"ACHOO!" I sneezed, the whole room went still and I felt Fred cringe beside me, we were both in SO much trouble, well me more... 

Dad whipped back the covers and grabbed my arm, hoisting me out of the bed, I was whimpering and tears were starting to fall down my cheeks 

"Well, well, well...Someone found it acceptable to run away from home did they?" Dad hissed in my face "and such a peculiar place to find you in Mr Weasley's bed, inapropriate too" I looked down and saw Fred. To my surprise he was pretending to be asleep, dad hissed in my face once again before dragging me downstairs into the kitchen. 

"Well Molly I think you stand corrected!" Dad whispered, he had a grin of satisfaction and he looked slightly mad...

"Oh dear me!" Mrs Weasley gasped, I looked over at Remus, Sirius and Tonks and they all looked completly shocked 

"Yes we all look shocked don't we? But someone better cough up the truth fast!" Dad declared aiming his wand at certain individuals, but everyone stayed silent 

"Severus it must of been a mistake, I - " Remus began but dad wasn't having any of it 

"THERE IS NO MISTAKE LUPIN!" Dad yelled then turning to me 

"D-Dad i'm s-sorry!" I stuttured stepping back a pace because dad was walking towards me, he grabbed the tops of my arms 

"You will tell me the truth..." He paused "NOW" 

"I-I-I..." I began but the next thing I felt was dad hand hitting me harshly on the cheek, I placed my frail hand on the spot in which he had hit me 

"SPIT IT OUT CHILD!" He bellowed 

"Snivellus!" Tonks gasped, she was about to protect me but I held her back. It was my turn to be angry. I faced dad and sneered 

"And you wonder why I run away from home!" I shrieked my voice shakey, then I let my next lot of tears fall, they burnt the spot in which I had been hit but nevertheless I headed back upstairs and leaving dad to re-think his actions. 

I headed to a spare room and huddled up in a corner, I just hoped that no one would find me and they never would... 

Fred's point of view

My eyes snapped open, I had heard every shout that Snape had bellowed and then the small shriek that Lucy had let out, and by the sounds of it she had headed for the empty room with the- 

"Bogart in..." I whispered the last part of my thoughts 

"You OK Freddie?" George asked getting up and sitting himself on the edge of my bed 

"George, Lucy has gone into the room with the boggart in! Now she's going to see such terrible things!" I gasped 

"Oh my god!" George gasped we both jumped off of the bed at the same time (what a coincidence...) and ran up to the room

We opened the door as quickly as possible and saw Lucy on the floor sobbing, and sure enough that bogart in which had been hiding was now in the form of Snape.

"P-Please!" Lucy gasped still sobbing looking at the bogart with complete fear, but the bogart stayed silent and moved towards Lucy

"Riddikulus!" I shouted pulling out my wand and watching the boggart dissapear to it's hiding place, I rushed over to Lucy and so did George we sat down next to her and tried to comfort her.

"It's OK Lucy it's only a bogart!" George whispered

"B-But that bogart w-was my father! A-And now I w-will have t-to go live w-with him! The thing i'm afraid of!" She sobbed, me and George looked at each other that was completly true she would have to put up with that old bat.

I put my arm around Lucy and tried other things to get her calm, but nothing seemed to work due to the fact her worst fear was downstairs shouting about something else now. But then the shouting got louder it was moving towards us. It sounded as though mum and Snape were arguing. I pulled my arm away from Lucy and shuffled away from her slightly. I mean we shouldn't make it look suspicious or anything.

"Well, well, well, like I told you Molly those boys of yours seem to find it a good way to spend their lesuire time with my daughter" Snape whispered as he opened the door revealing himself and mum

"To me Severus it looks as though my sons are doing the right thing and comforting your daughter, they surely do a lot more for Lucy than yourself, don't you think?" Mum replied casually

"We are not having this conversation!" He snapped

"Very well then, i'll leave you to it" and with that mum left slamming the door on her way.

Now it was just me, George, Lucy and Snape and a whole lot of explaining to get through. I stood up and faced Snape. I wasn't having him scaring his own daughter.

"Well then Weasley, I suggest that you tell me the truth now or you will be suffering a major loss in Gryffindor house points and a dreadful heap of detentions" Snape snarled

"Very well then" I said confidently "maybe you should find the answer from your own daughter rather than interogating us" I know. That was a horrible thing to say but I couldn't exactly say oh! Oh my! Well i'm sorry Snape back off from my girlfriend!

"Fine then...But I suggest you two leave my precence" for once in our lifetime we obeyed Snape's instructions and headed to our room. The last thing I saw of Lucy was her sitting on the floor hugging her knees before the view was blocked of Snape in the way and also George closing the door.

Lucy's point of view

Dad looked at me as though I was a stranger drawing closer to me as he pleased. I whimpered but it was only audiable to me. Finally he stopped when he was about eight centimeters away from myself. I cringed and waited for him to shout at me or hit me (those two were most likely)

Now I was just praying to Merlin that the worst did not come, that my father would just leave me after all it would probably be better that way due to the fact he hates me more than anything (well it seems like it at the moment)

"Why did you run away from me?" He asked softly in a whisper bending down to me as he spoke

"I..." My voice didn't seem to want to work, I couldn't say anything about Fred because then he would let rip and probably sentance his own daughter to her death

"You were scared weren't you" I was really surprised at his tone it was a soft whisper not the deep growl he usually used

"Yes, I was..." And I hug my head in shame, but dad reached out and put two fingers on my chin lifting them up so he could see my face.

His coal black eyes stared into mine which were exactly the same, when he saw me he probably saw a younger female version of himself. It was as though he pitied me, as though he felt guilty.

"Lucy I only sent you that letter because I was worried that you were going to go out and get yourself killed. Like Potter claims the dark Lord may be back, and if that's true either him or one of his death eaters could simply snatch you and kill you. And then - " his voice broke off, he swallowed then began again "and then I wouldn't be able to live with myself, it would be my fault that my daughter would be dead."

"But it wouldn't be your fault dad, it would be mine, because I was the one who ran away leaving you. You wasn't the one who made me run away I did it myself" which was completly true it was my fault 

"But what made you run away in the first place? It was me wasn't it? I said such terrible things about you, and you probably still don't forgive me" this time it was dad's turn to hang his head in shame

"You told me that you didn't mean to say such things, you apoligised and made it up to me. I should of forgiven you then" I sighed removing dad's fingers from my chin I think I was stable enough to keep my head held high now

"I'm a bad parent..." He whispered "I wish I knew how to parent my own child but I have been such a failure" he sighed, I gasped, how could he say that? 

"Dad don't say that!" I gasped "your my dad! You can't give up! And besides we all make mistakes! Even me! No one is perfect!" I shrieked

"Yes but my mistake is too big..." Finally he looked up and he saw my shocked face, he was about to say something else about his big mistake but I didn't want to know he was my dad and I loved him, I gave him a hug. Something that all loved ones deserve.

He seemed pretty shocked at my actions but I didn't care this big mess was all my fault. It's me who should be fixing it not dad.

"I love you dad, and your not a bad parent, trust me" I whispered

"Thank you Lucy...And I love you too" he smiled hugging me back, after a while I let go and looked at him

"So i'm guessing that i'm sort of grounded because I ran away?" I asked

"Lucy I would ground you but the thing is I understand you, so no your not grounded"

"Thanks" I smiled "so am I allowed to stay at Grimmuald place?"

"It is entirely up to you, but if you do I expect you to come home the day before term resumes"

"But why don't you stay in Grimmuald place?" I asked

"I'm afraid I can't, but you will see me every evening because of the meetings that are held"

"Oh OK then, so I guess you'll be leaving now?" I said a bit upset

"Yes I shall be..." Dad said getting up then holding out a hand for me to take, I did so and he helped me up, we walked out of the room and then dad stopped

"Lucy, i'm sorry that I hit you another one of my stupid mistakes"

"It's OK" I smiled

"And also why were you hiding in Mr Weasley's bed? Such a peculiar place to find you..." He frowned 

"I was there because..." Oh god think of an excuse quick! "I was there because I was talking to Fred and George about their joke shop and then I heard you downstairs so Fred suggested that was the best place to hide" 

"Oh alright then...See you later!"

"Bye! See you tomorrow!" I waved but he gave me a hug instead. He let go then we walked down the stairs and into the landing and with that he apparated. And with that I headed to bed...