AN/- Hey everyone was sup! it's been one sad week-my viva's were screwed up that bitch totally fucked my case in theory, like my project must have been like super awesome but that sullen retarded examiner was the pits-reminded me of Umbridge-must have been her!

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Chapter 32

Ron had been successful in making Harry realize his mistake and Harry was now anxiously waiting to catch Audrey alone, but it seemed as if she ignored him completely, all through the days lectures she sat alone at the back of the class, not uttering a word to anyone and although Hermione tried to strike a conversation with her she did not bother replying enthusiastically—she had cleared off lunch before Harry even arrived telling Ginny and Neville that she wasn't hungry and that she had to complete the transfiguration homework, they didn't have any transfiguration homework to complete!

So Harry decided to confront her after their detention with Umbridge, he was worried that she wasn't eating because of him, he wondered if she even slept last night seeing that she had dozed off in History of magic and Divination, not that anyone else hadn't, Harry just thought Audrey was better than sleeping in class, after all she seemed to want to learn everything, annoying little git that she was still made Harry smile when he saw her breath slowly next to Neville in history of magic while Neville drew in his book, Harry knew instantly that he couldn't possibly be mad with her for very long, but he wasn't going to tell her this—she could take advantage of the situation—why was he thinking like that—she was his friend—hadn't he promised her that he'd keep her away from the judging eyes in their house—wasn't he being a hypocrite—wasn't he being just like Sna—.

Harry made his way down to the common room before his detention with Umbridge, he noticed Audrey staring at the notice board and then signing up for something, a small smirk on her face, the only time in the day he had seen her smirk. He began to walk towards her but Fred and George captured her completely as they announced to the whole room.

"So, Snapey—signing up for the quidditch team?" Fred asked pulling her leg as Audrey raised her eyebrows and George chuckled and continued.

"You sure you can do more than stand in the field?" asked George—he remembered last year, the Jupitarians were only allowed to watch the game from the field on their brooms, inputs were strictly not allowed.

"I am sure your mouths will be a hangout for flies once I am done showing off my skills," sneered Audrey a small satisfied smirk stuck on her face.

"Really? And pray tell us what position are you trying out for?" Fred asked curiously.

"Chaser!" she relied simply as George shook his head impressively.

"Your mum was Gryffindor chaser wasn't she?" asked George as Audrey shrugged, she didn't even know her mother played quidditch, although she was a keen follower.

"Wait till Angelina finds out about your mother—she'll totally flip," said Fred grinning.

"Not that she won't flip when she finds out you're Snape's daughter—will be a shocker if you are actually any good—Snape sucks on a broom," commented Fred as George nodded.

"Who is Angelina?" asked Audrey as the hands of her watch denoted that it was time to leave; she did not need another detention for being late.

"She's the Gryffindor quidditch captain," replied Fred as George nodded and patted Audrey on her back as she bid them goodbye, not throwing Harry a second glance knowing very well he was looking at her.

"Please sit down," said Umbridge sweetly as she offered Harry and Audrey two seats opposite her desk and chair. Audrey refused to look at Harry pretending as if he did not exist.

"You will be writing lines today," smiled Umbridge sweetly as she stirred the lump of sugar she put in her cup of tea. Audrey and Harry looked at the empty parchment and two black quills in front of them as they picked them up and looked at Umbridge

"And what is that you wish for us to note?" asked Audrey coldly as Umbridge looked at her rather evilly, her smile looked like she was about to kill.

"I will not tell lies!" said Umbridge menacingly as Audrey looked at her enraged, her eyes not leaving the revolting woman in front of her but her glare was broken when Harry spoke to Umbridge in a voice as cold as Audrey's.

"You haven't given us any ink!" he remarked tartly as Umbridge turned her menacing smile at him.

"You won't need any," she said simply as she picked up the tea cup and saucer and went to stand by the huge window that overlooked the grounds.

"How many times?" glowered Audrey as Umbridge turned to her and looked directly into her eyes Audrey shuddered a little.

"Let's say—till the message sinks in," commented Umbridge sweetly but the harshness in her tone was very evident.

"Begin," Umbridge said sweetly as she stared out of the window and sighed as she took a deep sip of her extra sweet tea.

Audrey finally decided to look at Harry who threw her a disfigured look, he seemed to be as puzzled as she was, nevertheless they began working on their parchment as Audrey touched the black quill to the parchment and scribbled.

"I must not tell lies"

She wrote, automatically red ink began to flow from her quill, but so did a sharp pain on the front of her palm, she did not bother, it was probably some allergy or something as after a few lines she felt a rather bad numbness in the area, she looked from the corner of her eyes at Harry as she noticed him wince and look at his hand, Audrey ignored it but soon she felt something like a line of water trickling down that burning patch. She turned her hand to see a trail of blood exiting scarred words on her hand.

"I must not tell lies" was carved into the delicate skin of her hand, she stared at it for a few seconds as the pain was finally starting to get registered by her brain—the quill wasn't a pre inked quill—it was her blood she had been using as ink. She looked at Harry her face slightly panic stricken, Harry glared at Umbridge's back and then looked at Audrey's hand, it seemed as if she had pressed her quill too angrily using more of her blood, he could see that the pain she was feeling was possibly way more than he was, seeing that her hand was bleeding deeply. He pulled her parchment to him and scribbled quarter page of her lines for her. Audrey's mouth dropped, did Harry just do that! Did he just decrease her time and pain in detention—why?

"Is there a problem?" Umbridge asked them as they both looked at her and chorused.

"What could possibly be a problem?" they asked indignantly as Umbridge smirked and made her way to them, she seized Audrey's parchment and turned to Harry.

"You seem to have done enough Ms. Snape—clear off—Mr. Potter seems to be taking a little longer—go nowhere but to professor Snape's office," snarled Umbridge at Audrey as Audrey nodded and then looked at Harry when Umbridge turned her back to them.

"Go," he mouthed, she pulled the quill out of his hand pulled her parchment from the dustbin to her, she then scribbled something and tore that bit of parchment and gave it to him. After Harry's detention was over and he was heading to Sirius's office he read what it said,

"You are a true friend Harry—I'll never forget it," her blood and scrawny handwriting made Harry smile genuinely as he pocketed the piece of parchment; he knew he'd keep it forever.

Audrey made her way to the cold dungeons as several students threw her glares, she could hear them talking within their groups,

"She's Snape's daughter"

"She must be a bat like him"

"I heard she's a bitch—told Seamus off"

"Just like her father"

"Just like her father"

"Just like her father!"

"JUST LIKE HER FATHER!"

Audrey quickened her pace trying to leave the area as soon as she could, her stomach roared in hunger but she ignored it, she had planned to miss dinner, the humiliation that the script on her hand provided made her stomach churn even faster, she wondered if she could hide it from her father—she didn't want him to see—he would think she was weak!—She wasn't weak!

The dungeons were colder than Audrey had anticipated, she noticed the Slytherine entrance to their common room it was a large iron door with a large silver snake head hanging at the beginning with huge emeralds for eyes, every time someone entered, it hissed for a password, she was staring at the door while she waited outside her father's office. She notice the door swing open and Malfoy walked out in his uniform, his tie undone as Pansy tried to kiss Malfoy while Millicent Bullstrode was being snogged by Crabbe or Goyle—Audrey couldn't tell which, Malfoy looked at her and smirked, she instantly looked away her hair covered her face and the embarrassment of being caught, she quickly knocked at the office door again.

"What are you doing here Snape?" snarled Pansy as Malfoy stopped to admire Audrey's rather short skirt as his eyes roamed over from her legs to her chest.

"None of your business is it Parkinson," sneered Audrey just like her father did, speaking of him why wasn't he answering the door.

"Come on Pansy—let's leave Snape alone she obviously just wanted to enjoy the sites of the dungeon," said Draco as Pansy laughed and walked ahead but Draco took a step towards Audrey pushing her into the door.

"You know where you belong don't you Snape—you'll always be welcomed in my chambers," smirked Draco as Audrey threw him a foul look, she knew exactly what he was implying and she did not want to be anywhere near his chambers or him for that matter.

"Sod off!" she snarled as she pointed her wand into Malfoy's gut, he laughed and winked at her.

"You belong with the snakes Snape—you know you do," he said touching her hand lightly with his cold one, she jerked it off.

"Malfoy!" said a voice from the landing near the office, Audrey turned to look at the person, it was her father, he glared at the boy and shot him a cold look as he made his way to where the boy and his daughter were standing with her wand on the boy's gut.

"Is there a problem?" he asked the boy calmly raising his eyebrows as the boy instantly moved away from Audrey.

"Nothing sir, just informing Ms. Snape of how welcoming we Slytherine's are—showing her the Slytherine hospitality," said Draco smirking at Audrey.

"Very good—thank you Mr. Malfoy—you may leave now seeing as to Ms. Snape needs to rearrange my inventory for her detention," said Snape glaring at Audrey who looked down.

"Of course sir," smiled Draco and then smirked at Audrey before he left, leaving her angry and yet wondering as to why in the world did Draco want to even speak with her.

"In," commanded Severus coldly as a few Slytherine fifth year girls passed them and giggled happily seeing Audrey being treated like that by her father. He shut the door behind them and used his wand to light up all the candles in his office making it brighter, he then shot an incendio at the fire place; he did not want his daughter to be cold although he preferred a dying fire than a crackling new one.

"Sit," he said ordering her again as Audrey pulled on the gloves she was wearing in her hands to cover the script on her hand.

"Did you eat dinner?" he asked her as she shrugged.

"Audrey—you need to eat!" he ordered strictly as he waved his wand and summoned a house elf, Audrey jumped when the tiny creature with long ears swirled into the room.

"I thought you couldn't apparate in and out of Hogwarts?" frowned Audrey as the house elf looked at her and cocked his head.

"Dobby is a house-elf miss—house-elves can apparate in and out of anywhere," he said intelligently.

"That's cool," she said smiling at Dobby she recognized his name from somewhere but failed to recall the source.

"Could you get us her some food," ordered Snape as Dobby nodded and then smiled at Audrey who gave him a sharp nod thanking him.

"What did she make you do?" Snape asked her as he pulled some parchments to him and looked at his daughter. He noticed her stiffen instantly and did not receive a reply.

"Audrey?" he called again as a plate of beacon and ham sandwiches appeared on the table along with a large pitcher chilled pumpkin juice. Severus still looked at his daughter intently waiting for her to reply but did not receive any. He gazed at her, transfiguring two tall glasses and poured them some juice; he pushed a glass towards her.

"I am not hungry," she said finally as her stomach groaned and directed her eyes towards the pile of sandwiches.

"You will eat—now," he said as he sipped his pumpkin juice.

"But I am not hungry," said Audrey as she saw her father scowl at her as she scowled back at him, he looked at her face and a small smile formed on his lips, if it were any other student he would have pulled off points but his daughter just looked too adorable when she did it.

"Do you want me to feed you?" he asked her softly as she looked at him disbelievingly.

"No," she muttered embarrassed.

"Then eat before I make you," he scolded her as she pouted and held a sandwich in one hand and took the smallest bite she could manage, her stomach hungered for more and so she finally gave in.

"If you starve yourself again—I'll be telling your grandmother and I don't think you'll have too much fun listening to her scold you," he said looking her down as she picked up another sandwich.

"Maybe your patronus should have been a camel," he complained as she finally smiled at him, but she wasn't comfortable of the fact that she was being treated like a little princess while her father commented crimes against her other friends. Harry had been right—she was treated differently, not that she didn't like the feeling—it was just that she couldn't tell if this was fair but after fourteen years of being ignored by a man who should have smothered her beyond her knowledge, she did not want to give it up so easily. She had conflicting feelings but she couldn't help it, besides the thought that Harry had Sirius looking out for him comforted her to some extent.

"What did she make you do, Audrey?" asked Severus again less demanding this time and more softly as he put all his feelings into the statement—he did not know if that was possible—apparently it was. No other person would know, he knew—he was still a massive terror in the hearts of every Hogwarts student—so cutting one some slack was perfectly alright—besides she was his daughter—his little creation. His best creation!

"Scribble some lines," she muttered softer than ever as she pulled the gloves tighter around the hands and then hid them under the table before he could notice, she picked up her third sandwich as he refilled her glass.

"And what lines did she make you—scribble?" he asked curiously as she refused to meet his gaze worried he could read her mind, but it was impossible as long as her grandfather was alive, so was his magic and so were his spells.

"Just some lines," she said nonchalantly.

"Audrey!" he called in a commanding voice as she slumped and looked at him, resentment bubbling in her voice.

"I don't want to talk about it!" she snapped sharply and then pushed the empty plate away from her full and satisfied self.

"And why is it that you need to raise your voice for that," he snarled at her frowning his hands crossed against his chest,

"I'm sorry," she said going red, she was being unreasonable.

"Are you?" he asked her quizzically as she frowned at him.

"What? Of course I am," she said looking at him sadly.

"If you were truly sorry—you would tell me what she made you write," he said trapping her, if she was good at it—he was her father.

"I must not tell lies," she said simply and as softly as her embarrassment would let her.

"What?" he asked again.

"I must not tell lies!" she boomed angrily as hot tears sprung to her eyes as her gloved hands pulled the gloves down as far as they could go.

"Take off your gloves," he said commandingly as he frowned at him distastefully like he did not appreciate the Gryffindor colours on her hand.

"I'm cold," she demanded.

"Take off your gloves," he ordered again strictly getting out of his chair and turning around the table to tower over her sitting form. Audrey looked at him and then at her gloved hands, she took off the glove on the left hand and then pulled of the one on the right as slowly as she could, the wool of the glove had gotten mixed with her harshly cut skin. She placed the gloves on the table with her left hand and proceeded to hide her right one under the table, her father still frowned unsatisfied, he knew she was hiding something he could tell, after years of working with teenagers her age. He noticed that although he had seen her left hand, he hadn't seen the other.

"Audrey," he said exasperatedly looking at the hand under the table as she sighed and pushed it up, it looked a little scarred but more like she had scribbled on her hand.

"Did you have a shortage of parchment?" he joked as Audrey blushed darkly, the cold dungeon air hit her wound making it sting sharply as she bit her lips, more tears formed in her eyes due to the pain and her father making fun of it wasn't a very pleasing thing. Severus finished his scoffing as his eyes then fell clearly on her hand as daughter's hand which hung low; he walked closer and sat down on the chair next to her pulling it as closer to her as he could. He picked up her hand and studied it, he realized they weren't ink marks, it was as if the statement was engraved into her skin, Severus bit the insides of his cheek.

"That little toad!" he snarled to himself as he placed her hand slowly back on the table and rushed to his store cabinet and pulled open the drawer on the lowest shelf and pulled out a small container. He then raced back to her side and open the container, transfigured a deep bowl filled it with water and then emptied half of the container of the salve into the water, he stirred it with his wand as the water took the orangish colour of the salve and he pushed his daughters hand into the container.

"I can't guarantee that the marks will go but you won't feel the pain any more—it's called Murtlap sap—very useful," he muttered to her as she let her hand be there as he looked at her angrily.

"Why didn't you show me this before?" he commanded as she gulped.

"Audrey you will answer me instantly!" he ordered scolding her.

"Because you wouldn't fix anyone else's," she replied simply without looking at him, he stiffened and sighed.

"Nobody else came to me with it," he said angrily.

"Yes, but you'd just send them to madam Pomfrey," she said removing her hair from her face with her free hand.

"Yes—but everyone else is not you," he said making her look at him.

"But that's being partial—they think you're being partial because I am your daughter—what am I supposed to tell people—oh! Detention with professor Snape was brilliant, he made me eat sandwiches and pumpkin juice while he bought me a new teddy," she said a little angrily.

"What do you want—what is your issue?" he snarled—he knew she was right—but wasn't he supposed to treat his daughter well—wasn't that supposed to be good parenting?

"Nothing—I just don't want people to think you're going soft on me because you're my dad," she complained as he frowned at her.

"And what do you suggest is the solution for this?" he asked giving in finally.

"I don't know—treat me like everybody else, I know you're incapable of treating everyone like you treat me—I don't expect too much off you," she said sharply as he glared at her—if she had added a dad in the end, it might have melted his heart—but she was right.

"Although—seeing that I can't keep my bloody emotions in line when I am with you—meetings like this are essential," she said gulping as she said this, he did melt—the knowledge that she wanted him to be close in secret pleased him.

"Why do you care about what other people think?" he asked, he felt a little pushed.

"I don't want to be like pott—I mean Patricia—people thought her uncle favoured her—she was shunned—I can't stand being shunned," she said revealing her fears to him. There it was, being shunned—now he understood, being in his presence was loved but other people did not seem to understand this—but how different were him and his daughter—wasn't he fifteen when he had realised that roaming with a muggle born and a Gryffindor was bad for his image as a Slytherine.

Severus nodded and pushed himself out of his seat, Audrey felt rather terrible, to have said that to him, but it was true, she couldn't help her feelings—but she knew her sentence frame made her sound like a bitch who had just told her father that he embarrassed her, she sighed.

"What I meant was—that—I don't want them to think badly of either you or me—" she said correcting herself as Severus turned to look at her and smiled fondly at her, she reminded him of Rachel and how she kept saying some things when she meant others, then covering her mouth in an apology, clearing the air with an explanation and kissing him passionately on the lips.

"I know what you meant," he said raising his arm to silent her as she fell back in her seat, he rest his body in the chair next to hers and pulled out her hand from the liquid.

"Come on—you've missed curfew," he said sternly as he dried her hand softly with a green Slytherine napkin that had his initials inscribed in them in silver.

"Thanks pappa," she said throwing her hands around his neck and burying her head into the crook of his neck where he was sitting, he pushed his arms around her and held her close for as long as she wanted to stay.

"I love you," she muttered in the softest voice, it had been a rather long time since Severus had heard anyone ever tell him that, his heart melted as he pulled his daughter closer to him and kissed the side of her head.

"Thank you," he said smiling into her hair.

Audrey and her father made their way to Gryffindor tower as they occasionally spoke to each other, he took special care in reminding her about the trick steps that they would come across, since most of the school was at dinner they found it easier to walk through the empty corridors and when they reached the deserted portrait of the fat lady talking to someone in the other portrait Severus couldn't help but smile at his daughter, she smiled back at him.

"You have potions tomorrow?" he asked her casually as she nodded, they shared a small awkward silence as the fat lady glared at the two people in front of her as Audrey raised her head to look at her when she spoke.

"Are you planning on getting in tonight?" gruffed the fat lady rudely as Severus scowled at her.

"Mimbultus Mimbeltonia" said Audrey as her portrait swung aside.

"Bye pappa," she said softly, she ran down the portrait hole and the portrait door swung back shut loudly, so Audrey missed hearing the end of what Severus had to say.

"I love you too Audrey,"

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