Wow I think this is the most I have worked on a story in a while. What can I say? Hard not to when you have a friend who wants to read her own story so bad. Going to have another friend edit this first. I DO NOT OWN ANY OF JK ROWLING'S CHARACTERS! I barely even own the main OC! Remember: REVIEW and I will post! This is the continuation of last nights chapter.
"Confidence is not something we all have now is it?" Severus replied calmly. How anyone could say that so calmly was beyond me. Everyone has confidence it's just a matter of how much we show or use it. People like Lucius Malfoy got what they want because they ooze a sort of confidence we all wish we had the courage to show.
"I think it is. It's just a matter of putting it to good use." My answer seemed simple but true to my own ears. From the look on his face this thought had never struck him and for a moment a puzzled look came over his face.
"You're not like the rest of us in Slytherine are you? Most of us can't even make a well formed answer, but here you are thinking and answering like a Ravenclaw." The way he studied me was like a professor, it seemed if they looked at you long enough they could see into your mind and know you better than you know yourself. It was discerning to see this come over his face.
"No one said Slytherines had to be dumb. They just assume. They think that we are handed things on a silver platter and that's not always the case now is it? No. No it's not." I sipped my drink and let my words sink it. My attitude was probably one of the things that landed me where I was placed but I accepted that. I have an attitude about me that I'm not afraid to use. He looked like he was about to say something when the door opened and brought the cold air in with it. Loud voices sounded over the wind and without turning I grimaced. Of all days for her to come in. Her with her perfectly straight hair and the way she held Severus' attention without even trying. I envy little in this world but Lily Evans is someone that I do.
Her laugh carried over to our ears and I could tell Severus wanted nothing more than to go to her. It was like someone had punched me in the gut. I had his attention but the moment she came through the door it was like no one else mattered. He was polite enough to at least keep his eyes on me and with a shake of my head I stood.
"I should be going." I said quickly before leaving. I pretended I never saw him open his mouth or raise his hand as if to call me back. Why go back when I know I would not have his attention. I mentally slapped myself as I stepped out into the cold and pulled my jacket and jumper tighter around my shoulders. I was acting like a brat, like I had any right to him. I don't, but Lily Evans does. She has known him longer than myself. Still I couldn't ignore the punch like feeling in my gut that the events had put in my stomach. I wanted nothing more than to go back to the castle and sleep but it seemed God was having too much fun at my expense. I yet again walked right into a hard body that came out from around the corner.
"Ow." I muttered and stood up dusting myself off. "Bloody hell. Don't you look where you're going or is that to much to ask?" I questioned and finished dusting myself off.
"I might ask you the same Leigh." Said a deep voice and with wide eyes. I looked up to meet the eyes of Lucius Malfoy for the second time that day. Oh yeah, God was definitely having too much fun at my expense.
"At least I apologized." I finally said once I found my voice. He looked shocked for a moment at my response before a smirk came over his face.
"Yes you did. So I do apologize. In fact, allow me to walk with you back to the castle. Maybe then we won't have anymore accidents." He was still smirking and there was laughter in his eyes. Not just laughter, but a challenge. Like he was daring me to walk with him and I was never one to turn down a dare.
"Sounds fine with me." The words barely left my mouth before we were already walking, him holding onto my elbow. "You realize I can walk correctly?" I asked with a pointed look at his hand on me.
"Not from the way today has been going." Lucius said with a chuckle. I scowled to him but he merely kept walking. Sighing, I allowed his hand to stay on my elbow throughout our quiet walk to Hogwarts. It was strange to me how a short walk could seem so long when you were with such an intimidating figure as that of a Malfoy. Everyone in Slytherine seemed to have this way about them that made people feel like they had to bow to them. Sadly I had to include myself in that category.
Getting to the Main Hall, Lucius turned to me. "Well it was nice not getting bumped into by you. Maybe we should do it again sometime. Maybe have a meal or go to Hogsmead together?" with a last arrogant smirk he turned and walked towards the dungeons. Were my ears deceived? Did Lucius just ask me on a date? No, he couldn't possibly have.
"My arse there is nothing going on." Said the voice of Severus Snape as he breezed past me like he had every right. Well he didn't. He was the one who drooled over someone else while we were talking and then thought he could act arrogant when I walked with someone. They must be putting something in the boy's food around here. I was in no mood to argue but found my feet angrily following his.
"Like you have any right what so ever to judge me Snape." I called to him and he stopped. "Like you are so much better than me. At least I wasn't sitting at the same bloody table as you and drooling over someone else." Once it was said I couldn't take it back and nor did I want to. I was on a roll and nothing was going to stop me. "I should have given you a cup to capture all of it before I left. Why act like you wanted to be there talking to me when you obviously wanted nothing more than to be snogging Lily? You know what Snape, fuck you." I didn't stay to see his face but instead turned around and walked to the dungeons.
As soon as I was down in the cool dungeons the weight of what I had said hit me. I had all but yelled at him for liking someone else. That wasn't my place. But being me I wasn't about to turn around and apologize. I wasn't mad about what I had said, but about why I was mad to begin with.
Snape's POV
I stared at the spot that not too long ago Leigh Quinn had stood before me. I was stunned by what she said and how perceptive she was. Not in all my years at Hogwarts had anyone caught on to how I used to feel for Lily. But that was in the past, we no longer talked. That was my fault but I couldn't change it even if I wanted to. Slowly I blinked and turned on my heel going to the library. Quinn is smarter than anyone gave her credit for. Her words from earlier about Slytherine students ran through my head. She should have been a Ravenclaw from the way she spoke sometimes. But other times she opened her mouth and it gave me the sense she was in the exactly right house.
