Disclaimer: I don't own harry potter at the moment, and I might never, but never say never, cuz I might, some day in the far-fetched future of my dreams. The only characters that I own up to the moment are Sarah Lupin, Kylah Hafford, and in this chapter I also own Kirsten Green whom you will meet this chapter...somewhere...I don't know where yet. . .
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Snape: Will she stop with the blabber and get to the story??
Sarah: Who knows, she may never.
Embers: heh, heh I don't have to start it, besides if you force me, I might embarrass you all.(smirking)
Remus: Any who. Has any one seen Sirius??
(Sarah shakes head, Embers smirking)
Snape: no, I'm off to organize my lesson plans. Farewell.
Remus: I wouldn't do that.
Embers: (whispers to self, snickering)This it gonna be funny.
Snape: Are going to stop me from leaving your sisters office?
Snape starts to walk out and upon opening the door a bucket full of Sarah's bra's, thongs, and other unmentionables fall on Snape's head and shoulders.
Sarah: Sirius, wherever you are you aren't going to want to stay there, I'd run for your life if you want to have children!
(Sarah walks out of the room, a deadly and determined look on her face her wand out.)
Snape: Sirius, if Sarah doesn't get you I will, and you don't want to deal with my wrath you Gryffindor!
(Snape follows after Sarah, an evil look on his face.)
Remus: Um, Severus, you have a, um...thong of your back, you might want to get it off.
(Snape throws the thong to the ground and huffs out even quicker; Remus sits on a chair and looks at a corner.)
Remus: Sirius, you can take the cloak off, they're gone.
Sirius: Thanks, so what did you think of my little prank?
Embers: (grumbling) your prank? Huh? It was my idea you little mutt! He'll give me credit when the time rolls around, like when Sarah comes. Hmm maybe I should call her.
Remus: That was a tad bit low, it really embarrassed Sarah, don't you think?
Sirius: It was Embers's idea, not mine, blame her!
Embers: (mutters) That was soon (looks up, surprise hits her as his actual words click in her head.) YOU agreed to it, and for that I will get you, MIRANDA!
Sirius: (gulps) how'd you know that? Don't remind them, please?
Embers:(snickering) don't worry I will.
Sirius: No!
Embers: Yes! (Runs out and into the dungeons of Hogwarts. Sirius chasing her)
Remus: Well, on to the story! Enjoy!
Chapter 4
Pranks, Full Moons and Near Death Moments
Sirius woke up the next morning, and stretched, he didn't want to get up, but his teaching duties made him. He threw his blankets off and placed hid feet on the cold floor, trying to find his slippers.
Upon finding them he stood up and yet again stretched, upon reaching up to scratch his normally hairy chest, he instead found two rather large lumps. He walked into the bathroom for the first time that morning and screamed bloody murder.
Sarah woke up at the sound of screaming and smiled contentedly at herself. She sat up and slipped her feet into her slippers. She put her bathrobe on and walked into her shared common room. "Good morrow good sire! I trust thou hast slept well this past night?" she said in a sing song voice.
"I slept well, yourself?" Remus responded.
"Oh, I slept perfectly well, good morrow to you milord Severus." she said, her voice still too cheery for her normal morning self.
"Morning, why in God's name are you so damn cheery? You don't usually talk unless spoken to, does it have anything to do with that scream we all heard?" Severus asked.
"What, the scream? No, I didn't even hear it! Honestly! So, I take it that is why you're here?" she asked Severus. He nodded in return.
"Sarah, what did you do to poor Sirius?" Remus asked.
"Poor Sirius?! I did nothing to poor Sirius, you know me, I'm miss innocent!" Snape and Remus snickered at her comment.
"Oh, that's right, you'd never get him back for coloring your hair, you almost became a nun, and still have that forgiving nature, right?" Snape retorted.
"Yep, that's about right. Now if you don't mind I'm going to go take a shower and to the great hall for breakfast. Oh, look out for a new girl, I've heard of her from a couple of friends, she's quite the flirt." Sarah said as she calmly walked into her bathroom, shutting the door behind her. Once in the shower she burst out laughing to herself over this new occurrence in her prank. 'Let's just hope Remus and Severus don't talk with him.' she thought.
Sarah walked into the great hall and smirked when she saw Sirius over 'talking' with Remus and Severus. She walked up and slung her arm over Remus's shoulder. "Hey, Remus, Severus. Hello, I'm Sarah Lupin, you are?" she asked.
"I'm Miranda," Sirius said in a low husky voice. "Um, Sarah, may I talk with you, I need to ask a favor." with out waiting for a response he dragged her out of the hall and into a nearby empty classroom. "Sarah what the hell did you do to me?" he asked.
"Got you back for coloring my hair that hideous color." she replied, as soon as she did Peeves floated into the classroom.
"Good day to you both, may I say you both look wonderful!" Peeves said in a strained voice. Sarah laughed as he bowed to the both of them and started to float out of the room.
"What happened to him?" Sirius asked.
"Well he was laughing at me for my wonderful new hair color and well I cast a polite spell. I'll be right back I should reverse it." she said.
"No, he can be kind a little longer he's been like that for the last twenty plus years, a few more days won't make a difference. You need to help me, I mean I can't walk around in these cloths, can I?" he asked. He was wearing his smallest set of robes, and they of course were masculine and he was now feminine, thus giving him the need for different cloths.
"Alright, we'll head down to my rooms and get you some cloths and some do your hair and make up, because the messy hair may look good on you when you're a guy, it sure as hell don't when you're a girl. Sorry." she said as they started to walk down the hall.
Once in her rooms she went and grabbed some cloths, making them large enough for him, and re sizing her shoes to fit him as well. He walked behind her changing screen and started to change. "So, when should this spell end?" he asked.
"Oh, about, um, four this afternoon, I believe." she answered, Sirius just sighed and looked at her over the screen.
"Why did you change me into this?" he asked.
"Why did you color my hair?" she returned.
"Why did you throw purple slippers at me and make me purple?" he returned.
"Why did you scare me with that rubber duck, and come into my rooms to do that?"
"Point taken, I won't do anymore." Sirius said, his fingers crossed behind his back. He would get her back for this, he knew he would. He let Sarah go into her thoughts and he went into his, both were in a comfortable silence; neither knowing that their thoughts reflected the other and their feelings for the other. They blushed and of course missed the other's blush. Soon Sirius was ready to go and he left, leaving his cloths on the floor as he ran out to his classroom to prepare his lessons for the day. Sarah folded his cloths and put them in her bag, she was going to put them in his room when she went to lunch. She wasn't teaching today, it was her prep day, she only had to help Draco and Neville and then she was free.
Silently she walked down to the potions room, to thank Severus for his kind deed for her. She was lost in thought and first decided to stop by the kitchens for something to eat.
Severus looked at his desk. 'Finally a free day to grade papers, and wait, who's with Sarah? Remus is in his rooms, since the full moon was coming up. His thoughts drifted from the potion he needed to make to the sister of the recipient. She was tall but not taller than himself; standing around 5'8". Her hair was a rare shade of red, brown and blond, reddish with brown and blond natural hilights. It didn't look like it had when he had last seen her here, it had looked like some stylist had, had a field day with her hair and didn't care of the outcome. It looked like silk, and was straight. He next remembered her blue grey eyes. She looked more like Remus than Lily yet she was her half sister. He still couldn't believe that, since they didn't look alike. He sat and sarted to grade papers. When he heard a knock on the door. He walked over to the door and opened it, he saw the object of his thoughts standing in front of him. "Oh, Hello Sarah, may I help you, please come in." he said, Sarah came in and sat in a chair near the fire. He took the chair next to her.
"I wanted to thank you for helping me with the potion, I really appreciated it." she told him. Before slightly leaning over and kissing his cheek. He slightly blushed, surprised. He turned to face her and their eyes locked, they slowly leaned in the space between their faces closing, then their eyes closed and they felt the other's lips upon their own. Sarah felt a small nip on her arm and broke the kiss. "I'm sorry, I came here to thank you, besides you still love Lily, am I right?" she asked. The question went unanswered as they heard a hooting from a small owl. Snape looked at Sarah and saw her smile, she must have known the owl, he resolved he looked at her arm and saw a small amount of blood welling on her arm where the owl must have nipped her. It had a letter for her on it.
Sarah went and opened the letter, she smiled broadly as she read it's contents. "Well Severus I really must be off, I need to respond to this letter and I have some things to return. Thank you again, I'll see you at lunch and if not then at dinner!" she said as she practically skipped out of the room.
Sarah walked into Sirius's bedroom for the second time in two days. She had his robes and underclothes as well, and knew he would want them here when she returned. She set them down and yawned tiredly to herself. She sat down and wasn't awake when she fell back on the bed.
Sirius walked out of his final class that day and smiled to himself, in half an hour he would be himself again, no more flirting with men, it was so wrong to him and the fact that no one had realized it was him made things stressed. He had to avoid men for half an hour, that would be easy, he'd go to his bed and take a nap. Things went smoothly until he walked past the hallway leading to the dungeons, and to his luck he saw Snape. He felt himself being pulled over to Snape and starting to flirt.
"Hey there sexy, how are you hmm?" he asked.
"I'm actually looking for someone, you remember Sarah, don't you?" Snape asked.
"Yes, actually I don't know where she is, but we can go look for her, just let me drop things off at my room." Sirius said. Snape nodded and they walked to Sirius's rooms. At the entrance Snape looked at Sirius.
"Sirius? Is that you, were you transfigured?" he asked, in wonder. Sirius nodded, even though his voice said differently.
"Let's go in and then we'll be on our way." Sirius said, he looked down at his watch and smiled, ten minutes. He walked into his room and saw Sarah asleep. He wondered what possessed her to do that and he walked into his bathroom to change, knowing that he had minutes.
When he was a guy again he went and told Severus that Sarah for some reason was asleep on his bed. They shook their heads in confusion and laughed, their laughter was what woke Sarah up. "Um, hullo?" she said sleepily then gasped when she realized where she was and who was standing in front of her. "I was tired I guess and well I fell asleep; I'll be going now!" she squeaked, she was about to get up when Sirius tackled her.
"Gotcha! And your not getting away from me this time and I've got your wand so you can't transfigure anything so ha!" Sirius said. They were soon wrestling on the floor and laughing, that was until Snape wondered what was going on and wanted to see what was taking so long. He grunted at the door. Sarah was the first to look up.
"Oh, hullo, Severus, may I help you?" she asked. Her face was slowly starting to flush, because of the position that they had been caught in. Her arms were pinned above her head by Sirius's hand, and he was straddling her waist. Snape looked amused and wanted to make the best of the situation and taunt them, then he realized that he was in Sirius's room and decided not to. They both moved away from each other, and laughed.
"Well, let's be going then shall we?" Snape asked.
"Sure, oh Sarah, can you help me with my make up, I think it's smeared, my hair's all mussy too, can you fix that?" Sirius teased.
"Sure I can, let me get my wand." she got it and fixed his face, there was no longer any make-up on it; then she walked over and messed his hair up even more.
"Sarah, if I may call you that, I believe that my student is waiting for you to help tutor him." Snape said.
"Oh, that's right, I'll be off now, oh you may call me Sarah, you already do behind my back." she called behind her back to them. She reached her classroom and realized she wasn't wearing her robes, Draco was already in the room, with two other students, whom she guess were there to serve a detention that she'd forgotten about.
She didn't have time to run across the school, and decided she could transfigure a set for herself. She breezed into the room. "Good evening. Mr.Potter, Ms. Granger; I'm surprised, I didn't know you were the two serving detention, but I didn't read the names, serves me right. Draco, get your things ready and I'll be with you shortly." she walked over to Harry and his friend. "Harry, what did you do now? I'm disappointed you've earned the detention, but also that you haven't earned more, you father had at least thirty by now, he would be sad your not pranking the students, you mother would be happy though. Your detention will be hmm, you can fix all the tea pots back to tea pots." she turn to Hermione. "You may clean the floor the supplies are in the closet." she walked to Draco; they were soon talking about his classes and the time was almost over.
"Well, Draco, you may pack up, and well, do you have anything to talk about? Mayhaps, why he hasn't told you why he doesn't hate me?" she asked.
"Well he hasn't yet, but he will."
"Not."
"Will."
"Not."
"Will"
"Not."
"Will." They continued on their spat until Harry coughed and caught their attention, and Neville walked into the room. Sarah ended it with: "Not to infinity and you can't beat the so there!" she then turned her attention to Neville.
"Hello Neville." she greeted.
"Hello professor." he said.
"Let me tell these two their next task and I'll be with you shortly." she walked over to the two. "You two will be changing the order of the desks for me, the students aren't paying attention and they need to, and new arrangement may work." she explained and went back to Neville.
"Um, Professor, I don't understand my Defense against the Dark arts homework." Neville called from her desk.
"Oh, let me get Professor Black then. I'll be back in an hour or so you two, so I won't be able to know if you use magic or not, I trust you know what I mean?" she went to the fire and threw a pinch of green powder into it. "Sirius Black" she said, soon his head was in the fire.
"You called Sarah, I was in the middle of a game of exploding snap with Albus here."
"Mr. Longbottem wanted help with your assignment and well frankly I don't think I'll be able to help him." she said.
"Oh, I'll be there in a jiffy let me finish this hand." he replied.
"Sure, we'll work on potions until then." she said.
"What kind of potion professor?" Neville asked nervously.
"An easy one, it's a memory recalling potion. That some use to find out things, and well if I'm correct, your father invented it, it may have been your mother however I'm not sure." they got the ingredients out and started to assemble the potion, they were abut to cut the boomslang when Sirius entered.
"So, ready to work Neville?" he asked.
"I guess so." Sirius and Neville went to work at Sarah's desk and Sarah went to work watching the potion. Sirius watched Neville and watched him watch Sarah. 'So young Mr. Longbottem has a crush on our dear Professor Sarah, how interesting, but then again, who wouldn't fall- I'm not going there again, I've spent too many sleepless nights over that subject and yah, I'm not talking to myself. Does dear Sarah have a piece of paper near her? Yes good.' Sirius thought. He gave Neville the page number to the clues he had assigned the class, knowing that would distract him then he cast his note passing charm.
Sarah looked at the paper at her elbow, and saw a note from Sirius, one of the few who had known the note charm, the only others who knew who were alive were Remus and her friends Kirsten and Kylah. She read the note.
Sarah-
Your driving him to the point of distraction, please leave .
She looked at the note, a look of surprise passed over her face then was concealed. She responded.
Sirius-
What?!?! I'm not leaving this is my class, how am I distracting him?
She looked at him then back at the potion, then at the note and saw the response slowly appear she saw only three words.
He likes you.
She looked at the paper and coughed, then looked back at the potion, it was just about ready. 'This reminds me on us the first time Sirius and I really talked, I was tutoring and he was serving detention, hm, that was a funny memory and a romantic one; I'm not going to think that, we tried that twice, we just don't work together.' Sarah thought. Then she responded to Sirius's note.
What??? huh?? How since when no, I don't want to know don't tell me how you figured that out, I don't want to know.
She took the paper and after taking the cauldron off the burner she burned the paper. "Neville it's time to try the potion. I'll test it, since I know that nothing is wrong in it. Now remember what I said the potion did?" she asked.
"Brought back the last memory a person had or the most recent." Neville said.
"Good, you knew more than you let on, very good." Sarah took a glass and drank some of the potion. She winced, it was still hot, and tasted nasty. She looked on as two forms appeared in front of them.
(Just so you know the figures are talking until further noted! :) )
"Thanks for helping me get out of that last bit of trouble and for helping me with my homework. So, are you free this weekend anyway Sarah?" a male voice asked.
"Yes Sirius, I'm free, and your welcome, what do you have in mind anyway?" a young Sarah said.
"Well it's a Hogsmeade trip and well we could hang out and yah... I'm trying here Sarah, it's not easy asking one of my best friend's sister out here cut me some slack!" a younger Sirius said.
"Sure I'd love to anyway, what do you think the other will say?"
"No clue."
"Who cares anyway." the two started to walk off and Sirius's hand started to move.
"So, are you going to go to the willow tonight with Remus?"
"Yes, I will whenever I can, I mean it's the least I can do for him."
"Your so kind to him, the man you marry will be lucky, I even feel luck dating you now, maybe you could let me feel luckier?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe I could." (it's over sorry people!)
Sarah shook her head and the images disappeared. Neville looked from Sarah to Sirius. Sarah was blushing furiously and Sirius had a confused look on his face. Harry was the first to speak.
"Why didn't anyone tell me? I thought that well I...never mind." Hermione looked vaguely intrigued. She just went back to her chore of moving desks. Dragging Harry along.
"Well, so you still think about me then don't you Sarah?" Sirius said.
"What's it to you if I have something had happened that reminded me nothing more, please just leave me be. Neville that was good I'm ending the session early tonight and will continue on Saturday, thank you." Sarah said before leaving everyone in the room in her stupor of thought. She walked down the halls and into Hagrid.
"Sarah, hullo, nice eve'nin isn't it?" he asked. Sarah walked by, nodding a brief hello. Hagrid shook his head and walked out to his cabin. Sarah walked down to the dungeons and into her rooms. Where she sat on the couch across from the fire. Remus walked out of his rooms and saw his sister sitting in a chair and decided to see what was wrong.
"What's wrong Sar?" he asked, sitting next to her.
"Well you remember that memory potion that shows a memory? Well I did that with Neville and well it was a memory of the time that he first asked me out and well I don't know what I feel anymore; I have feelings for well you won't go crazy on me?" she asked. Remus nodded.
"Severus, and well I know that he would treat me differently and well he kinda did after we kissed..." she started to mumble and Remus couldn't understand her.
"Could you repeat that?" he asked. Sarah was about to repeat that when they heard a knock on their door. Sarah walked over and opened it. Sarah was ambushed with hugs and yells
"Kirsten, Kylah! Gods it's been ages hasn't it?" she asked.
"Well, hmm when was the last time you talked to us? Oh I remember, wasn't it before you got the job at Hogwarts?" Kylah sarcastically asked.
"Stuff it Ky. If you two are here to talk to me about that your wasting my time so sod off." Sarah said, smiling.
"Well Kylah might have but I came to talk and talk I will!" Kirsten said. They walked in and on the couch, Remus having left it knowing it would be taken over by his sisters chatty friends.
"Hello Kirsten, Kylah how are you two these days?" he asked.
"I'm fine, my boyfriend ended things with me but I'm fine." Kylah said.
"Wait a minute you had a boyfriend and never told me?" Kirsten asked.
"I'll second that, why didn't you tell us?" Sarah asked.
"dunno." Was Kylah's reply to the question her friends asked.
"Well ladies I'm off to bed I will see you in the morning Sarah and I will see you two later I trust knowing the two of you we won't have a moments rest until you both have the play by play of everything that's happened since she found out about her nephew." Remus said.
"You got married Remus?" Kirsten asked.
"No, she found out that Lily was her half sister, you rmemeber that Sarah was a bastard child and that she never found out who her father was? Well she went to a muggle hospital and learned who her father was and well she's Harry Potters aunt . now if you have nothing more to ask I'll be going to bed, good night. " Remus said walking out of the room and into his own rooms.
"Sarah why didn't you ever tell us? I thought we were your friends, your closest ones!" Kylah wined.
"Well thy only other person who knows next to Harry and his two friends would be um the Malfoys, well just Draco and Lucius, as well as Sirius." Sarah said.
"What he found out before us? Your ex lover found out before us?" Kirsten asked.
"Listen you two I would love to talk about this right now but I'm tired and have to teach a class of first year Slytherins and Griffendors in the morning for my first class and you remember how well they get along." Sarah said. "I'm sure Albus can find you both rooms to stay in, and if you can't maybe we can meet at the three broomsticks for a drink and discuss this further?" she asked. Kirsten nodded while Kylah had a look of wanting to yell at her for finding a way to escape the subject. "good night both of you why don't you owl me with good times for the both of you?" she asked.
"We will don't worry." Kirsten said, giving Kylah a look that clearly said 'be quiet and you'll learn everything, be loud and learn pain.' Sarah laughed.
"I'm sorry I couldn't talk to both of you more but I'm exhausted." Sarah said smiling to her two friends.
"well we'll let you sleep, I'll owl you tomorrow? Alright then, oh and tell Sirius I-we said hi please?" Kylah asked.
"I will." Sarah walked them to the door and they were soon gone and there was another knock at her door.
"Sarah, hey it's Sirius can I come in?" he asked.
"Sure." Sarah opened the door. "What's up?"
"When is the next full moon?" he asked.
"Good question, let me check my calendar, it's this Friday, why?"
"Well you always are with Remus on the full moons now, and I though maybe I could join you both later that night when I finish correcting papers?" he asked.
"You know you don't need to ask don't you?" Sarah asked.
"I know but Remus's manners are starting to rub off on me."
"That's a good thing."
"No it's not but that's all I wanted, and oh who were the visitors?"
"You remember Kirsten and Kylah don't you?" she asked.
"Your joined at the hip friends? Of course I do!" he said.
"Well they stopped by we're going to go Hogsmeade when we all have some free time." She explained. "now no to be rude but I was going to go to bed so I'll talk to you in the morning." Sarah said, Sirius nodded and walked out and to his rooms. Sarah smiled and went to her rooms to get ready for and to go to bed.
Sarah looked at the hall that evening, she sat down in the first available seat which happened to be next to Snape. She frowned he'd been more hospitable then usual and she thought that on their way out Kirsten and Kylah may have put a broom up his arse. She giggled at the thought then shivered when she thought of them doing that, they would never go with in ten no twenty feet of him willingly.
"May I ask what you find so amusing?" he asked.
"My friends." Sarah answered.
"Which friends may I ask?" he asked, curious.
"My joined at the hip ones as Sirius has said." Sarah laughed.
"Oh, well then, I trust they insulted me as always." he said, she knew he was asking even though it sounded like a statement.
"No, actually but they did insult Lucius and yelled at me for not telling them about Harry."
"Well that would get them rather upset now wouldn't it?" Snape asked, sarcastically.
"Of course they would, but I wasn't able to tell them at the moment I found out, I was busy. So, Severus, you don't mind my calling you that by the way do you?"
"Not at all you already call me that and I was just awaiting your question Sarah." Snape said.
"Well I need to get ready for my lessons today I'll see you at lunch if I don't need your assistance then." Sarah said.
"Alright, oh do you have any free time this evening? I would like to discuss a certain student, excuse me, students with you."
"I should be free tonight, oh wait I'm not, how about over lunch? We can meet in my office?" Sarah asked.
"Alright. At lunch promptly, I'll be there then." Snape said. Sarah stood up and whispered something in her brother's ear before walking out through a door by the teachers stand. Sirius watched Sarah leave assuming no one was watching him. Snape watched her leave with his eyes, knowing he would go unobserved, by Dumbledore, or so he thought.
'Well, looks like two have feelings for our professor, what will happen? Dear fates don't let them get too hurt' Dumbledore thought.
Sarah walked down the halls and into her classroom. She walked over to her desk and pulled out a small bag. She enlarged it and pulled it's contents out, placing one on every desk. While doing this she pointed her wand at a drawer on her desk and thought before saying: "Elton John, Don't let the Sun go Down on Me." the drawer opened and she heard the song.
'I can't lie
no more of your darkness
all my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I growing tired and time stands still before me
frozen heels on the ladder of my life
it's much too late
to save myself from falling.'
She hummed along, smiling, she didn't hear the students enter at first.
One Slytherin girl looked at her teacher; surprised. She was dancing around the room singing to some muggle musician. She looked at her fellow Slytherins, they were trying to hide their snickers. She looked behind her and saw her Head of house walking by, he looked over and saw the students crowding around the door.
"May I help you Karen? Why aren't you all in class? Did your teacher grow tired of all your lack of knowledge, or what happened?" Snape asked.
"Well Professor, she's uh, well..." Karen stammered. Her friend Jason stood in for her.
"Professor, she dancing and singing sir, I don't think she heard us and, well, her door is locked." Jason said.
"Well then why don't you move aside and let me through?" Snape snapped. He walked over to the door and rapped on it, the few students who could, saw their teacher's face, and her jump in the air while turning in her dance, making her fall. They all giggled. "Quiet!" Snape said, he opened the door and walked in.
"Why hello Professor Snape, may I be of some assistance?" Sarah asked, her face was the same color as the scarlet that the Gryffendors had for their house colors.
"I could ask you the same question, now are you ready to teach or would you like to spend more time dancing?" he asked.
"I'm ready to teach, now if you don't mind I have a class to teach, as do you?" she asked.
"I haven't a class this morning, I think I'd like to sit in on this lesson if you don't mind. See how you teach, my students seem to hold some sort of respect for you that they use to hold for me. I would like to see how that was stolen from me." he said.
"All right then. Class take your seats, and leave the objects alone on your desks do not touch or play with them, I will know if you do. I will tell you when you can touch them." Sarah said, she walked over to her desk and sat. As she did there was a loud bang and everyone looked at a boy in the back, he didn't look the same.
"Daniel, must I tell you more than everyone else that they are not to be touched?" Sarah asked, she hadn't turned around yet, and was looking in a drawer.
"No professor." he replied.
"Good I'll only take ten points away then." she said, before turning and looking at him. He now looked something like what a muggle called a clown with a rainbow like wig on and his face painted and a big red nose that squeaked when pinched as everyone learned when Sarah walked over and squeaked it.
"Now, you all have a different item on your desk, I'd like you to think of what it reminds you of, then you will change the mat on your right into a piece of parchment and write it out for me, you will be graded on your writing as well as how ling your spell works and extra points will be added to the team with the most decorated piece of parchment, I do not want hand drawn designs, I want them to appear with the paper, you may want to go with a design you are most familiar with, maybe your house mascot?" she suggested. The class looked at her blankly. "Well, get started then you don't have all day, I have other classes to teach." she snapped. The class went to work. "Professor we can talk now if you want. I have some time. The class will take some time to figure out what to write and the paper and such. Shall we?" he nodded and they walked to her desk and started to talk, after casting a silencing charm that allowed them to hear the students but not be heard themselves.
"Well, what was so important Severus?" Sarah asked.
"Well your nephew and his Weasley friend are causing more trouble lately, when they served my detention they were acting just like your brother in law, and brother in school, why would that be?" he asked
"I have no idea Severus." Sarah replied, trying to look innocent, and somewhat failing.
"Don't do the innocent thing with me Sarah, I know that you did something." Snape said.
"Ok so I talked to him about his father and said some stuff, and well um yah..." Sarah mumbled. She looked up and stood up, "Well then if that's all then I have a class to teach. I'll talk to you later about this." she said standing up and walking over to the nearest student, and preventing them from changing into a strange object the resembled a piece of paper and a mat like thing.
Soon classes were over and Sarah walked down the hall to
her brother's office. She knew he was a werewolf at the moment and would be until the end of the full moon. She opened the door and shut it quickly changing her shape before her brother caught her scent.
Remus looked up when he heard the door creak, he smelt a human and snarled, the scent quickly changed into one he knew very well, the scent of a tiger, his sister to be precise. Standing up he walked over to her and smelt her fur, she smelt the same but now had a tigress like scent as well mixed in. He smelt her then playfully nipped her ear, she growled and nipped him back. Soon they were wrestling around the room. They had banged into the door several times. Neither noticed the door creek open and a person silently in. Reus caught the scent moments before Sarah he stopped and lunged at the form.
Sarah felt Remus lung off her and jump at a new scent, she jumped in the way to stop him. She felt his jaws close onto her shoulder, and growled out in pain. She pushed the form out the door and closed the door with her tail, she changed into a human again. She slammed the form into the wall with her hands; before she finally looked into the forms face. "Severus!" she bellowed he looked back at her, a surprised look on his face. She pulled her arm away in pain. "You know it's the full moon correct?" he nodded. "Then why in the bright one's name possessed you to enter his office?" she shrieked.
"I came to talk to Sirius, I didn't know they had different offices." he told her, just then Sirius walked down the hall and saw Sarah and Snape.
"Sarah what are you doing?" Sirius asked.
"He walked into Remus's office without thinking, and was almost bitten but I got in the way, thus the bloody shoulder."
"Well I don't think killing him will do you any good now will it?" Sirius. "Even if I don't like the git, that doesn't mean that I wan to kill or hurt him for making a mistake, Sarah." Sirius said; Sarah let him go and grabbed her shoulder, and walked off to the hospital muttering about how Sirius was worse than her brother.
Remus sat on his haunches, waiting for his sister to return, when she didn't he started to bite a chew toy she'd gotten for him, that was able to stand a werewolf's biting. He lifted his head when a new scent came in and walked over to him, he smelled the air. 'Sirius' he thought.
The next day Sarah woke with a start, she was in her rooms, and had fallen asleep in the hospital wing. She looked around and found a note.
Sarah-
Please forgive me of my stupidity, you would was caused in my defense, and I hope you get well soon. I carried you into my rooms, don't worry I didn't do anything other than sleep on the couch I didn't think you would like to wake in the chair you fell asleep in. I didn't know your password thus your being here if you didn't figure that out.
S. Snape
Sarah looked around the room, there was a lot of greens and blacks in the decorating. The sheets were black, silk she noted, while the comforter was forest green. The walls were a dark green with a dark stained hardwood floor. The bathroom door was slightly open and she heard a shower going. 'Must have not closed the door, the bloody git. Oh, well that was very kind, I'll forgive him.' Sarah thought. She sat up and noticed she was in a pair of men's pajama's. 'Better than mine, I'd have frozen, or might have not let Severus sleep, hmm these are comfy I should get myself a pair for the winter.' she added to her thoughts.
"Well your awake finally, good morning Sarah, from the looks of it your awake, and ready to go to your rooms; correct?" Snape asked, scaring Sarah.
"I'm ready but I'd like to know, who changed me?" she asked.
"I just transfigured your cloths into those, don't worry; and no I don't sleep in that style of clothing, you wouldn't have been comfortable with my style so don't ask where I got them." he replied.
"Alrighty, then let's be off!" she said, standing up.
Sirius sat next to Remus in the great hall that morning, it was still too early for students so they were discussing the last nights events, and Remus now knew about Snape's mistake. They heard the door open and saw Sarah talking with Snape, Remus felt Sirius tense next to him. 'Padfoot you still like her don't your?' Remus asked himself. 'Either that or he's pissed that Snape is talking to Sarah and visa versa.' he added. Sarah sat next to Remus and Snape sat on her other side, after helping her sit.
"Thank you Severus, that was kind, why did you do that?" she asked.
"Sarah, why are you talking to the git? If you turn into One you'll know it's Snape's fault!" he yelled.
"Sirius, he made a mistake, do you understand the word you sure do that enough so we wouldn't have to, so why are you so bloody pissed?!" she yelled back. 'I'll bet she's PMSing' Remus thought, still calm, they'd stop when the students entered, if not before. When they didn't and started to jinx each other Remus stood up and looked at both of them.
"Sarah, Sirius if you two are going to argue then please do us a favor and take it outside, or stop fighting; this is a horrible reason to be fighting so never mind my previous statement, resolve this now!" he yelled. He few students in there back away, scared that he was yelling. The two slumped and sat in their chairs, quietly and didn't say anything for a while.
Soon they walked off to their classrooms where they didn't leave for the remaining part of the day, not appearing when lunch and finally dinner rolled around. Dumbledore looked at their empty seats, he looked at Remus
"Remus, Severus, please go and get Sarah and Sirius this will circulate rumors and this is pointless they'll have to come here sometime and there's a letter for Sarah on her seat." he said. Remus go get Sirius, Severus get Sarah please." the two nodded and walked off.
Snape was left to his thoughts as he walked to her classroom. He heard papers being shuffled. He stood outside her door for a few moments watching her, she was dancing around her classroom to music that only could be heard in her class. He knocked before walking in. "A lady should never dance alone, may I join you?" he asked. Scaring Sarah. She blushed and looked at him.
"Sure, you know how to swing, or waltz, or which do you prefer?"
"I know how to waltz, but I've never heard of swing dancing as of yet." he said. She nodded and changed the song to a waltz.
They started to dance.
"So, why are you down here dancing when you never dance and you seem to be the quiet nonsocial type.
"I have my moments, where'd you learn to dance?" he asked.
"Well believe it or not James Potter taught me and well we were the only two who could and we did, next to Lily, but well I was better, although she was the better at playing the violin." she said.
"Oh, so if you don't mind my asking why haven't you been eating in the hall with us?" he asked.
"I wanted time to think about stuff. And well outside the classes can get rather noisy and I don't want that. Now if I may ask you a question, why did you come and get me?" she asked.
"You're a friend one of my very few and far-spread friends, and the headmaster wanted both you and Sirius to be at dinner." he said.
"Oh, then lets go to dinner." she said stopping.
"Not until the song is over, I like this version." he said, they started to dance again.
"Where'd you learn to dance?" she asked.
"My father thought it best that my sister and I learn to dance, I did, as well as she however she died when death eaters killed her. I stopped dancing for several years and told Dumbledore I became a spy from thence forth."
"Oh, I don't know what I'd do if I lost Remus, that must have been hard."
"It was, but that's the past she wouldn't want me to live in it." he said, the song finally ended and they walked into the hall.
"Sarah, finally you get your arse in here." Sirius said. Sarah glared at him.
"Shod off Sirius." she said, sitting down between Snape and Remus. She picked up the letter and read it. When she finished she looked around her for a quill and parchment, unable to find any she went to Hermione and asked to borrow a piece and a quill. She responded and sent her owl off. She finished the rest of her meal in silence and let when she finished. Snape finished and followed her, trying to catchup with her, finally he succeeded and was walking next to her.
"Sarah are you going to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" he asked.
"Yes, why?" she asked.
"Would you mind if I joined you? I ran out of porcupine quills and my gillyweed is low. So I need to get some more."
"That's fine. I'm leaving at ten I'll see you at the entrance to the castle." he nodded and they walked their separate ways. Snape now had time to do what he didn't want to once he reached his rooms, reflect. He poured himself a small shot of fire whisky and mixed it into a butterbeer, adding a cherry and some juice wanting a fruity splash in his drink.
"What did that kiss mean to me? Do I still love Lily? Or someone else? Do I have feelings for Sarah? Why am I being so kind?" he asked himself, before grabbing a leather book, he opened it and started to write his questions, leaving space below each, after casting a drying charm he set the book down and open before picking up a book and reading. He soon fell asleep that way.
Sarah sat in her room reading A Midsummer Nights Dream for the second time that day to avoid thinking and reflection. She stared to read the lines out.
" I will not trust you here alone, nor can I stay in thy company, farewell." she continue flipping through her book until she could no longer and sat and finally let herself think. She fell asleep thinking about her feelings over Severus.
Remus walked in and saw her sleeping in a chair and, after transfiguring her cloths, put her into bed before going to his own and sleeping.
Sarah woke to the dawns of early morning falling on her face, slowly opening her eyes she got up and opened the curtains, letting the fresh air and light in. She grabbed her cloths and took a shower, she didn't want to bother with robes today and wasn't going to. She wanted to enjoy the day and feel free, not captured in her bulky robes. She started to sing in her shower, pausing only to get her toothbrush drawer to play Elton John yet again, this time it was a different song b him. She started to sing along.
"Blue jean baby,
L. A lady;
Seamstress for the band.
Pretty eyed,
pirate smile.
You married a music man;
ballerina you must have seen her,
dancing in the sand.
Now she's with me,
always with me
tiny dancer in my hand."
She got out and started to dress and get ready for the day. Humming as she went. Finally she was ready and she grabbed a cloak to keep her warm.
Snape woke with his face in his book and quickly sat up, straightening himself out and discovering how many cricks he had in his neck. He looked at his other book and frowned, the book was enchanted to help him figure his feelings out or just help him, he saw four words there (they are: If you say Please!) however and he was upset, it had gained a little attitude. He rewrote it and the four words went away. (With a thank-you)
He went into his bathroom and took a shower, before shaving. 'It's a wonder people think that my hair is greasy, it's just water, my hairs too thick and stays wet all day.' he thought. She shrugged and walked into his room and was about to put his robes on when Sarah's voice came in, by his fire. 'Damn floo system.' he thought. Wrapping a towel he sat in a chair and waited for her to notice him, finally she did.
"Severus, please don't wear your robes, it's a beautiful day and it should be a warm one too." she said.
"I'll wear what I'll wear, however I might put some consideration into your request." he said.
"That's all I want." she said, her head disappearing, and fire returning to it's original self. He dressed and walked to the entrance, seeing Sarah already there.
"Well shall we be off?" he asked, she nodded and they left. Once there she went to the Three broomsticks and he followed her, after she motioned for him to do so. She sat by two girls, Snape sat across from her, facing the door.
"Well Sarah, why didn't you tell us?" Kylah asked, getting right to the point.
"I got busy, what with Sirius's trial and all, then we went and got Harry, and the summer's been very busy." a new server girl came to them to take their orders, telling them that Madam Rosmerta was unwell at the moment and that if they needed anything to talk to her. She came back moments later and gave them their drinks.
"Excuses, excuses Sarah, you still don't fool me." Kylah said.
"Too bad, it's a shame the only ones who ever did were Snape, and the marauders." Kirsten said.
"It's Severus, not Snape I do have a name." he said.
"Snape?! Wow, I didn't recognize you out of your robes." Kirsten said. He was wearing black denim pants and a black sweater, with a lack leather coat.
"Now that your dressed like that I can see what Lily had meant when she said to wait until we saw you out of your robes, you are cute," Sarah teased, laughing as a faint blush went across his cheeks.
"I have some things I need o pick up, I'll see you in a few minutes Sarah." he said before walking off, leaving enough money to pay for all their drinks. "They're on me, there should be enough for you to have another if you wish he called over his shoulder. They chatted and had another drink before leaving and going their separate ways. Sarah went outside and walked to the potions store, that was closer to the ack of the village, no students ever really went there. She bumped into a man, then several more. "Excuse me, I'm sorry but why are all of you bumping into me?" she asked. They ignored her and instead formed a circle around her removing their hoods to reveal mask covered faces. Sarah screamed as all the death-eater said one spell in unison. "Crucio." then everything went black, and all she knew was pain.
Snape walked out of the shop in time to see the Death-eaters appriate. He ran over to her fallen form and saw that they had also physically injured her as well. He picked her up and prayed to whatever gods there may be to let her live, before appirating to the edge of Hogwarts grounds and running to the hospital wing.
~Authors notes~
I'd like to thank the all of two people who reviewed me. Than you Alyssium, and Prongs. Thank you both, and Prongs don't talk about thinks I'm still working on. That will happen later!!! thank both of you for pushing me to finish it! The other Elton John song was Tiny Dancer. Oh, in anyone is interested, I would like a beta reader, if any one is interested. Thank you all for staying with me! I won't be working on my story over my sprig break I'll be in Las Vegas, and my grandma dosen't hav a computer sorry!
-Embers
