Piper was upset. She liked these people, but she wanted her parents. She didn't care that these new people showered attention on her. She wanted her own parents. She wanted her own room. She wanted her own things.
Piper sobbed. Mrs. and Mr. Weasley were out shopping. Piper was in the care of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Piper sobbed and cried. Hermione tried reaching to pick up Piper, but Piper would have none of it. She didn't want to be held.
"Why won't she stop?" Ron asked.
"Maybe I have a book," Hermione pondered before racing out of the room.
Harry tried to reach out to Piper, but, unfortunately for him, his hand met sharp little teeth.
Harry yelped and Ron looked over. "What's wrong, mate?
"She bit me!" Harry exclaimed.
The sound of the fireplace making noises let everyone know that someone was flooing in. Moments later Severus Snape appeared in all his greasy glory.
Harry and Ron could only wonder how their luck could have gotten worse.
"Is Albus here?" Snape asked.
His question was met with two shakes of the head.
Snape looked over to the crying child. "Were you not left with the charge of her? Why are you not doing anything to help her?" He queried.
"We tried, sir, but she bit Harry," Ron supplied.
Snape let out a long suffering sigh and noted that he had been doing a lot of sighing while in the company of this child. He went over to where Piper had plopped on the ground, still crying. He crouched down and stared at Piper.
Piper noticed him and stared back before reaching up to him and mouthing words.
Snape stared at her while trying to decipher what she was trying to say.
Piper gave up and cried more.
Some deity finally gave Snape a clue as to what she wanted. "Home? You want to go home?
Piper looked up and nodded.
Snape's face hardened into a mask of hatred, "You don't have a home.
Piper thought his hatred was towards her and she went back to crying on the floor.
Snape picked up the child, after realizing his error, and walked to the fireplace. "I will bring her back later. Go back to your studying for school. You will need it." He threw some floo powder into the fireplace after saying a name and disappeared.
Ron and Harry merely looked at each other and shrugged. "Greasy git and crying child. Belong together, if you ask me," Ron commented.
Hermione raced back in, "I do not have a book but I did find" she trailed off after noticing there was no Piper. "Where's Piper?
Harry and Ron looked at each other before saying one word.
"Snape.
I was told the last chapter was too short...is this better?