(Hello again! I know I'm slow to post, but I'm pretty sure this one got up sooner than the last one. I have some serious writer's block. I'm also in the middle of Midterms week.yuck But at leat today I had a free period. I got to hang out with my friend and watch POTC in the tech room. The pluses of having friends in tech crew.. Um anyways, I've been inspired by the movie Edward Scissorhands. I put up a fic for that, too. It's called like... " Whatever It May Be, It Will Be Amazing" I think that's it. I hope it'll catch on like this one has. So, here's chapter 20! Enjoy!)

The bell rang, signaling dinner time for everyone at Hogwarts. There was a lot of bustling going on throughout the halls. Students chattering and ghosts floating by. And a very grumpy Ron Weasley standing in the middle of it. The Golden trio was standing in the entrance hall waiting by the grand staircase.

" But 'Mione, I'm huuungry." Groaned Ron, sounding like a small child sick of clothes shopping with his mother. Or at least that's what it reminded Hermione of.

" And do your feet hurt too? Are you sick of old ladies?" She asked a bit annoyed by his whining. He was so immature. " We told Dark we'd wait here. She'll be coming along any second now."

Harry was somewhat amused by the two. Their bickering was so pointless that it was almost funny. He waved to some of the other Gryffindors as they passed.

Dark heard the bell ring, and got up from her seat at the library. She had been doing her homework. Walking down the hallway, someone clear their throat behind her. She turned to see her dear Professor Snape. He looked a bit angry and was holding a fluffy grey bunny.

He thrust the bunny into Dark's hands, as if it hurt for him to touch it. " Why didn't this one go away like the others?" He demanded, wiping some loose fur from his hands.

Dark beamed at him. " You cuddled it." she said. " It feels all loooved!" With that she huggled the bunny. " Aww, you're all soft. And grey. I'll call you Dusty." Her voice was high pitched.

Watching her talk to the bunny, Severus couldn't help but smile. She could be very caring, and yet so evil. He spoke again. " If you're done with that now, I think my owl would like a treat." He smirked, he knew he wouldn't do it, but the looke on her face would be amusing.

" What?!" She asked. " No, I just named him! You can't do that once you name him!" She said. Severus chuckled to himself. Dark went to the Entrance Hall to meet her friends.

" Nice bunny."

" Thanks... let's eat."

But it seemed that the others wanted to know where Dark's furry friend came from. Once her story was finished, the others faces with laughter. " He cuddled it?!" Hermione managed to gasp through her laughter. Dark smiled and nodded.

After dinner, Dark went up to her room, and transfigured a goblet into a cozy little basket for her new buddy. She smiled with satisfaction, and put Dusty to bed. She was in the mood for a walk. She had a lot of things on her mind.

Casually strooling the corridors, Dark saw Ginny doing the same. She greeted the redhead, and they walked together. After a lot of pleading on Ginny's behalf, Dark finally told her everything that was bothering her.

" Seriously? Snape? That's um, well, how'd you manage that?" Ginny asked in disbeleif. She almost seemed impressed. " I can understand the older men thing, but that's a bit...old. How'd you do it?" She continued, when she noticed Dark wasn't going to answer the first question. " Well?"

" Quite frankly, I dunno." Dark shrugged. " I don't know how. I don't know where it's going.... But you should have heard him when he realized I tricked him into a closet full o' bunnies!" Dark grinned. " Coulda' made a pirate blush." This one earned her an odd look. She just smiled and shook her head.

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Christmas came and went very quiclky, at least to Dark. She went home for the hollidays to see her family. It was really nice.

Now that she was back in school, Dark was ready to study for her N.E.W.T.S, and also to continue with her quest of annoyance.... But seeing as it was Saturday, and a Hogsmeade trip day. Things had to wait a bit.

Walking down the cobbled roads, Dark chatted with her Gryffindor companions. Theybought loads of chocolate from Honeydukes. It was on sale from after the holliday rush. Dark had a butterbeer in the Leaky Cauldron with her friends. It was a good start of the new term, but soon the work would pile up again.

As the sun was getting low, Dark headed back towards the castle. She walked alone and in silence until someting caught her attention. Actually, that would be an understatement. A snowball had made contact with the back of her head.

Dizzily trying to regain her footing... as well as the memories from her fifth year of life, Dark looked frantically around to see the source of the snowball. This was made difficult by the brightly colored spots still dancing in front of her eyes from the sudden impact.

" Whho dunnit... sonuvaaah....." She slurred. Then she spotted Professor Snape, who was standing nearby with a smirk on his face. He waved.

" Who's that?!" Dark asked, pointing to a space behind Snape. When he loked around, Dark scooped up some snow in her mittened hand and waited.

" There's nobody - oof!"

Dark laughed. " Oh, come on! You fell for that?! It's elementary, that one!" She laughed harder, accidently snorting loudly. Not even Severus could contain his laughter at that. Thus started the greatest two person snowball war Hogwarts had ever seen. It lasted for about half an hour, before a panting Dark fell over on her back after being brutally whitewashed. Severus sat down, also worn out. Dark, having to have the last input, lazily threw loose snow at him.

( Short? I am in a total creative slump here, so I'm sorry. I got exams on the mind. I'll start on the next chapter after this week.)