( A/N so here is my first chapter that i wrote. It was edited by BunnyLordIsHere and i am very grateful for that. I am more then happy to receive questions and helpful criticism. Please nothing rude however if you feel you must say something then please PM me, not review the comment. I would also prefer criticism via PM because then i can respond to you. Questions i will happily answer though i will answer those through PM and it might be easier if you just send it there in the first place. But certainly feel free to review as well, i will be happy to read and respond. I hope that you enjoy it even if it isn't as good writing as the previous author )

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Izzy's P.O.V.

Izzy felt lost. She had her friends back but she missed the connection she had had with Snape and had no idea why he hated her now. No idea at all. She rolled over in bed, deciding she needed some sleep, dreams or not, avoiding sleep was a bad idea. Slowly she fell into unconsciousness.

She woke up yelling and found Amy beside her comforting her but it wasn't helping. She knew who she really wanted to tell her it was OK but he hated her and would never be willing to do that. She carefully pulled out of Amy's grip and convinced her to go back to bed. After that she put on some simple muggle clothes and went down to the common room. She sat looking at the fire for a while but wasn't really seeing it as much as she might. She had let herself care what he thought. She supposed that was her mistake but she didn't think that she could take it back either. She decided to see if he was up yet since it was around five thirty already.

She left the common room and wandered to his classroom and office. Cautiously she knocked.

"Who is it" growled snape.

"Its me Izzy" she mumbled.

"Come in" he responded coldly.

She walked in and looked at his expression and instantly regretted it. There was a fierce unfriendly emotion though she couldn't identify what it was exactly.

Realizing this was hopeless and she might as well give up on the idea about him ever liking her again.

"Well" snape snapped.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you sir, it was wrong and stupid of me. Ill just go now if thats OK" and she knew traitor tears were coming to her eyes but figured he wouldn't care anyway.

However he replied in a less nasty tone.

"No not yet miss potter, have a seat."

Nervous I sat down but looked at my feet.

"Miss potter look up here please" cautiously I looked up, scared about what I would see.

His expression was still hard but had softened a tiny bit, enough that I could tell though someone else probably wouldn't even be able to sense it.

"Clearly something is bothering you, so what is the matter."

Suddenly her throat was too tight to speak and she felt tears building up but she tried hard to fight them. Severus was able to read this in her expression and went over to her. He bent down to her level to meet her eyes.

"Isabella potter what is wrong?"

The kindness in his tone set her over and she lost her barrier, the sobs and tears slipped through. She was too emotional to fully realize that he had pulled her into his arms and was gently soothing her. After a few minutes the sobs and tears stopped. He gently tipped her head up so he could see her face. And his look clearly was once again asking what was wrong so she gave in and finally told him.

"I missed you, I missed the you who would be nice to me and hug me when I cry and help me get over my problems. I want that back." the tears were threatening again but she was determined to finish the sentence. "i don't know what I did to make you hate me so but whatever it is please tell me so I can fix it. Please." her voice broke at the end and she knew she couldn't bear it if he pushed her away so she repeated the most important part one more time and then fled "Please."

Snape P.O.V.

This was torture. Seeing her sad was awful. She was blaming herself again for something that

wasn't her fault in the least. She thought SHE had done something to upset or anger me when it was simply that I was following orders.

Dumbledore was and is a great wizard, however I do not agree with his most recent decision to put her with the Cullens. It feels like he isn't actually letting her choose. Of course I might be biased about this because of my conflicting emotions on the subject but I do truly believe this is the wrong way to go about it.

And then there was my slip where I acted totally against what Dumbledore wanted. But I simply couldn't stand to just let her cry, it was too much and I just had to comfort her.

After more thought on the subject I had come to a decision. I wanted her to be happy, I dearly wanted that so the idea of hurting her more was simply out of the question and if that meant that I was going to have to go against Dumbledore then I would. Heck id probably end up doing it eventually anyway, it was just a matter of time before I broke down and did so. It wouldn't be pleasant, or easy but I would eventually get what I felt was right done. I wouldn't be able to talk to Izzy about it yet but I would try to do that soon.

Izzy's P.O.V.

I hid in the bathroom for a while then when people would be starting down for food I left and wandered to the great hall avoiding Snape's gaze. I was out of it still and must have looked a bit lost because I felt an arm come up and around my shoulders. I turned around and there was Draco raising one eyebrow at me.

"You OK?" he asked, "You look a bit out of it."

"I'm alright, just tired. Woke up at like five thirty and couldn't get back to sleep."

He looked concerned so she reminded him that they should eat breakfast eventually to change the subject. He didn't look convinced but did seem distracted enough to wander off for food instead of keep questioning her.

Snape's P.O.V.

I went up to Dumbledore's office and knocked on the door.

"Enter " Dumbledore answered.

Snape walked in to find the Cullens there as well. He started slightly, not having expected to have this conversation with them present as well. However it might be just as well. That they all talk. Thus avoiding any miscommunication.

"So Carlisle and I were just discussing the living arrangement that Isabella would have in their home. They sound very accommodating. However from your expression I would guess you have some conflicted opinions on the subject."

Sighing snape decided that he might as well get on with it and have his opinion known.

"Look I know you think that these are the best arrangements for the girl but I would tend to disagree. I believe I would be a fair candidate because not only can I protect the girl but I also know her better then these strangers do and feel I could meet her family needs better."

"Excuse me but she seems to get on with us quite well" Alice retorted, "not to mention we did spend all summer together you know."

"I do know that" Severus replied, "however I believe I have connected quite well with the girl and have earned her trust to some degree. Not to mention how like Lily she is and how much I could tell her about her parents when she gets curious."

"However we must consider if the girls physical safety is more important then her connection to her heritage." Carlisle put in.

"What if no matter where we put her she might be in danger any way. If the dark lord does return then he is indeed clever enough to avoid such things as vampires if need be. He will somehow evade your defenses and get through to her. If she stays with me then I can teach her to defend herself and Albus you know I would know how to defend against him better then anyone else."

Listening to all this Edward, who, until now, had not spoken up, cut in.

"Perhaps we need to let the girl decide. Because from what I know of her so far even the safest environment will be useless unless she is choosing it herself and honestly will be happy there. No manipulation or others interfering. I think ideally she just needs to decide what she believes is best for herself."

Izzy's P.O.V.

After breakfast, we went to classes. Draco sat with us again and though Ron still glared at him things seemed a bit more friendly. Of course I didn't notice as much of this as I might since I kept wandering back to the early morning hours.

Snape could be so confusing sometimes because one minute he would be nasty and rude then he would be bending down and hugging me while I cried. I simply could not make sense of it.

Clearly her friends noticed her spaciness and eventually Draco got tired of all the times he had to keep asking if she was OK. She always said yes but it was clear something was up and Draco was going to talk to her until he found out. So at lunch he grabbed some muffins and toast and dragged Izzy out with him to the lake to talk.

She sort of knew what to expect and was trying to figure out how to avoid actually telling him what happened. They ate in silence for a bit then once the food was gone he pulled her under the shade of a tree and down next to him.

"So, what is up with you today?" he asked, "and don't say nothing because we both know that that is not true."

Izzy fidgeted for a while, unsure of how to get out of it. Sighing Draco decided to try something else.

"OK lets try this, why were you crying this morning?" At this Izzy looked considerably startled.

"I'm not stupid, I can tell. Now what on earth was so bad that it made you cry?"

Izzy's eyes flickered down, scared of what would happen if she told Draco.

"Izzy, please" he begged her. The tone of the please was what did her in. She curled up so that her knees were almost completely hiding her face. She started to speak but it was very soft and Draco had to listen very carefully to catch all of it.

"You cannot tell anyone else but I had a very rough childhood. As you know my parents were killed and I got sent to my aunt and uncles house. Unfortunately they were not to fond of me and were not only verbally abusive but physically abusive as well." at this Draco went even paler then usual,"when I got here snape was the teacher I most connected with who helped me the most. He was helping me to pull together my memories and overcome them. It was really helping but then something happened and he stopped and started to ignore me and be actively nasty to me. And I have no clue what I did wrong."

A couple times during that her voice had cracked but the last bit pushed her over the edge and she hid her face completely, trying to control her emotions. Draco however had other ideas and leaned over, pulled her into his arms and gently stroked her hair and comforted her until the tears and sobbing stopped. Afterwards she wasn't really in a hurry to move or anything so she just stayed where she was, wrapped up in Draco's arms.

"Thats what made you cry earlier then?" Draco asked kindly, Izzy nodded. "Well thank you for telling me and now I have a plan."

"For what?" she asked softly.

" Finding out what is going on here."

"Oh, what is your plan?"

"You and I are going to go talk to him right now." Izzy made a scared noise but Draco insisted, " this is the only way for us to get this dealt with right now."

And so they started back to the castle to find Snape. And upon discovering he was not in his office they decided to see if he had gone to see Dumbledore.

When they arrived at his office entrance Izzy said the password and the two students went up to see Dumbledore and hopefully Severus. When they reached the top they heard voices and hesitated over the knocker. Then suddenly from the other side of the door Dumbledore announced that the unknown group in the office had visitors and they could only assume it was referring to themselves. So when he called out enter they obeyed and came in.

Silence fell in the office when the two students entered. It was only broken when Dumbledore turned to Izzy and asked what it was that the two needed. However Draco answered for her, not that she minded in the least.

"Were here to clear up some things which are apparently much more complicated then they appeared before" he stated simply.

"How so?" asked Dumbledore.

"Well given that I'd guess that the guardianship issue for Izzy is important then your probably having a meeting about her. Thus an explanation for the sudden silence in the room when we walked in."

"You are very observant my boy. And since the young miss potter is here perhaps we should ask her what she thinks on the subject."

"On what subject?" Izzy asked.

"Well in light of the need for you to stay somewhere I have been looking into possibilities. And it seems that at present there are two sides competing to be your family. The Cullens are happy to take you in and let you live with them or you are invited by our dear professor snape to stay with him." Dumbledore explained.

"Would these matters have anything to do with Snape's mood changes?" Draco asked.

"Mood changes?" Dumbledore questioned.

" Yeah acting one way then pulling a complete one eighty and acting a different way" Draco snapped, a bit sharper then he had originally intended.

"Ah unfortunately that might have been my fault. You see I asked professor snape to back off his personal relationship with miss potter so as to not affect her overall decision of where to stay."

The room went rather quiet, waiting for Izzy's reaction to this announcement. Her expression went from shock, to hurt to betrayal in a matter of seconds.

"Why would you put me through that?" she asked Dumbledore and though the Cullens could not tell Snape could tell how upsetting she found it that Dumbledore would manipulate her like this," you knew I was getting closer to him then anyone else then you pulled away the support I had finally found right underneath my feet!"

"It seemed for the best for all of us." was his only answer and almost everyone could tell that that wasn't enough for her. So in her exhausted, emotional and hurt state she ran out of the room.

"Should someone go get her?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes but I have one more thing to say first and I feel that it might be better for one of the more human members to go retrieve her." Dumbledore explained, " and I do believe that Edward is right, she will make the choice and no one is to manipulate her into going to live with them, it has to be her own free will." Everyone nodded their under standing of the speech Dumbledore had given and then Draco and Snape went off to find Izzy in the forest and the grounds.

However snape wound up doing most of the searching because the grounds are pretty open and hard to be invisible on while the forest was much harder to find someone in. Also Hermione and Ron had seen her run by as had Joey and his group and all of them were wondering what was going on when they saw her run off.

So Draco explained what he could to them while Snape searched for and found Bella. And for the second time this year Izzy found herself being carried by Snape through the forest to the castle. As she stirred she slowly remembered what happened.

"Severus? Why are you carrying me and why do I hurt all over" she asked quietly.

Then remembering what Dumbledore had done she cringed and hid her face against Snape's chest. Knowing what to expect he paused and pulled her close to comfort her until she calmed down. When she had she held him tighter.

"Next time he asks you to do something like that then say no please, I truly did miss you a lot." She murmured gently so only he could hear her words. And she truly was grateful to have him back though after everything that had happened she had a little feeling in the back of her head questioning her implicit trust of this man who had so easily hurt her once already. However she pushed that voice back and simply appreciated the presence and comfort brought by having him holding her like this.

"Don't worry Isabella I won't, pretending I don't like you is quite difficult. Your far too wonderful for your own good, just keep that in mind.

The next day Izzy went to classes as normal and in potions at the end Severus asked if she would be willing or interesting in continuing in the coping meetings. He made sure to stress the fact that it was optional but she agreed right away, adding that it would probably be a good idea to keep working on it if she could. So the lessons were set to resume that night.

Later at lunch she and her friends, Hermione, Ron and Draco ate outside and discussed classes and such. During this conversation Draco kept sending concerned looks at her way and quickly turning around if she noticed him. Eventually she went over to him and asked him what on earth was wrong.

" I'm just worried about you, this all. Yesterday was quite stressful you know" he replied. She sighed.

" I know, and I'll have to sort all that out with them eventually."

" Actually they are going to let you decide for yourself" Draco commented.

"Really?" She was quite startled," Huh well I don't know what they expect but in that case I know already."

" You do?" He asked, startled.

" Yeah, I mean I still am going to have to overcome some trust issues with Snape now before I can be positive that this is what I want but I'm still much more comfortable with the idea of staying him then with vampires I only sort of know, even vegetarian ones."

Draco seemed to think it over then nodded.

" That makes sense, from many points of view. Also wanna know what the bonus is?"

" What?" she asked.

" You get to see me more!" he exclaimed. She smiled at his excitement and hugged him.

When she moved to let go though she found herself stuck in his arms. At this realization she snuggled closer and stayed there. He gently pet her hair and the two of them just sat contentedly for a while.