Kate blinked waking herself up and smiled. "Kate you should start getting dressed and ready for classes since today your a real student," Rider hissed. Nodding her head she smiled as she pulled on her uniform. "It's going to be so fun Rider! I even got into the house that the twins and Percy are in!" Kate spoke quickly in parseltounge as she finished pulling her hair up like McGonagall had taught her. Smiling at her hair she headed down into the common room. "Hey Kate," "How's it goin'" the Weasley twins spoke finishing each others sentences. Kate nodded a bright smile on her face. The twins smiled back and offered her their hands. Accepting they led her down to the great hall. Rider sitting on Fred's shoulders quickly slithered down his arm to get to Kate. Rider picked up food as he went since Kate liked to sit as close to the head table as she could, however the twins sat closer to the doors. A few shrieks were heard from the Gryffindor table. Severus Snape sitting at the head table tried to hide a snicker. Kate smiled at her best friend as he slid across the table. More than a few upper class-men had set food on the snake that had slithered across the table making sure to only put food they had seen Kate smile as she ate. One thing just happened to be a treacle tart. A happy squeal was heard as Kate picked up the heart shaped tart. Taking a bite the young girl smiled even brighter. "Wow, wonder who gave her that Forge," Fred said looking at his duplicate. "Don't know Gred but they were right on the dot by giving her that," Fred nodded in agreement with his brother's statement. Schedules had been passed out at the end of the meal, Kate had all the same classes as her friends Harry and Ron. She wondered if Draco had the same schedule. "Come on Kate we gotta go!" Ron shouted dragging the small girl behind him.
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Looking at which class she had next she noticed it was potions with Severus. Quickly the girl sped up wanting to talk with the man who had raised her. "Sevey! I have your class next!" Kate said jumping up and down she spoke quickly about how she couldn't wait to brew with her dad and how she got to see how he taught. All the first years from Slytherin looked at the girl with the jaws hanging open. She was excited to be in his class?! He hadn't given them a good impression in the gathering area before showing them the dorms. Even worse their head of house was socializing with a Gryffindor. It made no sense when he seemed to hate them with a passion and yet this little girl made him smile even if it was just a bit. Leading the first years into the classroom, Severus watched as the children all picked seats. Kate was pulled in two directions at the same time. "Let her go Malfoy, Kate's gonna sit with me," Ron said pulling harder on his side. "No she's not weasel, you let go," Draco said smirking. Behind Kate was a tug it was Hermione. "Sorry boys Kate said we were sitting together." With a sigh of relief Kate sat down with Mione and flashed her a smile. "Thanks," Kate said nodding her head. "Here are the directions for the potion you will be starting. The ingredients are in the cabinet. Follow the directions or you will leave," Snape spoke with a sneer on his face. Kate read the instructions immediately realizing it was draught of the living death. She smiled and happily skipped over to the cabinets and began picking all of the things she would need for the potion. Grabbing the last asphodel she would need. Without realizing Kate had grabbed to many things for her to carry alone. Stepping off the stool that was there for the shorter kids like her Kate slid almost dropping the powdered asphodel when they were both caught by her current care taker, Severus. Smiling happily Kate thanked him and walked back to her cauldron. Carefully cutting everything the way she remembered Sev do and mimicked his moves. Finishing quickly she smiled even brighter happy she wouldn't have to finish it the next day. "Good job Ms. Riddle," Severus said with a faint smile on his face. After class Harry had gotten a detention for talking back and Hermione was chatting with Kate. "Well I think that's all the classes we have today Kate," Mione smiled glad that her and Kate were the first people done with their potion. "Yea, hey I'll be right back I'm gonna go talk to Sev real quick," Kate said when she noticed Ron and Harry leave the room. Hermione just nodded and went after Ron and Harry to the great hall. Kate didn't notice that Draco had stayed and was standing in a darkened corner. "Hey Sev, what's up with dad he didn't send me a letter this morning and I haven't seen him for awhile," Kate asked tears brimming her eyes, "Does he not want me anymore? Someone said that the only reason I was living here was because my parents don't want me. Are they right Sev?". Severus looked at the little girl in front of him. He had practically raised the child only because the Dark Lord didn't want her in the middle of the war. Sighing Severus began "The Dark Lord has been busy, he has to keep up the crazy act otherwise people wouldn't understand why he killed the people he did. Bellatrix has been even crazier then usual so he is just trying to protect you. If she ever found out who you were she would kill you Kate," by the time he was finished the tears had fallen over and streaked her cheeks as he hugged her close. "Come let's go to the hall you need to eat," Severus said smiling at the little girl in his arms. When they left Draco stepped out of the hiding place he had been in. 'Kate was the dark lord's daughter...was that why they had been introduced as small children but then why was she friends with the Weasel?' Draco shook his head and ran towards the great hall, it had been a long day and he was ready for supper.
