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CHAPTER 13: Acceptance
Snape's face contorted with anger. "POTTER!"
Anna just got a dreamy look on his face. " Yes, he's great isn't he. I'm going to the Fall Ball with him."
Snape shook his head, " Absolutely not! I forbid it!" He ordered.
Anna stood up out of her bed, " no you will not!" She ordered back.
Snape looked disgusted, " You will not go with that arrogant prat!" He said.
" First of all I don't even know what a 'prat' is, and I will take who ever I want!" She said with a sneer.
" Not if I can help it." He finished with a smirk.
" Well you can't, Dumbledore won't forbid it just because my father doesn't want me to go!" She siad wiping the smirk right off his face.
Snape couldn't take it anymore, " YOU WILL NOT GO WITH HIM!" He screamed in frustration.
" I WILL GO WITH WHO I LIKE, AND I JUST HAPPEN TO LIKE HIM!" She screamed in the same tone.
Snape blew up, " YOU WILL NOT GO WITH JAMES POTTER!" He yelled. Realising his mistake he sat down on the bed next to her and put his face in his hands.
Anna face fell, she made his way to him and knelt down infront of him. " Harry is not his dad." She whispered as she pried his hands away. "I don't know what kind of connection you had with his father, but you can't keep living in the past." She finished.
Snape sighed and shook his head. "It's hard to forget." He said sadly. " Nobody's asking you to, just don't punish Harry for what his father did." She said quietly, when he didn't responed she sighed.
"Would it be fair for people to treat me like a Deatheater because my father once was?" She whispered quietly. Snape's head snapped up, but once he saw the pleading look in her eyes his anger fadded.
He shook his head, "no." He replied. He thought for a minute then said, " alright, you can go." He finsished wiith a heavy sigh.
"DADDY!" She squealed and tackled him with a bear hug. " Thankyou! I love you." She said pulling away. She jumped back in her bed and fell into a peacefull sleep.
Snape was in a trance like state until he noticed her even breathing. He stood up and made his way to his chambers. All the while replaying the words in his head, ' I love you'. No one has said that to him in almost fifteen years. Yet he couldn't wipe the growing smile off his face.
Anna made her way back to the common room the next day. She saw Harry by th fire, staring in the flames. As she went up to him she did a double take. She swore she saw a man's face in the flames.
"ANNA!" Harry jumped in surprise. "Wh-what are you doing here?" He asked as if hiding something.
"Uh, this is the Gryffindor common room Harry." She said in confused tone.
Harry nodded his head, " oh, uh, right." He said. " "It's great to see you back!" He finished, Anna just shook her head and sat down on the couch next to him.
"So when's the ball?" She asked, " I still need to get a dress and everything." She finished smiling.
"So it was alright with your dad?" He asked slowly.
Anna smirked, " after some persuasion." She said in a sneaky tone.
Harry smiled and said, " The ball is on September 25th." Anna's eyes grew wide.
"HARRY!" She yelped, he looked at her startled, " what?" He asked.
Anna huffed, " I only have two weeks to pick out the perfect dress?" She asked outraged.
She turn around and put her head in her hands. Harry moved next to her and put his arms around her.
"I'm sure you'll look beautiful in whatever you decide to wear." He whispered.
She turned around and faced him, "really?" She asked. Harry nodded his head. Anna smiled and turned her body and wrapped her arms around his neck. They slowly leaned into eachother, BANG! Ron came stumbling through the door.
" Oi, Harry! Can you believe Hermione, she just-", he then cut off noticing the position Harry was in. "Uh, I can come back later." He said looking down embarrased.
Anna giggled, " that's alright Ron, I have class tommorow. I should be getting to bed anyways." She gave Harry a hug goodnight and then went up to Ron and gave him one. "Night boys!" She called ascending the stairs. "Night Anna!" They called back.
"Thank you Ron." Harry said in a sarcastically sweet voice.
Ron just shrugged and said, " I didn't know what you were doing." He then looked at Harry, " when did that happen?"
"When did what happen Ron?" Harry asked lounging on the couch.
"You and Anna." He said as if the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yesterday." Harry mumbled, " I took her to Diagon Alley and then asked her to the ball." He admitted his cheecks turning pink.
Ron laughed, " jeesh mate, you get on fast." Ron said happy he wasn't still upset about Ginny. It was akward having your best friend and sister hating eachother, Harry laughed.
Upstairs while Anna was getting ready for bed, she heard sniffling coming from Hermione's bed.
"Hermione?" She asked pulling back the curtain. She looked to see Hermione, her eyes red and puffy.
"Hermione what happened?" She asked sitting on her bed.
"R-Ron asked m-me to t-the b-ball." She sniffled. Anna was lost. "Wait, isn't that a good thing?" She asked.
"Y-yes, but t-then I s-saw him and Lavender!" She cried.
"Why? What did he do?" Asked Anna concerned that Ron would do something like that.
"N-nothing, " She said starting to calm down, " but she (hiccup) was flirting with him." She said while trying to control her hiccups.
"Did he flirt back?" Anna asked, guessing that this was all Lavender.
Hermione was a deep thought for a minute then replied. "No," she whispered, confirming Anna's guess.
Anna smiled, "See! You have nothing to worry about, he asked you not Lavender." She finished.
" What if he wants to ask her instead?" Hermione thought, " she's alot prettier, and wears make up, and is known for her beauty." She sighed, " I know people think I'm just book worm Granger, but I am a girl!" She said in her defense.
Anna shook her head, " I think Ron knows that." She said with a gentle smile. Hermione smiled " Really?" She asked.
Anna smile grew bigger," of course! Who wants to go with a bimbo with fake hair and too much make up?" She exclaimed. Hermione giggled. " I suppose you're right."
Anna straightened her back, "I'm always right!" She said with a finger in the air. Hermione laughed. Anna looked down at Hermione seeing left over tears, " no more tears?" She asked wiping them away.
Hermione smiled, "no more tears." She agreed, Anna smiled. "Good! 'Cause you and me are going dress shopping this Friday!" Anna exclaimed turnng off her light.
"Goodie!" Hermione sarcastically whispered into her pillow.
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That's all for this chap. YUP, this chappie was filled with teenage drama about dresses and dates, but hey, they are teenagers! Ya I know it sucks that people keep interupting the moment with Anna and Harry, but eh, that's wat makes it funny. Next chapta will be up soon! REVIEW PWEASE! I GIVE YOU A COOKIE!