-- Red and Green Glass --
Author's Notes: First of I owe everyone a huge apology!! I'm sorry its taken me so long to update!! I do have a good excuse though. At the moment I'm fast approaching the end of term and my end of year exams, thus the work load has skyrocketed and I've barely had time for anything let alone writing my fics. I'll try and update as much as I can, but I can't promise anything! Sorry!
Thank you to everyone who's reviewed. I can hardly believe the feedback I've been getting!! :) Anyway, I'll refrain from holding you up any longer... on with the story...
Disclaimer: I've got no money, if I owned Harry Potter, I'd have money...
Kiara sprang up in bed. It had been a long time since she had awoken not knowing where she lay, but as her eyes slowly adjusted to the light that flowed in through the window next to her, he location was no longer unfamiliar. "I'm at Hogwarts" She said to herself frowning slightly, "How on earth did I get to Hogwarts?"
'I've got to get out of here' she thought and she quickly slipped out of bed and walked towards the window. Though no sooner had she reached the window did the white curtains that hid her from the rest of the hospital wing open and she found herself standing face to face with Albus Dumbledore.
He rose an eyebrow, "Going somewhere Miss Snape?" He asked innocently.
Kiara sighed and moved away from the window, "It seems not" She said
Dumbledore frowned and looked at the young woman seriously. "Kiara, your"
"In danger?" Kiara asked rolling her eyes.
"I was not going to state the obvious, if you would let me finish my sentence you might find that you will get further in this world" Albus said.
"Fine, but I don't have very long, I'm not planning on sticking around, if you know what I mean" She said breezily.
"I understand perfectly what I mean, but before you go I believe that you owe us an explanation on how you ended up in the dungeons under the riddle house" Dumbledore said,
Kiara frowned, "I'll tell you my story, if you can tell me how I came to be here" she said,
"Very well" Dumbledore said
'Great' she thought frustrated, "Right well to be blandly honest, I have no idea how I ended up in riddles dungeon. I assume it has something to do with a whole bunch of death eaters that have been chasing me for years, but that's only a guess. Never the less thanks to your part of this amazing tale, I never actually got to meet Voldemort and discuss old times ecetera, ecetera." She said quickly.
Dumbledore frowned, "Be serious Kiara, this is not a joke"
"No it's not" Kiara said darkly, "I've told you what I know, are you going to keep your part of the bargain?"
"Your brother brought you here" Dumbledore said, "At great risk to his own life"
Kiara frowned, "He should have just left me there" She said, "Anyway, if your done I'd like to leave"
"Kiara" Dumbledore sighed, "You have to choose a side"
"Now where have I heard that before" Kiara said, "You sound just like the death eaters". It was only seconds before Kiara realised what she had done. Dumbledore had frowned and was looking at her over his half-moon glasses.
She sighed, "They found me" She said,
"How?" Dumbledore asked, "I thought Sirius.."
"Sirius's bond is still protecting me," Kiara said cutting him off. "It's dung's that has fallen"
Dumbledore frowned, "Don't get me wrong, it's not that he's dead, or that he's decided to join Voldemort, it's just that the spell has worn with time. I've used his magic far more than Sirius's to protect me" Kiara explained
"Why is that?" Dumbledore asked as he sat down on the seat next to the bed.
"Sirius gave his magic as a gift rather than as protection... it makes things easier, it," Kiara sighed, "After all these years he still calls for me, and the mark still burns. Sirius' magic is the only ease I have for that. I learnt long ago that using that magic for protection meant that..."
"It would burn, I understand" Dumbledore said, "We're going to have to find you another source for protection then"
Kiara shook her head, "I'm not seventeen anymore Dumbledore,"
"No, but your still a symbol of hope in this world" Dumbledore said
Kiara laughed, "The world already thinks I'm dead, how on earth could I still be considered a symbol of hope for this world. No the hope in this world lies in one person, and its not me"
"Harry" Dumbledore said,
Kiara nodded, "Some may ridicule him, some may hate him, but without him there would be no hope left."
"That is why I am asking you to choose, this world needs some of its hope back, and whether you believe it or not, you will bring some of it back" Dumbledore said, "You are going to have to make a choice in the end Kiara, is it so hard that you cannot make it now?"
"Actually I was planning on not making the choice" Kiara said, "You see I have other matters to attend to, and making choices is not a priority at the moment."
"Other matters concerning a certain book" Dumbledore asked carefully.
Kiara looked at him carefully, "I haven't the faintest idea of what your talking about" She said innocently.
Dumbledore nodded, "I didn't think you would," He said and Kiara made her way back to the window. "I wouldn't suggest you go that way, we are quite a fair way up" Dumbledore suggested.
Kiara looked at Dumbledore blankly. "I spent half my time at Hogwarts climbing in and out of this window with Lily and the Marauders, I assure you, this is the easiest way to get out"
Dumbledore chuckled, "Speaking of the Marauders," he started, "I thought it might interest you two know that the two, faithful, members are currently staying at Hogwarts."
Kiara who was halfway through the window banged her head as she turned. "What?"
"Sirius and Remus have both taken up residency at Hogwarts for the time being" Dumbledore said a smile tugging at his lips. "I'm sure they would both like to speak with you before you leave"
Kiara frowned,
"What's the point of running away Kiara, the past always catches up with you, whether you want it to or not." Dumbledore said before turning and leaving the curtained area.
'Damn' she thought then she pulled herself back inside the hospital wing. "Why does he have to be so bloody annoying" She muttered,
"Because if he wasn't he wouldn't be considered as powerful as he is" said a voice from behind her.
Kiara jumped and spun around to face the owner of the voice. What she found though was something she hadn't expected. "Harry?" She asked the boy that stood in front of her, the boy that looked identical to James Potter in every feature apart from his emerald green eyes.
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Author's Notes: First of I owe everyone a huge apology!! I'm sorry its taken me so long to update!! I do have a good excuse though. At the moment I'm fast approaching the end of term and my end of year exams, thus the work load has skyrocketed and I've barely had time for anything let alone writing my fics. I'll try and update as much as I can, but I can't promise anything! Sorry!
Thank you to everyone who's reviewed. I can hardly believe the feedback I've been getting!! :) Anyway, I'll refrain from holding you up any longer... on with the story...
Disclaimer: I've got no money, if I owned Harry Potter, I'd have money...
Kiara sprang up in bed. It had been a long time since she had awoken not knowing where she lay, but as her eyes slowly adjusted to the light that flowed in through the window next to her, he location was no longer unfamiliar. "I'm at Hogwarts" She said to herself frowning slightly, "How on earth did I get to Hogwarts?"
'I've got to get out of here' she thought and she quickly slipped out of bed and walked towards the window. Though no sooner had she reached the window did the white curtains that hid her from the rest of the hospital wing open and she found herself standing face to face with Albus Dumbledore.
He rose an eyebrow, "Going somewhere Miss Snape?" He asked innocently.
Kiara sighed and moved away from the window, "It seems not" She said
Dumbledore frowned and looked at the young woman seriously. "Kiara, your"
"In danger?" Kiara asked rolling her eyes.
"I was not going to state the obvious, if you would let me finish my sentence you might find that you will get further in this world" Albus said.
"Fine, but I don't have very long, I'm not planning on sticking around, if you know what I mean" She said breezily.
"I understand perfectly what I mean, but before you go I believe that you owe us an explanation on how you ended up in the dungeons under the riddle house" Dumbledore said,
Kiara frowned, "I'll tell you my story, if you can tell me how I came to be here" she said,
"Very well" Dumbledore said
'Great' she thought frustrated, "Right well to be blandly honest, I have no idea how I ended up in riddles dungeon. I assume it has something to do with a whole bunch of death eaters that have been chasing me for years, but that's only a guess. Never the less thanks to your part of this amazing tale, I never actually got to meet Voldemort and discuss old times ecetera, ecetera." She said quickly.
Dumbledore frowned, "Be serious Kiara, this is not a joke"
"No it's not" Kiara said darkly, "I've told you what I know, are you going to keep your part of the bargain?"
"Your brother brought you here" Dumbledore said, "At great risk to his own life"
Kiara frowned, "He should have just left me there" She said, "Anyway, if your done I'd like to leave"
"Kiara" Dumbledore sighed, "You have to choose a side"
"Now where have I heard that before" Kiara said, "You sound just like the death eaters". It was only seconds before Kiara realised what she had done. Dumbledore had frowned and was looking at her over his half-moon glasses.
She sighed, "They found me" She said,
"How?" Dumbledore asked, "I thought Sirius.."
"Sirius's bond is still protecting me," Kiara said cutting him off. "It's dung's that has fallen"
Dumbledore frowned, "Don't get me wrong, it's not that he's dead, or that he's decided to join Voldemort, it's just that the spell has worn with time. I've used his magic far more than Sirius's to protect me" Kiara explained
"Why is that?" Dumbledore asked as he sat down on the seat next to the bed.
"Sirius gave his magic as a gift rather than as protection... it makes things easier, it," Kiara sighed, "After all these years he still calls for me, and the mark still burns. Sirius' magic is the only ease I have for that. I learnt long ago that using that magic for protection meant that..."
"It would burn, I understand" Dumbledore said, "We're going to have to find you another source for protection then"
Kiara shook her head, "I'm not seventeen anymore Dumbledore,"
"No, but your still a symbol of hope in this world" Dumbledore said
Kiara laughed, "The world already thinks I'm dead, how on earth could I still be considered a symbol of hope for this world. No the hope in this world lies in one person, and its not me"
"Harry" Dumbledore said,
Kiara nodded, "Some may ridicule him, some may hate him, but without him there would be no hope left."
"That is why I am asking you to choose, this world needs some of its hope back, and whether you believe it or not, you will bring some of it back" Dumbledore said, "You are going to have to make a choice in the end Kiara, is it so hard that you cannot make it now?"
"Actually I was planning on not making the choice" Kiara said, "You see I have other matters to attend to, and making choices is not a priority at the moment."
"Other matters concerning a certain book" Dumbledore asked carefully.
Kiara looked at him carefully, "I haven't the faintest idea of what your talking about" She said innocently.
Dumbledore nodded, "I didn't think you would," He said and Kiara made her way back to the window. "I wouldn't suggest you go that way, we are quite a fair way up" Dumbledore suggested.
Kiara looked at Dumbledore blankly. "I spent half my time at Hogwarts climbing in and out of this window with Lily and the Marauders, I assure you, this is the easiest way to get out"
Dumbledore chuckled, "Speaking of the Marauders," he started, "I thought it might interest you two know that the two, faithful, members are currently staying at Hogwarts."
Kiara who was halfway through the window banged her head as she turned. "What?"
"Sirius and Remus have both taken up residency at Hogwarts for the time being" Dumbledore said a smile tugging at his lips. "I'm sure they would both like to speak with you before you leave"
Kiara frowned,
"What's the point of running away Kiara, the past always catches up with you, whether you want it to or not." Dumbledore said before turning and leaving the curtained area.
'Damn' she thought then she pulled herself back inside the hospital wing. "Why does he have to be so bloody annoying" She muttered,
"Because if he wasn't he wouldn't be considered as powerful as he is" said a voice from behind her.
Kiara jumped and spun around to face the owner of the voice. What she found though was something she hadn't expected. "Harry?" She asked the boy that stood in front of her, the boy that looked identical to James Potter in every feature apart from his emerald green eyes.
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