Love so Silent
Chapter Thirty Seven
The door opened revealing a sleepy looking Snape. His hair was ruffled just adding to the sleepy look. I was shocked and apparantly so was he. "Eris what are you doing here? How did you even find out this is my corters?" I blinked and leaned tiredly against the wall. I shrugged.
"I don't know. I was just wondering and found myself here." He still looked confused.
"Do you go around knocking on every strange portrait you stop in front of."
"Actually yes." I yawned and covered my mouth. His confused look turned to worried.
"Eris how much sleep have you been getting?" I shrugged.
"I don't sleep much anymore." I tried to be nonchollent about it. But he apparently wasn't going to stop there. He motioned for me to come inside.
"Your going to tell me why you haven't been sleeping." I sighed and he moved out of the way for me to come in. His corrders looked different from what I would have thought. For some reason I imagined it decked out in Slytherin colors. This wasn't what I had imagined at all. There was a fireplace that was currently lit. There was a black couch and two chairs. One of his walls was a bookcase. Filled with all kinds of books. There was a table sitting in the middle of the furniture. The walls were a dark color. It actually felt pretty homey. The colors were all earth tones. Fit well together. He guided me over to the loveseat.
"Now tell me whats keeping you awake at night?" I sighed and leaned back into the seat.
"I've been having these weird dreams."
"What type of dreams?" I shrugged.
"They've had Voldermort in them but then there are the ones that really weird me out. There's always this man. I know I've seen him before but I can't place him. He's always beconing me to come. Sometimes I have no control. Then theres this voice. He's like my guardian angel. Always bringing me back into my right mind." Snape looked really worried.
"What does this man look like?" I shrugged looking at him weirdly.
"He's got black hair, blue eyes, and sharp features. Why?" He just shook his head.
"No reasons. Eris I think you should be taking some sleeping potion. These dreams are obviously starting to effect you." I shook my head.
"I don't need a potion." He scowled at me.
"You've gone to walking the castle at night. Your clearly tired during class. It's effecting your studies. Take them." I shook my head again. "Why not?" I sighed.
"I don't like taking sleeping potions OK." His scowl deepened. He then began to tell me why I needed to take the potion. My eyes began to droop. Yawning I curled up on the couch. His voice was so soft and hypnotizing. It lured my right to sleep. The last thing I was aware of was a sigh and being lifted up. I awoke to find myself in an unfamiliar room. I sat up and looked around. Last night came back to me and I pulled off the covers. The bed was a black wood. The sheets were silver and covers green. I walked over to the door and opened it revealing a bathroom. Closing it again I walked over to the other door. Opening I revealed the living room from last night. Snape was sound asleep on the couch. I still had no clue what time it was and wasn't planning on leaving him on the couch.
"Professor Snape." I lightly shook him. I knew not to wake people up any other way. I've been tackled by George once because Fred and I had screamed and shook him. Not a lovely thing mind you. I shook him again. This time a little more forcefully. His eyes opened but they were glossy with sleep. "Come on professor." His eyes focused on me.
"What are you doing Eris?"
"You looked uncomfortable. This couch can't be all that comfortable." I shrugged at the end.
"What are you doing awake at this hour. Its still only five in the morning." I shrugged again.
"Like I said. I don't sleep much anymore." A worried expression filled his features again.
"Did you have anymore dreams?" I shook my head.
"No." He got up and went over to the kitchen part of the room. I watched as he began to make tea. I couldn't help but feel this was all surreal. I was actually in my professors chambers having tea. At five o' clock in the morning no less. The whistle sounding that the tea was done filled the air. He brought over two cups and handed me one. I sipped it and smiled.
"You should tell Dumbledor, Eris." I shook my head.
"I didn't want to tell anyone. Promise you won't tell Dumbledor."
"I can't promise that Eris."
"Please professor. I'll tell him when I think he needs to know. Right now the dreams mean nothing. Nothing spectacular happens. Once I feel the need to tell him I'll do it. But please don't tell him." I looked up at him pleadingly. He finally nodded and I smiled in thanks at him. His smile was tight and strained. I knew he didn't want to keep this a secret but he wouldn't say anything unless I let him.
"You will at least come to me won't you?"
"If thats want you wish. Then when I have the dreams I'll come to you."
"The moment you have them. Come straight to me."
"I don't want to keep you awake professor. I'll see you later today." I stood up and left his chambers. For the next couple hours I wondered aimleaslly around the castle and grounds. There were very few students out and about and since today was the second task there were no classes. I knew Harry would be preparing for the task and I only hoped that he found someway to breath under water. Hermione was helping him so I knew that he would be fine. I turned the corner and almost literally ran into McGonagall and Snape. I blinked and looked up at them. "Sorry."
McGonagall waved away my apology. "Miss Potter the headmaster would like to see you in his office." I nodded and followed behind them. Why would he want to see me? When we got there besides me there was already three other people. Hermione, Cho, and Fleurs' little sister. Hermione looked confused and walked over to me. Dumbledor then began to explain that we were going to be put into the black lake for the contestants to find. Each of us was one of the contestants most important person in their life at the moment. I figured I was Harry's. Fleurs sister would of course be hers. So Cho had to be Cedrics since they were dating or dated. Which left Hermione for Krum. I smirked at her and bumped her with my shoulder. She scowled at me. Knowing exactly what I was thinking. Snape handed us something to drink. It would make us sleep until we broke the surface or something or another.
I sent a cheers in Hermione's direction and gulped it down. Merlin thats disgusting. That was the last thought I had before falling unconcious. The next thing I'm aware of his feeling extremely cold and coughing. I found myself floating beside Fleurs sister. We swim over to wherever everyone else is and a girl from Beauxbaton helped us out. Once the wind hit me I began to shake violently but that wasn't my main worry. I didn't see Harry anywhere. I looked around searching for him. My eyes fell onto the lake and I prayed for Harry to be OK. It wasn't long before Harry was shot out of the water. I ran over to him and leaned over him. "Harry you OK?" He was wrapped into towels. Fleur came over.
"You saved her, even though she wasn't yours to save. My little sister!" She kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you! And you..." She turns and looks at me. "You helped!" I smiled.
"I guess." She gave me a hug. Hermione came over and talked to Harry. Dumbledors voice quieted everyone.
"For showing unique command of the bubblehead shark. The way I see it, Mr Potter would have finished first had it not been for his determination to rescue not only Mr Weasly but the others as well. We've agreed to award him second place! For outstanding moral fibre." The twins came to stand beside me.
"All that moral fibre eh," Fred said.
"Blimey even when you go wrong it turns out right," Ron exclaimed.
"Well done 'moral fibre'," said George. I walk with Harry back to the castle but we're stopped by Barty.
"Congratulations Potter, fine achievement. Well done boy. I'm sorry we haven't spoken, after all your story is one I've heard many times. Quite remarkable. Tragic of course, to lose one's family. Never whole again are we? Still, life goes on. And here we stand. I'm sure your parents would be very proud today Potter." Mad eye approached us.
"Bartimus! Not trying to lure Potter into one of the ministry's summer internships are we? Last boy who went into the department of ministries never came out!" Barty walked away from us and Mad eye turned to look at us. "And they say I'm mad." Harry and I shrugged at each other before walking to the castle. I was walking by myself because Harry and Ron had gone down to Hagrids. I told him to tell Hagrid Hi for me but I wasn't feeling up on going. My mind wondered until stopped. An head splitting headach engulfed me. I held my head in pain. I was seeing Mr. Crouch on the ground dead but it wasn't my eyes seeing this. Harry. I ran off looking for him.
When I found Harry he was standing outside the Herbs store. I only heard the last thing Snape said. "Don't lie to me. Gilliweed might be innocuous, but boomslang skin? lacewing flies? You and your friends are brewing polyjuice potion and believe me I'm going to find out why." Snape slammed the door in his face. I walked up to Harry terribly confused. Harry turned to me puzzled.
"We haven't been making any Poly Juice potions," I said. Harry shrugged.
"I don't know," he said. I wonder who it could be?
In the next chapter the third task will happen.
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