Hey guys! Here's the second chapter, and so on. Notice, that in the first bit that Ray and Aidan do NOT give their last names. Neither does Cranky Pants... More WILL be explained... give me time... please...
Hermione Granger yawned, but tried to cover it. Snape was being an absolute boar today and she had already lost 10 points for sneezing. Twice.
"Ms. Granger..." Snape's sneered at her from over her shoulder. "It seems I'm boring you... Perhaps you would be less bored... if say... you had a six foot assignment about the effects of Veritaserum... due on my desk by dinner."
Gasps came from everyone else in the class and Hermione found herself biting her tongue. She felt so angry... she had never done anything to him and he was being...
A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. Snape growled and stomped over to the door, which he promptly ripped open. A small girl and a rather tall boy stood there, and they definitely were not wearing the traditional school robes. They were wearing muggle clothes; the girl in worn jeans and tight lace up blouse, both black. Her hair was wild...and tipped in purple?! The boy was well over six feet and dressed from head to toe in leather. His hair was long and in a tight ponytail at the nape of his neck.
"I TOLD you this was the wrong room! I mean REALLY Aidan! Classes in dungeons?!" She spoke in a clearly American accent. Hermione sneezed... again and the girl finally noticed the door had been opened. She turned to face Snape.
"What... could possibly be so important as to cause you to disturb my class?" He sneered down his nose at the girl.
The boy she had called Aidan stepped in front of her and crossed his arms over his chest and opened his mouth. The girl was quicker though. She darted under his elbow and held out her hand to Snape. "I'm Adrian. I go by Ray though, if you don't want to die... and that's Aidan." She jerked her head in her brother's general direction. "We're the winners of the contest from USAWW. Professor Dorelydumble gave us these schedules and the directions to Transfiguration taught by one Minerva McGonagal. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you aren't her."
The class snickered at the way she massacred Dumbledore's name. And the fact that she hadn't even blinked at the way he addressed her.
"Ray, it's Dumbledore. And the Bleached blonde kid who looked like that poster dude on your wall said it was UP stairs. Personally, I don't think he fits the description. Also, said bleached blonde kid also stated that it was a woman... as did the Headmaster. " Aidan's mouth quirked slightly in the corner.
Snape's mouth opened and nothing came out.
Ray elbowed Aidan in the ribs and shook her head. "Sorry. It's jetlag. Our plane got in several hours behind schedule... killing the nap idea. Jet lag is evil, don't you think?"
Snape closed his mouth and blinked.
More snickers from the peanut gallery. Snape whirled and gave them the old evil eye. Immediately they quieted and pretended to be busy.
Snape turned. "Have you been sorted?"
Ray and Aidan shook their heads. "Dumbledore?" Ray looked at Aidan for approval. He nodded and she grinned turning to face Snape again. "He wanted to wait until dinner tonight."
An evil look came over Snape's face. " Fine."
Ray and Aidan grinned rather evilly at each other.
"Oh, and whichever house you're sorted from, 20 points will be deducted in your names. Due to your rude American behavior. 40 total."
Ray seemed to stiffen. Her face masked over into a look colder than even Snape could manage. "Really?"
Snape copied her movements. "Really."
"Well sir, could you give us directions then? Or is that beyond you?" The girl bit her lip and glared.
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Jamie yawned and then smiled sheepishly at the headmaster. "Sorry."
Dumbledore waved a hand. "That's fine. You said you've been up for about 18 hours straight now, correct?"
"Yeah. I hope nobody starts anything with Ray today. She'll be cranky and then Aidan will be cranky, because he's her big brother if only by eight minutes. I can't even keep my thought process straight at this point. Sorry."
The Headmaster smiled and Jamie noticed his blue eyes, twinkling brightly. "Now my dear, Adrian wrote me a letter as soon as she found out she'd won. She mentioned you only having six months of wizarding education?"
Jamie seemed to get defensive, tensing up. "Yeah, but I've almost got my teaching degree, even if it IS muggle..."
Dumbledore interrupted her, raising a hand. " I meant no offense. I was actually wondering if perhaps you would like to further your education?"
Jamie's mouth dropped open. "Sir, I don't even have a wand anymore. IF I do any magic, It's wandless... And All I remember is what I got from the books I managed to find in stores... That kind of thing..."
"So we will get you a tutor. I have several brilliant professors who wouldn't mind teaching you in the least. And when you're up to it we will sit you in on some classes." The Headmaster smiled and stood. Walking to the door, he opened it, revealing a women a couple of years older than Jamie and a bit shorter. And she had purple eyes...
"This is Jacy Black, Our DADA teacher. Jacy, this is Jamison." He motioned her over, and Jamie shook the other woman's hand.
"Jamie actually." That's when she noticed the tall good-looking man behind her. His dark hair and eyes seemed to burn into Jamie and she steeled her defenses.
"And that's my husband, Sirius." Jacy shook her head and pulled the man forward.
He inclined his head and offered his hand. Jamie took it and shook it firmly. The man quirked a brow and Jamie lifted hers right back at him.
Jacy laughed. "Sirius is just cranky. I am sorry it is my fault. I made him do without this mornings' coffee."
"I just assumed he was mute."
This time Sirius laughed. "Sorry. You just look like..." His wife elbowed him in the ribs and he closed his mouth quickly.
Jamie frowned. "I look like what? Or who?"
Jacy shot her husband a look and he fumbled. "I mean... like you're exhausted. We should show you to your room..."
The headmaster interrupted. "Brilliant idea. But maybe you could stop by Remus' classroom first. He mentioned wanting to meet you."
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They stood outside of a classroom that didn't seem to have a door, but when Sirius stepped through it, motioning for them to follow, there was a weird whooshing sound and then the sounds from the rest of the castle could no longer be heard.
They were inside a lovely cluttered classroom. It was the architecture that was lovely not the items inside of it, mind you. Jamie found herself turning in a circle, staring. A tank with some sort of liquid in it had a strange looking little critter in it, with horn things on its head and spines on its hands and flipper things. On another shelf sat a skull with some very large pointy teeth. And then she saw a rather well built chest... then a... well-built chest?
Jamie turned back a bit to find a man standing about two feet away from her. And he was TALL. Just as tall as Sirius. She tipped back her head... and tipped it some more. If this dude was that much taller than her 5'6" frame, then he must be around 6'4". Sandy hair with reddish highlights appeared, about collar length. Finally she met his eyes. His eyes were the color of rich mead, aged to perfection, amber around the pupils, getting darker towards the outsides.
Jamie swallowed.
The man smiled, bringing her attention to his mouth, with it's full lips and ...
Jamie jerked her gaze back to his eyes and extended her hand. "Hi. I'm Jamie."
"Remus Lupin. Nice to meet you." He motioned at the stuff in the room. "You looked like you had never seen any of this before."
"That is because I haven't."
"Oh? I was under the impression you were a witch." Remus exchanged a look with Sirius.
"I only completed 6 months of magic school." Jamie waited for the comments.
A dry grin crept onto Remus' full mouth. "That'll do it."
Jamie took another look around the room. "This stuff looks more suited for a DADA teacher."
"I am a DADA teacher." Remus winked at Jacy, who flushed and laid a hand on her tummy. Sirius just grinned. Widely.
"But...the headmaster said she was..." Jamie bit her lip, feeling stupid.
"Oh Moony! You've confused her." Jacy stepped forward." Remus is assisting me and will continue to do so until summer break. I'm Pregnant. When the term starts again after summer recess, then he'll be on full time with Sirius as his assistant."
"Oh. How far along are you?"
"About two months. I'm due in late June." Sirius stepped up behind Jacy, wrapping her tight in his arms. She should have looked like a child because of the height difference, but for some reason she didn't. Maybe it was because of the type of embrace.
Sirius smiled. "And Harry's coming to stay with us this summer. Permanently. No more of those Damn muggles! They..."
Jacy squeezed his hand and he stopped.
Jamie's brow furrowed. "You don't like muggles?"
Remus cleared his throat. "There's nothing wrong with muggles. It's just these particular muggles, Harry's aunt and uncle, the Dursleys."
Jamie tilted her head. "What's so wrong with them? Surely they can't be that bad?"
Sirius' face flushed and he stepped back from his wife. "Not that bad?! Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
Jamie's face didn't change, she didn't even blink. "Obviously... I... don't. I wouldn't have asked other wise."
"The made him sleep in the bloody closet under their stairs! Harry Potter! Petunia and..." Sirius broke off mid tirade. The look on the girl's face was one of pure shock that was turning into something akin to rage.
"Petunia Dursley?" A quiet whisper.
"Huh?" Remus' eyes bugged.
"Petunia Dursley. Age 32. Tall, scare-a-crow looking bitch with dark hair and irritating voice? Kicked out of USAWW for attempting the Imperious curse on her younger cousin during their first year. Who had her magic stripped because of the afore mentioned act?" Jamie's hands were clenched into tight fists.
"What?" Three pairs of eyes bugged. Well, Remus' just about popped out of his head...
A bark of laughter escaped her. "They let Harry Potter stay with my cousin?"
Remus looked at her hard. "Petunia Dursley is your cousin?"
"Yes."
Sirius gaped. "Making Harry your cousin?"
She quirked a brow. "I don't know about that. I only ever met one of Lucas Evans' daughters. Though it is possible. I suppose. You did say she was his aunt?"
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Black eyes stared at the copy of the Daily Prophet before her.
"Winners to Hogwarts Sweepstakes Announced! 'Aidan and Adrian Snipe arrived in England today after winning the sweepstakes. The winners will spend their junior year at Hogwarts. They are from United States Academy for Witches and Wizards. They are accompanied by their older sister Jamison Snipe who is reportedly a squib.'
Below, there was a rather grotesque picture of the little brats smiling like buffoons and waving at the camera.
Augusta Snape closed her eyes. There was no mistaking it. Despite all her work, they were going to get to her precious Severus. They were part muggle! That horrid woman! Sleeping with that blasted Evans while married to her dear, darling Salazar. Passing off those horrid mutts of her filthy lover's as her dear darling's.... she'd had to clear Severus' memory so he wouldn't have to deal with the fact that they were mud bloods. Well, she had to go now and clean up this mess. Those brats would disappear before they even got a chance to meet her baby. They'd pay. Trying to disrupt her life like this. Oh they'd pay!
Hermione Granger yawned, but tried to cover it. Snape was being an absolute boar today and she had already lost 10 points for sneezing. Twice.
"Ms. Granger..." Snape's sneered at her from over her shoulder. "It seems I'm boring you... Perhaps you would be less bored... if say... you had a six foot assignment about the effects of Veritaserum... due on my desk by dinner."
Gasps came from everyone else in the class and Hermione found herself biting her tongue. She felt so angry... she had never done anything to him and he was being...
A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. Snape growled and stomped over to the door, which he promptly ripped open. A small girl and a rather tall boy stood there, and they definitely were not wearing the traditional school robes. They were wearing muggle clothes; the girl in worn jeans and tight lace up blouse, both black. Her hair was wild...and tipped in purple?! The boy was well over six feet and dressed from head to toe in leather. His hair was long and in a tight ponytail at the nape of his neck.
"I TOLD you this was the wrong room! I mean REALLY Aidan! Classes in dungeons?!" She spoke in a clearly American accent. Hermione sneezed... again and the girl finally noticed the door had been opened. She turned to face Snape.
"What... could possibly be so important as to cause you to disturb my class?" He sneered down his nose at the girl.
The boy she had called Aidan stepped in front of her and crossed his arms over his chest and opened his mouth. The girl was quicker though. She darted under his elbow and held out her hand to Snape. "I'm Adrian. I go by Ray though, if you don't want to die... and that's Aidan." She jerked her head in her brother's general direction. "We're the winners of the contest from USAWW. Professor Dorelydumble gave us these schedules and the directions to Transfiguration taught by one Minerva McGonagal. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you aren't her."
The class snickered at the way she massacred Dumbledore's name. And the fact that she hadn't even blinked at the way he addressed her.
"Ray, it's Dumbledore. And the Bleached blonde kid who looked like that poster dude on your wall said it was UP stairs. Personally, I don't think he fits the description. Also, said bleached blonde kid also stated that it was a woman... as did the Headmaster. " Aidan's mouth quirked slightly in the corner.
Snape's mouth opened and nothing came out.
Ray elbowed Aidan in the ribs and shook her head. "Sorry. It's jetlag. Our plane got in several hours behind schedule... killing the nap idea. Jet lag is evil, don't you think?"
Snape closed his mouth and blinked.
More snickers from the peanut gallery. Snape whirled and gave them the old evil eye. Immediately they quieted and pretended to be busy.
Snape turned. "Have you been sorted?"
Ray and Aidan shook their heads. "Dumbledore?" Ray looked at Aidan for approval. He nodded and she grinned turning to face Snape again. "He wanted to wait until dinner tonight."
An evil look came over Snape's face. " Fine."
Ray and Aidan grinned rather evilly at each other.
"Oh, and whichever house you're sorted from, 20 points will be deducted in your names. Due to your rude American behavior. 40 total."
Ray seemed to stiffen. Her face masked over into a look colder than even Snape could manage. "Really?"
Snape copied her movements. "Really."
"Well sir, could you give us directions then? Or is that beyond you?" The girl bit her lip and glared.
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Jamie yawned and then smiled sheepishly at the headmaster. "Sorry."
Dumbledore waved a hand. "That's fine. You said you've been up for about 18 hours straight now, correct?"
"Yeah. I hope nobody starts anything with Ray today. She'll be cranky and then Aidan will be cranky, because he's her big brother if only by eight minutes. I can't even keep my thought process straight at this point. Sorry."
The Headmaster smiled and Jamie noticed his blue eyes, twinkling brightly. "Now my dear, Adrian wrote me a letter as soon as she found out she'd won. She mentioned you only having six months of wizarding education?"
Jamie seemed to get defensive, tensing up. "Yeah, but I've almost got my teaching degree, even if it IS muggle..."
Dumbledore interrupted her, raising a hand. " I meant no offense. I was actually wondering if perhaps you would like to further your education?"
Jamie's mouth dropped open. "Sir, I don't even have a wand anymore. IF I do any magic, It's wandless... And All I remember is what I got from the books I managed to find in stores... That kind of thing..."
"So we will get you a tutor. I have several brilliant professors who wouldn't mind teaching you in the least. And when you're up to it we will sit you in on some classes." The Headmaster smiled and stood. Walking to the door, he opened it, revealing a women a couple of years older than Jamie and a bit shorter. And she had purple eyes...
"This is Jacy Black, Our DADA teacher. Jacy, this is Jamison." He motioned her over, and Jamie shook the other woman's hand.
"Jamie actually." That's when she noticed the tall good-looking man behind her. His dark hair and eyes seemed to burn into Jamie and she steeled her defenses.
"And that's my husband, Sirius." Jacy shook her head and pulled the man forward.
He inclined his head and offered his hand. Jamie took it and shook it firmly. The man quirked a brow and Jamie lifted hers right back at him.
Jacy laughed. "Sirius is just cranky. I am sorry it is my fault. I made him do without this mornings' coffee."
"I just assumed he was mute."
This time Sirius laughed. "Sorry. You just look like..." His wife elbowed him in the ribs and he closed his mouth quickly.
Jamie frowned. "I look like what? Or who?"
Jacy shot her husband a look and he fumbled. "I mean... like you're exhausted. We should show you to your room..."
The headmaster interrupted. "Brilliant idea. But maybe you could stop by Remus' classroom first. He mentioned wanting to meet you."
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They stood outside of a classroom that didn't seem to have a door, but when Sirius stepped through it, motioning for them to follow, there was a weird whooshing sound and then the sounds from the rest of the castle could no longer be heard.
They were inside a lovely cluttered classroom. It was the architecture that was lovely not the items inside of it, mind you. Jamie found herself turning in a circle, staring. A tank with some sort of liquid in it had a strange looking little critter in it, with horn things on its head and spines on its hands and flipper things. On another shelf sat a skull with some very large pointy teeth. And then she saw a rather well built chest... then a... well-built chest?
Jamie turned back a bit to find a man standing about two feet away from her. And he was TALL. Just as tall as Sirius. She tipped back her head... and tipped it some more. If this dude was that much taller than her 5'6" frame, then he must be around 6'4". Sandy hair with reddish highlights appeared, about collar length. Finally she met his eyes. His eyes were the color of rich mead, aged to perfection, amber around the pupils, getting darker towards the outsides.
Jamie swallowed.
The man smiled, bringing her attention to his mouth, with it's full lips and ...
Jamie jerked her gaze back to his eyes and extended her hand. "Hi. I'm Jamie."
"Remus Lupin. Nice to meet you." He motioned at the stuff in the room. "You looked like you had never seen any of this before."
"That is because I haven't."
"Oh? I was under the impression you were a witch." Remus exchanged a look with Sirius.
"I only completed 6 months of magic school." Jamie waited for the comments.
A dry grin crept onto Remus' full mouth. "That'll do it."
Jamie took another look around the room. "This stuff looks more suited for a DADA teacher."
"I am a DADA teacher." Remus winked at Jacy, who flushed and laid a hand on her tummy. Sirius just grinned. Widely.
"But...the headmaster said she was..." Jamie bit her lip, feeling stupid.
"Oh Moony! You've confused her." Jacy stepped forward." Remus is assisting me and will continue to do so until summer break. I'm Pregnant. When the term starts again after summer recess, then he'll be on full time with Sirius as his assistant."
"Oh. How far along are you?"
"About two months. I'm due in late June." Sirius stepped up behind Jacy, wrapping her tight in his arms. She should have looked like a child because of the height difference, but for some reason she didn't. Maybe it was because of the type of embrace.
Sirius smiled. "And Harry's coming to stay with us this summer. Permanently. No more of those Damn muggles! They..."
Jacy squeezed his hand and he stopped.
Jamie's brow furrowed. "You don't like muggles?"
Remus cleared his throat. "There's nothing wrong with muggles. It's just these particular muggles, Harry's aunt and uncle, the Dursleys."
Jamie tilted her head. "What's so wrong with them? Surely they can't be that bad?"
Sirius' face flushed and he stepped back from his wife. "Not that bad?! Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
Jamie's face didn't change, she didn't even blink. "Obviously... I... don't. I wouldn't have asked other wise."
"The made him sleep in the bloody closet under their stairs! Harry Potter! Petunia and..." Sirius broke off mid tirade. The look on the girl's face was one of pure shock that was turning into something akin to rage.
"Petunia Dursley?" A quiet whisper.
"Huh?" Remus' eyes bugged.
"Petunia Dursley. Age 32. Tall, scare-a-crow looking bitch with dark hair and irritating voice? Kicked out of USAWW for attempting the Imperious curse on her younger cousin during their first year. Who had her magic stripped because of the afore mentioned act?" Jamie's hands were clenched into tight fists.
"What?" Three pairs of eyes bugged. Well, Remus' just about popped out of his head...
A bark of laughter escaped her. "They let Harry Potter stay with my cousin?"
Remus looked at her hard. "Petunia Dursley is your cousin?"
"Yes."
Sirius gaped. "Making Harry your cousin?"
She quirked a brow. "I don't know about that. I only ever met one of Lucas Evans' daughters. Though it is possible. I suppose. You did say she was his aunt?"
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Black eyes stared at the copy of the Daily Prophet before her.
"Winners to Hogwarts Sweepstakes Announced! 'Aidan and Adrian Snipe arrived in England today after winning the sweepstakes. The winners will spend their junior year at Hogwarts. They are from United States Academy for Witches and Wizards. They are accompanied by their older sister Jamison Snipe who is reportedly a squib.'
Below, there was a rather grotesque picture of the little brats smiling like buffoons and waving at the camera.
Augusta Snape closed her eyes. There was no mistaking it. Despite all her work, they were going to get to her precious Severus. They were part muggle! That horrid woman! Sleeping with that blasted Evans while married to her dear, darling Salazar. Passing off those horrid mutts of her filthy lover's as her dear darling's.... she'd had to clear Severus' memory so he wouldn't have to deal with the fact that they were mud bloods. Well, she had to go now and clean up this mess. Those brats would disappear before they even got a chance to meet her baby. They'd pay. Trying to disrupt her life like this. Oh they'd pay!