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Chapter 31
Audrey woke up to loud chattering as she swung her body out of bed and sat at the edge, rubbing her eyes as she saw Hermione laughing with an Indian girl, they walked up to her and Hermione spoke to her.
"Audrey—this is Parvati Patil she has a twin in Ravenclaw," said Hermione introducing Audrey to Parvati as Parvati greeted Audrey with a small handshake, she seemed a little aloof in her manner, but Audrey did not mind, after all she was the daughter of the most feared professor of Hogwarts.
"You better get ready soon, we need to go down to breakfast and collect our timetables," said Hermione as Audrey nodded and made her way to the empty bathroom. She came out a few minutes later her hair washed and pushed back with a giant red hair band. Audrey pulled her black satchel and her tie along with her black school robe. She missed the Beauxbatons uniform, they didn't have ties and they were way more colourful than this, but as she walked towards Hermione she noticed her skirt to be a lot shorter than Hermione's. She quietly whispered this to her, but Hermione did not seem to find any fault, the school policy said that as long as the student was decently dressed there would be no punishments administered, Hermione had said like the rule book was on the tip of her tongue, she helped a struggling Audrey with her tie and they met Harry and Ron for breakfast as half way through Professor McGonagall handed out their schedules, Audrey noticed her father speaking to Malfoy who spoke about something as he threw her a small glance and then thanked Snape for the schedule.
"Shit! We have all our lectures with the toss pot Slytherines," whined Ron as McGonagall shot him a glare.
"5 points from Gryffindor for the use of such language Weasley!" said McGonagall glaring as she went her way while Ron muttered something under his breath.
"Hey Dean—how was summer then?" Harry asked the boy with a short afro.
Dean turned to smile and spoke,
"Was alright—seeing that my parents are muggles but Seamus didn't have a great time," said Dean looking at the Scottish boy sitting next to him, who glared at Harry and Audrey.
"Me—mum didn't want me to come to Hogwarts this year!" snarled Seamus getting out of his seat as Harry frowned while Seamus spat at Audrey.
"You don't even belong in Gryffindor Snape!—we don't have place for Slytherine blood on our table!" snarled Seamus as Harry glared at him.
"I suppose you don't know how to make friends," said Audrey as got up from the seat and stood in front of Seamus who glared at her.
"Why not?" Harry asked cautiously answering Seamus.
"Let's see because of her and you," replied Seamus harshly as Audrey's hand went into her robes and reached for her wand instinctively.
"The prophet is saying things about you and her Harry—and about Dumbledore as well" said Seamus angrily as Harry clenched his jaw.
"And your mum believes it?" Harry asked angrily.
"Well— nobody was there when Cedric died!" snarled Seamus.
"Well than maybe you should read the prophet like your stupid mother—will tell you everything you need to know," sneered Audrey, the whole hall listening to their fight. Seamus took a large step towards Audrey his wand his hand.
"Don't you dare go on me mum Snape!" snarled Seamus as he pointed his wand at Audrey, but she was quicker, way quicker her wand was already at his throat.
"I will go on any one who calls us a liar!" snarled Audrey staring into Seamus's eyes as McGonagall came back to their little spat along with her father.
"Ms. Snape—put you're wand away this instant!" snarled Severus as he glared at her, she pulled her wand back from Seamus's neck and pocketed it quietly.
"You both will be losing five points from Gryffindor for the show for disorder," sneered Snape as Seamus glared at him and then at Audrey, who refused to leave his sight.
"Clear out now—Finnegan—Snape!" said McGonagall glaring at both of them as Audrey pulled her bag to her back and stalked out of the great hall without breakfast, her robes billowing behind her as Harry followed her as well.
They had transfiguration first where professor McGonagall gave them a lecture about how to go on with their transfiguration OWLS this year; they expected to get this lecture possibly at the beginning of every class.
Then she followed the lecture with a spell to change a rock into any animal they wanted, Neville did a lion which didn't turn out so well because the rock grew only sharp teeth and started attacking the class, earning him a lecture from Minerva.
"Longbottom! I know I said animal but—possibly one that is friendly towards the class," said Minerva vanishing the biting rock that almost tore Neville's robes apart. Audrey made a cat although her tail was missing, Hermione's otter was perfect as always while Ron's rat didn't really feel like moving—or living rather, Harry's dog looked a lot like Sirius's animagus but every time it barked it spat out splinters and pebbles at him.
The class was enjoyable to some extent but no one was actually waiting for their defence class which was next. They entered the class as Harry sat next to Ron while Hermione and Audrey shared a bench. Umbridge wasn't in class yet and as any normal classroom the students were unruly and doing what they did best—talk and make merry!
Parvati and her sister made a paper bird and charmed it to fly, the bird flew through the class, Crabbe tried to tear it apart by hitting in mid air with his gigantic hand, Audrey blew on it as it flew higher as Parvati giggled and Audrey turned to smile at her Parvati and Padma beamed at her, but just as the bird was returning to them, someone burst it to flames as the paper turned to ashes and the class felt silent as a pink blob was seen smiling from the doorway.
"Welcome to your fifth year of defence against the dark arts," chided Umbridge as she made her way to her desk and the blackboard behind it.
"This year you will be giving your Ordinary Wizarding Level Exams—or better known as OWLS," sang Umbridge like she was teaching them alphabets.
"The ministry has prepared a well revised course for this class just for your benefit—seeing that you were put through a rather bad course of defence these past few years, I hear one of the teachers was a werewolf!" laughed Umbridge a little distastefully, as Audrey clenched her jaws, she did not want to fight with the teacher just cause she said Remus was a werewolf, Malfoy she noticed smirked and nodded happily. Umbridge flicked her wand as four large piles of books on her desk floated towards the students and got distributed quickly.
Audrey received her book and looked at the cover, 'Defence for Beginners and more on magic' , she flipped through the index curiously and noticed had she knew possibly every darn thing in the book even before she had gone to her first year—was this a joke, didn't the woman just talk about OWLS!
"You have everything you need to in this book," added Umbridge talking to the class like they were fifteen year olds, Hermione raised her hands.
"You mean we won't be doing anything practical in class?" Hermione asked frowning as she sized the book, the cover of which looked like a child's story book; they were supposed to be reading hard bound leather covered books! Not this rubbish!
"No dear—why would you need to do anything practical?" giggled Umbridge as if Hermione was being silly.
"You mean we won't be using any spells at all?" asked Harry, Umbridge turned angrily and sneered.
"Students will raise their hands before speaking in my class," she said and turned to look at Harry her sick smile still pasted on her toad face.
"You won't need these spells at all—the theory will be sufficient in helping you answer your exam papers," smiled Umbridge as Harry looked at her shocked.
"And how is theory supposed to help us fight against what's out there?" scoffed Audrey raising her hand as Umbridge was slightly dumbfounded as her eyes twitched a little but her smile was still present.
"There is nothing out there! What would possibly want to hurt a couple of fifteen year old children!" replied Umbridge in her sickly sweet voice.
"I don't know maybe lord Voldemort," chorused Audrey and Harry and then turned to look at each other, the silence that the class was sharing suddenly emitted some sort of tension. Umbridge stiffened but looked pitifully at Harry and Audrey as Hermione placed her hand on Audrey's asking her to shut up but Audrey wasn't going to listen.
"You have been told that a certain dark wizard is at large—this is not only ridiculous—this is a lie!" said Umbridge directly facing Harry and Audrey who ever sitting in the same line.
"We're not lying—if you only knew what lies the ministry is brewing!" snarled Audrey angrily.
"You are lying!" bellowed Umbridge angrily.
"So according to you Cedric Diggory dropped dead on his own accord!" snapped Harry fuming.
"Cedric Diggory's death was a tragic accident!" replied Umbridge her temper growing.
"It was murder! Voldemort killed him," snarled Audrey and Harry together as Umbridge snapped instantly and as loudly as she could, the class could tell that she was very upset.
"No! Enough! See me in my office during lunch the two of you!" said Umbridge as she breathed loudly.
Rest of the lecture was spent by reading the first chapter and copying it down twice for better remembrance, not like they needed it. Lunch time grew closer as the triple defence lecture ended with the school bell ringing, Harry and Audrey waited back for Umbridge and then followed her to her office. Umbridge picked up the floo powder and then threw it into her grate.
"Professor Black may I have a word with you!" she asked as she put her head into the grate, Audrey bit her lower lip as she kicked the air near Umbridge's bottom pretending like she was kicking the woman, Harry gulped down his laughter as Sirius came through the fire place and cleaned his robes. He frowned on seeing Harry and Audrey present, he wiggled his eyebrows questioningly as Harry slumped, but so did Audrey as the next person to come out of the fireplace was her father.
"Please sit," said Umbridge offering the two professors chairs,
"What is this about professor Umbridge I have a class after lunch?" said Sirius not really wanting to be there in her office. He noticed was as pink as her clothes and held several painted plates with pictures of cats on them moving around the plates, one actually hissed at him, he made a face, he did not like these cats! He did not like their owner either.
"Of course—Professor Black," said Umbridge smiling sweetly as she offered the two men a cup of tea, they both refused to drink it as Sirius noticed Severus eye it suspiciously and then shake his hand below the table telling Sirius there was something fishy.
"I called this meeting to bring to your notice that your children are rather out of hand—undisciplined—uncivilized—what do you teach them?" Umbridge asked a little offhandedly. Harry and Audrey's mouths dropped, this woman was the pits!
"Really and what exactly did they do?" Sirius asked calmly as Snape refused to say anything as his arms were crossed on his chest.
"They are of the opinion that you-know-who is trying to kill them—first of all that in itself is rubbish—along with which they are scaring young minds in my class about this rubbish—telling me how to teach my class and then shouting at me," said Umbridge unimpressed as Sirius nodded his head acting like what the two students did was truly abysmal.
"Really they shouted at you?" said Sirius astonished but his voice definitely had every bit of a mocking tone but Umbridge did not seem to get it.
"So what do you want us to do about it?" snarled Snape finally as Umbridge looked at him.
"I—don't—" began Umbridge—she didn't really think about this—she had thought that their guardians would scold them for being naughty but here were these two men who acted like she was being stupid.
"Well—I expect some sort of punishment is in order," she said as Severus raised his eyebrows.
"What you expect us to spank them?" snorted Sirius like she was mental as Umbridge looked at him expectantly.
"No! Are you mental, I am not going to spank my god son!" snarled Sirius angrily as Harry and Audrey gulped another laugh.
"Well—then—I expect some form of punishment—something harsh—to set their minds—" said Umbridge angrily as Sirius's outburst wasn't taken well by her.
"There is only a detention policy in this school," sneered Severus, he didn't want this vile woman doing anything to his precious daughter, although he needed to speak to her.
"Very well—Potter, Snape—you will have detention with me every day this week and Potter you will serve detention with professor Black while Ms. Snape you will serve detention with professor Snape the same days of the week after you finish detention with me," said Umbridge as Harry and Audrey nodded and then the four of them made their way out of the office and towards the great hall, Sirius walked with Harry and they took a shortcut, when Audrey turned that way Severus pulled her by the collar and back into line with him as she did not look at him, possibly embarrassed that he had to sit through that when all she wanted to do was impress him, make him proud.
"Audrey—I do not wish to be called for something like that again," he said sternly.
"Yes, pappa—I am sorry," she said as they walked down to the deserted corridor, his hands behind his back while he had discarded his robes and cloak he still looked intimidating.
"You are not to address me so in school—did we not discuss this!" he ordered again strictly as she looked down to the floor while they walked. Severus noticed how bad his daughter was feeling, was he giving her a hard time—but didn't he scold children on a daily basis, why was this any different?—she's your daughter! beside—she didn't deserve to be treated like this—but if he treated her differently he would be termed partial—not that he wasn't already but that was for a different reason altogether, this was family—mixing family with work was something Severus wanted to avoid, but a quick hug wouldn't hurt—there was no one here—maybe if he placed his hand on her shoulder rubbed her back telling her he wasn't mad. What if someone saw?—what if they teased her like he had been?—she was already unwelcomed in Gryffindor to some extent because of him. But she needed him—she needed him to be her father.
Severus looked at the empty corridor as he slipped his hand into the girls and squeezed it, she looked up at him and smiled expectantly, hoping he had forgiven her, but she knew he had, she knew he would.
"Do you forgive me?" she asked softly just to make sure.
"Always," he said not looking at her but he pulled her hand in his to his lips placing a small peck on it before letting it go and entering the great hall.
Severus deposited Audrey at the empty end of the Gryffindor table as he went his way noticing to his anger how the people on the table glared disgustedly at her. Maybe he was right—he needed to keep his distance or she's end up being shunned by her own house, even if Potter sided her—but Potter didn't have his charm these days either—the boy who lived was believed to be the boy who lied!
He sat down in his seat next to Black as the man was in a busy conversation with Flitwick to bother looking at Severus, who sat there like his daughter picking at his food hesitantly. Sirius turned from his conversation to mutter disgruntled at him.
"You're daughter sure got your traits Snape—so sad all you could give her was your bad habits," said Sirius as he looked at Severus picking at his food, Severus replied with a strong glare as he then turned away to put a piece of the steak into his mouth. He noticed Potter, Weasley and Granger join Audrey at the table, he decided to gain an ear into their conversation so he entered the most vulnerable mind on the planet—Weasley's mind was easy to penetrate into, he had no barriers and kept thinking of food, but Severus could live with that.
"So she called your guardians?" Hermione asked shocked after Harry finished telling her everything that happened, he was still fuming, Audrey stared at her food and pushed it away.
"Audrey you must eat!" complained Hermione as she pushed the plate back towards Audrey who scowled at her but put piece of well done steak into her mouth, suddenly she felt extremely hungry as she wolfed down half her plate like Ron normally did.
"So Snape must sure have given you hell for that!" snorted Ron as he looked at Audrey who frowned at him.
"Ron!" scolded Hermione—Severus scoffed—trust Granger to be smart—how the hell was this girl not in Ravenclaw again?
"What?" gruffed Ron as Hermione made eyes at him.
"You don't ask people that!" she snarled glaring at him as Ron become red with embarrassment.
"It's alright! No Ron my father did not give me hell as you put it," replied Audrey calmly yet a bit cold, Severus wondered why.
"Yea—but Snape has a habit of bossing people around—but I suppose you get special treatment because you're his daughter," said Ron randomly as Audrey frowned at him, how could he suggest something like that?
"Ronald!" snarled Hermione angrily as Ron bit his tongue.
"I'm sorry Audrey—I didn't mean it that way," he said his cheeks becoming red.
"My father doesn't treat me differently—I was treated me like I should have been!" snapped Audrey as Harry spoke up, she hadn't expected him to say something like that.
"Why are you snapping at him—no one really likes Snape—besides you expect us to believe that he pulled a hundred points of Gryffindor—because that is how he treats every other Gryffindor?" said Harry angrily.
"This is my father you are talking about—I suggest you correct the tone of your sentence!" snarled Audrey angrily as Harry looked at her disbelievingly.
"Right—I suppose you'd count him more now—than your friends—seeing that you are favoured—maybe you should have just been in Slytherine!" shouted Harry as Audrey clenched her jaw and got up.
"Maybe you should talk to me when you are in a mood to have a civil conversation with me," she snarled picked up her bag and made her way to out of great hall.
Hermione glared at Ron and Harry,
"What is your problem?" Hermione scolded Harry as he looked away angrily.
"Harry! It's not like Snape's done anything to you the whole summer—and after he found out he's her father—he's stopped glaring at you—well at least he's trying to decrease it—I have noticed Harry!" snarled Hermione angrily as Ron shook his head.
"Maybe you should go apologise mate," said Ron as Harry glared at him.
"Why—I haven't said anything wrong!" said Harry angrily as he got up and picked up his bag.
"You will realise what you've said is wrong and maybe by then it will too late to ask her for forgiveness—Harry you aren't mad at her—you're just displacing it!" said Hermione explaining the situation to her friend, but Harry refused to listen to reason.
"I have to get my homework done," he said and with that he made his way out of the great hall and towards the common room.
"Ron—you have got to talk to him!" said Hermione as she packed her bag and Ron looked at her.
"Why me?" he asked
"Because you're his best friend!" snapped Hermione as Ron nodded.
"You think she'll forgive him?" Ron asked her.
"If you make him apologise within two days—because after that she might become insecure and think he is really a git that her father hates with a reason," said Hermione as she and Ron got up.
"Harry is such a git anyways—he shouldn't have said those things to her," complained Ron as Hermione shook her head.
"You know he's been angry ever since—" said Hermione as she and Ron climbed up the staircase.
"Yea, keeps removing it on everyone he can find," said Ron shaking his head.
"Maybe I should explain that him you know—keep his head on," said Ron nodding to himself as Hermione smiled a little and nodded making her way to the library as Ron walked to the common room shivering slightly as a feeling like his brain had just been searched shook the insides of his head.
AN/- i would totally review if i were you-tell you what-you could like tell me what you feel could help with the story any plots you think that could fit in anywhere in the later stages or any new characters that you'd want to apply-maybe your own OC or something-you know you could tell me about it and get it down in the story-obviously the OC would be yours but just keep in mind the plot line which has been established so far and the OCs that will have a part to play (YES! i mean Rachel!I know yu guys really hate her and stuff =p). Anyways would love to hear from you.
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