I know, I haven't updated in forever, but I've been busy with school. AP exams, regular exams, scholarship apps, etc. For some reason my mom thinks those come first. That and I couldn't figure out how to start this chapter off. I had the ending worked out but no beginning. I finally decided to totally scrap the beginning, and just start in the middle. Hopefully I'll be posting more regularly now that school's out. I graduated last Saturday. :Bazile gets up and does a happy dance:
Jan McNeville: Thanks for clearing that up. For those of you reading this, go check out her story The Student in Question. If you haven't read it, it's awesome.
This is dedicated to Anonymous Kate for being my first reviewer. Thank you.
September 7, 1983
"Addy ih it esent ime et?" three year old Elizabeth asked through a mouthful of birthday cake.
"Swallow please. I can't understand what you say when you talk with your mouth full of food," her father admonished.
"Besides the food is yucky looking, swirling all around in your mouth," added her cousin Draco. Elizabeth swallowed her food and stuck out her tongue at Draco.
"I said, is it present time yet?" She spoke slowly as if she was speaking to an idiot or a small child.
"Don't you get an attitude with me. Birthday or not, I can still spank your butt. But yes, it's almost present time." Severus smiled over at his daughter.
Severus' best friend Chip Granger laughed. "You know, that would have been a more effective admonishment if you hadn't smiled at the end."
"And just when did you become an expert in childrearing oh childless one."
"When you and Amanda named me godfather to your child. I wasn't a Ravenclaw for nothing. When I was given a new task, my first response was to research. And my research says that it is the godfather's job to spoil the child and to sympathize on how evil the parents are with the child. If you lecture her, and then smile and try to make her feel better, what am I supposed to do?"
Severus snorted. "That's odd. I thought your job was to take over my job if I ever became incapacitated."
"Severus, Chip." The two men looked guiltily over at Severus' sister Narcissa Snape Malfoy. "Could you please act like adults and not like first years, please?" She glanced over at her son Draco and her niece, "Need I remind that there are children here, who you ought to be setting a good example for." She spoke in a no nonsense voice.
"Yes mother dear," said Chip.
"Yes, we are very, very sorry. We promise that it won't happen ever again." Severus pouted at his sister. Narcissa laughed.
Elizabeth tugged on her father's robes. "Daddy, me and Draco are done. Can I open my presents now?" Eyes as dark as his own met Severus'. Who could resist such a sweet little face?
"It's Draco and I, and yes you may open your presents now."
Elizabeth made quick work of opening her presents. From her Aunt Narcissa and Draco, and her Uncle Lucius but he thought that attending the birthday of a toddler that only involved a few people pointless, she received the newest book by Alana Sunan called Cassie goes to France. Grandmother Snape had sent her two sets of robes, one in blue and one in purple. Her godfather, "Uncle Chip", gave her a set of toy bludgers and beaters clubs, a set of toy quaffles, and a toy snitch. When Severus protested, Chip said, "You were a seeker, 'Cissa and Lilly were chasers, Amanda was a beater, and I was a keeper. I'm just trying to see who she takes after." Severus only snorted.
Papa and Bellfoy, her mum's parents, sent her a card with a note saying that they would give her her present when they saw her on Saturday. But the best present of all was the toy broomstick that she got from her dad.
"Daddy, a broom. For me?" Her mouth was wide open in shock.
"Sweetheart, shut your mouth. It makes you look like a fish." Elizabeth complied.
Draco giggled. "It's a lizard breath fish."
"Draco Severus Malfoy, do not insult you cousin on her birthday," warned his mother. "And Chip, before you say anything, he may not insult her on other days either." Chip hung his head. That had been exactly what he'd been about to say.
"Yes Elizabeth the broom is for you. Would you like to try it tonight?"
"Please oh please oh please."
"We'll need to go out to the quidditch pitch. Narcissa, are you coming?"
"No, we need to get home. Somebody needs time to wind down before he has to go to b-e-d."
"Bed, b-e-d spells bed."
"Mummy, I'm a big boy. I'm almost four. I don't need to go to bed." Draco made puppy dog eyes up at his mother. Narcissa sighed.
"Severus, did you have to teach her to spell?"
"I can't help it that she's intelligent."
"Happy Birthday sweetheart." Narcissa leaned over and hugged her niece. "Come here Draco, we need to leave." She pulled a bottle cap out of her purse and tapped it with her wand. She took Draco by the hand and the two disappeared.
"Chip, you up for toddler quidditch?"
"I'm always up for quidditch."
"I thought Ravenclaws were supposed to be studious."
"Somebody has to be on the quidditch team." Severus laughed.
"Come here, Lizzie." The threesome (AN get your minds out of the gutters people.) had reached the pitch.
Severus squatted down beside his daughter. "Okay, I need you to put one leg over the side to the broom."
"Okay, grip the handle. No not like that." Severus repositioned her hands, "And kick off from the ground."
Elizabeth kicked off. Her feet hit the ground.
"That's okay. Touch your feet in when you kick off."
Elizabeth kicked off again and touched in her feet. She landed on her knees.
"Something wrong with the broom. It's not responding to her magic."
Chip stood up from his spot on the grass. "Is it possible…"
Severus cut him off. "No, there's something wrong with the broom." It sounded like he was trying to convince himself. He picked Elizabeth up and grabbed the broom from the ground.
"It's okay sweetheart. I'm gonna get Madam Hooch and Prof. Flitwick to look at the broom. We'll find out what's wrong with it and then you'll be flying in no time."
"Severus, are you sure that she might not be…"
Chip was cut off again. "No, there is something wrong with the broom." Under his breath he added, "There has to be."
AN: sorry for the cliffy… but I need to post, and this was a good stopping point. The next chapter should be up in the next couple of days. I promise.
Jan McNeville: Thanks for clearing that up. For those of you reading this, go check out her story The Student in Question. If you haven't read it, it's awesome.
This is dedicated to Anonymous Kate for being my first reviewer. Thank you.
September 7, 1983
"Addy ih it esent ime et?" three year old Elizabeth asked through a mouthful of birthday cake.
"Swallow please. I can't understand what you say when you talk with your mouth full of food," her father admonished.
"Besides the food is yucky looking, swirling all around in your mouth," added her cousin Draco. Elizabeth swallowed her food and stuck out her tongue at Draco.
"I said, is it present time yet?" She spoke slowly as if she was speaking to an idiot or a small child.
"Don't you get an attitude with me. Birthday or not, I can still spank your butt. But yes, it's almost present time." Severus smiled over at his daughter.
Severus' best friend Chip Granger laughed. "You know, that would have been a more effective admonishment if you hadn't smiled at the end."
"And just when did you become an expert in childrearing oh childless one."
"When you and Amanda named me godfather to your child. I wasn't a Ravenclaw for nothing. When I was given a new task, my first response was to research. And my research says that it is the godfather's job to spoil the child and to sympathize on how evil the parents are with the child. If you lecture her, and then smile and try to make her feel better, what am I supposed to do?"
Severus snorted. "That's odd. I thought your job was to take over my job if I ever became incapacitated."
"Severus, Chip." The two men looked guiltily over at Severus' sister Narcissa Snape Malfoy. "Could you please act like adults and not like first years, please?" She glanced over at her son Draco and her niece, "Need I remind that there are children here, who you ought to be setting a good example for." She spoke in a no nonsense voice.
"Yes mother dear," said Chip.
"Yes, we are very, very sorry. We promise that it won't happen ever again." Severus pouted at his sister. Narcissa laughed.
Elizabeth tugged on her father's robes. "Daddy, me and Draco are done. Can I open my presents now?" Eyes as dark as his own met Severus'. Who could resist such a sweet little face?
"It's Draco and I, and yes you may open your presents now."
Elizabeth made quick work of opening her presents. From her Aunt Narcissa and Draco, and her Uncle Lucius but he thought that attending the birthday of a toddler that only involved a few people pointless, she received the newest book by Alana Sunan called Cassie goes to France. Grandmother Snape had sent her two sets of robes, one in blue and one in purple. Her godfather, "Uncle Chip", gave her a set of toy bludgers and beaters clubs, a set of toy quaffles, and a toy snitch. When Severus protested, Chip said, "You were a seeker, 'Cissa and Lilly were chasers, Amanda was a beater, and I was a keeper. I'm just trying to see who she takes after." Severus only snorted.
Papa and Bellfoy, her mum's parents, sent her a card with a note saying that they would give her her present when they saw her on Saturday. But the best present of all was the toy broomstick that she got from her dad.
"Daddy, a broom. For me?" Her mouth was wide open in shock.
"Sweetheart, shut your mouth. It makes you look like a fish." Elizabeth complied.
Draco giggled. "It's a lizard breath fish."
"Draco Severus Malfoy, do not insult you cousin on her birthday," warned his mother. "And Chip, before you say anything, he may not insult her on other days either." Chip hung his head. That had been exactly what he'd been about to say.
"Yes Elizabeth the broom is for you. Would you like to try it tonight?"
"Please oh please oh please."
"We'll need to go out to the quidditch pitch. Narcissa, are you coming?"
"No, we need to get home. Somebody needs time to wind down before he has to go to b-e-d."
"Bed, b-e-d spells bed."
"Mummy, I'm a big boy. I'm almost four. I don't need to go to bed." Draco made puppy dog eyes up at his mother. Narcissa sighed.
"Severus, did you have to teach her to spell?"
"I can't help it that she's intelligent."
"Happy Birthday sweetheart." Narcissa leaned over and hugged her niece. "Come here Draco, we need to leave." She pulled a bottle cap out of her purse and tapped it with her wand. She took Draco by the hand and the two disappeared.
"Chip, you up for toddler quidditch?"
"I'm always up for quidditch."
"I thought Ravenclaws were supposed to be studious."
"Somebody has to be on the quidditch team." Severus laughed.
"Come here, Lizzie." The threesome (AN get your minds out of the gutters people.) had reached the pitch.
Severus squatted down beside his daughter. "Okay, I need you to put one leg over the side to the broom."
"Okay, grip the handle. No not like that." Severus repositioned her hands, "And kick off from the ground."
Elizabeth kicked off. Her feet hit the ground.
"That's okay. Touch your feet in when you kick off."
Elizabeth kicked off again and touched in her feet. She landed on her knees.
"Something wrong with the broom. It's not responding to her magic."
Chip stood up from his spot on the grass. "Is it possible…"
Severus cut him off. "No, there's something wrong with the broom." It sounded like he was trying to convince himself. He picked Elizabeth up and grabbed the broom from the ground.
"It's okay sweetheart. I'm gonna get Madam Hooch and Prof. Flitwick to look at the broom. We'll find out what's wrong with it and then you'll be flying in no time."
"Severus, are you sure that she might not be…"
Chip was cut off again. "No, there is something wrong with the broom." Under his breath he added, "There has to be."
AN: sorry for the cliffy… but I need to post, and this was a good stopping point. The next chapter should be up in the next couple of days. I promise.