Chapter 3: My Beginning as a Witch
Granny and Grampy took me to Diagon Alley to buy my wand... and also a whole load of shit that they claimed that I would need for my schooling in the world of wizardry. But... I don't think you need a whole wardrobe, make-up (courtesy of Granny) or half of the other stuff they bought me to go to school.
Anyway, I had a wand and they had gotten me this real cute little kitty cat. He was all orange and his eyes where amber coloured... but I don't think they had that kind of cat there... I kind of overheard from one of the workers that they had to order it from nearly half way around the world!!! I know I had told them I had always wanted an orange kitty with red eyes but I didn't think they'd actually go through all that trouble to go and buy me a specially ordered, specially BRED, kitty from across the world!!! I guess I should be careful of what I say to them in the future. But this also tells me how much they really want to make me happy.
It almost makes me want to cry the way they would do all that for me... gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling, you know???
My wand was some sort of weird combination that had Granny and Grampy's eyebrows raised... it was pretty funny on Grampy's face because he's got such big, bushy white eyebrows that remind me of caterpillars. And they kind of point up at the ends like how my old drama teacher's did back in muggle high school. I laughed and they just kind of looked at me and smiled in a kind of relief... I guess they hadn't heard me laugh that whole week I had stayed there at their house.
My home, I guess I should say, since I am going to be living there now, when I'm not schooling. It's kind of... comforting that I'll have somewhere to go and someone to go to when all is said and done. But still depressing that I won't have a mommy to go and cuddle and talk to about all my 'teenage girl' stuff. I guess that's what Granny's trying to be, and I love that about her. Some people would be all, like, 'get away from me' and 'you're not my mom' kind of bullshit, but not me. I like knowing that I still have a sort of mother-figure to look forward to talking to.
Anyway, we had just walked out of the Apocrathy (think that's how you spell it) when I literally ran into a very solid, very TALL, person. Now, normally I wouldn't be fazed in a bit, but since I didn't have my normal girth I went flying towards the road and nearly got creamed by a passing horse pulling a carriage. The person though was really fast and had grabbed my small frame and pulled me aside, almost crushing me against his body... and what a body it was. I can almost say it was love at first sight. Or at least love at first grab.
Anyway, before I could even process what had happened, Granny and Grampy where all over me, checking if I had any 'booboo's' and if 'anything hurt'.
Sadly, before my 'saviour' could try and slink off and avoid the oncoming gushy 'thank-you's, Grampy pulled him back and him and Granny proceeded to give him the aforementioned thank-you's.
Poor guy.
Poor, but very sexy guy.
He was a bit greasy looking and kind of a sour puss, but I loved him anyway.
I loved him even more when I learned that he was to be my future Potions Professor at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All was right with the world... except for the fact that he didn't seem that particularly pleased that I was going to be his student.
I ignored it for know and kind of guessed that that was how he always was... it kind of figured, you know.
Anyway, I looked at Grampy and asked, "Grampy isn't he that famous Potions Master Severus Snape?"
Grampy looked down at me and smiled really big.
"Why, yes, that is, Emmy."
Emmy... just to tell you that is not my name... that's the name Granny and Grampy call me. Kind of cute I guess, and I know they mean well, but come on!!! EMMY?????!!!
Anyway, whatever.
Severus, well, I guess I should start calling him 'Professor Snape', know, huh??? Anyway, Professor Snape raised his eyebrow when Grampy uttered their nickname for me... I just wanted to jump his bones right then, but I couldn't because he would probably sue for rape.
Yeah, he looked down at me and muttered something about 'rabid-firsties'.
I looked at him and frowned.
"'Firstie'??" I asked.
Granny laughed.
"Oh, no!!! No, no, no, Professor Snape. Emmy, here is to be in fifth year." She looked at me. "But I guess one could mistake her for a first year."
She laughed some more. Grampy joined her. Professor Snape just kind of looked at me in mild disbelief.
I just looked at him.
I think it kind of weirded him out because he started to get a bit shifty. Personally, I love that reaction, because that means that people are a bit intimidated by you or even a bit scared.
The next thing I know, all of them where looking at me weirdly and so where some kids that where near us.
"What??? Do I have something on my face???" My first reaction was, and my hands flew to my face.
"Eh." Was all Granny could say.
I put my hands down and looked at each of them.
"...Did I say something???"
"Uh, perhaps we should head down for some ice-cream now, shall we???" Grampy said in response.
"I did say something, didn't I???" I pushed.
Granny and Grampy where now trying to hassle me off to the ice-cream parlor across the street.
"Wait!!! What did I say???" I asked again, planting my feet on the ground in an attempt to stop.
"We'll talk about it later, Emmy." Granny said, looking embarrassed.
"What??? No, Granny. I have right to know what I said!!"
"'Tall, dark, and handsome.'"
"Huh??" I turned around... or tried to turn around as Granny and Grampy still had hold of both my wrists.
"You wanted to know what you said, did you not?" Professor Snape asked. His voice was like black silk. Deep and smooth... I loved him even more.
"I did. I mean, I do!!!" I replied.
"'Tall, dark, and handsome,' is what you said." He answered, the corners of his lips twitched upwards. Such soft looking lips, too.
"...Oh." I looked at Granny and Grampy as they proceeded to try and deplant me, without making a scene. "Is that all??"
Granny looked at me incredulously.
"'Is that all?' Emmy, you... you shouldn't..." She seemed to be having a hard time finding the words to use. "You shouldn't say things like that. Especially in public."
"Why??!!" I asked. That was really surprising to hear, you know. I thought what I said was a compliment, yet here they're making it out like I swore and spit in the guys face!!!
"It's just..." Granny started.
"...Improper." Grampy finished.
"Improper???" I exclaimed. "How can-"
"What they mean to say, child. Is that anything that resembles a compliment and is directed at me, is considered improper." Professor Snape said, his eyes trained on Granny and Grampy. He looked a bit peeved.
Granny and Grampy flushed.
"Ah ha!!! So you do think that what I said was a compliment." I said victoriously. I looked at Granny and Grampy. "At least someone does."
I guess that was it for Grampy, because he finally let go of my wrist, and so did Granny. But before I could even think that I was free, he scooped me up into his arms and carried me away like I was a 3 year old!!!!
"GRAMPY!!!!" I shrieked, but, besides wincing at my scream in close proximity of his ear, he ignored me. I looked back at Professor Snape and found him smirking at me... god's if I wasn't pissed off right then I probably would have came in my pants.
At any rate, I yelled back at him before he could turn away.
"And I'm NOT a child." I turned to Grampy. "No matter what everyone else thinks."
Granny and Grampy took me to Diagon Alley to buy my wand... and also a whole load of shit that they claimed that I would need for my schooling in the world of wizardry. But... I don't think you need a whole wardrobe, make-up (courtesy of Granny) or half of the other stuff they bought me to go to school.
Anyway, I had a wand and they had gotten me this real cute little kitty cat. He was all orange and his eyes where amber coloured... but I don't think they had that kind of cat there... I kind of overheard from one of the workers that they had to order it from nearly half way around the world!!! I know I had told them I had always wanted an orange kitty with red eyes but I didn't think they'd actually go through all that trouble to go and buy me a specially ordered, specially BRED, kitty from across the world!!! I guess I should be careful of what I say to them in the future. But this also tells me how much they really want to make me happy.
It almost makes me want to cry the way they would do all that for me... gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling, you know???
My wand was some sort of weird combination that had Granny and Grampy's eyebrows raised... it was pretty funny on Grampy's face because he's got such big, bushy white eyebrows that remind me of caterpillars. And they kind of point up at the ends like how my old drama teacher's did back in muggle high school. I laughed and they just kind of looked at me and smiled in a kind of relief... I guess they hadn't heard me laugh that whole week I had stayed there at their house.
My home, I guess I should say, since I am going to be living there now, when I'm not schooling. It's kind of... comforting that I'll have somewhere to go and someone to go to when all is said and done. But still depressing that I won't have a mommy to go and cuddle and talk to about all my 'teenage girl' stuff. I guess that's what Granny's trying to be, and I love that about her. Some people would be all, like, 'get away from me' and 'you're not my mom' kind of bullshit, but not me. I like knowing that I still have a sort of mother-figure to look forward to talking to.
Anyway, we had just walked out of the Apocrathy (think that's how you spell it) when I literally ran into a very solid, very TALL, person. Now, normally I wouldn't be fazed in a bit, but since I didn't have my normal girth I went flying towards the road and nearly got creamed by a passing horse pulling a carriage. The person though was really fast and had grabbed my small frame and pulled me aside, almost crushing me against his body... and what a body it was. I can almost say it was love at first sight. Or at least love at first grab.
Anyway, before I could even process what had happened, Granny and Grampy where all over me, checking if I had any 'booboo's' and if 'anything hurt'.
Sadly, before my 'saviour' could try and slink off and avoid the oncoming gushy 'thank-you's, Grampy pulled him back and him and Granny proceeded to give him the aforementioned thank-you's.
Poor guy.
Poor, but very sexy guy.
He was a bit greasy looking and kind of a sour puss, but I loved him anyway.
I loved him even more when I learned that he was to be my future Potions Professor at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All was right with the world... except for the fact that he didn't seem that particularly pleased that I was going to be his student.
I ignored it for know and kind of guessed that that was how he always was... it kind of figured, you know.
Anyway, I looked at Grampy and asked, "Grampy isn't he that famous Potions Master Severus Snape?"
Grampy looked down at me and smiled really big.
"Why, yes, that is, Emmy."
Emmy... just to tell you that is not my name... that's the name Granny and Grampy call me. Kind of cute I guess, and I know they mean well, but come on!!! EMMY?????!!!
Anyway, whatever.
Severus, well, I guess I should start calling him 'Professor Snape', know, huh??? Anyway, Professor Snape raised his eyebrow when Grampy uttered their nickname for me... I just wanted to jump his bones right then, but I couldn't because he would probably sue for rape.
Yeah, he looked down at me and muttered something about 'rabid-firsties'.
I looked at him and frowned.
"'Firstie'??" I asked.
Granny laughed.
"Oh, no!!! No, no, no, Professor Snape. Emmy, here is to be in fifth year." She looked at me. "But I guess one could mistake her for a first year."
She laughed some more. Grampy joined her. Professor Snape just kind of looked at me in mild disbelief.
I just looked at him.
I think it kind of weirded him out because he started to get a bit shifty. Personally, I love that reaction, because that means that people are a bit intimidated by you or even a bit scared.
The next thing I know, all of them where looking at me weirdly and so where some kids that where near us.
"What??? Do I have something on my face???" My first reaction was, and my hands flew to my face.
"Eh." Was all Granny could say.
I put my hands down and looked at each of them.
"...Did I say something???"
"Uh, perhaps we should head down for some ice-cream now, shall we???" Grampy said in response.
"I did say something, didn't I???" I pushed.
Granny and Grampy where now trying to hassle me off to the ice-cream parlor across the street.
"Wait!!! What did I say???" I asked again, planting my feet on the ground in an attempt to stop.
"We'll talk about it later, Emmy." Granny said, looking embarrassed.
"What??? No, Granny. I have right to know what I said!!"
"'Tall, dark, and handsome.'"
"Huh??" I turned around... or tried to turn around as Granny and Grampy still had hold of both my wrists.
"You wanted to know what you said, did you not?" Professor Snape asked. His voice was like black silk. Deep and smooth... I loved him even more.
"I did. I mean, I do!!!" I replied.
"'Tall, dark, and handsome,' is what you said." He answered, the corners of his lips twitched upwards. Such soft looking lips, too.
"...Oh." I looked at Granny and Grampy as they proceeded to try and deplant me, without making a scene. "Is that all??"
Granny looked at me incredulously.
"'Is that all?' Emmy, you... you shouldn't..." She seemed to be having a hard time finding the words to use. "You shouldn't say things like that. Especially in public."
"Why??!!" I asked. That was really surprising to hear, you know. I thought what I said was a compliment, yet here they're making it out like I swore and spit in the guys face!!!
"It's just..." Granny started.
"...Improper." Grampy finished.
"Improper???" I exclaimed. "How can-"
"What they mean to say, child. Is that anything that resembles a compliment and is directed at me, is considered improper." Professor Snape said, his eyes trained on Granny and Grampy. He looked a bit peeved.
Granny and Grampy flushed.
"Ah ha!!! So you do think that what I said was a compliment." I said victoriously. I looked at Granny and Grampy. "At least someone does."
I guess that was it for Grampy, because he finally let go of my wrist, and so did Granny. But before I could even think that I was free, he scooped me up into his arms and carried me away like I was a 3 year old!!!!
"GRAMPY!!!!" I shrieked, but, besides wincing at my scream in close proximity of his ear, he ignored me. I looked back at Professor Snape and found him smirking at me... god's if I wasn't pissed off right then I probably would have came in my pants.
At any rate, I yelled back at him before he could turn away.
"And I'm NOT a child." I turned to Grampy. "No matter what everyone else thinks."