Learning of Worlds-Private

[HopesWings]

Another short story. This one is more amusing(at least to me) than anything

It was the first week of Sage's first year at Hogwarts. She had been beyond excited to finally be going, and Severus had shared her excitement. However, he had been disappointed when she was sorted into Ravenclaw rather than Slytherin with him. Determined not to let it get to him too badly, he and Lily had taken it upon themselves to ensure Sage learned her way around Hogwarts with no trouble whatsoever. Currently, the three were heading to their first classes of the day. Sage's class was near theirs, so they were taking her there before going to theirs. She had agreed without complaint.

"Hey Lily!" a girl suddenly called. Lily paused and turned to talk to her. Snorting, Severus kept walking. With a backward glance, Sage followed him. They had not gotten far when Severus stopped in his tracks. In front of them, his worse nightmare stood clustered in a tight group. Potter, Black, Lupin, and Pettigrew, the four boys who had tormented him from day one, had their heads together, talking. When Potter spotted him, he grinned. He was in the mood for a bit of fun.

"Hey there snot-head," Potter greeted, starting towards them. Severus tightened his hold on his books.

"Leave me alone Potter. I'm trying to get to class," he growled, keeping his head down.

"What do you mean? I was just saying high," Potter rambled as he went for his wand. He drew it from his robe only for it to be sent flying across the room. Potter glanced from his hand to Severus, confused. Severus was also bewildered. He had not done it.

Potter, however, thought he had. "How dare you!" he growled, advancing towards him. "Agh!" Black cried from behind them. Severus glanced behind him, and he stared. Tiny Sage, two years younger and smaller than most her age anyway, had tackled the much larger Black to the ground. There was a wave of fiery anger in her dark eyes, a warning unspoken. Everyone froze, not sure how to respond.

Rattling himself out of his trace, Severus acted first. He grabbed Sage's arm and yanked her away from Black. He glanced around quickly; thankfully, there were no teachers around. As Potter helped Black up, Severus began dragging Sage away from the group before they could get their hands on him, or worse, her, again.

"Why did you do that?" Severus growled through clenched teeth.

Sage yanked her arm out of his grasp, forcing him to stop. "Family sticks together, and I'm not going to let some stupid coward attack you from behind," she declared in a rage. Before Severus could respond, she had taken off.

"Severus, what happened?" Lily asked as she ran up. She had missed what had occurred. Without looking at her, he replied, "Sage, she....she took up for me. I didn't know she had that in her."

It's funny because little bitty Sage attacked Black whose like twice her size