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LAST TIME: No one at the Gryffindor table had noticed but Dumbledore had already given his speech, and the food was on the table. Ron smelt it, and looked, then started eating. The rest of the table soon did the same. All except for Sara; she wasn't hungry. She could only think about how much she hoped her three new friends would understand, and forgive her.
After dinner the houses were led up to their common rooms. Sara followed Hermione into the girl's dorms. She didn't really feel awake enough to talk to Harry and Ron at the moment. Hermione looked at Sara
"Do you have a dorm yet? Because mine lost a student because she was a seventh year and graduated; so you could stay in mine, if you want." Hermione hoped Sara would say that she did not have a dorm, and would stay with her, she had so much to ask her.
Sara looked relieved the moment Hermione finished talking.
"I would love to stay in yours! I just thought that you would be mad at me for not telling you my mother's last name."
From the look on Hermione's face, Sara realized she had made a mistake, but she couldn't think what.
"Your mother?! I thought that Professor Snape was your father, and I am sure the rest of the school thinks that too. Didn't you say your mother's last name was Simmons? I didn't even know Professor Snape had a sister. Or is it just that you just happened to have the same last name as him?" Hermione said the last part hopefully. For Sara's sake, she didn't want her to be related to Professor Snape.
Sara could have slapped herself. She had just told Hermione another truth that had revealed another lie.
"I said my mother's last name was Simmons because I didn't want anyone to ask why I have a different last name then she does. She is the sister of someone named Severus Snape, but I don't know if that is the Professor you are referring to or not. I have never met my REAL uncle." Sara put an emphasis on REAL and suddenly wished she hadn't.
Hermione saw the look on Sara's face and knew she was once again hiding something.
"That's him... What do you mean by REAL?" Hermione was curious, and she just had to know.
Sara studied Hermione. She looked like someone she could trust, but she wasn't sure. Finally she decided to tell her some of her life, but not anywhere close to all of it. She took a deep breath.
"I have a 'uncle' that I have lived with for my whole life. Well, not really with, I was always allowed to go home with my mother to sleep, but other than that, you could say I lived with him." Sara paused. "I was supposed to call him Uncle Tom, but most of the time I just didn't speak to him. It was strange to me at first because no one else, not even my mother, was allowed to call him Tom. I found out why one day and I knew then that I wished I had just left it alone." Sara looked at Hermione and realized how tired she was.
"Hermione, please don't tell Harry and Ron any of this."
"Okay." Hermione looked confused about why, but she would respect Sara's wishes.
"I will tell them why I didn't tell you my mother's name, but nothing else. I don't want to talk about my life anymore tonight." Sara knew that if she kept talking, she would give everything away. Including the one secret that kept her alive.
Hermione agreed. Sara would tell her when she was ready.
Something hit Hermione just as they were about to fall asleep.
"Sara, you never really told me why you kept your mother's last name a secret. Well, other than the fact that you didn't want to explain why she had a different last name than you."
Sara sighed. "I thought you all would hate me, because of what my mother is." She looked at Hermione, who by now was quite confused.
"What is your mother, I told you that I didn't even know Professor Snape had a sister."
Sara decided to give in and tell Hermione.
"Don't tell anyone; but my mother, Sadie Snape, is a DeathEater."
I hope that that chapter was long enough. I thought that that was the perfect spot to end it, so I did. Please review! I won't write another chapter until I have two more reviews. I mean it. Thanks!
LAST TIME: No one at the Gryffindor table had noticed but Dumbledore had already given his speech, and the food was on the table. Ron smelt it, and looked, then started eating. The rest of the table soon did the same. All except for Sara; she wasn't hungry. She could only think about how much she hoped her three new friends would understand, and forgive her.
After dinner the houses were led up to their common rooms. Sara followed Hermione into the girl's dorms. She didn't really feel awake enough to talk to Harry and Ron at the moment. Hermione looked at Sara
"Do you have a dorm yet? Because mine lost a student because she was a seventh year and graduated; so you could stay in mine, if you want." Hermione hoped Sara would say that she did not have a dorm, and would stay with her, she had so much to ask her.
Sara looked relieved the moment Hermione finished talking.
"I would love to stay in yours! I just thought that you would be mad at me for not telling you my mother's last name."
From the look on Hermione's face, Sara realized she had made a mistake, but she couldn't think what.
"Your mother?! I thought that Professor Snape was your father, and I am sure the rest of the school thinks that too. Didn't you say your mother's last name was Simmons? I didn't even know Professor Snape had a sister. Or is it just that you just happened to have the same last name as him?" Hermione said the last part hopefully. For Sara's sake, she didn't want her to be related to Professor Snape.
Sara could have slapped herself. She had just told Hermione another truth that had revealed another lie.
"I said my mother's last name was Simmons because I didn't want anyone to ask why I have a different last name then she does. She is the sister of someone named Severus Snape, but I don't know if that is the Professor you are referring to or not. I have never met my REAL uncle." Sara put an emphasis on REAL and suddenly wished she hadn't.
Hermione saw the look on Sara's face and knew she was once again hiding something.
"That's him... What do you mean by REAL?" Hermione was curious, and she just had to know.
Sara studied Hermione. She looked like someone she could trust, but she wasn't sure. Finally she decided to tell her some of her life, but not anywhere close to all of it. She took a deep breath.
"I have a 'uncle' that I have lived with for my whole life. Well, not really with, I was always allowed to go home with my mother to sleep, but other than that, you could say I lived with him." Sara paused. "I was supposed to call him Uncle Tom, but most of the time I just didn't speak to him. It was strange to me at first because no one else, not even my mother, was allowed to call him Tom. I found out why one day and I knew then that I wished I had just left it alone." Sara looked at Hermione and realized how tired she was.
"Hermione, please don't tell Harry and Ron any of this."
"Okay." Hermione looked confused about why, but she would respect Sara's wishes.
"I will tell them why I didn't tell you my mother's name, but nothing else. I don't want to talk about my life anymore tonight." Sara knew that if she kept talking, she would give everything away. Including the one secret that kept her alive.
Hermione agreed. Sara would tell her when she was ready.
Something hit Hermione just as they were about to fall asleep.
"Sara, you never really told me why you kept your mother's last name a secret. Well, other than the fact that you didn't want to explain why she had a different last name than you."
Sara sighed. "I thought you all would hate me, because of what my mother is." She looked at Hermione, who by now was quite confused.
"What is your mother, I told you that I didn't even know Professor Snape had a sister."
Sara decided to give in and tell Hermione.
"Don't tell anyone; but my mother, Sadie Snape, is a DeathEater."
I hope that that chapter was long enough. I thought that that was the perfect spot to end it, so I did. Please review! I won't write another chapter until I have two more reviews. I mean it. Thanks!