For Love

For Love.

Disclaimer: The HP characters do not belong to me. The only thing that’s mine is the situation and the OC.

Chapter 1.

“I can’t believe it!!!” - For the first time in her life, she could see the greasy git, the insufferable bastard, her complicate friend, Severus Snape with a complete and utter shock written in his face. “You’ve made us believe that you’re dead for six years!”
“Well, I didn’t have another choice, did I? If you knew that I was alive, there was also the risk of Voldemort finding out! I’m right or not?” she snapped at him, with a smirk at her face, on her last statement.
“You really are a true Slytherin, do you know that?” he answered, but with a devilish grin, “I believe that Albus will be pleased to know that you’re alive, and Fudge, of course.”
“That old meddler might! Now Fudge…..Maybe I can give that fool a heart attack….Then we could have a new Minister of Magic….What do you say?” She asked him, lifting her eyebrow using his mannerism.
“Tempting, indeed,” it was his answer. “So let’s go find Albus then?”
“Oh well…. if we really must,” she sighed deeply “but I’m warning you now, if he starts with that meddling of his and his twinkling eyes, I will cast an Unforgivable on him, and I won’t need a wand to do it!” She said indignantly.
Severus only chuckled. “Your students would be completely shocked if they saw you chuckling!!!” She said, baiting him.
“That would be fun!” he said with a smirk. “Now, let’s surprise Albus for once, shall we?” With her own evil grin, she opened the door of his office and step to the hall “Let’s go!”
It was dinnertime in Hogwarts. Everyone had already started to eat when they reached the Great Hall.
“Are you ready?” asked Severus “I think that Albus will be twinkling more than usual when you show up.”
“So prepare the infirmary, because I will hurt him even without a wand….Geeezz I’m starting to sound repetitive!” She finished laughing and started to enter in the Great Hall, following Severus who was also laughing.
The first thing they heard when entering in the room were the gasps of the students, stunned by the smirking figure that was Severus Snape.
“So I win the bet. These students of yours are completely shocked, and you are only smirking! Imagine if they saw you laughing!” She said with a self-satisfied face.
“Susan? It’s you?” Asked a completely stunned Albus.
“You’re supposed to be dead!!! OH MY GOD! SHE LIVES!” Cried Minerva, fainting.
Susan ran to where Minerva had fallen and with a quick spell, she woke her.
“How are you Minerva? I didn’t mean to scare you! I just thought that would be nice to surprise you all! I’m so sorry!”
Minerva hugged the woman, crying her heart out. Albus was smiling and patting her back in a soothing manner.
“We all thought that you had died in that awful accident in Egypt, six years ago. What happened?”
They all sat down, to the amazed stares of the students and the rest of the staff.
“Why aren’t you all eating? It isn’t dinnertime? Or do you all want house points deducted?” Snapped Severus to the students, with his patented and famous death glare.
That caused everyone to started eating, but still stealing glances at the teacher’s table where Susan was now seated, between Severus and Albus.
“I’ll explain everything later, ok Minerva, Albus? Nevertheless, I think I should be presented to the students and to the rest of the faculty. Don’t you agree?”
“Of course, my dear girl! I am sorry, but I’m still in shock to see you alive! Shocked but happy!”
She laughed heartily, and turned towards Severus. She told him “So you’re right. They’re happy to see me. Humm….I think the next step will be to give Fudge a heart attack,” she finished with a devilish smirk.
Simpering at her, he replied “ I’ll go with you. It’ll be highly amusing. Would you care you to go also, Albus?”
Albus just smiled at them. Then he stood up.
“Students, and other professors may I present you a former Hogwarts student, Susan Kings. Susan, these are our students, and the faculty.”
“Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to meet you all. I’ll be happy to get to know the students of my former house here.”
“Which is?” Asked a dark haired boy.
“Slytherin, Potter. She’s a Slytherin,” sneered Severus.
“So you’re Harry Potter, the “Boy - Who - Lived”? I have heard great things about you. Congratulations about your victory over the Dark Lord. But I’m a little hungry, and I’ve missed the dinners here in the Great Hall. So let’s all eat, shall we?”
Dinner was quite nice, and Susan started a rather pleasant conversation about DADA with Severus and Remus Lupin.
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Meanwhile at the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables all eyes were on the woman at the Head Table.
“Susan Kings? Wait….I remember something I read about her in Hogwarts, a History,”, Hermione told her friends while she was looking at the woman. “She was one of the best students to graduate here. She’s had the same results that Snape in Potions and DADA.”
“Wow! That good?” Asked Ron.
“There aren’t bookworms only in Gryffs and in Claws, Weasley! No offense, Hermione!”
“None taken!” said Hermione rolling her eyes at the comment. “But do you know her, Draco?”
“No, not really, Hermione. Severus only mentioned an ex-student that was his pride, but never told us her name.”
“She’s is as good as Snape at DADA? I would like to see what she really knows. Maybe you could talk to her about a demonstration, humm Malfoy?” Said Harry.
“Well, you’re asking so nicely, Potter, that I’ll try. But I demand a reward if I succeed.”
“That’s blackmail, Malfoy!” Ron interjected.
“Well, Weasley, I am indeed a Malfoy. What do you expect?”
Draco and the Slytherins started laughing, causing more than a few chuckles at the Gryffindor table also.
The laughing wasn’t missed at the teacher’s table here the visitor was talking with the others professors.
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“So tell us Miss Kings, in which area in magic are you specialist?”
“First of all, my name isn’t Miss Kings, but Susan. And my main areas are Potions and DADA. It’s the subject you teach here, isn’t Mr. Lupin?”
“Well, Susan, my name isn’t Mr. Lupin, but Remus,” he retorted smiling gently,“ And yes it’s the subject I teach.”
“Now, Susan, you were pretty good at Transfiguration and Charms,” said a happy Minerva.
“Well, Remus only asked my main areas. But yes, I’m still good at Transfiguration and Charms. But with a slight difference from those old times.”
“Difference? What’s the difference, my child?” Asked a twinkling Albus.
“So, when are you going to kill him? He’s twinkling,” said a smirking Severus.
Susan smiled. “Well, I don’t feel like it. Albus still is the most disarming man I know.”
Albus, Minerva and Remus smiled, and Severus shook his head with a mocking sneer. “Promises, promises.”
“And you already saw the difference I was talking about, didn’t you Albus?”
He nodded.
“But it’s for you to explain to us.”
“Fine. I’m capable of wandless magic and also of something that can be called mind magic. It’s Occlumency and Legilimency but without the frontiers that both arts have. It‘s what muggles call telepathy.”
All the teachers, except Severus, were looking at her with stunned faces.
Albus asked “It was what you were doing at Egypt? Studying more dark arts?”
“Well, it’s my favorite subject, beside of course, Potions. But it wasn’t the only reason. You know that I love Muggle Ancient History, especially the Egyptian and the Greek Civilizations. So I studied both their Muggle and Magic civilizations. The accident, and the fact that I was considered dead, only suited for me to deepen my studies, and cover my trip to Japan, to learn martial arts and their magic culture. I can say that dueling is more fun now.”
Remus seemed interested by what Susan was saying, but her attention was drawn by the sound of laughter coming from one of the student tables, and she missed his gaze. It wasn’t lost to Severus though.
“It seems that the old house rivalry is dying, don’t you think, Albus?” She asked.
“Not really, my dear girl. I believe that mainly in Quidditch it’s still alive and well.”
“Good! It would be a shame that a nice competition ended. Don’t you agree with me Severus?” Susan said elbowing Severus.
“Oh yes. What would be the point of deducting house points, if that happened?”
“Severus, you are still a bastard!”
“Yes I know. Some things never change…” Severus stated, mocking glare at her.
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Again the smirking and then the laughing face of Severus Snape, had the gasping effect on the students that were watching the professors.
“I’ve never seen Severus laugh in my life! Smirking yes, but laugh…..It’s scary.” Said an amazed Draco. “It’s like she has brought back something that he missed…”
“Maybe he’s dating her, humm Malfoy?”
“It pains me to say this Weasley, but you might be right.”
Hermione looked at the teacher’s table, trying to find evidence of what there might be between Susan and Severus.
“Are you sure about that, Draco?” Harry asked, his face showing some concern.
“No, why? Are you jealous of her?”
“I…I…I don’t know. I think so.” Answered a now shy and stuttering Harry.
“They seem more like family than anything else”, interrupted Hermione, “Maybe they’re only close friends.”
“For Harry’s sake, let’s hope so,” finished a serious Draco.
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Susan felt eyes on her again.
“Severus, I suspect that the students are thinking that we are having a torrid love affair…” she said with a mischievous tone.
Severus only smirked at her.
Smiling, Remus asked Susan, “What are you two to each other?”
“Well, I’ve known Severus all my life. He’s only 12 years my senior but I’ve always have seen him as the older brother I never had.”
“And I’ve known her since she was 1 year old, and have always seen her as the baby and troublesome sister I’ve never had.”He smiled, “I’ve always felt the need to protect her, even from herself!”
“Who’d think that Severus Snape, bastard extraordinaire, could be a sentimental Slytherin?” Susan said laughing, at the stunned faces of the faculty.
“Only you, my child, could say that to Severus and live,” said a twinkling Albus.
“Oh, he can not kill me because he likes my taunting….and he knows that now I’m a little more dangerous than him when I‘m pissed off…Kind of a lunatic Hipogriff,” she said laughing.
“You haven’t see anything yet!” sneered Severus to Albus, and then turning to Susan “Why don’t you demonstrate what you’ve learned these last several years Susan?”
Susan gave Albus a questioning look. He nodded and she smirked evilly.
“Well, why not? Nevertheless, I have a request. Let us make it a demo for the students. Maybe it will lead them to continue their studies.”
“I’m under the impression that you are preparing some prank…..and I’m the target,” said a now frowning Severus.
“Me? Come now Severus…” Susan leaned to him and whispered “I would not use you as practice dummy! But why not use some Gryffindors for it? Potter or Lupin would be excellent tryouts, hum?”
“What about Minerva and Albus?” He whispered back.
“Severus!” She scolded.
“Promises, promises,” he answered smirking.
“We could invite minister Fudge. What do you think?” Susan answered back.
“My children, it’s not nice try to kill our beloved minister,” said Albus with a smile.
“What?” Said a surprised Remus Lupin
His exclamation made all students look at the table.
“Shh, Lupin. Susan wants to give our beloved minister a heart attack. Beautiful, no?” Said an amused Severus.
A surprised Minerva choked on her pumpkin juice. “What?!”
“Why didn’t I think of doing that?” Asked a now smirking Remus.
“Because you are not a Slytherin,” was the humorous answer from Severus.
Susan just laughed and winked at Albus.
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The animated discussion at the Head table wasn’t lost on any of the students. They were still trying to understand who she was and, most important of all, the effect that she had on the great bat that was Severus Snape.
The most curious of all were the Slytherins and the Gryffindors.
Draco Malfoy was looking at her, when a curious Zabini asked him: “Are you still trying to assess her, Draco?”
“Yes, I am. Severus is my Godfather, and I’d like to know why he acts like that around her.”
“I know it’s hard, but you should think on what that Weasel boy told us.” Pansy piped up
“Pansy, sometimes you amaze me!” Exclaimed Draco
“Hey, I’m not Greg and Vince, you know. I can think.” She retorted, rolling her eyes.
They laughed.
“But I don’t think it’s that. I agree more with Hermione,” interrupted Blaise.
“Sure Blaise, and you say you’re not smitten with Granger,” teased Pansy
“I’m not!” Exclaimed a blushing Zabini.
They laughed again.
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“Children! Your attention please! Our dear miss Kings will demonstrate her techniques in Muggle martial arts and DADA….,” announced Albus with a smile, “Tomorrow and without pranks, you hear me, miss Kings?”
“Kuso! Headmaster, you just spoiled my fun!” She said with a mock indignation tone. Then she noticed a questioning look at the faces of the staff. “What?”
“You said something we didn’t understand.’” Answered Minerva.
“Oh!” She exclaimed blushing, “It’s a …well, it’s Japanese, and it doesn’t matter what it means.”
A smirking Severus remarked “You swore, didn’t you?”
Susan laughed and nodded. ” Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. I spent too much time around martial arts students and some of their bad habits stuck.”
All of the faculty laughed at this.
“What does that word mean?” Asked Remus.
“Humm… it means Shit,” she explained to him. He and Severus laughed again. “My, my Severus! I bet that your face is hurting by now! I don’t remember you laughing this much!” She said teasing.
“I didn’t have reasons for it. First the upraising of the Dark Lord, then your death….”
“I’m sorry ! I was just teasing,” she said, sadness spreading in her features.
Susan kissed his cheek tenderly, causing gasps from the students.
“Well now the students are almost sure that we have a romance!” Teased Severus.
“Oh really! What do you suggest, now?” Susan teased back, winking at an amused Remus Lupin and a laughing Albus and Minerva.
“We’ll let them figure everything out by themselves.”
“Fine by me ‘Sweetheart’” she said, teasing again. The use of that endearment made all of the faculty laugh.
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The students were completely stunned by what they saw.
What kind of woman would kiss Snape? One completely out of her mind.
“She’s mental! What woman would kiss willingly a man like the greasy git?” Exclaimed Ron, scrunching his face up in disgust.
“Hey, Weasel you’re insulting the Slytherin Head of House and my godfather!”
“Don’t mind him Draco; he’s just being the prat we all know,” said Hermione, smacking Ron’s head and smiling gently to Draco.
“Can’t argue with that Hermione.”
“And you know that his hair isn’t really greasy, is just the fact that fumes of the potions he teaches us, and the ones of his researches that makes his hair that way,” said Harry.
“You’ve gone mental, you know that, right?” Ron asked, making a gagging noise.
“No, Weasel, he just has good taste!” Stated Draco, rolling his eyes.
“Oh shut up, you ferret!” said Ron sticking out his tongue and grinning.
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The dinner was finally over, and Susan was escorted by Severus to her room in the dungeons.
“Well, well, Albus outdid himself this time. I never expected a room like this,” she said with her mouth hang open.
The rooms were large, unnecessarily so, and decorated in Slytherin colors. To her they seemed far too opulent.
“He’s doing this because he wants you to stay.”
“Well, do you need a Potions assistant?”
“Why not? But I believe that I will have competition for your help,” said an amused Severus.
Susan frowned and asked “Who? I can’t think on anyone. Wait! Are you referring Minerva? Come on! I don’t like Transfiguration or Animagic that much! Even if I’m good at it!”
“It’s not Minerva! Are you blind?”
“What do you mean?” A knock on the door to her quarters interrupted her rant. “Severus, can you go see who is it, please?”
“Yes, of course,” he said going to the living room, leaving Susan putting away her books on the shelves, then the laptop, her stereo and her cell phone, all with the charms to work in the Wizarding World.
“The Slytherin and Gryffindor seventh years are here to welcome you to Hogwarts, Su.”
“I’ll be right there Sev.”
When Susan stepped in the room, all of the students were gaping at Severus. Susan laughed and teased Severus. “My my, all this gaping just because of the endearments? Or did you do something abnormal to them, like hexed them to look exactly as fishs?”
Severus just shrugged. “I guess that’s the endearments that did it!”
“So it’s better that we don’t use the nicknames then, humm?” She teased.
Severus smirked at the stunned faces of the seventh years. “Well, you don’t want to kill them, do you?”
Then they heard a phone ring and the students looked around curiously. “Oh, sorry, I’ve a phone call! Just a minute!”
Susan ran to the bedroom. “Hai? Oh, Hiro - chan! Oyasumi nasai! Daijobu tomodachi?”
During the phone call, she walked back to the living room just to see Severus now accompanied by Remus and the seventh years.
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“How did she bring muggles devices here Severus? They aren’t supposed to work in the Wizarding world,” asked a surprised Remus, voicing the students owns questions.
“She has them charmed, so she can use them here. But don’t ask me what charm it is, because Susan didn’t tell me. You may look in the library, Miss Granger, but I doubt that it will be there,” stated an amused Severus.
“Yes, Sir.”
“Professor Snape?”
“Yes, Mr. Malfoy?”
“How and when did you know her, Sir? And is she more than your friend, Sir?”
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Susan listened the last question, and before Severus could answer she spoke.
“The how and when, I don’t think is your concern, but between Professor Snape and me there’s only a close friendship, or better, we’re like family.”
Harry was relieved when he heard those words, that fact didn’t go unnoticed by Susan and Remus, and even by Severus.
“Now that your questions have been answered, is there another reason you Slytherin and Gryffindor seventh years are here? And you Remus?”
“We came here to welcome you to Hogwarts, and to thank you for doing a demonstration.” answered Draco.
“No need to thank me for that. I only thought that it’ll show you that you should never stop learning. You are Draco Malfoy, am I correct?”
“Yes, why?”
“You look like your father, but you’re different inside. It’s good to know that you’ve decided to follow the steps of your Godfather, instead of your father.”
Draco smiled at her words, and only said “I’ve had good reasons to do it. But none of the seventh year Slytherins followed old Voldie.”
“Very well! Only more reasons to be proud of my old house,” Susan replied. “And you Gryffindors, are you also here to greet me? I’ve heard you’ve a good Quidditch team, it’s that true?”
“We are the best team, ma’am!” Exclaimed Ron Weasley.
“Yes….Oh well, it’s good that I don’t like it that much,”, Susan deadpanned, with Severus chuckling when Ron stayed flushed by her answer.
Then they heard the voice of Hermione Granger “Yes, ma’am we are here to greet you too. And I’m anxious to see your demonstration, tomorrow.”


A/N: Here some meanings.
Hai: Yes.
Oyasumi nasai: Good night.
Daijobu: It’s everything alright.
Tomadachi: friend.
Chan: suffix for a good friend.