Alright I am going to try and redeem myself. So two chapters in one day I am going to try and go for two more. Hopefully by then you will all have come to forgive me. I must warn you that it is harder then it looks...I don't have Microsoft Word anymore so I am using this generic crap that has the suckiest spell and grammar check ever. I am usually pretty good with grammar but if this seems rather sloppy I am sorry.

Chapter 6

Aurora had seen her father mad but at this point she thought he was now beyond mad. His face was contorted into a very strange position that Aurora could only describe as unimaginable fury and disappointment. It got to the point that Aurora just chose to continue to study her feet. She had been in trouble a couple of hours ago, got out of it, and was now right back in it again. It just seemed that she could not win no matter what she did.

"You were seen," he snarled. "By no less than seven muggles…do you have any idea how serious this is?"

"Dad," Aurora began, shaking from head to toe. "The barrier had closed…we had no way of getting here…the train had left!"

"Are you not a witch?" Severus spat. "Do you not have a father that works at Hogwarts? Aurora Evans Snape if you would have taken the time to think and Floo me I would have come and got you myself! Merlin girl do you ever think? Even if you didn't get on the train I would have noticed you were gone!"

Aurora bowed her head once more, why hadn't she bloody well thought of that? Severus was completely right, she could have just called him over the Floo and they could have gotten to the school that way. Merlin's, bloody, beard she felt like a fool.

"Aurora Evans if you were not my daughter I would expel you!" Severus growled. "You not only did much damage to a priceless Whomping Willow but you both could have been severely hurt yourself!"

"Sir," Ashley said breaking through her father's rants. "It really isn't Rory's fault…it was my idea…I was the one that forced her-

-Silence!" Severus snarled. "Aurora is a big girl that can think for herself and I highly doubt you could force her to do anything!"

Given the different circumstances Aurora would have taken that as a compliment…but right now she knew better than to smile or even move her head.

"Aurora Evans, look at me!"

Damn, she was totally content with just staring at her shoelaces. Slowly she looked up into the dark eyes of the Potions Master. She wanted to cry when she saw the anger and disappointment edged into her features. Closing her eyes slightly she just tried to imagine that he was no longer there. But it was pointless…and she ended up feeling wet, salty, tears slide down her cheeks. She felt so ashamed…and crying in front of Ashley was embarrassing, but the tears just kept falling.

"W-We'll go get our stuff." she sniffled.

"What are you talking about, Rory?" Ashley asked, grabbing her arm.

"He's going…to expel us…" Rory cried. "And he should…we deserve it…"

Aurora bawled her fists and swiped at her eyes, hoping that she would be able to stop crying sometime soon. But just having Severus stand there was enough to make her feel like scum.

"Mr. Blake," Severus said coldly. "Go to the boy's dormitory and stay there for the rest of the evening."

Aurora reached for his hand but she didn't grab anything but the short hem of his robe. She watched in fear as Ashley left and she felt the strange urge to just want to run after him. Being alone with an overly angry Severus was just something she did not want to experience.

"Sit Aurora." he said rather stiffly.

Aurora practically dropped into a chair as soon as her father summoned one for her. What was he going to do? Would he finally be so fed up with her antics that he would finally deliver some corporal punishment? Severus promised to never do that, and Aurora knew that her father was very good at keeping most of his promises.

"Daddy," she whispered. "I'm sorry…I know that this was a big deal…and I'm sorry…I don't know what else to say."

"Aurora when I saw that you were in that car I thought I would have a heart attack! You let Ashley Blake drive? A twelve year old drive! What was going through your head?"

With a shrug of her shoulder's Aurora bowed her head, she didn't know what had been going through her head. All she knew was that if she could do it over she would. It seemed that she was always having these moments with Severus. Moments where she wished she could just turn time back and be able to try again. But life just did not work like that and now she was paying the price for her reckless behavior.

"Are…are you going to give me away?" she sniffled.

Severus swiftly moved in front of her and kneeled down. He gently coaxed her face into his hands and sighed. He knew that she was still insecure but it was getting to the point that Severus just didn't now how to assure her anymore. It actually made him think that she used it to avoid real punishments.

"Aurora Evans you know that I love you and that I would never give you away," he released her face and leaned on his desk. "But that is besides the point…the point is that I must try and decide what punishment would be best suited for such an offense."

Severus cocked his one eyebrow and smiled slightly. Aurora didn't like that look…that was a look of utter satisfaction one that let Aurora know her father had come up with the perfect repercussion for her actions. Merlin…what could the evil mind of the Potions Master have in store for her.

"I think you should serve detention with Professor Lockhart." he said light heartedly. "He speaks so fondly of you and I know that he would just love the very idea of a whole evening with you."

"Dad!" Aurora shouted appalled. "Anything…spank me…make me scrub cauldrons…but please…please do not make me sit through a detention with that man."

"I think it would be a very productive night for you." Severus said sternly.

"Daaad-

-No Aurora Evans Snape! You are lucky I don't throw you off the Quidditch team!"

After hearing that threat Aurora immediately fell silent and she bowed her head. Quidditch or moron…Quidditch or moron…sighing she decided that she would take the golden haired hack job over losing her seeker position on the Slytherin Quidditch team. She nodded and waited for Severus to dismiss her.

"Did you get hurt?" he asked randomly. "Anything cut or bleeding?"

Aurora reached to her forehead and pulled her hand back. There was a small film of blood that coated her fingers and she showed her father who kneeled down in front of her once more. Taking out his wand he held the tip to the slightly open cut and Aurora cringed as she felt the skin close and re-seal itself.

"Daddy," she whimpered. "That hurts."

"I know, but it will be done in just a second." he said softly.

Aurora wanted a hug…she wanted Severus to stop being mad at her. She wanted her daddy back for more than five minutes. Aurora silently took a vow right then and there. She wasn't going to make Severus mad anymore! From now on she was going to try and be the perfect daughter!

"I love you daddy," she said as he pulled the wand away. "And I'm sorry."

Severus sighed and placed a small kiss on her forehead.

"I know you are sorry and I love you too, you just need to learn to think before you act." Severus took a seat at his desk and rested his elbow on the sturdy wood. "Your father had a track record for getting into trouble and I would not like you to follow that example."

"I'm sorry dad," she yawned. "I'll try and be better…I promise."

"Aurora," Severus said with a grim smile. "I know how children are…and if I thought you could actually keep that promise I would have made you make it a year ago…however I know that you are a magnet for trouble so I do not expect you to."

"Dad…I can behave."

"I know you can behave…the fact is that you choose not to. Aurora going with Ashley was a choice that you made, talking back to me this morning was a choice you made, everything you do is a choice only you can make. I just wish that you would try and make the right one once in a while."

Aurora felt tears form in her eyes.

"Are you saying that everything I do is wrong?"

"No." Severus said with a shake of his head. "Not every choice…but most of them are ending up that way. Do you believe it was right of you to get in that car with Ashley; rather than call me?"

Aurora shook her head and accepted a tissue her father handed her.

"No…I see what you mean…I need to think things through before I do them."

Severus smiled and nodded. He knew that Aurora was a good girl, but she had James's Gryfindor DNA in her just as much as she had Lily's. Merlin blood adoption would help her with her reckless acts. But because of how week she had been last year Severus had been advised by Mike not to perform it. This year it would be different and he planned on going through with it. He wanted it to be a surprise so he hadn't mentioned it yet to his little girl, but by the end of the week he should have a proper appointment set up and they would be able to go to St. Mungo's and go through the procedure.

"Daddy," she said changing the subject of his thoughts. "I'm hungry…can…can I have supper now?"

Severus loved hearing Aurora say she was hungry. Compared to how little she ate last year to how much she ate this year he was practically overjoyed to hear her ask for food. Smiling he took out his wand and conjured a small tray of roast beef sandwitches, two bowels of French Onion Soup, and a small plate of French bread. Severus hadn't been able to eat while Aurora was gone. He had worried himself to the point that food just seemed to nauseate him.

"Dig in, love." he said gesturing to the spread.

Aurora took a sandwich for herself and one of the bowls and began eating. Everything always tasted so good when the food came from Hogwarts. Aurora loved when Professor Dumbledore would invite them to have supper at the school. The food was always perfect and the desert was heaven. But she could see that Severus had skipped out on desert. Apparently being in trouble meant no pudding for her.

Severus watched from over his own plate as Aurora shoved food into her face. She knew well enough to keep her manners but it still looked like she was trying to shove more food in her mouth than what would fit.

"Slow down Rory," he said with a chuckle. "You have plenty of time to finish, there is no rush…and no one is going to take it from you."

Aurora nodded and swallowed. Sometimes she would forget that she didn't have a certain time limit to when it came to eating. When living with the Dursley's they gave her about ten minutes and when she ate that fast it just made her sick.

"Sorry, daddy." she said dabbing her mouth with a napkin. "I'll go slower."

"See that you do," Severus said spooning a bite of warm soup into his mouth. "I don't want you getting sick."

"Okay," she said nodding. "Daddy…do I really have to serve detention with him? I learned my lesson…can't I just serve a detention with you?"

Severus cocked his one eyebrow and looked at his daughter with a rather shocked expression.

"You are no doubt the only child that would rather had a detention with me." he chuckled. "Are you sure you are in your right mind my dear?"

"Daddy?" Aurora chuckled.

"No," Severus said with a small shake of his head. "Because you know that you will just end up having tea with me or scrubbing cauldrons…but if you are with him at least I know you will not enjoy it."

"Who says I enjoy scrubbing cauldrons?" she asked setting her sandwich down.

"You did…when you said you would rather have detention with me."

Aurora sighed, she should have known it wouldn't be that easy. Pushing some of the onions in her bowl to the side she looked up at her father. She was full now, but she knew that Severus really hated it when she wasted food. Taking another bite she looked down at her fork.

"Aurora," Severus said, noticing her struggle a bit. "If you are full that is fine…it was a lot of food."

With a slight nod she sat back in her chair and closed her eyes. She didn't take the time to notice how tired she was until it slapped her in the face. All she wanted to do at this point was go to bed.

"When will I be able to eat like normal people?" she mumbled.

"Love everyone eats at their own pace," Severus said clearing the tray and plates. "And you did very well."

"But I can never finish anything," the little Slytherin continued. "I'm a waster."

"You eat like Lily did…she never had much of an appetite."

"Did my dad?"

Severus pursed his lips slightly. He noticed that as Aurora started to get older she had more questions about James. The only problem was Severus really did not know how to answer her. He still detested everything about her father…but he didn't want to hurt her by saying so. He knew that James was like any other Gryfindor…they stuffed their faces without any manners or consideration of others around them. But he couldn't say that.

"He…he had an appetite." he said rather stiffly. "But Rory it is okay if you are not exactly like your parents."

"Daddy…what were your parents like?"

Severus didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say, it had taken all of his might to not just kick Aurora out of his office so he could get his hands on something and break it. His parents…his mother had been a saint…but his father…he hadn't told Aurora of the abuse he had gone through and he didn't want to! He didn't want his child to know the abused lineage he came from.

"My mother's maiden name was Eileen Prince…she was a very lovely woman…"

Severus looked to the clock and saw that it was about ten-thirty and he decided that now would be as good a time as any to dismiss Aurora to bed.

"I think you should turn in, Aurora." he said standing from his desk. "I'm going to do the same as well."

"Dad…can I see if Cedric is still around before bed?"

One look from Severus and Aurora knew she had her answer…sighing she left before her father tried to give her two more detentions with Lockhart. The Common Room was practically empty the only person there was Ashley and he was randomly staring off into the fireplace. She hoped he wasn't mad…

"So what's our sentence?" he grumbled. "Did daddy throw us in detention."

"Ashley," Aurora said sitting next to him. "We could have been expelled."

"You mean I could have been expelled." he spat. "Me…not you…not daddy's little princess."

"Do you have a problem?" she spat. "It wasn't my damn fault that he found us! It was not like I went to him and told him to come and punish us!"

"No but you sold me out!" Ashley spat. "Oh daddy…we should be expelled…daddy I didn't know what I was thinking…daddy, daddy, daddy!"

"I did not SELL you out!" Aurora snarled. "You know what…Draco's right…you're nothing but a big…a BIG JERK!"

Feeling tears come back to her eyes Aurora raced from the common room and went up to the girls tower. She tiptoed to her bed and tried to remain as quiet as possible. She didn't want to wake anyone, but even she could not suppress her sobs. She liked Ashley…and she just could not believe that he had the gall to talk to her like that. Aurora hadn't sold them out…it was Ashley's fault that they had bloody crashed…he needed to learn to damn well drive.

Closing her eyes she pulled her blanket up around her neck and just allowed her exhausted body to submit to sleep…she was so tired…so very tired.

I am sorry once again for the delay in chapters, but I promise that I will make it up to you! I did not forget you all on here, I was just in a horrible rut. But I am back and the story is a go!

(no flames :) )