Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I was ask to repost so here you go.
*Okay readers. I know I have A LOT of stories going on right now but when an idea hits me I have to go with it. I promise eventually that all my stories will get completed, so have no fear. This is different then my usual stories but it just came to me so I'm going with it. Please review if you like it and think I should continue.
*This story starts in Severus Snape 7th year (As you can tell from a lot of my stories, he's one of my favorite characters.) This is a story of how Snape's life could have been different, happier if he had found love. It will be AU and not following the books or anything. It will me mature and I don't own anything. Read how Severus and Audrina find love for the first time in there un happy lives. This will be a fluffy, sweet, smutty love story. Different then I'm use to writing but I just had to give it a shot. Enjoy. Felicia 2235. *
Story Starts:
Albus Dumbledore. Headmaster of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry sighed as he read the daily newspaper. The threat of Voldemort was starting to grow as he gathered more followers and he was starting to worry.
The last years Slytherin graduates most likely had gone to join him. Those students like Lucius Malfoy and his group. He was sort of glad that they were no longer here, though he still worried about this year's 7th year Slytherins. Especially Severus Snape.
He had so much potential but nothing in his life to make him want to do well. He hoped being away from the influence of those like Malfoy would open his eyes this year.
He could only hope.
The New Year had just started yesterday and students were starting classes on Monday. He smiled as he remember the bright faces of the students, excited about the New Year. Sheltered, if only for a little while from the growing threat that dwells outside the castle walls.
He walked slowly down the halls in thought, looking over the faces of the students that mingled in the halls and moved throughout the castle. Magical excitement floating all around them and he couldn't help but think something major was going to happen to break his peaceful thoughts.
Severus Snape sat under his tree, the same tree he had sat at many times over the years and sighed in content. Even though his Hogwarts years were not the greatest he was happy to be back for his last year and away from his home at Spinners end.
Most of the group of Slytherins he tended to hang out with had graduated last year and he was kind of glad. He found it hard to make his own choices with them around and he just wanted a year to himself before having to make any life altering decisions.
He looked over as saw the Marauders and Lily sitting by the lake, laughing and joking and he sneered. He hated Potter and his group and he had finally gotten over his little crush on Lily. Though he missed her friendship he figured he was better off if she casted him away so easily for a boy.
His head turned sharply as he heard running and saw Minister Fudge and several Ministry people running up the walkway towards the castle.
Everyone that was outside saw the urgent look on the Ministers face and Severus like the rest was curious so he stood and made his way inside, staying to the shadows like he always did.
Students gathered around as Minister Fudged found Dumbledore standing outside the doors of the great hall as if he was about to enter them.
"Minister. Is something wrong?" Headmaster ask as Fudge stopped to catch his breath. Deputy Headmistress McGonagall coming out of the hall to see what was going on.
"We need to talk, Albus. There's been an attack." Fudge said and several students gasp.
"Who?" Dumbledore ask, his eyes lacking the normal twinkle.
"The American Minister and his wife. Their house was attacked two weeks ago and the Ministry alerted me in need of help. There 17 year old adopted daughter was at the house when it happened and was tortured pretty badly but fought back. It's suspected to be either old Grindelwald supporters or Voldemort's people. We're not sure but there daughter was taken to St Mungo's, since Britain was where they were originally from. She has no other family and there will stated if anything happen to her they wanted her to seek safety at Hogwarts if at all possible until she could finish school. We need your permission for her to be transferred here." Fudge told him in a soft voice but Severus heard as did the Marauders and Lily who were standing near as well.
"Of course. Come to my office and we will make the arrangements. What school did she attend and what is her name?" Dumbledore ask as they started walking.
"Salem Witchcraft and her name is Audrina Archer." Fudge said before they got too far away and Severus could no longer hear.
Looks like Hogwarts was about to get an American exchanged student. Should be interesting.
Audrina Archer stared in awe at the beauty of Hogwarts castle. Her new home for the school year. After that she had no idea what she was going to do. She tried not to think too much on it. It hurt too much to think of all the people she'd lost over her short 17 years.
Her birth parents were gone. Her mother a pureblood witch had died giving birth and her father was a bastard who didn't take care of her at all, he would hit her and curse at her. When she was 5 the Ministry had taken her out of that house, sent him to muggle jail, since he was a muggle and he later died in there. She was then adopted by the Archer's and given their name.
They were a pureblood couple, big in politics and didn't have much time for her but at least she wasn't mistreated. When she was about to start magical school they moved to American from Britain when her adopted father became the Minister there and that's where she lived until the attack. Where she fought for her life before being rescued by Ministry workers who took her to St Mungo's. And now here she was at Hogwarts.
Needless to say her life has sucked up until now.
She was a loner, always had been. Her only friends in life have been the animals she charmed and the nature around her that seemed to speak to her. Even the most dangerous of animals and plants would calm at her touch. Her adopted mother would always tease her about that, but she got peace from her little gift and Hogwarts was surrounded by beauty and she gave a small smile as the wind seemed to try and comfort her as she walked through the gates with the Ministry social worker.
She ignored the stares and whispers as they walked the stone courtyard, passed the fountain and through the double doors of the castle.
They walked through the halls and Audrina ignored the whistles she got as she passed. She had been told by many that she was a great beauty. Not that she saw it. She was average height and her body toned from running and swimming. Her hair was long and wavy and ended at her waist and was dark brown. Her eyes through, they were different. She loved her eyes. They were like an aqua color. A mix of blue and green and contrasted strikingly with her pale skin and dark hair.
She was pulled from her thoughts as they reached the headmasters office and the doors opened.
"Come in." an old wizard greeted them.
"Severus if that is all, I must see to my guest." the old man told a boy that was sitting in front of his desk. The boy gave a nod and turned to walk out. Audrina and Severus locked eyes as he past and Audrina could see his eyes held the same oldness her held, the same hurt as her own. They nodded in greeting as he closed the door and Audrina turned back towards the older wizard.
"Miss, Archer. A pleasure to meet you." he greeted with a cheery smile and she nodded in reply, face impassive.
"Nice to meet you as well." she intoned. He spoke with the social worker for a few moments before the lady sat her trunk on the floor and bide her good bye.
"Well, Audrina we need to get you sorted and placed in your new house." Dumbledore said as he went and grab and old hat and placed it on her head.
"Miss Archer. How nice of you to join us. Let's see where to put you. You have darkness in you but enough light to keep you balance. You are a loner but brave. This is a tough one." the hat told her and Dumbledore watched with interest.
"Well hat. Where will you put her?" Dumbledore ask his sorting hat.
"She could go equally in Slytherin or Gryffindor, Headmaster." the hat replied and Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.
"Well you have to choose one." Dumbledore told it and Audrina just sat there and listened to them argue as if she was not there.
"Then I will place her in the house she will be the safest." the hat said.
"Gryffindor." the hat called and Dumbledore nodded before removing the hat and waving his wand and her black robes changed to the gold and red Gryffindor colors.
"Now I'll call the head girl from your new house to come and show you around, but while we wait for her is there anything you need or would like to talk about. I know you've been through so much and if you need anything were here to help." he told her and she gave a shake of her head.
"Thank you for your concern but I just want to get on with my life." Audrina replied and he gave a nod as a knock on the door sounded and a red headed girl about 17 wearing the same color robes came in.
"You wanted to see me, sir." she ask glancing at Audrina quickly.
"Yes, Lily Evans meet Audrina Archer. She is an exchange student from America and is in 7th year Gryffindor. Could you show her around and get her settled in." Dumbledore ask and Lily nodded before turning towards Audrina and holding out her hand.
"It's nice to meet you Audrina." she said. Audrina eyed her for a moment, not good a trusting people but shook her hand anyways.
"Thanks." Audrina replied and Lily nodded.
"Well come on I'll show you around." she said in a happy voice and Audrina bid good day to the Headmaster and followed the red headed witch out the door.
She was shown all the important places like the great hall, library etc before being shown towards the common room.
"Lion's den." Lily said the password and the picture opened to allow them entrance. Audrina raised a brow at all the red and gold in the room as eyes scanned over the faces staring at her.
Four boys came over and one kissed Lily on the cheek.
"Lily love, who's this." the boy with messy hair, hazel eyes and glasses ask while the other three stared at her.
"New exchanged student. Audrina Archer this is my boyfriend James Potter and his friends. Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew." Lily pointed them out. The one named Sirius Black grabbed her hand and she flinched slightly as he kissed it, his brows frowning when he saw her flinch.
"Pleased to meet you beautiful." he purred and Audrina held back a snort. He was a play boy or at least tried to be.
"Charmed." Audrina replied and looked towards Lily.
"Oh, your room. Follow me." Lily said and she did. Up the stairs and inside a room that had 6 beds in it. Hers right next to Lily's.
"Well, I'll let you get settled." Lily said not really sure what to say to this new, quite girl. Audrina nodded and waited until Lily left before starting to unpack her trunk, finally having a moment to herself.
Down in the common room Lily returned and sat next to her friends.
"So, how's the new girl?" James ask and Lily shrugged.
"I wouldn't really know. She hasn't really said anything. Very quiet." Lily said as she opened her charms book.
"She hot. That's for sure." Sirius said and Lily just rolled her eyes. He was a pig.
"Yeah but I don't think she was impressed with your charms, Padfoot." Remus chuckled and Sirius flipped him off.
"Please. Give her time. She'll warm up." he said with a cocky smirk and the others just ignored him.
Audrina finished up her unpacking and decided to take a book outside to read. She ignored everyone as she bypassed them in the common room and headed outside. She had an almost photographic memory and was able to easily get back outside walking with her book to her chest and her eyes straight.
Once she felt the sun on her face she inhaled deeply before walking the pathway towards the woods.
She walked for a while, running her hands over the trunks of the trees that seemed to sway in the wind as she touched them, the birds singing as she passed. She felt at peace.
When she came out of a clearing she gasp when she saw a large whomping willow moving in the wind, trying to swat birds away with the dangerous branches.
She moved towards it, her footsteps almost silent, so silent the tree didn't even notice her until she was close enough to reach her hand out and gently caress the bark on the tree.
She was unaware that she had been followed and was being watch by a wide eyed boy with dark hair and dark eyes.
Severus saw her leaving the castle and for some reason he wanted to know where this new girl was going. When he had met her in the headmasters office and he saw in her eyes the same haunted look he knows is reflected in his and he couldn't stop his curiosity when she headed for the woods.
He followed as she moved through the trees, caressing them as she went. The wind blowing around her as she past. When she came to the whomping willow he was shocked that she smiled and walked all the way up towards it and touch it. She didn't even get hurt and the tree seemed to calm under her touch, he had never seen anything like it. It was as if she charmed the tree not to attack.
He gasp again when the tree wrapped a branch around her waist and hoisted her up to sit with in it's braches, she laughed at the sudden movement but relaxed and settled down within the tree to read.
It was all so odd.
What a strange little witch. Severus thought as he sat by a large rock and watched her for a time trying to figure her out.
When Audrina heard the bell that signaled dinner she closed her book and sighed.
"I have to go now. Can you let me down." she ask the tree and to Severus surprise who had still been watching the tree let her down the same way it had picked her up earlier. She patted the tree in thanks and made the trek up towards the castle. Never knowing she had been watched.
Severus watched her leave and took a short cut that would get him to the castle a lot faster then the path she took and slipped into the hall and sat at the Slytherin table to eat.
When Audrina walked into the great hall whispered assaulted her but she ignored it and took a seat at the end of the table away from everyone by the doors. She wasn't much for socializing.
She ate in silence well aware that half the hall was watching her and she really wanted to sneer but she kept her face blank, focusing on her book.
Severus watch her through a curtain of his hair as she sat alone and ignored everyone as she read and ate.
She was different than any girl he had ever seen before and it baffled him and that left him pissed off. Why did he even care?
When dinner was over everyone filed out of the great hall and headed towards there dorms. Audrina walked slowly through the hall as groups of her new classmates passed her as they laughed and talked.
"Hey Audrina." she heard someone call her and she turned her head slightly to see Lily and the four boys she met before coming out of the hall towards her. She also noticed the dark haired boy she saw in the headmaster's office standing in the shadows watching.
"Hey, you could have sat with us if you liked." Lily told her as they approached and Sirius gave her what he thought was a sexy grin.
"Thanks for the offer. But I was fine." she told her and continued her way towards the stairs. Lily frowned and shrugged.
"She is very strange. That girl." James commented as he grabbed his girlfriends hand and led them others towards their dorm.
Audrina went to bed as soon as she got into the dorm, pulling the curtains around her bed, placing a silencing charm on them and drifting off to sleep.
The next morning Audrina was dressed and at breakfast before any of her dorm mates where ready, not that she would have waited for them or anything.
Once the students all filed in and ate breakfast, Audrina again sitting by herself, the teachers started handing out there time tables.
"Here you are Miss. Archer." her head of house McGonagall said handing over the parchment. She took it and looked to see she had potions first so she headed towards the dungeons.
Once there she took a seat at the back and waited for everyone to arrive.
Severus entered the potions lab and noticed that the new girl was sitting at the table he normally sits alone at. Scowling he walked over and sat in his normal seat and took his things out.
When Severus took his normal seat in the back Audrina looked over and gave him a small smile before returning her eyes towards the front, waiting for Professor Slughorn to being class. Severus was shocked that she smiled at him and didn't seem disgusted to have to sit with him like everyone else usually is.
"Settle down class." Slughorn said and the class quickly became silent.
"Now then. Welcome to your last year of potions to prepare you for your NEWTS. This year will be far more challenging than the rest, so make sure you pay attention and study hard." Slughorn started and everyone turned and rolled their eyes when Potter and Black laughed at the thought of studying.
"Idiots." Audrina whispered to herself and Severus glanced at her when he heard what she said, agreeing with her completely.
"Now, I do hope you enjoy who you're sitting next to. Because they will be your potions and study partner for the entire year. So I suggest you get to know each other and learn to work together." Slughorn said and several people groaned, not liking who their new partner would be.
"Open your books to page 10 and start working on one of the two on that page. A little warm up for today." Slughorn ordered and everyone opened there books and started whispering.
"So. It looks like were to be partners. I'm Audrina Archer." Audrina said turning and holding out her hand to Severus. He eyed her for a moment in mild shock before slowly closing his hand over her smaller one, suppressing a gasp at the surge of electricity that shot between them.
"Severus Snape." he said and quickly removed his hand from hers.
"Nice to meet you. So which potion do you want to do?" Audrina ask him and Severus looked at her with his dark eyes.
"Are you any good in potions? I don't want to ruin my perfect grade in this class." Snape ask her and she raised a brow to him, not at all offended by his question.
"I got an O in my OWLs. Is that good enough for you." she replied back and he gave a nod.
"You want to do the pain reliever potion. It's the harder of the two?" Snape ask and she nodded.
Severus went and got everything they needed and they got to work, working very well together. They didn't even need to talk much. It was as if they had brewed together for years and Severus was actually impressed with her skills. He normally brewed alone, but he didn't mind working with Audrina. Her technique was similar to his.
"You're really good, you know." Audrina commented while he stirred the potion for the last time. He looked over towards her in shock. No one ever praised him for no reason and he didn't really know how to take that.
"Um. Thanks. You too." he whispered clearing his throat and she gave a small smile.
"I'm surprised you're not complaining about having to be my partner." Severus told her as they waited for their potion to be done.
"Why would I complain?" She ask and he shrugged.
"Most people don't like to be around me. Since I'm considered dark and all." Snape said and Audrina snorted.
"That's the dumbest reason I ever heard. Who cares if you're dark or not. That's no one's business but yours. Dark doesn't mean evil, plus I enjoy the dark arts as well, so it doesn't bother me." she told him flipping through her book.
"There's not many that would agree with you. Especially in your house." Severus said.
"Well, you'll fine I'm not the type of witch that gives a shit about what others think and if there that narrow minded then I'd rather they left me alone, stupid people irate me." Audrina said and Severus snorted in amusement at what she said. She was different, that's for sure.
They started bottling there perfect potion and Severus took the vials to Slughorn while Audrina started to clean up. Just as Severus came back and was bending over there cauldron Audrina noticed Black throwing an explosive beetle scale towards them.
Audrina gasp and shoved Severus out of the way and managed to catch the scale in mid air just before it landed in what was left of their potion.
"Idiots. Do you two share a brain or something? You could have killed someone." Audrina hissed at Potter and Black's stunned faces.
"Detention tonight boys. You're lucky Miss Archer stop anyone from being seriously injured with that little prank of yours." Slughorn called out and Audrina smirked before throwing the beetle scale back towards them and chuckled when it smacked Potter in the forehead while he was being yelled out by Lily.
Audrina bent over and helped Severus off the floor and started dusting his robes off with her hand.
"Sorry about that." she said as he batted her hands away.
"Don't worry about it. I'm fine. It would have been a lot worse had you not done anything." Snape said and Audrina took that as a thank you and sat back down.
They didn't say anything else as class ended and everyone made their way towards there next subject.
Audrina found as the day went on that all the open seats in her classes were by Severus Snape. She had most her classes with him and the ones she didn't she sat alone.
She noticed that he didn't really talk with anyone and others seemed to make fun of him a lot. All things Audrina was used to.
She heard Sirius and James whisper during DADA class about why she was sitting with Snape but Audrina didn't care what others thought. It was peaceful sitting with someone who seemed to like the quite as much as her.
Severus on the other had was shocked when in all there classes she sat with him and didn't seemed bothered by the others talking and staring about it. She just ignored them all and the only person she talked to was him and that baffled him to know end.
What was with this witch?
The days flew by much the same. Audrina ate by herself, sat next to Snape in class and read out side by the whomping willow after dinner, never talking with anyone but Snape and the teachers that ask her questions in class.
She actually like Severus Snape. He was shy but with an underlying of darkness that spoke to her own and she made it her mission to get to know him better.
Sirius Black still tried to get her to talk with him at least once a day but she swiftly ignored him and he seemed put out by her attitude. He'd never had a girl prefer Snape's company to his before and he wasn't too sure how to handle that.
"I'm telling you guys. There's something fishy going on here." Sirius whispered during potions the second week of classes as he watched Audrina and Snape work together on their potion. She was smiling and talking with him and he was responding to her as well. It was all bothering him greatly.
"Why do you even care?" James ask him trying not to gather Lily's attention.
"Don't you think it's odd? That this witch doesn't talk to anyone but Snape. She's in Gryffindor and only talks to Snivellus the Slytherin. No matter what we do she hardly responds." Sirius whispered back and James, Peter and Remus rolled their eyes.
"I think you're just jealous that your obviously not Audrina's type and its pissing you off." Remus told him and Sirius scoffed but didn't reply and just kept on watching the odd duo across the room.
"Looks like were done with this potion. It's just needs to cool." Snape told Audrina and she nodded taking down the notes that they had to turn in with the finished potion. Snape watched as she looked over his potions book, finishing up there notes and his eyes widened as she turned the page and saw where he had wrote spells he had created and made changes to the potions.
He waited for the disgust look that Lily got when she saw his spells but was stunned when she smiled up at him.
"Did you create these?" she ask in a whispered and he just nodded, blushing some.
"Wow. There great. I can't believe you created your own spells. Have you tried them out yet?" Audrina ask and it took Snape a moment before he could respond. This was the reaction he wanted out of Lily. Support for his hard work but all he got from her was anger, fear and a lecture about turning dark.
"I have tried most of them yes. They work." Severus replied and Audrina nodded.
"Well, I think there brilliant." she said before closing the book as Slughorn started coming over and took their potion and notes.
Snape didn't know what to say. They barely knew each other but here she was acting more like a friend then anyone he had ever known and it gave him a warm feeling in his chest that he didn't know how to handle.
"Well, see you later." Audrina said when class ended and she grabbed her bag. He nodded to her and he watched as she walked back up towards her dorm, probably to drop off her bag before dinner.
However, when dinner arrived he noticed she was not there. Potter and his group were of course, stuffing their faces like pigs but no Audrina.
Curious he left the hall after eating quickly and went to search for her. He told himself that he was just nosey about where she was, not at all worried. Nope not at all.
But after checking the library and a few other places he still couldn't find her. He figured she was in her common room but he didn't know why she would skip dinner. He saw Lily headed towards the library on her own after eating dinner and made a decision to ask where Audrina was.
"Lily." he called out and saw how she tensed and turned towards him.
"What?" she ask, irritated and that pissed Severus off some. She could be such a bitch now and he hated how she could so easily forget that they use to be friends at one time.
"Where's Audrina. I didn't see her at dinner?" He ask her and she frowned her brow.
"How should I know? She dropped her bag off after potions and left without a word to anyone. There's no telling where that weird girl went." Lily replied and Severus thought Potter was a bad influence on Lily.
"Don't call her weird." Severus replied coldly not liking anyone talking bad about the only friend he had, even if they didn't know much about each other yet.
"Why not. She is. She only talks with you in class and stays to herself. Why do you care anyways? Are you trying to use her to get close to me Sev because that won't work." Lily said and Severus snorted.
"Please Lily. You didn't use to be this conceded. I was just wondering is all? Thanks for your help." Severus replied and turned and walked away. Lily just shrugged and started back towards the library.
Severus walked slowly down the hall thinking. If she's not at dinner or anywhere else he checked and she's not in her room the only other place he'd ever seen her was outside somewhere. She seemed to enjoy the outdoors.
Knowing he wouldn't be able to rest until he found her he made his way out side where the sun was slowly starting to set and walked the path he saw her take the first day she was here, looking for any sign of her.
He didn't see her in the woods or by the whomping willow where he was sure she'd be so he took the path by the lake and that's where he spotted her and his mouth went dry.
She was getting out of the black lake and look to have been swimming. Her hair was wet and drops of water was falling down her body. She was wearing a two piece swim suit that was black and he could tell from where he was watching she had a very nice, toned body. He blushed and looked away as she dried off and dressed back into her robes.
Trying to get the thought of her half naked out of his head he didn't hear her coming towards him and jump when she said his name.
"Severus. What are you doing here?" she ask looking surprised. He looked back towards her and her hair was now dry and she looked back to normal again.
"Um, I was just going for a walk and saw you. Sorry." he told her and she nodded.
"Well, I was just swimming a bit and now I was going to read. Care to join me?" she ask him and all he could do was nod and follow along beside her.
"You missed dinner." he blurted out and she gave a small smirk.
"Yes I wasn't hungry and I hadn't swam since before my parent were killed and I just felt like I needed to." she said shrugging with a small trace of sadness in her eyes.
"I'm sorry about your parents." Severus told her and she chuckled.
"Thanks. Which one's are you referring too." she ask and he looked at her confused.
"The Archer's adopted me, but my biological parents are dead too." She told him and he nodded.
"Sorry about them as well." Severus said, and he really was. He didn't like the thought of her being sad.
"Don't be. I never knew my birth mother as she died giving birth to me and my bastard of a father died in muggle jail where he belonged." Audrina told him with coldness in her voice and he was shocked that she seemed to hate her muggle father as much as he hated his.
"I know the feeling." he mumbled and she stopped to look at him.
"Do you?" she ask and he nodded.
"My mother died right before I started Hogwarts. My father is a muggle and I hate him." Severus told her, his voice taking on a dark tone. She looked at him for a moment before nodding.
"Seems we have more in common than I thought." Audrina said as she smiled and he couldn't help but smile back towards her.
"You know you're the only friend I have here." Severus said and then blushed with embarrassment at what he just said.
"I mean. That is if you consider us friends." Severus continued trying to explain better. She step closer towards him and laid her hand on his arm.
"I definitely consider you my friend. And you're the only one I have or want here too." she told him and he could tell she was being completely honest and he felt his heart swell for the first time in his life.
Audrina grab his hand and pulled.
"Come on I want to show you something." she told him and he let her pull him down the path until they stopped in front of the whomping willow. Severus tensed when he looked at the tree. She might not be scared of it but he sure as hell was.
As if sensing his tension she smiled.
"Don't worry. I want to show you something. All my life I never had any friends until you. Everyone thought I was weird, different. I only ever found companionship around animals and nature and I soon learned when I was young that I had a gift for charming and talking with things must people cant. Like nature and animals. This is where I come to read and to get away from those in my dorm and I wanted to share my secret with you." Audrina told him the whole time with a faraway look in her face before finally looking back towards him, the whole time still holding his hand.
"I saw you the first day here with the willow. I've seen what you can do." Severus told her not wanting to keep things from his new friend.
"You may have saw, but you haven't really seen." she told him and he looked at her confused.
"Do you trust me." she whispered standing very close to him. He looked into her ocean color eyes and nodded. He couldn't help but trust her. Smiling she pulled him slowly until they had passed safely through the trees branches and where standing right at the base of it.
Audrina let go of his hand, much to his disappointment and turned him so he was facing the tree, with her standing behind him. He didn't say anything, just waiting.
He felt her hands slide down his arms from his shoulder until she grabbed both his hands into hers and pressed them on the large tree trunk. He swallowed hard as he suppressed his bodies reaction to her touch. He was 17 after all.
He jumped when the tree moved under his hands.
"Relax." she whispered in his ear and he closed his eyes and forced himself to relax.
Then he gasp. He felt warmth flow from her hands through his and into the tree, the wind blew gently and he could feel the tree relax under her magic.
It was the most amazing thing he had ever felt and he drank in the sensation.
"That's amazing." he whispered and he heard her hum in agreement.
"Can you feel it. Feel the tree relax under your hands. It knows were not here to harm it. It trust us." Audrina said and he nodded, not trusting himself to speak. The emotions coursing through him were almost too much for him to handle.
"Let us up willow." Audrina said and Severus gasp when he felt the branches of the tree wrap around his waist and hoist him into the air. He opened his eyes to see Audrina was being treated the same and was laughing and the sensation. He had to admit, it was fun but he was still shocked.
Finally the tree sat them down in the middle of the branches where there was plenty of room for them to sit and relax and the view of the lake and castle were amazing.
They sat side by side, leaning against the tree and relaxed.
"Cool Hun?" Audrina ask him and he nodded.
"You have no idea. That was the most amazing thing ever. Can you do the same with animals too?" Severus ask and she nodded.
"Yes but its different. It's more of a mental connection with them, instead of touch. I'll show you sometime." Audrina said and he nodded.
They didn't talk much more after that. Just took out there books and read for what felt like hours. Eventually they ended up leaning on each other with Audrina head on his shoulder and for once he didn't mind and enjoyed her touch.
Normally if someone touched him he'd jerk away but with her, he wanted it.
When the sun had started to fully set and it started getting dark Audrina closed her book.
"We should probably go before were late." she said and he nodded. They stood and she touched the tree again and this time Severus was ready for it when it lowed them to the ground and they silently walked in the castle together.
When they got to the great hall Audrina figured they would part ways but she was surprised when Severus continued to walk with her when she started up the stairs.
"What are you doing?" she ask, chuckling.
"Walking you to your dorms, of course." Severus told her and she looked at him for a moment and nodded, smiling to herself at the gentlemen gesture.
When they reached the Gryffindor portrait Audrina whispered the password and turned towards Severus.
"Thanks for walking me here. I'll see you in the morning." she said and he nodded. They parted ways and Severus couldn't help the smile that graces his lips. He felt happy for the first time in a long time.
Up in there girls dorm Audrina was changing clothes when Lily came in.
"Hey, Snape was looking for you earlier." Lily told her and Audrina nodded.
"I know. He found me." she said laying in her bed looking through her bag for her DADA essay.
"You should be careful you know. Snape's dark. We use to be friends but I didn't like what he was turning into and plus James and Severus never got along." Lily told her and Audrina just looked at her.
"I honestly don't care what you or anyone else in this school has to say about him. I like him. He's my friend and I could care less if he like dark arts or whatever. True friends can see past that." Audrina told her and Lily looked like she had been slapped.
Audrina didn't wait for Lily to reply, she shut her curtains and went to bed. Lily went to bed as well not understanding this new girl at all.
The next morning Severus found himself leaning against the wall outside the Gryffindor common room waiting on Audrina. Now that they were for sure friends he wanted to spend more time with her.
The door opened and to his horror the four Marauders walked out, stopped and stared at him in shock.
"Snivellous, what the bloody hell are you doing standing out here." Sirius ask, crossing his arms over his chest. Severus sneered.
"Not that it's any of your business but I'm waiting on Audrina." Severus shot back and Sirius scoffed.
"Why the hell would you be waiting on her?" Sirius ask and Severus rolled his eyes.
"She's my friend." Severus told them and James and Sirius laughed.
"Right. I doubt a witch like Audrina wants anything to do with a snake like yourself." Sirius told him and Severus narrowed his eyes but didn't say anything.
When the door opened again Audrina walked out followed shortly by Lily. Lily looked on confused and walked over towards James, taking his hand.
"What's going on." Lily whispered to him and he just shrugged. Audrina had heard what they said when she was on the other side of the door but then Lily came down the stairs Audrina decided to go ahead and open the door and stop Severus from being teased by the idiots of her house.
"Sev, hey. Ready?" Audrina ask in a happy tone and a big smile on her face that had the Gryffindor's mouths dropping open. They had never seen her act so happy since she's been here.
"Sure thing Audy." Severus nodded and shot a smug look at James and Sirius as he and Audrina walked down the stairs together and headed towards breakfast.
"Audy? Where'd that come from?" Audrina ask as the nick name registered. Severus blushed and shrugged.
"Not sure. It just sort of came out. I wont use it if you don't like it." Severus told her and she shook her head.
"No it's fine. No ones ever given me a nick name before. I like it. But only if I can call you Sev?" Audrina ask and Severus nodded as he led her towards the Slytherin table for breakfast.
No one paid them any attention as they sat alone together at the end of the table and talked about things they were studying in class. Dumbledore sat at the head table and the twinkle in his eyes went up a notch as he saw Audrina and Severus sit together and talk like old friends.
"Well, that's a new development." McGonagall commented catching on to what Dumbledore was watching.
"Indeed. I think they will be good for each other." the headmaster said and McGonagall nodded.
"I agree. Ever since Miss. Evans abandoned poor Severus I've been worried about him. But he seems to have found a life long friend in Miss. Archer." McGonagall stated.
"I had worried as well. Plus with everything Audrina has been through she needs someone like Severus as her friend. They have a lot in common as far as there lives being unpleasant up until now." the headmaster stated and they just sat there watching the two as they chatted happily together as if they were alone in there own little world.