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Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa , United States
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Second Year | 
Hey Everyone! Sorry about it being late! Went on a much needed vacation to Nashville. Thats right folks , I got my honkeytonk on ! =D
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Chapter 5
“Ella, you have a letter.”
“From who?” Ella, who had just awoken felt mentally and physically drained.
“The ministry, it’s their seal. Chauncey, delivered it an hour ago” Handing her the letter, Ella could tell Snape already new its contents.
“Their going to track me huh?.”
“I assume so, open it.”
As soon as Ella ripped the seal, the envelope came alive.”
“ Dear , Ella Rae Greene
Your immigration status has been completed. Therefore you are now being tracked until your 17th birthday. Be cautious that any magic done outside of Hogwarts, will result in severe punishment. Good luck with your studies.
-Elsa L. Pumpernick
Immigration Services "
“Great, now how am I going to train?”
“We knew this day would come.” Snape said moving the table.
Not paying attention to him, Ella’s mind began to race. The thought of being absent from her wand never crossed her mind. In America , there was no tracker. Her wand has always been apart of her.
“You will use my wand.” He said in direct and never took his gaze of his wand.
“I took a class on wandlore, and I do not think this will be a good idea.” Ella said apprehensive to take his wand.
“Are you afraid?” He asked.
“Yes”
“You’re too honest. Using someone’s wand can be dangerous. However, a wand senses fear, if you command it; it will do as you wish.” Once finished talking, he handed her his wand. A little apprehensive she took it, and held it tight against her palm.
Instantly, she felt in tune with it. Closing her eyes she sensed its power. It
was strong; somehow she needed to allow her mind to focus.
“Expecto Patronum” The wand erupted in a bright light and with her mind focused a dozen eagles flew from the tip. Circling her she felt the power of her patronus and smiled. Waving her wand, the eagles disappeared.
“This will work.” Nodding Snape, moved around some more furniture.
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9am
“STUPEFY!” Breaking another vase, she decided to do something a little different. “ENGORGIO!”
The vase in turn grew to a troll’s height. Wielding her wand sword like, she mumbled the next spell and the vase began to break into a million pieces. With a smile she froze each piece in mid air. The strength of the spell sent her stumbling backwards.
“Control the spell, you must want to cast it!” yelled Snape.
Feeling alive with each spell she uttered, she began to understand the power each spell can possess.
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11am
“I see your thoughts.” Snape said staring at Ella with intent.
“Your lying, I am hiding them well.” Ella laughed off his tactic.
“Don’t be cocky!”
Still keeping the intensity he never blinked once.
“ Don’t lie.” Ella smiled.
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12pm
“You are doing very well today.” Snape smiled as he took a drink of pumpkin juice.
With a smug look Ella uttered. “ I know.”
“What did I tell you about being too confident, you must humble yourself.”
Ignoring his advice, she rolled her eyes and began to eat her lunch.
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12:30pm
“You are mediocre at Transfiguration. I am going to change that.” Grabbing a flower, he had bought from the market Snape set in front of her.
“Change this flower into a butterfly.”
“Seriously?” Ella groaned.
“Yes.”
She couldn’t remember the incantation.
“Ella, you are more behind than I thought. “ Accio!, Beginners transfiguration.”
The book landed in her lap.
“This is for first years.” Ella said laughing at the little witch on the front.
“Read the first five chapters. Use the flower as your tool.”
“Where are you going?” Ella stood
“I am grabbing a chair , because I am going to watch you.”
“I don’t need a babysitter.” Ella mumbled.
“I heard that!” Snape bellowed from the kitchen.
Turning red , she hurried to turn the first few pages of the textbook.
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4:30
“ I need 20 vials of Veritaserum. How much will one cauldron create, with these instructions.”
Looking over the handwritten instructions, Ella began to calculate.
Confidently Ella spoke clearly. “You will need to triple.”
“ Good, brew it.”
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Midnight.
Ella walked into the bathroom, and splashed cold water on her face. She had been at it all day. Every subject she could thing of, they went through it. Looking in the mirror she noticed her vibrant eyes had turned black. Taken aback she stared at them. Smiling, she pulled Snape’s wand out from her pocket. Its pulse ran with her. It soothed her. Walking out the door, she felt more alive. Recharged of all her lost energy, she confidently walked back into the living room.
“My eye color has changed.”
“I noticed.”
“I feel alive and stronger than ever. I want to try something different.”
Snape didn’t say a word. He observed her behavior, and noted it carefully.
Grasping the wand, she began to close her eyes and mutter something very softly. What language it was, Ella didn’t know. She only thought of the power of fire and wind.
Rearing the wand around her entire back she felt the heat of the flames around her. Circling the wand towards the fire place she opened her eyes to see a powerful surge of flames going towards the fire place. Elated with what she had done, she controlled the powerful flames with her wand. Maneuvering the movements, and adding more wind power.
When she had finished she smiled at the spell she had just created. She controlled the powers of wind and fire, and she had enjoyed every minute of
it. Breaking off her enjoyment was Snape.“Did you read that somewhere?”
“No I imagined it.” Ella said giggling in delight.
“Ella, we need to stop.” The tone of his voice scared Ella
“Why?” Hurt and confused Ella didn’t understand why he looked upset.
“I have done too much. I can’t explain it, but I must see Dumbledore. Stay here. No. Go to your room. Wait there until I have returned.”
Turning away. He stopped and remembered something.
“Give me my wand.”
Handing the wand back, she hurried to her room and did the proper
protections.
Nervous, she needed to do something.
“HOOT HOOT.”
“CHAUNCEY.” Seeing him Ella knew how to take her mind off everthing.
Hermione, I cant wait to see you. I should be there within two weeks. Tell Ginny, I am doing well. I hope you are too. I am sorry I can’t write too often. I feel like my poor owl is being punished by flying from London to here every day.
I do hope all is well,
-Ella.
Neville,
I hope your vacation is going great. Write back!
-Ella Greene
Jenny,
I am fine. I love you.
Lisa, Yes I am friends with Ron and Ginny Weasley. Love you.
-Ella.
Angela,
Congrats!
Ella felt guilty giving Chauncey all the letters to deliver. “I am so sorry Chauncey; see you in a couple of days.” .
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Ella knew she was being selfish by only writing a little scribble to each of her sisters. But she couldn’t help but not feel attached to them. Still not fulfilled, she took a piece of parchment and wrote down exactly how she felt when she conjured her spell, and wrote down every thing she did to complete it. Her mind was beginning to clear when she heard the sound of a pop outside of her door.
Wishing she could use her wand, she waited for anything else that would indicate someone had appeared.
“Ella Rae Greene, daughter to Severus Snape and Jane Bowman, open this door.”
Gathering the courage she spoke calmly at the door. “State your name.”
“ Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.” With a wave of her hand the door swung open and Ella’s eyes widened as the sight of the old wizard in her
bedroom.
“Ella, my dear are you scared?” Dumbledore asked.
“Yes?” Ella didn’t care is she admitted she was fearful.
“Why?” His response irritated Ella, even more.
“ Because I don’t know what the hell is going on!.” Her anger fumed over.
“Lets go to the living room.” Dumbledore ushered her into living room with Snape already there.
“Sit in this chair.” Pointing at the comfy chair, Ella calmly sat in it.
“Now look at me.” Ella’s body began to shake with nerves.
“This is my wand. Words can not describe its power. I want you to do exactly what you did earlier with Professor Snape’s wand.” Ella nodded. “Heed my warning, to a normal wizard this wand is dangerous , to a child it is deadly. Be careful.”
Ella stood up ,and placed his wand behind her back. Closing her eyes she recounted everything she had done before.
In a matter of minutes she was sitting there smiling , proud of herself for doing the spell perfectly once again. Holding Dumbledore’s wand in her hand, she felt herself drawn to it. It felt great. Her own wand seemed so obsolete. Reveling in her own thoughts, she failed to notice that neither Dumbledore or Snape said a word. Annoyed with their lack of praise Ella took it upon herself to cut the silence.
“Wasn’t that amazing? I think it was. I made it up.” Ella said proudly.
Irritated by no response she raised her voice. “What seems to be the problem?”
“Ella, I am going to have you wait here, while I talk to Severus alone in the study.”
Ella nodded.
“Please, allow me to have my wand back.” His glare through his half moon glasses didn’t match his smile.
“Here , I am not going to steal it.”
“I never said you were.” Dumbledore uttered in a voice that scared Ella.
Watching them walk away. Ella became furious. She should know what was wrong with her, or what they thought was wrong with her. She felt perfect. The best she ever felt.
Hearing the door shut, Ella felt a rush. Tip toeing towards the door, she crouched down to put her ear against the door.
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“ What did I do?” Snape’s voice was soft and scared.
“ As soon as you can , take her to headquarters. There she will be met with the Weasley’s and Hermione Granger.”
“Why? I don’t want to cut the visit short!”
“You have to! There she can be around Molly and the children.” Dumbledore’s voice went urgent.
“We are bonding!”
“Severus, this is serious. She is craving power.”
“What are you saying?”
“She is becoming too powerful”
“How bad is this?”
“I have read that if a child is taught too much too quickly they can react in a few different ways. One, they grow and question power. They keep there moral grounds, and learn to take time and foucs on their studies. They are brilliant, and choose to do good with their new found knowledge. This is can be seen in Miss. Granger. Second, they can love the feeling of being a powerful wizard or witch and face that craving every day, but with their moral ground still intact they focus on a certain subject.There brilliant, but afraid. That is an example of you, Severus.. Finally, they can crave the power like a drug they want it each day. They do not see what they are doing is wrong. They are confident and strong. All the while their moral ground diminishes quickly until it is not intact. They are dangerous. I think who I am referring to.”
“Are you saying she is becoming like him.” Snape’s voiced began to quiver
“Yes.” “But , unlike him we can stop it, teach her to control it, yet still learn new things.”
“She needs to be around children her own age, and just be a teenager.”
“I thought I was helping her. I just wanted to be….”
“ Severus, I have received her letters, it seems like you two are really bonding.”
“Albus, I have been a father for two weeks, that doesn’t compare to fifteen years.”
“ No, it doesn’t, but you must think about the future. Don’t blame yourself. You didn’t know.”
“ I created this problem.” Snape said.
“You can fix it.” “Before you take her to headquarters, take her to a muggle spot, and just be her father, not her teacher.”
Ella sat back. She had so many questions. She was scared and fearful. Was she becoming just like Voldermort?
Creeping down stairs, she refused to listen anymore.
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“Ella, Dumbledore has left.”
Nodding she kept her focus on the fireplace.”
“You listened at the door, didn’t you.”
“Yes.”
“You shouldn’t have done that.”
Feeling her anger rise, she stood up to confront him.
“Well, maybe you should tell me what’s wrong with me?”
Snape stepped back, but Ella didn’t even notice.
“Your supposed to be my father, and yet you wont be honest with me!”
“ Tomorrow, will be our last day. I have to take you to headquarters.”
“Ok.” Ella felt herself release a breath.
“I will be ok, wont I?”
“Yes, I will make sure of it.”
“Writing helps me.”
“It does?”
“Yes, it helps me control my urges.” Ella felt herself smile.
“Why are you smiling?” He asked.
“Because I just admitted to myself there is a problem. I can feel it. It’s like adrenaline.”
Snape nodded.
“Tomorrow , we can go anywhere you want.” Snape smiled.
“Get some sleep.” He said.
Ella walked up to her bedroom
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3 am
Laying in her bed, she was overcome with sorrow. She began to cry so hard her entire body hurt. She wanted to feed the urge that was overpowering her. Frightened she laid in her bed until the sun came up. |