Ch 9 The note.

The next morning in potions Zabini walked in and hollered a cheery hello to Professor Snape in the front of the room only to be glared into his seat by Snape's scowl.

He turned around to Draco and said "Ouch, guess something went wrong."

Draco just shrugged silently and Zabini turned back around while Snape started giving them the instructions for their upcoming potions assignment. Professor Snape was in anything but, a good mood. Harry leaned over to Zabini who was frowning and flicked him in the shoulder.

"What's wrong with him?" he said, gesturing toward Professor Snape with his eyes.

Zabini pretended to ignore Harry but then a few min later handed him a folded piece of paper. Harry took it and tried to open it noiselessly in his lap as Ron peered over to see what it said;

"Dunno mate, last time I saw him he was gettin' all mushy with P. Lestrange in the common room last night and we thought things were going really good. Looks like he struck out though cause he's sure foul today."

Harry looked at Ron repulsed and Ron looked as if he were going to throw up. Harry started scribbling back to Zabini

"You're joking right? In the common room? When? Were you there? Professor L.? Are you sure?"

Harry folded the paper back up and passed it to Zabini who he could see was chuckling under his breath. A few seconds later Harry was trying to unfold the little paper again and this time Ron was practically on top of him trying to read it;

"I'm bloody sure I saw them cozying up on the couch before he stood up and led her out. Thought we were all in bed they did. We assumed old Snape didn't want things to get messy in the common room."

Harry looked over at Zabini who winked at him then turned back around. Ron took the parchment from Harry this time and began to write something but before he could finish Professor Snape was standing in front of him and snapped the desk with his wand. Harry's eyes grew large and shot a look at Zabini who looked as if he had just seen the basilisk. Professor Snape sneered at Ron "Writing notes in my classroom Weasley?"

Ron looked like he was going to cry. "N,n,no Professor" Ron stammered out.

"Then what's this!" Snape said as he snatched up the note Ron was holding.

Harry, Ron, and Blaise all winced as they waited for the outburst. Snape read the note and began to seethe. Harry could just picture Snape going crazy, turning every single one of them into bats or something, then trying to blast them out of the air with his wand like a twisted game of duck hunt, but Snape just folded the parchment and put it into the pocket of his robes. Then he said in a cold hissing voice "Class dismissed."

Everyone just sat there staring, wondering what Snape could have possibly read that would make him dismiss a class in the middle of his lesson like that. They all started to slowly and silently gather up their things but Snape didn't wait for them to leave. He swished past all of them and stormed out the door in what looked like silent rage. He stormed up the stone staircase his robes billowing behind him and straight into the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom where Professor Lestrange had begun teaching her 3rd year students about hinky punks. He walked into the middle of the room and glared at all of them. Professor Lestrange turned around and saw him standing there and said

"Professor Snape? How lovely of you to join us. Have you come to brush up on hinky punks?" she was smiling at him and he found it hard to continue frowning but turned to face the kids and said

"Class is dismissed." No one moved, but everyone's eyes were darting from Professor Snape to Professor Lestrange and all around to each other.

"No!" she said firmly "Class is NOT dismissed, we still have 20 more minutes. Whatever it is Severus, it will have to wait."

He glared at her. He hated when she used his first name in front of the students. However he remained calm and continued "If you all want to be free this weekend for your little trip to Hogsmead I suggest you leave this classroom."

Professor Lestrange stood there when her mouth agape, and watched as her students, with terrified looks on their faces hurried to gather their things and rush for the door. He waited until they last one was gone and made his way up to the front of the room. She was so angry with him she wanted to hit him over the head with her textbook.

"Fine" she said "You dismiss my class, I leave too. Merlin knows I could use a 20 minute break" she said annoyed, and began walking to the door.

"Don't you dare walk out of this room Zyria" he said as he followed her quickly.

She paid him no heed whatsoever and continued down the hall completely ignoring him as he hissed at her from behind. Student's were beginning to stare at them as he practically chased her down the hall, her legs moving in huge strides trying to get away from him. Then finally he grabbed her by the arm and swung her around the corner into an empty corridor and pushed her back to the wall forcing her to face him.

"Let go of me Snape!" she snarled at him.

He thrust her arm down almost pulling it from the socket and shoved the little paper he had taken from Ron up under her nose. She gave him a confused look, but took the paper and unfolded it. As she began to read her eyes widened and her mouth began to form a large "O". She put her hand up over her mouth as she reread and then looked up at Snape. He was staring at her angrily. She curled her bottom and top lip into her mouth trying not to smile.

"I think this may be a bit of my own fault" she said embarrassed.

His look of disgust grew as he ripped the paper from her hands and set it on fire in midair watching it burn to ashes. Then he stepped up to her pinning her to the wall with his frame and hissed "What kind of a game do you think you're playing?"

She scrunched her nose at him "Game?" she said shaking her head.

"Thanks to you my students think that we…that I…EEYAH!" he growled turning his head away like he was going to spit.

"Thanks to me!" she said in a loud whisper "I'm not the one who…"

"Silence!" he hissed.

Her eyes filled with hate and she raised her hand to slap him but he caught her wrist just before she made contact with the side of his face and said "No, It must end…now."

She was livid now. "How dare you!" she spat. "Maybe I just imagined Severus, maybe I just dreamt that you…"

"I'm only human" he said slightly disgusted with himself.

"Oh" she said a little shocked "So that's it then."

He wasn't sure what to say but just stared at her as she slowly stepped backwards never breaking eye contact.

"Human" she said angrily "Yes, I suppose you are." Then she turned, about to walk away but he called after her

"I'm sure that comes as a slight disappointment to you since everyone knows you much prefer werewolves" he said in a hurtful tone.

She stopped dead in her tracks and turned to face him with fire flashing in her eyes. She stared at him until he could feel her gaze penetrating. He didn't need Legilimency to know what she was thinking now. She moved closer then without warning and grabbed the belt of his trousers shoving him backwards knocking the air out of his stomach and said with clenched teeth "If you don't know how I feel by now Snape…then you clearly aren't human." She turned again and quickly walked away from him around the corner. He stood there for a moment to catch his breath fighting the urge to grab her and thrust her into a broom closet. He slowly walked around the corner and saw that she was almost to the end of the corridor but she had brought her hands up to her face and she was almost running now. He sighed and began to walk toward the entrance to the castle. He needed air, real air. I can't do this anymore, he thought. It's better this way.