A/N The last few months have been real busy which is why this chapter hasn't gone up. This Chapter will provide more info on Kari Translet which is a Character on more or less Permanent Loan by Melissa Ivory.
Chapter 14/15 Snape's Girlfriend.
It was a fairly cool late Winter day with a large number of Hogwart's students enjoying a weekend at Hogsmeade. Amy had with her that day Geoff, Emily, and Marcus. Hannah had decided to stay at school. At one point Amy noticed Professor Snape walking through town with Kari Translet.
"Hello Professor Snape, Miss Translet," Amy said.
"Oh konnichi-wa Potter kikon," Kari said.
"konniki-we Translet nikon," Amy attempted.
"That's a nice try for a beginner Potter kikon," Kari said chuckling.
"I have a feeling Japanese will be a very hard language to learn," Amy said.
"Mr. Flint, I'm surprised to see you with the Gryffindors," Snape commented.
"Well Amy invited me to join her group," Marcus said.
"Well Carry on," Snape said.
"Amy, Hogwart's doesn't have a foreign language requirement so why are you worrying about learning Japanese as it is?" Marcus wondered.
"According to Kari we will have some Japanese Exchange students next year so she figured it would help if I had some knowledge of their language," Amy said.
"She might be right," Geoff said. "
Amy looked back to see that Snape was alone. She began to wonder where Kari had disappeared to. She slipped away with Ritala in stealth mode following her. In fact Myrtle and Ritala had been together the whole time.
As Amy was hiding along near Snape she saw a person suddenly appear in Front of Professor Snape.
"Hecate, what brings you into these parts I thought the council of Dark Practicioners has banished you long ago?" Snape Growled.
"Such words coming from a complete traitor, Voldemort did everything for you and your sniveling friends like Lucius Malfoy and Peter Pettigrew along with that moron Ludo Bagman. If anything Severus Voldemort should have used the killing Curse on you a long time ago. "
"I was one of his most loyal servants," Severus said.
"Loyal Backstabbers maybe," Hecate said. "Oh well it will soon be over."
She then raised her wand as if she was going to use the killing Curse on him when Kari suddenly reappeared.
"It seems that your protector has returned traitor. Well Don't think you have seen the last of me," Hecate said before she Apparated away.
"That was close," Snape said.
"Something tells me Severus that I better stay close for a while. She is obviously after something," Kari said.
Amy then met back up with Marcus and the others. Their next stop was Merlin Ave. Harry was in the kitchen making some homemade fudge.
"I wondered when you all would arrive," Harry commented.
"Professor, some witch tried to go after Professor Snape only that Translet woman showed up and scared her off," Marcus said.
"I wonder," Harry said.
"You wonder what Harry?" Myrtle asked.
"If that witch might have been Hecate?" Harry asked.
"It was," Ritala said. "I know for a fact that Hecate didn't attend Hogwarts. I think she attended Durmstrang."
"Could be," Harry said. "Emily, I set up a cot in Amy's room for you, Geoff, Marcus, a couple cots are in the back room for you to sleep on."
"Uncle Harry, any idea why Kari Translet is here as it is. Who sent her?" Emily wondered.
"I haven't been able to find anything about her from my contacts at the Ministry. I even contacted a friend of mine in the Department of Mysteries just in case she works as an unspeakable. Predictably they were closed mouthed about it."
"She offered to teach me Japanese in preparation for next year when we have the exchange students. I wonder if that would be a good way to find out more about her," Amy said.
"It's a possibility. I even sent Hedwig to Remus to see if he knew anything. Amy proceed carefully when it comes to Kari Translet just in case."
"I will," Amy said.
The group spent the night and hung out the next day until close to dinner time. They then walked back to Hogwarts.
A few days later Amy was working on a paper for History of Magic when she heard a familiar voice.
"Severus, you are looking fabulous today," the voice said.
"Thanks Kari, with you nearby that wicked sorceress won't get me," Snape said.
"That's the idea. Before you know it there will be little Snapes running around Hogwarts," Kari said.
Amy took a good look around the corner of the stack of books with the help of a mirror only to see Snape and Kari exchange a kiss.
"Gross the idea of someone actually kissing Snape. Gag me with Godric Gryffindor's wand. I admit I have been kissed and in better places then the lips in the library. Most of them were in hidden out of the way places in the castle though since they were with Marcus."
A while later Amy was walking toward the Great Hall when she saw Kari in the hall.
"Miss Translet, you have a few minutes?" Amy wondered.
"Sure Amy," Kari said.
"I wanted to discuss a few things with you. Among them the Japanese lessons," Amy said.
"Ok," Kari said. "Tell you what meet me in the entrance hall after dinner or do you have practice for Quidditch tonight?"
"Nope no Quidditch Practice tonight. Our next game isn't until April against Hufflepuff," Amy said. "Should I bring anything special?"
"Just parchment and writing implements," Kari said.
Amy took her time having dinner since she knew Kari would most likely wait for her. Soon as dinner was over Amy headed for the entrance hall. Kari signaled for Amy to follow her. They eventually ended up in a small third floor classroom. Kari apparently had been working for several words had been written in Romanized Japanese on the blackboard which Peeves was trying to deface.
"Peeves, get lost," Kari said.
Peeves gave her a huge raspberry.
"Don't have to do nothing you ask you're not even a professor here," Peeves said.
"That maybe Peeves but I can hurt you worse then even Baron Von Rastinov could," Kari said.
Amy meanwhile grabbed her wand and used a small cleaning charm on it to remove Peeves graffiti bit leave Kari's original notes. She then used a charm George taught her to make Peeves turn into a rainbow of colors. This caused Kari to burst out laughing.
"OK what's so funny, I'm obviously missing a good one," Peeves said. "Well if you won't tell me I'll just find someone who will."
Peeves then headed off.
"That would be worth a whomping two hundred points to Gryffindor if I had the authority to give points that is."
Amy meanwhile was copying down the notes on the board.
"Amy, you probably have a lot of questions don't you?" Kari wondered.
"Well sort of," Amy said.
"I'm here in order to protect Hogwarts from Hecate. Originally Professor Binns summoned me using a special spell because of attacks Hecate made on the muggle population," Kari said.
"You mean there were other Muggles attacked besides my roommate Hannah's parents?" Amy said.
"Yes," Kari said.
"What spell was it Professor Binns used?" Amy wondered grabbing a different piece of parchment.
"It was a spell known as Fortium Deanort. The word Deanort is Celtic. I'm sure you know Professor Snape was almost attacked the other day in Hogsmeade," Kari said.
"Yeah I sort of watched," Amy said. "My friends and I already reported it to my dad."
"Good thinking. How is it you were in Hogsmeade to begin with. Aren't you a first year?" Kari wondered.
"I have special permission because my house is in Hogsmeade. The permission includes close friends and relatives so my friend Geoff generally joins me, Hannah automatically joins me most times and my cousin Emily occasionally joins me. Marcus the other guy that was with me is a third year and has normal permission," Amy said.
"I see," Kari said. "I noticed how your friend Hannah tends to have a dog with her."
"That's just Padfoot the animagus form of Sirius Black," Amy said.
"I see," Kari said. She then turned into a small cat and scurried around a little before changing into a Raven where she flew onto Amy's shoulder before changing again into a serpent and sliding down Amy's robes to the floor where she changed back into a raven and returned to her desk where she changed back into a human.
"Some trick," Amy said.
"A normal witch or wizard can generally manage only a single animagus form but practitioners of Sorcery can have multiple forms," Kari said.
The Rest of the time was spent learning some basic Japanese Words. Also they set aside a formal time for lessons. That night she chatted for a few minutes with Emily and Geoff in the Common Room. Ritala was on hand.
"SO Thursdays after dinner are your Japanese lessons huh," Emily said.
"That's the plan. She found an unused classroom for the lessons," Amy said.
Melanie walked in right then.
"You want a funny sight check out Peeves. He is decked out in a whole array of colors and hasn't realized it," she said.
Amy decided against hinting that she did it to Peeves in order to get rid of him. Instead she wrote a quick note on a scrap of parchment
"Ritala, take this to a certain Slytherin give it him when he is alone though," Amy said.
"OK but that might not be easy," Ritala said before heading off.
The next day at Breakfast Peeves was still decked out in the rainbow of colors Amy had charmed him with.
"Anyone with information on Peeves predicament please let me know," McGonagall announced from her seat at the staff table.
Amy easily survived Transfiguration. Her next class though was Charms.
"Just to let everyone know Peeves is still clad in rainbow colors. A couple professors want to leave him like that but most of them would prefer he be restored to normal. As it is here I am the Charms professor and I can't figure out if a charm was used to do it," Flitwick announced in class.
"Professor, what would happen if you found the person who did it?" Erica inquired.
"Not much really Miss Fleming maybe a couple points taken off after all it's harmless when you think about it," Flitwick said.
Amy was glad it was lunchtime after that. She headed for her favorite spot in the castle with Myrtle following her. Of course both ghosts were sworn to absolute secrecy about where Amy slipped off to when she was alone. Marcus was waiting for her when she arrived.
"Hello Amy."
"Hello Marcus."
"Have you seen Peeves lately. That is a classic spell if I ever saw one."
"Well you know," Amy said as the poltergeist in question came into view. Amy took her wand out and used a reversal charm on him. Unfortunately Marcus laughing caused her to screw it up and she sent Peeves floating backwards.
"Incantatum Finne," Amy said. She then managed to properly restore Peeves.
"Amy, why did you have to do that?"
"Which spell?"
"Any of them."
"Peeves was giving Miss Translet a hard time last night when we met up for my first Japanese lesson so I did it to him in the hopes it would get rid of him. It worked. I reversed it since it seems most of the professors wanted him restored only your laughing caused me to screw it up the first time."
Dobby delivered the food right then before heading off.
"How does he always know where we are hiding and when to bring the food?"
"Marcus, there is a lot about Dobby I haven't figured out yet."
"At least you don't use him for messages," Marcus said.
"By choice mainly. It's easier to use ghosts for secret messages. I just make sure I choose trustworthy ghosts."
Amy and Marcus lost track of time after that and it was 2:30 before Ritala floated in.
"So here is where you are hiding. Your roommates were worried about you," She said.
"Why's that Ritala?" Amy wondered.
"You missed Herbology," Ritala said.
"Great," Amy said as in not great. "Time to fly."
In almost record time she arrived at Hagrid's for tea.
"Where were you during class?" Sirius wondered.
"I was around. My watch had stopped though," Amy lied. "Better get it fixed next time I'm in either Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley."
"At some point during lunch Peeves was apparently put back to normal since he made two appearances one while still all colorful the other after he was back to normal," Sirius said as Hagrid placed tea in front of the Gryffindor first years and was getting ready to set a platter of rock cakes out. Everyone of course skipped the rock cakes. Kari Translet stopped by during the tea.
"konnichi-wa Translet kikon," Amy said. (Good Day Miss Translet)
"konnichi-wa Amy-sama. go kigen ikaga desu ka?" (Good day Amy, How are you?)
"kimochiii sensei." (Good teacher)
"AS am I," Kari replied in Japanese. "Your skills are improving."
"arigato Translet kikon." (thank you Miss Translet)
"do itashimasita." (You're Welcome.)
Hagrid meanwhile had poured Kari some tea and indicated she could help herself to some rock cakes. Thankfully she refused.
That night Amy was in the Library working on homework with Emily when she once again noticed Snape and Kari kissing.
"Gag me with Godric Gryffindor's wand before I throw up," Amy thought.
