A/N: I don't own Harry Potter.
An Unexpected Visit
Sitting in the common room after classes that day would have been relaxing if Harry and Ron hadn't been getting lectured by Hermione who was milling over piles of books. Ron leaned over to Harry and whispered, "I really wish someone would come in and interrupt her. I could care less who as long as she stops." Ron glanced around the empty common room that only the three of them occupied. Harry rolled his eyes.
Be careful what you wish for Ron.
Just then the Gryffindor common room door burst open. The noise was amplified by the emptiness of the large room. The trio looked up and turned to see who had caused the sudden racket and were extremly displeased with who they saw standing before them. "What Draco?" Ron asked bitterly. "This is the Gryffindor room and you aren't supposed to be here so we don't have to put up with you here-."
"there's something going on at school and I think it involves that girl which links it to Professor Snape but he won't admit to anything so I'm going to find out you guys in?" He asked in a rush. They all blinked at him. "Why would you want us to help you?" Harry asked and Ron snorted. "More like why should we?" Draco frowned. "Because Potter, you guys are pretty good at getting past the rules withour getting in trouble or caught." He explained like it was obvious, still glaring at them. "So that explains why you want our help but not why we should do it." Hermione said, walking out from behind her stack of books.
"Oh come off it Granger." Draco said with a sneer. "You mean to tell me you aren't the least bit curious about what's-her-face...?"
"Hazel." Harry, Ron, and Hermione interrupted in unison. "Whatever." Draco replied with an eye roll. "In or out?"
"In." Harry said the exact same time Ron said, "Out." Harry and Ron looked at each other in shock. "Harry!" Ron said sounding hurt that Harry would side with Draco not him. "I'm sorry!" Harry told him. "But he's right, I am curious! You'd be too if she looked familiar-!"
"You've seen her before?" Draco asked, cutting off their argument. Harry shrugged. "Someone that looks like her at least. No idea where." Draco grinned. "Perfect. Follow me." Before Harry could do that Ron grabbed his sleeve. "You want us to trust him?" He whispered to Harry. "No, since there's three of us and one of him. Just bring your wands." Neither of them looked happy about it but they did this and followed Draco down the familiar halls to Snape's Potions classroom.
"We're going to get caught." Hermione said while Draco worked on opening the door. "No we won't." He told her. "Snape's in a meeting with McGonagall. Something about Quidditch I think." He stood upright as he opened the door. "Ladies first." He said looking at Harry and Ron. Hermione just walked inside, muttering "I'm not getting in trouble and getting caught for nothing." Ron and Draco glared at each other and followed her, mumbling to one another while Ron dragged Harry.
Hermione was scanning the shelves while Draco riffled through Snape's desk. Ron was searching the potion racks and every other inch of the classroom when Harry finally spoke up. "Do you guys even know what you're looking for?" He asked the logical question making everyone stop. "We'll know when we find it?" Draco tried. "Brilliant." Ron mumbled. "You know what Weasel-!"
Both of them stopped dead when Hermione dropped a textbook on each of their heads. "Just look." She commanded over their groans of pain. Harry worked beside Draco as they went through Snape's desk again but found nothing of any real importance. "This is pointless." Ron complained. "Well if Potter could remember where he's seen her before." Draco said, leaning against the wall casually. "Seriously how many girls have dark red hair and green eyes?"
"My mom did." Harry said off the top of his head. His eyes widened as he realized what he said. "Oh my god...that's it."
"What's it?" Hermione asked curiously. "Hazel." Harry began. "She looks exactly like my mum."
"Come off it Potter." Draco said. "She does not." Ron turned to him. "How would you know?" He retorted. "How would you?" Draco fired back. "Textbooks." Hermione reminded them, holding one in each hand. Just then they heard voices on the other side of the door. "Hide!" Harry hissed and Draco pulled open a trapdoor and shoved them all inside. He followed a second before the door opened. He left their door open a crack for them to watch the people who had just entered.
Snape closed the door behind Hazel and moved to the front of the room where his desk was. "Don't worry." Draco whispered. "I put everything back in the proper place." Harry, Ron, and Hermione nodded in relief and went back to watching.
"All I'm saying is-," Hazel began when Snape stopped her. "Please. Not now." Hazel frowned. "Sev."
Harry, Draco, Hermione, and Ron all looked at each other and mouthed "Sev?" together and continued watching Hazel, extremely confused. Snape sighed. "What?" Hazel sat on the edge of his desk. "Why can't you be nicer to Harry and his friends?" Draco looked at Harry suspiciously. "It is not my fault Harry is exactly like his father." Snape replied, emotionless. "No." Hazel admitted. "But you don't have to be so harsh. It's not his fault either. And James wasn't that bad of a person-."
CRASH.
Snape had dropped a potion bottle and glared at Hazel. "You know nothing." He told her bitterly. She frowned at him. "I know a lot." Snape turned away from her. "Everything you know you learned from me." He said as he would to a class he was teaching. "Not true." Hazel said, walking up to him. "Sirius and Remus were very helpful." Snape turned to her. "You were talking to them? When? Why? How? Where?" He demanded. Hazel shrugged innocently. "Was I not supposed to? She asked. Snape glared. "No. You were not."
"Why not?" Remus and Sirius are good friends. Especially Sirius..." Hazel trailed off, smiling sweetly. Snape just shook his head. "Sirius tried to kill all of you." Hazel rolled her eyes. "Do I have to go over this again?" She asked. "Telling me I was wrong and Potter was right? No you don't." He said frowning. Hazel kept smiling at him. "Don't take it personally. We all get it wrong sometimes." Snape looked at her. "Have I told you how much like your mother you are?" Hazel's smile grew. "Only a couple million times." Snape smiled. "Then stop being like her." Hazel hopped off his desk. "Nope." She laughed and walked back to the door with Snape following her.
Once their voices faded the group emerged from their hiding place. Draco turned to the other three. "Believe me now?" He questioned. The other three nodded, looking vaguely disturbed. "What was that?" Ron asked. "Creepy." Harry stated. "That was creepy."
"He smiled. Snape smiled." Ron went on. "You will never see a stranger sight." Hermione added. "I told you." Draco gloated. Hermione glared at Draco and he grinned even wider. "What?" He asked innocently. "Did I know something you didn't know?" He kept smirking as he left the classroom. By the time Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed Draco was out of sight.
A/N: Please don't forget to send me feedback, predictions, and questions. Thanks for reading Chapter 3!
~Chameleon52 2/23/13
