The year ended. Now they only had three years left. Alanna who usually planned ahead had already picked out what she wanted her apprenticeship to be during seventh year. Kain didn't know what she would do. Werewolves couldn't do anything in the wizarding world. Remus was a schoolteacher and taught grades 2sd to 5th. She had always gotten the highest mark in potions. Maybe she would do that. It was now summer and the students were leaving for home. Kain thought Snape didn't know it was her who sent the sugar quills.
"So the next full moon is on?" Alanna dragged out on. "It's on the fourteenth. Come the day before on the thirteenth. Remus and Sirius said it was all right for you to come. But I'm warning you now after the moon everyone bunks down in the living room on the floor. It's a pack thing." She explained. "Hey your aunt Molly's still having that big picnic right?" dawn asked. "Yup a whole day of outdoor fun. Best part we have a lot of room to run around and play too. So it makes it way better. Everybody is bringing something. So bring clothes you can mess up and get wet in." Kain told them.
The train pulled into the station. "Remember picnic on the full moon on the 13 and picnic on the 23. I'll owl you in a few days." they said good-bye and shared hugs as they were leaving. Harry was at the station waiting for her. "This summer was going to be great. Her friends knew about her so during the week of the moon they would just have to stay at her house.
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Three days later
It's only been three days. And everything was going great. That was till Snape called on them by way of floo. Remus had been reading in the living room since he was a teacher he was done for the summer holidays. Sirius had gone out shopping with Harry and Kain was somewhere napping. "What can I do for you?"
"I've had a bit of a mishap and I'm in need of help for the summer seeing as I can't brew potions in my condition and I have orders to fill. I was wondering if I might be able to ask for the help of your child. She has the highest marks in my class and is the only one I can call upon." Snape explained. "Of course she can help you. What time would you like her there?"
"Eight o'clock in the morning is fine." Snape said. "Alright then you'll see her at tomorrow she'll come by floo." Lupin informed him. When Remus stood up he stretched. Now all He had to do was tell hid daughter that she would be helping the potions teacher. Remus went up stairs to talk to the young pup. She lay curled up in bed sleeping. The windows open and her owl Stella on her perch in the corner.
"Hey Kain."
"Mah?" She was still sleep.
"Snape needs a hand this summer I volunteered you. Is that alright?" he waited for the reply. "M'kay."
Remus stood up and walked out of the room. Kain tried getting settled again when she realized what she had just agreed to. "REMUS! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!" Kain had jumped from her bed and ran after the werewolf/wizard.
Kain was still fuming when Sirius and Harry came back. "What happened?"
"Remus tricked me. Now I have to help Professor Snape all summer." Kain was very unhappy about the whole thing. "Remus how could you?" Sirius asked his lover looking rather irritating himself. "He asked for help from Kain because she's the only one he can trust. She already said yes she's going." Kain let out a growl and stormed off to the kitchen for chocolate.
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The next morning Harry was the one to wake the teen. She had to be at Snape's by eight that morning. By the time she had gotten washed dressed and ready she had five minutes left. She sat by the fireplace eating a peach. 7:58. She stood and stepped into the fireplace. "Professor Snape's rooms at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry." She said throwing the power down. A moment later she was appearing her Professors rooms. There with his leg propped up and in a cast he sat. Crutches were next him and he was reading a book. "Good morning Professor." She stepped out.
"Right on time. Let's begin." He brought himself up and put the crutches under his arms. "Come now Ms. Lupin we don't have all day. Now beyond this door is my personal lab where you will be helping me. See as I cannot stand to make these potions and moving is to be limited you will help me." Snape explained. He looked paler if that were possible being that he always wore school robes you never noticed how thin the man really was. Kain saw that he was dressed much like a Victorian gentlemen, wearing solid black slacks and vest with a white shirt he had rolled up to his elbows.
He hopped his was to a clean counter and sat in a stool that was about three feet high. "Professor why would you pick me? I'm a fourth year shouldn't you seek the help of someone older. Who knows what's they're doing?" Kain asked nervously. "You know what your doing. I'm going to guide you with the potions. As for why I choose you it's very simple you are brewing fifth year potions while in your fourth year. You have the potential to be a master at potions like myself and I intend to see how well you can do."
"In other words my apprenticeship starts now. Well where do we start Professor?"
"First the healing potions for St. Mungo's." He said then began rattling off what she needed. Kain went here and there in the room mixing this or crushing that. The work went on for hours both stopping to eat lunch, which counted as a bit of fruit and cheese. Snape stood with the aid of his crutches. Everything was put away in it's proper place.
"Return here again tomorrow at eight o'clock." Snape told her. "Alright Professor. Good night." Kain gave the address for the Lupin-Black home. When arriving in the living room she could hear the voices of the others in the kitchen having dinner. It was eight thirty dinner had started at eight. She walked into the kitchen and took her seat.
"How'd it go?" Harry asked. He knew very well how the man could be. "Not so bad. He said that he's been giving me fifth year potions to brew all year. Also that I've done very well with them. Today it was healing potions for St. Mungo's." Kain dug into her plate. "I'll be going back tomorrow at eight again." She said. Even thought Kain was the last to start she was the first to finish and went right off to bed.
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Kain was up again the next morning finding herself by the fireplace this time devouring an apple. She pulled her brown hair back into a ponytail this time so she wouldn't have to keep putting it behind her ears. The fireplace spit her out rather violently. "I don't see how you can get mad your not the one to land on their front." she said to it. "You are indeed insane if you talk to the fireplace." Snape said. "We both know very well you think I'm insane no reason to not prove it."
"Enough Ms. Lupin come along there is work to be done." the two went to the lab. Potions all day. Get this or that, mix this, powder that. "Professor there are no more frog hearts." Kain said getting down from the step stool. "Then you'll have to cut out a few. The potion works better when it has fresh hearts. Get the frogs." The thought of touching frogs sent shivers down Kain's spine.
Kain had been in her own world brewing potions. It was a natural thing to her for some reason. Just about as natural as when an other dog knew to feed her puppies right away. "Ms. Lupin." Snape said four the fourth time. "Yes?" Kain looked up. "It is time for lunch the potions has to sit for an hour." Snape stood and hopped out of the lab Kain following. "Sir if I'm to help you I'd prefer it if you called me by my name please."
"Fine." Kain nodded and walked over to the fridge to find something for the two to eat. There was always the option of fruit and cheese. Fruit and cheese it was. Kain ate quickly before heading back into the lab to start a new potion on a different counter. This was very awkward. Just had to be a nice person and give him something to brighten his day, Thought Kain.
She began beating her forehead with the heel of her hand. "Beating away what few brain cells you have."
"Must you find it a need to insult me?" Kain asked. "See there's no changing your moods." she grumbled. "What was that?" he looked up his eyes fixed on her. "Nothing Professor." Kain said not turning to answer him. "Your a terrible liar. I haven't the slightest clue how you managed to keep your condition for so long hidden from the others but I know very well that it was you who sent the quills."
"Well maybe if you learned to smile once in a while you wouldn't be in the mood your in. your just so severe people wouldn't fear you so much. In the three years of being your student I noticed that you are harsher around the time we come back from Holiday and valentine's day. So I tried to brighten someone's darkened day by doing something about it." Kain explained.
Snape sat there watching the student contiue to work around. "My mood has nothing to do with anything." he said. "It does because I noticed that when you are in these moods your remarks are harsher and you take away more points." Snape sat there. Okay the girl had a point.
"See I'm right. It's not that hard to smile. Give it try come on." Kain looked up. "I will not be told what to do in my own home." Snape sneered. "Okay complete opposite." Kain went back to work and the conversation was left alone.
When Kain stepped out of the fireplace into the home she went right to the kicthen. Before anyone could ask she said, "He is the most severe man on the bloody planet."
"I could've told you that." Harry said. Kain fixed one of her glares on him. "This is going to be a longer summer then I thought." Kain whined. Sirius chuckled.