, and despite what everyonethought, he didn't like to be trapped under the castle. He would have liked to move up to another part of the building, but that would be against thepersonality he had built up in front of the students.
He laid his head in his hands and rubbed them against his face. He sighed and looked up again. He listened to the rain and was on the edge of sleep whenhe heard a sound.
The fireplace came to life and green flames sparkled. The security voice announced:
"You have a visitor." He stood up. Who was coming here at this time? He didn't get visitors that often. He hoped that it wasn't Lucius or the headmaster.
He couldn't handle them tonight.
"Ask for password" he snapped irritated at the fireplace. A moment later, a young witch appeared out of the fire. He held a fast grip around his wand, readyto protect himself.
"You can never be too careful, can you Snape?" He groaned. "Potter, what the hell are you doing here!" In front of him was his worst enemy's daughter witha trunk and a cage in hand. "Not happy to see me, are you? I didn't think you would be but I wont stay for long." She put down the trunk.
"Who gave you the password?" he demanded. The girl snapped back. "You did when I had to come here over the Easter holidays, to take extra potions classes."
Nita was a good student, but was horrible in potions. She had been forced to take extra classes to make the O.W.L test.
Snape groaned. He thought that he had changed it since then, but no such luck. "Ok, what do you want? Disturb me and my valuable free time?" He looked atthe girl. Something was unusual. She didn't respond the way she usually would have, instead she just looked at him with a, for him, new look.
Her eyes radiated sorrow and betrayal, something that Snape hadn't seen in the students eyes before. " My father will more than likely try to come after me, and I need you to say that I haven't been here. He more than likely heard where I went." Before he could voice his disapproval the fireplace filledwith green flames.
Nita looked at Snape. "Please." She disappeared under her cloak and a second later the fireplace announced that Snape had a visitor.
Snape asked for the password and her father´ appeared. "Where is she?" Nita stopped breathing and locked her eyes at her potions master.
He threw a quick glancein her direction and looked back at her father. "Potter, I thought that I've told you NOT to come here." His voice was filled with hate and Nita couldsee that her father´ got angrier. "Don't fuck with me, Snivellus! Where is she!"
The Potion master adopted an evil look. "I know this must be hard for you to understand Potter, but I am no expert in mind reading, so kindly explain whoyou are talking about" he spat. Her father´ looked murderous. "Where is my daughter you filthy Death Eater!" Nita had rarely seen him this upset aboutsomething.
Nita was surprised to see that her professor didn't hex her father´ into next week with the last comment, but Snape looked anything but happy.
"How dare you come here, into my home no less, insult me, and demand to see your daughter? As you certainly know, your daughter and I are by no means ina friendship of any sort, so, why would she be here? I'm sure she is with some of her Ravenclaw friends, or what do you think?" Nita shivered at the tonein the mans voice. She hoped this would be over soon, so she could go and rent a room at the Leaky Cauldron.
She had to get away from her parents for some days, to think, and then she would be off to school. She could not believe that Voldemort was her father. Ofall the sick people it had to be him! She felt so empty, so lost.
"Fine! But if you see her, contact me as soon as possible!" Her father barked after some silence and left the house. Her potion master snorted.
"Well, MsPotter, what the hell was that?"
Nita threw the cloak on top of her trunk and shook her head. "None of your business." She gave him a thankful look. "Thanks anyway." She reached for herbelongings and turned to the fireplace. "Why did you do it?" She just had to ask, but she didn't expect an answer, so she stepped into the fireplace anddisappeared.
Left, in the almost cozy room, Severus Snape stood and pondered on the last question.
Nita threw herself on the bed in the rented room at the Leaky Cauldron. She was so confused and felt so alone. Why? Was there any more secrets that she
Didn't know about yet?
Now she understood why the extra training had been needed. They wanted her to protect herself from her real father. She felt the tears coming and buriedher face in her pillow and cried.