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Chapter 30

A week passed and there had been no site of Jean, Audrey had officially been signed off as a Snape and her mother was now the only 'Adams' left. It pained Audrey to even think of this anymore, she knew her father wouldn't care if she didn't change her surname but her grandfather had been very persistent upon it, possibly one burden less for him to carry. Audrey knew how bitingly cold the daily prophet had been about her family when it had reported about it on the first page of its Sunday issues about the Tri-wizard Tournament's champion's true heritage, not that she had a strong one, her father being Half blood and a piss off of a potions teacher while her mother being a powerful spinner with absolutely zero inclination of showing it.

Audrey knew that most of Hogwarts must have read the prophet, especially the Sunday one and when the 1st of September arrived, Audrey had grown quite apprehensive about it. She felt a little fear in the pit of her stomach, would the school shun her? Would they hate her? But why should she care? She already had such brilliant friends! But what if she got sorted into Slytherine? After all her father had been in Slytherine, would they speak to her, if she was sorted in the damned house!

"Children, come on!" snarled Mrs. Weasley from below, it was hardly 9:30 and Mrs. Weasley was already growing anxious.

"Ickly Ronnikins is going to be prefect this year!" cackled Fred like a hag as everyone settled down for breakfast; Ron glared at him and glared sharply his freckles growing redder than they ever had.

"Enough Fred—I don't see a prefect badge on your uniform!" snapped Mrs. Weasley running her hand down Ron's head and kissed the top of it proudly, Ron smiled at his mother.

"Why would I want to do that!" said Fred offended as he acted like he was crying into his hands will his brother soothed him. Mrs. Weasley rolled her eyes as Audrey laughed loudly, the twins looked at her and gleamed.

"Well—well—we have an unsorted baboon here," grinned Fred as George laughed.

Fred put his hand on Audrey's head and acted like the sorting hat.

"Hmmm... interesting—very interesting—oh—should it be Slytherine—oh! I see your head is full of nasty boogers! Slytherine it is!" shouted Fred as George booed, Audrey blushed darkly as she looked down. It was obvious she did not want to be in Slytherine!

"Shut up Fred!—stop pissing her off," snapped Hermione as the prefect badge on her pink t-shirt shone brightly.

"It's cool if you get into any house," said Hermione shaking her head smiling at Audrey, who gave her a small smile embarrassedly. The rather loud dining room went silent when Snape entered wearing a black coat over a white shirt and black pants.

"A word!" he growled at his daughter, who nodded and walked out to the hallway with him.

"So are you ready—packed everything you need—do you need anything else?" he asked his hands behind his back.

"No, I suppose" she said biting the insides of her lower lip.

"Good, it is good to suppose," he said blandly.

"Look! Hogwarts might be tuff on you—but don't let them get to you—and if you have any issue you come straight to me—understood!" he said ordering her, she smiled and nodded.

"Also—you will address me as your teacher and not your father—I hope you get that clear now," he said strictly, she nodded; maybe he was practicing how to be sharp with her already. She looked at her feet as Severus nodded, he could see Audrey slump.

"What is it?" he asked softly as he added a pinch of worry in his voice.

"Nothing—it's stupid—sir," she said adding the 'sir', he looked at the steps of the kitchen, they were empty. He pushed his finger below her chin and pushed her head up, she looked at him.

"What is it?" he repeated looking into her eyes.

"Well—will—will you be mad—if I'm not in Slytherine?" she asked him, he looked at her. She seemed genuinely worried about it. Severus had been on the station numerous times, he had heard so many children asking their parents if they would be displeased if they didn't make it into the house of their choices. He never thought he'd be standing their staring at his own child and contemplating an answer.

"No," he said shortly as a thin smile crossed his lips, she grinned back at him.

"I didn't want to disappoint you," she said smiling, she knew he may not take a hug very welcomingly, but she had a very strong urge to do it.

Disappoint him, how could she possibly disappoint him! He had always been the reason for people's disappointments, but here she was taking some sort of baggage that he was supposed to own—had he passed on this sick legacy!

"Why—it is not in your hands which house you are going to be sorted into," he said slightly cold, she did not catch it but something in his demeanour made her feel like she was disappointing him, she looked away not wanting him to catch the look. They stood their awkwardly as Audrey shifted her weight from one leg to another. She heard her father sigh as he placed his hand on her shoulder and peered over it, looking for whether they were alone. He then pulled her to him and hugged her tightly.

"You will never manage to disappoint me—remember that—" he said running his hand through her neatly combed hair that she had left down. He kissed the top of her head and then slowly pulled her away.

"Thanks—pappa," she said smiling as he nodded at her and then quickly made her way back down to the kitchens with her father, just in case people had some sort of suspicion.

Severus walked down the steps as his daughter followed him into the kitchen, he grew stiff in his path when he noticed an unwanted figure sitting where his daughter had been just a few minutes ago. He noticed Audrey grow stiff by his side when she saw him too, a rather large blush of embarrassment mixed with humiliation of sorts was seen across her face, he noticed she wasn't looking at the chair rather the foot where her half eaten breakfast lay, being enjoyed by Crookshanks.

Severus curled his fist into a tight ball, but he noticed her looking at him pleading him to possibly stay calm shaking her head ever so slightly. Severus looked away from her as he marched his way to the counter where Mrs. Weasley was making lunch and poured himself a steaming mug of tea as Mrs. Weasley spoke to him about classes and how he should try and control her twins more. He noticed Audrey settle down next to Hermione who had her head buried in a book, she tried to glance at what the girl was reading as Hermione opened her book wider for Audrey to look, truth was Audrey wasn't reading.

"What do you want me to do about it?"

"I want you to listen"

"I am done listening"

"Why? Why won't you just do it?"

"Because she is my daughter—would you disown her if she was your daughter?"

"—you aren't being logically!"

"Am I not?"

"Fine then—this is it then?"

"This is it"

Jean got up angrily as the chair he was sitting on was pushed a few meters away due to the sheer force. Rachel did not care to look at him leave, but Audrey met his eyes, he glared at her sharply as exhaled disgustedly. He wanted to say so much but failed, he knew Rachel would not like it—but it didn't matter anymore—Rachel had made her choice, she no longer wanted to be with him—so why was he so scared to talk.

"Hope you are happy!" he snarled at the girl who looked at him blankly, Harry frowned and glared at the displeasing man. Audrey raised her eyebrow at him and cocked her head slightly.

"You got what you wanted—You won—didn't you?" snarled Jean as Snape looked between him and his daughter, if the man made any sudden moments Severus was going to tear him apart.

"You're a sick little half blood," snorted Jean an air of superiority in his voice.

"This is not my fault—," finished Audrey simply, she did not wish to speak however her sharp tongue had gotten the better of her, Jean laughed as he unnoticeable pulled out his wand.

"It is—it is all your f****king fault," snarled Jean walking around the table as Rachel sprung to her legs and Snape put down his mug reaching into his robes for his wand, but before any of Audrey's parents could react, someone pulled Jean by the scuff and slammed his body into the nearby counters so harshly that the occupants of the room could hear the creaking and possibly even a slight cracking of wood.

"If—" began Remus anger boiling in his veins pumping blood to his face.

"If—I have to see your face again—I swear—I swear it will the last bloody time you will be able to move around in public!" snarled Remus as Jean gulped as Remus pulled the man's wand out of his wand and pushed it back roughly into his coat pocket.

"I hope—I hope—for your sake—you stay out of our lives—now get the f**k out, you f***king git!" finished Remus as he let go of Jean's shirt and stepped away from the cowering man as Jean quickly looked embarrassed and flooed to wherever he was going. Audrey looked at Remus proudly as he sat down beside of her and continued with his breakfast.

"I'm going to miss you Moony," she said her eyes twinkling as Remus smiled his mouth full of food as his hand pulled his god daughter into his side tightly.

"So you'll take care right—and try out for the team—whatever house you get into—quidditch is important—and you will write to me—won't you love?" Rachel asked her daughter who shook her head at everything her mother mentioned.

"Wow, so you finally going to Hogwarts!" said Rachel excitedly as Audrey chuckled and shook her head. They had arrived at Kings Cross only a few minutes before the train's departure, her mother had deposited her trunk as Audrey had made her trusty featherless sit on her shoulder, the owl was already dozing off. Rachel pulled her daughter into a strong hug and refused to let go as Audrey obliged in a similar manner while featherless hooted indignantly.

"Oh! Audi—I am going to miss you," said Rachel as Audrey smiled to herself.

"I'll miss you too Mum—lods," she added as Rachel finally let go off her.

"Rachel—the train—the train is starting!" shouted Mrs. Weasley from a distant as Rachel's eyes widened, her daughter was still on the platform as the train jerked into motion, most of the carriage doors were shut. Audrey dashed into a sprint as Fred, George and Ron held open a door for her, she jumped into the train as they caught hold of her black t-shirt. Audrey turned to her waving mother who was standing next to Mrs. Weasley who smiled at the train with some sort of pride. She waved out to her mother as the boys left her alone she noticed her mother's expression change as she shouted out.

"Audrey—I don't want any complain letters!" snarled Rachel so loudly that possibly everyone on the station turned to look at her, Audrey blushed, trust the woman to embarrass her.

The train picked up speed as Audrey went from the back of the train to look for Harry and the others, she noticed that the back was governed by the Slytherine crowd, she thought it best to make her exit as quickly and as secretly as possible, but she was caught by a group blocking her way, Draco Malfoy and his cronies gleamed at her menacingly.

"Well—well—well—if it isn't Audrey Adams—Snape," smirked Pansy as Draco glared at her.

"Shut up Parkinson!" he snarled as he stepped forth and was close to Audrey.

"Let's start over—keeping our differences aside—I'd suggest we'd become friends—seeing that our fathers are good ones," he said putting his hand in front of her.

"You're supposed to shake it Snape!" smiled Draco like he owned he place, Audrey raised her eyebrows as looked at his hand her own folded across her chest.

"If you'll excuse me—I have other things to attend to," finished Audrey simply snubbing Malfoy like he had never been before, the boy pulled back his hand and glared at her,

"What will you do when you won't have friends in Slytherine?" asked Draco glaring at her.

"Who told you I'd be put in Slytherine?" asked Audrey as Draco gulped, she had a point he didn't know, after all her mother had been in Gryffindor and the girl in front of him had definitely proved to be Gryffindor material last year.

"Good day," she finished and pushed herself through Crabbe and Goyle who could make perfect human road blocks.

Audrey made her way further north as she passed a few Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw carriages, everyone seemed to be very excited as they talked with each other, she wasn't looking where she was going before she crashed into a man, she looked up to see Sirius smiling down at her.

"Sirius! What are you doing here?" she asked a little surprised as the man smiled at her and helped her up.

"It was supposed to be a surprise but since you did bump into me," he said grinning.

"I am supposed to be the Care of Magical Creatures professor till Hagrid comes back from—you know," he said informing her.

"Wow! That's great—Harry's going to be so excited!" grinned Audrey as Sirius shook his head positively.

"Awe, come on you can't tell him!" he said pouting as she giggled.

"Fine I won't—stop acting like a drama queen," she said rolling her eyes and leaving him to go look for the others.

"Audrey!" someone called from the one of the compartments, Ginny was sitting there with Harry and Neville who was tending to some sort of cactus. Neville beamed at her like a light bulb as she sat down next to Harry.

"Where have you been?" he asked her as she shrugged.

"Got lost—my mum wouldn't let me go and then when the train started she made me run to catch it—thank god for Ron and the twins," said Audrey shaking her head.

"Is it true then?" Neville asked as he put the cactus aside while the whole compartment looked at him.

"Are you really—'his' daughter?" Neville asked as Audrey took in a sharp breath and nodded.

"But—you—it's—hard to believe!" said Neville as Audrey smiled at him, the poor boy must be terribly lost for words, after all her father was really mean to him and here he was still talking to her politely and trying to be friends, she wished she could hug him.

"Thank Neville—," she said as Neville looked at her quizzically.

"For not being a douche to me," she said clearing his gaze as Neville blushed, he knew exactly what she meant, they did not discuss this any further.

"So what plant is that?" asked Audrey curiously as Featherless Henry woke up and began flying around the compartment, she opened the small window and set him free, she knew he'd find his way.

"Mimbletus Mimbletonia" said Neville kind of proudly as he looked at his small grey cactus which instead of being covered with thorns was covered with boils.

"Cool," said Audrey a little cautiously as the plant seemed to be moving and squirming around like there was something trapped inside its fat body.

"Yea—Gran got it for me this summer when we were in Diagon alley," he smiled as the train shook a little.

"So what does it do?" Ginny asked prodding the plant with her nails.

"No!" shouted Neville as the plant grew in size as Harry turned to look at Audrey as she scrambled for the door but before they could exit, the plant exploded a green goo like liquid that smelt foul as it covered everyone in the compartment.

"Gross! Neville! What is this!" snarled Ginny as her whole body was covered in the disgusting sap.

"It's called Stinksap—it's used as an antidote for shyness and nervousness," said Neville loudly, the sap was definitely working on him.

"This is disgusting!" hissed Ginny harshly as she pulled out the wand.

"Scourgify!" she snarled as the stink sap disappeared from everyone's clothes and the compartment's window and door as they all started smelling like soap.

The rest of ride was spent enjoyably as Ron and Hermione joined them after getting their patrol duties for the term. They were told to change into their robes as Hermione received a letter by a Hogwarts owl from professor McGonagall she read it loudly as it was addressed to Audrey.

"Ms. Granger,

It is my urgent request that you bring Ms. Snape to my office for her sorting before you take her to the great hall.

Thank you,

Professor M. McGonagall"

They were all dressed in their Gryffindor robes as Audrey wore her robes without any emblem and no tie. The lot walked out of the station and waited for a carriage.

"So I see you've made friends with Potter!" snarled Draco as his friends laughed at Audrey.

"Your father will be so disappointed with you Snape," said Malfoy tutting in pity, as Audrey clenched her fist tightly.

"Sod off Malfoy!" snarled Harry as he pushed everyone forward.

"I would be carefully Potter—you are lucky they're letting you off free—if it were for me—you'd be in a cell in Azkaban with your filthy name on it!" snarled Malfoy smirking as Harry almost crushed Malfoy to the ground but Ron held him back by his waist.

"You stay away me Malfoy!" snarled Harry as Ron looked at Hermione worriedly.

"Forget it mate—it's just Malfoy," said Ron as Harry pushed Ron away and got out of his hold, he then walked away silently towards the carriage that came. The rest followed him as he stood there at the beginning of the carriage staring at nothing.

"What is that?" Harry asked as Audrey came to look at the thing he was looking at, it was like a great big black horse with wings only it looked like it had some sort of dragon heritage in it.

"I don't know—looks creepy," replied Audrey as Harry turned to look at her, she could see it too.

"What is creepy?" asked Ron and Hermione together as Neville and Ginny came to look at what Harry and Audrey were staring at.

"The thing pulling the carriage," replied Harry as Hermione looked like he had gone mad.

"Nothing is pulling the carriage Harry—it's pulling itself like always," said Hermione looking at the empty space her friends were staring at.

"Don't be ridiculous! That thing is pulling it," replied Audrey reaching a hand out to touch it as the horse like creature breathed out blowing her hair away from her face.

"Come on guys," said Ron as they all moved away and settled down into the carriage along with another girl with frizzy blonde hair, her head was buried in a magazine which she held upside down.

"You're not going mad—I can see them too," said the girl to Harry and Audrey, they did not want to believe her exactly—who was she anyways?

"Everybody this is loony—I mean Luna Lovegood," said Hermione quickly as Luna looked at her and smiled sweetly.

"Nice earrings," said Hermione trying to cover up her mistake by complimenting the girl, the girl smiled at her again and replied in all seriousness.

"Thank you, it keeps away the Nargals," said Luna as Harry looked at Audrey.

"Is she wearing radishes in her ears?" asked Audrey quietly as Harry nodded a small crooked smile on his lips.

"What the bloody hell is a Nargal?" Harry asked her as she shrugged, the carriages began to move.

"I hope there is pudding," said Luna excitedly as she looked at Audrey closely.

"You must be professor Snape's daughter," said Luna a little less happily, Audrey nodded as Luna looked at her tieless uniform.

"You haven't been sorted yet?" Luna asked as Audrey shook her head, Luna smiled at her dreamily, Hermione stifled a laugh as Audrey looked at her gesturing what was wrong with this girl.

The carriages soon stopped as it deposited the students at the entrance hall, Hermione and Audrey said their goodbyes to Harry and the others as they made their way to Minerva's office.

"Hermione—!" began Audrey as Hermione knocked on Minerva's door, the girl looked at Audrey and smiled encouragingly as the door was opened by Minerva who let the two girls in. The four head of the houses were present along with the headmaster as a black hat sat on a stool. The hat moved itself to look at the new occupants of the room.

"Ms. Snape, please sit down on the stool," said Dumbledore as he picked up the sorting hat, Audrey did what she was told as the hat was placed on the top of her head.

"Hmm—let's see—oh! Yes—the bravado—yes—a very distinct trait—and you are loyal—very loyal—but there is an urge to learn—a cunning urge to learn just like your father—so difficult to sort!" muttered the hat, as only Audrey could hear what he wanted to say.

"Hmm—so difficult!" he muttered again as he fell silent for a minute and then out of nowhere thundered loudly.

"Gryffindor!" he said as the hat was then pulled off Audrey's head as Professor Flitwick squawked in approval while professor Sprout smiled at Audrey calmly, her grandmother however was ecstatic, her usual strict face fell into a rather beautiful smile which she threw Audrey, Audrey knew she was very proud that she had gotten into Gryffindor, her house. 'Professor' Snape however was devoid of any emotion; his cold face did not show anything but indifference.

"Ms. Granger—please take Ms. Snape to the great hall," smiled Minerva at the two girls as they exited the room, Audrey threw a final glance to her father, who luckily caught her eye; she smiled at him as he nodded curtly. She could tell he wasn't pleased but he could live with it, after all just because she was his daughter did not sideline the fact that she wasn't Rachel's—and Rachel wasn't anything but a Gryffindor.

Hermione walked into the great hall along with Audrey as they were talking about something while she fastened her tie around her neck, a Gryffindor emblem seen clearly on her robes, which had appeared on her robe on its own

Fred and George hooted in approval as Audrey sat down next to Ginny besides Harry while Hermione sat down opposite her next to Ron who had already begun his dinner. Neville offered his congratulations while the small group welcomed Audrey happily into Gryffindor. Although two or three people from her house and her year kept throwing sharp glances at her. One of them was Seamus Finnegan and the next lavender Brown.

"Ignore them," said Ginny calmly as she began tucking into the pie while the first years were being sorted. The sorting was soon finished as Professor McGonagall, took the sorting hat away as the stool vanished and Dumbledore stood up on the podium. The whole hall fell silent as they listened to what he had to say as ritual had it.

"Welcome—to the new students and welcome back to the old ones—I hope you will get comfortable within your houses—now for some customary welcomes—this year we have two new teachers—Professor Sirius Black who will be replacing Professor Hagrid till the time he returns from an important personal business that he needs to attend to, also please join me in welcoming the new Defence against Dark Arts teacher, Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge," announced Dumbledore as Sirius got louder claps than Umbridge did.

"I've seen that woman—she was at my hearing," said Harry as Hermione Ron and Audrey looked at the woman curiously. She was wearing ghastly pink robes along with a woolen pink cloak draped royally around her stout body with a dark pink brooch, her curly brown hair made her look like a pale mouse but her face and body structure if compared to any creature would be a toad.

"She looks like a toad!" announced Audrey as Fred almost spat his drink out while Neville frowned.

"Maybe Trevor's got a chance on mating this year," said George sniggering like mental, which made Neville laugh as well.

Harry however was busy glaring and grinning at Sirius as the man winked at his god son, he was mad that he hadn't been told, but pleased that he had his godfather close for the school year, however he was quite curious to know what private business was Hagrid really attending to? Dumbledore continued with his speech while the students looked at him, Audrey tried to catch her father's eye but he seemed to be ignoring her, she was worried he was severely disappointed in her. Audrey's train of thought was disturbed due to someone interrupting her grandfather's voice.

"Hem—hem," all of the students turned their attention to the woman clad in pink as she held up her pink handkerchief indicating something as she cleared her throat loudly. She got up and smiled sweetly at Dumbledore, her smile gave Audrey an odd feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"Thank you Headmaster—for those kind words of welcome—" began Umbridge as the whole hall looked at her oddly, never in the history of their presence of possibly even before their presence in the historic school had anybody—ANYBODY—ever cut the headmaster in their welcome speech.

Albus stood at the podium a little taken aback—he had not expected this sort of intrusion in his speech but never the less, he had to stay calm—keep the decorum—stay behind the line although he noticed the instant reddening of his wife's face as the rest of his staff looked at the woman very shocked, even Lockhart did not have the guts to encompass such a task, he even noticed Severus frowning as he raised his eyebrows threateningly at the woman, while Sirius glared and mumbled under his breath.

"And—How lovely it is to see such young bright faces smiling out at me," said Umbridge her smile increasing ten folds if that was even humanly possible. Audrey raised her eyebrows.

"This woman has some sort of genetically de-formality," she said as Fred and George sniggered earning themselves glares from Hermione and the Slytherine table both for completely different reasons.

"I am sure we will be such good friends!" added Umbridge giggling or rather creating some sort of odd squeaky laugh and it wasn't cute like professor Flictwick's.

"Yea—for sure," muttered Fred and George as Audrey smirked at them and they wiggled their eyebrows at her.

"The ministry of magic has always considered the education of all witches and wizards to be of vital importance although—each headmaster has brought something new to this historic school—," said Umbridge paced along the stage as she turned to Dumbledore sweetly and greeted him by cocking her head slightly as Dumbledore bowed his head showing how much he genuinely appreciated her saying this, Audrey noticed how her grandmother's nostrils flared and her face was as if it was ignited, completely red.

"Progress for the sake of progress must be discouraged, let us preserve what must be preserved, perfect what can be perfected and crude practices ought to be prohibited," finished Umbridge as she smiled around the hall to the rather quite students, she then made her way to her seat, Dumbledore began clapping enthusiastically.

"What the bloody hell does she mean by all that?" asked Ron frowning as Audrey's jovial mood had fallen and she was now rather serious, her expression similar to the man Sirius was sitting next to.

"It means—the ministry is interfering at Hogwarts," finished Hermione as Harry and Ron looked at her shocked as Audrey shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

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