Anastasia woke up curled up in a plush leather chair with a book on her stomach. She sat up and looked around. She could tell Jake was sleeping on the couch across the library. She got up and walked over to him straitening on her way. When she got over to him she saw the inkbottle spilled on the floor. She removed the ink from the carpet and put it back in the bottle. Then removed the quill from his hand put the parchment in his binder and set his binder and book on the nearest table. She then took the blanket from the back of the couch and covered him. She brushed his hair away from his eyes and walked back across the library. She snuggled into the blanket that she grabbed from the back of the chair and started reading her book again. Even if it didn't have any information on her potion it was very interesting and it might come in handy later. She got out her spiral notebook and a pen. She loved muggle school supplies she thought they were much more efficient then quills and loose parchment. She on her completed essays she used a fountain pen and not a quill. Nobody seemed to care so she used them. After jotting down a few notes she called for emerald to being her some tea. When emerald came in Anastasia asked her a few questions.

"Do you know any thing about the frozen death potion?"

"No Annie"

"Ok is daddy awake yet?"

"He's in his study would u like me to get him?"

"Yes please." She kept reading and making notes when her dad came in. She didn't even look up. "Daddy can u help me find a book on the frozen death?"

"Write to Uncle Sev. For that one he could fell u about it."

"Ok daddy" She got out a clean sheet of paper and wrote to him.

Uncle Severus,

Can you please send me a book on the frozen death? I would greatly appreciate it.

Your favorite and not to mention only Goddaughter

Annie

Annie whistled and her father's owl came to her. She sent it off and went back to making random notes when her father's owl came swooping back in. with 2 packages. She opened the first one.

My dearest Goddaughter,

You are growing to be a beautiful woman. You deserve the best and everything I know this so for Christmas here is a wonderful gift.

Your uncle Severus,

Anastasia opened up a jewelry box to see a diamond necklace she gasped and looked at it closer. She put it aside and opened the next note.

Annie I don't understand why you need these but here they are I really hope your not planning on making the potion…

Uncle Severus

Annie suddenly felt very guilty she didn't tell her uncle. She felt really really guilty. She turned to the next page and started writing.

Uncle Sev,

I am soo sorry I haven't written to you in so long I feel bad I've just been busy. Daddy pulled me out of advanced potions and put me in a private study. So I am doing potions up to where I want to be. They keep getting harder every day. But I love it I received 100 ingredients for Christmas from mom and dad. One of them was unicorn blood if u have a book on that I would also like that. I am sorry for not keeping you updated I will try more in the future.

Your Favorite, But shared with uncle Harry Goddaughter

Annie

She sent the owl off and turned back to her work. She opened the second package and saw 3 good-sized books. She opened the first one and started reading. She read the entire book until she felt someone take her notebook away.

"Why did you do that?"

"Because you have copied down 75 pages of notes front to back"

"Jake I didn't know you were awake."

"You were concentrating plus you looked so cute when u found out something you didn't know" She smiled and kissed him on the lips." I'm going to go talk to your mom about something ill be right back"

"Alright just give me my note book back." He smiled and walked out of the room with it.

Jake walked through the hallways until he entered the living room where Hermione was sitting and reading. He put the notebook down on her book and she looked up startled.

"150 pages of notes all on one book for one essay. Were u this studious?"

"Not quite but her father and I were both quite dedicated so it just makes since plus this potion is very complicated and if she finds it interesting… Now I suggest u go give her note book back because shell be upset if she doesn't get her notebook back trust me I know." Jake smiled and took the notebook back.

"Alright mum." Jake walked out leaving a startled Hermione.

Severus was sitting at his desk in his study and staring at Annie's letter.

"Why would Draco make her learn these things? Unless he was preparing her for something." He decided to find out. He flooed to Draco's study. "Draco may I ask you a question?"

"Of course Severus" Draco got up and embraced his old professor.

"Why are you having Annie do such complicated potions?"

"She wants to become the potions professor at Hogwarts and truthfully I grew up with Voldemort and I'm just praying another one of him don't come along and if they do I want her to be ready for it."

"I understand Draco" Hermione walked into the room.

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't know you were in a meeting."

"Oh no not at all."

"Draco Jake just came to me and told me that Annie took 150 pages of notes from just one half of a book today should we be worried?" Severus started laughing. "What?"

"Do you remember what it was like when you were a girl?"

"Umm well."

"You took at least 10 pages of notes for each assignment."

"I guess so."

"Well I'm going to get lunch on the table will you be staying Severus?"

"No I actually must get home it was nice seeing u both again." He then flooed home. Hermione went around and sat on Draco's lap.

"He called me Mum"

"What?"

"Jake, He called me Mum" Draco smiled.

"I bet you loved that."

"Of course I did. Any way what do u want for lunch?"

"What is there?"

"Any thing you want"

"Can I have a bowel of soup just looking at a cold day like this makes me feel cold."

"Of course baby and ill see if everyone else wants that too. I'm sure the little ones don't care and I think everyone else loves most soup but I don't know about Annie do u know where she is?"

"Library?"

"I should have known. Ill have Amber Bring you your soup when it's ready."

"Thanks Love"

Hermione walked up stairs to the library and came in with two bowls of warm tomato soup.

"Hey you guys I brought you lunch." Anastasia Got up and hugged her Mother.

"Thank you Mummy it looks delicious. You want to eat with us?"

"No thank you I am eating with Ginny I'll only see her till new years then everyone is going home."

"Oh mom I wanted to talk to you about that. Could Jake stay?"

"I'll have to check with Ginny but I'm sure it will be fine."

"All right mummy" Hermione walked out of the room and down to the kitchen. Anastasia and Jake sat down at the table and sat down to eat.

"Jake? What do you want to be when you graduate?"

"I don't know I was thinking your fathers assistant."

"Oh alright then"

"Annie what's wrong?"

"Nothing ask my father I'm sure he would be happy about it." Anastasia stayed quiet the rest of the meal. She had always had the dream of being the potions professor at Hogwarts leaving her father to spend more time at home. She always knew she would be his assistant for a few years and then when he was ready to leave she would take over the job. But now Jake would do it. Oh well maybe she could teach a different subject. But then again maybe she wouldn't make it through… No she couldn't think like that. She got up and went to the kitchen with their lunch dishes. Ginny looked at her when she walked in.

"What's wrong Hun?"

"Nothing auntie Gin. It's just have you ever wanted something so much and you worked most of your life for it just to find that someone older then u worked really hard for it too and just because he was older he was going to get it?"

"You bet I did I am the 7th in my family and I had wanted to go to Hogwarts ever seine I heard about it. And I thought it was unfair that every year the older kids got to go. But then one year it was my turn. And it wasn't as great as I thought it would be I really didn't have any friends. You see I had a really big crush on this boy but He was one of my brothers friends so he of course always thought of me as his friends little sister."

"What happened aunt gin?"

"On day he didn't see me as his friends little sister."

"What happened after that?"

"We dated and well now were happily married with wonderful children."

"Ok so what was the point of this story? The fact that the thing you wanted wasn't as cracked up as you thought it would be or that in the end you found something you really loved?"

"Both"

"Ok" Ginny looked at her quizzically and then went back to chatting with Hermione Anastasia walked out of the kitchen and went upstairs and changed. She then walked back to the library after noticing that Jake wasn't there she settled into reading again.

"Uncle Draco, May I ask you something?" Draco got up and walked over to Jake. "Well today during lunch Annie and I were talking and well I mentioned that I had thought of possibly becoming your assistant After I graduate. She just seemed really sad and upset. I was just wondering if you possibly know why."

"Yes I do actually. Ever since Annie was 3 she had always lived what I did. She loved Potions. She wanted to be just like Her Uncle Snape. She wanted to be the Potions Master at Hogwarts. She thought she would always start by being his assistant and then take over the job. But then when Her Uncle got into an accident I took up the job and she wanted to take over my job. I guess when you said assistant she knew you wanted to be the Potions Professor at Hogwarts."

"I had no idea."

"Yeah any way I need to get back to grading papers. Here take these so you and Annie can grade them. They're my fist year essays and my second year tests."

"Ok sir"

Jake walked slowly back to the Library. He didn't know what to do about Annie. Oh well maybe she would be in a better mood. He didn't know he just didn't want her to be mad at him for any reason. He walked into the library and walked over to Anastasia.

"Annie your father wanted to know if you would grade some papers for him."

"Of course I could use a break any way." She took half of the essays and half of the tests. She also threw Jake a red pen. She laughed out loud when she read one of the essays.

Drear Professor Malfoy,

Please forgive me for not having time to complete or even start this essay on. Well I cant remember what its on because My older brother spilled tea all over it and I cant even read behind the stains as the ink has run. I would have asked somebody else in my house or gone to you and asked but I'm a first year and I haven't quite learned how not to procrastinate yet so I was working on it the day it was due. I don't think I could have done my essay any way because I accidentally locked my trunk and I couldn't remember how to pronounce alohamora I would have started a first draft by the time it was due but I lost all my paper. Infect I'm using the last piece of paper I have left to write this to you. My long-term memory is failing and my short-term memeory is only a minute long. My mother says it's from old-timers. I had so much to do that by the time I got around to the essay I didn't have enough time or energy to complete it. It is really your fault that you had to assign this essay on a poor defenseless student such as my self. I mean I didn't ask to be over loaded by work, and that work compiled with all the work from transfiguration in which professor potter assigned a two-foot essay. It was just so overbearing and I simply needed more time. I am simply dying from over work that I think I am going to melt down with all the stress. They also say that the tests for too much learning are unstable. I am truly sorry that I have not been able to complete this essay but then again I am just a poor defenseless first year.

Sincerely,

Amanda Longbottom

By this time Anastasia was laughing so hard jake had to see what was so funny. He read the letter and together they burst into Draco's study laughing. She put the paper on Draco's desk and collapsed on the floor. Soon Draco was laughing.

"Mark it 95 only because it was slightly off topic but very well written." This got them all laughing very harder.

"Daddy you have to read this out to the 6th and 7th years, they would get such a kick out of it."

"I agree dear now please I have work to do." The walked back to the library and graded the essays left. Unfortunately there were none quite as funny although one had I love H. Potter written all over it. She had to show this one to Aunt Gin and Uncle Harry. When she started grading the tests she found her Will's.

"Jake come look at your brothers test." All the answers were wrong. Jake solemnly stood up gave the paper back and went to go get hiss father. He came back with his father.

"Dad Annie and I were grading Uncle Draco's second year tests and well we found wills. He did very poorly."

"How poorly?" Jake handed the test to Harry. He scanned the questions and realized they were reasonable and looked at the answers and became really upset. "Jake go get your mother. Annie go get Will." Annie had to find will her was up in the guest room doing homework. She told him his father wanted to speak to him and took him down to the library. Aunt Gun was already speaking to Uncle Harry in hushed tones. Anastasia did as Jake did and started grading papers again. "Son Your Brother and sister were grading papers and they came across this test. Would you care to explain?"

"Well I…I…"

"You got every answer wrong how could you get every answer wrong?"

"Well I… I…"

"Anastasia go get your father"

"Yes sir." Anastasia calmly walked out of the room but as soon as she closed the door behind her she ran to her fathers study. "Daddy Uncle Harry wants to speak with you in the library id get there before Will gets killed." Draco sensed what this was about grabbed his grade book and walked briskly behind Anastasia. They both got to the library and let themselves in. The second they came in Harry turned to Draco.

"Draco Has my son done this poorly on tests before?" Draco handed Harry His grade book. Harry looked at it once before exploding. "YOU HAVENT TURNED HARDLY A BLOODY THING IN ALL YEAR!"

"Quidditch keeps me busy dad I thought u would understand." Harry's expression didn't change and Draco snorted. "What?"
"Will. Draco was head boy and captain of the Slytherin team."

"Oh…"
"OH IS OH ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?!"

"What else can I say?..."

"YOU ARE GROUNDED. YOU ARE SUSPENDED FROM YOUR QUIDDITCH TEAM AND..." The new broom Will got for Christmas was in Harry's hand. "I WILL KEEP THIS TILL YOU ARE NO LONGER FAILING POTIONS OR NEXT YEAR WHERE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVE YOURSELF AGAIN!!!"

"But Dad that's not fair."

"Life isn't fair now I suggest you go talk to Uncle Draco about how to bring your grade up." Will just stared at his father with his mouth open.

"But it's Christmas."

"Well do your studies and u might get to stay up for new years if not your watching the little ones." They all exited the study except for Anastasia and Jake.

"I am so glad I have never failed any thing." Jake exclaimed. Anastasia just sat there suddenly she started to laugh. After 5 minutes Jake joined in together they couldn't stop laughing. They finally sobered up and finished grading papers.