It was 21. December and my first class for today is with my father. It was quite cold today and we were all sitting closely together in classroom for Potions warming ourselves with any spell that we could think off.

Very soon my father came, he was right on time as always. He started his lesson as usual the only difference was that he looked different than usual. He was wearing the scarf I bought for him last year for his birthday.

'He is finally wearing it.' I wasn't able to contain my smile and Draco didn't fail to notice that.

As I forgot to mention, him and I are now partners for this class. My father decided that Hermione is not good enough to be my partner the class after the prank. He said how I was wasting my potential by being with her, so he set me up with Draco.

I think that he just didn't want to give Gryffindor points.

Draco tapped me on the shoulder. "Why are you smiling like that? You look like a lunatic." His statement was followed by the circular motion of his wrist close to his head.

"Ha ha very funny." I rolled my eyes. "Just pay attention to the class.''

He raised both of his hands in defense and switched his gaze towards the book.

Today we were doing the Wiggenweld potion, and as every other potion my father has already taught me how to brew it. It was an easy task for me but I could see how Draco was constantly looking back and forth between the book and the cauldron, clearly confused with what I was doing. I could clearly hear him mumbling the instructions over and over.

" salamander blood until the potion turns red.

until the potion turns orange.

more salamander blood, this time until it turns yellow.

until the potion turns green.

more salamander blood, until the potion turns turquoise.

until it turns indigo.

more salamander blood until the potion turns pink.

until the potion turns red.

five lionfish spines.

until the potion turns yellow.

five more lionfish spines.

flobberworm mucus, until the potion turns purple.

until it turns red.

more flobberworm mucus, this time until it turns orange.

till it turns yellow.

Honey water until it turns back to a turquoise colour.

another few drops of boom berry juice.

the potion again, then let it simmer for thirty minutes.

the potion away from the heat and allow it to cool, when it is cool its ready for use."

After the fifth time of his repetition I decided to explain him some slight changes that I choose to make with this potion. After few minutes he finally started to trust me a little and we started working as a team.

The class come to an end with no minor problems, only few small explosions happened, but that was an usual thing that was happening whenever we have class with Gryffindor. They just don't have any talent for potion making.

Time for checking the finished product came, and soon my father arrived to Draco's and mine table. But before he was close enough Draco muttered to me " This potion was a bloody rainbow, I really hope that we done the job right. " Even though he was clearly concerned about the task his face remained calm and collected.

"Miss Moore, Mr Malfoy your potion is well brewed as always." He was nodding his head while stirring it to see its density. "I see that putting you two together was a good idea, both of your potential is finally showing up. Twenty points for Slytherin, ten to each of you!" We both jumped in excitement and high five each other.

As Snape straightened up the part on the scarf that has his initials, thay suddenly were noticable, and Draco, as soon as my father went to other group, started briskly tapping my shoulder.

"What?!" I shouted quietly.

"Esther isn't that the scarf you bought last year when you visited my house?" He asked.

"Yes, it is." I smiled widely. He was really close to realizing who is my father. "You have a really good memory."

"Thank you. But wait! You said that it was for someone special." That is when a realization spread across his face. "The initials S.S. stands for Severus Snape! Snape is your father!" His voice was louder then it should be so I quickly covered his mouths with my hands.

"You are too loud!" I whispered.

"You are Snape. I can't believe it." His eyes shined with amazement and I was soo glad that he didn't feel afraid of me.

My smile was so big that it was spread from ear to ear.

I slowly moved my hands from his face. "No wonder you so good with potions! Your father is bloody potion master!" He looked like a tiny happy squirrel which was really unusual. "You have to teach me everything you know!"

I think that he didn't mean to say last thing because he immediately changed his behavior.

"I mean, its not that I don't know Potions but I...eh.. I "

I slowly put my hand on his shoulder "Don't worry what are friends for."

After the class has ended my father called me to his office, and I decided to bring Draco with me so I could tell him that Draco now knows about us.

"Miss Moore I believe that I've called for you not Mr Malfoy." Father said as soon as we entered his office.

"Yes you did, but I wanted to inform you that Draco knows."

"Knows what?"

"He knows that you are my father." I squeezed my eyes preparing for his rage.

"How?" His sentences were short but his voice was scary.

"I...I told him a month ago that I have s father, after the Quidditch match with Gryffindor, and he realized today that you in fact are my father." Through our whole conversation Draco was standing close to the door, preparing himself to run away if needed.

"I see." Snape crossed his hands and nodded. "Mr Malfoy, I presume that she trusted you enough with our secret but I don't approve that, because I in fact do not trust you." I could see Draco clearly terrified and I was pretty much the same. "But I believe that she has her reasons and I respect that, so for you Mr Malfoy I have only one thing to say DO. NOT. BLOW. THIS. UP!" He then shifted his gaze towards me "As for you young lady!" my breath stuck in my throat and I felt as if I couldn't breathe. "Next time you decide to do something like this please inform me before you do it, because I have no time to fix your mistakes! Am I clear?!"

"Yes father!" I said it so loudly that I could hear my voice echoing through the office.

"And now Mr Malfoy I would like to ask for you to step out of the office, I need some time alone with my daughter." Draco nodded briskly and practically run outside.

My father waited for Draco to go out and then he pulled something out of his desk and now that we were alone his stoic face was now soft and relaxed.

"Happy birthday Christine!" He said when he turned towards me.

"W.. what?" I was so caught up with all the attacks and everything that was happening around the school that I somehow managed to forget my birthday.

"Happy birthday!" He repeated once again while spreading his arms waiting for a hug.

I ran into his embrace and hug him tightly.

"Thank you! I love you sooo much!" I huged him even tighter not wanting to let him go.

"Now open up the present!" He looked at the box in my hands giving me signals to hurry up.

The box was square shaped in baby blue color, decorated with silver ribbon.

I slowly undo the ribbon while making sure not to rip it. Inside was necklace with dark blue gemstone. I took it in my hands and when the sun hitted it, it shined in all kinds of colors.

"It's so pretty!" It was truly beautiful and I liked it so much. "Thank you! "

"It is not ordinary necklace." My dad suddenly said. "It has spell inside. If you ever find yourself in danger just squeeze it and I will now, also immediately when you squeeze it I will know your location and I will be there to help." He smiled but his face was telling me that he was sad, but I couldn't figure out why.

" And it has one more thing! Try tapping on it twice!" He gestured towards the necklace, and I did just that.

The moment I lifted the finger, from necklace erupted white light that cleared into picture of unknown woman, but she somehow felt oddly familiar. She had beautiful long black wavy hair and beautiful blue eyes.

I looked at my father waiting for answers.

"That is Elisabeth! Your mother." He said with low but sweet voice.

"She was beautiful! Thank you for showing me how she looked like." I hugged him one more time. " Could you please add your picture in the necklace, I want to have yours too!" I looked up at him with pleading eyes.

He just smiled. Even though he wasn't someone who liked taking pictures he fulfilled my request.

"I will never take it off!"

After me thanking him for who knows what time we decided to have tea time together. So we ended up spending my free time between classes together.

I was minding my own business, reading one old book about the defense against the dark arts since Lockhart's books weren't of any use, when Draco come busting through the common room door, along with Crabbe and Goyle, and I just went on and continued reading my book.

At some point Goyle shouted at Draco 'You're wrong!' and that made me jump. This is the first time that I heard one of them raise their voices. Now my attention was on them.

''What?" Draco jumped from his sit in which he was laying just few seconds ago. "You think that there is someone who is worse that Dumbledore? Well, do you?" He was shouting and I couldn't really understand what was so wrong with Dumbledore. I mean does he even understand that he is badmouthing a greatest wizard that ever existed.

"Crabbe violently shook his head and Goyle just confidently muttered out "Harry Potter." And Draco seemed to buy it.

"Good one Goyle. You are absolutely right."

I put my book down and slowly approached them, because the whole situation seemed weird, and I needed to see what was going on. I could just feel the weird tension between Crabbe and Goyle as if they were hiding something.

"Saint Potter" "And people think that he is actually the heir of Slytherin." Draco slowly went towards the table with presents and I could see that he was eying one of mines.

"Then you must have an idea who might stand behind it all." Goyle stated.

"I don't know. I have told you yesterday." He become frustrated with Goyle's stupid questions. ''How many times do I have to tell you?" He started playing with tiny green box which turned out to be one of mine presents, and from Hermione no less.

"Is this yours?" To which Crabbe and Goyle shook their heads.

"That is mine, thank you!" I snatched the box just before he put it in his pocket.

"Oh Esther, didn't see you there!" Draco shifted his posture pretending that he didn't do anything wrong.

"Potter is not the only suspect of being the heir." I stated as soon as I made my place at the sofa that Draco was previously using, ignoring Draco completely . "Could you believe that people also suspect me!" I scoffed. "I mean seriously just because I can speak with snakes doesn't mean that Salazar and I share the blood line. I have been speaking with animals my whole life, snakes are no different." I figured that there is something wrong with Crabbe and Goyle, so I decided to say something and wait for their reaction. I don't know they just seemed weird and the fact that Potter, Weasley and Hermione were looking for recipe for Polyjuice potion just a month ago popped up in my head.

Other than two questionable looks I hadn't received anything that would have proven my theory.

"Esther in your case I don't blame them." Draco said while leaning on the desk with presents.

"Excuse me!" I shouted. "You want to say that I'm the one who opened the Chamber of secrets, and endanger my friend who only happened to be of a muggle born?!"

'Is he right in the head does he know what he just said?' I was up in my seat ready to hex the life out of him.

"What I wanted to say...!" Draco emphasized every word. "Is that you have more potential then that bloody fool Potter!"

"Oh, in that case... thank you." I said in low tone embarrassed about my previous outburst.

"Oh yes.. I almost forgot. Now listen to this... My father said this: It has been fifty years since the chamber was opened. He wouldn't tell me who did it only that they were expelled. The last time the Chamber of secrets is opened a mud blood died so its only a matter of time before one of them is killed this time. As for me I hope its Granger." As soon as he finished the sentence Crabbe jumped up with anger clearly spread across his face.

I stood up and smack him on the head, without a word.

"What's the matter with you three?!" Draco raised his voice.

"I can't expect of you to like the same people as I do, but for the love of God restrain your rude comments in my company!" He just nodded with his head and switched his attention to Crabbe and Goyle who were acting really strange.

"And you two, you are acting really... odd!" He declared.

"Its his stomach ache!" Goyle said and turned towards Crabbe and whispered something.

While Draco started going through the gifts on the table, looking for something that he could take, I on the other hand was pretending to be deeply in my thoughts while opening the gift that Draco tried to steal before. I wanted to see how would they behave while no one was looking and I had stuff to see.

As soon as Crabbe pointed at Goyle's forehead his own hair started changing color, and guess what, it was going red.

'Weasley's red hair! So this is why they needed the Polyjuice potion.' Soon after Weasley's hair showed both him and Potter started running out of the common room.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Draco shouted but they didn't listen.

"Did you see that?!" Draco pointed at place where Crabbe and Goyle once stood. "How rude!"

"Yes I did. Weird isn't it?" I decided to keep my new found discovery for my self.

"Indeed it is. Do you perhaps have any idea what is wrong with them?''

"Well they did ate like a pigs during the feast!" I shrugged and we both burst in laughter.