- 6 -
Ashura and Lily sat in Dumbledore's office, along with Narcissa, Lucius, Sophie, Sabrina, and Daniel. Severus stood near Fawkes, Dumbledore's pet phoenix, glowering at them.
Four more students walked in, followed by Dumbledore. "These are Lilac Evans, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin," he said.
Sirius and James were glaring at Severus and Lucius. "What are Snape and Malfoy doing here?" they asked.
"They are here for the same reason you are." Dumbledore replied, "You all are going to show Ashura and Lily around the school."
Severus groaned. "Great, I have to walk around school with the Dream Team!" he sighed,
A few minutes later, they found themselves walking along the long corridors. "That's Professor McGonagall. She teaches Transfiguration, is head of Gryffindor, and is Deputy Headmistress." James said, pointing to the 30-something year old witch locking her classroom door.
"We saw her earlier," Lily commented, walking along with him. She saw Professor Vondrack, staring at them from five feet away.
"Prongs...!" Sirius hissed. James looked at Sirius, as he nodded in the professor's direction.
"Oh. Professor Vondrack. That old prat's the Potions teacher, and Head of Slytherin," James sighed. Severus glared at him.
"He's the strictest one here, besides McGonagall." Narcissa added, then whispered, "Severus and him will be announcing their engagement any time now."
"Shut up!" Severus snapped, "I am not that way!"
"Yeah...sure," Lucius snickered, grinning, "Anyway, you should meet Flitwick-"
"He's a strawberry shortcake, literally." Narcissa said, "He's so short, he has to stand on books to be able to look over his desk, same with sitting. It's pitiful!"
Severus looked around. "'Swish and flick! Don't forget, swish and flick!' He is always on us about wand movements," he commented, rolling his eyes.
"Wow, you actually just said something that didn't involve an insult to someone!" Ashura said, smiling at him. Severus scowled, glaring at him.
"We need to go to our common rooms! It's almost curfew!" Lilic gasped. They nodded.
"See you later, Lily," Ashura said, going to the dungeons with Narcissa, Lucius, and Severus. Sophie and Sabrina went to their separate common rooms, as the five Gryffindors left for the tower.
"Serpent's tongue," Lily said. They entered the Slytherin Common Room, after the wall slid away, showing the hidden doorway. It was morning, most of the students still being asleep.
Only two people were in the common room-Lucius and Ashura. They were playing a game of Wizard's Chess. Lily and Daniel sat down and watched quietly. "Check mate!" Lucius said, grinning.
"You are good. No one at Beauxbaton was that good!" Ashura said, gaping at him. Lucius smiled lazily at her.
"Practice. Lot's of practice is needed," he drawled. A muffled cough announced that the two Gryffindor's were still sitting there. "Ah, Lily, Daniel. Good morning."
"Good morning Lucius. Good Morning, Azur," Lily said. Daniel did the same.
"What are you two doing in here?" Ashura asked, "This early in the morning?"
"We came to wait for you guys." Daniel replied, "So we can go to breakfast together."
Muttering came from the stairs that lead up to the boy's dorm. They turned around in their seats, to watch Severus come down, yawning. "Severus, good morning, friend. Have a good night?" Lucius asked.
Severus glared at him, falling into a chair. "As a matter of fact, no, I didn't!" he snapped, "*Someone* was snoring so loud, that they shattered the glass water pitcher in the dormitory! I couldn't get any sleep!"
Lucius gave him an innocent look. "Well, it wasn't me, if that's what you are thinking," he whistled.
Severus eyed him suspiciously, then dropped it. "How'd your first night here go?" he asked icily.
"Fine, except Narcissa attempted to keep me up all night, trying to convince me you are *not* always a cranky prat, which is getting very hard to believe," Ashura replied, just as coldly. Lily looked at them nervously.
"Why don't we go see if Sophie and Sabrina are out and about yet?" she suggested. Ashura and Severus glared at each other, before nodding to Lily. Daniel stood up, and helped Lily up.
They went to the Ravenclaw Common Room entrance. Sabrina and Sophie were mulling around, like two trapped tiger outside. They ran up to the small group of Gryffindors and Slytherins.
"Hey, good morning." Sophie squealed, "We start classes today!"
"Yay," Severus and Lucius said sarcastically. They heard footsteps running down the hall towards them. Narcissa had obviously decided to get up, and join them outside.
"So this is where you all ran off to!" she commented, grinning, "I thought you had gone to breakfast without me!"
"No, we would *never* do that to you, Nar," Severus said, "We are too *nice* to do that."
"Sure, Severus, and I'm going to become Headmistress of Hogwarts," Ashura said sarcastically. Severus glared at her. Narcissa and Lucius sighed, shaking their heads. It was going to take more work then they thought.
"Timetables!" Sabrina announced, handing out the papers. Ashura, Lily, Narcissa, Sophie, Narcissa, the marauders, and Lilac looked at theirs.
"We have Potions first thing after lunch," Lily said. Ashura grinned, scanning over the list of classes.
"At least we start the days with a good class," she commented. Severus looked at her.
"You like potions class?" he asked. Ashura nodded, glancing at him.
"Yes, why?" Ashura asked.
"So do I. It's my favorite class," Severus said, smiling. For the first time in their lives, Narcissa and Lucius silently prayed that the conversation would stay on Potions.
"Where is the class taught?" she asked.
"In the dungeons." Severus replied, "6th year potions is the hardest year, strangely enough. It is always going to be my favorite year."
Lucius looked at Severus in utter horror. "6th year? You're favorite?! I'm going to hate it for the rest of MY life!"
Severus laughed lightly, looking at his life-long friend. "Only because you don't like the grades you got." he teased, "Potions, D. Transfiguration, C. Charms, B. Astronomy, C..."
"Shut up, Snape!" Lucius hissed, glaring. Severus grinned, and hit Lucius on the back.
"Oh, come on!" Severus snickered, "Be happy!"
"Look at that." Ashura said, "I can't believe those words just left Severus Snape's mouth."
Severus frowned at her, then smirked, "Haha, very funny," he said.
"Come on!" Lily urged her, "We have *Potions*..."
Ashura and Narcissa stood up, and followed them out, leaving Severus, Lucius, and Daniel behind. They entered the dank potions classroom, looking around for a place to sit. Narcissa, Ashura, and Lily sat at a cauldron, while Sophie and Sabrina sat at another.
"6th year potions is one of the most advanced classes in the school. Most students loathe it by now. Any of you who don't study hard, and don't pay attention, will fail to pass this year," Professor Vondrack said, leaning against his desk. He glanced around at the students, who were listening silently.
The professor continued with the class, not noticing the loathing looks many of the Gryffindors were giving him and the small group sitting near the front.
"Sitting with two Slytherins. Two! Not one, two! She must be mad..." many of the students muttered, as class was dismissed. Lily and Ashura had Transfiguration and Herbology next, Transfiguration with Narcissa, Herbology with Sophie. Divinations was right before lunch.
Professor Southway was the divinations teacher. She seemed quite the seer, getting predictions about every prospect of them right. She turned to Lily. Ashura, and Narcissa.
Eyeing Ashura and Lily, she said, "Miss Po-Lily, I foresee you getting married in the next few months, am I correct?"
"Yes," Lily said. Southway looked around.
"To Daniel Radcliffe, the Gryffindor seeker. Yes, yes, I see it very clearly..." she admitted. She starting pacing. Southway glanced at Ashura. "I see a dark-haired man in you present, and in your future. He has caused you much distress, with his dark, sarcastic nature, in the last two days.
"You don't know what to make of him, if he is what his outer appearance shows, or if he is bottling it inside, hiding. I also see the scene going pinkish-red, slowly, meaning that you and this other student might *connect*, so to speak. I might be wrong though, love in my predictions are my worst divination subject, and is quite fuzzy..."
Ashura, Lily, and Narcissa left the divination classroom after class with separate expressions; Narcissa wearing a secret smile, Lily looking worried, and Ashura confused.
Severus and Lucius walked out of Charms, talking about random things. They found the girls walking silently towards them. It was lunchtime.
Lucius hugged Narcissa. "What's up with the silence?" he asked.
"Divination," she replied, and nodded at Ashura. Lucius frowned.
"Which was it, death or torture?" he asked. Ashura opened her mouth to reply, made a strangled sound, then shut it again, shaking her head.
"What's wrong? It can't be *that* bad," Severus said, putting a hand on her shoulder. Ashura shied away from him.
Narcissa and Lucius looked at each other in alarm. They knew something was seriously wrong; they just didn't know what.
Ashura and Lily sat in Dumbledore's office, along with Narcissa, Lucius, Sophie, Sabrina, and Daniel. Severus stood near Fawkes, Dumbledore's pet phoenix, glowering at them.
Four more students walked in, followed by Dumbledore. "These are Lilac Evans, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin," he said.
Sirius and James were glaring at Severus and Lucius. "What are Snape and Malfoy doing here?" they asked.
"They are here for the same reason you are." Dumbledore replied, "You all are going to show Ashura and Lily around the school."
Severus groaned. "Great, I have to walk around school with the Dream Team!" he sighed,
A few minutes later, they found themselves walking along the long corridors. "That's Professor McGonagall. She teaches Transfiguration, is head of Gryffindor, and is Deputy Headmistress." James said, pointing to the 30-something year old witch locking her classroom door.
"We saw her earlier," Lily commented, walking along with him. She saw Professor Vondrack, staring at them from five feet away.
"Prongs...!" Sirius hissed. James looked at Sirius, as he nodded in the professor's direction.
"Oh. Professor Vondrack. That old prat's the Potions teacher, and Head of Slytherin," James sighed. Severus glared at him.
"He's the strictest one here, besides McGonagall." Narcissa added, then whispered, "Severus and him will be announcing their engagement any time now."
"Shut up!" Severus snapped, "I am not that way!"
"Yeah...sure," Lucius snickered, grinning, "Anyway, you should meet Flitwick-"
"He's a strawberry shortcake, literally." Narcissa said, "He's so short, he has to stand on books to be able to look over his desk, same with sitting. It's pitiful!"
Severus looked around. "'Swish and flick! Don't forget, swish and flick!' He is always on us about wand movements," he commented, rolling his eyes.
"Wow, you actually just said something that didn't involve an insult to someone!" Ashura said, smiling at him. Severus scowled, glaring at him.
"We need to go to our common rooms! It's almost curfew!" Lilic gasped. They nodded.
"See you later, Lily," Ashura said, going to the dungeons with Narcissa, Lucius, and Severus. Sophie and Sabrina went to their separate common rooms, as the five Gryffindors left for the tower.
"Serpent's tongue," Lily said. They entered the Slytherin Common Room, after the wall slid away, showing the hidden doorway. It was morning, most of the students still being asleep.
Only two people were in the common room-Lucius and Ashura. They were playing a game of Wizard's Chess. Lily and Daniel sat down and watched quietly. "Check mate!" Lucius said, grinning.
"You are good. No one at Beauxbaton was that good!" Ashura said, gaping at him. Lucius smiled lazily at her.
"Practice. Lot's of practice is needed," he drawled. A muffled cough announced that the two Gryffindor's were still sitting there. "Ah, Lily, Daniel. Good morning."
"Good morning Lucius. Good Morning, Azur," Lily said. Daniel did the same.
"What are you two doing in here?" Ashura asked, "This early in the morning?"
"We came to wait for you guys." Daniel replied, "So we can go to breakfast together."
Muttering came from the stairs that lead up to the boy's dorm. They turned around in their seats, to watch Severus come down, yawning. "Severus, good morning, friend. Have a good night?" Lucius asked.
Severus glared at him, falling into a chair. "As a matter of fact, no, I didn't!" he snapped, "*Someone* was snoring so loud, that they shattered the glass water pitcher in the dormitory! I couldn't get any sleep!"
Lucius gave him an innocent look. "Well, it wasn't me, if that's what you are thinking," he whistled.
Severus eyed him suspiciously, then dropped it. "How'd your first night here go?" he asked icily.
"Fine, except Narcissa attempted to keep me up all night, trying to convince me you are *not* always a cranky prat, which is getting very hard to believe," Ashura replied, just as coldly. Lily looked at them nervously.
"Why don't we go see if Sophie and Sabrina are out and about yet?" she suggested. Ashura and Severus glared at each other, before nodding to Lily. Daniel stood up, and helped Lily up.
They went to the Ravenclaw Common Room entrance. Sabrina and Sophie were mulling around, like two trapped tiger outside. They ran up to the small group of Gryffindors and Slytherins.
"Hey, good morning." Sophie squealed, "We start classes today!"
"Yay," Severus and Lucius said sarcastically. They heard footsteps running down the hall towards them. Narcissa had obviously decided to get up, and join them outside.
"So this is where you all ran off to!" she commented, grinning, "I thought you had gone to breakfast without me!"
"No, we would *never* do that to you, Nar," Severus said, "We are too *nice* to do that."
"Sure, Severus, and I'm going to become Headmistress of Hogwarts," Ashura said sarcastically. Severus glared at her. Narcissa and Lucius sighed, shaking their heads. It was going to take more work then they thought.
"Timetables!" Sabrina announced, handing out the papers. Ashura, Lily, Narcissa, Sophie, Narcissa, the marauders, and Lilac looked at theirs.
"We have Potions first thing after lunch," Lily said. Ashura grinned, scanning over the list of classes.
"At least we start the days with a good class," she commented. Severus looked at her.
"You like potions class?" he asked. Ashura nodded, glancing at him.
"Yes, why?" Ashura asked.
"So do I. It's my favorite class," Severus said, smiling. For the first time in their lives, Narcissa and Lucius silently prayed that the conversation would stay on Potions.
"Where is the class taught?" she asked.
"In the dungeons." Severus replied, "6th year potions is the hardest year, strangely enough. It is always going to be my favorite year."
Lucius looked at Severus in utter horror. "6th year? You're favorite?! I'm going to hate it for the rest of MY life!"
Severus laughed lightly, looking at his life-long friend. "Only because you don't like the grades you got." he teased, "Potions, D. Transfiguration, C. Charms, B. Astronomy, C..."
"Shut up, Snape!" Lucius hissed, glaring. Severus grinned, and hit Lucius on the back.
"Oh, come on!" Severus snickered, "Be happy!"
"Look at that." Ashura said, "I can't believe those words just left Severus Snape's mouth."
Severus frowned at her, then smirked, "Haha, very funny," he said.
"Come on!" Lily urged her, "We have *Potions*..."
Ashura and Narcissa stood up, and followed them out, leaving Severus, Lucius, and Daniel behind. They entered the dank potions classroom, looking around for a place to sit. Narcissa, Ashura, and Lily sat at a cauldron, while Sophie and Sabrina sat at another.
"6th year potions is one of the most advanced classes in the school. Most students loathe it by now. Any of you who don't study hard, and don't pay attention, will fail to pass this year," Professor Vondrack said, leaning against his desk. He glanced around at the students, who were listening silently.
The professor continued with the class, not noticing the loathing looks many of the Gryffindors were giving him and the small group sitting near the front.
"Sitting with two Slytherins. Two! Not one, two! She must be mad..." many of the students muttered, as class was dismissed. Lily and Ashura had Transfiguration and Herbology next, Transfiguration with Narcissa, Herbology with Sophie. Divinations was right before lunch.
Professor Southway was the divinations teacher. She seemed quite the seer, getting predictions about every prospect of them right. She turned to Lily. Ashura, and Narcissa.
Eyeing Ashura and Lily, she said, "Miss Po-Lily, I foresee you getting married in the next few months, am I correct?"
"Yes," Lily said. Southway looked around.
"To Daniel Radcliffe, the Gryffindor seeker. Yes, yes, I see it very clearly..." she admitted. She starting pacing. Southway glanced at Ashura. "I see a dark-haired man in you present, and in your future. He has caused you much distress, with his dark, sarcastic nature, in the last two days.
"You don't know what to make of him, if he is what his outer appearance shows, or if he is bottling it inside, hiding. I also see the scene going pinkish-red, slowly, meaning that you and this other student might *connect*, so to speak. I might be wrong though, love in my predictions are my worst divination subject, and is quite fuzzy..."
Ashura, Lily, and Narcissa left the divination classroom after class with separate expressions; Narcissa wearing a secret smile, Lily looking worried, and Ashura confused.
Severus and Lucius walked out of Charms, talking about random things. They found the girls walking silently towards them. It was lunchtime.
Lucius hugged Narcissa. "What's up with the silence?" he asked.
"Divination," she replied, and nodded at Ashura. Lucius frowned.
"Which was it, death or torture?" he asked. Ashura opened her mouth to reply, made a strangled sound, then shut it again, shaking her head.
"What's wrong? It can't be *that* bad," Severus said, putting a hand on her shoulder. Ashura shied away from him.
Narcissa and Lucius looked at each other in alarm. They knew something was seriously wrong; they just didn't know what.