1995. 9. 1
Almost a week had gone by since the incident with Voldemort. Thankfully, Emma's uncle Remus had to been able to corner her and question her further about what had happened and what exactly she remembered. The first night home she had a nightmare, reliving the whole event. However, in the nightmare, her father and mother were there, being tortured in front of her eyes. Every time she cried out, Voldemort would laugh.
Emma was in her room reading A History of Hogwarts when she heard her uncle calling her from downstairs. "Emma!" "Coming!" It was almost noon, so she figured that it was time for lunch. Little did she know, Severus Snape was waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase. Emma stopped, completely stunned for a moment. After realizing her father and uncle were there as well, she shook off her initial fear and proceeded to the first floor. "H-hello professor."
"I'm still against this." Sirius chimed in, arms crossed, throwing mental daggers at the back of Severus' head. "Be quiet, Sirius. This is for Emma's education. It's not a social, play-date." Sirius merely replied with a "Hmph." As much as Sirius wanted to lash out and accuse Severus of being a part of Emma's kidnapping, he knew that Dumbledore trusted the git. Therefore, Snivellus would lie to his face anyway.
"Do you have your books?"
Emma took a moment to respond. How could she have forgotten that she had tutoring today? Even though she felt a bit uncomfortable, she nodded and ran back upstairs to fetch her things. "She's awfully unenthusiastic for once. Normally I can't get her away from the door." Remus glanced suspiciously at Severus. "It would seem so." Snape continued starting at the staircase, avoiding both Remus and Sirius' gaze, who were both staring at him.
"You better have her home by five o'clock sharp."
"Or what, Black? It's not like you can leave this house."
Sirius growled, a little too animalistically. Before the anything else could be said, Emma came pounding down the stairs with her brown shoulder bag filled with textbooks. She gave her father and uncle a hug before leaving with Snape.
Once they were walking on the streets, Severus stated, "That was very dangerous what you did last week."
Emma knew exactly what he was referring to. He was referring to her escaping before Voldemort was through with her. Apparently, he didn't have too big of a plan for her, since a week had gone by and no Death Eater - other than Severus- had come knocking on their door. "I know."
"You're lucky that the Dark Lord is so interested in you. Otherwise, he would have had you hunted down and killed for that."
"What does he want with me, anyway?"
Severus did not answer her until they reached his house. The two of them sat down in the living room where a beautiful woman with silver hair came in with a tray of tea. "Here you go, darling." She set the tea tray on the table, smiled at the both of them, then left. Eyebrow raised, Emma stared at Severus, wondering who the woman was. She had never been there before at Emma's sessions. Snape, on the other hand, seemed to want to stick strictly to their conversation about Voldemort's plans.
"The Dark Lord has a special assignment for you."
"Do I even have a choice?"
"I suppose, yes. However, his plan for you involves you going to Hogwarts."
Emma felt her heart flutter. It had always been her dream to go to Hogwarts, but because of her father's reputation, her uncle told her that it would never be allowed. "T-to Hogwarts?" She stuttered, not believing what her professor was saying.
"Yes, he wants you to get close to Harry Potter."
"Wait a minute, I thought I couldn't go to Hogwarts because of my father? Dumbledore said so himself. That it would be best if I didn't go. How am I going to get in without Dumbledore's notice?"
"I will take care of that bit."
"But, what about my father? And Uncle Remus? Won't they notice I'm gone? They would never approve of me going."
"I will take care of all the minor details. What the Dark Lord needs you to do is become friends with Potter then arrange a meeting with him in a location that will be decided later."
"What am I suppose to do at this meeting?"
"Absolutely nothing. You won't even show up. Once you have arranged the meeting, I will bring you back to Grimmauld Place."
"So, how long will I be able to stay... at Hogwarts, I mean."
"You have a week, but I suggest you get it done as quickly as possible. The Dark Lord's patience should not be tested because of your curiosity. Are we clear?"
Emma nodded, smiling as the excitement bubbled through her. She was going to Hogwarts!