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SURPRISING CHANGE

Chapter 4

It was dinner time and everyone was in the Great Hall, except Natalie and Severus. They were in Severus room. Severus was getting dressed while Natalie took a shower to get the grease out of her hair after doing all those potions. Severus had already showed her over half of the potions she needed to catch up with everyone. Not that she needed to. She already knew how to brew all of them. She had Severus Snape from her time to thank for that. Even if Natalie had to learn all of the potions on her own, Snape had given them really advanced lessons. The potions Severus had just showed her she did in her third year at Hogwarts. She suspected that even Neville Longbottom would be better than most of the sixth years here in the past.

Natalie exited from the bathroom dressed in her new school uniform. She looked at her watch and swore.

"Severus, we really have to go. Dinner had already begun!" she said.

They quickly run towards the Hall but they met Dumbledore on the way there.

"Excellent! You're here. Severus, you can enter. Natalie, I want you to wait outside until I introduce you to the school." He told them.

They walked towards the Hall where Severus and Dumbledore entered while Natalie stayed alone in the hallway.

In the Hall the students were talking about their day in Hogs made. Professor McGonagall gently tapped her spoon to the beautiful gold rimmed glass that looked brand new, probably thanks to the house elves. When the Headmaster stood up the silence enveloped the Great Hall as the children quieted down to show their respect for the greatest wizard of the age.

"Dear students, can I have a moment of your time, please? Thank you. Tonight is a special night for Hogwarts. Today someone transferred to Hogwarts from a smaller school in America. She is very good at magic and I believe that she will like it here. She was sorted into Slytherin. Please help her since she isn't familiar with the school. Please give her a warm welcome; she will need all the happiness she can get for she has lost her family and friends not to long ago." Dumbledore told them.

Natalie opened the door when she heard him finish. Headmaster and she had come up with the story earlier that day. They didn't know what to say to the students but the Headmaster had come up with that rather great and believable idea. She entered the hall, her long black hair swirling around her. Her Slytherin robes, which were green, looked magnificent on her. They enchanted her beautiful emerald eyes. She walked along the head table and sat at the Slytherin table by herself. She was to shy to talk to anyone; it was weird because before, she had mostly talked to boys. Now that she was a girl she would have to talk to girls about girl stuff. It was weird getting used to being a girl.

She didn't know what to say to her new classmates. If she rambled the way Hermione did the Slytherins would shoo her to the Ravenclaw table within minutes and she didn't think that the Slytherins enjoyed talking about Quidditch like Ron did.

'This sucks. Are there any girls out there who like potions and Quidditch? I will turn into Voldemort if there is!' Natalie thought to herself.

She ate her meal in silence. About twenty minutes later she was joined by Severus Snape who was in same prediction as she was. He didn't have anyone to talk to. Everyone watched amazed as they began rambling about potions. Gryffindor's, Huffelpuffs, Ravenclaw's and even the Slytherins were having trouble trying to understand half of the conservation they were having. Severus and Natalie talked about the ingredients the rest of the school hasn't even heard about but they seemed to know because they kept talking about it.

Currently, they were talking about the Spinster Poison Beetle. Spinster Poison Beetle could be found near water mostly. They are dangerous spiders and don't bite if you handle them carefully, most people found them fascinating Creatures.

"Do you know the properties of the Spinster Poison Beetle, Natalie?" Severus asked.

"Yes, of course. It kills a person who is infected in twenty minutes." Natalie answered.

"Yea. But ironically, it is used in most healing potions."

"Maybe, but the ingredients used in healing potions combined with the poison make it harmless and by adding a few chosen ingredients you can make a really powerful healing potion."

"Yes, I would love to try some potions with really rare ingredients." Severus exclaimed. He too was exited at the prospect of having a partner in potion that could actually brew something correctly. He was usually the one to brew it and cut the ingredients because his partner was totally helpless.

"Who wouldn't? I'd love to see if I can try combining basilisk poison with phoenix tears!" Natalie enthusiastically said. She was practically bouncing on her seat.

"I think it would work if you add a drop or two of willingly given unicorn blood. Of course, phoenix tears would also have to be willingly given or it wouldn't work." Severus said.

They were brought out of their conservation by Dumbledore who was telling them that it was time for bed. The Ravenclaw's, Huffelpuffs, Gryffindor's and Slytherins all marched out of the Great Hall lead by their prefect. Natalie walked along side Severus. A prefectescorted the First years and Natalie to their Common Room. The First years still had trouble going around the school without getting lost.When they arrived there they found out that the password was Basilisk. Natalie thought whether she could enter the Common Room if she said Open in Parseltongue. She shrugged and entered after Severus nudged her. Inside they found Professor Masia Shydia, their potions teacher and Head of Slytherin house. She was a kind woman and Natalie couldn't think of the reason why the future Snape would act like he did in class. She always thought that he had a really bad potions teacher and that he adopted his manners but now she saw that it wasn't the reason.

That was until she remembered the conversation that headmaster and Severus had in the hospital wing about being at the order meetings.

'Of course' she thought 'he is a spy. Wonder what makes him want to spy against Voldemort?' was all she could think before the Slytherin head of house began talking.

They were brought out of their conservation by Dumbledore who was telling them that it was time for bed. The Ravenclaw's, Huffelpuffs, Gryffindor's and Slytherins all marched out of the Great Hall lead by their prefect. Natalie walked along side Severus. A prefectescorted the First years and Natalie to their Common Room. The First years still had trouble going around the school without getting lost.When they arrived there Natalie found out that the password was Basilisk. Natalie thought whether she could enter the Common Room if she said Open in Parseltongue. She shrugged and entered after Severus nudged her. Inside they found Professor Masia Shydia, their potions teacher and Head of Slytherin house. She was a kind woman and Natalie couldn't think of the reason why the future Snape would act like he did in class. She always thought that he had a really bad potions teacher and that he adopted his manners but now she saw that it wasn't the reason.

That was until she remembered the conversation that headmaster and Severus had in the hospital wing about being at the order meetings.

'Of course' she thought 'he is a spy. Wonder what makes him want to spy against Voldemort?' was all she could think before the Slytherin head of house began talking.

"Welcome to Slytherin, Natalie. I heard about your family and I hope you are alright. I also hope that you like this school and that you look forward to your classes. Everyone, you can go while I explain some rules to your new housemate." Professor Shydia said.

The rest of the students left while the professor talked about all of the rules, both the school ones and the individual rules of the Slytherin house. Many of them she found unfair, like the one about not talking to the Gryffindor's, but she didn't protest because she really didn't want to get on her head of house's bad side,. When she thought about it, she knew it was because the Gryffindor's treated them like shit and that she was only tying to stop her Slytherin's from being hurt.

"And of course, I have to tell you where you will sleep!" she said after she saw that Natalie was nearly asleep on her feet.

"Boys dorms are behind the picture of Yulion Slytherin. He is a guardian to their door. The girls are allowed to enter the dorms but they have to be out of there at eleven at night. The only exception to that rule is if you have a teacher's permission. Girl dorms are thought the right Corridor and when you come across the picture of Julion's sister, Almie Slytherin, tell her the password, which is corialote. Well then, go to your dorms so you aren't tired tomorrow morning for your first classes of the year. You will have my class first thing in the morning so rest well." She finished with a smile on her face.

"Night Sev, hope to see you again some other time!" she said when she saw that he was still in the Common room.

"Yes, I will see you tomorrow some time. It is great to have someone to talk to about a subject you love. Not many people like potions like we do!" Severus said as he left for his dorm. He was glad he had met Natalie because for once he had had a great conversation with someone with the love of potions, someone who appreciated the subtle art of potions making.

Natalie yawned and went to her dorm. She had a dorm to herself because the other dormitory was full. She changed into her night gown, brushed her teeth and then went to bed after putting her hair up. Having not done it before was pretty hard, but it went alright. She could not wait for tomorrow to see Severus and go to potions class. She briefly wondered whether she would be bored in Potions as she had already done the potions.

A/N: Sorry for not updating. I just added some new things to this chapter. Hope you like it! Please leave me a review!

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