A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while...tons of things have come up...such as me going to California forover amonth...(with NO computer access...SOB)...then lent...and then ff.n decided to not let me login for a while, because it's mean. In conclusion...hahaha...I feel important when I say that...I shall update the upcoming chapters more frequently...and it'll take less than four months for me to do so.


There was over an hour of silence that took place in the sixth year girl's dormitory. During which, Hermione took the time to read a little ahead in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Only by seven chapters though, she wasn't really in a studying mood. In the middle of chapter eight Hermione heard the door to her room open, but it was followed by dead silence. Believing that her roommates didn't close the door all the way, she chalked it up to a tiny breeze in the hallway and continued her focus back on the book, drowning out all sounds around her.

While turning a page she felt a hand gently touching her shoulder and she screamed. At the sound of the scream the person who the hand belonged to burst out laughing. A few seconds later Hermione caught her breath and turned around to look at the culprit who was now on the floor, tears poring out of her eyes.

"Nix!" Hermione shrieked and stood up to lecture the first year.

"Hey, you told me to come in here when I finished unpacking." The younger girl smiled up at her newfound aunt, feeling no intimidation whatsoever.

"That doesn't mean you can come in here and scare me half-to-death." Hermione responded, shocked that Nix would respond in such a way.

"Your paranoia is no fault of mine." Nix rolled her eyes and plopped herself onto Hermione's bed. Hermione held her tongue, not wanting this visit to be just a bickering match.

"Can I ask you a personal question?" Hermione calmed down and questioned her niece.

"Sure you can," Nix smiled, "and if you're lucky I might even answer it."

Hermione laughed a little, already knowing that she was going to have gotten such a response from the eleven-year-old. 'This must be how kids act in America.' She thought to herself and focused her attention back onto the other person in the room. "Actually I have two. One, why are you wearing a hooded robe in this castle? It makes you seem, well, like a Slytherin. Also, what could've possibly caused the sorting hat to have taken so long to sort you?"

"It took me a while to be sorted?" Nix asked, wondering exactly how long she had taken.

"Almost twenty minutes, I believe."

"Oh, is that no supposed to happen?"

"Actually, the longest I've even seen it take was a few minutes."

"You must all have really short conversations then."

"Conversations, with the hat?" Hermione's eyebrows raised and a small smile formed on her lips. Her niece surly was a strange one.

"Yeah, he knows tons. He sits up in Dumbledore's office you know. I asked him about my Pater."

"Nicholas?"

"Yeah, we were trying to decide where to put me, and he told me that I had many qualities of my Mater, and then many of my Pater. I became curious, and asked him a few questions."

"What sort of questions?" Hermione cut into her storytelling.

"Oh, just 'What qualities do we share' and whatnot."

"So?" Hermione looked eagerly at her.

"So, we both can be a little too blunt at times." Nix smiled, finally having something she could share with her father.

"What about the robe?" The older girl gestured to the article of clothing.

"Oh this? I'm very fair skinned, couldn't you tell by my name?" Her hands flew up and she had a look on her face that said she couldn't believe that nobody understood her name.

"What?" Utter confusing showed all over Hermione's face, which was a very rare occurrence.

She smirked at Hermione's features and said very slowly so that nothing would be amiss, "Think basic Latin!"

Hermione racked her brain for a few seconds until she figured it out. "Oh, Nix…Snow!"

"Yay!" Nix said so that Hermione couldn't tell if it was full of sarcasm or not.

"Anyway, it was a little bright outside so I put it on before I got to the train station. I wear it a lot, it belonged to my Pater. I guess I don't need it on anymore."

She took off the robe and Hermione got a good look at her niece for the first time. "Oh my, you look just like him."

"Who? My Pater? You know what he looked like?" Nix jumped off the bed and flew towards Hermione.

"Yeah, I have a picture of my sister and him standing together." She turned around and reached into the drawer to show it to Nix.

"I've never seen a picture of him before! I think I told you that. I don't remember. Oh my, I'm going to spaz." Nix was bouncing off the walls, overly impatient about the miraculous event about to take place. She was going to see her father. Not in real life, no. That was impossible. But she was going to see what he looked like, finally.

"Okay, hold on. Let me get it out!" Hermione finally put her fingers on the frame and pulled it out for Nix to see. Nix took hold of the picture and traced the outline of her father.

While she was lost in thoughts of him, Hermione was studying the younger girl's features, comparing them to those of her parents. Nix's hair was similar to that of her mother's, with a light sandy brown and curls that Hermione would've killed for. She didn't understand why both her mother and sister's hair was so manageable, but hers was wild. Now Nix had it, the world was just cruel sometimes. That was the only resemblance she shared with her mother. Everything else came from Nicholas, the light blue eyes, the thin long face, and the light complexion. It made her look much older than eleven. One could even assume that she was about fifteen years of age.

"Hermione." Nix whispered, just barely loud enough for Hermione to hear.

"What is it?" She looked at the little girl with a worried expression on her face.

"It's just that…" But she couldn't finish her sentence because her eyes started filling with tears and she clung to Hermione's shirt.

"Are you okay?" Hermione asked as she wrapped her arms around the usually strong girl. It was a bit of an awkward situation, seeing Nix crying. Hermione could tell just by looking at her that she hardly ever did, and she wasn't exactly sure what to do in this case. Her best friends were boys, very insecure boys who wouldn't ever think about crying in Hermione's presence.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, it's just…this is the first time in my life I've ever seen him. Even if it's just a picture, it's more than I ever expected."

"You can keep the picture if you'd like." Hermione suggested, embracing her niece and smiling down at her.

"Thanks so much, it's more than I could ever have hoped for. I guess I'll see you tomorrow." She got up and walked over towards the door.

"Where are you going?" The older girl shot up off the bed and ran over towards the door.

"I'm sorry, I just can't really talk much right now. We have class tomorrow, and I don't want to be to preoccupied."

Hermione accepted this answer, although she would've loved to stay up talking about Millie. Finding out everything that had been going on with her lately. But before Hermione could change her mind, she bid farewell to Nix and closed the door to the dorm room.


A/N: Sorry the chapter was so small, but the next chapter will be longer. I just didn't want to start into a certain part of the story yet. It would go by WAY to fast, so I knew this would have to be a short chapter. SO...what do you people think of Nix?

RESPONSES:

HpC0ldplay: I was wondering if you liked Coldplay and/or Harry Potter. Okay, see…I am a nerd! I love Coldplay, just so you know. Maybe I should write some Coldplay songfictions…anyway, thanks for complementing my Colin character…I didn't think anybody noticed that…and…Sniff I'm just so happy you noticed!

tongarisangel: Aww, I missed you! I hope you update a lot more…and I loved your newest Cowboy Bebop story…MUSHY MOMENT!

Esrb99: Yeah, Ron and Hermione probably won't kiss for a while…although I would like to be horrible and mention that I finally kissed my boyfriend, shortly after our fourteenth month anniversary…yay!

Me...and myself...and I: FINE, I suppose I won't have Harry and Parvati get together…party poopers! And I'm definitely adding a TON more Nix. I really love her character.

Shantazzar: I updated less than four months later…is that good enough for you? And don't worry, the next update will be faster…since I'm not in California…and it's not Lent…so I have nothing much to hold me back.

Stella Blu: I wanted to add so many of the characters to the Gryffindor house, but I had to space them out evenly. Besides, I think she'll fit into her house fine…:D ANYWAY, woo, I'm a great mind! (Is now going a 'woo, I'm a great mind' dance)…You get to do it as well!

tigger2025643119: Thanks! I wasn't really sure how to do Hermione's roommates…so, I needed that encouragement!

Coco-Pop: More will happen with Ron and Hermione…later…maybe soon, maybe not soon. Depends on how many chapters it'll take me to add a certain thingy about Nix. Mwahahaha!

Bhekie: YAY! Thanks for the review, and complement…you're so nice…hahaha…!

Linwe Amandil: Ron…stop being Ron…hahaha! That's no fun! I think Ron's more fun as a blundering idiot.