Can't Catch Me Now / Severus Snape

76. Quitter

"Can i play with uncle mooney today?" Aria questioned as she chomped down her cereal

" How are you Wide awake?" Lilith murmured to her teacup. She was still in her rope and her slippers ready for a lazy morning. She was still in summer mode.

" I am excited I'm one year closer to starting at Hogwarts." Aria answered.

"Lilith love why aren't you dressed yet?" Severus questioned as he moved to her, running a hand along her back. He slipped his fingers around the front of her robe, peeling back the seams. Her head tilted up to meet him in a kiss.

"I had a lot to do before I was able to even think of dressing." Lilith answered.

"Harry is in your class today." Severus remarked. Lilith squealed with delight running to get changed.

"It's about damn time." She called out. Severus laughed leaning against the counter. Aria stared back at him. "What?"

"I want to play with uncle Mooney today." Aria instructed. Severus groaned running a hand over his face. "Daddy!" She begged.

"Yes, fine." Severus agreed. "But you stay-"

"Out of his way. This isnt my first rodeo." Aria sassed marching off.

"When did she become a teenager?" Severus pondered as Lilith grabbed her bag.

"Not a clue, I miss when she was innocent." Lilith assured.

"See you at lunch." Severus added kissing her.

"Can't wait."

"Welcome, my children. In this room, you shall explore the noble art of Divination. In this room, you shall discover if you possess the Sight. Hello. I am Professor Trelawney. Together we shall cast ourselves into the future. This term, we'll focus on Tasseomancy, the art of reading tea leaves. So please, take the cup of the person sitting opposite you. What do you see?" She pondered. "The truth lies buried like a sentence deep within a book, waiting to be read. But first, you must broaden your minds. First, you must look beyond."

"What a load of rubbish." Ron murmured but jumped at the sight of hermione behind them. "Where did you come from?"

"Me? l've been here all this time." she answered innocently. 

"You, boy.... Is your grandmother quite well?"

"I think so." Neville answered.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that. Give me the cup. Pity." Trelawney answered. "Broaden your minds."

"You think I can't tell when someone is using a time turner?" LIlith scoffed.

"She wanted so desperately to be in your class." ALbus remarked.

"And its like having to do the lesson twice for me you realize."

"You can't tell-"

"Yet I knew." Lilith countered. "I'm smart like that albus."

"Harry-"

"Is coming this after noon, like a normal person not doing extra classes and messing with time." LIlith hissed. "Albus what are you up to? Thats foolish and dangerous," Lilith reminded him. "That kind of power-"

"She's a bright young witch-"

"I'm not disputing that." Lilith assured. "But the power to mess with time is something no child should have."

"Look at the cup. Tell me what you see."

"Yeah. Um, well...." Ron hesitated. "Harry's got sort of a wonky cross." Ron offered instead.

"That's trials and suffering."

"And that there could be the sun and that's happiness." Harry offered. He was really happy to be in his mothers class this year, he couldnt wait for this after noon it was worth not having a study hall a few days a week.

"So... you're gonna suffer, but you're gonna be happy about it." Ron agreed.

"Give me the cup." Trelawney instructed but she screamed. "Oh, my dear boy. My dear... you have the Grim."

"The Grin? What's the Grin?" Seamus questioned.

"Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim." Ben answered.

"Taking form of a giant spectral dog. It's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen... ...of death."

"I feel like I already taught, so go over your lesson as you see fit," Lilith declared to the class, albus rolled his eyes, shaking his head. She smirked back at him before heading out. of course she was going to make thing difficult.

"Professor." Albus begged.

"You don't think that Grim thing's got anything to do with Sirius Black?" Ron questioned.

"Honestly, Ron. If you ask me, Divination's a woolly discipline." Hermione countered. "Now, Ancient Runes, that's a fascinating subject."

"Ancient Runes? Exactly how many classes are you taking?" Ron questioned.

"A fair few."

"Hang on. You already had Ancient rues this morning?"

"Yes." Hermione agreed.

"That's not possible. Ancient Runes is at the same time as Divination this morning. You have to be in two classes at once." Harry corrected. "I know because I'm in mothers class this after noon."

"Don't be silly. How could anyone be in two classes at once?" Hermione countered.

"How could you be in my mothers class already?" Harry countered.

"Broaden your minds. Use your Inner Eye to see the future." Trelawny declared.

"Oooh!" Lilith squealed running to harry as he entered her class. "My baby!"

"Mum," harry murmured.

"Yes sorry, I won't embarrass you." Lilith agreed with a cheeky grin. "Welcome class to the most exciting class of your entire schooling at Hogwarts."

" Is this going to be hard hard I heard this was a really hard class."

" it's not hard as long as you pay attention and listen to me. In front of you you have a syllabus and the expected reading and workload for the first semester. I suggest if you take one look at that and think you are not up to the task then I do not want you in my class.." lilith assured. " I don't like quitters. So if you're going to quit, you do it now right now." Lilith challenged. She waited a moment, looking around as the kids opened up the syllabus perusing it. " anyone? And do remeber before any of you stand up and cower out of here that I am a snape. And my husband's class is mandatory. He doesn't like quitters either." She smiled back at harry as he leaned in. " wonderful let's get to work then shall we can any of you tell me what this symbol means?"

"Right, you lot. Less chattering. Form a group over there. And open your books to page 49." Hagrid declared.

"Exactly how do we do that?" Draco countered looking at the growling book.

"Just stroke the spine, of course." Hagrid remarked.

"Goodness me." Hermione whispered. The book was moaning and snarling back at the children.

"Don't be such a wimp." Draco hissed. "Ah!" Draco shouted dropping the book. Harry laughed.

"Dont be such a whimp." Harry mimicked.

" he's trying to eat me!"