Disclaimer: I do not own any of the HP characters or any of the cannon
stuff. I do, however, like to think I own Sureves and both Ves and Sev's
middle names. ^-^
Returning Chapter 1: Coming Home ~~~~~~~
Her trunk was shrunk and tucked into a pocket of her jeans. Her hair, which she had grown out to shoulder length to frame her face, was pulled back in a ponytail in hopes of hiding it's greasy state. She hadn't managed to figure out how to keep her hair from getting so oily just hours after she'd showered. Perhaps her brother had figured it out.
She wore a black tank-top and black jeans underneath an open black cotton duster. She would have to look into getting robes if she was going to work as her brother's assistant for the school year. Or maybe not. She would see.
Dark eyes gazed at the tall stone building that would be her new shelter. "Home," she whispered, then broke into a dead run.
Hogwarts, being the loving mother-type building that she was, flung open her doors like a mother flinging open her arms when greeting a long-lost child. Sureves laughed brightly as she threw herself through the doors and raced through the empty halls (the children were all in class at the moment) towards the gargoyle.
Skidding to a halt, she smiled at the gargoyle and murmured the password that had been agreed upon so long ago.
"Bliss."
The gargoyle, shocked at the long unused password, blinked at her before swinging aside to let her board the escalator-like staircase.
She paused at the door before knocking lightly. Would her brother have been dismissed from classes to welcome her home?
"Come child," the deep voice of her old teacher called out from within the chamber beyond, drawing her into opening the door and stepping forward.
"Albus Dumbledore," she said with a small smile.
"Sureves Somes Snape," the older wizard said warmly, standing and moving around the desk to open his arms. She gladly moved forward to hug him.
"But," she said as she stepped back moments later, "where is he? You didn't let him out of class?"
A slow smile curved the Headmaster's lips. "No. In fact, he has no idea you have been summoned back. The Charm was broken when your Secret Holder died, Ves. However, I didn't realize that he was dead until just yesterday."
Her dark eyes widened. "But wasn't my brother watching him? How did you find out he was dead before Sev did??"
Dumbledore blushed lightly and looked at the woman before him appraisingly. She was full-figured though slight. She was just as he would think Severus's twin sister would look like.
"I had the care for your old pet while Severus was in the Hospital Wing after Riddle found out about his double-cross. However, he was to take up care for old Tristan after he got back into the swing of things. Unfortunately, I have not had a pet that required feeding for decades and... well, I forgot to feed your snake."
Black eyes widened and pale skin bleached out to white. "You *starved* my snake?? How could you?! Albus!"
He hung his head, then lifted it to stare at her. "Only the spell was keeping him alive as it was, Ves. As soon as we broke the Charm, he would have died anyway."
Tears welled up, but were swiftly blinked away. "I refuse to talk to you, Albus Dumbledore until such time as I feel more charitable towards you. I do, however, trust that our previous arrangements are all still standing."
The Headmaster nodded dully and sank into his chair. "Sev teaches Potions," he said by way of answer.
Ves nodded and turned with a swirl of her black duster and stalked out of the room in unknown imitation of her twin.
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Not long, but eh. I hope you like it! ^-^ If there's enough response, I may even write more. Or I still might write more anyway. So please feed the author! REVIEW! *points at the little drop down at the bottom* please? ;-;
Returning Chapter 1: Coming Home ~~~~~~~
Her trunk was shrunk and tucked into a pocket of her jeans. Her hair, which she had grown out to shoulder length to frame her face, was pulled back in a ponytail in hopes of hiding it's greasy state. She hadn't managed to figure out how to keep her hair from getting so oily just hours after she'd showered. Perhaps her brother had figured it out.
She wore a black tank-top and black jeans underneath an open black cotton duster. She would have to look into getting robes if she was going to work as her brother's assistant for the school year. Or maybe not. She would see.
Dark eyes gazed at the tall stone building that would be her new shelter. "Home," she whispered, then broke into a dead run.
Hogwarts, being the loving mother-type building that she was, flung open her doors like a mother flinging open her arms when greeting a long-lost child. Sureves laughed brightly as she threw herself through the doors and raced through the empty halls (the children were all in class at the moment) towards the gargoyle.
Skidding to a halt, she smiled at the gargoyle and murmured the password that had been agreed upon so long ago.
"Bliss."
The gargoyle, shocked at the long unused password, blinked at her before swinging aside to let her board the escalator-like staircase.
She paused at the door before knocking lightly. Would her brother have been dismissed from classes to welcome her home?
"Come child," the deep voice of her old teacher called out from within the chamber beyond, drawing her into opening the door and stepping forward.
"Albus Dumbledore," she said with a small smile.
"Sureves Somes Snape," the older wizard said warmly, standing and moving around the desk to open his arms. She gladly moved forward to hug him.
"But," she said as she stepped back moments later, "where is he? You didn't let him out of class?"
A slow smile curved the Headmaster's lips. "No. In fact, he has no idea you have been summoned back. The Charm was broken when your Secret Holder died, Ves. However, I didn't realize that he was dead until just yesterday."
Her dark eyes widened. "But wasn't my brother watching him? How did you find out he was dead before Sev did??"
Dumbledore blushed lightly and looked at the woman before him appraisingly. She was full-figured though slight. She was just as he would think Severus's twin sister would look like.
"I had the care for your old pet while Severus was in the Hospital Wing after Riddle found out about his double-cross. However, he was to take up care for old Tristan after he got back into the swing of things. Unfortunately, I have not had a pet that required feeding for decades and... well, I forgot to feed your snake."
Black eyes widened and pale skin bleached out to white. "You *starved* my snake?? How could you?! Albus!"
He hung his head, then lifted it to stare at her. "Only the spell was keeping him alive as it was, Ves. As soon as we broke the Charm, he would have died anyway."
Tears welled up, but were swiftly blinked away. "I refuse to talk to you, Albus Dumbledore until such time as I feel more charitable towards you. I do, however, trust that our previous arrangements are all still standing."
The Headmaster nodded dully and sank into his chair. "Sev teaches Potions," he said by way of answer.
Ves nodded and turned with a swirl of her black duster and stalked out of the room in unknown imitation of her twin.
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Not long, but eh. I hope you like it! ^-^ If there's enough response, I may even write more. Or I still might write more anyway. So please feed the author! REVIEW! *points at the little drop down at the bottom* please? ;-;