A/N: Chapter 2. This is just a new story I've been writing, I've been oddly bored and inspired lately. I have about 10 Chapters written, and 11 is in the works. So if I get a good response I'll continue to write. Reviews are loved, and more importantly enjoy! Oh! Important, I'm not British so I'm not going to totally brutilize the story by trying to write like I am. I may add in a few words here and there but that's about it.
"DOOR!" I yell unnescessarily loud hearing Severus grunt slightly at the sound of my voice. The both of us were sitting in the Library, I was being forced to read some boring Potions book, in reality I was just starting at it moodily and flipping pages every few minutes. We both knew it. Every year he made me read some book that just happened to have all the Potions we would be learning in it, and basically everything you need to know in them. He said that if I wanted him to treat me fairly in class I had to at least be good at Potions or he'd have to treat me exactly like Harry. Him treating me like Harry was expected, Severus hate's Potters and Gryffindors.
It was kind of exciting though, hearing the door, we never get visiters, which was both a good thing and a bad thing. I don't think there were too many people who could live with Severus. We had a special time for breakfast, and dinner. I wasn't allowed to eat sugar after 11 because he didn't want to be kept up by my 'childish antics'. I think he secretly loves them though.
"Quite down child" I hear as I feel a warming sensation all over my body as the Glamour Charm sets in. I didn't actually look all that different with it, really it just changed my eyes to a dark dark blue and straightend my black hair making it silky and half way to my back. According to Severus my eyes would get me killed with a glance, I simply told him it wasn't my fault I had my mothers eyes. Which I used to my advantage, frequently because for some reason Severus could never resist my puppy dog pout.
As common to Wizard knowledge Harry Potter has a twin sister. What's not common to wizard knowledge is that she lives with Severus Snape. Except for the people in the Order, it is assumed that where ever Harry goes, I go. Now as much as we both wish that was true it isn't. In all honesty I have never met my Aunt and Uncle, not that I really want to. However I would really like to meet them, and Dudley possibly killing them, or glaring till they shat themselves. Not that I often like to scare people till they deposit fecies into their pants.
It's Death Eater knowledge that Severus adopted a daughter sixteen years ago to fill the void when the love of his life was killed. I still have yet to figure out who this women was because when I bring it up he yells at me and storms away in his cloak billowly fashion. Whoever this women was I could tell he did love her deeply, though I can't see him as the kind of guy to adopt a child to fill some breaken hearted void. These Death Eater's really knew nothing about him if they believe that, or they thought I was being used as some sex slave, h gross. Nasty, nasty, nasty. This daughter is very coldhearted, mean and sadistic. No really that's how he tells me to act because it's how he is and if he raised me I should be too. Also this daughter is attending Durmstrang Institute in Scandinavia. Scandinavia! of all places to put a school they put one in Scandinavia! I've seen the hats the students wore there is no way I would live there with the friggen polar bears. Wait do they even have polar bears in Scandinavia? Do they have anything there? Surly the majority of people just sit by their fires and drink. I don't even know where the hell Scandinavia is, but apparently it's where I Miss. Snape go to school. Then again Viktor Krum was rather attractive in the, I'm ugly but rich sense.
"Please come in, Victoria, could you see Diddy get's some tea?"
Victoria was my "name", I don't think I suite it at all honestly. The name itself makes me sound crule, Victoria, I can almost hear it rolling of Mr. Malfoy's tongue I hated the way that man said my name. That and I hate him.
"Of course Father" I say stiffly shuffling past the visiters without making eye contact. I probably wouldn't want to, besides either one of them smells like they've been bathing in perfume for the last week of they actually have.
"Diddy, we need tea for three in the Library" I say cheerfully watching the little elf bounce around the kitchen. I love'd Diddy, without her Severus and I would probably die because I can't cook to save my life and Severus sure as hell can't. Actually he can but it's a lot of "man" food, I do like to see green on my plate believe it or not. He's going to have a heart attack one of these days and I'll get to say I told you so.
"Of course Miss, does Master have visiters?"
"Yes he does, put some small sandwitches on a plate as well."
"Yes Miss, would Little Miss like Diddy to bring some to her room?"
"No thank you Diddy" I smile leaving the kitchen, I planned on evesdropping and if she didn't find me in my room the creature would yell like no ones buisness about me 'escaping'. Apparently I've been an escape hazzard since I was five even after I explained I wasn't trying to escape I was just going to go rescue my brother. However according to Severus as long as he lived Harry would never live under his roof. I'm still waiting for him to keel over and die because I think it's only a matter of time before we become a perfectly dysfunctional Potter-Snape family.
"Father, Diddy will be in soon" I say quietly from the door way pausing when I see the visiters. The first one I didn't know, though the second I did. Bellatrix Lestrange. My hands clench in silent anger as the deranged looking women snooped through the room touching things that clearly didn't belong to her.
"Thank you Victoria, I'm sure you have some work to attend to" Severus says watching me carefully, I glare at Bellatrix who was flouncing around as if she owned the place. All I had to do was say the curse and she'd be dead. She killed Sirius and trust me one of these days I would get her myself. I nod stiffly turning and closing the door behind me with a quick snap, though I was guessing Severus aided in the closing of the door as well probably to keep me from loosing my cool, pressing my ear against the door I find he used a Silencing Charm, stupid bugger. Bellatrix was insane she deserved death I don't care, if I could only burst in there and get her without blowing any cover I would. But I couldn't and that was very damn frustrating. I sigh heading back to the kitchen.
Guess I'd go ask for that tea afterall.
"DOOR!" I yell from my bedroom where I was about to get ready for bed. Okay it wasn't exactly "about" to get ready, I may have already changed into some pajama's which were shorts and a tank top. Both garmets Severus said were inappropriate, I told him he wouldn't be saying that if it was his girfriend or wife and he should get used to it because I'm not walking around in sweaters all summer. Needless to say he charmed all my sweaters to be lightweight so it wouldn't matter and took any clothing he deemed 'revealing' the summer I told him that. I was fourteen and not happy at all.
Severus glares coming out of the room across the hall. "My my aren't we popular today Sevvy" I tease skipping down the stairs behind him running into his back as he stops to open the door, checking through the peep hole first.
"Elizabeth" he hisses.
"Severus" I hiss back in a mocking tone leaning against the Library door, which prombtly falls open making me crash to the ground loosing my balance.
"Good evening Severus, Elizabeth why on earth are you on the ground child?"
"Ask him" I mutter looking up to see Dumbledore staring down at me and Severus smirking. I swear that man is more of a child then I am. I think all those years of torment as a child caused him to revert in his older years I mean he's pushing what 36? 37? now and acts like a moody toddler/teenager at times.
"Well why don't you go get a jumper while I talk to Severus. We have some things to discuss about a visiter" he says eyes twinkling, visiter?, we never have company can they stay here?. Do I get a pet, oh I wish I was Severus never let me have a pet said I couldn't even take care of myself properly. I of course reminded him that was his job, to which he replyed "No, I just have to make sure you stay alive, which you make difficult at times, stop running down those stairs like a bloody child".
"A visiter Headmaster?"
"Go get your jumper" he instructs happily.
I shrug past a frowning Severus as him and Dumbledore go into the Library, this is why I told him we should have a sitting room but no. He doesn't like people popping in to chat. Well I do, I'm social, not some greasy haired man who is very bitter about raising a teenaged girl, and everything else in the world. He needs to 'get some', which I wouldn't suggest unless I needed to. I wonder if he has ever.. oh gods. Ew.
Quickly I run up the stairs trying not to think about what the two older men could be discussing downstairs, and if either of them have either 'gotten any'. Of course I had a feeling but I didn't want to jinx it (a feeling about the visiter not...the other..thing). That and I hoped that wasn't it (what I thought it was, about the visiter not that..other..thing). Harry and Severus couldn't live under the same roof. It would be hell on earth, my own personal, amusing but bruta hell.
"THERE IS NO WAY THAT I AM LETTING THAT BOY UNDER MY ROOF"
I guess I was right? Oh this is kind of exciting. I grab my hooded jumper looking around my bedroom. It was a fair size with a small bathroom attached. Severus didn't like my 'girly things' in his way. Then again according to him he'd die if Harry was living here so I could take his bathroom now I suppose since he'll be dead by the time I get downstairs.
"What exactly is this?" Severus asks holding up a tube of lipgloss like it was a dead rodent. I cock my head to the side, surely he could read.
"Lipgloss? What does it look like? Are you afraid of it or something?" I giggle walking over and taking the lipgloss from him unscrewing the cap and slathering some on my already pink lips.
"You look like a hussy"
"I think thats the nicest thing you've ever said to me" I pretend to tear up as he rolls his eyes."Keep that stuff in your bathroom, and we won't have a problem"
"But...but" I stutter, that's no fair, "your lightening's way better that's no fair!" I yell as he retreats back to the stairs shaking his head.
"You're only twelve, I never told you that you were allowed to wear make-up"
I scoff, I was thirteen in a week, what did he know? Besides, Hermione bought it for me.
I wave my wand making things go back to their normal place clearing the floor, which was always layered in clothing and books. I ignore the spell alarm going off in the house and go back downstairs where Dumbledore and a very angry Severus were waiting. I often got in trouble for having a messy room, it was deemed disrespectful and unacceptable. If he thought my room was bad, something I worked at to keep semi clean he should see my room at school. DISASTER ZONE.
"Lizzie I see you embrace the fact you can use magic due to Severus' wards"
"She's not suppose to" he growls looking down at me in a look I had only seen a few times before. More recently it had been when he found out he had to teach Harry private lessons in Occulmancy.
"There er.. was a...Dementor in my room?" I lie ignoring Dumbledore chuckling. "it works for Harry!" I pout hearing Severus make an odd grunting noise.
"Well, we will be backin a few hours Severus. If you could kindly get accomidations ready for Harry that would be much appreicated" the old man says as Severus stalks up the stairs leaving me to follow the Headmaster outside. All I could hope is that my brother wasn't staying too long.
"Why do all these houses look the same" I stage whisper walking up to the front door of one. I wasn't stupid I knew this is where Harry lived but he always described it as such a horrible place this looked sort of pleasent.
Then again I didn't know anything about muggles, I grew up in the wizard world, which is something that helped bond Harry and I. I tutored him on wizard things and he told me about the oddity called Muggles.
"I can't say I know Elizabeth"
I gasp as we approach the front door, "But sir, you know everything" I put stress on the last word and he knocks on a regular knocker. It didn't even move how positivly lame. The door opens quickly revealing my twin brother who like he always looked after a few months here looked too skinny. I frown looking him up and down they really didn't feed him at all did they.
Harry rolls his eyes at me as I grimmince at hims body, no I wasn't checking him out it was sisterly concern. We don't inbreed us Potters..i think.
"Good evening Harry, would you mind if we came in?" Dumbledore asks kindly awaiting an invitation. He didn't ask to come into our house he just walked in usually. Apparently today he felt need to be polite because of what he asked Severus. Following the Headmaster in I shut the door behind me jumping onto my too skinny brother and giving him a much needed hug.
By much needed I meant me, when I tryed to hug Severus he got all flustered and told me to grow up. It was rather sad I didn't have much love growing up. Though a secret is McGonagall loves to give hugs to little girls, especially me when I was a young'in. Severus used to complain because I would go to him when I couldn't find her and told her she was tainting me with unrealistic expectations from the people around her. I mean is it really that terrible to expect a hug now and then. Yessh.
"Harry! I've missed you so much!" I gush cheekily giving him a big wet kiss on the cheek and continuing my death grip on him.
"Yes Lizzie, I've missed you to but I can't breath" he says trying to pry me off him. I roll my eyes looking around the main hall of the house and peeking into the living room where I could see Dumbledore sitting on a sofa with a rather large man and a skinny women on the opposit, and an other lump sitting at the arm. The fact the couch didn't give way to all that weight suprised me.
"Is that" I whisper smirking largly, holy shit my Uncle and cousin were HUGEEE!
"What do you think" Harry mutters leading me by the hand to a lage love seat.
I glare at Dudley with squinty eyes pursing my lips, I wasn't trying to look intimidating or anything I just wanted him to know I didn't like him very much.
"Mummy" he whines pathetically as I pass and fall back into the loveseat beside Harry who was now clutching my wand arm. Like I would do anything.
"It's not polite to stare girl"
"I have a name Uncle Vernon" I reply with a smile winking over at the Headmaster who was sipping tea like he didn't have a care in the world. I hear a gasp and direct my gaze over at the women who was peeking over her husbands fat stomach. Aunt Petunia.
"Why are they acting like they didn't know I exist?" I ask looking over at Harry who was shifting nervously beside me and increasing his hold on my arm.
"That's quite simple really, they didn't"
"He told me not to.."
"We wouldn't want another one in our house anyways"
I roll my eyes over at my stuffy Uncle, "Don't flatter yourself I rather live with Severus anyways" I say loudly hearing another gasp from my Aunt. Honestly does she have some sort of lung condition?
"Now Harry, Elizabeth, there are matters to discuss regarding Sirius' will"
Another gasp, and a snort.
I don't like these people at all. "Do they always act like this?" I whisper as Harry continued to listen to the Headmaster I concentrated more on Dudley who kept glancing over at me. Crack.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" I scream jumping onto Harry who looked amused. I wrinkle my nose glancing down at Kreacher who was bow'd down infront of us.
"Can I kick him? Please just one kick, he's used to it" I plead wanting to take my anger out of the indirect cause of Sirius' death. Well in my eyes anyways.
All this Apperation was making me tired, even if I wasn't doing it and let me tell you it wasn't something I was looking forward to learning. Harry had single handedly managed to acquire a new teacher for us. Me? Well I just played the girl who had a weak bladder and needed to be shown the bathroom.
The-Boy-Who-Lived and his sister with a small baldder.
"Good-bye Elizabeth" Harry smiles hugging me while I look up at the Headmaster amused. So he didn't know yet, then again I guess I would have heard him if he had. However we can't have Harry pitching a fit out on the street where we could be heard and watched.
"Want to see my room?!" I ask suddenly, "Severus will be in bed by now" I lie crossing my fingers behind my back. Harry looks tempted and looks up at the Headmaster who I knew was going to disappear as soon as the door closed.
"Erm, sure" I smile tapping the door with my wand and pulling Harry inside before he could ask about Dumbledore who I knew would be long gone.
With a quick glance in the Library I tug my brothers arm up the stairs.
"Rather dark looking isn't it?"
"You get used to it" I whisper back pulling him up the stairs. He was right of course the house was dark looking, but it was more cosy then that house he spends his summer's in.
"Volia!" I smile banging open my door. I could see light under Severus' door.
There was no way he was going to miss Harry's explosion. I almost giggle seeing Hedwig's cage in the corner as Harry walks by absentmindly petting her briefly.
"It's nice, why do you have-"
"That's my bed, and that's your bed"
"My bed, what, wait" Harry stumbles taking in the fact his trunk was at the end of another bed, before looking over to Hedwig. I look up at him as his face scrunches in anger before his face begins to turn bright red. I slap my hands over my ears as soon as I feel Severus appear behind me his hands on my shoulder.
"I AM NOT STAYING HERE WITH HIM! WHERE'S DUMBLEDORE?! I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO THE WEASLEY'S. LIZZIE WHY DI-"
I remove my hands hearing nothing as Harry's continues to scream, stopping when he notices he can't be heard.
"It's 2 a.m. Breakfast's at 9, I suggest you get to bed or you'll miss it" Severus snaps moodily before turning on his heel and going into his bedroom, slamming the door.
Glad Harry experienced the parenting skills first hand. He better hope he doesn't get grounded.
