Nikita arrived back at the castle really late that night. She snuck in and made into her closet without getting caught. She dozed off into a light sleep.
A short time later, the closet door went flying open. Before she was awake enough to realize what happened, she was pulled out of the closed and landed hard on the floor.
"What took you so long to get back here?" Snape's voice boomed at her as she stood up.
"You don't need to know," Nikita said with her normal attitude towards him. She brushed herself off.
"I'm your father, I should know what my own daughter is doing!"
"Not everything. I have a right to my own privacy!"
"You better not be doing anything with that muggle while you're with him!"
"Dad, we're not having sex. I'll tell you that much. I've already promised his mum that there wouldn't be any grandkids until after we're married." Nikita walked back to the closet. She was stoped by Snape.
"You actually plan on marrying him?" he screamed in her face.
"Of course I do. That's why I haven't had him meet you. I don't know what you'll do to him."
"You don't trust me?" he yanked her closer to him.
"To be honest, no. I don't trust you. After what you do to me, I don't even want to think of what you will do to him."
"Fine," Snape said, letting go of her. He went over to his desk.
"I'm going to sleep." Nikita crawled into the closet. Snape didn't even look up at her. She closed the door and went to sleep.
The next morning, there was a soft tapping on the closet door. Nikita got up and opened the door.
"Good morning, Professor Dumbledore," Nikita yawned out.
"Good morning Nikita. There's someone here to see you. He is in my office." Nikita gave him a confused look, but followed him to his office.
They arrived in Dumbledore's office and Nikita went inside. She knew immediately who her visitor was when she walked in the door.
"Derick, what are you doing here?" Nikita asked excitedly.
"Derick is here on my doing," Dumbledore cut in. "Your father wanted to meet him."
"Dad?! No. He'll hurt Derick. He'll do something horrible to him. He might even try to..."
Professor Dumbledore raised his hand for silence. "That is why he asked someone else to be present. I will be here, and Hagrid will be coming very shortly."
"Really? I've always wanted to say 'Hello' to Hagrid," Nikita said gleefully.
Just then, Hagrid walked in. It was obvious to Nikita that Derick was a little nervous about Hagrid's size. She took his hand to reassure him.
"Mornin' Professor. Mornin'," Hagrid nodded at Nikita and Derick as he greeted them.
"Hagrid, this is Professor Snape's daughter and her boyfriend."
"Nice to meet you," Hagrid held out his large hands to shake with each of them.
"Nice too meet you too, Hagrid," Nikita said joyously.
"N-n-nice to m-m-meet you," Derick stuttered. Hagrid turned and talked to Dumbledore until Snape came in.
"It's alright. He may look big and mean, but he's a real big teddy bear. He's really nice." Nikita gave him a kiss.
After a few minutes, Professor Snape knocked on the door and came in.
"Good morning, Severus." Professor Dumbledore kindly smiled at him.
"Good morning Albus, Rubeus," Snape responded.
"Mornin'," Hagrid answered.
Snape turned to Nikita and her boyfriend. "So this is your boyfriend, Nikita?" Snape asked, looking him over.
"Yes, I am her boyfriend and..." Derick started.
"I was talking to Nikita. If I wanted to hear you speak, I would have spoken to you boy. So shut up until I speak to you." Derick gulped at this. "He's not the greatest. Cocky little thing."
"He is the greatest to me and he's not cocky." Nikita gave him an angered look.
"And why should I be happy with him?" Snape asked disgustedly
"Because he makes me happy. If you cared, and you obviously don't, but if you did, you'd be happy that we're together. You would be happy that I'm happy. Obviously I'm not good enough for your standerds. I probably never will be." Nikita looked at the floor.
Snape moved toward her, but Hagrid grabbed him before he got to her. Snape stopped in Hagrid's grasp.
"Fine. You may continue being with him, but I still don't approve." Snape then turned and walked out.
"Well, you may go now." Dumbledore winked at them and he and Hagrid left.
"Your dad has major issues. No offence though." Derick stood up, pulled her up, and held her close.
"None taken. To be truthful, I think I'm his biggest issue." She chuckled a little.
"Anyway, I've gotta get back home. I told my mum I wouldn't be out real long." Derick said.
"Alright. I can get you home quick, just don't let go," Nikita said to him.
"Alright." Derick took one last look around Dumbledore's office. The next thing he knew, he was standing in front of his house.
"Well, I'll see you on Friday, then." She gave him a big hug.
He hugged her back, looking around in astonishment. "How did we get here so quickly?"
"It's a long story. Don't worry about it." Nikita smiled.
"Well, goodbye." He gave her a kiss and went inside.
Nikita looked around to make sure no one was looking. She then apparated back to the school.
A short time later, the closet door went flying open. Before she was awake enough to realize what happened, she was pulled out of the closed and landed hard on the floor.
"What took you so long to get back here?" Snape's voice boomed at her as she stood up.
"You don't need to know," Nikita said with her normal attitude towards him. She brushed herself off.
"I'm your father, I should know what my own daughter is doing!"
"Not everything. I have a right to my own privacy!"
"You better not be doing anything with that muggle while you're with him!"
"Dad, we're not having sex. I'll tell you that much. I've already promised his mum that there wouldn't be any grandkids until after we're married." Nikita walked back to the closet. She was stoped by Snape.
"You actually plan on marrying him?" he screamed in her face.
"Of course I do. That's why I haven't had him meet you. I don't know what you'll do to him."
"You don't trust me?" he yanked her closer to him.
"To be honest, no. I don't trust you. After what you do to me, I don't even want to think of what you will do to him."
"Fine," Snape said, letting go of her. He went over to his desk.
"I'm going to sleep." Nikita crawled into the closet. Snape didn't even look up at her. She closed the door and went to sleep.
The next morning, there was a soft tapping on the closet door. Nikita got up and opened the door.
"Good morning, Professor Dumbledore," Nikita yawned out.
"Good morning Nikita. There's someone here to see you. He is in my office." Nikita gave him a confused look, but followed him to his office.
They arrived in Dumbledore's office and Nikita went inside. She knew immediately who her visitor was when she walked in the door.
"Derick, what are you doing here?" Nikita asked excitedly.
"Derick is here on my doing," Dumbledore cut in. "Your father wanted to meet him."
"Dad?! No. He'll hurt Derick. He'll do something horrible to him. He might even try to..."
Professor Dumbledore raised his hand for silence. "That is why he asked someone else to be present. I will be here, and Hagrid will be coming very shortly."
"Really? I've always wanted to say 'Hello' to Hagrid," Nikita said gleefully.
Just then, Hagrid walked in. It was obvious to Nikita that Derick was a little nervous about Hagrid's size. She took his hand to reassure him.
"Mornin' Professor. Mornin'," Hagrid nodded at Nikita and Derick as he greeted them.
"Hagrid, this is Professor Snape's daughter and her boyfriend."
"Nice to meet you," Hagrid held out his large hands to shake with each of them.
"Nice too meet you too, Hagrid," Nikita said joyously.
"N-n-nice to m-m-meet you," Derick stuttered. Hagrid turned and talked to Dumbledore until Snape came in.
"It's alright. He may look big and mean, but he's a real big teddy bear. He's really nice." Nikita gave him a kiss.
After a few minutes, Professor Snape knocked on the door and came in.
"Good morning, Severus." Professor Dumbledore kindly smiled at him.
"Good morning Albus, Rubeus," Snape responded.
"Mornin'," Hagrid answered.
Snape turned to Nikita and her boyfriend. "So this is your boyfriend, Nikita?" Snape asked, looking him over.
"Yes, I am her boyfriend and..." Derick started.
"I was talking to Nikita. If I wanted to hear you speak, I would have spoken to you boy. So shut up until I speak to you." Derick gulped at this. "He's not the greatest. Cocky little thing."
"He is the greatest to me and he's not cocky." Nikita gave him an angered look.
"And why should I be happy with him?" Snape asked disgustedly
"Because he makes me happy. If you cared, and you obviously don't, but if you did, you'd be happy that we're together. You would be happy that I'm happy. Obviously I'm not good enough for your standerds. I probably never will be." Nikita looked at the floor.
Snape moved toward her, but Hagrid grabbed him before he got to her. Snape stopped in Hagrid's grasp.
"Fine. You may continue being with him, but I still don't approve." Snape then turned and walked out.
"Well, you may go now." Dumbledore winked at them and he and Hagrid left.
"Your dad has major issues. No offence though." Derick stood up, pulled her up, and held her close.
"None taken. To be truthful, I think I'm his biggest issue." She chuckled a little.
"Anyway, I've gotta get back home. I told my mum I wouldn't be out real long." Derick said.
"Alright. I can get you home quick, just don't let go," Nikita said to him.
"Alright." Derick took one last look around Dumbledore's office. The next thing he knew, he was standing in front of his house.
"Well, I'll see you on Friday, then." She gave him a big hug.
He hugged her back, looking around in astonishment. "How did we get here so quickly?"
"It's a long story. Don't worry about it." Nikita smiled.
"Well, goodbye." He gave her a kiss and went inside.
Nikita looked around to make sure no one was looking. She then apparated back to the school.