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Sorry for not updating fast. XD I've been caught up in writing the next chapter after this one that I forgot to update my story.-laughs-

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Chapter twenty five: Siriusly?

Dinner was awfully quiet. No one spook from the both parties, and it was extremely awkward. Renee glanced on the two adults and signed. I know Sirius was not that serious type of person, but I never thought he could be this immature. Mum, on the other hand was eating food like nothing happened.

Her mind drifted on professor Snape. I know he was kind of a dark person, a git (like Sirius and the whole Gryffindor house would say) but being a death eater was the thing I could associate with him. But mother said he was already on the light side, fighting along us. I wonder what he is doing right now. Reneesnorted on the idea that maybe he was on his coffin right now like her fellow Gryffindor would say. Or he could be brewing potion, does he already saw my gift? Is he…

I really don't have the right to judge him. Mother was right; she was also a death eater. Are death eaters can't change for the better? Renee wanted that to shout it at Sirius, thinking about him insulting the man makes her blood boil in anger.

He doesn't know about anything! I bet he doesn't even know how Snape was saving Harry's skin with those little adventures of him while he was in Azkaban.

Renee finished the food as fast as she could and mumbled that she would be on her bedroom. She can't even look at him, which could make her provoke in voicing those out on Sirius face.

Slamming the door behind her, Renee slumped on her bed and gazed on the ceiling. It's been days since I'm trying to forget him. And now that he was mentioned and will be helping us in finding out who's the head of the kidnapping, I can't stop thinking about him.

I hope he's safe right now, where ever he is.

It was still the same atmosphere the next day. Renee made sure that she had changed her sleepwear, swearing that yesterday morning will not happen again. She choose an outfit that could make her warm enough, but not overlaying too much clothes; a sleeveless cotton white dress and topping loose sweater on it. She combed her messy hair and made it on loose braids before she come downstairs.

No one was still on the kitchen, but Renee could already smell the aroma of the coffee which made her smile. It was already on her second cup of coffee when Sirius showed up on the kitchen. He went straight on the counter to get himself coffee and sat across Renee. She kept her head down, making no eye contact on the guest.

"I'm sorry about what I've said last night, I'm a git. Sorry" Sirius said.

"I'm not the one who you are telling those, I'm not Snape" Renee said on the man across me.

"You should not give him your full trust Renee, he's not safe. He's a death eater he was…"

"He was trying to be a good man, trying to change. Why can't you just trust him and let the man help you?" Renee asked.

"That man will never change, and will never be. I tell you that. You are all blinded on that, even Albus. Everyone believes him, but I don't" he sneered.

"Saying like that was also saying mum is not trustworthy, and I thought you are the first one who could understand him, considering you're from Azkaban" Renee snapped at him, he was already getting on my nerves. Before he could say anything, she stood up leaving the cup on the table and headed at the basement to cool her.

She slammed the door on the training room in her anger, and making the candle's fire shoot up so high on her accidental magic. Renee massaged her temples, I shouldn't have been so worked up like that…especially on the morning. Well, he was really a git...he deserve all my ranting. Renee sat on the cushion and started to practice.

Her sour mood got the practice affected, that's for sure. Renee didn't get that far from visualizing the apple, it was really hard doing that on the moment. Her mind keeps rewinding her argument with Sirius, which made her angry all over again.

Lunch was awfully quiet. Renee silently ate her food, and she could see Sirius who keeps glancing at her time to time. Isabel was quiet too and observing the two of them.

After lunch Renee mumbled that she will be on her bedroom. The two looked at her differently as she walked upstairs. She could hear their voices rising downstairs, but she didn't really care. She turned the stereo on to drown the voices. How could he talk like that to Snape about trust? Can't he just think that they were like the same boat for he was executed on Azkaban even though he was innocent?

Renee shook her head on disappointed and started her homework. There was really no point on thinking about those. After a few hours, Renee heard a knock on the door.

"Come in" she said, not keeping her eyes off the parchment.

Renee heard the door opened and raised her eyebrows as she glanced up and saw Sirius with a tray of food on his hands.

"I've brought you some snacks, I thought you might be hungry" said Sirius, scratching his temples and placed the tray on the table beside her.

"Thanks" Renee muttered and took her eyes on the parchment again.

He didn't go away from his position and just staring on the clattering parchments on the table.

"I'm an ass; sorry if had an argument with you earlier. I guess I still can't move on with my sour past with Sni…I mean Snape…please forgive me" Renee could hear the sincerity on his voice. She signed and looked at him as he exited the room

"I guess I should apologize too. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that" She called and smiled timidly at the man on the door. His eyes lit up on the young witch and gave her another dashing smile.

"Umm… Sirius?" she called again.

Sirius looked at Renee once again.

"Could you promise that you'll behave whenever Professor's Snape comes…I mean…"

"I couldn't promise you anything, we have been in refuge for so many years Renee…but I'll do my best to be on my best behavior"

I wonder how his best behavior could be. I'm kind of worried; Renee shrugged to herself as she was left all alone on her room.

...

Her entire few days on the house were quite eventless. Renee almost finished all of her homework that she had no other things to do now. Even the trainings Isabel giving her was becoming boring for her, as she still can't advance for her visualization of the object. Hermione would sometimes call her, and she was glad by those moments. She dreaded to talk someone's her age.

Her relationship with Sirius was also becoming closer, as she finally got used to his occasionally childish antics. She sometimes thought how old Sirius was anyways. As Isabel always goes out for Merlin knows where, Renee did found Sirius as a good company. The two would go outside to have some walk (with Sirius as dog) or just chill inside and play chess or just sit around and tease each other. He was carefree and easy to talk too, that she wondered how the ministry could accused such an easy go lucky wizard in killing thirteen muggles.

She was on the couch one afternoon, with a bag of chips on hand and warily watching television. Her mind wasn't really on the show, instead on the certain potions master. One of the things that can't get out of her mind is the possibility of Snape visiting the house. She could feel butterflies on her stomach every time she thought the possibility of finding her professor sitting on the couch or on the kitchen.

Maybe he could stay on the house for a day or two?

She giggled to herself as she thought about him wearing muggle clothes or having him at lunch. Renee knew they don't have floo connection and the only thing that could wizards come to their house is through the apparition point, which is very far from their house.

"What are you giggling for?" Sirius asked as he looked at the giggling teen on the couch. He snatched the chips on her hand and sat beside her.

"Nothing, just remembered something" Renee said, trying to compose her face once again and snatched the chips again.

"Like?" Sirius inquired again.

"Nothing that interest you, it's a girl thing" she said on a sing song tone and giggled again, thinking how Sirius would react if he knows about her daydreaming of his formidable enemy. Renee heard Sirius grunted, which made her giggle more.

The two were on the verge of teasing each other again when Renee saw Isabel came downstairs and staring at them with her eyebrow arched up. Sometimes she would see her mother shook her head every time she would see them together, like the man was a bad influence to her. Like she could do anything about it; she always leaves me alone with him, She shrugged.

"Renee, could you come with me for a sec?" she called and went upstairs again.

Renee and Sirius looked at each other in question. She took another bite of chips before handling the bag to Sirius before following her mother to her bedroom.

Isabel's bedroom was as simple as hers. It was painted in light blue paint with a big four poster bed on the center and a big wooden cabinet on the right side. There's also a big bookshelf on the corner with full of combination of magical and muggle books.

Isabel was sitting on the bed when Renee came to her room and sat across her. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of crystal balls on her mother's hand. Renee's encounters on Crystal balls were not always pleasant.

"Any improvement on your training?" she asked to her daughter. Renee shook her head.

"It's because you're not focusing enough" Renee tried to argue with her, saying she was focusing enough with her training. But before she could voice those out, Isabel handed her the crystal ball. She gave her a questioning look on her mother before she gazed on the crystal.

"Were going to have crystal gazing?" Renee asked. Isabel rolled her eyes on her daughter.

"No, do you have your wand?" Renee nodded and eyed Isabel as she put her own wand on her temple. Silvery thread came out of her temple and with the guide of her wand; she placed it on top of the wand and the crystal ball absorbed the silvery thread that made the clear crystal ball now had a gray fog on it.

Renee watched it with awe. She glanced at Isabel, who is very calm like she was doing it for all her life.

"I've placed the vision I had on the crystal ball. And the only ones that could visualize it were me and the ones who are involved on the vision" Isabel explained as she handed the crystal on Renee.

As Renee touched the crystal, the gray fog became clearer and saw herself on the small ball. She was wearing Hogwarts uniform and sat on the stool as McGonagall placed the sorting hat on her head. I looked so tensed there, she noted. "Gryffindor!" she heard the sorting hat exclaimed after a few minutes. Renee on the crystal looked so relieved after the hat exclaimed.

"I had that vision while you're on your way to Hogwarts" Isabel explained as she also watched the vision with Renee. Her daughter on the crystal went to the noisiest table on the great hall, with a big grin on her face.

I don't grin like that on the sorting ceremony, She thought yet she kept in on herself.

"Now, you try"

"How will I do it?" Renee asked as she gazed on the empty crystal ball on her hand.

"First, think of the vision you had and let it remain on you consciousness. Then, put your wand on your temple like I did, and visualize that you are pulling the image out of your head" Isabel instructed.

Renee closed her eyes and thought of her vision. Once again, she thought about the chaos on Hogwarts. She flinched as she saw Lavender Brown's body on the ground. She placed her wand on her temple and slowly pulled the image out of her head. Instantly, her head felt so light; as she opened her eyes, she saw the silvery thread floating freely on her wand. Renee topped it on the crystal ball and gazed on it as it slowly absorbing the thread.

"Feel much better?" she asked and Renee nodded, Isabel took the crystal ball out of her daughter's hand and stood up. She stopped halfway on the bookshelves as she gazed on the crystal ball.

Renee looked at her frosted mother. She must saw the images, she thought as she stood up and went behind her.

"Is something wrong?" Her mother jumped in surprised and looked Renee.

"Nothing" Isabel smiled at her and placed the two crystals on the shelves and picked a small slender box and handed it to Renee.

Renee looked at her and the slender box. As she opened it, Renee saw a twelve inches wand and has some silver lining on the holder. It was the most beautiful wand she had seen. Well aside of course to my wand, she added to herself as if she was getting caught at being unfaithful to her own wand. Renee could feel a different aura as she touched the wand; it was warm feeling that flowing through out her body.

"Bring this wand wherever you go, but only use that in case of emergency" Isabel spoke as she gazed at Renee's glowing self. She was relieved that the wand had accepted his new mistress.

"Doesn't own a second wand illegal?" Renee asked.

"And when do we follow rules so eagerly?" Isabel shrugged as she sat back on her bed.

Renee looked on the wand again, she must heard about how I break rules at school. It was true; we never seem to follow rules. Well, that's what Gryffindors were famous for.

"Where did you buy it? It's beautiful…" She raised the wand and admired its beauty. Isabel gazed on the wand as well with a solemn look on her face.

"That was your late grandfather's wand" Renee gazed at her and saw the hint of sadness on her mother's eyes.

Renee couldn't be happier as she realized that she had a family heirloom on her hands. She looked at the wand at the different angle now, thinking that wand had used by her grandfather before.

It was the first time Mum had mentioned our relatives for a long time.

"Now, you could concentrate on your training more" Isabel informed her and never tearing her eyes away from the wand.

….

It's true, I could concentrate more than before.

Renee smiled as she closed her eyes. She was on the basement again, sitting with her legs crossed on the thin cushion. Her yellow skirt lay on the cold floor accumulating the dirt around, yet she didn't mind those. Her mind feels so light when she took the vision out of her mind. She tried to visualize the apple again, and on her delight she fully visualized it on only a few minutes like a piece of cake. She concentrated more as she felt a surge of power flowing into her. Renee smiled, she was right…I will know the power if it's already flowing.

Images were beginning to form out of the fog¸ only a few more…she thought and concentrate more on the images. The apple was on a different environment she didn't recognize. Where this place…the place is…noisy, she noted as she could hear different voices she didn't know. Renee tried to stretch the images and looked around. The place actually a kitchen, but not our kitchen, she noted as she looked at the self cleaning pans and self stirring pots.

Thud

Only a few more…she thought hard as she could hear the voices clearly. She noted a familiar voice…

Thud

Damn why it so noisy upstairs? She cursed as she heard another thud upstairs. The images started to be blur again as she lost her concentration, it was good she was fast that she gets back on her image. She saw a blur vision of a fat woman, with her hands on her hips like she was scolding someone. She looked back on the apple again, as someone's hand took it and takes a bite. Renee focused on the face, as it looked so familiar, is that red hair?

THUD

Noooo! The images finally disappeared as she jumped in surprise on the sound. Renee grumbled in frustration, I'm so close, damn it! She cursed under her breathe.

When she was out of her focus, Renee finally hears high voices upstairs. Now, they must give me a good reason why the two were bickering again, she angrily thought as Renee stood up and headed upstairs. The voices were becoming clearer as she was already on her way to the stairs.

"Will you shut up for a minute Black?"

"How will I shut up…if that person will be lurking around her…?" Renee could hear the hysterical voice Sirius was having. What is it again? She groaned.

"One more Death eater on your mouth and you'll be sorry, Black!" she could hear her Mother's stern voice.

"Why are two bickering again? Did you know how near I am to…seeing…" Renee's voice trailed as she finally reached the living room and saw the scene.

The three gazed at her all at once. Renee blinked several times as she saw them. Isabel was on the middle; her arms were both extended like she was stopping the two men on her sides. Her wand was pointing at Sirius, whose wand was pointing on the very calm guest.

"What's happening? Mum…Sirius…Professor Snape?"

a/n: it's time for Snape to appear! –claps in excitement- funny, I didn't find my title related to the story. I really suck on naming my chapters. XD

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