Title: Anything but Ordinary, pts 5-6

Author's Note: I'd like to appologize to those that are reading this for the length of time it took to get this part out, hope you enjoy!

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Faith awoke the next morning unsure of where she was, and then she remembered. I'm at Hogwarts. Standing up from her bed she noticed that Millicent and what's their names? were still sleeping.

Quietly Faith got dressed wincing at the pain that reminded her of how much Harold didn't like her. Once completely dressed she carefully crept down the stairs to the common room. Smiling to her self when she noticed no one was up yet.

Walking to the window seat at the far end of the room she carefully sat down. Staring out onto the open fields outside of the school and she wished for her cliff top. She enjoyed being outside and sitting here, so high off the ground reminded her of that. (A.N. I know it's a dungeon, but humor me.)

"Early riser?" An unfamiliar voiced asked.

"You could say that." Faith replied eyes not leaving the window, she wasn't trying to be rude but she really wanted to be alone with her thoughts.

"Me too. I'm Eric McCloud by the way." He said getting her to turn around.

"McConnell." She replied smirking at the older boy. Clearly he was trying to impress her with his dazzling smile but it just made Faith want to turn her attention back to the outside.

"Nice to meet you. What year are you again?" He asked honey brown eyes smiling at her.

"I'm a fourth year. I transferred from a crap school back in the states. You?" She replied trying to keep her emotions even.

"Sixth year." He answered.

"McCloud, can't you see you're annoying her?" Came the humored voice of Blaise Zabini, Draco's friend replied followed by Draco.

"Who asked you Zabini?" McCloud retorted.

Faith just laughed. "Now boys, no need to fight over little 'ld me." She drawled causing both Draco and Blaise to laugh as they sat next to her on the window seat.

McCloud just smiled and turned away.

Faith leaned over and said, "Thanks."

"No problem. Could feel the tension from our room." Draco replied causing her to laugh.

"That bad?"

Laughing they replied, "Yes."

Turning to look out the window again, knowing that Draco wouldn't think her being rude when someone came along and clasped their hand against her back causing her to hiss in pain.

Draco who was talking to Zabini heard her hiss of pain and saw that McCloud came back and was causing Faith pain.

Before he could say anything Faith turned to the intruder and growled, "Do you mind removing your hand from my back?"

McCloud jumped away at her growl clearly not expecting her to act this way.

Cold blue eyes stared at honey brown ones as he continued backing away saying, "Sorry."

She watched him back straight into the couch and fell over the back and onto the floor. A deep laugh escaped from her throat as she watched him sit up.

Zabini just laughed and didn't hear the conversation between the two next to him.

"Faith," Draco whispered causing Faith to look at him. Once he had her attention he replied still whispering, "You have to see Pomfrey about that."

Faith looked at him for several minutes before turning back to the window.

Draco tried again, "Faith, please. It could be infected."

Faith's eyes didn't look away from the window for a few more minutes. Sighing she turned to look at Draco her brown eyes back in control and said, "Okay." Smirking he stood up but his smirk faded when she said, "Don't smirk at me like you just won a dinner for two or got the cutest girl at Hogwarts. Cause you have to catch me first." And off she ran out of the common room with Draco staring at her leave.

"What was that all about?" Zabini asked.

"Nothing." He replied rolling his eyes he glided out the door and out into the hallway. He looked both directions before figuring she'd go somewhere outside or up high off the ground. His first guess was the Astronomy tower.

Faith watched, from her hiding spot, as Draco walked down the hallway away from her, He must think I know my way around the castle. and decided to follow him.

After awhile Draco knew she was following him, though she was doing a very good job of hiding it. Keeping to the shadows and all that, but he was a Malfoy. He was trained to know if someone was behind him. Slipping off to the side he in turn hid in the shadows waiting for her to pass.

Faith didn't see where he'd gone, figuring he got clever and decided to hide too. She stopped just before she reached the suit of armor and returned to hiding in the shadows. Waiting for him to move or do something.

He heard her soft footsteps stop two feet away from where he was. Smirking he thought She's a smart one. Probably waiting for me to make the first move . Moving slightly to the left he saw her hiding spot, silently he moved towards her hoping that she wouldn't notice until it was too late.

He was lucky she wasn't really paying attention as he drew nearer. "Got ya." He called grabbing her arm.

Faith didn't know he was there until he made the move to grab her. Smirking she replied, "Looks like it. Now what are you going to do with me, now that you have me?"

"Take you to the hospital wing, and don't pout." He said leading her back the way they came.

End pt. 5

Later that day, after meeting most of her professors and seeing the hospital wing on the second day she was glad that she was eating lunch. Glaring slightly at Draco remembering that he made her miss breakfast because he was dragging her to see Madam Pomfrey about her back.

Draco just rolled his eyes and smirked at her, getting her to growl at him. "Don't be growling at me. You told me that I had to catch you first and I did." He replied smugly.

Faith rolled her eyes at him and returned to her food. She'd noticed Lilly watching their exchange and gave her a look that said, 'later'.

"What's the matter McConnell, Malfoy being mean to you?" An annoying voice called out a few minutes later.

Raising her eyes to him she began to say, "Oh bugger off, Potter." But was interrupted by Malfoy.

"What's it to you, Potter?" Malfoy asked.

Faith glared at Malfoy before saying, "Shove off Malfoy. And while you're at it take Potter with you!" She got up and left the Hall with people (Harry and Draco mostly) staring after her in confusion and Lilly giggling slightly earning her pointed looks from her fellow house mates.

Snape on the other hand, unseen by the students and professors, was grinning, She so much like her father. he thought before standing to leave the Hall. Finding her relatively quickly he smoothly asked, "Do you have a problem with Mr. Malfoy, Miss. McConnell?"

Faith looked up at Snape with her blue eyes shining at him as she replied, "Other than his ego takes up most of his brain and the hair gel takes up whatever space he has left, no."

Snape was laughing on the inside but kept his face neutral. Yet so much like her mother. "Be that as it is, he's all you've got here at Hogwarts. The Slytherin house is your family." He replied dark eyes watching her eyes as they changed back to the normal brown color.

"I know, Professor." She replied having more to say but decided against it.

"You have potions next, if I'm correct." He stated and at her nod he continued, "Perhaps you'd like to help me set up then?" Knowing that if she was anything like her mother she'd like the dungeons as much as he did.

Smirking she replied, "I'd like that."

They walked in silence to the dungeons and when they finally got there he told her, "Pull out these supplies from the cabinet and place them on the counter." He handed her a sheet of parchment and she walked to the cabinet quietly.

Faith looked at the supplies on the list memorizing them as she opened the cabinet door and began pulling enough for both houses in pairs. Turning she saw Snape was busy at his desk and she asked him, "Did you know my mum?"

Snape didn't looked up at her when he replied, "If you're asking did I knew Jamie le Fay, I did. Ravenclaw as I remember her."

Smiling she said, "That's her." Turning back to the cabinet she heard him ask.

"Why the name difference, if I might ask?" He replied still not looking up.

"Don't know for sure. All I know is I was two when we moved to the states. Mum just up and changed her name to Wendy McConnell." Faith answered finishing up with the supplies.

Just then the dungeon doors opened and the seats began to fill up. She noticed that it was Slytherin and Gryffindor as she took her seat on the middle right facing the front.

She noticed Draco glide into the dungeon with Blaise next to him and how he smirked when he saw her. Faith just grumbled and put her head down on her bag as he walked over.

"Still grumbling, McConnell?" He questioned his voice on the teasing side.

"And what if I am?" She retorted glancing up at him noticing Snape watching them.

Draco just shrugged and replied, "Well then I'd have to devise a plan to get you not to not growl at me every time I walk into a room." His eyes challenged hers as Snape cleared his throat. Draco took his seat on the left of Faith as Blaise and someone else took the right side as Snape began talking.

Snape had them making a shrinking potion, where he was praising his Slytherins and finding any reason to deduct points from the Gryffindors. He'd also loaded the homework insisting it be done by Friday.

Faith stayed behind at Snape's request. He'd noticed that she'd tense up when someone would walked behind her and that she'd shy away from a touch. Once everyone was gone he invited her to sit in his private office.

Faith, for the most part, was calm and confident until he asked her, "Is there a problem that you feel you need to hide inside your robes?"

Faith looked at Snape and replied, "I had a problem before I came to Hogwarts, Professor." She didn't know what to say. She had taken a liking to Snape as most the Slytherins did but her reasons were different.

Snape raised an eyebrow as if he was encouraging her to continue.

"My step-dad...whipped me before I came because he was mad at me for what I am." She whispered, her eyes on Snape's shoes.

Snape looked at her as if willing away her answer. Jamie's married to a muggle. Oh, Faith's father would love that. "Is it bad?" He asked carefully.

She looked up at him and replied, "Yes. Draco, I mean Malfoy, made me see Madam Pomfrey this morning hence the reason I was so upset before class."

"Was she able to do anything?" He asked not sure if she had ample supplies for something like this.

"She tried, she kept mumbling about 'stupid git' and 'not having anything for it'. Gave me a potion for the pain and anti-infection before she sent me off to class." She told him.

Snape reached for his cauldron and began mixing things together. He noticed that she was watching him carefully as if she were trying to learn what he was doing. Once done he turned to her and replied, "When it's cool I want you to take a spoon full once or twice a day depending on the damage."

Faith nodded and quietly said a thank you when he handed her the bottle, then she left his office leaving him to think.

End pt 6