**Well, I don't understand… I think I have been abducted by aliens or
something…I mean two chapters in two days!?! Well, I reckon I was bored
today and decided to write some. This chapter has a honkajamama (my own
made up word) title, as I am sure you can see. Well, I thought it fitting,
since we are going to find out that Katerina may be hiding something
~insert dramatic music~ Well, here we go, don't forget to review, cause
even criticism helps!**
Severus waited patiently in the Great Hall the next morning. He got in there early to wait for Professor Alberthane. She came in earlier than normal herself and Severus noticed that she looked happier than normal.
"Good morning, Professor Snape," She said, smiling and sitting down beside him.
"Good morning, sleep well, I trust?" He asked, eyeing her pretty face, which was glowing with happiness.
"Great! It was the best night of sleep that I can ever remember having. Thank you again, Professor. It would seem that you are quite the genius!" She said joyfully. Severus flashed a quick smile.
"Only when it comes to some things, Katerina," He let the name roll of his tongue smoothly, as if he were caressing it. "I am glad to hear that it worked for you, though. You need all the help you can get when it comes to these…monsters, I mean…children," He said, eyeing the 4 tables that were gradually filling with students ruefully. Katerina laughed and it rang throughout the hall. It sent shivers down Severus's spine and chill bumps across his skin. Oh! How he loved that laugh! They ate the rest of their breakfast in silence, only speaking to say goodbye.
"Well, Professor, I shall see you at lunch," Katerina said and walked off, nodding and biding good morning to the students. Severus watched her exit and sighed.
"I've got to do something about these feelings…" He said in his mind and turned to discuss something with Professor McGonagall.
Harry watched Professor Snape carefully, noting his expressions when he talked to Professor Alberthane and the way he watched her leave the Great Hall. But, unknown to Harry, Severus, or Katerina, there was another pair of eyes watching the way Professors Snape and Alberthane reacted with one another. Draco Malfoy stared silently at the teacher's table, his mind working deviously.
"I believe I should tell Father of this…" He said aloud to himself. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him oddly.
"Tell your father about what, Draco?" Crabbe asked, confused as always.
"Shut up you dolt, I wasn't talking to you!" Draco snapped and got up from the table and sprinted out of the hall. Crabbe and Goyle looked at one another oddly, but just shrugged and continued eating. Severus noticed the young Malfoy's sudden departure and decided to follow him.
"That blasted boy! Always stirring up some kind of mischief. If I knew Lucius wouldn't find out, I'd let the boy get in trouble and we'll just see if he breaks the rules again," Severus said mentally as he trekked the halls, trying not to make his presence known to Draco.
Draco went to the owlery and fetched a quill and some parchment. He scribbled a note hurriedly on the paper and tied it to an owl's leg.
"Take it to the Ministry of Magic, to my father, Lucius Malfoy, immediately!" He barked and ran out of the room quickly, not looking back. Severus was hovering in the shadows of the owlery. He looked at the owl that Draco's note was tied to. It was still asleep.
"Dunderhead, he should have made sure that the owl took off before he left…" Severus said aloud and untied the note. He read it to himself and was thoroughly shocked at the words scratched on the paper.
"Father,
Aunt Katerina has come to Hogwarts. You must come immediately!
Signed,
Draco"
Severus stared at the letter for a few minutes.
"Aunt Katerina?! What the…" Severus decided that he had to get to the bottom of this, quickly. He woke the owl up and retied the letter. "Take it to the Ministry of Magic, to Lucius Malfoy, NOW!" He yelled. The owl ruffled its feathers and flew away quickly. Severus stomped to his class and stayed in an awful mood all day. Was Katerina hiding something? And if she is Draco's aunt, she must be a deatheater like all the rest of the Malfoys. Severus felt tears behind his eyes as he thought of Katerina stalking about, with a long black cloak on and over her head, doing Voldermort's bidding.
**Well, what's this?! Katerina is Draco's? ~gulp~ AUNT?!?!!? ~evil laughing~ We'll just have to see what happens and unravel the mystery…um…as soon as I figure out what that might be. The next chapter may take a while, cause it needs to be completely redone…I wasn't planning on bringing in this little thingy about Draco yet, but I decided last minute to go ahead with it! I know I said last chapter that it might be a while, (and I had it up the next day!) but this next one will be a while, I am afraid… STAY TUNED!!**
Severus waited patiently in the Great Hall the next morning. He got in there early to wait for Professor Alberthane. She came in earlier than normal herself and Severus noticed that she looked happier than normal.
"Good morning, Professor Snape," She said, smiling and sitting down beside him.
"Good morning, sleep well, I trust?" He asked, eyeing her pretty face, which was glowing with happiness.
"Great! It was the best night of sleep that I can ever remember having. Thank you again, Professor. It would seem that you are quite the genius!" She said joyfully. Severus flashed a quick smile.
"Only when it comes to some things, Katerina," He let the name roll of his tongue smoothly, as if he were caressing it. "I am glad to hear that it worked for you, though. You need all the help you can get when it comes to these…monsters, I mean…children," He said, eyeing the 4 tables that were gradually filling with students ruefully. Katerina laughed and it rang throughout the hall. It sent shivers down Severus's spine and chill bumps across his skin. Oh! How he loved that laugh! They ate the rest of their breakfast in silence, only speaking to say goodbye.
"Well, Professor, I shall see you at lunch," Katerina said and walked off, nodding and biding good morning to the students. Severus watched her exit and sighed.
"I've got to do something about these feelings…" He said in his mind and turned to discuss something with Professor McGonagall.
Harry watched Professor Snape carefully, noting his expressions when he talked to Professor Alberthane and the way he watched her leave the Great Hall. But, unknown to Harry, Severus, or Katerina, there was another pair of eyes watching the way Professors Snape and Alberthane reacted with one another. Draco Malfoy stared silently at the teacher's table, his mind working deviously.
"I believe I should tell Father of this…" He said aloud to himself. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him oddly.
"Tell your father about what, Draco?" Crabbe asked, confused as always.
"Shut up you dolt, I wasn't talking to you!" Draco snapped and got up from the table and sprinted out of the hall. Crabbe and Goyle looked at one another oddly, but just shrugged and continued eating. Severus noticed the young Malfoy's sudden departure and decided to follow him.
"That blasted boy! Always stirring up some kind of mischief. If I knew Lucius wouldn't find out, I'd let the boy get in trouble and we'll just see if he breaks the rules again," Severus said mentally as he trekked the halls, trying not to make his presence known to Draco.
Draco went to the owlery and fetched a quill and some parchment. He scribbled a note hurriedly on the paper and tied it to an owl's leg.
"Take it to the Ministry of Magic, to my father, Lucius Malfoy, immediately!" He barked and ran out of the room quickly, not looking back. Severus was hovering in the shadows of the owlery. He looked at the owl that Draco's note was tied to. It was still asleep.
"Dunderhead, he should have made sure that the owl took off before he left…" Severus said aloud and untied the note. He read it to himself and was thoroughly shocked at the words scratched on the paper.
"Father,
Aunt Katerina has come to Hogwarts. You must come immediately!
Signed,
Draco"
Severus stared at the letter for a few minutes.
"Aunt Katerina?! What the…" Severus decided that he had to get to the bottom of this, quickly. He woke the owl up and retied the letter. "Take it to the Ministry of Magic, to Lucius Malfoy, NOW!" He yelled. The owl ruffled its feathers and flew away quickly. Severus stomped to his class and stayed in an awful mood all day. Was Katerina hiding something? And if she is Draco's aunt, she must be a deatheater like all the rest of the Malfoys. Severus felt tears behind his eyes as he thought of Katerina stalking about, with a long black cloak on and over her head, doing Voldermort's bidding.
**Well, what's this?! Katerina is Draco's? ~gulp~ AUNT?!?!!? ~evil laughing~ We'll just have to see what happens and unravel the mystery…um…as soon as I figure out what that might be. The next chapter may take a while, cause it needs to be completely redone…I wasn't planning on bringing in this little thingy about Draco yet, but I decided last minute to go ahead with it! I know I said last chapter that it might be a while, (and I had it up the next day!) but this next one will be a while, I am afraid… STAY TUNED!!**