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Taunting

"We have double potions, double divination, lunch, herbology, then care of magical creatures. For once I just don't appeal to my schedule." Hermione stated in a matter-of-factly tone.
"Well, I for one don't think sticking us with those stinking Slytherins is a good idea." Replied Lavender, "Ow, Ann, that hurt!"
"Well gee, it wasn't supposed to tickle! Besides, you people are my friends, and so are they," Ann indicated the Slytherin table, "And in any case, Draco is my boyfriend. So I'll just ask him to tell his to back off." Ann was a little lost with her schedule, but was happy that her friends and boyfriend were going to be able to help her all day.
After eating breakfast, the Slytherins and Gryffindors, glumly, made their way down to the dungeons for their fist, of many, classes together. The oh-so-ridiculing Snape was waiting for them all as the students made their way into his classroom.
"We have been reading about Veritaserum for three weeks now. So, who can tell me what it is for, and some of the ingredients?" said Snape is his cold, heartless, drawling voice.
No one put up their hands. They knew all to well that he would pick on the new student, Ann. They'd been reading and working on this serum for three weeks now, and the only person who wouldn't know what its ingredients were, would surely be Ann.
"Ms.Marie," Snape spat, "What are Veritaserum's main use, as well as three others?"
The class erupted in whispers of "three others...it only has one use.surely it is a trick question!"
Ann sat still. She did not squirm or fidget with her fingers. Instead, she looked right up at her uncle and said "Veritaserum. Its main use is, when given to someone, for that person to tell the truth. It has only four uses, and only that one is known by most. Two of the others have another ways of curing. The second, to get rid of excessive bleeding of the hand, which can also be gotten rid of by using essence of murtlap. The third is for broken wands, which is only to be used by those with repairing licenses, but isn't often what is used, because if fallen into the wrong hands, Veritaserum can be very bad. The fourth and final use is in muggle mood rings." Everyone was shocked. Not even Hermione or Draco, the two smartest people in their year, knew of the other three uses.
"Very good. Now, please tell the class why it can be found in muggle mood rings." Snape sneered. He knew that his niece knew of the other three uses, but he didn't think that she knew why it was in mood rings.
"Oh come on, that's easy! Mood rings are a type of magic! Obviously used to tell your mood. The first makers of mood rings, are magic folk, and thought it was a good idea for a witch of wizard to know his or her mood or feelings." Ann knew that her uncle didn't expect her to know all-too much about mood rings. "In fact, many mood rings look like this one." She held up a silver band, with a seeming milky blue color in the middle. "I figure that Professor Trelawny would know the exact background of a mood ring. As I do believe you said that she has many mood-telling objects with her at all times!" Ann smiled at her uncles' discomfort.
"I do not recall saying any such thing!" Snape said, trying to stay clam. "As I was said, Veritaserum is a truth potion. Today you will be making it. Instructions are on the bored, and ingredients are in the cabinet. I will split you into pairs." There was a loud, audible grown from both sides of the room. "Potter, you will be working with Malfoy, you two need to learn to get along. Ms.Marie, you and Mr.Pavel will be working together, you two seem to have issues to work out!" The rest of the class was sorted into pairs, and soon everyone was making their potion.
"See, Harry's with Malfoy! Your Uncle doesn't want you two working together, because he doesn't want you two together!" Eric had a smug smile.
"Ya right! Snape just wants Draco and Harry to learn to get along! And in any case wha-NO! Don't put that in there!" Ann yelled.
"This is Rabbits' tongue; it's supposed to go into the potion!" Eric replied.
"Look at the direction you ignominious! It says 'Add dried boomslang skin, then add rabbits' tongue and blah, blah, blah' And after stirring it, it has to turn bright orange, I should know, I've done this before! And it's not orange yet!"
"Look Ann, we'll be fine, it's just a precaution!"
"If I were you, Mr.Pavel, I'd listen to Ms.Marie. Anezka is quite good in potion making. And your adding of rabbits' tongue too soon, will result in my classroom becoming a big mess of glop, which you will clean without the use of magic!" Sane said with a scary smile.
"Ha, I told you! It's orange, add the rabbit tongue." Ann was quite content in bossing Eric around.
"Ann, who the bloody hell is Anezka?" Eric asked her, while adding rabbits' tongue.
"That would be me. My full name is Anezka, Ann for short, and so everyone can pronounce it correctly. Not many people can pronounce my entire name correctly, so I go by Ann Marie."
"So what is your full name?" Just as Eric asked Ann, a girl Ann recognized to be Kristina, walked in the door. She was wearing Ravenclaw robes, and was walking rather fast. Either out of happiness or fear, Ann did not know.
Kristina waved to Ann, and she waved back. "Yes Ms.Maple, what it is?" Snape said in his I'm-so-bored-I-could-die tone.
"Professor Trelawny sent me here to collect, well; she put it, to collect her claiming's. Do you know what she meant, because I do not." Replied Kristina.
"Yes, yes. Tell Sybill that she will receive them tonight at dinner, as we discussed, and agreed upon."
"Yes Professor." With that Kristina practically ran out of the classroom.
"Well?" Eric told Ann, who wasn't paying any attention to him at all.
"What is your real name?...Your full name?"
"Oh, it's Anezka Fayina Marie-Cerin. What's matter to you?"
"I thought your last name was Marie." Eric said, as Ann added the next couple of ingredients to the potion.
"Well, that's my mothers' last name. Cerin is my fathers' last name, and I just only use my mothers'. Again, what does it matter to you?"
"I was just wondering why Snape called you Anezka."
"Because it's my real name, that only my family calls me. Except Harry, because I broke his arm for calling me Anezka when I told him no to."
"What language is it?"
"Will you stop pestering me about my name and pay attention to the potion?"
"It was just a question."
"Well, I am not answering. And add the last ingredient."
As Eric added the last ingredient, Ann stirred it seven times counter clock wise, and it turned clear.
"It looks like water." Eric exclaimed.
"It's supposed to. When you use it on an enemy, you don't want them to be able to tell that it's in their drink, or been put onto their food."
"Very good Anezka, Eric. Now fill two flasks' and label them. After, put them in that cabinet." Snape told them.
The class gradually finished their potions, and after Neville had put a flask with slightly green and yellow liquid in the cabinet, Snape spoke.
"We will be testing these tomorrow during our lesson. Class dismissed." And the bell rang right after he finished speaking.
"Anezka, you will stay after class." Spoke Snape as everyone filed out of the classroom.
"I wish you would stop calling me Anezka, I really do hate that name!" she said back.
"Yes, yes, but your name is Anezka Fayina Marie-Cerin. Meaning pure free one, and pretty dark little one. It is Czechoslovakian, Russian, French and Gaelic. You should not be ashamed of your heritage!"
"Did you keep me after class just to yell at me about my heritage! Because if you did, I'm leaving! I got enough of that bullshit from the man who calls himself my father! I don't need it from you too!"
"No. Anezka, I did not. I had you stay after class, so I could talk to you privately! Not so you could yell at me!"
"Then please, start talking! Because half the class is waiting outside and just heard what we said!"
Snape looked at the closed classroom door. Walked over to it, opened it and saw Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Pansy, and Blaise, all standing as if it were the naturalist thing in the world. "You will leave immediately! And fifty points from both Gryffindor and Slytherin for eavesdropping!" Everyone ran to the Divination tower without a look back.
He walked back to where Ann stood. "And you knew that how?"
"I didn't, I was simply guessing." Ann lied. She had used Legilimency, and none but Harry and Draco knew Occlumency, which they we not smart enough to be using, at that moment.
"Sure you were." Snape said warningly. "Now, what I wanted to tell you was that the man who made you and rightfully calls you his daughter, wants to see you. Dumbledore has already agreed upon the matter, and it is left up to you, weather or not to see him."
"When would I see him?" Ann replied, completely serious.
"Well, the Yule Ball is coming up in one month; it would be then that you see him. He would only be here for that time, and when the parents leave, so would he. He wishes to see you, and also to speak with you."
"Why, after this many years, why would he want to see me! I am but his daughter, Mariamne, was but his half daughter, and after three years of nothing, not even a letter to tell me he is alive, he wants to see me! Why would he even care how I am? He never cared about me, nor do I him! So no, I never want to see the man. For that is all he is to me, a man. The father of mine in him is dead! And I wish to never hear his name until I am dead myself!" Ann started to cry. Her uncle knew not of what to do. So he took her in her arms and held her, trying to console her. In his mind he reaches out to Dumbledore and told him of what was happening. Ann knew nothing of what her uncle was doing, for all she could do at the moment was cry. Dumbledore told Snape to stay where he was and console her. And when he reached the dungeon, it was the gloomiest he had ever seen it. And only Dumbledore knew why it had just begun to rain outside. 'It is almost time. In one month's time, she will have to know, to know that which her father must be the one to tell her.' Dumbledore thought, as he walked into the classroom. "It is alright my dear. Don't worry, if you will just tell me the problem, I will help you best I can." "No." Ann regained her composure as best she could. "I will not. And I refuse to see Kern Cerin ever again, so long as I'm alive!

A/N Anyone who wishes to guess what it is her father needs to tell her, be my guest. And anyone who wishes to make a prediction on what they think or want to happen be my guest! Until next time, I leave you with this oh so short chapter!