A Thunderous Silence
Prologue
Severus Snape moved in between myself and Lucius Malfoy. I cringed at every attack that went out and mentally sighed when Severus deflected an attack that Malfoy sent out.
Sitting there, practically right in the middle of a deadly duel, I wondered how I had gotten there.
Oh yeah, I had flicked Malfoy off and he decided to attack me.
Malfoy and I had always been enemies since the day we met on the train to Hogwarts. I had been sitting in the same car as Severus since it was the only quiet car on the whole train. We were both enjoying a good book. Malfoy came in and started to belittle us both.
I don't have any siblings, but I saw my cousins enough while growing up that we acted like siblings. Any unkind thing that is said to me usually just flies right over my head. From what I knew about him, Severus had neither sibling nor cousin.
I was thankful when I learned that Malfoy was in Slytherin while I was sorted into Gryffindor. I felt sorry for Severus, he too was a Slytherin.
Spending most of my free time with the friends I made, I rarely spoke to Severus outside of class. Allow me to correct myself; he rarely spoke to me outside of class. Not only was Severus Malfoy's favorite person to torture, Severus also was put down by the Marauders. I never missed a beat when I stood up for Severus.
More than once Sirius Black accused me of having a soft spot for Severus. I never denied it.
After I was done agreeing with Sirius about my soft spot for Severus, my fellow Gryffindors would enjoy teasing me for some time, but like I said, most things just fly over my head. Besides, if somebody pushed it too far, I could easily poison them with a potion or hex them without leaving a mark.
I excelled at potions and the Dark Arts. My only rival was Severus.
Seven years went by like that in the castle. On my last day there, I risked stealing a kiss from Severus.
When I say risk, I don't mean to say that I was ashamed about someone seeing I kissed him, McGonagall caught us. What I mean when I say risk is that neither of us had gotten into a relationship while at Hogwarts. I wasn't sure if there was a reason for that for Severus. The kiss was a risk because I was afraid that he would push me away.
He didn't
I told Severus how to contact me if he ever needed help, but I knew he wouldn't. Still, a girl can dream.
That was the last time I saw him for years. Next time I saw him, he wore a Death Eaters robe and was assisting with the Cruciatus Curse that the Death Eaters were performing on me.
That had to be the biggest turning point in my life.
"Severus" I yelled as he fell to the ground. He turned midair so I could see him smile at me.
I rushed forward and grabbed his wand and blasted Malfoy away without saying a word.
Suddenly, I realized that my silence in life had been leading up to this one moment when I would yell Severus's name and rush to his side as his body crumpled to the ground. I also realized how much I missed being able to say something with such emotion.
Perhaps you need more of an explanation.