Here's the second chapter! Hope ya'll like it!

And, once again, I don'town Harry Potter or any of the things in the books or movies!

Chapter Two

Of Lessons and Discoveries

Two weeks into term

Natalia and Harry were sitting in Potions class, brewing a potion. They had been using silver knives to cut some of the ingredients, and Natalia accidentally nicked her finger. Snape took the bloody knife and gave them another. Harry cut some of the ingredients, while Natalia tried to stem the blood flow. Snape came back into the classroom from his office and saw Natalia. "Go see Madam Pomfrey," he said. Natalia sullenly nodded and picked her things up, dropping them in her bag. Then she swung the strap onto her shoulder and left the classroom, heading upstairs. Natalia finally reached the hospital wing, and walked inside. Pomfrey saw her and sighed, "What happened?" "I nicked me finger with a knife in Potions," Natalia said. "Alright, come over here," the nurse said.

Natalia sat on a bed and Pomfrey pulled her wand out. With a simple incantation, Natalia's finger was healed. "There. Now try to be more careful in Potions from now on." "Okay," Natalia said, and left the infirmary. She went downstairs and outside, knowing Potions was almost over, and they had Herbology next. She walked away from the castle, and heard a voice, "Watch where you're going human." Natalia looked around. "Who said that?" she asked. "I did human," the voice said. Natalia looked on the ground and saw a small garden snake glaring at her.

Natalia knelt on the ground. "I'm sorry." she said. "Wait, how are you talking to me?" "It'ssss ssssimple. You're speaking the sssnake language." "I am? Wicked," Natalia said. "What's your name?" "Name? What isss thisss name you ssspeak of?" "A name is something somebody uses to refer to someone else," Natalia explained. "Oh. I do not have a name," the snake said. "Oh, that's okay. Can I give you one?" "Yessss." the snake said. "Okay. Hmmm…wait, are you a he or she?" "Sssshe," said the snake. "Okay then, how about Pepper?" "I like that name." said the snake. "So Pepper it is."

"Hey Natalia," Harry said, coming up behind them. "Another speaker!" Pepper said. "Speaker?" Harry asked. "Everybody here speaks!" Natalia sighed. "Pepper's talking about the snake language. Parseltongue," she said. "Parseltongue?" Harry asked. "Wicked!" Natalia rolled her eyes. "C'mon Harry, we've got Herbology." "Wait!" Pepper said. Natalia looked at the snake. "Aren't you taking me with you?" "Oh yeah!" Natalia said, and let Pepper curl around her wrist, under the sleeve of her robe.

At dinner, Natalia and Harry were sitting with Katherine and Yumiiruka. The four had quickly become friends. Natalia was eating her chicken, and feeding Pepper small pieces of the chicken. She didn't see Snape watching her, a calculating look on his face. Pepper's small head poked out from beneath Natalia's sleeve. From across the table, Pansy shrieked. A moment later, Natalia felt a hand on her shoulder. "Come with me Natalia," Snape's voice sounded above her. "Move! Now!"

Natalia stood up and followed Snape downstairs, into his office. He pushed her into the chair in front of his desk and he walked around behind it, sitting in his chair. Natalia couldn't help but wonder what she'd done to incur Snape's wrath. Snape watched her for a moment. Natalia felt like a prisoner. "Where did you get that snake?" he asked silkily. "Outside, on the grounds this morning," Natalia answered. "I almost stepped on her and she yelled at me." Snape's obsidian eyes narrowed.

"You speak Parseltongue," he said. Natalia nodded. Snape sighed. "Well, I fell there is something I must tell you," he said. "What?" Natalia asked quietly. Snape stared at her for a moment before pulling a light green parchment out of his desk. Natalia stared at it. She opened her mouth, and Snape spoke. "It has been soaked with ancestry potion," he said. "It's green to represent your family's house affiliation." "My family? How-wait!" she remembered the bloody knife from Potions. Snape nodded. "I overheard your aunt this summer mentioning your mother being Katrina Snape, and I wanted to see if it was true. It is, judging by the potion's results, and your changing appearance." "Changing appearance?" Natalia asked in confusion.

Snape sighed and conjured a mirror, handing it to Natalia. Natalia's eyes widened at her reflection. Her hair was darkening, and rapidly growing, stopping at her shoulders. Her eyes were darkening to a deep blue, her facial features were becoming more prominent, and she was getting a little taller. As this happened, she was in a little pain, and her discomfort showed on her face. Snape stood, and left the room for a moment. When he returned, he handed her a small vial with a lime green potion in it.

Natalia took it, and felt instant relief from the pain. It didn't take too long for her appearance to stabilize. Natalia gasped. "You're my daughter," Snape said plainly. After a moment, he spoke again. "Nothing to say? I expected screaming that it's not true," he said, a look of amusement on his face. Natalia looked at him. "If I was a gryffindor, then yeh, I probably would've screamed. But I'm not. I'm a slytherin. You're like our father anyroad," she said. Snape couldn't help but feel touched, even though he knew it was true. To him, his little snakes were like his children, so he could see where Natalia was coming from.

"Well," he said, hearing footsteps in the corridor. "You'd better get to your dorm. Your friends might wonder what I've done with you." Natalia laughed. "I doubt it," she said. "But I'd better rejoin them anyroad." She got up and went to the door. "Daddy?" she asked. Snape looked at her. "Can I tell me friends?" He sighed. "I suppose, or they'll kill you when they do find out. Just don't tell anyone else." "I promise," Natalia said. "Night daddy." She left, closing the door behind her. 'She called me daddy!' Snape thought, his heart lifting.

Natalia walked into the common room, and was instantly bombarded by Harry. "What'd Snape want?" he asked. "We need somewhere where we can talk and not be overheard," she said. "Oh, by the way," Harry said cheekily. "I like your new look." Natalia half-heartedly glared at him. "Cheeky bastard," she said. Harry grinned. "Yep, that's me!" he said. "Yes! Flying lessons tomorrow!" Katy yelled happily. "With who?" Natalia asked, a sinking feeling in her stomach. "The gryffindors," Katy said. Natalia felt her stomach plummet. "Great. Malfoy's gonna try something! I just know it!" When she fell asleep later, Natalia dreamed that they were all up on their brooms, and Malfoy was flying around gloating that he knew how, and knocking everybody else off their brooms.

Natalia was tossing and turning in her sleep, covered in a cold sweat. Tidgy the house elf sensed her distress and got her father. Severus came into the dorm and shook Natalia awake. Natalia's deep blue eyes focused on her father. "Dad?" she asked wearily. "What's going on?" Her father sighed. "Tidgy woke me and said you were having a nightmare. Want to talk about it?" her father asked. "Not really," Natalia said. "It's kind of stupid." "That may be," her father said. "But it's obviously shaken you up quite a bit. Come on." Natalia stuck her feet in her powder blue slippers and her bathrobe and followed her father to his private chambers.

He sat her on the big, black leather couch in front of the fire. He went into the kitchen briefly and came back with two mugs of hot chocolate, one of which he handed to Natalia. "Talk about it," her father gently urged. "It'll make you feel better." Natalia sighed, knowing it was no use to argue with her father. At least, not when she was so tired anyhow. "I dreamed of flying lessons tomorrow," Natalia started. "We were all in the air, and Malfoy was flying around, gloating that he already knew how, and he was pushing the rest of us off our brooms and laughing when we hit the ground." "Then?" Her father asked. Natalia shrugged.

"That was it. That was when you came in and woke me up," she said, feeling slightly better now that she'd gotten the burden of it off of her chest. She realized that her wand was still on the stand next to her bed, and her face fell into her hands. Luckily, her mug was on the table in front of the couch. "What's wrong now Nat?" her father asked, sighing. "My wand's still in the dorm. What if one of the other girls tries to steal it and use it?" "Don't worry, they won't," Her father said, an evil glint in his eyes. Natalia looked up and her deep blue eyes narrowed. "Da-ad! What did you do?" Her father laughed. "Don't worry!" he said. "I put a spell on it so you are the only one who can use it." "Oh, okay," Natalia said. "You're so paranoid!" Her father chuckled. "When you're in a position like mine, it pays to be paranoid," he said. "Now, it's time for you to go back to bed," he said. Natalia sighed. "Oh, okay," she said, and stood up. She went back to her dorm, and crawled into bed.

The next morning, Natalia was picking at her breakfast, not really hungry. "What's the matter?" Harry asked. "I'm looking forward to flying lessons too much," Natalia said. "I know what you mean," Harry said. "I'm excited about 'em too, but I'm worried I'll make a fool of myself in front of Malfoy." "Hey, don't worry," Natalia said. "We can take 'im!" "Yeah!" Yumiiruka said. "Ruka," Natalia said, looking at her powder blue-haired friend. "Are you sure? You've been a bit off color lately." "Hey!" Ruka exclaimed. "It was just a minor cold! And Madam Pomfrey says I've completely fought it off!" "Okay, okay! Sheesh!" Natalia said. "Relax! I was only teasing!" After breakfast, the four went out onto the grounds with their fellow slytherins and the gryffindors.

"Good morning class!" Madam Hooch said. "Good morning Madam Hooch," the class said. "Stand next to a broom, stick your right arm over it, and say up!" Madam Hooch said. Natalia stepped up next to a broom that looked like it had been in a fight with the Whomping Willow. She grimaced and said, "UP!" Her broom instantly jumped into her hand. So had Harry's. Ron's rolled over on the ground, and Neville's didn't do anything. They were shown how to mount their brooms, and Neville's took off, and he fell off, breaking his wrist. Hooch said, "I'm going to take this boy to the hospital wing. You had all better be on the ground when I get back or you'll be out of Hogwarts before you can say quidditch." Natalia sighed as Madam Hooch led Neville inside and was about to dismount when Pansy held up her Aerosmith CD. Natalia looked like she could breathe fire.

"Give that back Parkinson!" "No," Pansy sneered. "I think I'll leave it up on the roof!" She flew up in the air and snickered. "What's the matter Snape? Scared?" Natalia growled and flew up, stopping in front of Pansy. "All right, hand it over!" Natalia snarled. "No," Pansy sneered again, and threw it as hard as she could. Natalia growled and flew after her flying CD, having to dive to catch it. She nearly crashed into the ground near the dungeons, but came up without earning a scratch. She landed back with the rest of the class, looking triumphant. That is, until…

"Natalia, what in God's name did you think you were doing?" Natalia heard her father's worried voice. "I thought you were going to kill yourself!" "I'm sorry daddy, but Parkinson stole my Aerosmith CD and tried to throw it so I couldn't catch it!" "Come with me," her father said. Once they were out of earshot of the rest of the class, he said, "Don't worry, you're not going to get expelled. However, Parkinson is going to have several detentions with Mr. Filch." Natalia snickered evilly. "So what's going to happen to me?" she asked curiously, almost afraid of her father's answer.

"Well, slytherin does need a new seeker," he said. Natalia's eyes widened. "Y-You mean," she said. Her father smiled. "Yes, you're going to be the seeker," he said. "For this year at least. I want to hear you're training as hard as you can, or I might rethink my decision of not punishing you." "Okay!" Natalia said. "I'm going to have to talk to the Headmaster about bending the no brooms for first years rule so you can have a good broom to play with," Severus said. "When you get the broom, act responsibly." "Sure," Natalia said.

Okay, the second chapter's done! Now I just have to write the third! I think I've got a partial idea how to write it, so it hopefully won't take too long. Review please!