Note: Sorry for taking so long to upload this one. Getting used to my college schedule. I should be able to post a little faster afterwards. Also, I'm not sure if it's still highlighted and underlined but the word "dating" is totally blue for some odd reason. I don't know why and I'm having trouble changing that. It keeps showing up on my computer as being highlight blue and underlined, so if it's not can someone please tell me? Thanks!

Chapter 10

The sun beamed brightly on the vast green as she woke up by the river, the sound of the water trickling over the rocks, splashing against the shore. Sitting up she pushed herself off of the ground and brushed at the back of her legs. Sure enough she was back. Smiling she began walking forward, heading for the tree, but when she approached it, she saw that he wasn't there. Frowning she stopped, staring at the spot she'd last sat. Had she ruined it with him? Had she chased him away by vanishing so suddenly?

Turning she sat down, hugging her knees to her chest, wondering where he could have gone. Perhaps her dream misinterpreted what she wanted? Maybe instead of bringing her there to see Severus it brought her there because she'd wished she could return? She was just a second away from groaning, her eyes watering when a shadow cast over her.

"You're here again?" Whirling around she looked at the figure over her, and sure enough was the younger version of her potions teacher, looking at her confused, a stack of books in his arms. A smile pulled at the corners of her lips, pushing herself to her feet she looked him dead in the eyes and nodded.

"I came back for you." She replied. A faint blush painted itself on his cheeks.

"I-I see. It…was kind of a shock for you to suddenly disappear like that the last time." He looked at her concerned. "What happened?"

"Oh I uh…" She thought of a way she could tell him without making it sound like she was insane. But when she couldn't find any logical explanation for it she decided on the truth. "I woke up."

"You…woke up?" His forehead crinkled, not understanding. Sighing she sat down, getting prepared to give a long explanation. Taking her seating as a sign that it was going to be a long story, Severus also sat down, laying his books on the ground next to him.

"I'm…not originally from this world, right here." She explained. "I guess you can say I'm from…well…the future." She thought of a good way to describe it. "I am currently a student at Hogwarts, and am in love with my Potions teacher, Severus Snape." She looked at him. "Only, you're older and don't feel the same for me. You created this potion called Amare Somnium, also known as The Perfect Dream. I first came across the potion while running from a boy named Draco Malfoy and Professor Snape's harsh treatment of the Gryffindors." His face warped at that.

"The Gryffindor house is a horrible house." He whispered.

"They're my only friends, Sev." She informed him, staring at him. "Even though I'm a Slytherin they still treat me like a human which is more than I can say for Malfoy. In fact, he had told me to record me hanging myself from the rafters of the Prefect bathrooms so he'd have something to laugh at on the weekends."

"That's horrible." He grimaced.

"So I ran from the classroom and hid in the professors' potion store room. I was crying when I accidentally kicked the bottle of Amare Somnium off the shelf. I fell asleep and ended up here. When I vanished it was because of the professor waking me up." She explained. He was silent for a few moments before speaking.

"Amare Somnium?" He thought for a second, rubbing his chin. "The Perfect Dream potion. Made with the milk from a Bellerose weed, lizard claw and Acromantula venom." He mused.

"How do you know that?" She cocked an eyebrow, looking at him.

"Oh, it's the properties of the ingredients. The Bellerose weed is often brewed to clear clouded states of mind, for mentally ill patients or insomnia. The Lizard claw has properties to relax the body and Acromantula venom will shut down the body, but mixed with the lizard claw the entire body is shut down except for the main organs the body needs to survive." He explained, then trailed off, feeling like a nerd.

"You figured all of that out in five minutes?" She looked at him shocked, her eyes wide. He coughed embarrassed.

"I enjoy potions class." He muttered.

"That's amazing!" She smiled, unable to believe that he did that right off the top of his head like that.

"You really think so?" He looked at her skeptically. He was so used to being picked on for it, but she smiled sincerely and nodded.

"Yeah, I mean to be able to figure all of that out, to memorize the properties and effects of each ingredient is truly amazing." She looked off into the distance. "I can't even do magic. The only potions I can make are polyjuice and a potion called the Color Burning potion." His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at her, having not known she couldn't do magic.

"You can't do magic? Every wizard or witch is able to do magic, even a little." He replied. She nodded, her lips drawn in a straight line. "If you can't do magic how were you able to get your wand from Olivander? He won't give you a wand unless you can prove to him you can use it."

"I didn't get my wand from Olivander; I received it in a letter I got the night my Foster parents were murdered." He fell silent again. This was yet another thing he didn't know about her.

"So…your wand is a hand-me-down?" He mused. She nodded.

"Yeah, and apparently it's not the right wand for me seeing how the stupid thing won't even work." She pulled a dandelion out of the ground and observed its white fluffy tuft. Leaning forward Severus blew all of the little white seeds from the head and stood up. Her eyes followed a slight pout on her lips as he beat her to it.

"Come on, let's practice some. I mean, Albus wouldn't let you into Hogwarts and be a student if you didn't have any magic at all." He adjusted his pants and pulled his wand out of a long, thin box. It must have been the box he'd bought it in because on a small plaque it read Olivanders.

"No I'm serious, I can't even make magic happen when I sneeze in the middle of a PMSing fit." She insisted, but all he did was laugh. Some of the stuff that came out of her mouth sounded ridiculous.

"Can't hurt to try." He helped her to her feet and handed her his wand "Here, mine should be good enough for now." He smiled. Hesitating she took it and stared down at it. She felt ridiculous holding a fancy stick in her hand. His wand was hand carved, black and heavy. It was shorter than hers, fatter and sturdier. She smiled.

"It's shorter than the other boys as school, but it's fat." She commented. He mock glared at her, his eyes narrowing.

"It's not the size that counts it's how you use it. Anyway," He went around behind her and grabbed her wrist, his arms wrapping around her. She blushed as his hair swept across her neck as he leaned down. "We're going to try an easy one. A levitation spell, it's very basic. The worst that can happen is the object will explode." Gasping she whirled around and slapped him in the arm.

"Don't say that to someone who's just starting out! What's wrong with you?" He laughed, catching her hand before she hit him again. Pressing her finger tips to his lips he smiled at her gently.

"It's alright, you'll do just fine." Turning her around he pulled a quill out of his pocket and tossed it onto the ground. "Now, focus on that quill. The movements are, swish, and flick." He moved her hand as he said it in a smooth motion. "The words you'll be saying are, Wingardium Leviosa." He was whispering now. She closed her eyes, preparing herself mentally for it. She'd never even attempted to use her wand at school, and here she was, in the middle of a field, in a dream, waving around her Potions teacher's wand. Taking a deep breath she opened her eyes and focused on the quill. Copying the movements perfectly, she repeated the words.

"Wingardium Leviosa." The quill didn't budge. Huffing she let her head fall backwards onto Severus's shoulder, her eyes closed.

"That was good, try again." He commented.

"But it didn't even budge." She whined.

"Didn't on my first try either." He informed her. "Try again." Pulling her head up she focused on the feather and repeated the action.

"Wingardium Leviosa." Again the feather didn't budge. She tried again, three times, four times. Her chest began burning, like hot metal on her breasts. She stopped and rubbed her chest.

"Are you alright?" He questioned, looking at her concerned. He'd felt some sort of resistance as she said attempted the spell. She should have been able to get it up off the ground, her performance was flawless, but still, there was resistance.

"Chest burns." She replied. "Let's just face it, I'm a Squib." She sighed. His forehead crinkled.

"Your chest burns?" He let go of the resting place his hands had found on her hips and reached up. Grabbing the buttons on her night top he began to unbutton them. She gasped looking down as he worked with skilled fingers.

"What are you doing?" She yelped, almost dropping the wand. He didn't reply instead, unbuttoning her shirt halfway he spotted the cause of the burning. The necklace she was wearing. The Spiders Charm had burned a god awful red mar in between her breasts. He gasped, staring down at it.

"This…what is this?" he grabbed necklace, thumbing it between his fingers.

"Oh…that's uh…" She thought about what it was called for a second. "The Spiders Charm? I think that's what it was called." He looked at her shocked, his eyes wide.

"This is The Spiders Charm? THE Spiders Charm?" Her forehead crinkled as she turned and looked at him.

"Yeah…was it necessary you repeat yourself?"

"Do you know what The Spiders Charm is?" He continued holding it, his knuckles turning a bit white.

"A contract between me and ever spider on the face of the planet?" She offered up.

"Not just that. Nyx, The Spiders Charm is a magical artifact. It was created back when wizard and witches first began to cultivate their magical practices. There were three artifacts that were created that could bring about the collapse of the world. These three artifacts were given to wise men, or chosen ones of families. Lestrange, Yaxley and Slytherin. The artifacts were The Elementals Charm, Spider Charm also known as the Ferryman's Charm, and The Apparitions Charm. The Apparitions Charm was destroyed when Salazar Slytherin died. The Elementals Charm was given to Solidus Yaxley but after the abuse of the charm and the increasing dangers it presented it was cast away and hidden. The Ferryman's charm was given to the Lestrange family.

"Back then, it was said to believe that the underworld was ferried by Arachnis, a large goddess with the many legs of a spider and multiple eyes. She'd spin webs as hard as marble, but transparent. The souls of the dead would be tangled in those webs and cast across the Soul Sea to the underworld. If any goodness existed left in a person's soul, she'd devour all the light and kindness from it and drag them away. The charm is supposed to be a charm to summon Arachnis, but so far it only controls spiders. It can still be deadly depending on how it's used." He explained.

"I'll say, 50 bagillion spiders coming to attack you at once is pretty deadly." She nodded.

"Is bagillian even a number?" He looked at her with a cocked eyebrow.

"It is now." She shrugged. "The whole history behind it is fascinating and all, but why does it burn me while I use magic?" She rubs the red spot on her chest.

"It's a charm. The contract between the owner and the spiders are protection and obedience. So the charm locks the magic inside of you, using the spiders as a shield."

"So you're saying that because I could order them to protect me, the necklace locks away my ability to use magic seeing how the spiders will act as offense and defense because of the contract?" He nodded. "Oh that's bullshit! How the hell am I supposed to protect them like I promised if I can't use my god damn magic!"

"There should be a way to get around it…" He stopped then looked up at her. "Your wand."

"My wand?" Her forehead crinkled. "What do you mean?"

"You have a hand-me-down wand. This necklace is also handed down throughout the ages to the next person capable at wielding it. That wand that was given to you must have the properties compatible with using magic while wearing the necklace!" He smiled, the corners of his lips curling up as a sparkle filled his eyes.

"So…my wand was made as a two-in-one gift set type of deal?" She itched her head. He nodded.

"That must mean that your wand will be made out of something similar as to what the necklace is. Think about it like a muggle remote control. You put one battery in it and it doesn't work, the necklace being a battery. So, you put another battery in it that isn't the same as the first."

"So the necklace is a triple A and your wand is a double A?" She opted. He nodded.

"Yes, so you take away any other wand, and you take the wand that was given to you, and suddenly your magical potential has been spiked! You now have both triple A batteries!" He smiled. She also smiled and lightly rested a hand on his arm.

"Can you let go of the necklace? My chest is getting cold." His expression warped to one of confusion. Looking down he noticed that her shirt was wide open, stopping just before her nipples. His eyes doubled in size, his jaw dropping. A bright red blush flushed over him as he quickly dropped the necklace, stepping back. Admittedly, that was the first pair of breasts he'd seen so exposed in person –that he could remember.

"I-I'm so sorry!" He squeaked, expecting her to slap him or something but she just smiled and began buttoning her shirt.

"I wouldn't have minded it so much if I was wearing a bra, but because I don't sleep with my bra on, they're bare." She looked up at him and giggled. "Calm down, you act like they almost bit you."

"I didn't realize-"

"That they were right there? Don't worry I knew you weren't trying to feel me up. Well…after you grabbed the necklace that is." She tucked the necklace back inside her shirt. "Well, at least we know I'm not a Squib." She rubbed her arms, looking around. Severus nodded.

"It's all because of the necklace that you can't do magic. I'm sure Dumbledore understands that. Speaking of which, how did you get back here?" He looked at her with his head cocked to the side a bit.

"I stole some of your Amare Somnium from your personal store." She admitted.

"You did what?" He growled. She looked at him shocked, not expecting him to react so violently.

"Wh-what?"

"You went into my room, my personal space and stole from me? I hate it when people take things!" His hands went to his hair.

"Ex-cuse me?" She glared at him. "I only took a months' worth, which isn't even an inch of liquid in a regular potions flask!"

"You shouldn't have taken any at all!" He fought back. Cranking her hand back she punched him in the arm.

"I took some because I love you and this is the only world I can admit that in!" She cried out, her eyes watering. He stopped, looking at her as he grabbed the hurt spot on his arm. "Why?" She began crying, hiding her face. "Why do you always make me cry?" A well of guilt filled him when he'd realized that he freaked out over something that didn't even happen to him…well…in a sense.

"Hey Snivellus!" A voice behind him hollered. He went stiff and turned around. Across the field a group of boys made their way towards them. Severus knew who they were, but Nyx had no idea. "What's this, making girls cry again Snivy?" The leader –a boy with dark brown hair and large round glasses sneered. He resembled Harry almost to a T, except for his eyes.

"Isn't that what he's majored in?" A boy with light brown hair and slight scratches on his face questioned.

"Oh shove off." Severus growled.

"How about you shove off Snivellus?" A man with black hair stepped forward.

"Professor Lupin?" Nyx questioned, looking at the boy. The boy stopped and looked at her, his eyebrows furrowing.

"What?"

"Lupin, you're Lupin, right?" She reworded it, forgetting that he wasn't a professor yet.

"Yeah, I'm Remus Lupin." He nodded slowly, his forehead crinkling a bit. "Have we met?"

"No, not yet." She replied nervously. He looked at her confused but the leader stepped in.

"Don't be rude Lupin. My name is James Potter; this is Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew." He pointed them out as he said their names. She stopped dead, staring at the black haired man shocked. Sirius Black? The same one that had broken out of Azkaban and was after Harry? And James Potter? That was…Harry's dad? "I see you already met Snivellus." He snickered, looking at Severus. "Sorry about that little occurrence."

"His name is Severus." She corrected. They laughed and looked at each other. "I don't regret meeting him at all." She added which made them laugh harder.

"Excuse me, but can I talk to Severus for a second?" James snickered. But before she could say anything he flicked his wand out. In a second Severus was flipped upside down, hanging by his ankles. He thrashed about, humiliation plain as day on his face. Gasping Nyx backed up and looked at James as James and his friends started laughing. Even the nervous, ugly fat one in the back, Peter.

"Put him down!" Nyx shouted, but all James did was laugh and shake his head.

"Sorry but our conversation isn't done yet!" he hooted, the others laughed harder.

"Remove his pants!" Sirius barked, snickering wildly. Laughing James nodded and got ready, but before the spell could go through Nyx cranked her hand back, punching him squared in the face. His glasses shattered, flying off his face, sending him to the ground. Severus fell roughly on his back, the wind being knocked from his lungs.

"Don't you dare mistreat Severus when I'm around!" She snarled, standing over James with clenched fists.

"If it isn't Severus's little girlfriend." Sirius taunted, snickering, his very actions making him seem like a dog. She turned and pointed at him.

"Shut your mouth dog breath before you find yourself neutered and chained to the back porch!" She hissed. He looked at her shocked, not understanding how she knew about him being able to turn into an animagus. She didn't know, she'd just thought up the best insult she could off the top of her head.

"You must be desperate for dating Severus." James accused.

"And you must be a faggot if you were about to remove his pants!" She snapped back on him. "Severus is more of a man than you could ever dream to be you limp wristed, dog humping mongrel!" Grabbing the front of his shirt she pulled him up off the ground so that their noses were touching. "If I catch you humiliating Severus again, you'll find yourself hanging from a Quidditch ring with your buddies broom shoved so far up your ass you'll be able to dust the cobwebs when you nod your head, do you understand me four eyes?" Her voice was deep, menacing and almost psychotic sounding. He stared at her horrified for a second. He wouldn't have been so frightened if she was a man, but with the thought that he couldn't hit her back looming over head he was generally scared of her. Not only that, but the blood that gushed down his face as a sign that she'd definitely busted his nose. "Now get out of here before I eat your eyeballs and floss my teeth with your vocal chords." She let him go. Scrambling to his feet he ran, his buddies following behind him hesitantly at first. Turning she saw Severus standing once more, his eyes open wide, shocked.

"What the…" He whispered, his voice quivering.

"I hate it when people bully someone. Dream or not, I'm bloody sick of it." She grumbled, starting to walk. He followed her, generally amazed at what she'd done.

"You…you punched…Potter in the face?" He looked at her confused. She nodded, rubbing her arms.

"Yeah well…a lot of that anger was from you yelling at me so thank you." She flashed him a quick glare. He bit his lip, looking down as he walked.

"I'm sorry. I just…I don't like it when people take my things without asking. And even though I know it's not necessarily mine because I haven't made the potion yet, and this is just a dream and yadda yadda yadda, I just know that the older me on the other side isn't going to be too happy when he finds out you've been stealing from him. He'll be furious, and this time you won't be able to tell him it's because you love him." He explained. She nodded, looking up at him.

"I know, but it's worth running the risk of getting in trouble." She replied.

"What? What are you insane?" He stopped, pulling her to a stop. "Do you want to be expelled?" Smiling she turned and cupped his face, looking deep into his eyes.

"I would take a Dragon claw to the heart for you." His hard expression changed, lightening. Grabbing her he kissed her passionately. She'd already proven herself more than capable of handling herself, and how he didn't like her in the future was beyond him. She was everything he could ask for. Brave, smart, passionate, beautiful. He was everything, and more than that, she was all his.

Kissing back she ran her fingers through his hair. The world seemed to spin as he kissed her. That was what she wanted. The passionate warmth of his tender lips, pecking against hers. The dominant yet submissive breath in her mouth as his parted her lips just enough to drag the tip of his tongue across her bottom lip. A musical dinging went off. Stopping she pulled away, her eyes wide.

"What's wrong?" he questioned, out of breath, he held her.

"Shoot, I have to go." She replied, slipping out of his arms.

"What do you mean you have to go?" He looked at her confused.

"Dreams never last nearly long enough. I have to wake up now." She frowned, then kissed him once more. Grabbing her arm he looked deep into her eyes, passion sparkling in them.

"Will you be back?" He questioned, his voice deep and sensual. She felt her knees starting to give as she looked up into those dark, glistening eyes.

"I will, tonight I'll be back. And tomorrow night," She kissed him. "And the night after." She kissed him again. He moaned into her mouth, smiling.

"Then I guess I'll see you tonight, my love." He whispered. Smiling she closed her eyes. Her body became lighter. Her body floated through the darkness before finally landing heavily in the bed. Her eyes opened wide as she stared at the Slytherin Canopy above her, her heart pounding in her chest from the dream. The Alarm clock let off its final dinging before falling silent. Smiling she looked outside at the snow. Her life was going to get increasingly better. She knew it was.