Hi everyone, and welcome back to another instalment in my Harry Potter fan fic. Thanks to all the people who have read up till now, and hello to all new comers. Sorry for the lengthy gap in-between chapters. Sit back read and enjoy.

The Leaky Cauldron

McGonagall and Snape each kept watch at the front door and kitchen window. 'were risking being expose for a person we hardly know.' Snape thought to himself, pessimistic as always. He lent forward to peek threw the hole in the front door. Looking for a good few moments just to make sure no one was out there, then returned to check on the girl.

while Snape was snooping out the door, Calie was trying to think of things to pack. It was hard. long term she'll need to pack everything, but one suitcase and rucksack is no way near enough packing space. Calie sighed as she depressingly sifted threw the first draw on her left,underneath her wardrobe at the end of her bed. not that there was much point in sifting as it was here underwear draw and she only ever had 7 pairs of white and 7 pairs of black pants 'life's to short to waist time on deciding what colour to put on' something her grandmother told her as a child, and the fact that no one ever saw them. She was a little more adventurous with her socks though. she never has a matching pair on. Calie grabs some slightly matching long and trainer socks, puts them in twos and places them next to the folded pants in her suitcase. then her sports bras were next, then reaches for her favourite bra of them all, a dark purple padded bra with lighter purple netting over it and a singular green bow in the centre. Calie lifted it to admirer it for a few seconds 'this is a keeper' she thought to herself happily and was just about to fold it up when Snape apers from the hall way. They both freeze, Calie still with her bra half raised in the air. Then they blush Calie more than Snape. She snaps the bra out of site behind her back.
"Is there anyway you could speed things up a little, or are you unaware of the upending doom that dwells over you?" Snape Barks, reacting a little harsher than he should have to the embarrassing situation. "No and do you want to know why?.. because no one has actually told me what the f-fudge is going on. Do you know how insane all this is? ...You ...here, being real. I mean you may be used to magic, you've been surrounded by it your hole life!...me!...I'm not, "this" is all a liiiittle to much to take in." Calie never thought she would be this angry never mind shouting at Snape, all the times she wished for Snape to be real to prove all the bully's and physiologists wrong. (a story for another time) she never thought that it would be quite as stressful as this. Snape was taken back by the girls loud response, he couldn't think of anything to say back, not wanting to be ranted at again but he also wanted Calie to pack. Snape did not have to say anything because with a huff Calie threw the bar in her suitcase and stormed into the bathroom to prepare a toiletry bag.

While Calie was out of site McGonagall took this opportunity to calm Snape's impatiens. "Do you think shouting at her will make things go faster Severus?" McGonagall turns her back on the window and takes a few steps towards Snape.
"what else was I suppose to say, mollycoddle her, tell her she has all the time in the world" Snape paces as he speaks, waving his hands at certain words emphasizing them, expressing his anger and impatience, he stops and point to Calie's suit case "she only half pack!Dumbledore- "
"-Dumbledore wishes the girl to come of her own free will, raising your voice isn't always the better option, conceder this." McGonagall interrupts and lifts a photo of Calie in a group with three of her best friends. "her hole life has been turned upside down in a mater of moments. This morning she lived in a world were the only thing she had to worry about was getting to work on time" McGonagall places the photo back down and turns towards Severus "Now she find there is such a thing as magic, that she is in danger from a threat her muggle brain could not hope to comprehend." McGonagall faces the window once more. Snape knew he had been harsh on the girl and that McGonagall spoke sense, he had taken out his frustration with having to baby sit out on the young girl as it was her fault he was in this mess to begin with. Familiar questions began to bubble in Snape's mind once more 'why him?, what is this girl, why is she so important?' Snape glanced over to the sketched photo of himself on the wall. His eyes fixed on its overly saddened expression, wrinkles in places he had not yet got any. A new thought entered Snape 'how did she know him, if this girl new enough about him to draw such a detailed picture, then why is the discoverance of a world full of magic such a shock?' before Snape could ponder any further Calie emerged from the bathroom with her favourite travel pouch, there wasn't a lot to put in it as Calie isn't one of these plastered make up types. Everyone seemed to be into bright colourers theses days, something she isn't a fan of. She took care of her skin, moisturisers, face scrub that sort of thing but never to much make up. Though she did like big dark coloured eye lashes and eye liner. She loved to do her nails once in a blue moon, she wasn't relay allowed to ware make up in her line off work. 'though I guess that's irrelevant now' thinking of work made her think of her friends, how she could be putting them in danger. If her enemies tried to use her friends to get to her or what if they got killed. Would it be selfish of her to leave her friends now alone in the dark 'no not selfish, safer, if they know nothing. Then then can't lie about anything' Calie tried to reassure herself but failed. Calie thought it would be ok to take a few bottles not knowing the next time she would be able to stock up. in all the feelings she had about being plunged into this new world, all the fear, stress and worry, there was a tinny flicker of excitement in there some were, that would surely build up into a scorching fire before she reached Hogwarts. She garbed her England towel before placing the hole lot into her case.

The rest of the packing went smoothly, Snape had no more comments on Calie's speed, though he did keep sneering at her, not that she felt unnerved by it, she'd seen him sneer at hundreds of pupils in her dreams. If she let herself be honest for a few seconds Calie quite liked it. Shed always wondered what it would be like to be in one of Snape's classes impressing him or having him sneer at her. 'I guess I'll find out sooner or later' She smiled as the thought of being in his class and having him linger over her, watching her brew fabulous concoctions getting closer to her the further she progressed 'oh yes' it very much exited her. Calie closed the lid on her suit case as it was now full, she garbed her walk-man, glasses and case, sketchbook and threw them all in her rucksack. And was just about to grab Hanssen her fury stuffed teddy friend when the door bell rang. "hello dear, I think the post men delivered this letter to my room by mistake"
"Miss Blatemore?" Calie whispered to her self, Snape had his wand out at the ready "Oh put it away Snape, she's about 70 years old, what's she going to squeeze your cheeks to death? Still.. begs the question of how she managed to get up here" Calie shoved Hanssen in her rucksack and made her way to the door. 'Three weeks ago Miss Blatemore needed letters delivered to Henry on the first floor, she got me to do it as she could not handle the stairs, I live three floors above her, what the...' Three very load bangs Came from the door almost breaking it, then fate whispers could be heard from the other side. "I know your in there dear, why don't you come out so I can give your your parcel" Calie had a bad feeling about this, she began to back away from the wall and looked to Snape and McGonagall "erm I don't think that, that is Miss Blatemore, what do we do? What do we do?" Calie began to panic they had found her, they were going to kill her, she felt sick and began to tern a whiter shade of pale.

"Severuse, the girl, I'll stay and by you some time." McGonagall pushes Calie back from the door with wand in hand "Get your belongings and go with Severuse" Calie took a deep breath, she needed to stay calm not panic about what lay beyond her door, or the fact that they had found her, going to kill her or kill her family and friends, no, no she needed to think collectively ...'Nope not calm at all, panicking now, very not clam'. then she noticed she had already got a hold of her things 'oh well that's-' Snape Grabbed Calie's free arm and within an instant the world around them twisted and turned, bent and broken in front of her eyes, only lasting but a second. When the world stopped they were outside, a street Calie did not recognise, she felt dizzy and very ill. It felt as if her eye balls were still rolling around in her sockets, she did not know weather to throw-up or pass out maybe a bit of both. Calie could not hold it back any longer. She hates being ill ,specially in front of people. she placed a hand on the boot of a near by car, bent over and empted her stomach. "The feeling, should pass...shortly" Snape said in a silky sarcastic tone looking down at the girl hunched over the back of a car and rolling his eyes slightly, this was becoming an insufferable task for Snape, pulling all his self control he sighed, picked up her suitcase and waited for the girl to finish.

It took several minuets for Calie's head to settle, felling not to good about her self she manges to straighten up "strange? people don't usually react so negatively to Apparition."
"well most ..people an't usually..as travel sick as I ..am." Calie breaths slowly and finally begins to take in her surroundings. A back street of some kind, black and white buildings in every direction, cars dotted along the sides of the street, one singular red post box at the further end of the street. "Are we in London?" Calie asked.
"What makes you say that?"Snape answers with another question.
"The way the buildings look, the road it cobbled and there's a red post box at the end of the street. Just has the London feel to it. woh" Calie turned to face an old run down, damp looking building, you could not see into the windows the hole thing was covered in think black paint, with wood chipped out in places. Hanging out side was a crumbling old sing that squeaked in the wind. the building was Squished between tow normal houses, completely out of place yet she felt the strangest feeling telling her not to look or pay attention to it at all. Snape Began to walk towards the run down building "were are you going?"
"Inside as it is will be raining shortly"
"we can't go in there look at it, its run down, damp and probably home to like a million forms of diseases"
"It looks fine to me"Snape Continues towards the building. Calie has no other chose to follow. As she place a foot onto the First step leading to the front door the sing outside began to change, the paint crumbled away to revel a dull painted cauldron and underneath was written 'The Leaky Cauldron'
"Cool"

And that's it for this Chapter I hope you enjoyed, I will be working On Some Fan art to go with this story, so if i can I'll try and place a link, or if not I'll give instruction to find them. I promise next chapter wont take so long. Don't forget to comment thanks again.