Louise blinked in the darkness. "Professor?" She blindly fell down the steps and landed in a heap on the cellar floor. She got up and brushed down her clothes. "Professor?" She said loudly. "Where are you?"
"I'm here Miss Tennant,". He lit a candle and held it close to his face. "That's better isn't it? We can see each other now,".
Louise didn't like the tone of his voice. She slowly backed away from him. She didn't notice she was backing into a shelf of jars filled with all sorts of gruesome creatures and objects inside them. "Arrrh!" She screamed as she bumped into the shelf and the jars wobbled.
"Be careful,". Snape sneered as he walked closer to her. "We don't want an accident do we?" His face was right up against hers.
Louise thought he was going to kiss her, but instead he straightened up and corrected himself. "Now where were we? Ah yes cleaning out the cellar,". He turned away from her and produced a large cardboard box. "This is your punishment for not coming into school straight away," He smiled as he handed her box. "I want you to put all these jars into the box,". He gestured towards the shelf which Louise had bumped into.
"I'll see you later,". He whispered in her ear. He left the candle on a rickety table and closed the cellar door behind him.
Louise sighed. Life at Hogwarts was going to be tough
