A/N: Sorry for the major delay! I'm having some personal issues and my daughter has been sick. I do apologize, and I'm also going to be changing the POV for this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except Avery. I do not make any money from this.
"Uh, well, sir…" Avery stuttered.
"Miss Daegan, use your brain. You're a Slytherin. Follow me." And Snape swept away in his robes, Avery running after him. Kings Cross had become rather busy, and people were everywhere. Avery couldn't keep up and after a few paused moments, she completely lost Snape. Sighing, she stopped and looked around. A hand grabbed her arm, and she stifled a scream as she felt herself be pulled into a nearby alleyway.
Struggling, she yelled out, "Get off me!"
"Miss Daegan! I suggest if you do not want to lose house points already, you will be quiet, " Came Snape's voice from her ear. "We have to Apparate to Hogwarts since you missed the train. Now, hold onto my arm."
Avery slowly took his arm, and tried to hide her shaking. She was touching the professor! She grinned and looked up at him, his eyes smoldering to hers. Her grin dropped and then they were gone with a pop!
Stumbling, and almost falling, Avery was caught by Snape. Gasping, she didn't realize her voice until it was too late.
"Oh! Professor!" It came out more flirtatious and close to a seductive moan then she meant it to. A blush rising to her cheeks, she chanced a look at Snape, her bright blue eyes searching his dark ones for a reaction. Lucky for her, Snape was a great person at using his face as a mask when it came to the Dark Lord. He kept his face impassive. Turning, Snape started walking up the cobbled stoned walk and Avery struggled to keep up with his long strides.
Looking around, Avery soon realized that they had Apparated into Hogsmneade Village. Smiling, she came to a walk and began glancing at the stores around her. It was still early – only noon—and the train wasn't set to arrive until 4pm. Turning towards a newer store, Jewels and Gems, she paused, only for a second, as the tail of Snape's robes snuck through the door. Curiousity got the best of Avery, and she opened the door as a small bell tinkled somewhere in the back of the store. Snape was standing off to the side, looking at some necklaces, fingering the chains in his calloused hands.
"Didn't your parents ever teach you that it's not polite to stare?" Avery jumped at his voice, not because of the silence in the room, but the softness of it that sounded so raw.
"Yes, sir, they did." She didn't know what else to say.
"Miss Daegan, please, as of right now, you need not call me 'sir' or 'professor'. When the train arrives tonight, you may refer to me as such. For now, call me Severus."
"Yes, si- Severus."
He sighed, the warmth covering his normally cold body as his named rolled from her tongue. He would never tell her about this. Ever.
A/N: Again, sorry for it being so short. Busy life and not enough time to work. I'll update again as soon as I can. Reviews would be lovely. I promise if I get at least 5 reviews I will write a longer chapter.
