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"I can't believe we are finally Hogwarts students!" Evan said excitedly as he watched the lady with the trolley get close to their compartment.
"I'm excited," Sage grinned. "Poor Gavin though, he looked sad when we boarded."
"We'll see him all the time," Evan shrugged. Gavin stayed at the castle during the year, only leaving when one of their parents flooed him to Ginny Longbottom's house. She ran a school from her home for the younger children. "We can share everything we are learning." He said after a moment, not wanting Gavin to be sad.
"True," Sage said as she opened her potions book.
"You're reading that again?" Evan rolled his eyes.
"It's Papa's class, you know he will expect us to know the answers to any questions he asks," Sage raised an eyebrow.
"Blast, you're right," Evan scrambled for his own book.
"There you are," Artie Weasley said in relief as he appeared in the doorway.
"Thought you got lost," Evan teased.
"Indigo was bragging about getting to go to Hogsmeade weekends this year," Artie rolled his eyes. "She thinks she's so grown-up." Indigo was his big sister starting her third year of school.
"Ignore her," Evan said.
Artie looked sheepish. "I would but, I want her to bring me back candy when she goes."
"Firsties!" Jamie Black grinned as she stood in the doorway. "Ready for the scary initiation you have to do before you can be sorted?" She was entering her fourth year.
"I'm not falling for that again," Artie crossed his arms.
Jamie laughed, looking as mischievous as her father, Sirius Black, with her black hair and gray eyes.
"Evan and I practically grew up at Hogwarts," Sage said in a bored voice. "You can't exactly trick us."
"Are you bothering these poor wee ones?" Teddy Lupin appeared next to Jamie. He was starting his fifth year. He was a Metamorphmagus like his mother and today his hair color was turquoise blue and his eyes amber.
"Teddy, Jamie is trying to scare us," Artie complained.
Teddy sighed. "Of course she is." He gave his friend a mock stern look. "Leave them alone, I'm a Prefect now and -"
"If you start that again, I'll hex your Prefect badge," Jamie said flatly.
"You sound like George and Fred's kids," Teddy chuckled.
"Too bad they aren't old enough to come to Hogwarts, they are fun!" Artie said of his cousins. Fred Weasley had married Angelina Johnson and had a eight year old daughter named Roxanne. George Weasley had married Katie Bell who had a nine year old boy, Oliver, and four year old girl named Marie.
"Hey, do you need a compartment to sit in?" Teddy suddenly called, noticing a boy with blonde hair and silver grey eyes looking a little lost.
"I forgot where my sister's compartment is," The blonde said a little shyly.
"Aren't you a Malfoy?" Jamie asked. When the blonde nodded, she continued, "I think I saw Selene several compartments down this way. Or since you are a wee firstie, you can sit with this sorry bunch."
"Hey!" Sage complained while Evan and Artie giggled.
"What's your name?"
"Castor."
"You can sit with us," Evan offered.
"Thanks," Castor sat next to him. "I got lost looking for the Trolley."
"The Trolley should be here soon," Evan said, eager for some treats.
"I have to get to my Prefect meeting," Teddy said, quickly moving out of the way when Jamie went to slug his arm. "Don't make me write you up!" He called over his shoulder.
"You're so annoying," Jaime laughed as she too left.
Artie was looking at Castor a little apprehensively. "Is Draco Malfoy your father?"
"Yes."
"Oh," Artie frowned a little. He'd heard about his parents school days and knew his dad had had no fondness for the Malfoy's.
Castor's eyes flickered around a little uncertainly.
"It's nice to meet you, Castor," Sage said, giving Artie a look. "I'm Sage Snape and this is my brother Evan. That twerp is Artie Weasley."
"I'm not a twerp." Artie said in a affronted voice.
Sage smirked at him. "Well, sometimes you are."
"Harry Snape's kids," Castor said, his eyes wide. He too, had heard the stories about how Harry Potter found out he was really Harry Snape and how he had defeated Voldemort. His dad didn't talk about him that much but his mum had told him and Selene the stories, saying how better it had been once Voldemort was gone. Some family's still believed the wizarding world would be better if he had lived but his mum had told them about how horrible and evil Voldemort had been. His own grandfather, whom he had never met, had been a supporter and was in Azkaban now.
"Do you think it will be weird having our parents as our teachers?" Artie wondered out loud. "Although, at least my dad is only the Quidditch instructor."
"They'll probably expect more of us than everyone else," Evan worried. "Especially Mum and Papa."
"What do they teach?" Castor asked curiously.
"Our Mum teaches Charms, Dad teaches Defence and Papa teaches Potions," Sage answered.
"Oh, my dad said potions was his favorite subject in school," Castor said brightly. "I'm looking forward to Defence, myself."
Artie looked at him suspiciously. "From the stories my parents have told, your dad only liked potions because Snape favored his Slytherins."
"It's Professor Snape to you," Sage snapped.
"Come on Artie, you've met our Papa," Evan frowned.
"I know, but it will be different now," Artie insisted. "He only gives points to Slytherins!" He gave Castor a knowing look. "You'll be a Slytherin."
"My sister is and she likes her House," Castor said. "Both my parents were but I don't care really what House I'm in." He shrugged.
"You don't?"
"And I'm lucky, my parents won't be my teachers," Castor grinned. "At least not for a couple years," He amended. "I'm still glad they'll be at the castle." He started a bit when everyone stared at him. "What?" He asked uncomfortably.
"What do you mean, you're parents will be at the castle?"
"Oh, they're professors now. My mum is teaching Ancient Ruins and my dad will be teaching Arithmancy and Alchemy for the upper years." Castor explained.
"Our Mum and Dad didn't mention it," Evan said slowly, exchanging a look with Sage.
"Maybe they don't know." Sage mused.
HP
Having dropped Gavin off in their quarters where Tru and Zippy were keeping him company, Hermione and Harry attended a quick staff meeting before the students arrived.
"Ready for another year?" Dumbledore asked with his twinkling eyes.
"If not, can we put off the dunderheads coming?" Snape asked sarcastically.
Harry snickered while Hermione just shook her head in resignation.
"No, we can't," Dumbledore said cheerfully.
"Ah, I love meetin' the new wee ones," Hagrid beamed. "And we have some extra special ones startin' this year."
Harry and Ron grinned.
"Just a quick update, we have two new professors that should be arriving any moment." Dumbledore said.
"Oh, you filled the Ancient Runes position?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, and Arithmancy for the sixth and the seventh years as well as Alchemy."
"Who are -" Ron began before the door opened and two familiar people walked in. Ron's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"
Astoria Malfoy gave him a wry smile. "How nice to see you too."
Draco rolled his eyes. "No point in being polite to Weasley. He's never had manners."
"Ah, it's like old times," Minerva sighed while Neville chuckled.
Harry looked at Draco thoughtfully. He'd seen the Malfoys over the years but only occasionally. He hadn't heard of him causing any problems or being like Lucius had been. He'd had his daughter in his class and she was a fine student. It had been a long time since he had had issues with Draco, too long to hold a grudge.
"Is this going to be a problem?" Draco sneered slightly, giving Ron and then Harry a challenging look.
"Not for me," Harry said easily.
Ron shrugged. "Guess not," He muttered.
Lavender rolled her eyes. "Ron," She huffed. "We aren't children anymore. We should all just start over, okay?"
"Don't forget we want to be an example for our children," Neville cautioned. "They'll be watching how we interact with each other."
"Very well said," Dumbledore said approvingly.
Draco gave Ron a cold look as he walked out of the room, Astoria following with an exasperated look on her face.
"You really don't care that he will be working here?" Ron asked Harry incredulously.
Harry sighed. "I'm not going to jump for joy or anything but our school days were a long time ago."
"But he was such a git," Ron insisted. "And his dad -"
"Draco is not his dad," Hermione interrupted. "He hasn't caused trouble, that we know of, in years."
Harry slung his arm around Ron's shoulders. "I know. It's not fun having to be mature is it?"
HP
"So, it's Harry Potter's kids," A snide voice said. The first years were waiting for Professor McGonagall to lead them to their sorting.
Evan and Sage turned to see a thin dark haired boy smirking at them. "It's Harry Snape, not Harry Potter," Sage said irritably. It was annoying that some people thought of her dad as a Potter when he had changed his name to Snape long before she and Evan were born.
"So? What's it to you?" Evan challenged.
The boy shrugged. "I heard your dad was an attention hungry prat in school and I wondered if you would be the same."
Evan lunged for the boy but Sage grabbed him in time. "Evan, no!"
"What's your problem, Kelvin?" Castor snapped, standing in front of Evan and Sage. "Just leave them alone."
"Why are you hanging with them?" Kelvin huffed. "I heard you sat with them on the train."
"Why is that a problem?"
"They're the Snape kids," Kelvin said. "Their dad got rid of the greatest wizard of all time!"
"Our Papa helped with that too," Sage said proudly.
"Gee, if a teenager could take him down then maybe he wasn't the greatest wizard of all time," Artie said.
Kelvin scowled. "My parents say he was."
"Who are your parents?"
"Theodore and Pansy Nott," Castor rolled his eyes. "And they're just as annoying as Kelvin is. My parents don't care for them at all."
Kelvin glared at him but didn't say anything as they were called by Professor McGonagall to follow her.
"Are you going to tryout for Quidditch?" Evan asked as they were led up the stairs of the castle.
"I'll tryout but I don't think I'm good enough yet," Artie said dejectedly. First years were allowed to tryout but they had to be exceptionally good to make the team.
"I'm trying out," Evan said enthusiastically. He loved flying and wanted to be a professional Quidditch player when he grew up.
"Shocker," Sage drawled. She also enjoyed flying although she wasn't as crazy about it as her brother.
"I enjoy flying," Castor said. "I fly with my sister and dad and my mum sometimes, she doesn't care for Quidditch as much as the rest of us." He paused as they entered the Great Hall. He stared at the ceiling. "Wow, brilliant!"
"Everyone's staring at us," Artie whispered nervously. He made a face as Sage and Evan waved at the students that they already knew, since they spent so much time at the castle.
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat and began called names to be sorted.
Evan fidgeted as he waited his turn and noticed Sage looked eager too.
"Kelvin Nott!"
Kelvin walked forward and before the hat even touched his head it shouted, "Slytherin!"
"Big shock," Artie muttered, causing Evan to laugh. "Seems like a slimy snake."
Evan's laughter faded. "Hey. My Papa is Head of Slytherin! They are cunning and ambitious," Evan said loyally.
"Then why don't you want to be a Slytherin?" Artie challenged as another first year was sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Gryffindor just seems more fun," Evan grinned.
"Evan Snape!"
Evan eagerly made his way to the stool and waited as the sorting hat was plopped onto his head.
"Ah, another Snape," The hat said. "What kind of mischief will you get up to, I wonder?"
"My dad never got into mischief, mischief just seemed to find him," Evan said with amusement.
"Of course," The hat chuckled. "I sense a lot of your father in you. Brave, loyal, wanting to prove yourself. Oh yes, I know just what to do with you...Gryffindor!"
Evan grinned, looking at the head table as he made his way to his table. Both his parents had big grins on their faces and his papa was giving him an I told you so look.
"Yay Evan, you're a Gryffindor!" Indigo Weasley said happily.
"Of course he is, where else would a child of Harry Snape end up?" Jamie laughed, reaching over and ruffling Evan's hair.
"Hey!" Evan protested. He focused on the sorting. "Sage is next!"
Sage sat on the stool. "And yet another Snape," The hat drawled. "Hmm, I see similar qualities to your brother however...I see you lean more toward being achievement-oriented and ambitious. A good sense of self-preservation too...yes, I know where you should be...Slytherin!"
Sage grinned and jumped off the stool. She was in her Papa's house! There were cheers from the Slytherin table but the rest of tables were mostly quiet, staring at her in surprise. Sage paused and looked uncertain.
Harry's eyes narrowed as he saw the reaction and he began clapping, smiling in approval at Sage. Hermione did the same, a proud smile on her face. Snape was clapping but glaring around the room at those not supporting his granddaughter.
"Yay Sage!"
Sage turned and smiled when she saw her brother standing and clapping. She knew he would be disappointed that they weren't in the same house but he was her brother, he would always support her and she him.
Sage made her way to the table and sat down next to Selene Malfoy, who welcomed her. "Welcome to the best house," She said cheerfully. "Oh look, my brother is being sorted. He can sit next to you."
Castor sat on the stool, fidgeting a bit as he waited for the hat to decide. "Gryffindor!" The hat shouted out.
"What!" Artie burst out as the Gryffindor table clapped. "Sage in Slytherin and a Malfoy in Gryffindor!"
"Shut up, Artie," Evan scolded, scooting over to make room for Castor.
"Thanks," Castor said quietly. He looked up at the head table and saw that his dad looked very surprised. His mother looked amused and proud, giving him an encouraging smile. He gave a tentative smile back. He then looked at the Slytherin table and his sister gave him a wave, although she looked a little perplexed.
"All right, welcome new Gryffindors!" An older boy spoke up with an easy going smile. "I'm Zinc Graytwig, a fifth year and also your Prefect. I'll be showing you how to get to our Tower once dinner is over and showing you around our common room. I'll also answer any questions you have. Okay?" The first years nodded in response and he gave them a grin.
HP
"I can't believe Castor is in Gryffindor!" Selene exclaimed. "The last time a Malfoy was in Gryffindor was...never!"
"He'll be fine, he's already friends with my brother," Sage said as she took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"Yeah, I just thought he'd be in the same house as me," Selene glanced at the head table. "I wonder what my parents are thinking? What about yours? Will they care?"
"No," Sage answered confidently. "My Papa, I mean Professor Snape, thought I would end up in Slytherin and my parents have always said they didn't care which House we were in."
Thankfully Sage knew a lot of the Slytherin students already so she only received a few surprised looks from her table. The rest looked happy that she was there although they were a few students giving her weird, suspicious looks.
"Maybe it was arranged," Kelvin was saying to the kids sitting next to him in a loud whisper. "She's probably a spy or something."
"Oh, please," Sage muttered.
"Nott has always been a prat," The girl sitting next to her said, also a first year.
"You know him?"
"Only a little, same daycare when we were kids," The girl explained. "I'm Aspen Cobris."
"Sage Snape"
HP
"A Gryffindor?" Draco said in disbelief. "My son is a Gryffindor?"
Astoria patted his hand. "Don't worry dear, I'm sure we'll live down the scandal." She said wryly.
"I don't care about a scandal," Draco mumbled. "It's just...Gryffindor? Even a Hufflepuff would be better." He tilted his head to the side. "Well, maybe not."
"I heard that, Mr. Malfoy," Charity Burbage said from several chairs down. While still professor of Muggle Studies she now was Hufflepuffs Head of House.
Draco grimaced. "Uh, sorry Professor Burbage."
Harry snickered as he cut up his pot roast. "Isn't it amazing how easy it is for them to make us feel like students again?"
"It's certainly not something I considered when accepting the job offer for here," Draco said with a wry smile.
"You'll get used to it," Hermione said dryly. "We have."
"Eh, you're all children compared to me," Dumbledore chuckled.
"So, are you two okay with Sage in Slytherin?" Astoria asked curiously.
"We have no problem with it," Hermione said firmly. "I don't think Severus was surprised at all, were you?"
"No," Severus admitted with a smirk. "I am not surprised at all."
"What I wonder," Minerva said as she sipped her tea. "Is if my new lions will be as much trouble as you and Mr. Weasley were?"
"We weren't trouble," Ron protested as Lavender laughed.
"Right," Minerva rolled her eyes.
"Our son doesn't get into trouble," Draco spoke up.
"Yes, neither did my son," Snape said casually, causing the entire table to laugh.
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