"Finally
we arrive" I said and pushed open the Dungeon doors.
"Nice
of you to joins us, Miss Alexia"
Stacie stepped right in and
my father gave her a knowing glare.
"Take a seat, and wait
after class, I need to speak to you. Now take a seat" He said in
a cutting tone.
I dont know why I was expecting for him to give me
a warm welcome hug but I did and since I didnt get it, I was
angry.
"Where would you like me to sit, Professor?"
"Next to Mr. Malfoy"
"Lucky" I heard a
girl whisper.
Stacie sat quickly next to a girl with red hair and
shrugged while giving me an apologetic look.
I smiled at Draco as
I sat next to him. Maybe I was lucky.
We took notes during class
and made a small potion. Nothing big or flashy but I was bored to
death.
"Class dismissed" My father said and once
everyone was gone he approached me.
"Why were you late?"
"I dont know" I didnt exactly want to tell him that it
was Stacies fault. He would get mad at her.
"What do you mean
you dont know? Dont let it happen again, Alexia"
"God,
thanks for the warm welcome" I said and stood up, I grabbed my
book bag and began walking away.
"Alexia, Dumbledore would
like to see you" He said, it was actually quite random. Firs
were talking about being tardy and then Dumbledore. What a weird
conversation.
"Why?"
"There are some things he
wants to tell you"
I found this really weird. What would
Dumbledore want to tell me?
"What does-"
"Alexia,
stop asking questions and just go" He said quietly and turned.
"Fine" I said and hurried out of the Dungeon. Sometimes
I wondered how my mom, not that I really got to know her since she
died when I was little, had fallen in love with my father.
It
wasnt until I got to the entrance of his office that I realized I
didnt have the password. How was I going to get in?
I leaned back
against the wall and sighed. It was all my fathers fault. I closed my
eyes and tried to think. There was no way I was going to be able to
figure out the password.
"Are you alright?"
I opened
my eyes to see Oliver standing a few feet away from me. I nodded.
"Its just that, I feel really stupid, but I dont know the
password" I said and looked at him.
"Stupid? No, youre
not stupid trust me, I never learned the password back when I was in
school" I chuckled.
"Well, actually I never did get it.
My father he forgot to give it to me"
"Your father?"
"Snape" I said and stepped away from the wall. He was
speechless and looking at me with shock.
"Yeah, I know I
look nothing like him right?" Oliver nodded and laughed.
"You've heard it before?"
"About a million
times"
It got quiet for a while and I felt really weird. I
hate it when theres silence. Its killer silence, you know?
"Well,
Im on my way up to Dumbledores office, you can stay and try figuring
it out or-"
"Yeah I think Ill go with you"
He
smiled and let me go before him. Then he said the password and we
both stepped on. I was on the second step he was on the first. I was
the same height as him then. I looked every where I could to avoid
his eyes. I actually felt stupid because I was actually feeling
something for a teacher!.
"professor-" "Oliver,
when you say professor it makes me feel really old" I laughed
and nodded.
"So, Oliver, why is it that youre teaching
again?"
"Well I have a year off before I go back to
playing in The PuddleMere United quidditch team"
I was
actually really interested in this. After all I used to be the keeper
of the quidditch team back at Beauxton.
"Im
not really a teacher"He said and smiled at me.
God, that
smile and those eyes. They could win over anyones heart. Just looking
at him, his lip lightly parted and standing so confident, made my
heart beat quicken. In fact it felt like it was over 100 degrees
right now. I think I was ready to sweat too.
"Im more of a
fill in, you know" I nodded but I really wanted to get there. It
seemed like it was taking for ever. I didnt know how much longer I
could just stand there looking at him with out actually telling him
how I felt. How do I feel?
"You can go in first" Oliver
said to me.
"Are you sure, because I can wait, I mean, you
were-" I really was talking to much.
I think he knew I was
nervous. I didnt take a genius.
"Dont worry Ill wait" He
said and sat down on a chair. I smiled a bit nervously and knocked on
the hard wood floor.
"Come on in, Alexia" I opened the
door and entered.
I have never, ever, seen such a beautiful
office. None, can measure up to it. I mean it. The frames, the
surroundings, and everything was just awesome. It really felt like
home. I know it sounds weird but I really just stood with their with
my jaw open.
"Come on in, Alexia, sit down" I snapped
out of it and sat right across from Dumbledores desk, where he sat
with the Daily Prophet in hand. He eyed me through his half moon
glasses and I swear I saw his eyes twinkle.
"You look just
like her" I was a bit confused but then I realized he was
talking about my mother.
"You knew her?"
Talking
about her always made me feel this sadness that made my nose itch
like I was ready to cry.
"Yes, I knew her very well"
"Did she go to this school before?" He nodded and
smiled.
"Im really glad you decided to come, I wasnt sure
that you would agree but Im glad you did How fair was it that my
father couldnt even say hi and this total stranger could?"
"What is it you wanted to talk to me about, headmaster?"
"Im going to ask you to please keep the questions until I am
done. What am about to tell you might be a bit surprising"
I
nodded and wondered what in the world he would tell me. I knew it had
to be something serious because of the way he was saying it.
"Your
mother, she was the most beautiful woman in the world, I was with her
her whole life. I know youre wondering why. That is because I am her
father."
I was literally ready to faint. That meant that
Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of his time, was my grandfather. My
grandfather.
"I
wanted you to come because I think it's time that you know the truth.
You're father decided, shortly after your mother died, that you
should stay away. The reason why I do not know but I simply wanted to
meet my granddaughter"
I didnt even realized I was crying
until my tears reached my mouth and left a salty taste. I was crying
because I had a family. Not just my father, who doesnt seem to like
me, but a grandfather.
I stood with out really doing it, I mean
really my brain was frozen but somehow I moved across the room to
where he stood and hugged him. I hugged him and cried like a baby,
something I didnt do very often.
"Im really glad that you
came, Alexia, because a long time ago, when you were little, I
promised you that I would be there for you. I didnt know then that I
wouldnt see you again. But now that youre here, I want to let you
know that Im going to be here, to listen, for anything you need"
I cried and looked up at him. He smiled gently, yet he still had
this serious look to him. Grandpa I felt his warm hand reach for my
chin. Youve grown to be just like your mother We stood there hugging
until I noticed that Oliver had entered. He was sitting there looking
at both of us. He smiled at me. I knew then that he had known all
along. Thats how he knew my name. Thats why he was being so nice. Not
because he liked me but because of my grandfather, but that didnt
matter then. I was just happy to see my grandfather. The one person
that would finally tell me all the things I wanted to know about my
mother. My savor, my guardian angel
