Chapter 4: A little more conversation a little less action
"WHAT!?!?!??!" shouted Liana as she jumped off her bed and looked directly at Professor Snape, "you really think that Sirius Orion Black would give the whereabouts of his best friend and family!?"
"Miss Potter, I realize how distressed you are at the moment but many people in this world would do the most despicable things if it means that they will gain wealth or fortune!" answered Professor Snape.
Liana curled into a ball on the floor crying in hysteria.
"It's all lies, you don't know the real story do you?" questioned Liana
"The real story" quizzically Snape asked. Snape knew that this was bound to be a long morning so he made himself comfortable in the leather chair across from the bed.
"I remember that night like yesterday. We had just finished dinner and mom was going to put Harry down in for the night. Like normal, I came to listen to his bedtime story and I would get to go to bed an hour later, maybe later if dad was in an extremely good mood. Dad had locked himself in the office; he said he had some paperwork for the Ministry that he had to finish off. So, it was just mom, Harry and me. Mom was just finishing tucking Harry in when there was a large crash at the door, and mom immediately pushed me behind her so that I would be protected. Than...." Liana paused and looked with horrified eyes at Professor Snape, "the Dark Lord entered the room. At first, I didn't see the man who stood behind him but as soon as I did, I wanted to kill him. Peter Pettigrew was switched to the secret keeper at the last moment and he had told the Dark Lord where we were!"
Liana's tears appeared to be unstoppable and Snape knew precisely how she felt. He quickly got up from his comfortable leather chair and scooped up Liana so that she was sitting on his lap and crying away all of her tears onto his shoulder.
"They came in... and... and they... they killed her... and than they were moving for Harry and I couldn't let them kill him as well. So, I jumped in front of Harry, and in turn, I was hit with the curse. I remember waking up a few hours later when Professor Dumbledore was looking at me. I was so scared but Harry was fine" continued Liana.
"So, what you are saying is that it was Peter Pettigrew that was the rat, and that you saved Harry?" responded Snape, "that still doesn't explain though why you fainted at dinner tonight"
"Well, sir, when I was hit with the spell I gained a scar, like that of Harry" answered Liana. Liana started to roll up her sleeves to show him the dragon and snake scar. All Professor Snape could do was sit in complete awe. He had never seen anything like it before and would never see anything like it again. Something deep inside him told him that the girl was telling him the truth and that he probably should give Dumbledore the sheet of paper with the contents of the conversation. All of the years that he believed that Sirius had given away the location of the Potters when really he had been lied to. He felt sorry that he had helped to put Sirius in Azkaban but he would never let that show. Even though Sirius did not told about the Potters he still was never going to be friends with him, they were still worst enemies.
"I thought that the reason you fainted was probably because of something like a scar, Professor Dumbledore had mentioned something about that. I think it would be best for you if you went to the Gryffindor tower. You are not to go to classes tomorrow but instead you will rest. If I catch you out in the hallways tomorrow be it to eat or whatever I will personally find you an awful detention when you are well again" Snape said quietly.
Liana was not one to disagree with a teacher and she immediately stood up. Professor Snape walked the young Gryffindor back to the tower where she quickly found Hermione. The sleep that she would partake in that night would be especially hard for her because of the events of that day. After leaving his student at the Gryffindor tower Professor Snape walked towards the Headmaster's office where he left the transcripts of the conversation. He than decided that he would find a way to help Liana, she was James's daughter but she did not act like him at all. She was more like her mother than she would probably ever know. From her looks, to the way she talked or the things that she already knew Liana Potter was almost like Lily Potter coming back from the dead.
Professor Snape went into his chambers and started the slow, tedious work that would be his potion to prevent a repeat of this evenings events. The night slowly came and Professor Snape fell asleep hard at work.
The door slowly popped open to his office and the person who entered tried their best not to wake up the Professor who was found to be asleep.
"What are you doing here?" questioned Professor Snape
Note from the Author: I'm sorry about the shortness of the chapter, it was either that, or well... you 1) would never get it or 2)it would be extremely long... so there ya go.. I hope you enjoy ;)
"WHAT!?!?!??!" shouted Liana as she jumped off her bed and looked directly at Professor Snape, "you really think that Sirius Orion Black would give the whereabouts of his best friend and family!?"
"Miss Potter, I realize how distressed you are at the moment but many people in this world would do the most despicable things if it means that they will gain wealth or fortune!" answered Professor Snape.
Liana curled into a ball on the floor crying in hysteria.
"It's all lies, you don't know the real story do you?" questioned Liana
"The real story" quizzically Snape asked. Snape knew that this was bound to be a long morning so he made himself comfortable in the leather chair across from the bed.
"I remember that night like yesterday. We had just finished dinner and mom was going to put Harry down in for the night. Like normal, I came to listen to his bedtime story and I would get to go to bed an hour later, maybe later if dad was in an extremely good mood. Dad had locked himself in the office; he said he had some paperwork for the Ministry that he had to finish off. So, it was just mom, Harry and me. Mom was just finishing tucking Harry in when there was a large crash at the door, and mom immediately pushed me behind her so that I would be protected. Than...." Liana paused and looked with horrified eyes at Professor Snape, "the Dark Lord entered the room. At first, I didn't see the man who stood behind him but as soon as I did, I wanted to kill him. Peter Pettigrew was switched to the secret keeper at the last moment and he had told the Dark Lord where we were!"
Liana's tears appeared to be unstoppable and Snape knew precisely how she felt. He quickly got up from his comfortable leather chair and scooped up Liana so that she was sitting on his lap and crying away all of her tears onto his shoulder.
"They came in... and... and they... they killed her... and than they were moving for Harry and I couldn't let them kill him as well. So, I jumped in front of Harry, and in turn, I was hit with the curse. I remember waking up a few hours later when Professor Dumbledore was looking at me. I was so scared but Harry was fine" continued Liana.
"So, what you are saying is that it was Peter Pettigrew that was the rat, and that you saved Harry?" responded Snape, "that still doesn't explain though why you fainted at dinner tonight"
"Well, sir, when I was hit with the spell I gained a scar, like that of Harry" answered Liana. Liana started to roll up her sleeves to show him the dragon and snake scar. All Professor Snape could do was sit in complete awe. He had never seen anything like it before and would never see anything like it again. Something deep inside him told him that the girl was telling him the truth and that he probably should give Dumbledore the sheet of paper with the contents of the conversation. All of the years that he believed that Sirius had given away the location of the Potters when really he had been lied to. He felt sorry that he had helped to put Sirius in Azkaban but he would never let that show. Even though Sirius did not told about the Potters he still was never going to be friends with him, they were still worst enemies.
"I thought that the reason you fainted was probably because of something like a scar, Professor Dumbledore had mentioned something about that. I think it would be best for you if you went to the Gryffindor tower. You are not to go to classes tomorrow but instead you will rest. If I catch you out in the hallways tomorrow be it to eat or whatever I will personally find you an awful detention when you are well again" Snape said quietly.
Liana was not one to disagree with a teacher and she immediately stood up. Professor Snape walked the young Gryffindor back to the tower where she quickly found Hermione. The sleep that she would partake in that night would be especially hard for her because of the events of that day. After leaving his student at the Gryffindor tower Professor Snape walked towards the Headmaster's office where he left the transcripts of the conversation. He than decided that he would find a way to help Liana, she was James's daughter but she did not act like him at all. She was more like her mother than she would probably ever know. From her looks, to the way she talked or the things that she already knew Liana Potter was almost like Lily Potter coming back from the dead.
Professor Snape went into his chambers and started the slow, tedious work that would be his potion to prevent a repeat of this evenings events. The night slowly came and Professor Snape fell asleep hard at work.
The door slowly popped open to his office and the person who entered tried their best not to wake up the Professor who was found to be asleep.
"What are you doing here?" questioned Professor Snape
Note from the Author: I'm sorry about the shortness of the chapter, it was either that, or well... you 1) would never get it or 2)it would be extremely long... so there ya go.. I hope you enjoy ;)