Harry lay on his stomach as he did his Potions homework, which was much
longer then any thing Snape had given before. The sound of a car pulling
into the driveway caught Harry's attention. All the Dursley's were home,
and Harry would've gotten the usual 'Be invisible' speech if someone were
coming over. He stood and walked down the stairs. Petunia opened the door
with a smile.
"Hello. Can I help you?" She asked. Harry nearly died of shock. Snape stood at the door dressed in black jeans and green shirt, his hair brushed his shoulders and didn't look even remotely greasy, and what surprised Harry the most was that he had color in his cheeks not to mention the smile on his lips. Serenity wore a pink summer dress with lace trimmings, her hair up in its usual style. Snape looked away from Serenity to Petunia.
"Hello. We are here to see Mr. Potter." He said. Vernon walked towards the door and smirked.
"Ah, come to visit? Lovely." He ushered Serenity away and moved to shut the door in Snape's face. Serenity looked back to Snape, her eyes wide as Vernon led her inside. Neither Snape nor Harry would have this, and they both rushed forward. Petunia stumbled back as Snape forced the door open and rushed in. Harry, however, reached Serenity first and pulled her into his arms.
"We came to visit Potter. You are not to lay another hand on her." Snape growled before following Harry and Serenity upstairs.
"How did you get a car, or rather how did you get Snape to drive it?" Harry sat on his bed, Serenity beside him.
"Serverus transfigured a cat into a car," She laughed. "And I asked him to drive here rather then floo." Snape looked around the room and sat down, rather hesitantly, on a chair across from the bed. He looked down on the bed and saw the homework; he reached out and began reading what Harry had written.
"You don't plan on turning this in do you, Potter?" He raised an eyebrow, and looked to Harry. "It's all wrong."
"What do you mean? I did like you said. How is it wrong?" Harry took the parchment and read it over as well. Snape then crushed it, and threw the wad of parchment to the ground before pointing out what should have been done. The three sat and talked for a few hours, though it was mainly Serenity and Harry doing the talking.
Harry walked down the stairs with Serenity, Snape walking in front of them with his wand held out as if daring the Dursley's to tempt him.
"See you Harry!" Serenity hugged him and got into the black car, laughing furiously as the two green cat eyes on the hood blinked and the car engine roared in a cat like growl. Harry waved good-bye to her and ran upstairs before the Dursley's could say anything. The summer went by quickly for Harry, especially with the weekly visits from Snape and Serenity. He didn't despise the potions master as much as he used to now, and he was sure to get a good grade on his potions homework for the first time in years. It was two weeks before school started again, and he had been allowed to go to the Weasley's. He and Ron walked through Diagon Alley talking about their summer. Harry had been listening to Ron talk when he noticed something odd. A large black owl flew above them, a small rat grasped in its talons. The rat wore a black necklace, and had a silver paw. The owl descended and dropped the rat a few feet from the ground. Serenity turned the corner and looked down to the rat, her smiled fading. She took the rat and necklace into her arms, and a moment later they were gone. Harry stopped dead in his tracks.
"What's wrong, Harry?" Ron turned to his friend, waving a hand in front of him.
"Nothing.Nothing. Sorry." Harry smiled and followed Ron down the street.
*~*~*~*~*~*
The boy who lived walked onto the Hogwarts Express, searching for an empty compartment. He slid open a door and saw a figure sitting in the corner, leaning against the wall as if he or she was sleeping. He silently put his things away, and sat across from the figure, his eyes turning to look out the window.
The trip was spent in silence for the most part until the figure awoke. The hood fell and Harry found himself staring at Serenity. She smiled and jumped up to hug him.
"Harry! Oh! I have so much to tell you!" She sat beside Harry. "The last week of summer vacation I went to see my father! The first time it was bad . . .but he is better! He is so much nicer, and he gave me such beautiful things." Her look of happiness fell as Harry's smiled faded to a deep frown.
"And you forgive him. He smiles and gives you a few nice things, and that makes everything okay!? He killed my parents! He wants me dead!" He yelled, a bit louder then he had intended. The door slid open silently, unnoticed by the two in the compartment.
"No, I don't forgive him! Though he was at least making an effort unlike you! We had only once brought you up, and when we did he said nothing against you. As for your parents; He shouldn't have killed them, but he did to protect my mother and me! He wasn't just some cold-blooded killer until your parents came along!" She stood and turned to walk out, though she ran right into the Slytherin Head Boy, Draco Malfoy.
"Not even at Hogwarts yet and you're already up to trouble, Potter? I'm sure Professor Snape would agree that you deserve a detention." He smirked and looked down to Serenity. She turned and stared at Harry for a moment. Harry grimaced at the sight before him. As much as he hated to admit it, they way Draco and Serenity stood glaring at him truly made them look like a perfect Slytherin couple.
"Enjoy detention." Serenity said quietly before stalking off, Draco following moments later. "I can't believe him! He won't even TRY to understand!" She yelled in fury as she walked to another compartment, throwing herself on the seat with a look of anger etched on her face.
"Potter is pig-headed. I thought you would've learnt that by now. You don't need him though. You are a Slytherin." He pulled a piece of parchment from his robe and held it out to her. "And Head Girl if you want it." He commented. Serenity looked at the silver and green badge, after a moments inspection she clipped it onto her robes. Her arms wrapped around Draco in a hug.
"Thank you, Draco, if ever I have had a true friend it's you." Her lips brushed against his cheek lightly, and then with their arms linked they walked through the halls of the Hogwarts Express.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ GOMEN! I didn't mean for it to take this long to write! I have been lazy, and school isn't helping . . . If I ever take that long again feel free to AIM me on Chii No Kirei and annoy me till it's posted. I hope you liked the chapter.
Ja ne!
J-Chan.
"Hello. Can I help you?" She asked. Harry nearly died of shock. Snape stood at the door dressed in black jeans and green shirt, his hair brushed his shoulders and didn't look even remotely greasy, and what surprised Harry the most was that he had color in his cheeks not to mention the smile on his lips. Serenity wore a pink summer dress with lace trimmings, her hair up in its usual style. Snape looked away from Serenity to Petunia.
"Hello. We are here to see Mr. Potter." He said. Vernon walked towards the door and smirked.
"Ah, come to visit? Lovely." He ushered Serenity away and moved to shut the door in Snape's face. Serenity looked back to Snape, her eyes wide as Vernon led her inside. Neither Snape nor Harry would have this, and they both rushed forward. Petunia stumbled back as Snape forced the door open and rushed in. Harry, however, reached Serenity first and pulled her into his arms.
"We came to visit Potter. You are not to lay another hand on her." Snape growled before following Harry and Serenity upstairs.
"How did you get a car, or rather how did you get Snape to drive it?" Harry sat on his bed, Serenity beside him.
"Serverus transfigured a cat into a car," She laughed. "And I asked him to drive here rather then floo." Snape looked around the room and sat down, rather hesitantly, on a chair across from the bed. He looked down on the bed and saw the homework; he reached out and began reading what Harry had written.
"You don't plan on turning this in do you, Potter?" He raised an eyebrow, and looked to Harry. "It's all wrong."
"What do you mean? I did like you said. How is it wrong?" Harry took the parchment and read it over as well. Snape then crushed it, and threw the wad of parchment to the ground before pointing out what should have been done. The three sat and talked for a few hours, though it was mainly Serenity and Harry doing the talking.
Harry walked down the stairs with Serenity, Snape walking in front of them with his wand held out as if daring the Dursley's to tempt him.
"See you Harry!" Serenity hugged him and got into the black car, laughing furiously as the two green cat eyes on the hood blinked and the car engine roared in a cat like growl. Harry waved good-bye to her and ran upstairs before the Dursley's could say anything. The summer went by quickly for Harry, especially with the weekly visits from Snape and Serenity. He didn't despise the potions master as much as he used to now, and he was sure to get a good grade on his potions homework for the first time in years. It was two weeks before school started again, and he had been allowed to go to the Weasley's. He and Ron walked through Diagon Alley talking about their summer. Harry had been listening to Ron talk when he noticed something odd. A large black owl flew above them, a small rat grasped in its talons. The rat wore a black necklace, and had a silver paw. The owl descended and dropped the rat a few feet from the ground. Serenity turned the corner and looked down to the rat, her smiled fading. She took the rat and necklace into her arms, and a moment later they were gone. Harry stopped dead in his tracks.
"What's wrong, Harry?" Ron turned to his friend, waving a hand in front of him.
"Nothing.Nothing. Sorry." Harry smiled and followed Ron down the street.
*~*~*~*~*~*
The boy who lived walked onto the Hogwarts Express, searching for an empty compartment. He slid open a door and saw a figure sitting in the corner, leaning against the wall as if he or she was sleeping. He silently put his things away, and sat across from the figure, his eyes turning to look out the window.
The trip was spent in silence for the most part until the figure awoke. The hood fell and Harry found himself staring at Serenity. She smiled and jumped up to hug him.
"Harry! Oh! I have so much to tell you!" She sat beside Harry. "The last week of summer vacation I went to see my father! The first time it was bad . . .but he is better! He is so much nicer, and he gave me such beautiful things." Her look of happiness fell as Harry's smiled faded to a deep frown.
"And you forgive him. He smiles and gives you a few nice things, and that makes everything okay!? He killed my parents! He wants me dead!" He yelled, a bit louder then he had intended. The door slid open silently, unnoticed by the two in the compartment.
"No, I don't forgive him! Though he was at least making an effort unlike you! We had only once brought you up, and when we did he said nothing against you. As for your parents; He shouldn't have killed them, but he did to protect my mother and me! He wasn't just some cold-blooded killer until your parents came along!" She stood and turned to walk out, though she ran right into the Slytherin Head Boy, Draco Malfoy.
"Not even at Hogwarts yet and you're already up to trouble, Potter? I'm sure Professor Snape would agree that you deserve a detention." He smirked and looked down to Serenity. She turned and stared at Harry for a moment. Harry grimaced at the sight before him. As much as he hated to admit it, they way Draco and Serenity stood glaring at him truly made them look like a perfect Slytherin couple.
"Enjoy detention." Serenity said quietly before stalking off, Draco following moments later. "I can't believe him! He won't even TRY to understand!" She yelled in fury as she walked to another compartment, throwing herself on the seat with a look of anger etched on her face.
"Potter is pig-headed. I thought you would've learnt that by now. You don't need him though. You are a Slytherin." He pulled a piece of parchment from his robe and held it out to her. "And Head Girl if you want it." He commented. Serenity looked at the silver and green badge, after a moments inspection she clipped it onto her robes. Her arms wrapped around Draco in a hug.
"Thank you, Draco, if ever I have had a true friend it's you." Her lips brushed against his cheek lightly, and then with their arms linked they walked through the halls of the Hogwarts Express.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ GOMEN! I didn't mean for it to take this long to write! I have been lazy, and school isn't helping . . . If I ever take that long again feel free to AIM me on Chii No Kirei and annoy me till it's posted. I hope you liked the chapter.
Ja ne!
J-Chan.