Chapter 3

A/N- Just wanted to say thank you for the reviews I received I'm really happy that you're all enjoying it especially seeing as I'm used to writing really short one shots. It really means alot to me that you like it :D

Last Time-

"Potter!" Harry heard someone call and turned only to see Malfoy.

"Malfoy," Harry greeted and continued walking.

Draco walked alongside him in silence for a few minutes before both stopping and turning to look at each other.

"Do you think she's alright?" Malfoy asked him

"No idea. She didn't look hurt so I wonder what happened, and why she revealed herself to Dumbledore about Voldemort" he said quietly.

"You know her she's not much for lying, painfully blunt she is," Malfoy said, voice sounding amused.

"Yeah. And the look on everyone's faces was hilarious! It took a lot not to burst out laughing," Harry replied chuckling.

"Tell me about it!" Malfoy said laughing as well.

They continued walking in comfortable silence until Malfoy stopped again

"I guess I'll see you Potter," he said turning the other way and heading to the dungeons.

"Sure Malfoy," was all Harry said before continuing the walk up to Gryffindor tower, not noticing the people hidden in the alcove behind him.

Chapter 3 What?

(Snape's Chambers)

They walked towards the dungeons in silence. The only sound in the cold corridor was the chattering and giggles of the two children walking in front until it was broken by Athanasia.

"Sev. Are you angry with me" she asked

Snape just kept walking ahead without replying

"Severus!" she called loudly

"What?" he snapped, turning back to look at her with a glowering at her. She flinched and stepped back with her head bowed, looking at her feet.

"Are you angry with me" she repeated almost inaudibly

"Lets not talk about this right now, you're tired right? so lets go" he said spinning on his heels and walking off again.

She followed behind him, head still bowed as they continued on in silence

They arrived at a portrait of an old man who was wearing a green and gold Greek tunic, and holding what looked like a crystal ball.

"Good day Severus" the old man greeted

"Pinchas" said Snape in return, still fuming.

If the old man Pinchas noticed, he didn't comment as he turned towards Athanasia and the children.

"Hello there, young miss, children" he said with a small bow "I am pinchas but you can call me phineas" he said to the two children.

"Hello " the children said to the old man

"Pinchas. Meaning Oracle?" Athanasia asked the old man

"Yes! Well spotted young miss. A lot of people over the centuries have not understood what my name meant or symbolized, but I am exactly that or rather I was, an oracle"pinchas/phineas told her cheerfully.

"Oh. How interesting" she said was all she said to him as she thought 'well that explains the crystal ball'

"Not as interesting as you and the children young miss. I sense something remarkable from you three. Incredible power and... something else... something different, I wonder-"

He didn't get to finish his excited chattering as Snape finally interrupted, looking slightly annoyed.

"Pinchas we really should be getting inside" and with that Snape said the password and entered his private chambers.

"Dom, Calamity go get ready for bed " he said pointing to the bathroom

"Yes daddy" they both said as they ran towards the room he was pointing to.

Athanasia was making her way towards the bathroom as well when he grabbed her arm and pulled her back roughly making her stumble backwards, only just managing to catch herself before she fell.

"What Sev. I'm tired?" she asked confused turning to look at him

"Don't what me, we need to talk" he spat angrily at her

"I thought you didn't want to talk about it" she said irritated

He sighed and let go of her arm and pinching the bridge if his nose

"Athan, why are you at Hogwarts" he asked softly

"Don't call me that after you were just yelling at me Severus" She snapped at him turning her back to him with her hands folded across her chest.

"I'm Sorry. I really am, I'm just worried" he said pulling her back and close to his chest, his hands going around her waist holding her close. She sighed in resignation and leaned her head back onto his chest with her eyes closed and said in a soft whisper.

"I came here to tell you something" she said while opening her eyes and spinning around to look up at his face. "Father said to tell you as soon as possible"

He looked down at her with a worried expression on his usually expressionless face

"What is it?" he asked softly, arms tightening a bit around her waist. she smiled at him and then pull away and started walking away from him and to the bathroom leaving him confused.

"Athan?" she looked over her shoulders and smirked deviously at him.

"I'm not gonna tell you cause you got angry and yelled at me" she said pouting before running into the bathroom cackling with laughter as she shuts the door.

He blinked owlishly at the door for a minute before a small content smile appeared on his face as he shook his head in amusement at her antics.

(Gryffindor common room)

"Can you believe him!" Ginny shouted pacing around the common room with her hands on her hips. "I can't believe he's saying he doesn't know her, I mean they were looking at each other like a pair of flirty,slimy slytherins" she raged on.

"Ginny, She's Professor Snape's wife, they wouldn't be flirting even if they did know each other" Hermione said

"Yeah and she's You-know-who's daughter" Neville added

Ron snorted and stood up puffing his chest out before saying loudly for everyone to hear

"Yeah, I bet the greasy git isn't even married and its just some kind of evil plot to get you-know-who into the castle by having his daughter here"

"Who cares if they're married or not. I wanna find out why she's so friendly with my Harry" ginny snapped jealously.

"Ginny why do you even bother, Harry won't ever fancy you" seamus told her, getting glared at.

"Yeah especially with him being friends with Malfoy" Dean mumbled, making Ron look at him shocked.

"What do you mean Harry's friends with Malfoy?" Everyone in the common room turned to look at the two of them wanting to find out the reason for Ron's outburst.

Dean looked around the room nervously before saying "After Harry left the Great Hall, I saw malfoy leave as well so I thought he was going to hassle Harry so I followed and when I caught up to where they were I heard them talking and making jokes"

Jokes about what" Ron and Ginny shouted together, turning red in anger.

"Well when I got there, I heard Harry saying he had no idea why Snape's wife told Dumbledore her father was voldemort and Malfoy saying that Harry knew how she was and that she didn't like lying" Ron snorted at hearing the last part "and then he told Malfoy that the looks on our faces were funny and how he had to try not to laugh and they both started to laughing before Malfoy left" Dean finished with whisper, but everyone still heard him through the shocked silence of the room.

"What?" Ron shouted snapping everyone out of their shocked stupor.

"Ron keep it down, he's in the dorms you know, what if he heard us" Hermione whispered to him slapping him across the head.

We are going to demand some answers out of him" Ginny said "How dare he lie to us"

"We'll ask him in the morning, so lets not jump to conclusions. Besides we better get ready for bed" Hermione told everyone, who all started heading towards their dorms while whispering amongst themselves.

Ok that was just to tell you what happened after the end of last chapter, so there you have it. This was not Beta'd so I may make changes and update this chapter later in the future. see you next time :D

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