I slowly walked into the dark underground chamer
I slowly walked into the dark underground chamber. There was one candle and it was lit near the back of the chamber. I heard a shallow breathing coming from the corner nearest me. I slowly reached into my pocket and pulled out my wand.
"Lumos," I whispered as the tip of my wand became immediately illuminated. I found a single man in the corner and he was sleeping. I had just turned away from him when he quickly grabbed my ankle. I fell to the ground and turned to look at the man. My lumos light had already extinguished because of the fall and my wand had rolled away. I saw him raise a metal bar as he stood over my body. He brought the bar down to meet my head and I slowly started to black out.
I woke what seemed only a few minutes later and started to look around. I was in a dark room now, lying on the stone floor. There was another man, a different man than in the chamber. I watched him for a long time before it suddenly dawned on me that I recognized that silhouette dressed in black.
"Professor Severus Snape?" I inquired softly and weakly, my voice cracking painfully.
"Miss Kaylie Moore? Is that you?" He asked bending down and helping me sit up. Once I was sitting he took a bottle out of his robes and handed it to me. I looked at it and started to sip from it, the cold refreshing pumpkin juice helping my throat and my thirst.
"What happened?" He asked a while later.
"I'm not sure, sir. I remember walking into a dark chamber and finding a sleeping man but… he wasn't asleep though, because when I turned away he pulled me to the ground and he hit me with a pole."
"Did you see his face?"
"No, it was dark except for one candle and my lumos light which extinguished when my wand fell and rolled away from me."
"Oh, that reminds me," he pulled out a stick and held it out, "I found this downstairs on the bookshelf."
"MY WAND!" I grabbed it and held it close.
There was a noise from downstairs and I was mid squeal when he covered my mouth and grabbed me quickly.
I sat on the ground, looking up at hogwarts.
"Wha--" I started as Snape interrupted.
"I apprated us. Let's get you up to the school and get you some warm clothes, food and settled in for now."
"Thank you sir, you—wait where were we?"
"Voldemort's hideout. He was the one in the chamber. You were knocked out for almost three days."
"Oh well then… Thank you so much sir," I grabbed him around the waist locking him into a death grip hug, "You saved my life!"
"I had to, Professor Dumbledore would never forgive me if I hadn't done everything in my power to."
I sat there quietly avoiding his eyes.
"Why were you alone?" He asked after five minutes or so.
"I ran from the orphanage because I thought I could make my way to hogwarts and ask if I could stay here at hogwarts for the rest of the summer."
"You know… you could've just sent me a letter, you have an owl. I would've let you come to get you… I am the one that is going to have to take care of you anyway… I am your legal guardian. Professor Dumbledore was sending for you the night you ran away… He got guardianship redirected to whomever is the current housemaster of Slytherin."
"But sir… you said no to Violet staying here over the summer…"
"You're more behaved and more quiet than Miss Guliford. Plus, were you not paying attention. Due to your situation, Professor Dumbledore had the guardianship transferred to the school. You will be staying here all the time now."
"Really sir?"
"Yes, plus, Miss Guliford is across my desk getting six of my best with the cane almost every week."
"I know sir."
"And how many times have I flogged you?"
"Twice sir."
"Exactly."
We walked closer to the school and I started to shiver uncontrollably. Snape pulled off his cloak and wrapped it around my shoulders wrapping a protective arm around me as well. A few minutes later we were walking into the entrance hall and then we got to the great hall. The staff was at dinner and so Snape walked me up to the head table and sat me down. He nodded to the food as he took his seat and grabbed a plate for himself. I ate for a while and listened to Snape telling the rest of the staff what had happened.
After that Snape led me down to the dungeons. He showed me to a room that he said was 'just down the hall from mine'.
"This is just so it is easier to keep an eye on you. There is a full bathroom and a nice sized living quarters with a fireplace," he said softly pulling me closer.
He wrapped his arms around me as I clutched his robes in my hands and I started to sob in his warm, caring and protective arms.
"What is the matter?" he asked gently picking me up and carrying me into the room to sit down on the couch with me sitting in his lap.
"I am just so happy that you found me. I am just… I am tired but right now I have mixed feelings about everything. I know that I shouldn't have run away and I know I shouldn't have just gone wandering on my own but… I couldn't stop myself…" I sobbed. He pulled me closer yet and kissed my forehead gently, wiping the strands of hair that were falling into my face. I rested my head on his chest and fell into a restless sleep. He sat there all night and kept the fire going, and summoned blankets and a pillow for me. He gently moved me about halfway through the night and went to sit on the chair next to the couch I was now sleeping on.