Saiph

maxime

Dear Charlie,

I know you'd just left but I wanted to just say hi. So hi.

Siaph

I sent my owl to him first thing in the morning. I decided to approach Snape about going to talk to Karkaroff. I was walking down in the dungeons when I'd run into Draco. Walking with his friends he stops me.

"Saiph Black. In the wrong area, aren't we?" his friend Goyle teases.

"I'm not here for you."I say trying to push past them.

"What're you doing here, Black?" Draco says.

"I need Snape." is all the information I'm willing to offer.

Pansy steps in front pushing my shoulder back. I felt for my wand in my pocket and held it tightly.

"You should crawl back into your cage, blood traitor." Pansy taunts while continuing to push me. Draco watched in silence. I hadn't really expected him to help, but it would've been nice.

As I'm about to draw my wand, Snape comes from behind me.

"Black, what're you doing down here?What's going on?" Snape sees his students forming around us.

"Go now. Parkinson, Black. detention. Anyone who wants to linger can join them." Snape commands.

The crowd quickly clears as Pansy and I stand there watching them go.

"This isn't over." Pansy whispers sharply.

I glare at her as she gives Snape a quick goodbye.

"Now, tell me what's going on." he says leading me into his office.

"Before they attacked me, I wanted your help in talking to Karkaroff." I say crossing my arms over my chest and pacing his office.

"Karkaroff? What do you need with him?" Snape asks a clear look of disapproval across his face.

"I thought he could tell me more about my dad." I say to him.

"Don't bother. They weren't close." Snape says. I nod and thank him as I go to leave he stops me.

"You should be careful who all you're involving in this. Not everyone is trustworthy." Snape says.

"I don't understand what you're getting at sir." I say to him confused.

"You're not always going to find the good in people you expect to see. You're good so you expect others to be and it doesn't work ike that." Snape tells me sadly.

"I'll be okay. I've learned long ago, not to get my expectations held too high." I say, besides Charlie. I had a good feeling about our forming relationship.

I leave the dungeons and head to lunch and see Madame Maxine talking to Hagrid. I walk up to them before the hall fills and she looks up at me confused.

"What iz thiz?" Madame Maxime.

"I need to ask about a student of yours." I tell her.

"Come, sit." she points to the seat next to her.

"One of my students, are zey in trouble?" she looks worried.

"No, not at all, ma'am. Did you have a student named Judith Smalls?" I ask her.

"Ah yes, Judith. She transferred in her fifth year." she recalls.

"Can you tell me more about her?" I ask her.

She looks at me closer and her mouth is agape. "Vat trick iz this?"

"Sorry?" I question now confused.

"You, you're herz?" she questions me. I nod. Before I know what is happening she pulls me into a bone crushing hug. This could rival Mrs. Weasley.

"My dear, I knew your mozer had gone to the states. She mailed saying she'd had a child." she says pushing my hair out of my face.

"I want to know, if you knew if that was always her name?" I ask.

"Why, yes. She was homeschool until transfer but her father name was Martin." she says recalling. "She took her mozers name."

"Thank you." I say as Isee my friends now entering.

She gives me another hug before Itake my seat. Hermione sits next to me giving me a questioning look. I look around adn pull her and Ginny closer.

"Maxime told me my mom did go there. Her father had the last name of Martin." Iwhisper to them.

"Library after class?" Hermione asks adn I nod. Out of my perephrial I see something had caught Hermione's intrest. Krum was winking at her making her blush as red as the Weasley's hair.

"Oh, hush. Iknow you've written Charlie already." she whispers back. I turn around blushing now myself.

Lunch had come and it was time for Ancient Runes as the I drug behind the twins still lost in thought.

"Charlie?" Fred questions.

"Family?" George also questions.

I pull them behind a statue making sure nobody could overhear.

"My mom may have had a different last name and Madame Maxime seems to know her." I whisper quickly.

"Wicked." the both grin dragging me to class.

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Ancient Runes had drug on as I impatiently waited for class to end to rush to the library. Once the bell had finally chimed I'd grabbed my things without saying a word to anyone I rush to the library to meet Hermione.

I crash into Hermione who I'd caught off guard. We skimmed the shelves for any books about French information and searched a stack of books. After an hour, we were going to pack it in and head to dinner when I see the name Martin in the book.

"Hermione, look!" I say pointing to the name. She comes closer reading the article.

Martin

In France the Martin family, has a long Pureblooded line. Notably the famly line extends from Merlin. The family has since come down to a single blood line with Francis Martin. Francis is expecting his child to be born in January. More details to come.

The article was short but gave us a bit of headway. We decide to go to dinner and I notice Snape isn't present. Moody stumbles in taking another sip from his flask as his what I call 'crazy' eye wonders the room. Once seated Dumbeldore smiles at the crowd and stands behind the eagle podium.

"With the Triwizard Competition comes the Yule Ball. Any students fourth year and above are invited to attend."

The crowd becomes wild and begins talking about the news. Fred elbows me and winks. George starts looking around the room for a potential date. Hermione and Ginny begin discussing whta they could wear or where they can shop. I sit quietly and eat still reeling about the article we'd found.