I do not own Harry Potter etc. I do however, own this story line...
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Ginny slowly walked around the small flat, shivering against the darkness. She had landed in what she supposed was the living room. There were three other rooms, a bathroom, a bedroom, and a kitchen. Every piece of furniture there was black, even the bedding was black. She noticed, to her dismay, there were no pictures on the cold white walls to add any color.
She walked into the bedroom and perched on the edge of the bed, head in her hands. Her hair fell over her shoulders and cascaded down her back as she bent her head. She pulled her knees up, holding them to her chest as she cried. She lost all track of time. After she was drained of tears, she curled up in the fetal position in one tiny corner of the bed. If this was Snape's bed, as she presumed, she wanted to be on as little of it as possible, especially after what had happened in his private rooms. She fell asleep to the sound of her heart beating, not waking until she sensed a figure in the doorway...
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Snape found that no matter what he did or thought, he could not fall asleep. He stood and dressed, pacing his quarters anxiously. Now he had the girl he had fallen in love with, but she was terrified of him. He growled to himself, once again trying to bring up the fact he had gone to school with her father. It was no use. He knew now he had fallen far too much to turn back.
After an hour or more of pacing, he port-keyed himself to the flat where he had sent her already, needing to see her again. She was his drug, his addiction. He stood in the doorway, his shriveled heart beating painfully in his chest for want of going to her and embracing her slim figure. He watched her lying there, seeing how she breathed, how little she moved. He frowned to see she took as little bed space as possible.
"Ms Weasley." He spoke without a trace of emotion, seeing her sit up and look at him. His dark expression was even darker at the look of trepidation in her dainty features. He could see why people referred to her as 'China doll'. He stayed where he was, not wanting to frighten her any more than he had already.
"I regret that this is the path we must take." He began. He watched her eyes follow every move he made, every formation of words that came from his mouth. "You are not safe in Hogwarts. He knows you are there and he will come for you." He said with dark prophecy.
"Hogwarts is the safest place for anything and everything." She countered, making his head snap towards her. "How could I possibly be safer here." It wasn't as much a question as it was a contradiction. At the school, she found her Potions Master terrifying. But here, in normal surroundings, he was the same as any other man, and she feared him not, save for the lusty look he had given her earlier which still sent a shiver of disgust through her.
Snape frowned, watching her. She was a spitfire when she wanted to be, like now. He had never before seen her so animated. Her eyes glittered and her hair shone like fire against the bland room. When he didn't answer her, she stood, crossing her arms beneath her bosom. "Are you going to answer me, or not?" She challenged, her eyes never leaving his.
"For your information, Ms Weasley, nobody knows you are here but me." That little piece of information brought her courage down a notch and he continued. "If nobody knows you are here, how can they find you? People expect you to be at school, where you should be." He took a few steps into the room. "Unless you want to be Voldemort's little whore..."
Ginny's eyes widened and she took a step back, falling onto the bed. She had never heard him using such crude language and it had surprised her. "Well? Do you?" Snape continued forward, his hands on her arms to pull her into a seated position. She shook her head, trembling.
So close, he could almost feel the way her lips would feel against his, her hands running over his body. He frowned to himself and let go of her, taking a step back. "I thought not." He simply said and turned to leave. He had to get away from her intoxicating presence.
"Professor?" Her voice made him stop, but he did not turn. She took a deep breath and continued. "How long will I have to stay here?"
Snape was surprised at her willingness to stay put. He had half expected a fight from her. He didn't realize how much of an impact the phrase 'Voldemort's whore' had had on the girl. "Until he is defeated." He said darkly, closing his eyes and picturing her movements as he listened. How her delicate hand flew up to her mouth, eyes widening in shock.
"But...that could be years...My family, school, human contact..." Snape stopped her. "They will all have to be postponed. I can bring you your schoolwork and letters from your family if you wish. But no one must know where you are. Not even your parents.
Ginny wilted against the bed, holding the bedpost for support. "Not see my family..." That was the thing that hit her most. "Harry...he'll fight for me." She said in a sudden burst of hope.
Snape frowned deeply as she mentioned the Potter boy. Didn't she realize that he didn't care for her? Snape had seen the way he ignored her, brushed her aside. Why couldn't Virginia see it was HIM, Snape, who was the one fighting for her? "Hold fast to your dreams, Virginia." He said and port- keyed out, leaving her in confusion.
"What do you mean?" She asked of the empty room. She frowned and leaned her head against the post. Who was she kidding? Harry wouldn't even realize she was gone. Nobody for that matter would notice until it was time to leave for home. She sighed and stood, resigned to living alone with no contact but her Professor.
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Wow...Oh my gosh you guys! I am SO sorry for waiting so long to get another chapter out! I love this story but it had to be put on a back burner for a while. *cries* I hope to get back into my writing soon, but this college thing is starting to kick my butt. I guess I'll stop rambling now. I'll update again soon, but how long I don't know. It could be a month, it could be tomorrow. I write whenever I get a break from work. Please review! You have NO IDEA how happy I am to read them!
Love, Luck, And Lollipops,
Becca
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Ginny slowly walked around the small flat, shivering against the darkness. She had landed in what she supposed was the living room. There were three other rooms, a bathroom, a bedroom, and a kitchen. Every piece of furniture there was black, even the bedding was black. She noticed, to her dismay, there were no pictures on the cold white walls to add any color.
She walked into the bedroom and perched on the edge of the bed, head in her hands. Her hair fell over her shoulders and cascaded down her back as she bent her head. She pulled her knees up, holding them to her chest as she cried. She lost all track of time. After she was drained of tears, she curled up in the fetal position in one tiny corner of the bed. If this was Snape's bed, as she presumed, she wanted to be on as little of it as possible, especially after what had happened in his private rooms. She fell asleep to the sound of her heart beating, not waking until she sensed a figure in the doorway...
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Snape found that no matter what he did or thought, he could not fall asleep. He stood and dressed, pacing his quarters anxiously. Now he had the girl he had fallen in love with, but she was terrified of him. He growled to himself, once again trying to bring up the fact he had gone to school with her father. It was no use. He knew now he had fallen far too much to turn back.
After an hour or more of pacing, he port-keyed himself to the flat where he had sent her already, needing to see her again. She was his drug, his addiction. He stood in the doorway, his shriveled heart beating painfully in his chest for want of going to her and embracing her slim figure. He watched her lying there, seeing how she breathed, how little she moved. He frowned to see she took as little bed space as possible.
"Ms Weasley." He spoke without a trace of emotion, seeing her sit up and look at him. His dark expression was even darker at the look of trepidation in her dainty features. He could see why people referred to her as 'China doll'. He stayed where he was, not wanting to frighten her any more than he had already.
"I regret that this is the path we must take." He began. He watched her eyes follow every move he made, every formation of words that came from his mouth. "You are not safe in Hogwarts. He knows you are there and he will come for you." He said with dark prophecy.
"Hogwarts is the safest place for anything and everything." She countered, making his head snap towards her. "How could I possibly be safer here." It wasn't as much a question as it was a contradiction. At the school, she found her Potions Master terrifying. But here, in normal surroundings, he was the same as any other man, and she feared him not, save for the lusty look he had given her earlier which still sent a shiver of disgust through her.
Snape frowned, watching her. She was a spitfire when she wanted to be, like now. He had never before seen her so animated. Her eyes glittered and her hair shone like fire against the bland room. When he didn't answer her, she stood, crossing her arms beneath her bosom. "Are you going to answer me, or not?" She challenged, her eyes never leaving his.
"For your information, Ms Weasley, nobody knows you are here but me." That little piece of information brought her courage down a notch and he continued. "If nobody knows you are here, how can they find you? People expect you to be at school, where you should be." He took a few steps into the room. "Unless you want to be Voldemort's little whore..."
Ginny's eyes widened and she took a step back, falling onto the bed. She had never heard him using such crude language and it had surprised her. "Well? Do you?" Snape continued forward, his hands on her arms to pull her into a seated position. She shook her head, trembling.
So close, he could almost feel the way her lips would feel against his, her hands running over his body. He frowned to himself and let go of her, taking a step back. "I thought not." He simply said and turned to leave. He had to get away from her intoxicating presence.
"Professor?" Her voice made him stop, but he did not turn. She took a deep breath and continued. "How long will I have to stay here?"
Snape was surprised at her willingness to stay put. He had half expected a fight from her. He didn't realize how much of an impact the phrase 'Voldemort's whore' had had on the girl. "Until he is defeated." He said darkly, closing his eyes and picturing her movements as he listened. How her delicate hand flew up to her mouth, eyes widening in shock.
"But...that could be years...My family, school, human contact..." Snape stopped her. "They will all have to be postponed. I can bring you your schoolwork and letters from your family if you wish. But no one must know where you are. Not even your parents.
Ginny wilted against the bed, holding the bedpost for support. "Not see my family..." That was the thing that hit her most. "Harry...he'll fight for me." She said in a sudden burst of hope.
Snape frowned deeply as she mentioned the Potter boy. Didn't she realize that he didn't care for her? Snape had seen the way he ignored her, brushed her aside. Why couldn't Virginia see it was HIM, Snape, who was the one fighting for her? "Hold fast to your dreams, Virginia." He said and port- keyed out, leaving her in confusion.
"What do you mean?" She asked of the empty room. She frowned and leaned her head against the post. Who was she kidding? Harry wouldn't even realize she was gone. Nobody for that matter would notice until it was time to leave for home. She sighed and stood, resigned to living alone with no contact but her Professor.
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Wow...Oh my gosh you guys! I am SO sorry for waiting so long to get another chapter out! I love this story but it had to be put on a back burner for a while. *cries* I hope to get back into my writing soon, but this college thing is starting to kick my butt. I guess I'll stop rambling now. I'll update again soon, but how long I don't know. It could be a month, it could be tomorrow. I write whenever I get a break from work. Please review! You have NO IDEA how happy I am to read them!
Love, Luck, And Lollipops,
Becca