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Chapter 33

A week went by in a similar fashion and although Harry had not apologised formally, Audrey and he had fallen back into their normal routine, they sat in classes together, ate in the great hall together and even helped each other with homework—well Hermione was always present. Detentions with Umbridge although gruesome were finally over and their lives had fallen back into a normal pace but the marks on their hands were not fading easily as several people had taken notice.

Today, felt rather slow being such a gloomy day with rather drab subjects, Divination and History of magic bored them to no end but having Care of Magical Creatures after lunch helped lighten the mood as Sirius devoted all his patience and kindness towards the Gryffindors as he completely ignored the Slytherines, it was quite fun actually and Sirius had gotten Buckbeak back. Buckbeak although the same Hippogriff had a new name to keep his identity a secret.

"This is Witherwings—my pet hippogriff, I just had him flown over last night," said Sirius cheerfully as Malfoy made a foul face at his mother's cousin.

The lecture ended with Gryffindor scoring twenty points for nothing while Slytherine was once again— ignored. Audrey and the rest made their way to the common room. She, Ron, Harry and Ginny picked up their brooms changed into comfortable muggle clothing and went down to the pitch along with Hermione with a huge book. Gryffindor Quidditch trials would be beginning in ten minutes and they did not want to be late.

When the group reached the quidditch pitch they found the team or rather Angelina, Fred, George, a boy with curvy blonde hair, Seamus and Dean standing with their brooms looking at the quidditch pitch occupied by the Slytherine flyers. Audrey noticed the captain, Angelina, glare as the Slytherines continued with their tryouts.

"I booked the pitch from four thirty to seven I can't believe they're still practicing—Murdock says he's going to occupy it till five—Malfoy is trying out for chaser says he needs to practice on his new Firebolt ten-," snarled Angeline angrily as Fred and George patted her back.

"Johnson—you may use half of the pitch if you want," said Madam Hooch as she was surveying the grounds and heard Angelina snarl.

Angelina gleamed as she made her way to Madam Hooch and they asked the Slytherine's to share the pitch although reluctant Murdock finally agreed. The trials began as Ginny was chosen as the new chaser although she tried out for seeker as well but Harry beat her with a ten minute advantage. Ron on the other hand was clumsy on his broom but got through to the team beating Seamus, Dean and that Comrac McLaggen boy who was smiling at Audrey, he even threw in two or three cheesy lines at her, Audrey had to wonder how Ron got lucky though seeing that Mclaggen was very skilled on his broom but missed the final goal like someone had jerked his broom out of his control for just that second, Audrey strongly doubted Hermione. So Angelina built a small team with one position for chaser left, for which Seamus and Audrey were competing for.

"First person to make three goals wins—Ginny you'll be on Snape's team while I'll back up Seamus—Fred and George get to your positions," said Angelina as everyone agreed. Angelina threw Audrey a small smile as she looked longingly at her Lumnox broomstick.

Audrey mounted her broom while Ginny was in the air just like Angelina and Seamus, Seamus glared at her challengingly as McLaggen counted to three and then threw the quaffle into the air and Ginny caught it swiftly as Audrey was in the air before Seamus's Light Year 15 could move.

Ginny passed the quaffle to Audrey as she caught it with a little difficulty as Ginny's throw was a little faulty. Harry cheered for everyone as he referred the match. Angelina flew at Audrey along with Seamus as Audrey surprised them with a smooth spin like move as she dipped and then spun around in a turn of sorts as she shot her quaffle into the goal making Ron curse in defeat.

"One point for Snape," announced Harry as Ron got them the quaffle back and then chucked it into the air, this time the quaffle was caught by Seamus who did a double twist and then he idiotically flew all over the pitch as Angelina scolded him harshly and asked him to pass it but he refused, he was being ardently pursued by Audrey, they reached the goals together and he shot the quaffle at the goal, to his dismay Audrey went off balance but caught the large ball in her hands, she was hanging upside down on her broom her feet locking her there, she then pushed herself right side up confusing Seamus in the process and scored another goal over him without him even noticing that she threw the quaffle through the goals.

"Two to zero!" announced Harry as Seamus cursed with his foul tongue.

Angelina had started to notice Audrey's moves, she noticed that Audrey had excellent control over her broom better than she had seen any under qualified chaser, along with this Audrey seemed to know what to do when, her estimation was fantastic and she was faster and could defend the quaffle way better than Seamus could and the best part was that Audrey seemed to be a team player, seeing how many times she and Ginny passed the quaffle between each other, getting use to the momentum and remembering their count as they scored the third goal and beat Seamus, she saw Audrey high five Ginny who hugged the girl.

"Watch out," cried Fred as he hit the bludger towards Audrey, Ginny instantly moved out of the way while the bludger came at Audrey and hit her square in the chest. Angelina's eyes widened at what she saw next Audrey had been blown away towards the poles of goals by the sheer force of the bludger but before she hit the pole she gained control of her broom, pulled out her hand turned herself around the pole and then sat back down comfortably on her broom, Angelina couldn't help but stare, Snape's daughter was bloody good.

Angelina called out to her new team as the rest had cleared off while Hermione joined them at the pitch, Angelina noticed that all the Slytherines had noticed their entire trial, they had noticed Audrey's moves, Angelina smiled and she knew that the Slytherines were slightly intimidated by Gryffindors newest member.

The team after a little pep talk was directed by Angelina to the trophy room as she spoke to Audrey while showing her the quidditch shield and the house cup that was snugly sitting in the Gryffindor glass cabinet.

Audrey was however more interested in a picture that had caught her eye. The small frame had two young seventeen year olds standing there with the house cup a young man with jet black unruly hair and square glasses who was the head boy of the school along with a woman with Auburn hair who was the captain of the quidditch team, both of them were dressed in Gryffindor quidditch robes as they laughed and smiled at each other merrily, possibly the happiness of winning the cup was the reason.

"That's my mum," said Audrey pointing at the frame in the glass cabinet as Angelina turned to look at who she was pointing.

"What?" snarled Angelina as she looked at the frame.

"Your mum is the Wild Torrent?" asked Angelina as shocked at hell, Audrey turned to look at her and frowned.

"No, Rachel Adams—is my mum," replied Audrey, maybe that wasn't her mum but she was definite that the man standing in the picture was Harry's dad, she could tell from his face.

"You're Rachel Adams's daughter?" asked Angelina highly surprised both by the fact that Audrey was her role model's daughter, but also that her role model had had a relationship with someone like Snape. Audrey nodded as Angelina stared at her a little oddly and then smiled.

"Angelina—loves your mum, so sad she couldn't see her last year because was on the exchange student program in America," smiled Fred putting his hand across Angelina's shoulders as George sniggered loudly.

"Why?" scoffed Audrey as Angelina frowned.

"Your mother was the best chaser Hogwarts has seen so far—that was why they named her the Wild Torrent because she'd flow like a torrent no one could catch her and she never failed to score, she's never missed a goal in her entire life," finished Angelina proudly as Audrey smirked a little, she wanted to laugh, her mother—a quidditch star—yea, sure!

"Please! Please call her for your first match!" said Angelina begging slightly as Audrey nodded vigorously and she tried to console Angelina and calm her down as Angelina only got even more excited as she went from dinner and announced to her friends who Audrey's mother was, Audrey noticed that Angelina's friends smiled at her pleased as for the first time Audrey didn't feel like such an outcast.

That night after dinner Audrey wrote her promised weekly report to three people, her mother, Leon and Gabrielle.

To her mother her letter was simple but longer than she had anticipated,

"Dear Mum,

It's been a week already since I have arrived at Hogwarts, Quidditch trials got over just a few hours ago and I got in the team—I am the new chaser. I am fine, Grandma says that I need to buck up a bit in transfiguration but truth is Hermione is way better than I can ever be. Thank Merlin for potions I suppose, seeing that DADA is useless to discuss.

Dad thinks Umbridge looks like a toad too, but I know he'd never admit it. I miss you a lot and Remus, even a little bit of Tonks—have they spoken about the time when she was drunk and kissed him?—I am sure Rem's ignoring it on purpose—anyways Sirius says he's going to be super partial to the Gryffindors, he even sits at our table with us sometimes, he's too funny when he cracks jokes about the Slytherines. Yesterday, he helped the Weasley twins pull off a toilet seat and send it to their mother by speed owl.

I'm doing great, apart from the detention, Hogwarts seems alright and I think I can adjust fairly well.

Love,

Audi.

PS: My captain said she's a humungous fan of the "Wild Torrent", she begged me to ask you if you could come for the first match of the season—Gryffindor vs. Slytherine. Maybe you could drag Rem along too and Dora.

Audrey placed her quill down got up and tied the letter on Featherless's leg as she helped him out of the dormitory window. She then proceeded to tie up her hair and tuck herself to sleep just like the rest of her dormitory.

Audrey woke up to the sun shining through her curtains, she opened her eyes as she took in a deep breath hoping to take in the sunlight, it had rained all night along with a terrible storm, but Featherless was back sitting snugly on her bed post with a letter tied to his leg, she rummaged her side table for a piece of chocolate frog as she threw it at Featherless who happily caught it and then flew off after Audrey sat with the letter. She went for a quick shower and then dressed into her uniform and made her way to great hall with her letter and bag, they didn't have any lectures in morning but in the afternoon they had double potions after lunch along with transfiguration after that and then astronomy in the night, this was going to be their first practical class seeing that Professor Sinistra made them write five foot essays on the Alpha Canis Majoris constellation.

"Do you want to finish your Charms homework here itself?" asked Hermione cheerfully as Audrey read the letter as a little frown framed her face.

"Dear Drey,

Your mum wasn't here, so I answered for her. I am glad you're alright and having fun and that Sirius is acting like his immature self. All is well here. Your mother and I are definitely coming for the quidditch match, and Tonks doesn't live here anymore, she shifted back to live with her parents in London, she was pleased to know that you miss her, she says she misses you as well, she told me to write that down. Your mother will mostly be visiting Hogwarts soon on business. Maybe you should meet her then.

R.J.L.

Audrey traced a light finger over Remus's signature, it was odd, Remus never signed like that—the letter had been so formal, so cold! It was quite unlike Remus to write to her like this but seeing that he had, made Audrey frown but she pushed the letter into her bag as Sirius sat down next to her and pulled a plate to himself piling it with all the assortments of meat he could find on the table.

"Excuse me—you're sitting in my place," said a blonde girl standing behind Audrey as Audrey turned around to look at the girl, her friends glared at Lavender too.

"Umm...really sorry but can't you sit somewhere else?" asked Audrey a little confused, this girl was a little annoying and she had a tiny spat with Audrey before in their dormitory because Audrey had been to the bathroom before her, Audrey did not like her and she knew the feelings were mutual. Lavender Brown was an A-class bitch to Audrey and Audrey wasn't going take whatever Lavender gave sitting down.

"Get up!" snarled Lavender throwing around her snooty weight, the table went silent as Sirius kept a close watch on what was happening. He noticed Audrey twist her face into a loathful look much like her father looked at him.

"No," said Audrey indignantly as she turned back to her breakfast.

"How dare you—you're a newbie—you better act like one—just cause you're a professors daughter doesn't give you privillages over the rest of us," snarled Lavender, Audrey ignored Lavender as the rest looked her.

"Get up!" snarled lavender poking her manicured finger into Audrey's back.

"Look! I am not going to get up—so why don't you pack your shit and sod off!" snarled Audrey and drank half a glass of her pumpkin juice angrily.

"Don't talk to me like that—you don't even belong here!" snarled Lavender, finally the buck was out everyone was listening in; some enjoy Lavender bashing up Snape's daughter. Audrey got up but did not move from the sit.

"Look! I don't know what you have against me—but trust me you don't want to mess with me!" snarled Audrey angrily she had it with this treatment—if anyone said another word about her abysmal sorting she was going to defend it, truth was she thought she was good enough to be in Gryffindor—to hell with what the others thought.

"Is that a threat Snape?" as Lavender challengingly as Lavender poked another finger into Audrey's shoulder, her friends from Hufflepuff smiled proudly at their brave friend after all she was standing up to Snape's daughter.

"No it's a warning—if you don't leave me alone—I will make you wish you couldn't hold your wand in the first place—now I am going to ask to nicely Brown—sod off!" sneered Audrey as Sirius chuckled proudly, this girl was good, she make a good marauder.

"I don't play nice Snape," snarled Lavender as she pocked Audrey again, but this time she couldn't pull her finger back, it was in Audrey's hand. Lavender looked at Audrey frightened, Audrey looked at her menacingly as she began to bend Lavender's finger so discreetly that no one noticed it before Lavender had tears in her eyes and almost fell to her knees with the pain.

"Audrey let go," said Hermione worriedly as Audrey instantly let go of Lavender who was now supporting her broken finger while her friends supported her whimpering form.

"You bitch!" snarled Lavender as Audrey sat down on her seat again as calmly as she could but turned to reply to Lavender as coldly as she could.

"I hope this solves our differences Lavender—hope you'll have a great day," said Audrey and then smirked as Lavender opened her mouth to respond to the girl.

"You broke my finger," she snarled.

"What are you waiting for? Her to break another?" asked Ginny laughing at Lavender as Audrey smirked mentally thanking Ginny for siding with her.

"Shut up Weasley!" snarled Lavender.

"You'll pay for this!" said Lavender turning around.

"Really how would you like it? In knuts—because I really don't think you're worth anymore," said Audrey pitifully as Lavender glared at her and then stormed out of the hall, the hall was quite but somewhere at the far corner of the hall at the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables the several from the first year class cheered loudly, everyone knew Lavender liked bullying first years, but the first years knew who they could rely on for once.

Audrey blushed lightly as the hall silenced itself a little later and then she and the rest finally began eating breakfast.

"What are you eating?" Sirius asked a little offended as Audrey tore open a piece of her grapefruit and then put it in her mouth.

"Grapefruit," commented Harry as Sirius frowned.

"Why are you ill?" asked Sirius as Audrey frowned at him.

"No because it's healthy," replied Audrey.

"You want healthy! This is healthy," said Sirius pointing at the pork cocktail stuck on his fork as he pushed it into his mouth and showed Audrey the contents, she hit him on his hand and pushed him away as he laughed evilly.

"You're disgusting Sirius!" she scolded forgetting to add the professor.

"Hmph! Its professor love," said Sirius cutting his egg and wrapping it with beacon on his fork.

"You must exercise shit lods," said Ron as Sirius turned to look at him and shook his head proudly.

"Then how are you so fit?" asked Ron frowning as Audrey a few grapes into her plate as did Harry.

"He's a mutt, it's his nature," said someone in the back as Severus smirked and then made his way to the head table making Sirius scowl as Audrey and Hermione sniggered under their breath.

"So is eavesdropping you big bat!" snarled Sirius as Severus didn't even acknowledge that the comment was directed at him.

"I swear Audrey—you might have found your father—but I might just make you lose him again," said Sirius angrily as Harry tensed up, he could tell Sirius was angry and hearing any pro Snape comments would just piss him off further.

"Forget it Padfoot eat some pig," said Audrey pushing a sausage from him plate into her mouth as he smiled at her lightly. She was just like Rachel sometimes, she was.

Transfiguration went quickly as Audrey was asked by Minerva to wait back; she invited her for tea and led her into her office. Audrey wasn't surprised but pleased to see her mother sitting there with a cup of tea in her hand, her legs crossed daintily as she stared out of the office towards the lake that had the giant squid merrily playing and making ripples on the surface with its tentacles.

"Mum!" called Audrey as the graceful head of auburn hair flipped around and threw Audrey a missed smile. Rachel placed the teacup on the desk and got up as her daughter shot into her hands like a bludger. Rachel got pushed behind due to the force that her daughter landed into her arms; she pushed her arms around her daughter as Audrey pushed her head in her comfort spot.

"Merlin, I missed you so much," said Rachel closing her eyes and smiling into her daughter's hair as she proceeded to pull Audrey a little off her legs.

"Mum!" cried Audrey again happily as she flushed lightly.

"Hello!" said Albus his head popping into the fireplace as he then flooed over quickly and dusted his robes, but stopped mid way.

"Merlin—why will you two never learn to dust yourselves inside the fireplace and then come out!" commented Minerva harshly as Audrey smiled at her grandfather.

The family spent a good evening at tea just like they used to before and Audrey was pleased to notice that, maybe, just maybe, there was a chance for normalcy and that her family wasn't as cracked up as it seemed to be.

It was around nine in the night when all the fifth year Gryffindors and Ravenclaws finally collected outside the door of the astronomy tower which led to the terrace where the practical lectures where held, today would be their first practical lecture in astronomy after thorough research of the chapter in the text book for a week Professor Sinistra finally felt thought they were ready to spot the stars in the Alpha Canis Majoris Constellation, they did not know why she had chosen it out of all the several constellations but tonight they found out.

A lot of shuffling was heard from the other side of the door as a few thuds were heard against the door like a body was being slammed into it continuously. The prefects namely Ron and Hermione along with Padma Patil and Connor McAlister from Ravenclaw exchanged awkward glances they did not understand the reason for these thuds. Finally as the large class began talking and more time was wasted Hermione was frustrated and knocked but received no reply.

"Shut it!" shouted Connor and Padma together as the students glared at them but kept silent afraid of docking of points and complains to head of the houses.

"Professor Sinistra?" called Hermione as the woman who they hoped was setting up class was on the other side, Hermione turned the knob as she had not received any reply and the others had approved of her actions. Hermione opened the door as she revealed a sight in front of the whole class, two professors instantly jumped away from each other, their astronomy teacher was snogging their care of magical creatures professor with some sort of wild fury. Several boys hooted as Lavender and her gang giggled and murmured.

"Right—I'll see you later Aurora," smiled Sirius as he calmly made his way through the door, Sinistra could be seen looking rather red in embarrassment but brushed it away easily.

Sirius walked calmly down the steps and to the end of the line where several boys threw him admirable and envious glances, rumour had it that Professor Aurora Sinistra wasn't just interested in telescopes and finding stars on moonless nights—she was also very good at it.

Sirius smirked proudly like a true Gryffindor that he was he stopped to get a high five from Harry as the line moved forward slowly and people made their way onto the roofless observatory deck.

"Sirius—she's my teacher," said Harry softly but he knew Sinistra was looking at them curious as she stood on her heels to know if Harry was alright with her snogging his godfather.

"So?" asked Sirius chirpily, Harry turned to look at Audrey and then bit his lower lip, he didn't have any idea how to convey to Sirius that it was cool to have a relationship with his teacher but knowing Sirius he'd definitely screw it up like he always did.

"Well—I—all I am trying to convey is—I—" Harry stammered and then sighed, he wasn't going to be able to do this without feeling awkward, it was like having 'the talk' with your parents only here it was the other way around.

"What Harry's trying to say is that the woman you were kissing is his teacher and that Harry is counting on his OWLS in astronomy as hopefully useful in getting him through—well anything," said Audrey as subtlety as she could but Sirius cocked an eyebrow at them looking confused.

"What?" he asked confused as Audrey sighed exasperatedly.

"Don't screw around with her—it could hurt Harry's grades," said Audrey finally as Harry gulped at her hoping Sirius would be offended but when he looked at his godfather the man barked out laughing like he was mad man, a normal Sirius thing to do. When Sirius finally calmed down he wiped his eyes and looked at the two in front of him.

"Merlin—you're such a Snivellus," said Sirius teasing Audrey as always as Audrey replied sharply.

"One of these days I might just get a detention by physically assaulting a professor,"

"Nice come back," said Sirius raising his palm as Audrey high fived him while he chuckled.

"Don't worry about us—Aurora and I have been friends since school," said Sirius winking at the Astronomy professor who was letting students in, Harry and Audrey saw her beam at him but them quickly look away and blushed deeply as they turned back to Sirius who was smirking at Sinistra.

"Friends?" scoffed Audrey as Sirius frowned.

"Wow, maybe I should snog Harry—you know maybe that would make us such good friends," commented Audrey sarcastically as she didn't see the effect it had on Harry.

"What!" he asked jumping abruptly as Audrey turned to look at him and then rolled her eyes.

"Merlin—I was being sarcastic," she said shaking her head.

"Oh! Right," said Harry as Sirius smiled at him knowingly making the boy look at his feet.

"You wouldn't understand what I share with Aurora—it's a mutual contract," said Sirius shrugging as Audrey raised her eyebrows at him.

"So you're friends with benefits?" asked Audrey as Sirius frowned in all seriousness, no pun intended.

"Where do you learn all this from?" asked Sirius a little shocked. He had not expected fifteen year olds to know this, well at least in Hogwarts their intimacy levels was at its peak began in the sixth year

"I was in a French school—trust me I know way more than I should," she said shaking her head disdainfully.

"You bet," said Sirius shaking his head as the whole class was now on the roofless observatory.

"Well—see you later," said Harry as he pulled Audrey away from his godfather and walked up to Sinistra who gave them a faint smile and let them in.

When Harry and Audrey turned to see Sinistra shut the door, they noticed Sirius winking for the last time to his 'friend' as she blushed deeply.

AN/-HEHEH! Sorry Sirius cant stay out of a scene too long and when it is Sirius, he has got to have someone keeping his telescope happy—if you know what I mean-=p—Ok that totally was a FAIL.

Hope you'll review and make me happy =)

~Penny

PS: totally making Smiley face endings my trademark!