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Chapter 8: Convincing the Friends
About a month had passed after Diana's comment. I was too chicken to try to find out if Snape really was my biological father. I could have used those charms I used to find Mother and Draco, but I would have to use a piece of really Dark Magic, and it was too advanced for me to use. Believe me, I am no Hermione Granger. Even Draco says that to me, that is, when there's no one around. No one, save us two, knows that we're related.
The bone-chilling winds of October are upon us. I need to know. Is Professor Snape really my father? There's only one way to find out. And I'll need the help of my new friends, Sapph and Emmy.
I found them in the Common Room the morning I wanted to put my plan into action. Luckily, they were alone. Everyone else must be in the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Ewwww! You want us to ask Snape about his sex life?!?!?" Emmy asked, her emerald green eyes flashing.
"That's just wrong, Adriana!" Sapph added.
I rolled my eyes. "You two are incredibly thick!" I snapped. "First off, I am not asking you to ask him about his sex life. All I am asking you is to create a diversion. One that will leave me alone with him so I can ask him."
"Are you sure about him being your father? I mean, your Potions grades are crap!" Emmy said.
"Well, it was your sister who said that he could be my father!" I cried.
They looked at each other and sighed. "Okay, okay, we'll help you. But only because it was our sister who said that," Emmy said.
"Oh, Emmy, you know that's not the only reason," Sapph said. "Adriana's our friend, remember?"
"But do we have to act all Gryffindor about it?" Emmy complained.
Sapph giggled. "You're thinking about Hufflepuff, dear sister."
Emmy groaned. "That's not what I wanted to hear!"
I sighed. "Forget it, guys. I'll just live the rest of my life, not knowing who I am."
Sapph turned to me. "Don't say that, Adriana!"
"Well, what do you know about me, Sapphire?" I snapped. "You want to know the truth about me? Fine. I was raised by Muggles, under the name Aurora Sullivan, for sixteen years. I moved to England in August, hoping to find my parents. I found my mother, Narcissa Malfoy," I said, emphasizing my mother's name. "I found her in the Leaky Cauldron, after the charm I used revealed my identity." I stopped, letting the information about my past sink in.
They both looked at me, their eyes showing me they understood. "You're Narcissa Malfoy's daughter?" Emmy finally asked.
I nodded. "And that makes Draco your brother, not your cousin," Sapph said.
"Half-brother, actually," I said, looking away from my friends.
"Adriana! Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Emmy demanded.
"Because Draco's father would have my hide if he caught wind that I told anyone my true parentage."
"You're really serious?" they both asked in unison.
"I'm deadly serious," I said, gritting my teeth. "But, it doesn't change the fact that I still don't know who my father is, and the fact your sister thinks I'm the 'love child' of Narcissa Malfoy and Severus Snape."
The two of them looked sick. "Well, for all you know, it's true!" I said.
Emmy went a rather interesting shade of green. "But you mentioned a letter," she said.
"I know," I said. "She sent a letter to the agency when the Sullivans adopted me, telling them not to give it to me until I request information about them. Basically, she said that my father doesn't even know I exist."
"Does you mother know who your father is?" Sapph asked.
"Yes, but she won't tell me. I'm sick of waiting. I really am. I need to know."
"Okay, Adriana," Sapphire said, looking me in the eye. "I'm going to help you find out who you really are."
"Me too," Emmy said. "Though I refuse to act like a Gryffindor about it."
I laughed. "Thanks, guys. By the end of the year, I will know for sure who my father is."
(A/N) Sorry for taking forever posting this chapter, but I worked for the entire summer, barely having a moment to breathe, let alone write a story, plus add writer's block to the mix, and you have a pretty good idea of how hellish my summer was. Anyway, enough babbling! Please review!