Author's notes: Well, I must say, I'm sorry about the great delay in this chapter. I had a major case of writer's block for a while, and then this chapter finally came to form itself.
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Another Author's Note (Added March 5th, 05): Well, I thought re formatting form here on in would be easy, but it looks like it's going to be somewhat more work than I'd originally thought.

Chapter 6: The Argument

A quick scan around the dining hall had told Miss Hardbroom that Selina was not at dinner.
Now that dinner was over, she was making her way to find out exactly why that had been.

She reached the room and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Came Selina's voice from inside.

Miss Hardbroom entered the room and closed the door behind her.
Selina was sitting on her bed, staring out the window, and showing no signs of wanting to find out who had entered.

Miss. Hardbroom started the conversation.
"I noticed you weren't at dinner."
"I wasn't hungry." Selina replied, still not moving to face her mother.
"Well, from now on you will attend dinner weather you are hungry or not." Miss Hardbroom ordered.

"I'll come if I feel like it; tonight I did not." Selina replied.
"You will come no matter what!" Miss Hardbroom ordered again, starting to loose her temper.
Selina sighed in annoyed defeat.
"Fine!" She nearly shouted back.

"Does your not attending tonight have anything to do with what I said earlier?" Miss Hardbroom questioned further.
Selina was silent for a moment.

"Perhaps." She finally replied.
"So it does then. Selina, I'm simply doing this for your own good. Mildred Hubble is not a very good influence." Said Miss Hardbroom.

"So you don't trust me?" Selina asked, spinning around to face her mother and revealing a hurt expression.
"It's not that I don't trust you." Miss Hardbroom started in her own defence.
"Then what is it? There are people at Hogwarts that father believes are bad influences, yet he still allows me to be their friends!" Selina yelled.
"Selina Caroline Snape! Do not speak to me like that! And I demand that you stop comparing me to your father! I am not him, and you're just going to have to live by my rules while you are here!" Miss Hardbroom stated in a very authoritative tone.

Selina was fearful yet angry. As far back as she could remember, nobody had ever used her middle name like that before.

"Well, perhaps if you had acted more motherly towards me, and spent a little more time with me before this, I'd know what you expected! You cannot simply step into my life all of a sudden and expect me to know what you wish!" She said angrily.
"And I do not expect that of you, I simply want you to abide by the rules I give you when I give them to you." Miss Hardbroom said in a much calmer tone.

Her expression showed that she had been hurt by Selina's last statements, as they both knew she made every possible attempt to see Selina when she could and be a mother to her.
Selina again sighed in defeat, knowing that trying to fight back would only make matters worse then they already were.

"Very well mother. I simply ask that you at least try to be a little more reasonable." She said.
"Well, if you're willing to abide by my rules, then I'm willing to try and make them a little more reasonable." Miss Hardbroom replied, suggesting a compromise.
Selina nodded.
"Alright."

"It's settled then, excellent. Now you should get some rest- your classes start tomorrow." Miss Hardbroom replied with a smile.
"Father said that the classes here are nearly the same as those at Hogwarts, is that true?" Selina asked.
"Well, I have arranged for you to have only those classes that you would have had were you at Hogwarts. You may spend your spare time doing homework or helping me with my potions classes. I hear you're quite advanced in that area." Miss Hardbroom replied.
Selina laughed a little.
"You would think that was to be expected of me, seeing as I am the daughter of two great potions teachers." She replied with a smile.
"How very right you are, but we can talk more in the morning if need be; you need to get some rest." Miss Hardbroom said, walking towards the door.

"Wait!" Selina said, getting up from the bed and following her.

Miss. Hardbroom stopped.
Selina walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her in a hug.
"I love you mother. I'm sorry I said what I did."
"Oh, Selina. I love you too. And I understand what you're going through, and that all this is new to you, so it's alright; we all loose our temper sometimes." Miss Hardbroom replied, hugging Selina in return and leaning over slightly to kiss the top of her head.

Selina let go of her mother and headed towards the closet to get her pyjamas.
"Good night mother."
"Good night Selina." Miss Hardbroom replied, leaving the room and closing the door behind her again.

Selina changed into her pyjamas, then crawled into bed and soon fell into a fairly deep sleep, dreaming of what the next day would bring.