Chpater 3

Sophius looked at the old man sat behind sat on the opposite side of the desk nibbling sherbet lemons, smiling gleefully.

'No wonder he is always happy he is on a sugar high.' At the thought she heard Sorros, sat next to her, choke with trying not to laugh. She smiled, raising her hand to conceal it whislt catching her father out of the corner of her eye glaring at them.

"Right then," Dumbledore started with a knowing twinkle in his eye, "Let's sort you two into your houses." He stood and Sophius watched as he crossed the room and take a worn dirty looking hat off the shelf.

'I'm gonna have to wash my hair again after this,' she thought sourly and was rewarded with Sorros' choking again. Dumbledore regarded them both with a faint flicker of amusement on his face.

"Let's get this over with, my dear so you can run off to wash your hair," he directed at Sophius before placing the hat on her head.

'Ummmm. a quick mind yes certainly. A soul for revenge I see. But bravery and loyalty beyond. Where to put you?'

'Don't have a clue but make it quick you're messing up my hair.' She didn't know what kind of affect it would have on the hat but it seemed to make up it's mind.

"SLYTHERIN!" it shouted.

Sophius shrugged her shoulders, 'Daddy's house,' she thought with a quick smirk turning to see the hat placed upon her twin's head.

Sorros raised his eyebrows as Dumbledore paced the hat on his head. 'Umm. Hey,' he thought to it. 'Ah. Interesting a similar mind to that before . Very intelligent. Yes indeed. But loyalty as well. ummm.'

'Can I be of some help maybe,' Sorros heard his sister think in his head, 'Put him in Slytherin!'

'Slytherin eh?'

'Slytherin sound good to me,' he thought at the hat.

'Yes you'd do well in Slytherin but what about Gryffindor?'

'We said he wanted to be in Slytherin!'

'Ah but he could be great in Gryffindor.'

'Yes but he want to be in Slytherin.'

'Well then it better be...' Sorros looked to hear what the hat shouted. He glanced at he sister who wore a triumphant smile on her face.

"GRYFFENDOR!"

He closed his eyes and thought to the hat, 'This is your idea of a joke isn't it?'

'Now why would you think that?' It thought back before been removed.

Sorros looked over to his twin and the glare she was directing at the hat was murderous.

"Well, well. " Dumbledore stated "It seems that you will be swapping dormitories!"

Both Sorros and Sophius now aimed their glares at the elderly Headmaster who was once again nibbling on the end of a sugar quill.

Severus Snape rolled his eyes at the Headmasters comment then stood to escort his children out of the office. The twins must have been talking to each other because as soon as they had passed he gargoyle they split and ran down the corridor without a word to him.

He watched his white haired daughter flee down the corridor and was instantly reminded of her mother.

(Flashback)

The girl's hair flew behind her like a soft white cape as she ran for her dorm. Her footsteps were not the only ones to be heard in the deserted hallway.

" Melissa!" the follower hissed. The girl, Melissa, stopped in her flight from the young man who had followed her. He caught up and stood behind her, standing a foot taller than her.

"Melissa please, I'm sorry!" he whispered, glancing around warily for the caretaker.

"Sorry? Sev you could have been killed!" she exclaimed in a whisper turning to face him.

"I wasn't!" he pointed out.

"Thanks to James BLOODY Potter!" she returned glaring at him.

"How was I to know it was another bloody trick?" he retorted, anger creeping into his voice.

"Oh come on Severus, it was Sirius who told you!" Severus glared at the mention of the Gryffindor's name.

"Well you'd know all about Sirius Black wouldn't you?" he snapped at her. Melissa's grey eyes narrowed and her face-hardened to look much like her brother's.

"That again!" she started her voice as cold as her eyes, " I believe that I've had enough of this and until you are ready to stop being a jealous git then I suggest you keep out of my way. Unless, of course, you'd like to deal with my brother?" She raised her eyebrows and Severus looked at the floor, " No? Then goodnight!" with that she turned and left him alone watching her retreating form.

(End Flashback)

" Oh Melissa, I'm sorry!" Snape said to himself before heading back to the dungeons.