Author's Note:Hello new and old readers I've decided to rewrite this story, it will be somewhat different, and the hopefully with much better overall take on it. I hope you will still enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing :Any places, people, names...etc that is from Harry Potter I do not own,they belong to J.K Rowling the Author of the series.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:Lily and James Potter areALIVEHarry lives with them, Peter Pettigrew still betrayed them but they survived and Sirius still went to Azkaban.

Severus's Apprentice: Halloween

I went back and forth, from forgetting you to wanting you, I was being pushed around and pulled. I'm not sure how my heart survived it all honestly. I wanted you to see me more than just a student, more than just a girl you took in, more than just Daisy. I wanted more than I even understood.

Tracy bit her thumb nail angrily as she watched Daisy walk away with the two boys out of the great hall. Since the howler she got in front of everyonne from her parents she hadn't dared to lay a finger on the girl. The problem was she had promised some guys that she would let them have a go on her, and now they were taunting her for not owning up to her words. She was humiliated in front of everyone, her own parents are disgusted with her and no one wanted to interact with her anymore. She had to find a way to make the Malfoy girl pay and it was going to be tonight. It was the perfect opportunity when she heard she was going to be in the infirmary. She left her dormitory, checking every corridor for any teachers before going into it. Leading herself to the infirmary. She pushed opened the double doors slowly, peeking in and spotting her on the first bed. She smiled wickedly, and got closer and closer to her leaving the door open. She came next to her and just stared at the girl's face. She did have a pretty face indeed, with creamy milky skin, that had the perfect amount of redness on her cheeks. It was a shame such a pretty girl had to be her enemy, she would have loved ravishing her in bed. She slowly raised her hands up, circling them around the girls neck. Daisy's beautiful blue eyes opened wide and they landed on Tracy's face. A face contorted into hate, with a twisted smirk. The grip tightened and the smirk widened at Daisy's scared reaction, reaching up to try and peel her giant hands off of her.

Daisy opened her mouth trying to find oxygen with no avail, the grip only tightened and tightened, till her eyes began to roll back when something pounced at Tracy, pushing her away and Daisy coughed and gasped for air. Panting as she stared unfocused at the ceiling in front of her.

"Get away" She heard the girl whimper out, and something growled. She sat up, her hand touching her violated neck, her eyes focusing slowly to see a big black dog, the very same one in her dreams. He was growling at the girl who was cornered behind the wall. Tracy was in near tears, and cried out as it came closer, Daisy slowly got up and walked to the dog.

"It's okay boy..." She said gently, she got so close, and patted it's back then wrapped her arms around its fur in a hug. "It's okay, everything is fine" In her dreams, she could feel the pain this animal held inside him. The pain of betrayal from someone dear, the hatred, the guilt, the revenge, and the sadness. "I understand" She whispered. Tracy took the chance to bolt out of the wing. She let go of the dog and looked down at it. "Thanks for saving me" Her voice was raspy and sore. "Go before they catch you, don't you have some unfinished business to take care of?" It looked up at her with gentle, soft eyes, and walked out of the room as well. She picked up a mirror on one of the bed sides in the infirmary and looked at her neck. There was bruises already forming, clearly a hand print. She wondered if Professor Snape had more of that bruise potion in his school storage. It would be troublesome if someone saw this. She buttoned up her hospital clothes all the way up, covering most of the bruising, before heading out with her wand, making sure the dog and Tracy weren't in was it again?She knew he had a second storage for the actual school, and the one in his chambers is his personal one. She found a wooden door in the hall, and listened in, heard nothing and whispered the unlocking spell before opening it.

"Bingo" It was a small yet tall storage room, with a ladder right in front of her. She sighed when she saw nothing was labeled. That man, honestly. She remembered it had a blue ish purple shade with a mint like smell. She scolded herself for not paying closer attention to it. She turned on the light and closed the door behind her, and climbed the ladder, she reached for one, looked at it and put it back. "Too blue" She reached for another and put it back again. The door burst open, she cried out, scared at the sudden sound and fell back, but instead of falling onto a hard surface, she was caught but familiar arms. She looked up at the last man she wanted to see, and he glared down at her. He lowered her down and she stood, not meeting his eyes.

"Now what would you be doing here Miss Malfoy. Do you have no sense of caution, wandering about the corridors with a killer on the loose?"A killer you said was innocent.

"I-I was just-" He narrowed his eyes at her neck, and before she could finished be grabbed her chin and lifted it up to reveal her neck in the light, she winced. His other hand unbuttoned her hospital gown to reveal more of the neck. Red marked her whole neck now harshly, with lines like fingers on one side.

"What's this?"

"I-I don't know I woke up like this..." She pulled herself away from his hand and clenched onto her open collar to hide her neck, looking away.

"Don't lie to me" He sneered, "You're returning to my chambers" Her eyes shot to his.

"What, why?" He leaned in to her level, face only inches away.

"Do not argue with me." The way his lips moved at every word, were absolute and it made her feel weak. She frowned.

"I'm not going back" she tried stepping away from him.

"You will if you know what's good for you" he snarled close to her face, snatched her hand and yanked her out of his storage room, taking her along with him to the dungeons. "Trouble seems to follow you in your wake" She stared at the back of the mans back, just as she did hours ago with Blaise. His cloak like a cape, his hair brushing pass him with how fast he walked. He wasn't funny like Blaise, nor did he smile, he was no prince charming. He isn't an open man to read or completely understandable. He was cold, and harsh, he was secretive, and strict. She didn't know what about him charmed her the most. She didn't know what she saw, or when it all started. She knew she sought for him from the beginning, since the party at the Malfoy's. Since their dance. But it felt different then, it felt she was a bit of his equal, now, ever since coming to school she had felt smaller compared to him. Was it because she was officially his student, that she realized there was that gap that was never there before? Whatever it was, it was different than Mister Zabini, the hand that held her now made her feel different than when Blaise held hers. Her heart didn't beat like it did with Professor Snape, her knees didn't feel weak, the way it did with Severus, Blaise didn't make her melt, the way the potion master did.

What felt forever, only lasted five minutes to reach his chambers. He stood outside with the door open waiting for her to go in, he let go of her hand and looked down his long nose at her. She kept her head down, covering her neck still and eventually walked back into his chambers, stopping a few steps in front of the door, back facing him. She was back in here again, it looked cozier than ever before, it hadn't been more than 48 hours and she had already missed this little space. She had told herself she wouldn't return, she wouldn't look back, and if she did, she would have a harder time of leaving. But with the bad luck she had, she didn't have much of a choice, it was either be in danger constantly, or dealing with her emotions of the man. The potion master hung his cloak and disappeared into his lab. She walked by what was once her room to find everything returned there already. She changed into something that had a high collar, a black tight turtle neck that hugged all her curves and edges, with some plain straight jeans, her hair tied into a low pony tail. A knock on her door had her stepping out of the bathroom of her bedroom.

"I'll be creating the potion, you may join me if you wish" His steps moved further and further away from her room. She looked back at her reflection, staring deeply into her eyes. She had decided already that she was to rid of this man of her life. Not to get into a level of closeness that was beyond that of a student and a professor. Not to get her hopes high, or have wishful thoughts of what was impossible. No matter what she did, it seemed that when she was further away it was harder, everywhere she went he was there. Beckoning her to come back. She looked away from her reflection and looked back up. She was going to change, she was going to have to force herself to, she will no longer care for him. She will move on. She kept repeating these words in her head. She will love Blaise instead. She wasn't going to join professor, for now till everything settled down, she will stay here, only to sleep.

Flash of images popped in her mind of her dream. The touch of Professor, the breath and the are mine.

She felt goosebumps form all over her body. She held her breath, and forced herself to leave her room, grabbed a book from his library. When she was going to return to her room she paused and stared at the metal lab door. Down was where the man was, down meant she had failed to stay away, down meant-. She clenched onto the book tighter, clenching her jaw and her legs moved on their own. Down the stairs to see the man, just a peek she told herself just a small peek, she poked her head out from the middle of the stairs just to look. He stood in all his glory, the man she needed to run away from, with no cloak on, his fitted navy uniform with his white undershirt sticking out a bit from his sleeve and turtle neck. His hair covering the side of his face as he worked intensively. He didn't seem to have noticed her her, his eyes fixed on the potion. A potion he was making for her, a potion he was taking his time to make just for her, to makeherbetter. He's giving up his silent time, his down time to have her comfortable and safe in his chambers. He's doing this all for her, yes?Am I allowed to look at you this way? For this long? Wouldn't that mean it meant something? Can I hold onto this wishful thinking of mine till it became a reality?She took a deep breath, and turned away, she went back up and sat on a couch. She lifted her book and began to read.

Severus Snape focused on the potion for Daisy, keeping his ears open on the door upstairs. She was different lately, in away that bothered him. He always caught her eyes during the great hall, or in the hall ways. In a way it was like a secret they shared between each other. A silent greeting between the two. Suddenly however it all stopped. She didn't look up anymore, she didn't look at him in the halls, distracting herself with her two friends, giggling at something one of those idiots said. And then this night, she seemed to be have been attacked and was rebellious of his offer to help, to protect her. She was always reluctant, agreeing and accepting that he knew best, better than her. But tonight, she actually rejected. For a moment he was going to just leave her be, to do whatever she wanted. Had she rejected again, he would have. But for some reason it was harder to do so with her and he scolded himself for that.

He heard the door open, and some very quiet gentle steps, but then they stopped, too shortly after coming in. Was she not coming down? Not long after he heard steps again, the door opening and closing softly. He frowned. She wasn't coming down. This was unlike her at all. Potions with him always brought a spark to her eyes an excitement that didn't go unnoticed. His frown deepened.

After the potion was complete he went up the stairs and left his lab. He spotted Daisy reading on the couch, a book on soul mates.

"Fancy you have found yourself a soulmate Miss Malfoy?" He knew without even looking, she turned red.

"How would I know..." She mumbled behind the book. "Have you?" she didn't think he would answer her but he did.

"No" the way he said it was as if he was uninterested in one. She regretted grabbing this book. It was like those horoscope people believe in. It tells you what your sign says about you and you try to make it real. Just like how the book says how drawn you are to your soul mate, that it's physically painful. Yet anyone who's lost it in the head could feel this too. Like herself.

"Any dreams?" she turned red as he asked remembering yet again the kiss in the dream and was glad her face was hidden behind the book.

"No" she tried to say in the most even tone possible. Just one where you're literally kissing me and saying I'm yours. He was talking but she didn't hear, but she saw the flask of the liquid in front of her, and she looked up from behind the book.

"Wait till it cools down" She closed the book and picked it up, thanked him and was heading back to bed. "Leaving so soon?" She turned, both his brows were raised. She gulped. Don't tempt me to stay. Why do you do this to me? Haven't you done enough damage?

"I've made plans for the weekend," The clock ticked six in the morning. "With Blaise and Theodore" What a long night it had been. "I'll be back late" It sounded like she was telling her lover she was going out with the girls, and not to stay up for her. She turned before he could see her face heat up at that thought and left completely. She downed the bottle in her room and left his chambers. Blaise waited for her in the common room, and his face brighten up in the sight of hers, and she smiled back. Daisy unexpectedly hugged him and he was surprised but wasn't complaining.

"I hope I'm not ruining anything" Theodore walked up to them. Daisy pulled away and hugged him too. "Just needed some hugs?" She nodded and he hugged her back.

"So, about Halloween" They found a place to seat and brainstormed.

"It doesn't have to be a trio thing, it can just be a theme, like everyone's a vampire, or everyone's some sort troll" Daisy inputted.

"That would be easier."

Halloween came faster than she had expected, this year it was a cemetery theme, fitted quite well with the roaming ghosts. When they found out the theme, they decided to be a being of the undead and decided on vampires. She was in the bathroom down in his chambers, the bathroom counter filled with make up supplies and pieces of her costume. She had a short black fitting dress on that reached her above her knees. The sleeves were of see-through material that reached her knuckles and had a thumb hole. she had her hair combed, and open, and she was working on her make up. With fake fangs, black lips, nails, and big false, spider-like lashes. She even contoured her face a bit with gray to give it a more dead affect. She put on stripped, red and black stockings, with red converse shoes.

She took a step back to get a full look of herself, with the false lashes and mascara it made her eyes bigger than they already were, giving her a very cartoon look which is what she was going for. She smiled, satisfied with the whole simple look and stepped out, Theodore and Blaise were waiting for her, so she quickly cleaned up and rushed out, meeting them at the great hall. When she saw the two she wasn't expecting what she saw. Blaise went from brown to white face, bald with red eyes. She assumed he was going for the scary Dracula look and boy was it. As for Theodore he just looked like a butler with fangs. Laura was there too, she had asked if it was okay for her to join in on their little plan and they had agreed. She wear a short flowy black dress, with red eye contact and fake fangs, along with red lips. She looked good. They saw her and smiled, and she smiled back.

"You look great!" they complimented and she returned the compliment. They entered the great hall and saw all sorts of costumes from princesses to dragons and trolls. She tried not to find Professor, though he wouldn't need to dress up he's already called a bat. They danced and had a blast, the two boys decided to get drinks and Laura joined them and that was when Neville walked up to her shyly.

"Hey, cool outfit" she smiled at his compliment. He was dress in a knight outfit that was a bit too big.

"Right back at you sir Knight" he smiled widely and laughed. "Uh want to d-dance a bit?"

"Sure I'd love to" the beat went back up and they dance, the boys finding her later giving her a confused look at the Gryffindor.

"He wanted to dance" she yelled over the music. "I hope it's okay" they shrugged and sipped at their drinks, leaving hers on the table they stood by and watched her.

"She looks pretty cute in that outfit huh?" Theodore commented.

"Yeah"

"It kind of is cute and hot at the same time" Laura commented and they nodded in agreement as a group.

"You look great too Laura, why don't you go have fun out there too with Daisy?" Laura blushed and merely shook her head shyly. Draco walked in dressed as a prince with her servants at his side, he had a very fashionable cane with a green jewel on top. Pansy next to him had a maid, cat outfit by his side that revealed way too much of her skin.

"Look at her dancing with that oversized knight" Draco commented as he walked by.

"Don't mind him Neville he's just jealous" she could see that made him feel better and they went to get drinks together.

"D-Do you like herbology?" he asked as he gave her a glass.

"I'm not crazy about it but I have to know most of it for potions" he nodded, understanding. "it's interesting though, how effective they can be" he showed a toothy grin.

"Yeah, right?" she returned soon after to her group apologizing for leaving in the first place. When things settled down, the party over and it was dinner time, everyone was still allowed to wear their costumes for the rest of the night. Blaise looked at Daisy suggestively, asking something through his eyes. She looked back and understood. It had been quite some time till he asked her out, so she took a breath.

"you can tell me outside if you-" she shook her head.

"I'm willing to give it a try," she said quickly. Maybe, she thought maybe if she spent time with him, tried thinking of him that way that maybe...just maybe she'll fall for him. She wanted to try, try one more time before giving up all together and pulling up the white flag of defeat. That she truly had eyes on her potion's teacher. "test the waters, but nothing official yet, kind of like courting"

"So then holding hands and such isn't off limits?"

"Unless told otherwise, yeah" she saw him smile, and she wasn't as happy to see it with his scary costume but it was still nice to know he was happy. For the rest of dinner Blaise was more touchy than usual, he would hold her hand under the bench, and compliment how soft and small they were. He sat close enough that their shoulders touched and wrapped his arms around her time to time. She didn't mind, she had fun. Maybe it was all in her head afterall.

She walked him after the party to the common room holding hands and he went up first, giving her a peck on the forehead.

"Did you have fun?" she nodded. "It was great" he said good night and waved bye as he went up the stairs. She turned and went out the dungeons just as professor Snape came by, of course not dressed at all. He opened the door and let her in first. She knew he probably didn't have fun, the noise, the students the mess, it wasn't his cup of tea. And though she too preferred classic things like balls it was a nice experience to have tried different kinds of parties. Though she had to admit it did leave her with a headache.

She had gotten lots of compliments on her outfit, how simple and yet unique it was. She wondered if professor thought the same. She wondered if he cared or bothered to look at her. Then again she wondered if she should think like that. After all she wasn't suppose to think much of him anymore. She turned to walk off to her room.

"Tea or coffee?" the man was already seated on the couch and she stared at him.

"Sorry sir, I'm quite tired..." it wasn't a lie, but her heart and body screamed for his attention and his time ,after being deprived for so long. She turned and left with a tightness in her chest like none other. It was so hard to breathe.

She took her make up off and changed into more comfortable clothes and stared at her room door. She could hear the man still outside, sipping on his. She took a deep breath.

Just for a bit. No, she reminded herself she shouldn't. She argued with herself.I can't do this to Blaise, it's not fair to him. But I'm not really his girlfriend, we're just seeing if we'll the end, she gave in and got up to open the door. She walked out and sat on the opposite side of the long couch, bringing her knees up and just stared at the fireplace. Her eyes were a bit red from the make up, tired and her head throbbed from the temples. He sipped at his tea again and she eventually closed her eyes resting them a bit.

"You seem to quite enjoy today" he commented.

"It was a fun experience, not something I'd like to do often though"

"Quite close to Mister Zabini" did he see them?

"We're actually seeing each other" Why was she telling him this, "till I make up my mind" he looked at her from the corner of her eyes.

"Still hung up on the other boy?" they hadn't talked like this in forever. She opened her eye and looked away from the fire.

"Yes" she admitted in a quiet voice.

"Must be a charmer" she smiled to herself.

"He's quite unique yes. He's tall and mysterious, he's someone people misunderstand because he's so quiet, but he's caring in his own strange way," she spoke dearly her eyes returning to the fire. "he's also very skilled in many things." he saw the way her eyes sparkled and softened as she spoke of this admirer and something inside him twisted. He stood up.

"We have a guest coming tomorrow" He didn't want to hear anymore, without giving her time to ask who it was, he left to his room suddenly. The click of his room closing was easily heard in the silence. She stared at his bedroom door, wondering why the sudden leave. She didn't think too much of it and got up herself and followed his lead and went to bed too. She was so tired that she simply curled up and drifted in sleep.

Daisy didn't understand why she had to be present when the guest was around. She didn't mind being coped up in her room till the person left, but professor insisted, telling her it's common curtsy. What baffled her more was the guest was neither the Malfoy's or anyone who looked like they associated with them. It was a lady, a woman she hadn't seen before. She was very pretty wearing a white tight blazer, and a knee height pencil skirt. She was tall, with very curvy feminine features. Her blond long hair were all on one side, curled, with side bangs. She wore make up and she truly was a beauty but it wasn't really the same kind of beauty Narcissa had. Narcissa had a classic, elegant, royal like beauty. This woman did not, if anything Daisy thought she wore far younger than her age too.

"Miss Menrow, this is Misses Malfoy" Professor introduced her to the lady.

"Pleasure to meet you" Daisy was dressed in an ankle height black dress that Miss Malfoy had gotten for her. It was cute simple and had a belt to show some femininity herself, the sleeves were up to her elbows. The lady in heels bent a bit, her cleavage almost spilling as she bent to Daisy's height and patted her head.

"So you're the talk everyone's been mentioning, what a cute kid" Daisy forced a smile and tried her best not to hex the lady for calling her a kid and patting her like some pet. She sat next to Severus, touching him casually. They talked a lot about their past, memories with other people Daisy didn't know. He was actually talking with her. Was these the types of girls he liked? Talkative, flirty extreme over the top outfit and make up? She did talk a lot like Lily did, she was pretty in her own way yes, like Lily. Other than all that, she was very different. She was surprised he was even an acquaintance of this lady.

"We're doing a get together of some of our old classmates, they were asking if you'd come along next weekend. Catch up a bit" she smiled too often and moved weirdly and Daisy felt the more she look at Miss Menrow, the more her clothes made her bulge in all the wrong places. However she remained composed, she poured tea and served them before returning to the kitchen to grab more things.

"Quite a worker isn't she, she's more like a house elf than a Malfoy" Daisy ignored her comment. It wasn't the first time she's heard that.

"I will see if my schedule is open" Replied the professor and Daisy pouted when she heard that from the kitchen. The lady kept making remarks towards Daisy, and giving her these looks. Looks that told her she was beneath her, looks that told her she stood nothing against her.

"I love how you act so grown up" she said towards Daisy and laughed, but no one else was laughing. When she got up again to grab something else from the kitchen the lady followed her in. "Playing house?" her smiling face turned sour. "Severus is just a nice guy, don't think you're special just because he's taking you in. Acting all that" Where had she heard this before? "I know Severus far longer than you have" she said a few more nasty things and left back. Daisy eventually excused herself to her bedroom, sighing. That man had horrible taste in woman. The woman stayed all day and afternoon and left at midnight. Whatever they did in all the time, Daisy wouldn't dare to think about. It was clear she was after more than just an invitation and some catching up to do. How he was able to stand her was beyond her, the lady couldn't pronounce bezoar to save her life. When the horrible lady left she crawled out of her room and sat on the same couch as professor on the opposite side as usual, he had changed his clothes and had wet hair. He must have showered. Then that means they...she felt a little stab in her heart.

"Old classmate?" Daisy asked, trying to act as casually as she could.

"Indeed" she seemed more than just a classmate.

"I also have plans next weekend" she lied. "With Zabini"

"Are you using Zabini to get over the other person?" her eyes looked to the flames, the mix of red and blue shifted in her eyes.

"I don't know, but I do like Zabini, he's really nice. Of course I told him not to wait for me when he asked me before, but he wanted an answer by Halloween, so I decided to give it a try. What do I have to lose? " he turned to her completely and leaned closer. When she turned to look back at him, he seemed irritated about something. His eyes narrowed and he only got closer and closer till he was almost on top of her.

"This is all your fault"

"Huh?"

"Everyone's getting ahead of themselves because you keep flashing smiles at them" she held her spot.

"What? I have not been flashing smiles!"

"Really? You do it all the time"

"i-"

"Besides, don't you already have someone you like? Whatever happened to reserving yourself?" she stared at him was he really saying this? When he's going around screwing old classmates! She turned away with a bothered expression, crawling away from him.

"That... Has nothing to do with you professor," she began "you... Don't know anything about me! Please, I don't want to talk about this" he had no idea of the sorts of feelings that has brought me to this point. "Besides..You're one to talk spending all day with that woman"

"What nonsense are you spitting, she has nothing to do with this"

"She does!" he was so close to her. "Like right now, you don't think twice when you're so close to me, you can stand to consider just for a second how your actions could affect other people!"

"miss-"

"I'm a female too, you know" her face red and heated from embarrassment and the whole situation. She escaped him and threw his cloak that was neatly folded over the coach onto his face and ran off in her bedroom. You're such a idiot, you and your stupid voice and hair and lips! She sat curled up on her bed hugging her knees.

Author's Note, Please Read:Please review your thoughts and opinions, new readers welcome, old ones, tell me if this chapter is an improvement from the old first chapter.