Icarus Walks
Snape discreetly watched as Elric worked on his potion while going about his favorite hobby of "critiquing" his students' potions. Even though he didn't see it first-hand, he knew that Malfoy was messing with the other potions, and it didn't surprise him: Sytherins did that every year, and their annoyance with the other houses was well justified. However, what was truly surprising was the fact that Elric stopped several attempts to sabotage Weasley's potion. A Slytherin helping a Gryffindor willingly without being friends in the first place? It was unheard of!
Pondering this, he wondered about Elric. Slytherins, being known as the house of the Dark-lord, were never kindly looked upon by the other houses, so it was rare that a Slytherin would help another house, especially that of Gryffindor, which was often put in a position of light and good. So why was he put into Slytherin and why was the Headmaster so wary of him? Everything he had seen of the blonde suggested that he should have been placed in a different house…
And Dumbledore's constant insistences on keeping careful tabs on the blonde were also strange. As far as Snape could tell, Elric should have been the least of the Headmaster's worries as he didn't cause trouble and did his work…and didn't seem to have any connection to the Dark Lord at all. Certainly, Elric did not interact much with the other students and he kept a careful distance around him, as if he feared subjecting himself wholly into the magical world; something that was not uncommon of muggle-borns (or in his case, orphans who were muggle raised), but to still have this reaction this far into the term? He wondered…
He watched as Elric stirred his potion when he suddenly tensed and swiftly looked up, his molten eyes meeting with Snape's own dark eyes. Very quickly, several things suddenly clicked in Snape's head: this young man was absolutely determined. Whatever his goal was, he would make it happen, and the thought worried Snape. What was this goal? Something dark and sinister like the Dark Lord's..? Or was it something altogether different? He suddenly understood why the Headmaster was so worried.
Reflecting back, Snape wondered briefly why he didn't use Legilimens on the young Slytherin when their eyes had met, but then realized that there was no way he could have. Even though their eyes locked for only a brief time (Elric looked away first as if to say "You are no threat"), Snape knew that using Legilimens would have been a futile effort. Snape had a feeling that Elric was never truly looking at him, but rather at some goal line far beyond Snape, and if both parties weren't properly looking each other in the eye, then there was no way that Legilimens could work.
Indeed, he would have to keep closer tabs on the young Slytherin.
Thank you cherry-888 for reminding me that I wanted to write a chapter with Snape! lol, I forget things easily.
As always, thank you for the reviews! Please keep them coming as they are my inspiration~ :D
And I'm sorry. I don't think that I'll be able to turn this into a proper story.. :/ In fact, there are only a few more people I want to write...unless inspiration hits...
Bah, back to work. Can't wait for this semester to end so I don't have to deal with these stupid classes and eight+ hour labs that suck my life away.
~Razra