The Fourth Musketeer
By bitmaxmouse
Rating: pg... so far
Disclaimers: Harry Potter and Smallville don't belong to me. Both belong to their respective writers and companies. I am not making a profit out of this. Annie walked around the train, narrowing her eyes every time she looked into a booth. Where on earth was Chloe? ~~~~
As she neared the end, she came upon the sounds of giggling. Then she folded her arms as she saw two red haired boys show Chloe and two girls a few gags they had gotten from the joke shop. The bushy haired girl was smiling, but the smaller girl with straight red hair looked unhappy.
Annie walked a bit closer, "Chloe."
Chloe suddenly looked up and smiled, "I found some friends."
Annie grinned, "You sure have." But on the inside she prayed, 'Let's just hope you can keep them.'
Then Annie brushed a bit of dust off of her robes, "The train is going to arrive in three minutes. We better get into our seats, you'll see your friends at the sorting."
Chloe nodded as she stood up, then she turned around and waved to the group of four shyly, "See you later."
Then she disappeared down the train with her mother.
However, once the door for the carriage closed behind Annie and Chloe. Ginny leaned forward and hissed at her brothers and Hermione, "Why did you make friends with her for? Didn't you hear mum?! She said that, that girl is bad news!"
Fred and George snorted as they looked at each other, "She looked harmless. You're just gettin' all wound up. Careful, you're startin' to sound a lot like Percy."
"But mum!"
"Oh but nothin'." Replied Fred, "You know how mum is!"
"Didn't dad warn you too?"
"Well yeah. but come on, she's pretty nice. Besides, when have we ever listened to mum and dad." George butted in.
"That's why you always get in trouble!" Ginny argued.
Fred and George gasped at each other, "Was it just me or did you suddenly get a vision of a female Percy?!"
Ginny let out a yell as she stamped her foot, "Shut up you two! You never take me seriously!"
Hermione was watching the three siblings argue and decided to put in her two cents, "Chloe can't be all that bad. She's like most Muggle girls, she was raised like a Muggle. I mean, I would have been worried if she was from a Malfoy-like wizarding family. But she isn't."
"You never know. Her mum could have been teachin' her Dark Arts!" Ginny argued back hotly.
Hermione sighed and shrugged while Fred and George shook their heads. Ginny's scowl deepened.
Finally when, they felt the train stop, Ginny ran out of her seat, got her luggage and left without another world.
Fred and George looked at each other, Fred commented, "Touchy isn't she?"
George shrugged, "Bet ya she gets it from mum. It's alright, her stay at Hogwarts should probably wind her down a bit."
~~~
Annie took one of the front carriages on the bridge alone and got to the castle before the rest of the students, Chloe had gone on one of the boats to cross the lake with the Gameskeeper, since it was her first time here. As Annie hurried up the stone steps and she found the man she was looking for.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Annie cried out as she quickly trotted towards him. The headmaster turned and smiled, "Ah. Mrs. Golden, good to see you. And please, call me Albus, I'm no longer your teacher."
Annie smiled and shook hands with Dumbledore. "Albus. I'd like to thank you again. For taking my daughter in, even though she came as a second year."
The headmaster nodded, "Oh, it's quite alright. I think she'll make a fine addition to Hogwarts."
Slowly he strode towards the staff's entrance at the great hall, "You will be staying with us for the Feast won't you?"
Annie shrugged and then nodded, "Alright."
Dumbledore nodded and then held open the door for her, "Good, I had hoped so."
As Annie and Dumbledore entered a few teachers looked up, glanced at them, and then resumed looking upon the students. One of the teachers who hadn't turned his head was Severus Snape, who had been glaring maliciously at the first years and scaring them to death.
Annie quietly stopped behind Severus's chair. Dumbledore had stopped behind her, intrigued. Suddenly Annie quickly grabbed Severus' shoulder and whispered a startling "Boo!"
Snape jumped in his seat as if he had been bitten and spun around in fury. Then he stopped and stared at Annie like Lucius had at the bookstore. His normal intimidating hissing voice had disappeared and he sounded a bit younger, "Annie?"
Annie grinned as Severus quickly masked his surprise and resumed his usual scowl. Quietly, he cussed out Annie for surprising him, she knew what kind of job he had.
Dumbledore chuckled and walked pass the Auror to take his seat in the middle. Dumbledore took Annie's attention for a second and indicated to her that the seat to his right was for her. Annie glanced over and saw there was also another empty seat to his left; obviously for Professor McGonagall.
Annie took her seat, which also happened to be next to Severus. Severus was still staring at her. As she pulled her chair in he leaned over and whispered, "What are you doing here?"
Annie pointed at the blond girl at the end of the sorting line, "My daughter is starting."
Severus looked at Chloe and then tilted his head thoughtfully, "Do you think she'll be in Slytherin?"
Annie shrugged, "I have no idea."
Severus raised a brow, "You would have made a fine Slytherin."
Annie shrugged again and then shook her head, "Too loyal to my friends."
Severus was silent as he looked down and picked at his napkin, "Indeed."
Annie quickly changed the subject, "So, what news now of late."
Severus' eyes flickered up to her, "You know it's classified."
Annie rolled here eyes, "But at least tell me that what happened here last year was true."
Severus took the silverware and analyzed it, then he nodded. He glanced at her, "Now stop talking to me. The students will be suspicious."
The Auror looked over and saw the bushy haired girl, who had been sitting near Chloe on the train, staring at them. Annie sealed he lips tightly and turned her head to look at her daughter.
Soon the sorting started, the hat sang a new song, it was a quirky as usual. After I finished, Professor McGonagall lifted the hat to place upon the heads of the new students. One by one the first year students were sorted into their houses.
Finally, Ms. McGonagall called out, "Chloe Sullivan."
Annie smiled as she saw Chloe hesitantly sit on the chair. Her daughter had been giving it wary looks ever since it started talking and moving. Ms. McGonagall promptly dropped the hat on Chloe's head.
The hat twisted around a bit and talked to Chloe, she was gripping the seat tightly. She then murmured a few things to the hat and then shrugged helplessly. Eventually, the sorting hat cleared its throat and called out, "Gryffindor!"
~~~
Chloe had been greeted happily by her House since most of them didn't know who her mother was.yet. 'All for the better.' Annie thought. Then Dumbledore stood up and was about to make a speech until Filch came in the staff door and quickly whispered something to the headmaster.
Dumbledore frowned and then looked at Snape, "Can you take care of this Severus?"
Severus didn't say a thing, his expression blank; he nodded and followed Filch out of the Great Hall. ~~~
(later that night)
Annie stood in front of Severus' quarters with her back leaning against the wall and her arms crossed. Severus stopped in front of her and scowled, "How'd you find.?"
Annie pointed at a few portraits around the Slytherin area, "The paintings told me."
Then she smiled, "Can you believe they still remember me?"
Severus raised a brow, but didn't respond, and walked over to open his door, "We'll talk inside."
As soon as the door shut, Annie started:
Annie frowned, "Did you get in trouble with the Dark Lord then?"
Severus frowned, "What?"
Then he realized that she was continuing the conversation from dinner. He shrugged, "Always to the point. Well, I'm not sure yet. He hasn't called me.yet. I have had small meetings with other Death Eaters to maintain the façade that I am still loyal. Nevertheless I do suspect The Dark Lord will be quite livid that I interfered when Quirrell was trying to kill Potter during Quidditch."
"Just pull a Lucius." Annie replied flippantly
"Unfortunately, I cannot lie as well as Malfoy." Severus growled as she approached his desk. As she neared, she glanced at the Daily Prophet that was lying there. The words: "FLYING FORD ANGLINA MYSTIFIES MUGGLES" were splashed across the top.
Annie cringed, "That's going to be a mess to cover up."
Severus gratefully took this opening to change the subject, "Indeed. However, our beloved headmaster allowed the perpetrators off."
Severus's voice had turned bitter near the end of the sentence.
Annie pulled a strand of blonde hair behind her ear as she picked up the newspaper to read it. As she read she spoke in a bored voice, "Don't tell me you're still bitter about James and the others."
"Why wouldn't I be?!" Severus yelled. Mentally he damned her for knowing him too well. She had once told him that his voice actually took on a very 'unique sort of animosity' whenever James, Sirius, Remus or Peter was mentioned.
"Even I'm over Pettigrew."
"We'll, that's you. If I was able to turn those four into Muggle balls and kick them into the bloody forest, I probably would have been less bitter now!" Severus spat, his knuckles were turning white as he made tight fists.
Annie folded the paper and looked at Severus with tired eyes, "Calm down Severus. I'm not here to provoke you. Let's just drop it okay?"
Snape was still tense, but nodded and watched as Annie wandered around his study looking at all the bottles. "So. Lucius."
The potion master's tense state mixed with dread, "What about him?"
"I met him at the bookstore today. He seemed a bit. off." Annie mused.
Snape stayed silent, so Annie continued, but this time she spoke slowly and dangerously, "What is going on with Lucius?"
"I am not Lucius's keeper. I wouldn't know what he's doing. alright?" Snape retorted, but he refused to looked up at Annie.
'If she knew.'
Annie scowled as she crossed her arms, "I knew it! (Severus bit the inside of his cheek to resist a loud sigh) That bastard! After I helped him get off his charges-!"
Snape quickly stood up and hissed, "The walls here have eyes and ears. I'd watch what I'm saying Mrs. Golden."
Annie stopped and glanced around. Then she returned her gaze to Snape. "If I find out. The next time I catch him. I'm not going to keep the Ministry from sending him to Azkaban."
With that, she stormed out of Snape's office and slammed the door shut.
Cont.
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By bitmaxmouse
Rating: pg... so far
Disclaimers: Harry Potter and Smallville don't belong to me. Both belong to their respective writers and companies. I am not making a profit out of this. Annie walked around the train, narrowing her eyes every time she looked into a booth. Where on earth was Chloe? ~~~~
As she neared the end, she came upon the sounds of giggling. Then she folded her arms as she saw two red haired boys show Chloe and two girls a few gags they had gotten from the joke shop. The bushy haired girl was smiling, but the smaller girl with straight red hair looked unhappy.
Annie walked a bit closer, "Chloe."
Chloe suddenly looked up and smiled, "I found some friends."
Annie grinned, "You sure have." But on the inside she prayed, 'Let's just hope you can keep them.'
Then Annie brushed a bit of dust off of her robes, "The train is going to arrive in three minutes. We better get into our seats, you'll see your friends at the sorting."
Chloe nodded as she stood up, then she turned around and waved to the group of four shyly, "See you later."
Then she disappeared down the train with her mother.
However, once the door for the carriage closed behind Annie and Chloe. Ginny leaned forward and hissed at her brothers and Hermione, "Why did you make friends with her for? Didn't you hear mum?! She said that, that girl is bad news!"
Fred and George snorted as they looked at each other, "She looked harmless. You're just gettin' all wound up. Careful, you're startin' to sound a lot like Percy."
"But mum!"
"Oh but nothin'." Replied Fred, "You know how mum is!"
"Didn't dad warn you too?"
"Well yeah. but come on, she's pretty nice. Besides, when have we ever listened to mum and dad." George butted in.
"That's why you always get in trouble!" Ginny argued.
Fred and George gasped at each other, "Was it just me or did you suddenly get a vision of a female Percy?!"
Ginny let out a yell as she stamped her foot, "Shut up you two! You never take me seriously!"
Hermione was watching the three siblings argue and decided to put in her two cents, "Chloe can't be all that bad. She's like most Muggle girls, she was raised like a Muggle. I mean, I would have been worried if she was from a Malfoy-like wizarding family. But she isn't."
"You never know. Her mum could have been teachin' her Dark Arts!" Ginny argued back hotly.
Hermione sighed and shrugged while Fred and George shook their heads. Ginny's scowl deepened.
Finally when, they felt the train stop, Ginny ran out of her seat, got her luggage and left without another world.
Fred and George looked at each other, Fred commented, "Touchy isn't she?"
George shrugged, "Bet ya she gets it from mum. It's alright, her stay at Hogwarts should probably wind her down a bit."
~~~
Annie took one of the front carriages on the bridge alone and got to the castle before the rest of the students, Chloe had gone on one of the boats to cross the lake with the Gameskeeper, since it was her first time here. As Annie hurried up the stone steps and she found the man she was looking for.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Annie cried out as she quickly trotted towards him. The headmaster turned and smiled, "Ah. Mrs. Golden, good to see you. And please, call me Albus, I'm no longer your teacher."
Annie smiled and shook hands with Dumbledore. "Albus. I'd like to thank you again. For taking my daughter in, even though she came as a second year."
The headmaster nodded, "Oh, it's quite alright. I think she'll make a fine addition to Hogwarts."
Slowly he strode towards the staff's entrance at the great hall, "You will be staying with us for the Feast won't you?"
Annie shrugged and then nodded, "Alright."
Dumbledore nodded and then held open the door for her, "Good, I had hoped so."
As Annie and Dumbledore entered a few teachers looked up, glanced at them, and then resumed looking upon the students. One of the teachers who hadn't turned his head was Severus Snape, who had been glaring maliciously at the first years and scaring them to death.
Annie quietly stopped behind Severus's chair. Dumbledore had stopped behind her, intrigued. Suddenly Annie quickly grabbed Severus' shoulder and whispered a startling "Boo!"
Snape jumped in his seat as if he had been bitten and spun around in fury. Then he stopped and stared at Annie like Lucius had at the bookstore. His normal intimidating hissing voice had disappeared and he sounded a bit younger, "Annie?"
Annie grinned as Severus quickly masked his surprise and resumed his usual scowl. Quietly, he cussed out Annie for surprising him, she knew what kind of job he had.
Dumbledore chuckled and walked pass the Auror to take his seat in the middle. Dumbledore took Annie's attention for a second and indicated to her that the seat to his right was for her. Annie glanced over and saw there was also another empty seat to his left; obviously for Professor McGonagall.
Annie took her seat, which also happened to be next to Severus. Severus was still staring at her. As she pulled her chair in he leaned over and whispered, "What are you doing here?"
Annie pointed at the blond girl at the end of the sorting line, "My daughter is starting."
Severus looked at Chloe and then tilted his head thoughtfully, "Do you think she'll be in Slytherin?"
Annie shrugged, "I have no idea."
Severus raised a brow, "You would have made a fine Slytherin."
Annie shrugged again and then shook her head, "Too loyal to my friends."
Severus was silent as he looked down and picked at his napkin, "Indeed."
Annie quickly changed the subject, "So, what news now of late."
Severus' eyes flickered up to her, "You know it's classified."
Annie rolled here eyes, "But at least tell me that what happened here last year was true."
Severus took the silverware and analyzed it, then he nodded. He glanced at her, "Now stop talking to me. The students will be suspicious."
The Auror looked over and saw the bushy haired girl, who had been sitting near Chloe on the train, staring at them. Annie sealed he lips tightly and turned her head to look at her daughter.
Soon the sorting started, the hat sang a new song, it was a quirky as usual. After I finished, Professor McGonagall lifted the hat to place upon the heads of the new students. One by one the first year students were sorted into their houses.
Finally, Ms. McGonagall called out, "Chloe Sullivan."
Annie smiled as she saw Chloe hesitantly sit on the chair. Her daughter had been giving it wary looks ever since it started talking and moving. Ms. McGonagall promptly dropped the hat on Chloe's head.
The hat twisted around a bit and talked to Chloe, she was gripping the seat tightly. She then murmured a few things to the hat and then shrugged helplessly. Eventually, the sorting hat cleared its throat and called out, "Gryffindor!"
~~~
Chloe had been greeted happily by her House since most of them didn't know who her mother was.yet. 'All for the better.' Annie thought. Then Dumbledore stood up and was about to make a speech until Filch came in the staff door and quickly whispered something to the headmaster.
Dumbledore frowned and then looked at Snape, "Can you take care of this Severus?"
Severus didn't say a thing, his expression blank; he nodded and followed Filch out of the Great Hall. ~~~
(later that night)
Annie stood in front of Severus' quarters with her back leaning against the wall and her arms crossed. Severus stopped in front of her and scowled, "How'd you find.?"
Annie pointed at a few portraits around the Slytherin area, "The paintings told me."
Then she smiled, "Can you believe they still remember me?"
Severus raised a brow, but didn't respond, and walked over to open his door, "We'll talk inside."
As soon as the door shut, Annie started:
Annie frowned, "Did you get in trouble with the Dark Lord then?"
Severus frowned, "What?"
Then he realized that she was continuing the conversation from dinner. He shrugged, "Always to the point. Well, I'm not sure yet. He hasn't called me.yet. I have had small meetings with other Death Eaters to maintain the façade that I am still loyal. Nevertheless I do suspect The Dark Lord will be quite livid that I interfered when Quirrell was trying to kill Potter during Quidditch."
"Just pull a Lucius." Annie replied flippantly
"Unfortunately, I cannot lie as well as Malfoy." Severus growled as she approached his desk. As she neared, she glanced at the Daily Prophet that was lying there. The words: "FLYING FORD ANGLINA MYSTIFIES MUGGLES" were splashed across the top.
Annie cringed, "That's going to be a mess to cover up."
Severus gratefully took this opening to change the subject, "Indeed. However, our beloved headmaster allowed the perpetrators off."
Severus's voice had turned bitter near the end of the sentence.
Annie pulled a strand of blonde hair behind her ear as she picked up the newspaper to read it. As she read she spoke in a bored voice, "Don't tell me you're still bitter about James and the others."
"Why wouldn't I be?!" Severus yelled. Mentally he damned her for knowing him too well. She had once told him that his voice actually took on a very 'unique sort of animosity' whenever James, Sirius, Remus or Peter was mentioned.
"Even I'm over Pettigrew."
"We'll, that's you. If I was able to turn those four into Muggle balls and kick them into the bloody forest, I probably would have been less bitter now!" Severus spat, his knuckles were turning white as he made tight fists.
Annie folded the paper and looked at Severus with tired eyes, "Calm down Severus. I'm not here to provoke you. Let's just drop it okay?"
Snape was still tense, but nodded and watched as Annie wandered around his study looking at all the bottles. "So. Lucius."
The potion master's tense state mixed with dread, "What about him?"
"I met him at the bookstore today. He seemed a bit. off." Annie mused.
Snape stayed silent, so Annie continued, but this time she spoke slowly and dangerously, "What is going on with Lucius?"
"I am not Lucius's keeper. I wouldn't know what he's doing. alright?" Snape retorted, but he refused to looked up at Annie.
'If she knew.'
Annie scowled as she crossed her arms, "I knew it! (Severus bit the inside of his cheek to resist a loud sigh) That bastard! After I helped him get off his charges-!"
Snape quickly stood up and hissed, "The walls here have eyes and ears. I'd watch what I'm saying Mrs. Golden."
Annie stopped and glanced around. Then she returned her gaze to Snape. "If I find out. The next time I catch him. I'm not going to keep the Ministry from sending him to Azkaban."
With that, she stormed out of Snape's office and slammed the door shut.
Cont.
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