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Kate was was nearing the end of the woods, at least she thought she was, the direction in which she was running was lighter. Taking one quick look over her shoulder, she saw a livid Snape getting closer and closer. His cloak flew out behind him making him look like a fearful beast.

Snape's fingers were itching to bring Kate down. She risked one look behind and started to run faster. He didn't even bother shouting her name, she was too damn willful...like a Gryffindor. He put on speed, if he didn't catch Kate now, she'd probably be running to that idiotic fair of hers. He was not going to be caught in a fair with children and music and...laughter.

"KATE, I WILL PETRIFY YOU!" he shouted one last time.

Kate seemed like she didn't have the breath to answer and went on.

Kate's POV

My god, he was fast. I was putting out all I had. I didn't want to start a coughing fit, but it was aching to get out. My throat itched and I almost fell over as I brushed past a tree.

"THANK GOODNESS!"

I shouted in pure joy. I saw the fair. It was miraculous that I had actually gone the right way. Suddenly I felt an invisible force at my back. I sucked in my breath,

"Oh no..."

I froze in place and tipped over, laying on the dirt. My eyes caught Snape running over, short of breath.

"You are impossible" he said in a low voice and hauled my frozen body up.

He whispered something and a pair of handcuff like things latched themselves around Severus' and mine wrists. He unfroze me and I started to shriek at him.

"You could have killed me, do you realize that!?" I screamed.

I was so nervous, my hand was shaking.

"How could you even consider using a spell on me? And behind my back as well!"

I was going crazy, oh god...he really could have killed me back there...He glared,

"Shut up, it was a simple petrifying spell!"

He jerked me along back into the woods.

"You don't get it, do you? I was born with a defect!" I screamed.

I couldn't keep it in, he just stared then, simply shocked.




Author's Note: Shocked? *pokes you* huh huh huh??? Please REVIEW! I can't go on man! (woman too)