Sorry this has taken me song long to update... I'm not on ff.n as much as I used to be ( I now lurk in LJ and tumblr..) but at the request of my real in life friend Abzter I will update because she doesn't even like HP but told me it was good (cheah..) so I decided to update for everyone who actually likes this pile of donkey... Anyway! Here we go!
Zulemanix floated her way through the library doors stopping only momentarily to wave at Madame Pince and then floated on through until she found Tulip surrounded by a stack of books in the corner.
"And what may your small little brain be looking for..?" Zulemanix wavered in Tulips ear.
"I think my Dad has cast a glamour on me." Tulip said with a pout on her baby face.
"And you know this how..?" Zulemanix really did want to know... it seemed that Tulip always knew when something was going on and who was up to what.
"I listened to Daddy Draco talking to Sevy and he said I had black hair! I do not have black hair or green eyes! I was outraged and felt that something fishy was afoot! So I'm doing an Aunt 'Mione and finding out how to break the spell!" Zulemanix laughed a light hearted giggle at the indignant look on Tulips face.
"There there Tulip... Want to come and catch piskies with me?" Tulips look was so scalding Zulemanix felt as if her face should be a melted pile of goo on the floor.
"I will take that as a no and take my leave then.." and with that she floated her way back out of the doors, once again stopping momentarily to wave at Madame Pince, and out into the darkening garden of the Castle.
Around half past nine Snape began to feel slightly inclined to worry where his young ward was. She had only returned to the dungeons to collect a few items and then had quickly scampered off to wherever she wanted. He felt tempted to go find a compliant suit of armour to go and collect her but his worries were put to rest when he heard the sound of grating stone and tiny pattering feet.
"I was beginning to wonder where you were..." Snape drawled.
"Worry you mean Sevy," Tulip shot him a dazzling gappy grin, "I was only in the library!"
"No doubt causing obscene amounts of trouble with that Blimpkazanic girl." Snapes face looked like someone had just stabbed him.
"C'mon Sevy! She's not that bad! A true Gryffindor and she's really cool!"
"'Cool' such a muggle term... anyway I think it maybe a certain someones bed time!" Snape got a wicked grin on his face, "and we all know what happens to little girls who can't get into bed on time..."
Tulip took off running for her room. Years of time spent with Snape meant that he knew all of her most ticklish spots which Snape never failed to notice were the exact same ones as Dracos.
Tulip quickly hid under her duvet, clinging tightly to Mrs Singe, she heard Snape walk in and set a mug of hot chocolate down on her bedside table.
"you can come out, no tickling I swear.." she cracked the tiniest portion of her head out and looked at Snape before deeming it safe enough and letting the covers fall. She quickly grabbed the hot chocolate and downed it, still tightly clinging to her stuffed dragon.
Placing her mug back on the side she quickly snuggled herself down with Mrs Singe and demanded a story from Snape.
"Which one would you like tonight? The one about the crazy mud flinging potatoes or maybe the one about the demented headless chicken..?"
Tulip made it seem as if she was deciding but she already knew what she wanted to hear.
"Tell me a story about Daddy and Daddy Draco!"
If Snape had been drinking he would have sprayed it everywhere, so he chose to instead, choke on his own spit. Coughing and spluttering he managed to wheeze out,
"WHAT!"
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