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Chapter 50

It had been over a week since Audrey had returned back home, to France—because her mother thought it was best that she took Audrey out of England for the rest of the summer. She knew after the fiasco a few weeks ago, Audrey would feel happier coming home. So Audrey spent a lot of her days roaming around Paris with Gabrielle and Leon who were now officially the hottest couple in Beauxbatons, but they still loved Audrey as much as they had before she had left. Audrey told them everything about Hogwarts, Umbridge and her friends—she also told them everything about her father—they had indeed been very shocked to learn that her father had turned out to be Snape—but they were happy for her—they had always been. Although, Gabrielle and Leon were going on a tour with each other to Italy and they couldn't cancel their trip because it had taken a whole year of coaxing and so Audrey was all of a sudden left all alone. Sirius came to visit and so did Remus but it wasn't the same as last year.

"Audrey—up in five minutes!" said Rachel climbing into the attic opening the door and then swishing open the curtain as Audrey groaned and flipped around as she groaned again in pain, she slowly turned back again. Rachel sat down on the side of Audrey's bed as she kissed the top of her daughter's head lightly.

"Wake up sweetheart," she said softly as Audrey opened her eyes slowly as she could and smiled.

"Does it still hurt?" asked Rachel as she caressed her daughter's side softly.

"A bit sometimes," gave Audrey as she pushed herself up and stretched a little.

"Alright—up and down in five," said Rachel as she got and went down to prepare breakfast.

Audrey raced down after a quick shower and sat down on the kitchen counter as she picked up an apple from the fridge.

"Eggs—and sausages," said Rachel placing a plate in front of Audrey as she wolfed it down in no time that even Rachel was a little surprised.

"Can I go now?" asked Audrey her mouth still full of food as she picked up the daily prophet as Rachel nodded lifting the plate off the counter and placing it into the sink. A black owl flew into the house through the open balcony and dropped a large envelope along with another small one into Audrey's lap as she held it and read her name on it, she turned it around to see the Hogwarts seal.

"Mum...I think these are my OWLS results," said Audrey unsteadily as Rachel peeped out of the fridge and towards her daughter as she bit her lower lip. Audrey smiled at her mother; she remembered her mother's memories and her mother's bad habit.

"Well open it!" exclaimed Rachel as the intercom phone rang. Rachel picked it up.

"'ello?" she asked as the doorman came on the phone, he seemed to be new seeing that he spoke in English.

"Madame—zer iz ze Mousier Snape—zould I zend him up?" asked the doorman as Rachel was a little shocked for two minutes.

"Madame?" called the doorman as Rachel snapped out of her trance.

"Oui!" snapped Rachel and then cut the phone.

Audrey was tearing open the large envelope when the doorbell rang; it was odd their doorbell had never sounded so urgent in nature. Rachel went to answer the door and opened it just a crack as she peered at the man outside. Audrey however got the look of him from far so she dashed to the door pushed her mother aside to open it properly. Audrey didn't wait she crashed into the man behind the door.

"Pappa!" she said gleefully crushing Severus's waist into a tight hug.

"Hello Audrey," he said messing her hair a little as Rachel smiled and let them come inside; she proceeded to shut the door behind them. Audrey finally let go of her father and let him stand better. She noticed he was wearing his muggle clothes.

"What are you doing here?" she asked excited.

"Well—Hagrid was unable to come back so Dumbledore thought it would be a good idea if I delivered a parcel to Maxine—and seeing that I got to meet you—I thought it was a good idea," he said giving her a small smile.

"Brilliant—I think it's the best idea in the world!" she said excitedly.

"Also—I thought it would be nice to know what you scored on your OWLS," said Severus challengingly as Audrey raised an eyebrow at him as she tore open her large envelope and pulled out her mark sheet from it. She began to read it all in all she thought she did pretty decently.

"Astronomy: E
Care of Magical Creatures: E
Charms: E
Defence against the Dark Arts: O
Divination: P
Herbology: E
History of Magic: A
Potions: O*
Transfiguration: O*" read Audrey as she frowned while Severus and Rachel gaped at her.

"What's this astrix mean?" asked Audrey frowning.

"Means—you got the highest in these subjects from your entire class," said Rachel happily pulling Audrey into a tight hug.

"Are you sure?" asked Audrey as she frowned, highest in transfiguration was a light odd for her.

"Why are you surprised—I thought you dwelled from a family of psychotic transfigurers," said Severus repeating her own lines on her as Audrey shook her head and smiled a little.

"This calls for celebration—dinner—tonight—at Luigi's," said Rachel running into her room.

"Where are you going?" asked Audrey.

"To tell everyone you got the highest on two bloody subjects—my little transfiguring miracle." Laughed Rachel sitting down on the study table in her room.

"Great work," he said as Audrey smiled.

"Do want to see my room?" she asked him excitedly as he nodded, she took his hand and pulled him upstairs, pulled the ladder to the attic and then climbed it making him follow.

Severus noticed her room was big enough, the walls were whitish mauve with one wall behind her four poster bed that was dark scarlet in colour—definitely had to be Rachel's doing. The wall on the other side was long and had three large windows on it. The back wall of her bed was covered with posters of muggle bands as her new violin sat in its open case on the bed, there was a small keyboard next to one of the windows as the other end of the room had a large desk with all her text books, open bottles of inks a few broken quills and a few new ones and a large tower of cds sat next to a Bose stereo, then Severus's eyes fell on the large bookshelves crammed with books of all sizes, he smiled at little as he walked up to the study and looked around as he found a remote, he pressed the power button as the stereo blared a song. The remote fell out of his hands as he picked it up again and pressed the red power off button on it. But as soon as the music went off a loud scream was heard from below as Audrey and Severus looked at each other and then dashed downstairs for the cause of the scream.

"What happened?" asked Audrey as she reached her mother who was laughing next to her father.

"Nothing—I just realised why my mother hates being flooed in on randomly," said Rachel resting her head on Albus's shoulder and laughing as Albus chuckled in with her.

"Your mother does hate that does she not?" said Albus as Rachel nodded.

"How is she?—is she better—has she started walking without the cane?" asked Rachel with a very childlike inquisitiveness capturing her.

"She is well—and yes—she has," said Albus hugging his daughter tighter than before as she returned the favour. Rachel was a little bewildered as to where all this sudden affection had come from; she stepped away as her father's hand dropped away reluctantly.

"What happened to your hand?" asked Audrey concernedly.

"A story for another time—but right now I have something more important to tell you," smiled Albus as he pocketed his black hand into one of his robe pockets.

"Ah! Severus, I see your here already—lovely," clapped Albus as Severus scowled a little. Audrey looped her hand around her father's elbow and smirked.

"Yes—I was supposed to be meeting Maxine remember—so I thought I'd pay them a visit seeing her OWLS results were out," said Severus as Albus nodded smiling.

"Yes—yes—that is all very good—but I am here to tell you that I would prefer that Audrey would live with the Weasley's—I 'll be there to collect her this evening," smiled Albus as Rachel slumped a little but did not argue about it.

"And Severus—Maxine will not be available only tomorrow—so I would suggest you remain back so that you may finish off the work and then return—and Rachel I would like it if you would return home as well—you may return with him—I would suggest you take the plane—it will be the safest," declared Albus as he made his way towards the floo.

"Why must I return—can't I just stay here?" groaned Rachel.

"The ministry is collecting registered Spinners—some to be positioned at Hogsmeade—it is best if you are one of them," concluded Albus as Rachel rolled her eyes.

"And where exactly am I supposed to stay in Paris for the night?" sneered Severus as Albus thought for a moment but Audrey answered for him.

"You can stay here—in my room—I won't be using it anyway and you won't need to spend your time alone in a hotel either!" said Audrey excitedly as Albus beamed at her, her mother and father on the other hand were scowling.

"Brilliant suggestion," gave Albus as he turned to the silent adults in the room.

"Any problems?" asked Albus looking them over his half moon spectacles as if threatening them to speak.

"Any problems?" asked Albus louder and sterner than before.

"No!" chorused Severus and Rachel equally annoyed.

"Would you help me pack?" asked Audrey as Severus nodded a little and then they both returned back to Audrey's room. Severus sat down on the bed without a word as Audrey pulled her trunk out from under her bed and placed it on her bed, she opened the empty trunk and then went to her study picked up a few books and placed them neatly into her trunk as she then went around collecting her essentials in a few minutes her trunk was half full with her robes books and a few other things, she then walked to her wardrobe and slid the doors open as she stood her hands on her waist, pulled out tiny denim shorts and a grey t-back and then placed them carefully on her study chair as she then went back to her wardrobe and started pulling out her muggle clothes and folding them before pushing them into her trunk, shutting it and then sitting on it till it shut as she then struggled with the lock and the binds.

"You know—I could have just used magic to shut it," said Severus as Audrey looked at him a little annoyed that he was suggesting it after all the effort.

"You really want me to answer that?" she replied raising her eyebrows as he shook his head a little. They shared a rather comfortable silence as Audrey changed in the bathroom and returned to place her clothes in the laundry basket in her room.

"Audrey?" asked Severus as she turned to him.

"You understand that your mother and I are not on extremely pleasant terms—then why did you suggest that I should stay over?" asked Severus as calmly as he could manage.

"Well—what's so bad about it—I mean it's not like you're going to be staying in the same room anyway?—I mean don't you think it's high time you'll gave up this—this fight thing—and grow up—I mean you aren't still sixteen—it's my job to have grudges—not yours, besides wasn't there a time when—all you wanted to do was live with her! Didn't you love her dad?" asked Audrey crossing her hands over her chest as Severus looked at her; he didn't have an answer for that.

"You still do, don't you?" asked Audrey as Severus snapped his head up as their eyes meet.

"I-," began Severus as Audrey still waited for his answer but before he could carry forward his conversation there the door in the attic floor creaked open as Rachel came in.

"Drey—I had to go get some stuff from the shop down the lane—do you need anything?" asked Rachel as Audrey shaking her head.

"And you?" asked Rachel turning to Severus who shook his head as Rachel nodded and descended the ladder.

Dumbledore came to collect Audrey at around six in the evening, she however had expected him to come a little later, possibly after dinner, she was upset that she would have to leave before the take away her mother had gotten from Luigi's—but when Albus told her they were expected at the Weasleys Audrey did brighten up a little, although she was still quite annoyed that she had to stuff her face with garlic bread and leave, so she collected all the necessary items into her favourite black satchel as she met Dumbledore at her door—they apparated as a known feeling of sickness crossed Audrey when she landed on her feet.

"Alright?" asked Albus as Audrey nodded a little; she was fine in a few minutes as she followed her grandfather into the dusk lit street.

The street looked like one of those perfect muggle suburbs that they showed you in really expensive coffee table books and a few children played around on their bicycles racing each other for small distances as they all stopped and stared at the strange old man wearing odd clothes walk by with a teenager who seemed to be normal, although they knew she wasn't from around here or else she's be as fat as Leona Stone and her gang who were forever lusting over the other older boys who were just as pathetic and pampered as Leona and her gang. This girl whoever, was thin, pale and had pretty long legs, her shoulder length black hair was let free as she walked her hair bounced lightly with her, she walked quickly and had an air that made her feel slightly unapproachable, not like Leona in a snobby way...just she seemed a little different...like the Potter boy their parents kept warning them about. Truth was they somewhat idolized the Potter boy...seeing how well he kept Dudley and his goons on their feet and fifty miles away from him since last summer and even though their parents kept telling them to be more like Dudley, they'd rather know more about Harry than be like Dudley.

"Where are we going?" Audrey asked grumpily, as they passed the children who were staring at her and her grandfather who was wearing wizarding robes, they threw her a smile especially the boys she smiled back and got back in stride with the old man, as Albus led her forth through an array of houses with manicured lawns and award winning flower bushes.

"Four Privet Drive," replied Albus simply as they passed house seven and six.

"Umm...why exactly?" drawled Audrey she just wanted to get to the Weasley's Hermione was there and Ginny said that Fred and George had begun a joke shop and Audrey really wanted to see this.

"You'll know soon enough child—come now," said Albus slowing down a little, he pushed his hand around her shoulders and they walked forward Audrey's arms crossed grouchily.

When they did reach Four Privet Drive, Albus stood on the doorstep and knocked while Audrey stood crabbily in the lawn looking around as she noticed an elderly woman peeping out of her window and as Audrey looked back at her the woman waved at her. Audrey made a little confused face as her grandfather she noticed waved back at the woman.

"Mrs. Figg...she's a squib but a very efficient advisory," smiled Albus as Audrey grunted softly in reply.

"Can we please go to the Weasleys?" asked Audrey a little annoyed due to the slow trip.

"Patience dear," reminded Dumbledore as the door to four Privet Drive was opened by a sixteen year old blonde boy, he was big, fat and had a rather happy expression on his face. One look at Audrey and the boy's face fell, he remembered her, he remembered her so well from that evening in London and it was the same girl who had bumped into him by accident. He wondered if she'd recognize him, she just rolled her eyes at him as he gaped at her, she was oblivious, to him she seemed divine—although his parents may not approve of her seeing she poorly clad according to their thought process, girls in shorts only spilt out promiscuity according to the dwellers of the suburb—they preferred to make their daughters take literature or nursing than journalism or worse—be a part of the Scotland yard!

"Ah! You must be Dudley—Is your mother home?" smiled Albus as Dudley finally saw the man in front of him, Dudley nodded and shouted out for his mother, his voice sounding a little worried as he then continued to ogle at Audrey, who seemed to notice and raise an eyebrow at his behaviour as the pig in a wig looked away instantly.

Mrs. Petunia Dursley hadn't been expecting visitors right now, she knew Marge was due tomorrow but who could it be right now? The little girl guides collecting some new sort of donation?

Petunia froze in the aisle to the doorway when she saw Dumbledore, her mouth went dry as she blinked a little and walked forward slowly and pushed Dudley behind her.

"What do you want?" she snapped at Dumbledore as she noticed a girl with him, she reminded Petunia of someone—of that Snape boy!

"I suppose your nephew did not mention that I would be visiting?" smiled Albus as Audrey shifted a little uncomfortably.

"May we come inside?" asked Dumbledore as Petunia thought about this hard, she noticed a few woman pass by, one of them was Mrs. Number Five from down the street who spoke hurriedly into her friend's ear after looking at the girl on her lawn as the girl threw them a rather sharp glare and smirked to herself. Petunia snapped from her thoughts and nodded stiffly moving aside to let him inside.

"Audrey—come," said Albus as Audrey sighed and rolled her eyes huffing as she walked into the house, as the horse like woman let her inside and then shut the door quickly.

Dumbledore made his way into the living room greeting someone as the fat blob of a man got out of his armchair and was on his short beefy legs in no time.

"Now—Petunia—I would like it if you could call for your nephew so that we can have a short talk before we depart for the night," said Albus as Petunia frowned but went to the floor above them.

"Hello Vernon—hope you have kept well after the bypass you had this winter," asked Dumbledore sitting down on the couch as Audrey stood in the corner as Dudley continued to check her out better.

"You don't remember me?" asked Dudley finally as he stared at Audrey.

"I'm sorry?" called Audrey—of coarse she didn't, this was the first time she was ever seeing this guy; Dudley waited thinking she might recall.

"I have never seen you before in my life," snapped Audrey as Dudley shut his mouth. He could see his father frowning from the girl to him. Albus cleared his throat and looked Audrey over his spectacles as Audrey threw her head back in annoyance. Why was she supposed to act politely? He had promised to take her to the Weasleys not to a muggle social gathering where some fat guy checked her out! If she had been pre-warned maybe she would have thought of acting a bit more civil—but this wasn't far—she just wanted to go to the Weasleys—even if it meant that she would have to throw a tantrum!

"But—you banged into me in London remember—you had your broomstick—before you ran down the road!" said Dudley trying to remind her. He did not know why but he wanted this girl to know him, he—he—he liked her.

Audrey looked at Dudley, what sort of creep remembered ever girl he bumped into?

"Excuse me?" asked Audrey, she knew she was coming off as rather snobbish but she didn't care she just wanted to get out of here. Her grandfather cleared his throat once more, as she scoffed inwardly—he obviously hadn't handled her in a long time had he!

"Audrey?" called a known voice as Audrey whipped her head around to see Harry standing there as he came around from the stair case as he looked at her with a little disbelief. What was she doing in her living room? He knew Dumbledore wrote that he would visit—but he didn't know Audrey was supposed to tag along—if he had he might have just worn something better—maybe even take a bit longer showering and brushing, maybe even shaved seeing he had a rather . Audrey looked back at Harry blinking, after the initial shock she launched herself into his arms as he wrapped her into his embrace as he closed his eyes to take the feeling of her around his arms in. Dudley's face fell a little as he sat down next to Dumbledore, who gave him a small smile.

"What are you doing here?" asked Audrey unsure as she let go of Harry as they smiled excitedly at each other.

"I live here, with my aunt and uncle," replied Harry laughing, he was very pleased to see her, Audrey frowned.

"Why aren't you living with Sirius?" asked Audrey throwing his uncle a rather dirty look.

"Long story—let's just get out of here," replied Harry as he turned to look at Dumbledore, his hand still holding Audrey's.

"Now, I would be grateful, if we all just settled down for a few moments," said Dumbledore as Vernon Dursley opened his mouth to talk for the first time.

"I will give the orders in my house," snarled Vernon as Dumbledore raised his eyebrow at the fat man, although Vernon was larger, Albus was taller and more intimidating and there were three people in the room with magical abilities, so Vernon had better watch his mouth, at least which was what Petunia felt.

"Sit down Vernon," snapped Petunia as her husband frowned but followed the orders given by his wife.

"Lovely" said Albus cheerfully as he pulled out a bottle of Rosemerta's best elf made wine from his robe as Dudley blinked a little his mouth opened and shut very quickly.

"You seem to have grown up Harrykins!" said Audrey mimicking Fred's voice as he scratched his irritable chin.

"Becoming a show off Snape—don't need to show everybody your pretty legs!" smirked Harry as Audrey turned to look at him and raised her eyebrows at him.

"Shut up Potter," Audrey smirked back as Harry chuckled lightly, although he noticed a rather dark expression cross his aunt's face.

"Snape!—you're that—you're that Snape boy's produce!" snarled Petunia jumping out of her seat as Audrey looked at Petunia, she released that if her father had known Harry's mother since before Hogwarts then it was obvious he must have know her sister as well and the fact that she did not speak very highly of him meant that she detested him.

"And who is your mother?" snapped Petunia sharply as Audrey scowled at her making Petunia flinch.

"Rachel—Rachel Adams," Audrey snapped at the older woman.

"What—Rachel married him?—she seemed to be the only smart one from Lily's freak friends!" snapped Petunia.

"They didn't really marry each other," smirked Audrey as Petunia looked veiled by Audrey's suggestion that she was actually a bastard child.

"How do you know Snape?" asked Harry frowning slightly as Dumbledore finished shrinking his trunk.

"Now...Now...We are not here to discuss this—there are more pressing matters at hand," said Albus as the floating glasses of Meade hovered over the Dursleys heads as they refused to accept anything the crazy old coot gave them, although Dudley seemed too depressed to care, he took the glass and gulped it down.

"Slow down Big D," said Harry as Dudley glared at him still noticing his cousin's hand where he wanted his hand to be placed in. It was true all Dudley had thought about after that day in London was about this girl in front of him, about how he was going to make Harry tell him her name after describing how lovely he thought she was and although he had known her for a second, he had felt something odd down there, something he had never felt for any girl before not even Leona and now Harry had deceived him, he was holding her hand, he was draping it around her and hugging her, she seemed like she had missed Harry too, it seemed like she cared about him.

"Would you three please step outside for a while—I wish to speak to Vernon and Petunia privately," smiled Dumbledore as Harry nodded pulling Audrey out with him into the kitchen.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" said Audrey cursing herself internally as she searched for something in her bag, she wasn't aware that she would be visiting Harry but had yet decided that she would be sending his birthday gift tonight without fail and although it wouldn't have been delivered at least he would get it.

She pulled out a small box neatly wrapped as she handed it to him.

"Happy Birthday," she smiled as he tore open the wrappings and opened the box, she noticed Dudley glaring in the corner.

"It's a watch," he said smiling as he put the steel watch around his wrist and turned it around to click it shut, there was an inscription on the back that read something.

"Happy Birthday Harry, Love Audrey."

"Wow, must have cost you," he said softly.

"Well—I like watches—thought this one defined you best it's titanium steel and I asked mum to put a charm on the glass so it wouldn't break," smiled Audrey.

"This seems really expensive Audrey," said Harry a little disbelievingly.

"Not really—Merlin, Harry are seriously going to make me say this?" asked Audrey shaking her head.

"Yes!" he replied curiously, laughing at her expression.

"Leon—Leon—knows—this—this guy—who sells stuff like this for well cheaper than market prices,"

"Muggle guy?" asked Harry opening the fridge and pulling out a granola bar.

"Yea—the French ministry branch keeps having raids so Leon's dad found this muggle selling stuff illegally in Le Blanc street so they nabbed him—they found out he was a squib really—so he promised them most of his business and got off," said Audrey shrugging as Harry broke the bar into half and gave it to her.

"Do you want some?" asked Audrey remembering Dudley was present in the room as well. He looked up and shook his head.

"Dudley doesn't eat health food," said Harry as Dudley blushed deeply.

"And you do?—once you get to the Burrow you're going to stuff your face with her beef stews," commented Audrey dryly as Harry smirked running his hand down his hair as Audrey laughed a little and shook her head.

"What is Sirius up to anyways?" asked Audrey.

"Well—I got his letter today—and he said he was in Romania with Bill, they were visiting Charlie there, he said something about vampires although I am not sure what he meant by rendezvous because Sinistra is with him," said Harry shrugging as Dumbledore called them inside.

They walked back to the living room, passing the hall Audrey noticed several photo frames of the three muggles, there wasn't one photo that possibly even caught Harry in it by mistake.

"Why aren't you in any of these?" Audrey asked curiously as Harry shrugged.

"Who cares?" shrugged Harry, as Audrey felt a little sorry for him but she didn't push it.

"We'll be leaving," said Dumbledore as he got up from the couch.

"You won't be coming back here next year Harry—I suppose it is best if you bid your relatives goodbye—I will wait outside—come Audrey!" said Dumbledore as he brushed past Harry and Audrey humming to himself as a whip of his wand Harry's trunk and Hedwig and her cage were gone.

"I'll see you outside," said Audrey pressing Harry's upper arm and throwing a glance around the room, she followed her grandfather outside.

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