Family problems, New Love and New life

Disclaimer; I own none of the fabulous Harry Potter characters, nor do I own any of the Buffy/Angel characters, storylines or ideas that I have BORROWED from both these fabulous and amazing people, J.K Rowling, and Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. I only own the plot and a few minor characters.

A big huge thanks to my beta guy GusMan! Thanks gussygoose, you made it easy to write. And to all those that read this story, I hope you enjoy it!

And now, on with the Chapter 2!

The second she sat down, the room started buzzing with talk about how Amelia-James O'Conner, and how Professor Snape was her Uncle.

The occupants of the table she sat at however, were obviously shocked into silence. But only for a minute or two.

Unsurprisingly, it was Lucius Malfoy who broke the silence.

"I didn't know Eliza had married a Draconis." He said rather pleasantly.

Snape sneered. "Neither did I at first. They eloped. Then divorced 3 months later."

"What did she see in him?" Amelia asked quietly.

He frowned. "I wouldn't know. I only ever met the man once."

"Yeah? That's still one time too many then. Guy's a right bastard. Try's to con you out of any and everything. Even his own family." Amelia said, her voice becoming a bit louder and stronger with each word she spoke.

Snape blinked in surprise, and then frowned again. "I thought your parents taught you 'proper' manners." He said sternly.

Amelia just shrugged her shoulders. "What can I say? I don't think they stuck. Or even took to begin with. Besides, when was the last time you ever saw, or mum ever told you, I acted like a 'proper little lady?' Cos not even I can remember. 'Sides, Mum called him worse things to his face. And in public too."

Snape frowned. "Well I expect you to behave your self, and act properly." He said firmly.

During this conversation Dinner had appeared on the table. There was beef, lamb and pork. Potatoes, vegetables and so much more, but Amelia just grabbed a green apple from the bowl in the middle of the table.

She turned to Severus and watched as he filled his plate, slowly eating her apple. Snape turned to her and frowned. "You need more than that."

Amelia shook her head and swallowed her mouthful. "Not hungry. And why do I have to act properly? I doubt you ever did at my age."

"Actually, I did. And what do you mean you aren't hungry?"

Amelia ignored that last part and dropped her apple core onto her plate. "So, are you going to introduce me? Or are you going to forget your manners?" she smirked, mimicking Snapes smirk to a tee.

The blonde lady across from them chuckled. Snape glowered at her.

"Oh come on Severus, she does have a point. Now drop the tough-guy act, we're all Slytherin's here."

Snape sighed. "Very well. The boy on your right is Blaise Zabini. Those are his parents Livia and Braydon."

"Hi. Nice to meet you." Amelia said politely, causing Snape to frown.

"I thought you didn't have proper manners?"
"I don't. But I never said I have NO manners, or that I wasn't polite."

Snape shook his head and continued. "That's Vincent Crabbe and his parents Vanessa and Jacobus. Beside them are Narcissa Malfoy, then her son Draco, and her husband Lucius."

Amelia frowned. "So, I was sorta named after them?"

"What do you mean?" Lucius asked, thoroughly intrigued by this girls question.

"My full name, which I despise because it is so long, is Amelia-James Lucius Draco Hecate Jessamin O'Conner."

Lucius looked puzzled. "Why on earth did your parents name you that?"

"Amelia for reasons unknown to me. James, after my father. Lucius, I'm not sure, I think mom said he was a good friend. Draco, the Latinate for dragon, is for the temper I inherited from both parents. Hecate is a very powerful goddess of wandless magic. And Jessamin was Merlin's first child. Plus I think Mom wanted something fancy to end it all off with." Amelia said.

Lucius pondered this for a moment. "Your mother didn't happen to go by Ari at school did she?"

Amelia blinked in surprise. "Yeah. How do you know that?"

"Same year. And many of the same classes. Despite being a Gryffindor, she was a very good friend. Before I continue any further, this is Jeremy Goyle, his wife Emelda and son Gregory. And beside them is Sophia Parkinson, her daughter Pansy and husband Mervin."

"Hi." They all said.

"So you've never been to school before?" Blaise asked her before she could ask Lucius Malfoy to continue what he had been saying.

"Actually I did. Non-Magic schools. Kinda glad I don't have to go any more. Was kinda flunking a subject or two." She grinned sheepishly.

Snape frowned. "But here you won't will you."

"Course not! It was only Human Bio. And Japanese." She added.

"Human Bio?" Pansy asked.

"Human Biology. How people work, what we're made up of, what we're created of, how we function and all that cra…stuff." She corrected quickly.

Snape just frowned.

"So what else did you fail? Japanese? What's that like Ancient Runes or something?" Pansy asked.

"Ancient Runes? Yeah, I guess so. Although your not learning how to translate it, your learning to speak it, and you have to learn all the different symbols and what they mean. And there're like, 2 or 3 for each letter. And Potions is like Chemistry. Except most of the ingredients you're working with are really dangerous to start off with, and end up being harmless. From what I've read about potions, is that the ingredients start off harmless, and end up deadly! So I'm not sure how much I'm gonna enjoy Potions."

Pansy, Blaise, Gregory, Vincent and their parents all chuckled. The Malfoy's smiled and Snape just glared at her.

To their shock, Amelia glared right back! "Don't look at me like that! After all, you know I'm careful and ask for help if I need it." She said before grabbing another apple before the dishes vanished and the desserts appeared.

"Mr Malfoy."

"Yes?" He seemed rather surprised to be addressed like that.

"You were saying before, that you knew my mother at school?"

"Ah. Yes. And your father. But he wasn't the problem student. That would have been your mother. Remember Severus, the indoor swamp? Yes, your mother was one of the biggest pranksters in the school. If she ever teamed up with a group of boys called the Marauders, then you were safer to spend the day in your dorm room. Remember that time in 6th year that she enchanted every damn thing in the castle to act as though it was in a musical, Severus?"

Snape smiled grimly. "Yes. The coats of armor were always waltzing down the corridors. You couldn't get your food to stop dancing the cancan long enough to eat it. And the goddamn pictures were forever singing out of tune!"

Amelia looked shocked. "Are you sure that was my mother? Because I played a prank at school once and the only one who laughed was my dad."

"Yes. I'm sure it was your mother." He said dryly.

"What prank did you pull?" Vincent asked.

Amelia smirked. "Oh nothing big. Just relived a few of the plagues of Egypt. One teacher had frogs in her desk and cupboard. Another flies. Oh, but I couldn't get enough locusts, so I added in some cockroaches. And managed to color one teachers hair and face blue. Without using magic or a potion." She grinned evilly.

The students at the table burst out laughing, Amelia included.

"Like mother like daughter then." Lucius said, chuckling.

Draco spoke for the first time. "I thought you'd be a Hufflepuff from the way you were acting. Now I've actually met and talked to you, I'm not surprised you were sorted into Slytherin." He grinned.

"Oh, I'm soo glad I met your approval blondie. It means the world to me!" Amelia said sarcastically, dropping her half-eaten apple back onto her plate.

"Eat something else." Snape said.

Amelia shook her head.

"Why not?"

"You try fighting some really disgusting slime covered demon and see if you feel like eating afterwards."

"Demon!" the adults cried.