Wow! 2165 words, longest yet. I make Snape a bit meaner than I think he is in this chapter, but hey, it's my story!
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Chapter 6 - The First Day
Katelyn was the first to awaken the next morning.
She brushed her long strawberry-blond hair back into a ponytail, and went over to her trunk.
Wait… Dumbledore hadn't said which robes they were to wear.
"Probably the black ones," she reasoned, pulling them out and slipping into it.
Katelyn went over to her bedside table where she noticed a piece of parchment that hadn't been there the night before.
She opened the scroll -
Good morning, girls.
Here is your schedule of classes. You change classes while all the other students are in class, so you shouldn't have to worry about being seen. Your other schedule with arrive in the same way tomorrow morning to finish your other classes.
8:00 AM Breakfast in your common room - order the same way you did dinner last night
8:45 AM Potions with Professor Snape in Dungeon 4 -Please be careful with him, don't make him angry this early in the morning
10:15 AM History of Magic with Professor Binns in Room 304
11:45 AM Break for Lunch in common room
1:45 PM Herbology with Professor Sprout - Greenhouse 1
3:15 PM Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall in Room 532 - Don't be late!
4:45 PM Out of school - free time to spend in the library, outdoors (you will be an invisibility spell in transfiguration that you must use), or in your
Common room. Or sleep, whatever.
6:30 PM Dinner in your common room
7:30 PM Study hall - do your homework then if not during free time, you'll have a
Lot, I guarantee it.
10:30 Lights out
Have a nice first day of classes!
Albus Dumbledore
P.S. Sorry I had to put you with Professor Snape first thing in the morning.
After reading through the letter a few times, she headed down to the common room and sat at the table and said loudly,
"Eggs and Bacon"
Eggs and bacon appeared, and she dug in, as she hadn't had much for dinner in the excitement of things.
A few minutes later, the other girls emerged from their respective rooms and sat down by Katelyn, and ordered breakfast.
Seconds were ordered by all by Allison, the smallest of the group, at 4'11".
After cleaning up, they began their descent down the stairs at 8:25, not knowing how to get to the dungeons, until Jennifer pulled out her every-so-useful map.
At 8:40 they reached the dungeon and waited outside the door.
At precisely 8:45 the door opened and the small group entered.
"Get in here," spat Professor Snape. "And sit in the first row, I mean today, Miss Black!"
One thing was certain, thought Jennifer Black, Professor Snape was definitely not a morning person. Now she understood the warning in Professor Dumbledore's note.
Severus calmed down a bit and headed to the front of the room.
In a silky voice, he said,
"I hear you all are a very talented bunch. So I have expected you to have thoroughly read your textbooks. As such, I am starting today with a diagnostic exam which we will grade in class. The amount of homework you will have tonight will depend on how well you do."
The girls obeyed instantly, putting their textbooks away and taking out a quill and ink.
Professor Snape handed out the tests.
Almost immediately the scratching of four quills began.
Severus sat down at his desk, and opened his own book, and began searching for a potion he had not yet made.
Exactly one hour later, Professor Snape got up and said,
"Time is up, give me your papers."
The girls rolled the parchment up and handed them to the Professor.
"You will wait quietly until I grade them."
Katelyn and Jennifer simply sat and communicated through sign language to each other (they had both been learning it due to having siblings that were deaf - odd, eh?), while the remaining girls took out their history books and opened to where they had left up.
The professor looked up.
"Allison, Courtney, I forbid you to read any other textbooks besides potions in my class."
The girls nodded and put their history books away, and took out their potions books.
About 10 minutes later, Professor Snape handed back the papers, a sour look on his face.
Katelyn wasn't sure if this was a good or bad thing.
"You did well," he said, once they had all gotten a look at their grades.
"However, only one of you achieved a perfect score, so the rest of you will have homework. Homework - go through your test and for every question you missed, search for it in your textbook and write down the precise page and paragraph in which the correct answer may be found. Allison, stay for a moment. The rest of you are dismissed."
The girls packed up and headed to transfiguration, but not before Jennifer gave Allison the map so they wouldn't be late.
"Ms. Snape, come here."
The 10 ½ year old gulped but did as she was told, coming face-to-face with the professor.
"How did you get a perfect score on that test? No one, even Ms. Granger, from a few generations ago, was able to do that. Tell me, now." His voice was deadly calm.
"Sir, I just like potions a lot, and I've attempted a few of them at home. It is, after all, my favorite subject."
She muttered under her breath, "I mean, it would be my favorite class if it had another teacher."
Professor Snape whirled around at the sound.
"Detention, miss. 10:00 tonight. Don't think I didn't hear what you said. Hurry to your next class, go on."
Allison glared at the professor but did as she was told.
As soon as she'd left the classroom, she pulled out the map and hurried to her next class, arriving only moments before the class begun.
"Professor Snape kept me," she began to say, but, noticing that no one was in there besides her friends, she shrugged and pulled out her book.
About two minutes later, a ghost floated through the blackboard.
"Welcome to History of Magic." He made no indication that he saw the four girls staring at him in shock.
"Please turn to page 1 of your books and follow along as I read," he said in the droning voice that put people to sleep.
"Magical beings have been in existence….."
And that's how the hour and a half class went.
How the girls managed to stay awake I doubt even they knew.
When it was time to go, the girls packed up and headed to their common room, after copying down the homework - read the next 5 pages and write a summary of it. Minimum 10 sentences, max 30 sentences.
The four girls entered into their common room.
They hadn't had time to talk in History of Magic, so everyone except Allison began to talk.
Allison sat down at the table and said crossly,
"spaghetti, no sauce."
Katelyn came over and joined her.
"Professor Snape?" she questioned.
Allison nodded just as the spaghetti appeared. She dug in and didn't say anything.
As she finished eating, she took out her herbology book and began to read.
Katelyn interrupted her reading.
"What happened? I won't tell."
Allison sighed.
"I said something rude to Professor Snape and he gave me detention. Happy?"
She turned back to her book, but then seeing the time, closed it, picked up her bag and left the room.
The others followed her to the greenhouse, where a chipper lady was waiting.
She led them into the greenhouse, and gave them the official tour, explaining each plant and what it's uses were.
Surprisingly, the tour took the entire lesson, and it was mildly interesting.
"Homework, girls, is to research a plant and write a foot-long essay about it. Better get going, McGonagall won't be happy if you're late."
The girls picked up their bags and hurried off to Transfiguration.
They arrived just in time and the female professor welcomed them.
"You must be very careful in this class and I expect you to do well. The thing I am teaching you today would normally be in Charms class but you need to know it today. Wands out!"
The girls took them out excitedly.
This was their first class they got to use their wands in.
"Copy me," Professor McGonagall said.
She moved her wand in a circle, while saying the spell, "Invisame!" (in vis ei may)
The girls did as they were told, each managing to at least dim themselves, except for Katelyn, who vanished.
"Katelyn, say, 'Apero!' " They heard the word,
'Apero!' from somewhere and Katelyn disappear.
"You're the first one to ever get that right on the first try. What's your wand's core again?"
"Unicorn hair from the mane."
"I see. That explains it. Homework is to practice the spell. You may leave."
The rest of the girls looked at Katelyn jealously as she left the room.
By the end of the period, all of the girls had gotten it down perfectly well, and went up to the common room, invisible. Once they were all inside, they all said the counter spell and were surprised to find that Katelyn was not in there, but, after a closer inspection, realized she was in her room, talking a nap.
The other girls found this a top idea and headed each to their own room.
When Allison finally awoke, it was dinner time so she headed down to the common room to be greeted by her 'sisters'.
"Nice to see you, sleepyhead," said Jennifer teasingly.
She ordered a quick dinner then went back to her room to do her homework, which she wanted to finish before her detention.
Allison finished all of her homework half an hour before she was to report to detention.
Needless to say, she was quite nervous, and not at all looking forward to it.
(But then, who would?)
But she headed down anyways, using her good judgment and knowing that it would be really bad if she was late.
She headed for the classroom and waiting. When it was 10:05, she realized he must have meant in his office.
"Oh shit," she thought, "I'm late!"
And taking off at full speed arrived at his office 3 minutes later.
"I'm sorry, sir! I just realized you meant in your office…"
"Silence, Miss Snape. I expected better of you. I think we'll make up for it with another detention tomorrow night."
Allison knew better than to complain.
"Give me your wand." ordered the Professor.
Without so much as a blink of the eye, she had given her wand to the professor.
"Let me get something straight. I do not have to treat as the other students in terms of punishment, for you are related to me."
Allison flinched. She didn't like the sound of that.
"You have every right to be nervous."
He smiled cruelly, "I could even punish you - physically."
The girl in front of him paled.
"But I'm not going to this time."
Before the girl had a chance to say anything, he yelled,
"Silenceo!"
Allison was stunned. She couldn't talk.
She definitely did not like the look on her uncle's face as he whispered,
"Torturous."
The minute the curse hit her she was on the ground in pain.
Now she knew why he had put the silence charm on her.
A minute later, he removed the curse.
She sat up, breathing deeply, her dark eyes filled with pain.
Yet, Snape noted with approval, not one tear had spilled.
Severus offered his hand to help the girl up.
Gratefully she accepted it, and was pulled to her feet rather suddenly.
The professor looked her in the eye and said,
"Are you alright?"
"I will be, sir. That hurt a lot - I imagine almost as much as the dark side version. But I deserved it." She lowered her head and waited.
"You are definitely a Snape. I am pleased that you acknowledged that you deserved it, and did not lie and say you were alright. The pain will subside completely in approximately twelve hours. Now follow me."
She fell into step behind her uncle as they proceeded through the dark corridors, and entered the Professor's chambers.
"I have something for you. Wait here."
She stood still as the professor went into his private room.
When he re-emerged he grasped something in his hand.
"Turn around."
She obeyed and Severus fastened the chain around her neck.
"Face me."
Allison was fingering the necklace.
"You are officially a Snape. Never take off that necklace, it has a minature coat of arms of the Snape family. I will escort you to your common room. Come along."
It was 11:00 PM, and the other girls were asleep, after Severus had seen her safely into the room, he went down to his own bedroom. It had been a long day.