The Best Years of Our Lives (a Hogwarts story)

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter I simply own the Idea for this story and my Character Serafina. Kiyoko is copy write of my friend who is writing the next chapter.

By: KaityXBlindXAngel

Sera's POV

(two weeks later)

I jolted up almost in tears, looking over at the clock I noticed it was only four am. I didn't want to go back to sleep in fear of the dream... not wait nightmare. I sat on the edge of my bed wondering why it was coming back to me.. the memory, the one I need to block out. I threw on my cloak and slipped out into the main school. Slyly walking into the DADA class room, I saw my dad sleeping on some papers he should have been checking. I simply nudged his arm and softly said, "hey dad wake up." He slowly opened his eyes and looked at me. "What do you want," he scowled at me as I sat on the floor, "sorry, I couldn't sleep."

"And why is that," he questioned with a slight snarl in his voice, I could tell he DEFIANTLY wasn't a morning person.

"Oh.. umm. a bad dream... well more or less a really bad memory," I said curled up on the floor. I looked away a moment later, "I really don't want to talk about it though." He raised his eyebrow, and then said, "well now I want to know. Well Sera, we can do this one of two ways you tell me or I force it out of you."

"Oh really," I looked back at him interested on HOW we would force it out of me, "and how will you manage that?"

"I am very good as seeing into people past," he said, I really didn't know what the hell he was talking about.

I sighed, "well you'll have to force it out of me then cuz I'm not going to talk about it." He took out his wand and pointed it at me, the next thing I could remember was back in New York City at night.

(flash back)

A thirteen year old Sera was walking down a street late at night headed to a party. She was wearing her Chuck Taylor's, back jeans, a really old Green Day t-shirt and a overly large back zip up hoodie. She then slipped into a old run-down house, there were only about three other girls there. She stood in the corner unnoticed by mostly everyone there, she shouldn't have been there and she knew it. After about fifteen minutes of sitting there just listening to music she was about to leave, until a seventeen year old male stepped in front of her. He had short blonde hair, and hazel eyes, 'Hey Sera where do you think your going?' The thirteen year old Sera tried to force her was past him, 'MOVE Ethan, I don't have your money so leave me alone.' He grabbed her by the shoulders tightly, 'Ah Sera you know I need that money, well since you don't have it you know what that means, right boys?' The only people in the house now were about twenty sixteen through eighteen year old males. Ethan then quickly jabbed his fist into her stomach and pushed her into the group of boys who were taking turns having a punch at her. Sera tried her best to fight them off with her temper raising, she was soon forced into a corner with then surrounding her, this time she knew they wouldn't let her live. Sera then lose grip of all sanity, she quickly pulled out a hand gun and clips from the inside of her hoodie. The only reason she had the gun was because she stole it from her step mom when she was at the bar getting drunk, she wanted to be protected but didn't want to use it; unfortunately that wasn't the case now, she didn't care if she killed them. After about five minutes Ethan, the gang leader was the only one left alive, he was hit twice though, once in the leg and once in the shoulder. 'YOU FUCKING BITCH,' He yelled at her, the girl formally know as Sera walked up to him pointing the gun at his head. 'You wouldn't do it your a pussy nothing more,' She cocked the gun ready to pull the trigger, there was no hope for him, he had taken lives of innocent people and now she was going to take his. 'Then do it, I'll be waiting for you at the gates of hell,' with one final shot she had killed everyone in the gang who even laid a finger on her. After she was running, crying unsure of what happened and why she did it, she buried the gun, deep, so it could never be found again. After she slipped into the apartment where she lived, cover with cuts all over her body and walked past her step-mom's drunken friend who was passed out, she was support to be watching her. She quickly jumped into the shower, not even bothering to take she clothes off as long as she could wash the blood off of her clothes.

(end flash back)

My dad was looking at me, I could feel his eyes watching me, I couldn't see him though I was in tears. I didn't think anyone knew how bad I felt about that hole thing happening, the next think I knew was my dad was on the floor kneeling next to me with his hand on my shoulder. I leaned into him as he hugged me and said, "it ok, I know how you feel Sera." Even though I didn't show it, I was shocked to find out he had taken lives also, we had so much in common it was scary.

Then I looked at my watch again, it was nine am, and I was on my dad's bed. I was surprised that I actually fell asleep again, even more surprised that my dad could carry me and lay in the bed. A moment later I walked back out into the room sitting in a chair in front of his desk on a gloomy Saturday morning. "You seemed to have a pretty hard childhood," his cold voice broke the silence. "Yea, but I really don't wan to talk about it... I'd rather know more about you and mom."

"I'd rather not talk about my past," he snapped, "but.. what would you like to know about your mother?"

I sat there in thought and finally asked, "What was her full name?" I decided to go with easy questions at fist.

"Marissa Kayla Snape, or Pure if your talking about her maiden name." I sat then, it had struck me, the reason Professor Pure looked like me was not because she died her hair like I fist though. Her green streaks, my green streaks, they were natural, she was my mother, she was still alive. That's why Professor M. K. Pure was always so nice to me, and treated me more like a person. "Umm dad, how about I come back later to talk, I just remembered some homework that I had to finish," I lied but her believed me and let me go.

On my way to the Muggle Studies call I saw a girl, she was having trouble carrying some books. I walk up to her, "do you need some help," She had light brown hair, and hazel eyes, she wore the school uniform and her hair back in a pony tail. Well anyways she looked over at me and smiled, "yes please." I took over half the books from her and helped her carry them into Professor Slughorn's office. "Oh by the way my names Amber, Amber Gaunt," she smiled and held out her hand. I shook her hand, "Serafina, Serafina Snape." She looked at me, "so are you really-"

"Professor Severus Snape's daughter? Yes I am," I finished off her question. We talked for a while getting to know each other. She was also a 6th year, but she was a Ravenclaw. After she left to finish up an essay I continued my way to the Muggle Studies room. I walked in and she looked up at me with a smile as though she has been waiting for me, "Ah Serafina, how are you?"

"Hello Professor Pure, or should I say Professor Snape," I said with a smile ear to ear.

She smiled at me and took off her glasses wiping them with her shirt, "you caught me, I was wondering when you would figure it out." I was so cool I was actually meting both my parents in the same year! I ran up to her and gave her a hug. "Sera I'm so sorry you had to be separated from us, but I couldn't let you get killed for my mistake. I had to run and I knew if I had you, they would kill you," she whispered to me. We hugged for a while longer before I came back to my senses, "I... wow! We have to go tell dad, he thinks your dead."

"No," she pulled away looking at me seriously, "He mustn't know, not yet." I looked at her oddly, "why not now?" She then smiled and said, "I'm waiting for the opportune moment to make my appearance." I stayed there and we came up with a plan on how to get them two back together, of course it wouldn't happen until next week. Still this was great I had a real family!

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