Chapter four: " It was you."
Harry ran down the corridors of Hogwarts, his bones aching. But nothing was going to stop him. He had no idea what time it was only, it was night and it was cold. Harry could feel the wind pushing against his face as if to say " Stop!" But nothing was stopping him, he just had to get to the dungeons. Harry picked up the pase, his scar visible as his hair was flowing backwards from his speed. Crash!
Harry fell backwards a moan of pain emitting from his throat. Harry rubbed his head, looking up slowly as he did.
" Potter! What are you doing out of bed! And at this hour!" Said an agrivated silky voice. The owner whom coincidently was Severus Snape. Harry continued to stare at the man in awe, his long cloak, raven like hair. And the eyes, the eyes that saved him. Harry began to stutter.
" P-Professor...I-I...I um...I was. Y-you...I"
" Spit it out! You infuriating child." Harry began to stand.
" You... saved me." Harry's eyes travelled down to the ground as he said this.
' Am I ashamed that it was him?' He thought, without another thought he let his eyes stare back into the depth of the obsidian ones of Snape.
" Yes Potter I saved you, like I have many times before. This is not news to me, nor news that is even of interest." Snape sneered,his arms folded across his chest. Harry's eyes watered...
' He doesn't care...I wasn't expecting anything else. But he saved me, from that nightmare...' Harry backed away.
" Potter, you still haven't answered my question you imputent brat!" Said Snape, he was in somewhat of an angsty mood.
" I just wanted...Wanted to thankyou." Was all Harry replied with, then gracefully running away as fast as he had tried to get to Snape.
' What was I thinking! It's Snape, of coarse he wouldn't want to be thanked...Ugh" Harry thought.
Snape watched the retreating back of Harry Potter.
' How was I able to hear your thoughts Potter..." Snape's mind replayed the day he found Harry. Covered in the bruises, cuts, carved words, self inflicted wounds. He always thought Potter was a stuck up, know nothing, infuriating brat. Which he still was, but Snape also thought that Harry had been treated like a hero at home, worshiped perhaps. But this...This was something else. Severus Snape was never a man to admit he was wrong, but he was utterly utterly speechless. For once in his life he was wrong.
Harry dragged his feet up the stairs of the common room and into his room. He sat on his bed, embedding himself in his memories. Was he to dramatic? Was this whole thing just something that happened to people on an daily basis? Harry set back onto the pillow, this time actually looking at the clock, it read- 2.30am ' what was Snape even doing lurking around at this hour?' Thought Harry, then falling into a restless slumber.
The next time Harry awoke, the sun was actually spreading it's rays across his room. Harry blinked the sleep away from his eyes for a few moments before pushing the covers off and placing his glasses on. When his vision adjusted he found something quite interesting. Severus Snape was sitting in a chair on the far side of the room, a smirk evident on his pale face. One leg crossed smartly over the other. Hands folded together menacingly underneath his chin. This made Harry gasp out of surprise.
" Mr Potter, finally you awaken from your slumber." Harry was taken aback.
" What...what are you doing here?" Placing his arms around himself out of self consciousness.
" I believe you didn't answer my question last night, Mr Potter." Snape said waiting for Harry to reply.
Harry's eyebrows rose for a moment and then back down when he remembered what Snape was referring to.
" Professor...I did tell you."
" What, that you wanted to thank me? Come on Potter that couldn't possibly be the real reason." Snape scoffed out. His eyes sharpening whith each word shared between them. Harry could feel his face heating up.
" Look sir, I told you. Last night I was looking for you and you only. I had come to thank you for saving my life. That is all." Snape rubbed his chin in thought.
" Well then Potter, I suppose that is a plausible enough answer. But I have a question for you. How were you able to communicate with me during your situation at home? And why on earth would you pick me of all people?" Snape stood as he said this and began to take small antagonizing steps towards Harry as if to scare him into telling the truth. But Harry had other ideas.
" Professor...I have no idea what you're talking about." And that was the truth, he didn't. Harry could still only remember bits and pieces of what happened.
" Mr Potter, you know I don't take lying easily. Now Tell the truth!" Harry stood up abrubtly to the words of Severus Snape.
" Sir, I said I don't remember! I barely remember anything, please just leave!" Snape began to scowl at Harry.
" How dare you raise your voice at me, you arrogant brat!" Harry backed away a little bit, until the back of his legs hit the side of his bed. Snape began advancing on Harry.
" P-please...Professor, just please leave me alone. I don't remember." Came the raspy reply from Harry. He sounded weak, used and in pain. Snape stopped walking, he looked at Harry. Backed up against the bed like a weak, afraid little boy. But he also saw a mature young man being vocally abused and being put through pain.
' What am I doing...' snape asked himself, walking out of the room. His cloak gracefully following behind.
Harry just sat on the bed wondering what the hell just happened, and also was getting annoyed at how much he couldn't remember. But then how much did he want to remember? Harry thought it was best to go and see Dumbeldore, and of coarse after re composing himself he left to see Dumbeldore.
End Chapter 4-
Oh man I am so sorry, I know this is another short chapter!. Ahh I have lost motivation for this story, i'm so hopeless. Anyone wanna chuck in some ideas for a scenario or something that I could add in please feel free, I mean I might come up with something...Yeah but i'm sorry for the shortness, my eyes are just dropping out of my head. And i'm so tired, I have school tomorrow so I just thought i'd leave you with this since I said I would give you something this weekend. I know I said I would update more but I have been quite tired lately. Anywho it is really late and I just thought i'd give you this. So I hope you enjoy it, I know the grammar is horrible and everything-comes with me being tired. But I did my best, for now please read and review! They make me happy and write more :) Thank you for reading.
