Everyone has a story and this is her's.
Who knew that Severus Snape had a daughter named Cassandra? Cassandra has always had a tough life, going to Hogwarts for the first time didn't make it any better. She's a child prodigy and she was homeschooled...
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( July '94 )
Today was Cassandra's birthday but Cassandra had arrived at the Burrow a week before her fourteenth birthday. Her birthday also happened to be Harry's birthday. It was nice to share a birthday with such a wonderful person.
This was the first time Cassandra was ever sent letters by her friends over the summer. She had received letters from Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Blair. She wrote to Sirius a couple of days before her birthday using his alias Padfoot.
Harry was arriving at the Burrow today. Cassandra couldn't wait to see Harry again. She needed to talk to him about something important but she was going to save it for tomorrow. Hermione was also supposed to be arriving at the Burrow today.
Soon after Harry and Cassandra's birthday, Mr. Weasley was taking the kids to the Quidditch World Cup. Cassandra was thrilled to be going to the Quidditch World Cup, she knew Ron would be too.
Speaking of Ron, he walked into Ginny's room where Cassandra was staying. He sat down on Ginny's bed, waiting for Cassandra to notice that he was there.
"Mum wants to know if you would like some pancakes." Ron spoke. "Also dad just went to pick Harry and Hermione up."
"I don't want any pancakes, thank you. I'm not hungry." Cassandra replied. "I can't wait for Harry and Hermione to arrive."
"I'm going to let mum know." Ron said, getting up. "Ginny's out of her shower so she'll be keeping you company soon."
"Thanks." Cassandra smiled.
Ginny walked into the room and said, "Harry's arriving soon! The clock said that dad is on his way."
"Are you excited to see Harry?" Cassandra inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, he's Ron's friend. And yours too." Ginny replied.
"Are you sure that's the only reason that you're excited to see Harry?" Cassandra teased.
"Okay! I may have a small crush on him but that's not the reason why I am excited to see him."
"Only a small crush? Girl, the only thing you talk about is Harry." Cassandra called Ginny out.
"Alright, now you're no longer allowed to talk for the rest of the day." Ginny giggled. "You act like you don't talk about Cedric Diggory."
"I talked about him once or twice to you and now you automatically assume that I'm in love with him?"
"You know you are. I've seen the way you look at him."
"You're twelve, calm down." Cassandra smiled. She enjoyed Ginny's company.
"I'm almost thirteen! I can't believe you're talking about me calming down, you're thirteen."
"Actually, you're wrong! I am fourteen as of today." Cassandra smirked.
Ginny rolled her eyes and then started giggling.
"They're here!" Ron yelled from downstairs.
Cassandra and Ginny got up quickly and ran downstairs to see Hermione and Harry. Harry and Hermione walked in with all of their things. Cassandra ran up to Hermione, giving her a big hug. Hermione hugged back.
"I missed you!" Hermione exclaimed.
"I missed you more!" Cassandra said.
Cassandra then let go and went to go hug Harry.
"Happy birthday, Harry!" Cassandra cheered.
"Happy birthday, Cassandra!" Harry replied, going in for a hug.
The two hugged for a little bit before allowing Ron and Ginny to say their hellos. Fred and George were off somewhere with Charlie. Charlie had become fairly close with Cassandra and he was her favorite Weasley.
The five of them walked up to Ron's room and sat down on the floor in a circle. Harry would be staying with Ron and Hermione would be staying with Ginny and Cassandra.
"How has your break been so far?" Hermione asked Cassandra and Ron.
"It's been pretty alright." Ron replied.
"Same with mine." Cassandra agreed. "Dad's been pretty rough on me though lately."
"I still can't believe your dad is Severus Snape." Hermione said.
"Yeah you four are the only people who know. Well Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Blair Zabini, Luna Lovegood know but it's not that important. Everyone on the staff knows but they don't count. I was supposed to keep it a secret but I guess it was inevitable."
"I was the first person to know in this circle." Ron smirked.
"Don't brag." Cassandra said.
"It was shocking." Harry replied. "I was not expecting that. Who was your mother?"
"Hayley Wood apparently." Cassandra answered. "I didn't know her. I only saw pictures of her. Just like you never knew your mom or dad."
"I'm sorry." Harry sympathized.
"It's alright. I've gotten over it." Cassandra replied.
"Why is your dad being rough on you?" Ginny asked, speaking for the first time since they sat down.
"Probably because I knocked him out in the Shrieking Shack." Cassandra shrugged.
Later that day, they had cake and celebrated Harry and Cassandra's birthday. It felt nice to have a good celebration. Cassandra was always grateful for the Weasley family and now Harry and Hermione were apart of Cassandra's tiny family.
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It was now time to pack for the Quidditch World Cup. Cassandra didn't know what to pack because she didn't know how long they were going to stay. She wondered how Mr. Weasley even managed to get tickets. Tickets for the cup are always hard to get.
Ginny was off playing in the backyard with Fred and George, not packing. Cassandra didn't say anything about packing to Ginny and just let her go have fun. Hermione was stressing out which led to Cassandra stressing out.
"Cas, are you done packing?" Hermione asked.
"No, I don't know what to pack." Cassandra replied. "I'm trying to make a list but I just don't know what to pack."
"Don't worry, I'll help you." Hermione said. She took some shirts and pants and put them in a trunk.
Hermione then added a cute plaid skirt and a white cropped shirt to go along with it.
"This is the outfit you'll wear on the day of the Quidditch World Cup." Hermione said.
"Hermione, this outfit is pretty cute." Cassandra said. "If only you would dress like this."
"No thanks, I'd rather stick to my jeans and sweaters." Hermione smiled.
"You've got to come out of your little shell." Cassandra said.
