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(A/N) Hagrid's dog, Fang, died before Simone and Arissa get to Hogwarts, so he won't be in the story. Thank you to all my reviewers! You make me feel so special! Here's to another great chapter (I hope)!

Chapter Twelve: Just Like Your Mother

Arissa

I can't believe that Mum sent me a Howler! I have never been in trouble. I always left that for Simone. Oh why did I have to snap at Professor Snape?

I ran out of the Great Hall to the Gryffindor Common Room. After I said the password, I basically locked myself in the girls' dorms. I flung myself on my bed and sobbed into the pillow. Why are Mum and Dad making a big deal about this? It's not like they didn't snap at him when they came here!

My solitude was broken by my sister, as always.

"Come on, Arissa! It's not that bad!" she called.

"Leave me alone, 'Mone!"

"Forget it," she said as she came into the dorm. "You're not going to stay here all day. You have to move on."

"I'm bloody trying to forget it, but everyone's making a big deal out of it. It's not like they never snapped at him," I said, crossing my arms.

"Riss, I know, however, they don't know that he aggravated you. Well, the other first years know, but the others don't. Mum and Dad just want you to stay that sweet person we know, not become evil like Lucius."

"You know I'll never be like Lucius. I never want to see him again."

"We won't. Unless Dad decides to forgive him, we won't see him. Now, come on. We have Herbology in about 20 minutes and the boys haven't told us about Professor Lynch!"

"Just let me do something first," I told her. "I'll be right down."

Simone nodded and left. I pulled a piece of parchment and my favorite quill out of my bag.

Dear Mum,

You need to know that Professor Snape started it. He said something about you and Dad and I blew up. I think he wanted that to happen. You know how he's like.

I never meant for it to happen, but it did. I'm not sure if Dad said anything to you about it, but that's what happened.

School is fine. Simone and I are happy. See you at Christmas.

Love, Arissa

I did it. I finally told Mum my side of the story. I smiled and sent Mercury to her. Hopefully that will be the end of it.

I ran downstairs to catch up with my sister.

Landon and Justin were still in the Great Hall, telling the other first year Gryffindors about the other classes at Hogwarts.

"Hey, girls!" Justin called. "Over here!"

We walked to the Gryffindor table. "Now, can we tell them about Professor Lynch?" Landon asked.

"Yes."

"You will love him. He's one of the coolest teachers Hogwarts has ever seen!" Landon exclaimed.

Justin nodded. God, he reminds me of Uncle Harry. "He really knows what he's talking about. Not like Lockhart," he added.

Justin, Landon, Simone and I laughed. Our parents told us about Professor Lockhart. Jordan, Christina, Lisa, and the other Gryffindors looked confused.

"He was a teacher here," I explained. "He was, oh how would you put it?"

"NUTS!" everyone else finished for me.

"Nuts works," I agreed.

The bell rang, signaling that we had about 10 minutes to get to Herbology.

Professor Sprout was an interesting person. We worked in Greenhouse 1, where the "baby" plants were growing. "Aw, but I wanted to work with the dangerous plants!" Simone complained.

"That's not until your 2nd year," Professor Sprout said.

The class wasn't so bad. We were looking forward to our Defense Against the Dark Arts class, though.

Finally, the bell rang. All ten Gryffindors ran into the castle for our first encounter with Professor Lynch.

Justin and Landon were right. Professor Lynch is cool! We talked about hinkypunks. He made it interesting. Normally, I'd be in the library, reading all about this, but after his class, I know I won't have to! Finally, I get to experience life outside the library!

Simone nudged me right before the bell rang. "We're going to Hagrid's remember?" she mouthed.

I nodded. How could I forget?

"All right, class dismissed," Professor Lynch said.

"We'll see you in the library at three, right?" Jordan asked us in the hallway.

"Yep," I said. "We'll see you there."

"Come on, Arissa!" Simone yelled. "I want to get to Hagrid's!"

I rolled my eyes. "Coming, oh impatient sibling!"

She lightly punched my arm and rolled her eyes at me. "Come on!"
We walked across the school grounds and finally came to Hagrid's hut. Simone knocked the door.

Finally, the door opened. Hagrid appeared, smiling. "You two look like yer father, but yeh sure have yeh mother's complexion. Which one is the famous Arissa that stood up to Professor Snape?"

I blushed. "I-I am."

He smiled again. "Yeh've a streak of yer father in yeh." He shook his head. "Well, come in, come in."

We entered and sat at a large wooden table. "So, yeh survived yeh first two days at Hogwarts."

Simone nodded. "We've spent a lot of time in the library."

He laughed. "Now I know yeh Hermione's kids!" he exclaimed. "Yeh two are just like your mother. Might look like yeh father, but yeh act just like her."

Simone and I exchanged looks. No one has ever said that about us. It actually felt nice. We've been told that we look and sometimes act like Dad, but this was the first time that someone said that we acted like Mum.

"So our Mum spent a lot of time in the library?" I asked.

"Spent? She practically lived in the library!" He laughed again. "But so did yeh father. It wasn't a surprise to me when they got married. I expected it."

We smiled. We had never heard that about Dad's past. He normally talks about the horror of his childhood, Lucius.

"Tea, anyone?" he asked.

"Yes, please," we said in unison, causing Hagrid to laugh again.

"In all my years here, not even the Weasley twins did that!" He shook his head, laughing.

"Well, we've spent almost every waking moment together," I told him, but he started laughing again.

The hour passed quickly. Hagrid brought out rock cakes, which we politely refused. "Just like yeh mother," he chuckled.

Unfortunately, we had to leave, after all the cool stories he told us about Mum and Dad in school. We promised to come and visit next week, same time.

"You know, Simone," I said as we left Hagrid's hut. "I feel like we know Mum and Dad more."

She nodded and together we walked to the library, thinking about our mother.

(A/N) So they finally meet Hagrid! I think this chapter was weird, but it's you, the reader, who decides that! Review!