Hey, I'm sorry I didn't update sooner. Life was getting in the way. I hope you enjoy this, even though some characters (like James and Snape) are sort of OOC. I sort of made James a jerk in this story, but i hope that's ok :)

Disclaimer: I don't own HP but if I did, I would be a billionaire and Dramione would have existed ;)

Chapter Two

A little while after they got back to the Great Hall for dinner, Fred and George joined them, looking glum.

"We're sorry mates," said George, putting some potatoes on his plate.

"We thought we got Snape, but it turned out to be that dung head Malfoy. Snape saw the whole thing," Fred grumbled, and they all looked over to the Slytherin table.

Draco's friends were edging away from him, and he seemed confused.

Harry and Ron burst out laughing, but seeing the looks on the twins' faces, they quieted down.

"Snape took us to Umbridge, and she's making us write lines this Saturday," they said together, and Harry growled.

He looked down at his scar of I Must Not Tell Lies at the back of his hand, and couldn't imagine what their scars would say.

He then glanced at the head table, and looked at Umbridge. She was eating her dinner, looking all cheerful and dreamy. He glared at her, and turned back to his sister.

She looked lost, missing her mouth as she held a piece of bread.

"Are you ok?" he asked, concerned as usual.

She didn't respond, getting butter all over her left cheek. He sighed, and snapped his fingers in front of her eyes.

"Ari!" he exclaimed, and her eyes met his.

"Huh?"

"Are you still thinking about what Snape said?" Ginny asked, handing Ariel a napkin.

Ariel wiped her cheek, and nodded.

"What did he say?" asked George.

"Something really creepy," Ron begun, making a face.

"Ariel told him to let go of her (when he grabbed her), and he said 'I never will'."

It was the twins' turns to look repulsed.

"So… what could that mean?" asked Fred, through his teeth.

"I don't think I want to know," muttered Ariel, taking a sip of her pumpkin juice.

Snape has acted very oddly around her ever since she walked through the Great Hall on her first night at Hogwarts. She could recall it so easily….

Three years ago, a nearly eleven-year old Ariel nervously walked through the big oak doors, behind Professor McGonagall, and next to her new friend Ginny.

She looked up at the ceiling in awe, never seeing anything like it before. She then scanned the tables, looking for her brother's face. She wondered where he was; him or Ron weren't seen on the train.

She did see Harry's friend Hermione, and the other Weasleys, and smiled at all of them. As Professor McGonagall started to put the Sorting Hat on her new classmates' heads, she hoped desperately she would be put in Gryffindor.

After all, it was where her parents were, and the house her brother is in now.

She could faintly hear her Transfiguration Teacher call out the name "Lovegood, Luna!" when she saw a greasy looking man staring at her. "RAVENCLAW!" the Sorting Hat yelled out, and she could hear cries behind her.

The man couldn't keep her eyes off of her. Based on his appearance, she wondered if it was the Professor Snape her brother and father were talking about over the summer. They weren't big fans of his.

"Potter, Ariel!" the professor yelled out from behind her list, and Ariel could hear whispers and murmurs from behind her.

"That's Harry Potter's sister!" she heard a girl say, as she nervously sat down on the wooden stool.

She felt the hat being put on her head, and waited. "Hmm… hmm… another difficult one. A very great mind, very intelligent… you could do very well in Ravenclaw… but you possess the bravery of a Gryffindor… and the bloodline of a Slytherin… hmm…,"

Ariel got worried. Harry also had this problem last year. She just prayed with her heart that she wouldn't be in Slytherin, seeing the boy with white-blonde hair that pushed her on the train.

She could begin to hear the hat say "SLYTHE-,"

"WAIT!" she screeched, interrupting the hat.

The cheers that started coming from the Slytherin table quickly died down.

"I'm not from a bloodline of Slytherins, my parents were both from Gryffindor," she whispered, crossing her fingers.

"I'm a Potter," she added, but the hat already knew that.

After a few moments, she heard the hat say, "Is that so? Then you better be in… GRYFFINDOR!"

It was the Gryffindor Table's turn to cheer, as she bounced off the stool.

"NOOOOO!" she heard a man yell from behind, and the hall quieted down.

She turned around, and all of the teachers were looking at the professor who was staring at her before. He was glaring at her, with his creepy black eyes. Their eyes locked together for a moment, and Ariel shuddered.

What was up with him? Turning away, she continued on to the Gryffindor table, and sat with Hermione and the Weasleys.

After Ginny joined then at the table, the Gryffindors couldn't help but notice Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall rushing out, something to do with two students crashing into the Whoomping Willow.

"I wonder where Harry and Ron are," said Ginny, biting into her chicken.

Percy cleared his throat. "Well, let us hope that they didn't get into trouble; Dad doesn't need more trouble from the Ministry."

No one commented, and they continued eating. Ariel looked over to the staff table, and noticed that the greasy haired man wasn't there.

"Wondering where Snape the Snake is?" she could hear Fred or George ask her.

She turned around, and nodded.

"Probably gone to take a calming potion; he seemed pretty steamed when you got put into Gryffindor," said Fred, holding back a laugh.

Ariel made a face. "Why would he be? He doesn't even know me."

Hermione put a hand over hers. "Don't even fret about it, Ariel. Professor Snape is… difficult around everyone, so just ignore him. He probably thinks you belong in Slytherin, since the hat did say you have a bloodline of one. And he is the Head of House for those Pure-Blooded lovers."

After that, Ariel became completely and utterly obsessed with finding out about her family tree. She spent most of her first year tracking down James's ancestry, and as far as she could find, the Potters were mostly all placed in Gryffindor. She gave up; deciding that the Sorting Hat made a mistake.

But also, for most of her first year, Snape was keeping an annoying eye on her. It bugged her tremendously, but luckily, he ignored her during her second year.

But even so… there was something going on with him, and she was going to find out what.

Present Time

The next day, it was a Quidditch match. Ariel woke up in a start; she totally forgot to get ready for it the night before.

She's the new Gryffindor seeker, since Umbridge kicked Harry off of the team. She didn't want to admit it to Harry, but she was thrilled; she wanted to be on the team so badly, and this would probably be her only chance. James recently bought her a Nimbus Two-Thousand and Four, which made Harry jealous, (even though his Godfather Sirius Black secretly bought him a Firebolt).

James was also coming to watch her play today, which made her happy. She wanted her daddy to be there when she caught the snitch… well, hopefully she does.

After having breakfast, she headed down with her team to the Quidditch pitch. They had a short meeting in their tent first, and they started to go up the stairs.

They could hear a very loud chorus of "Weasley is our King" coming from the Slytherin stands, and Ron's ears turned a shade of scarlet. Ariel awkwardly patted his back, as they mounted their brooms.

Once they kicked off the ground, Madam Hooch released the Quidditch balls, including the Golden Snitch.

Ariel watched it, and she took off after it. Soon, Draco Malfoy was hot on her tail. She could see the emerald green robes in the corner of her eye, and Malfoy yanked on her Quidditch robes.

She screamed, and Malfoy snickered.

"You ok Potter? You look very dizzy. Let me help you get to the ground…,"

He yanked on her robes again, and she was soon dangling below her broom. Luckily, she caught it just in time, and remounted.

"YOU SON OF A ***** MALFOY!" she heard her brother yell, as she went past the Gryffindor stands, and took after Malfoy.

She could faintly hear Lee Jordan's voice saying "Slytherin is in the lead, Thirty to Zero…," and a very loud chorus of "Weasley is Our King" as Slytherin chasers darted towards the Gryffindor hoops once again.

The Slytherins cheered again, and Ariel groaned.

She then continued on searching for the Snitch, since Malfoy was now getting his fellow Slytherins piped up in front of the stands.

She searched around for the next couple of minutes, and got all excited seeing James in the stands, talking to Harry and his friends.

"Hi, Daddy!" she yelled out, waving. James caught her eye, and waved back.

"Hello, my princess!" he yelled back, and Harry stood up.

"Go and kick Malfoy's butt for us, Ari!" he added, and Ariel laughed.

She took off again. She looked around for Malfoy, and saw him way up in the sky, chasing after something bright. She grinned, and shot up to the clouds. She was determined to get that Snitch, as a triumph over the Slytherins. As a triumph on everyone in that house who always seems to be determined to make everyone else's lives so miserable, especially Malfoy and Snape.

When she neared the Slytherin, she could see the panic starting to mount in his eyes. Her black eyes dared his grey ones, and for a moment, Malfoy didn't see the Snitch, he was only looking at her.

Out of the corner of her eyes, Ariel could see a flash of gold. Once she turned her head, Malfoy was brought back to reality as well.

He dove so fast, he crashed in to Ariel's broom, sending her flying off of her broom. Ariel screamed as she fell through the clouds, and nearing the ground of the Quidditch Pitch.

Ariel slowed down before she reached the ground, hearing Dumbledore yell out the spell of Finite Incantatem. Laying on the grass, she saw Malfoy flying around in the sky, clutching the Snitch in between two fingers.

The Slytherins cheered, and begun to sing 'Potter Is Our King' as she got off the ground.

She saw James, Harry, Hermione and Ginny running from the stands, but she turned away from them.

"Ari! Princess, wait up!" she heard her father yell, but she couldn't face him.

Harry had always made James so proud, at nearly everything he did. Even if he got poor grades, James was always beaming at his son. Ariel was always in the background. She did everything to make him proud- even making the Quidditch team for him. But, she failed to again. And she felt like she always would.

She walked off the Quidditch pitch, totally heart broken. She wanted to crumble to the ground, to scream and cry like there was no tomorrow. Why couldn't she make anyone happy? Why was her real talents in potion brewing? And even with those talents, she couldn't even make the damned Snape proud. She wished Lily was still alive. Maybe she would have been proud of her talents; after all, she did get them from her.

Ariel approached the Black Lake, and started skipping rocks across the water.

A few moments later, she felt a strong hand on her shoulder.

It was James's, but he didn't say anything.

"You flew really well; we uh… grabbed your broom for you," said Harry, stepping beside his sister.

She just looked down at the water, unable to speak.

A couple of seconds later, someone else's reflection turned up on the surface: her potions master.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't for the trio of Potter seekers. It's too bad for you that the girl didn't make yours and your boy's standards. Very well for my house in that matter, it looks like as if we'll be winning the Quidditch Cup, thanks to the girl. You must be just so proud, Potter."

James yanked his hand off of Ariel's shoulder, and went up to Snape.

He glared at him, and muttered: "Don't you dare insult my daughter in front of me again, Snivellus. Or else, we'll have a repeat of our fifth year. Understood?"

Snape drew his wand out. "I do not take orders from you, Potter. And don't you even dare threaten me again, or trust me, you WILL regret it. It only takes three words Potter, three words. Three words that can ruin your life, by even a whisper in her ear. And I'm sure you don't want that, do you?"

A few seconds later, Snape was pushed into the lake. "DON'T YOU EVER DARE THREATEN MY FATHER AGAIN, OR YOU WILL REGRET IT, YOU SHAMPOO-FLEEING BAT!" screamed Ariel, and everyone stared at her in shock.

Snape, (pushing his hair off of his face) was about to respond, but he was pulled underneath the water. Bubbles and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake, and a few moments later, Snape's face appeared at the top of the lake. He seemed to be being dragged by the giant squid, as he was moving quickly across the surface.

Ariel and her friends were howling with laughter; even Hermione was rolling on the grass with glee.

After a bit of amusement, James finally freed Snape from the squid. Even with that act of kindness, James knew it would take a lot more to keep his secrets from being soon unearthed.

I know that I got the wrong spell as Ariel was falling to the ground, but i hope you'll forgive me. I hope this was ok; I know, the ending sucked. But reviews are much appreciated :)