Time, among other things, seemed to fly. Tirza was back to her old self, washing her hair regularly and back in the t-shirts that Severus hated, which had various sayings on them that he really didn't understand. She giggled and smiled and returned to school, under threat of a spanking if she ever skipped again; all the adults as well as her friends breathed a sigh of relief at the return of the Tirza they loved and adored. Tirza began spending the majority of her free time flying, under the close supervision Oliver or Snape.

"Do you think I could be on a quidditch team someday?" Tirza asked Oliver as they headed out to the quidditch field. Oliver smiled. "You are doing very well; you'll be way ahead of your flying class next year. If you keep it up, I think you'll find an open spot on the quidditch team of whatever house you get into." Tirza giggled. "Silly, I'm gonna be in Gryffindor, not any other house." "I bet your dad'll be thrilled if you get into Gryffindor," Oliver replied sarcastically. "I don't care, I don't wanna be in Slytherin, they're all nasty," she told him. "Very true," he agreed. "Alright kid, let's see what you can do." Tirza smiled and mounted her broom and took off; she had been very careful not to fly too close to the building since her accident, and preferred practicing in the quidditch field.

"How's our favorite little prankster doing?" George asked as he and Fred came to watch her practice. "Really good; I'm very proud of her," Oliver told them. Tirza caught sight of them and waved. "Hey, both hands on the broom!" he shouted. Tirza giggled and saluted him. "I mean it; I'll drag your butt back inside if you don't use both hands!" That got Tirza's attention and she quickly put her hand back on the broom and continued to zoom around. "She wants to be on the Gryffindor team," Oliver said. The twins grinned. "I like that idea," Fred replied. "Me too; I think she'd make a great chaser," George added. The boys stood there, talking and watching her closely; everybody had been watching her very closely since her accident, Snape especially. "What are you two up to?" Oliver asked. "Wondering if Tirza had any Valentine's Day pranks in mind," Fred told him. Oliver shook his head. "She gets into enough stuff on her own; she really doesn't need any help from you two." "We'll do all the dirty work," George assured him. "She'll be a silent accomplice."

The three boys continued to watch her zoom around; suddenly her broom started jerking around and Tirza was scrambling to hang on. The boys were stunned; she wasn't doing it, so what was going on? A particularly hard jerk nearly knocks her off her broom and Oliver took off on his. Tirza was screaming, afraid of falling and hurting herself like before. "Hang on," Oliver said, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her onto his broom. While Oliver was off rescuing her, the twins were wondering what in the world was wrong with her broom; it was like the broom was bewitched. That thought seemed to click and they began looking around, trying to find out if someone was playing around with her broom. George suddenly nudged Fred. "Look," he said, pointing to a figure hiding around the side of one of the towers. It was Draco Malfoy.

The twins took off to sneak up on him and were right behind the unsuspecting Slytherin just as Oliver and Tirza touched down. The broom was still in the air, jerking around and dropping, then rising. Suddenly Draco felt someone pounce on him from behind. "Hey, what the..." He was cut off as George landed a hard punch right on Malfoy's mouth, splitting his lip. Fred grabbed the now frightened Slytherin boy and pushed him up against the tower. "Do you think it's funny to mess with people's brooms?" he demanded. Draco, eyes wide, just stared at the very angry twin Weasleys. "You could have killed her, you know that?" "Looks like somebody's going to be in line for some undivided attention from Snape again," George said. Fred shook his head. "Forget Snape; let's give him some of OUR undivided attention." Both boys smiled evilly; George force fed Draco a canary cream, making the boy sprout feathers that quickly molted.

"Wait a minute!" Oliver called as he and Tirza approached the three boys. Tirza lunged toward Draco, fists flying but Oliver and George caught her and held her back while Fred kept a firm hold on Draco. "Lemme go! I wanna kick his ass!" Tirza shouted, struggling against the two boys. "Yeah, your dad would love that," George commented. Tirza suddenly stopped squirming. "Good point," she decided. "What an excellent idea," Fred said, smiling mischievously. "What?" Tirza asked excitedly. "See what old Snape does when we tell him what Mr. Slytherin Scum over here did to your broom," he told her. "I don't like that idea," Draco piped up. Tirza giggled. "Course you don't silly!" Draco groaned as the twins escorted him inside the school, followed by Tirza and Oliver.

Draco did his best to squirm away from the boys, definitely not looking forward to anything Snape might have in mind. He had really screwed up this time. Fred and George were right; he could have killed Tirza. In a strange way, the thought of Tirza dying struck him as sad; he quickly dismissed it as the fact that there would be no one to pick one as much as he did Tirza. Tirza herself was rather nervous and fidgety over telling her dad about this one; and this time she hadn't done anything! She could see a very uncomfortable night ahead for Draco and really didn't feel very sorry for him; he definitely would deserve whatever Snape decided to do. Oliver knocked on the office door and led the small group into the office and began to explain what had happened.

"WHAT??" Snape bellowed. The look he gave Draco caused the boy to shiver and suddenly, in a moment of stupidity, he managed to run from the office. Snape was beyond infuriated and took off after the boy and easily caught him. "I didn't think about her getting hurt, I thought it would be funny," Draco blurted out, looking for something to make it easier on himself. Snape had to pause for a moment before responding and Draco took that opportunity to again try and flee. Once again, he was quickly caught and the scene was drawing the attention of all the students in the hallway. "YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO RISK SOMEONE'S LIFE??" Severus shouted. When Draco didn't answer, Severus turned the boy around and swatted his bottom hard several times. Draco yelped and struggled to get away; his face turned bright tomato red as all the students erupted in laughter, some pointing at him.

With a firm hold on Draco's upper arm, Severus quickly escorted the embarrassed boy back to his office. "They hit me," Draco said, pointing an accusing finger at the Weasley twins. Of course they hadn't both hit him, but as if he could tell them apart!! "Is that true?" Severus asked. The boys nodded. "Fine. One hour detention with Filch tomorrow night and one point each from your house. Now go." Oliver, Fred and George quickly exited the room, though they were all rather disappointed that they wouldn't get to see Draco get yelled at. Snape deposited Draco in a chair and began pacing. Tirza sat back on the small sofa, feeling rather uneasy, having never seen Severus this angry before. "I am at my wit's end with you! This was absolutely not funny, nor was it a joke or prank. I am not sure what is going through your head when you decide to do things like that, but it WILL stop."

Severus continued to lecture for nearly twenty minutes, giving himself time to calm down before giving out any punishment. Finally he sat down at his desk. "This is the last time I will ever warn you about this. If you ever do anything that endangers another's life, you will be on the train home that very night. Do I make myself clear?" Draco nodded. Severus rubbed his forehead for a moment before continuing; he was getting a very large migraine. "Apparently you are not persuaded to behave by spankings and it is time to up the ante Mr. Malfoy. You will spend every weekend with Filch in detention and I will be writing to your father about this." Draco went ghostly white. "No... please, don't do that!" he begged. "I will assure him that you have been properly punished and that he will NOT need to come to the school," Snape told the boy. He stood up and unbuckled his belt. "Come here," he ordered. Tirza and Draco stared at him for a moment, their eyes wide. Tirza started feeling sick to her stomach; her daddy was going to hit Draco with a belt? Draco stayed in his seat, too shocked to move. Snape growled and pulled the boy to him and deposited him over his knees.

Tirza watched in horror as Snape began to spank Draco with his belt; her little face went white and her stomach began to churn madly. She watched, shocked, for the first couple of spanks with the belt, and then covered her hands with her eyes. This just could not be right; why would her dad do that? Then another horrifying thought struck her... What if he did that to HER? She kept her hands over her eyes, but could still hear Draco crying and winced with each spank. After what seemed like an eternity to her and Draco, but in reality was only about three minutes, Snape released Draco. The boy hopped around the room, furiously rubbing his bottom, crying. Tirza looked at him and felt an incredible sympathy for how much his bottom must hurt. She vowed right then and there to never tell on Draco again unless he hurt her really badly. When Snape started in with a last minute warning to the boy, she quietly slipped from the room. She ran straight to the bathroom where she threw up; that had been the most horrible thing she had ever seen or heard in her entire life.

For the rest of the afternoon, Tirza carefully avoided Snape. She had seen him angry before, but never angry like that. She was scared. She had only been with him for just about five months; what if SHE did something to make him that angry at her? She could still hear the smacks and Draco crying ringing in her ears, making her shudder. She didn't understand how her dad could cuddle her and tuck her in and kiss her goodnight, then turn around and do THAT to somebody. It didn't make any sense. That night, before bedtime, she sat in her room, holding Molly tight. Today had been a bad day; seeing that side of her daddy was very scary. But tomorrow would be worse; it would be THE anniversary. She knew she wouldn't be sleeping much tonight, if at all.

"Are you alright?" Severus asked gently as he entered her room to tuck her in. Tirza shrugged. "You've been acting strangely all afternoon." He sat down on the bed and pulled Tirza onto his lap; at his touch, she winced. Severus immediately became very concerned. "Now that's not like you. What's wrong baby?" Tirza sniffled and buried her head against his chest. "How could you be so mean?" she asked, sounding close to tears. "What are you talking about?" She looked up at him; little worry lines becoming visible on her face. "Daddy, what you did to Draco..." she let her voice trail off. It suddenly occurred to Snape that perhaps it hadn't been a good idea to allow Tirza to watch while he belted Draco. He hadn't thought that it might be traumatic for her. "And what if I'm really bad; are you gonna do that to me?" Severus shook his head and cuddled her close. "I'm sorry baby, I shouldn't have let you watch," he whispered. "I didn't think about it scaring you." Tirza sniffled. "It was horrible and he was crying and it was really mean daddy." She burst into tears and he began to rub her back. It had been a BIG mistake to allow her to watch; he sometimes forgot how incredibly sensitive she was.

"Baby, I'd never seriously hurt him. Even if I wanted to, the school and the law wouldn't allow it." She continued to cry. "But it was so mean daddy and you scared me." "Didn't he deserve to be punished for playing a prank that could have killed you?" he asked gently. She shrugged. "Well, yeah, but..." He sighed and continued to rub her back gently. "Baby, I would NEVER spank you like that. It's hard enough for me to spank you at all, let alone use a belt. I don't think you could ever do something naughty enough to even make me consider it. You don't have to be afraid of me; I love you too much to ever hurt you." "You promise you won't do that to me?" she asked, looking up at him. Severus kissed her little nose. "Yes, I promise." "Promise me you won't do it to Draco or anyone else either," she added. "Baby, I won't promise you that. But I will promise that should I have to do that again, I won't do it while you're around." She nodded, and then snuggled against him. "I didn't like that daddy; I don't wanna be scared of you." Severus kissed her head. "I don't want you to ever be afraid of me baby; but I will never ever hurt you. EVER." After a few moments of cuddles and more kisses, Severus tucked her into bed. Little did he know that she wouldn't be asleep at all that night and that that would be just the beginning.

Severus awoke at five the next morning, a whole hour earlier then he wanted to. He spent ten minutes attempting to fall back asleep, but finally decided it wasn't worth it and might as well get up. He crawled out of bed and flooed the house elves for a pot of coffee, then headed for the shower. After a relaxing shower, he put on his bath robe and poured himself a cup of hot coffee and built a fire in the massive fireplace. Suddenly a strange feeling came over him; like a warning or alarm going off inside of him, it was as though his body was telling him to check on Tirza and check on her NOW. He tried to dismiss the feeling, as she would undoubtedly still be asleep, but the warning feeling grew stronger. He sighed and set his cup on the coffee table and headed for Tirza's room.

Severus opened the door slightly and looked towards her bed; it was empty. He a pang of panic surge through his body and he stepped into the room, looking around. He finally spotted her, huddled in a corner of the room. She was squeezing Molly to death and had a muggle flashlight on beside her; she was shaking and looked paler then he had ever seen her before. In an instant, he was at her side. "Tirza, baby, what's wrong?" he asked. She didn't answer for a moment, and then seemed to snap out of a trance. "I'm okay, I'm okay," she insisted. "You don't look it," he replied. "What's going on?" She sighed. "Nothing, just didn't want to sleep." "You look terrible," he told her softly. Normally, a statement like that would have gotten him a smart aleck response, or at least a smile or giggle. Tirza responded by clutching Molly tighter. "I think I'm going to break one of my rules," Severus told her, helping her up. She seemed almost limp and he scooped her into his arms and put her in the arm chair closest to the fire. "I'm going to let you have some coffee, only this once, because you truly seem to need it, alright?" She nodded and without a word, her shaking hands took the cup of coffee and slowly sipped. "You're going to spill," he said gently, placing the cup on the coffee table for her. He pulled her to him. "You smell good," she whispered. Severus chuckled. "Well I would hope so."

Severus watched with concern as they walked to the Great Hall for breakfast; she was still shaking and so very pale, but kept insisting she was fine. Her eye was twitching, but he knew better then to pressure her to talk; she would tell him when she was ready. Tirza sat down between Severus and Remus and looked at her food for a moment, before slowly nibbling at her oatmeal. "Hey, you don't look good," Remus stated his face full of concern. She didn't answer, trying very hard to concentrate on eating her food despite her churning stomach. Remus looked at Severus, with a look that said "oh boy." Severus nodded. Pretty soon, most of the adults at the table were watching her as she shook, slowly eating, and her face so very pale.

An owl swooped in and dropped a howler on Draco's plate. "Draco Ignacious Malfoy! You have been warned little dragon because this big dragon is about to make you wish you had never picked on that little girl. I suggest you get your rear in gear and actually study instead of play. When you return home this summer expect to find yourself grounded and punishment waiting." The Great Hall erupted in laughter, with the exception of Tirza and Severus. Severus was concerned; it wasn't like Tirza to pass up a chance to laugh at Malfoy, whose face was a mixture of horror, embarrassment, and dread. The Great Hall took several minutes to calm down after laughing, but Tirza didn't laugh at all.

Just as the students were finishing up and slowly drifting from the Great Hall, Tirza's stomach grew violent. "Daddy..." she whispered, just before throwing up all over herself, alarming everyone at the table. Severus tried to pick her up, but she screamed. Despite, her scream, he picked her up and rushed from the Great Hall. Just outside the large door, Tirza spotted Draco and began screaming hysterically and crying. Severus didn't stop to think about why she was in hysterics; he just knew that she needed her potion and fast. He hurried to the chambers and her screams quieted down to hiccups. He retrieved her potion and had to help her drink it, she was shaking so much. "Well there's no school for you today," he commented as he washed her little face and helped her change into her pajamas. "Would you like to stay with grandpa today?" "NOOOOO!" she screamed, latching her little arms around his neck. She clung to him and he held her tight.

"Baby, this is serious. I need to know what is wrong with you. Are you sick?" Severus questioned softly. She clung to him. "Don't leave me daddy, please! Don't go, I need you!" she sobbed. "Alright, I'm not going anywhere baby. I promise; calm down, you're going to hyperventilate." Severus thought of who could possible take over his classes today; Tirza had never begged for him to stay with her like this before and he knew something must be terribly wrong. He rubbed her back until her sobs began to subside again. "Alright, let's go find someone to take my classes." Severus picked her up and carried her to the door and nearly ran into Dumbledore. "Is she alright? Sunshine, what's wrong?" Tirza just buried her head in Severus' shoulder, whimpering; her little body was shaking. "I don't know, she's almost too upset to talk. I need someone to take my classes; I can't leave her like this." Albus nodded. "Of course; all of Remus' students are studying for a test. Perhaps he can combine the classes. Please, let me know if there is anything I can do for her." Albus looked at Tirza, his heart hurting for the little girl; it wasn't right that someone was sweet and kind as she was to have so much hurt trapped inside. "I will," Severus assured him.

Remus opened the door of his office to find Severus standing there, looking very worried, and Tirza clinging to him for dear life. "Hey?" Remus said. "What's wrong kiddo?" He reached out to rub her back and Tirza jerked away with a scream. Her reaction took both men by surprise, but Severus quickly calmed her down by whispering softly in her ear. "I can't figure out what in the world is bothering her and I can't leave her this way. Dumbledore said you were having study periods for your class and I was hoping you could combine your class and mine; let mine take notes from their textbooks." Remus nodded. "No problem." He watched Tirza for a second, her head buried in Severus' shoulder. "Is there anything I can do?" Remus whispered. Severus shook his head. "She'll tell me when she's ready; I don't want to push her, she's so upset." "Could I come see how she's doing later?" Remus asked. "I've grown rather fond of your little miniature." Severus gave him a small, tense smile, then nodded and turned down the hallway.

He entered their chambers and sat down, wrapped a blanket around Tirza, and held her on his lap. She looked so miserable; shaking, her eyes and face red from crying, watching his every move with a flinch. He flooed the house elves for more coffee and some dry toast for Tirza. Severus rocked her back and forth slowly and watched as her eyes began to droop. "Did you sleep at all last night?" he asked softly. She shook her head no. "Why didn't you come get me?" She burst into tears again and he cuddled her close. "Baby, what can I do? I'll do anything you need, just tell me, please." "Make them stop," she whispered. "Make them stop." "Make what stop?" he questioned. She shook her head, unable to bring herself to say. Her eyes began rolling back and her body began jerking as she cried and mumbled pleas to an imaginary person.

Severus had only seen her this way one other time; the time he had found her in the Shrieking Shack, mid flashback. He felt just as helpless now as he had then and did the only thing he could think of; he began rocking her while softly singing. It had worked before, so he figured it might again. Her pleas for mercy and her cries broke his heart and made him wish he had done more to that spawn of Satan when he had had the chance. The jerking finally began to taper off after ten minutes and she lay there limp in his arms for several minutes, drenched in sweat and tears before finally coming out of it. Severus cradled her in his arms and kisses her forehead. "Baby, come on, you need to tell me. I can't help you unless you tell me," he gently prodded. "It's anniversary," she told him between hiccups. "What do you mean?" She hiccupped again. "Anniversary of... bad thing." Severus finally understood and everything that had occurred that morning made sense. "Baby, why didn't you tell me?" Tirza shifted her position in his arms so that she could rest her head on his shoulder. "I tried to forget, but it didn't work," she told him. She was still shaking from lack of sleep, food and too much stress.

"Baby, I'm going to give you the Dreamless Sleep potion; you need to sleep or you're going to get very sick." "Only, if you hold me daddy. I'm scared the dreams will come anyways and I always feel safe when you hold me. Can you hold me while I sleep? Please?" Tirza begged. Severus nodded and holding her with one arm, retrieved the vile and helped her to drink it. Within a few minutes, she was asleep in his arms. She still did not look entirely peaceful or relaxed, but at least she was resting. He wrapped a blanket around her again and sat by the fire. Tirza's warm body leaned against him and he could feel her heart beating. Severus looked down at the little girl in his arms and wanted to cry. "It's not fair baby; nobody should have to hurt like you do," he whispered, lovingly rubbing her cheek. "It kills me to see you cry or be frightened or have flashbacks. You don't deserve this; nobody does, but especially you. You are such a good girl, so very special. I really don't know what I would do without you; you are the reason I can smile and laugh, things I hadn't done since your mother left. Not only are you Grandpa's sunshine, but you are my sunshine too. You're the reason I continue to get up every morning." He paused for a moment and listened to her heartbeat again.

"Here I am the famous Professor Severus Snape, potion's master, listed in all sorts of famous books and the inventor of several potions and I can't even figure out a way to make you feel better. I can't find a way to make you stop crying or to take away your pain. What good is being a master at anything if I can't do the one thing I want to do most? I'd give anything to take this all away." Tirza continued to sleep in his arms as Severus poured his heart out. "But I will always be here for you; you need me and I won't fail you. Your mother did and I will never forgive her for that. But I will not fail; no one or anything will take my time or attention from you. You need me and I'll be here, I promise."

Tirza didn't wake up until after classes were dismissed for the day and Severus never broke his promise to hold her while she slept. Just after she woke, there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" Severus answered. Remus Lupin and Dumbledore stuck their heads in the door. "Are you feeling better sunshine?" Dumbledore asked. Tirza shook her head no and held her arms out to Dumbledore, who immediately crossed the room and picked the tiny girl up. "Is there anything we can do?" he asked when he returned her to Severus after a moment. "No," Tirza whispered. "Daddy gave me the sleeping potion and my other potion, but I still feel icky." "How come?" Remus asked. Tirza tried to explain, but started crying again and buried her face in Severus' chest. Severus sighed and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head. "Do you want me to tell them?" he asked her gently. She nodded.

"Today is the one year anniversary of the day she was attacked," Severus told them. Dumbledore and Remus nodded, not sure what to say. "Would you like some chocolate sunshine?" Albus asked after a few moments of silence. Tirza nodded. "Don't make your stomach upset," Severus warned her. "Are you going to be okay?" Remus asked. This time she allowed him to squeeze her shoulder affectionately. "I'm afraid to sleep and I don't wanna have more flashbacks," she whispered. She began to yawn again and Remus and Albus bid her and Severus goodnight. The Dreamless Sleep potion was still potent enough in her system to knock her out again, and Severus held her the same as before.

"Daddy? Can I sleep with you? I'm really scared," she told him later that night. Severus kissed her forehead and stood up. "Of course. Anything else I can do?" "Just hold me," she whispered. Severus wasn't tired, but was willing to go to sleep if it would allow her to feel safe enough to sleep. They stopped to get Molly, and then Severus tucked the blankets around them, his arm around her protectively. "Daddy, you're really special to me. I'm so glad you stayed with me today." He rubbed her arm gently. "Always baby; anything you need, all you have to do is ask." She nodded and snuggled against him. "Love you," she whispered. "Love you too baby." It was true; every time he told her he loved her, it was completely true. Severus had never really and truly known love until she came into his life.

A/N: Okay, I promise that this is the last sad chapter for a while!! Next is April Fools Day and some very special, but tiresome as well, Remus/Tirza bonding. It will be cute and funny and lots of fun to write!! So stay tuned! Oh and I must give credit where credit is due: Aaron and Potter- Snape convinced me that it was time Snape did something more then spank Malfoy and I took their advice. I think it turned out okay and I hope it did, but it was all there's, where you liked it, loved it or hated it. That will be the last spanking for Draco for a while; he'll wise up and not do anything that will risk Tirza's life again. And the howler was Potter- Snape's a well! So thank you Aaron and Potter-Snape for your idea and contributions!!

Fire'N'Ice: I thought the ending was funny too! I am glad you are hooked and love the story; it pleases me to no end. She'll get into plenty of trouble later on... especially with Remus coming up soon! She's going to give poor uncle Remus a run for his money!

Wolfie Jr: Don't worry; Snape will be around for years and years. He's gonna live to a ripe old age and have lots of fun with his grandkids.

AngelsCreation: Glad you enjoyed it! Severus has a very big soft spot for Tirza and loves her very much.

CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur: Glad you liked it!

AsaHekA aka Slone: April Fools Day will be lots of fun! There will be an appearance by another much beloved character that will participate in the pranks with Tirza, Harry, Ron and the twins. No one will be safe: not even Severus!!

Jetsog-ger: Hope this was what you were looking for with Malfoy getting into trouble! Tirza and her fellow pranksters have lots of nasty things for him on April Fools Day!

Harriet Potter: You are too sweet! (blushes)

Raclswt: This is the last depressing chapter, I promise. Excellent idea about the prankster book in the library... I will have to use that one! I think I'll have her take someone else's wand. Snape threatened her with a spanking if she ever touched his wand again and she has to be able to get away with things sometimes!!

Kenomee: Tirza has a hard time with so many things; she's lucky she has so many people who care about her and want to help. I though it was funny too that they all threatened her with a spanking if she pulled that again? Will any of them ever have cause to spank her? Who knows? I have a plan for Tirza's first year that may get her one from Grandpa dearest and she may drive Remus crazy enough to spank her in the upcoming chapter(s). So you never know, but she'd have to really be pushing it to ever get Dumbledore and Remus to actually follow through on that, so it makes you wonder what trouble she's going to get herself into next! She's a crazy kid, but that's why we love her!!

Luinthoron: Lots of fun on the way, especially with Remus!

Oasis gir: Yes, Sevvie is VERY attached to his little girl. I think it's adorable that he calls her his baby. Just wait until he has grandkids... (smiles mischievously)

Obsessedwithbritishpeople: So you know all about causing trouble? Shoot me some ideas for future pranks for Malfoy or Tirza to use against each other, will ya! And I love ya, but sorry, Sev and Isabel will NOT be getting together. Look for a love interest for Remus later on though (in her third year)!!

MissLKid: Happy late birthday dear!!

Sapphire: I wasn't trying to be nasty; I'd never make fun of you like that. But what does "stroppy" mean? That is a word I am not at all familiar with, so call me stupid, but would you tell me what it means? I hate being left out, lol!!

GrintsGirl: It was an incredible emotional chapter wasn't it? But there is lots and lots of fun on the way and summer will be here soon. I am really looking forward to all the upcoming chapters and can't wait until Tirza's first year!! It will be a riot! There will be a war her first year. Not Tirza vs. Draco, but Tirza vs. Gilderoy Lockhart!!!

Much love to everyone! Thanks for so many wonderful reviews... over 600 now!! Hugs, Kerry