Animal Instincts 5
Chapter 5 - Help From A Snake
Diana looked up at Remus who had a determined look in his eyes as he spoke to her about Sirius. "But why-"
"Trust me Diana, it's easier if you just let them be." They bother watched intently as Sirius and Snape stared one another down. Nobody seemed to notice their conflict at all however. It was apparently normal.
"Watch what you say Black; I didn't come to argue with you." Snape warned.
"Uh huh." Sirius glared at him.
"Let me pass you incompetent fool; I'm wasting my time here. All I wish to do is speak with the new student."
"You won't get near enough for that as long as I live."
"So be it," Snape brandished his wand.
"Sirius wait!" Diana yelled suddenly. She broke away from an objecting Remus and stood amid the two wizards who were both holding wands. She faced Sirius. "Stop fooling around like this! Let me talk to him and you can find some other excuse to kill each other later."
"Diana he's a Slytherin!" Sirius objected and took a step forward.
"It doesn't matter!" She grabbed his hands and held them between their bodies. "If he indeed came over to talk then it's easier if I just talk to him. At least this way you don't get in trouble for anything."
"But-"
"Why don't you help Remus finish the potion while I speak with him." She smiled at quickly escorted the black haired Slytherin out of earshot. "Can I help you?" She asked finally. Snape stared at her for a moment.
"Actually," he began, "I wanted to offer my assistance with any potions homework we may receive if you need it."
"You want to offer to assist with homework? But I'm a Gryffindor; isn't there some sort of rule against that." To Diana's surprise Severus let out a chuckle.
"No there isn't; at least not that I've heard of."
"Well then- Severus I believe it is?" The boy nodded. "Well then Severus, since you braved my friends and asked in a way that can be deemed more polite then any Slytherin I have yet to meet, I'd be honored if you helped me with an assignment."
"Diana!" Yelled Sirius suddenly. The conversation with Severus ended there as she turned back to him. "Get over here now and leave that slime ball behind!"
"Coming mother dear!" Diana screamed back sarcastically. Luckily the Potions Master was away at the moment. "I guess I'd better go; he might just blow up our potion if I don't. I look forward to seeing you again Severus."
"As do I. Do say thank you to black for me will you?"
"For what?"
"His amusing antics today."
"How about I don't and say I did. See you." With that she made her way back to her friends. By now James, Lily and Peter were there as well. "You rang?"
"How can you say you'll join him for studying?!" Sirius was furious with her and Remus and James were trying fruitlessly to calm him.
"Why shouldn't I? He offered to assist me. I'm not saying I don't want your help but I'd feel bad turning him down just because he's a Slytherin."
"I can't believe you!"
"Hush up Siri, it's just studying."
"Didn't you hear anything we said?! He's a SLYTHERIN! He's likely planning to rape you!"
"Sirius that's enough!" Remus interjected. He startled them all. "If she wants to let Severus Snape help her then so be it; don't interfere. It's her decision to make. You don't have to right to claim things like that about him though. He's never done anything that would hint that he supports rape so don't start rumors because you're jealous."
"Shut up Remus!" Sirius yelled back.
"Don't yell at Remus it's my choice! I'll make it up to you if you'll just shut up about it though!"
"Yea; Sirius just let her go work with Severus. I'm sure it'll be alright if they study together once."
After what seemed like hours to Diana, they all finally managed to get Sirius to agree to it all. She was going regardless of his permission but she still wanted him to say that it was alright; she didn't want to risk losing a friend. Of course- in exchange for his silence she had to agree to dance with him first at the Halloween Dance.
*** That Night ***
"It'll be fun Diana, I'm sure." Lily laughed. She was teasing her new friend about earlier that day.
Dinner had been awkward because Sirius nearly started another fight with the Slytherin table. It actually resulted in a food fight and a lengthy detention cleaning up the Great Hall for him. He was still there now.
"Yea; I just hope that the boys get over it. They all seemed pretty shocked."
"They'll live."
"I'm sure they will. Goodnight Lily."
"G'night Di."
*** Boys Dorm ***
"Moony, are you really going to let her study alone with Severus Snape?" Sirius was calm but he still wouldn't drop the subject.
"Yes Si, I am."
"Why, I thought you liked her."
"I didn't say I liked her."
"Then you don't like her?"
"I didn't say that either?"
"Then what do you think of Diana?"
Remus sighed and rolled over to face his friend. "I think she's an intelligent young woman who can make her own decisions."
"That's it?"
"Why do I have to tell you this?"
"Because you're my friend."
"That had nothing to do with it. Let her be though, I don't think she likes when you're over protective of her."
"I'm not over protective."
"Yes you are."
"How so?"
"You're treating her like she's a helpless little child; she can handle things on her own you know. She isn't going to leave us for Severus if that's what's bothering you."
"How do you know."
"She's too nice for that. You saw how eager she was to befriend Severus once I told her he didn't have many friends to begin with."
"Can you blame anyone for not liking him?"
"She's looking beyond his surface Padfoot. Maybe she's seeing something we can't see; something we're overlooking."
" ...You like her Moony, why won't you just go talk to her?"
"I explained before that I can't get involved with a girl. It's too dangerous. Once she found out what I am-"
"You said yourself that Diana is looking 'beyond the surface' with Snape; what makes you think she wouldn't do the same with you?"
"I'm- I'm a werewolf Sirius; it's different."
"How is it different? You're the nicest person I know; nobody else in the world deserves to have his 'faults' overlooked more than you do."
"Please Si-"
"I want to see you kiss her."
"What?!"
"I want to see you kiss Diana at the ball. Just give her a chance; let her get to know you and if you end up having feelings for one another then it won't matter to her. If she's going to trust a Slytherin who has the worst personality imaginably I can't see why she wouldn't trust a werewolf who is honest and caring."
"I don't know," Remus trailed off and turned over in his bed. "Maybe I should try to get to know her . . ."
Chapter 5 - Help From A Snake
Diana looked up at Remus who had a determined look in his eyes as he spoke to her about Sirius. "But why-"
"Trust me Diana, it's easier if you just let them be." They bother watched intently as Sirius and Snape stared one another down. Nobody seemed to notice their conflict at all however. It was apparently normal.
"Watch what you say Black; I didn't come to argue with you." Snape warned.
"Uh huh." Sirius glared at him.
"Let me pass you incompetent fool; I'm wasting my time here. All I wish to do is speak with the new student."
"You won't get near enough for that as long as I live."
"So be it," Snape brandished his wand.
"Sirius wait!" Diana yelled suddenly. She broke away from an objecting Remus and stood amid the two wizards who were both holding wands. She faced Sirius. "Stop fooling around like this! Let me talk to him and you can find some other excuse to kill each other later."
"Diana he's a Slytherin!" Sirius objected and took a step forward.
"It doesn't matter!" She grabbed his hands and held them between their bodies. "If he indeed came over to talk then it's easier if I just talk to him. At least this way you don't get in trouble for anything."
"But-"
"Why don't you help Remus finish the potion while I speak with him." She smiled at quickly escorted the black haired Slytherin out of earshot. "Can I help you?" She asked finally. Snape stared at her for a moment.
"Actually," he began, "I wanted to offer my assistance with any potions homework we may receive if you need it."
"You want to offer to assist with homework? But I'm a Gryffindor; isn't there some sort of rule against that." To Diana's surprise Severus let out a chuckle.
"No there isn't; at least not that I've heard of."
"Well then- Severus I believe it is?" The boy nodded. "Well then Severus, since you braved my friends and asked in a way that can be deemed more polite then any Slytherin I have yet to meet, I'd be honored if you helped me with an assignment."
"Diana!" Yelled Sirius suddenly. The conversation with Severus ended there as she turned back to him. "Get over here now and leave that slime ball behind!"
"Coming mother dear!" Diana screamed back sarcastically. Luckily the Potions Master was away at the moment. "I guess I'd better go; he might just blow up our potion if I don't. I look forward to seeing you again Severus."
"As do I. Do say thank you to black for me will you?"
"For what?"
"His amusing antics today."
"How about I don't and say I did. See you." With that she made her way back to her friends. By now James, Lily and Peter were there as well. "You rang?"
"How can you say you'll join him for studying?!" Sirius was furious with her and Remus and James were trying fruitlessly to calm him.
"Why shouldn't I? He offered to assist me. I'm not saying I don't want your help but I'd feel bad turning him down just because he's a Slytherin."
"I can't believe you!"
"Hush up Siri, it's just studying."
"Didn't you hear anything we said?! He's a SLYTHERIN! He's likely planning to rape you!"
"Sirius that's enough!" Remus interjected. He startled them all. "If she wants to let Severus Snape help her then so be it; don't interfere. It's her decision to make. You don't have to right to claim things like that about him though. He's never done anything that would hint that he supports rape so don't start rumors because you're jealous."
"Shut up Remus!" Sirius yelled back.
"Don't yell at Remus it's my choice! I'll make it up to you if you'll just shut up about it though!"
"Yea; Sirius just let her go work with Severus. I'm sure it'll be alright if they study together once."
After what seemed like hours to Diana, they all finally managed to get Sirius to agree to it all. She was going regardless of his permission but she still wanted him to say that it was alright; she didn't want to risk losing a friend. Of course- in exchange for his silence she had to agree to dance with him first at the Halloween Dance.
*** That Night ***
"It'll be fun Diana, I'm sure." Lily laughed. She was teasing her new friend about earlier that day.
Dinner had been awkward because Sirius nearly started another fight with the Slytherin table. It actually resulted in a food fight and a lengthy detention cleaning up the Great Hall for him. He was still there now.
"Yea; I just hope that the boys get over it. They all seemed pretty shocked."
"They'll live."
"I'm sure they will. Goodnight Lily."
"G'night Di."
*** Boys Dorm ***
"Moony, are you really going to let her study alone with Severus Snape?" Sirius was calm but he still wouldn't drop the subject.
"Yes Si, I am."
"Why, I thought you liked her."
"I didn't say I liked her."
"Then you don't like her?"
"I didn't say that either?"
"Then what do you think of Diana?"
Remus sighed and rolled over to face his friend. "I think she's an intelligent young woman who can make her own decisions."
"That's it?"
"Why do I have to tell you this?"
"Because you're my friend."
"That had nothing to do with it. Let her be though, I don't think she likes when you're over protective of her."
"I'm not over protective."
"Yes you are."
"How so?"
"You're treating her like she's a helpless little child; she can handle things on her own you know. She isn't going to leave us for Severus if that's what's bothering you."
"How do you know."
"She's too nice for that. You saw how eager she was to befriend Severus once I told her he didn't have many friends to begin with."
"Can you blame anyone for not liking him?"
"She's looking beyond his surface Padfoot. Maybe she's seeing something we can't see; something we're overlooking."
" ...You like her Moony, why won't you just go talk to her?"
"I explained before that I can't get involved with a girl. It's too dangerous. Once she found out what I am-"
"You said yourself that Diana is looking 'beyond the surface' with Snape; what makes you think she wouldn't do the same with you?"
"I'm- I'm a werewolf Sirius; it's different."
"How is it different? You're the nicest person I know; nobody else in the world deserves to have his 'faults' overlooked more than you do."
"Please Si-"
"I want to see you kiss her."
"What?!"
"I want to see you kiss Diana at the ball. Just give her a chance; let her get to know you and if you end up having feelings for one another then it won't matter to her. If she's going to trust a Slytherin who has the worst personality imaginably I can't see why she wouldn't trust a werewolf who is honest and caring."
"I don't know," Remus trailed off and turned over in his bed. "Maybe I should try to get to know her . . ."