Chapter 4- More alike then they knew

Thanks for the reviews! In reply to them- I want to keep their relationship niece-uncle although it will become stronger (like father-daughter maybe) but I choose to not make it a romance- sorry. R&R please!

I tend to start a chapter with her waking up in the morning- sorry gotta stop that habit...

"Mmmm" mumbled Autumn in her sleep, as she turned subconsciously to her side. This was a bad idea as sunlight was now streaming through the small, magically conjured window. As she sat up, rubbing her eyes the girl looked at her clock and saw it was 10:00 am. "Oh shit, my uncle Sev is NOT going to be happy about this!"

'Wait!' said a voice in her head. 'Since when do I call him Uncle Sev?' Then Autumn remembered last night and she blushed, embarrassed about crying in front of him. She couldn't dwell on this however for she was very, very late. Putting on a pair of gray fuzzy sweat pants and a matching shirt she pulled her hair up into a messy ponytail and ran out of her room.

The teen ran into the main chamber, intending to sprint all the way to the Great Hall when she stopped dead in her tracks. Her uncle was there sitting at the dining table calmly reading the Daily Prophet. Seeing that his charge had awoken he folded the paper, placed it to the side of his plate, and gave a mock glare.

Autumn gaped, was he really teasing her or just being a git? "Err, Uncle Severus" she ventured carefully, "Are you feeling alright?"

"Is there reason to believe I'm not?" asked Snape in his usual tone although the coldness was extremely reduced and his mouth twitched ever so slightly. "Toast?" he asked.

"Sure" said the teen sitting down and devouring the breakfast in front of her at an alarming rate. "Eat much lately?" came her guardian's voice, causing her to slow down a bit. As she drank her tea she thought 'mom was right, I really should get to know more about this uncle of mine.' Deciding on a course of action the young girl set down her teacup and looked pointedly at her uncle.

After a minute Snape finally looked up. "Yes?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "What's your favorite color?" asked Autumn. The look of surprise on her guardians face was priceless. "No, wait, don't tell me..." she said suddenly "black!"

Coming out of his shock her uncle managed a small smirk. "no actually it's green, although I like black too." At this answer Autumn rolled her eyes "whatever."

"Alright then" said Snape a bit interested in the conversation now "what's yours?"

"Scarlet and gold?" smirked Autumn mischievously. "Not amusing." Said Snape with a frown. "Fine, fine it's pink." She admitted. "Oh course it is." Growled Snape. "Hey don't kill me because I'm a girl and happen to like a girl color!" she said trying unsuccessfully to hide a grin.

"Alright, I'm asking the next question" replied her uncle. "Favorite sweet?"

"Tough one" began Autumn "but I'd have to say Bertie Botts Beans. Snape made a face of disgust. "Well then, what's yours?" "Honeydukes chocolate" said her uncle.

"My turn to ask you a question." Exclaimed Autumn. 'This was turning into an interesting discussion.' "Let's see, favorite meal?"

"Steak and potatoes" said the man. "Hey me too!" Snape looked amused and Autumn laughed. "Your turn."

"Favorite school subject?" her uncle said with an smirk. "I hate school but I guess defense against the dark arts, you?"

"Defense also although I seem to be incapable of teaching it." Growled Snape. Autumn grinned saying "Them's the breaks uncle." Which received a glare from Snape.

"One last question" put in autumn. "Yes?" questioned her guardian. "How do you feel about Uncle Sev?" the teen asked, her eyes twinkling. "Let's not push it" came the half amused, half annoyed reply.

The pair finished eating and as autumn popped the last bit of waffle into her mouth there was a knock on the door. "Enter" growled Snape coldly. "Jeeze Uncle Severus, if you'd be a bit more welcoming more people might come down here." Her uncle rolled his eyes as the door opened and the headmaster appeared.

"Severus, Miss Snape! There you are, we missed you both at breakfast." Began Dumbledore with a smile. Snape mumbled something incomparable and looked down at his empty plate. The teen smiled at her uncle's embarrassment and replied, "Good Morning Sir, sorry we weren't up there but Uncle Severus and I were getting better acquainted."

It had been worth saying that just for the blush and glare that appeared on her uncle's face. Autumn almost fell out of her chair with laughter.

"Glad to see your getting to know each other" Dumbledore replied with a twinkle in his eye. "Severus I need to talk to you when you are finished."

"Of course Albus," came Snape's slight sneer. "I'll come right now." The two men stood up and walked toward the door. Snape spun around saying "I should be back in an hour if you need me."

"Right, see ya uncle Sev!" shouted the teen and closed the door on her uncle before he could retaliate for the name.

After an hour of continuing reading Hogwarts, A History Autumn grew restless and decided to listen to some music. One good thing about having a pair of muggle grandparents was that she knew all about stereos, TVs, phones, and cars. She popped a CD into her stereo and began to dance and sing along with the music, losing all track of time. Right in the middle of It's Getting Hot in Here Autumn had the feeling she was being watched, the teen stopped mid-dance and spun around, finding herself face to face with her surprised uncle. "May I inquire as to what you are doing and what that song was?" asked her shocked guardian. 'Opps, wrong song for him to come in to.'

"Err, I was dancing?" Autumn said embarrassed. "Dancing?" her uncle questioned. "yea, dancing, you know, when you move your body to the music and..."

"Thank you for that obvious analyze Miss Snape."

Autumn suddenly grinned "ok, ok, we both have officially embarrassed one another in the past hour are we even now?" Snape couldn't surpass a tiny smile at this behavior. "I guess for now but watch you back missy." He said in a mock threatening voice.

"Oh! Did my uncle, the feared potions master just make a joke?" Her uncle's reply was a scowl, "I am very threatening to most people for your information." This reply brought a burst of laughter from Autumn.

"Obviously they don't see what you see, which seems to be pretty amusing." Severus said with a scowl. "Oh lighten up uncle Severus!" the teen said, unabashed by his comment.

Snape snorted and retaliated by asking, "Do you have all of your summer homework done?" Autumn put on an innocent look and batted her eyelashes at him. "Do you honestly think I would put it off to the last minute?"

"Yes" countered her uncle firmly caused Autumn to frown. "You take all the fun out of summer, you know?"

"Yes, shame you are stuck with a professor as your guardian, get to it."

The teen opened her mouth to protest. "Now!" snapped her uncle glaring. "Jeeze Uncle! Maybe I was wrong, you are very scary when you do that." With that Autumn walked off to her room leaving a smirking Severus behind her.

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I know it was short but I promise a longer one next time! This was a fun chapter to write, sorry if you got annoyed with their dicussions. I really need to get Hogwarts started pronto. If anyone wants to make suggestions or predictions on what might happen next I'm all ears!