Chapter 7

Several weeks went by an two Aurors from the Ministry had been at the school to question students an the staff members about Severus Snape. Alexandra herself was never questioned how ever on Valentines she was summons to the Ministry. Albus had already left for the meeting that morning so Draco was nice enough to go with her, as they arrived Harry came out of the room.

"Just tell them the truth Alex." Harry said pulling her into a hug. "Draco." He smiled extending his hand.

"Potter, how'd it go?" Draco asked shaking his hand.

"Okay, They asked me about him an Alex." He replied as she pulled back.

"Yea me too, but I'd guess you weren't so nice about Snape." Draco smirked.

"I told the truth an nothing but the truth, he didn't seem to like it." Harry grinned.

"He's in there?" Draco asked.

"Yes he is, there interviewing him now an because it's is trial he has a right to sit in on it." Harry told them as Alexandra closed her eyes.

"Alex are you all right?" Both men asked taking an arm an sitting down.

She shook her head no as she cried, the heartache was back. She knew it would be, she knew her father would not allow her to walk in there numb. But she had almost forgotten how much she had been hurting.

"Alex what is it?" Draco asked kneeling in front of her.

"I hate him so much." She cried looking at them. "Please tell me she is not in there."

"Sorry love but she is." Harry hold her helping her up. "Come on it's time."

"I'll just stay out here." Draco told her.

She nodded an went inside with Harry who brought her to take a set.

"State your name please." Fudge asked her.

"Alexandra Elizabeth Stone Dumbledore."

"Will you please tell us what happened the night of March fifth in your school year."

"I went to the potions room for my detention i assume that is what you want to know about."

"It is, an who were you serving that detention with?"

"Severus Snape."

"Have you had a detention with him before?"

"No I've never had a detention at all."

"Might i ask why you got that one?"

"I interrupted his class."

"What happened when you arrived for your detention?"

" I asked him if it was really him how kissed me an told me he loved me. You see on several occasions Severus had appeared less then himself in front of me so i was not sure it was him."

"Explain please." Her father asked.

"The first time was a night i was reading in the library, when i looked up he was standing there. " She sighted lowering her head. "Something was different, i could feel it. He was scared an sadden. He fell to his knees an started crying saying he couldn't take it anymore."

"Any more what?" Fudge interrupted.

"At the time i didn't know. When he cried i believed it was someone however i know it was his spying that he couldn't take anymore, the torture he went threw an the idea that no one cared."

"What did you do?" Minerva asked.

"I comforted him, asked him if he could talk to the person making him do what ever it was he was doing or if it was pointless. He said it was pointless so i just held him until i fell asleep, when i woke up i was alone."

"An this happened more then once?" Someone asked.

"Not the crying, but yes. The next day again i was in the library an i felt eyes on me once again it was Snape. I asked if he was alright and he asked why i cared, why i hadn't told anyone he was crying. At that moment i was sure this man was not Severus Snape. He pulled a chair up an sat down pulling my chair out so i faced him. He the told me I'm an Emotional an the he found calm an comfort in me because i truly cared about him. I then asked him who he was..."

"And?" A voice asked.

"The poor man who fell in love with you." Severus said watching her, she did not look at him.

"Quiet!" Fudge snapped.

"That is what he said." Alexandra told them.

"The night of your detention when you asked if that was him what did he say?" Hermione asked.

Alexandra glared at her but did not answer.

"Please answer the question." Someone said.

"No not with her here, why is she here?" Alexandra asked still glaring at Granger.

"Miss Granger asked-" Fudge started but Alexandra cut him off.

"Is she involved in the case?"

"Well no but-"

"Then unless she is someone's attorney then she has no right to be here once the accused victim has asked to have her removed."

"I'm going." Hermione sighed getting up an leaving.

"Now to answer your question, he said he was weak an desperate an his actions and words were wrong an never should have happened. I said he was right that playing with some ones heart was wrong." She stopped trying to control her tears.

"Please go on." She heard her father tell her.

Taking a deep breath an wiping her tears away she looked up."He asked me to explain myself. I told him i..."

"You dear please go on." A women told her.

"I loved him an i would die for him an that it hurt to know i couldn't have him.I threw myself at him a cried begging him to take me,to love me. To make love to me." She whispered.

"He didn't use magic on you of any kind?" Albus asked.

"No, no magic. He didn't seduce me or rape me he did what i wanted what i begged him to do."

"After everything he's done how can you tell us this?" Fudge asked upset.

"Because it's the truth." She told him.

"Then i think you both can step outside while we discus this." Albus told her with a smile.

Harry went over to her an lead her out to a waiting Draco.

"Are you alright?"

"Mm." She said sitting down.

"Alexandra-" Severus started as he came out.

"Don't... just don't please." She told him looking to Draco. "I want to go now."

"Don't you want to know what happens?" Draco asked her.

"Take me back please, I'm not needed here any more."

"Alex-"

"Leave her be Snape you've done enough." Harry warned him cutting him off as he went to move towards her as Draco helped her up an lead her away.

"Is it cruel of me?" Alexandra asked as her an Draco sat in his rooms.

"Is want cruel Alex?"

Turning to him " To not let them explain, to hate her for going after something she wanted when i would have done the same?" She asked.

"You would have slept with the man she loved?"

"She didn't know we were lovers."

"An he didn't tell her. Fact remains she knew you loved him. You're not cruel Alexandra you're a women who has been hurt by people she loved an trust. You're not cruel your human."

"I don't want to feel this way Draco, i don't want to hurt an angry an alone. I don't this emptiness an betrayal. I just...i just want to feel loved again." She said looking into her cup.

"Alex, you are loved. Harry, Ron,Me, your father we all love you." Draco told her taking her hand.

"I'm hurt, depressed an i feel like I'm the only person in the world who nows how i feel. I'm drowning Draco an i need someone to save me before i go under for good. Can you do that Draco can you safe me if only for one night?" She asked looking to him.

"I'd do anything Alex to help you, just say the words." Draco said taking her other hand.

"Sleep with me." She said looking deep into his eyes.