Snape's Secret Part XIII: Animal Magnetism
[ Hey, guys! Sorry that this story took so long!! I had to do some researching so I got a certain character's personality right. Tell me if I fall astray (and how!) if I mess this up. Thanks and I hope you enjoy it!! -- Kat ]
The dog stared at snape, its huge brown eyes looking at him in some form of subconcious disgust as he stared back in icy silence. The air had gone deathly still and it seemed the whole world had, for some reason, stopped to watch the two stare at one another for a moment.
" Why are you here? " Snape demanded, half toward the dog and half to himself, " This could spell distaster for all of us... "
" What is it? " Morgana said, poking her head around the bushes despite his instructions to stay put and at once seeing the dog. Smiling, she walked towards the animal and starting petting it, " What a pretty dog! "
Snape glared at her with his best your-in-big-trouble stare, but Morgana was no longer paying attention to him. Her mind was focused entirely on her new-found four legged friend.
" Morgana, " Snape warned, pulling her away, " That is not an ordinary dog. "
" Let go of me! " Morgana snapped, pushing Snape back and nearly knocking him over, " You must be off your rocker! Not an ordinary dog... "
Suddenly, the dog began to glow in a strange light and grow taller. Its fur began to turn into clothes and its limb started to become human. Within a minute, Morgana found herself standing in front of a tall man with dark hair and eyes.
" Huh? " Morgana said in surprise, looking at the stranger in disbelief, " How did you do that? "
" There is no time for that right now. " the man said, looking at Snape and frowning and then turning his attention to Morgana, " My godson, Harry, told me that a friend of his named Morgana was brought here by death eaters. He is worried about her. Can you tell me where she is? "
" Assuming I was a part of all of this, why would I? " Morgana laughed, looking at the man with a rather annoying smirk.
" Because I am not in the mood for games. " The man replied, in a tone which made it clear to Morgana that he was not one to mess with.
" I am Morgana. " Morgana said, " And I was brought here at the request of my aunt, Issabelle McChella. "
The man raised an eyebrow, a frown crossing his heavily featured face and making him look almost menacing, " Her... "
" What's the matter with my aunt? " Morgana demanded, angered that anyone could think a think beside good about Issabelle.
" Nothing. " the man replied shortly, " Could you do me a favour, Morgana? "
" What is it? "
" Could you tell your aunt that an old friend wants to meet her by the front rosebushes at midnight? "
" I'll tell her if I see her, and Severus will too. " Morgana replied.
" Thank you. Now, I had better return to my less curious state of being, as I do not wish to be noticed by Voldemort. " the man said, turning into the dog again and walking away.
" You shall henceforth call me Professor Snape, Morgana. " Snape said, his black eyes boring into her deep brown ones.
" Very well, Professor. " Morgana said, " You will tell Issabelle, right? Dumbledore might have sent him. "
" Quiet! You'll get us all in a lot of trouble going on like that! " Snape said, quickly looking around to make sure no one was in earshot. Luckily, the garden was all but deserted. " Of course I will. "
******
The tiny kitten walked through the garden flowerbed as though it were afraid it might make a wrong step and break something. A sliver of moon shone down on the miniature forest of plants below and made the kitten's gray fur glow silvery in its pale light. Finally reaching the rosebush, it sat down daintily and neatly wrapped its tail around its fragile body, waiting for what it knew was bound to come. The night's silence was soon broken by a sequence of loud barking as the dog Snape had met that afternoon came into view. Looking at its large black body, the kitten recoiled, trembling with fear.
The two animals sat and regarded eachother in the returning evening silence. Neither attempted to make a sound or come any closer to the other as the time slowly continued to pass by. After about an hour of this, the kitten stood again on its four tiny paws and stretched, as if bored. The dog watched it with unmoving eyes and finally stood up as well.
As both animal's eyes met, glistening light began to encircle each of them as they both returned to hman form and stared at eachother.
" I've waited many years for this day. " the man said, looking at the cat woman with an undiscribable fury, " It was you who sent me to Azkaban. "
" No, " she replied, " It was I who caught you committing the crime that you were sent there for doing. "
" Same thing, isn't it? " the man snapped, advancing on her now, " Yet now you are serving the very man that the aurors were put in place to stop. "
" My mission is none of your concern. " she retorted, " I shall only tell you this: All is not as it appears. "
" A lesson I am sure that Dumbledore has taught you in the light of past events. " the man said, a slight hint of bitter smugness creeping into his voice.
" Why are you here? To seek revenge on me? " she asked.
" Maybe. " he answered, a smile slowly spreading across his face.
" Well I know I can not make up for what you have lost, Sirius Black, but I am sorry. " the woman said, her eyes unable to meet his, " Dumbledore has made me aware of my errors and I am here to correct several issues, including clearing your name. "
" Surely if you can look into Voldemort's face you can bare to look at mine, " Sirius said, tilting her head up so that he could meet her eyes. It was only then that he saw that silent tears had began to pour down her cheeks, " Ah, yes. Now you cry over it. "
" You... " she said, but her emotions felt so jumbled that she was unable to finish.
" Don't cry, Issabelle. " he said, patting her shoulder reassuringly, " Peter betrayed many in much worse ways and fooled many wiser wizards then you. "
" Still, I had no real proof. I was a foolish kid looking for a chance to show off! "
" It is much wiser to do good things in the present then to sit and weep over those things which were done in the past. It is getting late. You had better go before someone notices you're missing. " Sirius said, blocking anyone from seeing her as she changed into her kitten form again. " Good night. I shall speak to you again soon. "
The kitten looked at him as though with understanding and then bolted towards Voldemort's castle, neglecting to see the large rat which had been sitting in the bushes the whole time.
[ End Note: How did I do? I don't know too much about Sirius Black, so I might have goofed up his personality a bit. If I have any you think you can set me straight, please e-mail me at professor_issabelle_snape@yahoo.com. Thanks and bye!! ]
[ Hey, guys! Sorry that this story took so long!! I had to do some researching so I got a certain character's personality right. Tell me if I fall astray (and how!) if I mess this up. Thanks and I hope you enjoy it!! -- Kat ]
The dog stared at snape, its huge brown eyes looking at him in some form of subconcious disgust as he stared back in icy silence. The air had gone deathly still and it seemed the whole world had, for some reason, stopped to watch the two stare at one another for a moment.
" Why are you here? " Snape demanded, half toward the dog and half to himself, " This could spell distaster for all of us... "
" What is it? " Morgana said, poking her head around the bushes despite his instructions to stay put and at once seeing the dog. Smiling, she walked towards the animal and starting petting it, " What a pretty dog! "
Snape glared at her with his best your-in-big-trouble stare, but Morgana was no longer paying attention to him. Her mind was focused entirely on her new-found four legged friend.
" Morgana, " Snape warned, pulling her away, " That is not an ordinary dog. "
" Let go of me! " Morgana snapped, pushing Snape back and nearly knocking him over, " You must be off your rocker! Not an ordinary dog... "
Suddenly, the dog began to glow in a strange light and grow taller. Its fur began to turn into clothes and its limb started to become human. Within a minute, Morgana found herself standing in front of a tall man with dark hair and eyes.
" Huh? " Morgana said in surprise, looking at the stranger in disbelief, " How did you do that? "
" There is no time for that right now. " the man said, looking at Snape and frowning and then turning his attention to Morgana, " My godson, Harry, told me that a friend of his named Morgana was brought here by death eaters. He is worried about her. Can you tell me where she is? "
" Assuming I was a part of all of this, why would I? " Morgana laughed, looking at the man with a rather annoying smirk.
" Because I am not in the mood for games. " The man replied, in a tone which made it clear to Morgana that he was not one to mess with.
" I am Morgana. " Morgana said, " And I was brought here at the request of my aunt, Issabelle McChella. "
The man raised an eyebrow, a frown crossing his heavily featured face and making him look almost menacing, " Her... "
" What's the matter with my aunt? " Morgana demanded, angered that anyone could think a think beside good about Issabelle.
" Nothing. " the man replied shortly, " Could you do me a favour, Morgana? "
" What is it? "
" Could you tell your aunt that an old friend wants to meet her by the front rosebushes at midnight? "
" I'll tell her if I see her, and Severus will too. " Morgana replied.
" Thank you. Now, I had better return to my less curious state of being, as I do not wish to be noticed by Voldemort. " the man said, turning into the dog again and walking away.
" You shall henceforth call me Professor Snape, Morgana. " Snape said, his black eyes boring into her deep brown ones.
" Very well, Professor. " Morgana said, " You will tell Issabelle, right? Dumbledore might have sent him. "
" Quiet! You'll get us all in a lot of trouble going on like that! " Snape said, quickly looking around to make sure no one was in earshot. Luckily, the garden was all but deserted. " Of course I will. "
******
The tiny kitten walked through the garden flowerbed as though it were afraid it might make a wrong step and break something. A sliver of moon shone down on the miniature forest of plants below and made the kitten's gray fur glow silvery in its pale light. Finally reaching the rosebush, it sat down daintily and neatly wrapped its tail around its fragile body, waiting for what it knew was bound to come. The night's silence was soon broken by a sequence of loud barking as the dog Snape had met that afternoon came into view. Looking at its large black body, the kitten recoiled, trembling with fear.
The two animals sat and regarded eachother in the returning evening silence. Neither attempted to make a sound or come any closer to the other as the time slowly continued to pass by. After about an hour of this, the kitten stood again on its four tiny paws and stretched, as if bored. The dog watched it with unmoving eyes and finally stood up as well.
As both animal's eyes met, glistening light began to encircle each of them as they both returned to hman form and stared at eachother.
" I've waited many years for this day. " the man said, looking at the cat woman with an undiscribable fury, " It was you who sent me to Azkaban. "
" No, " she replied, " It was I who caught you committing the crime that you were sent there for doing. "
" Same thing, isn't it? " the man snapped, advancing on her now, " Yet now you are serving the very man that the aurors were put in place to stop. "
" My mission is none of your concern. " she retorted, " I shall only tell you this: All is not as it appears. "
" A lesson I am sure that Dumbledore has taught you in the light of past events. " the man said, a slight hint of bitter smugness creeping into his voice.
" Why are you here? To seek revenge on me? " she asked.
" Maybe. " he answered, a smile slowly spreading across his face.
" Well I know I can not make up for what you have lost, Sirius Black, but I am sorry. " the woman said, her eyes unable to meet his, " Dumbledore has made me aware of my errors and I am here to correct several issues, including clearing your name. "
" Surely if you can look into Voldemort's face you can bare to look at mine, " Sirius said, tilting her head up so that he could meet her eyes. It was only then that he saw that silent tears had began to pour down her cheeks, " Ah, yes. Now you cry over it. "
" You... " she said, but her emotions felt so jumbled that she was unable to finish.
" Don't cry, Issabelle. " he said, patting her shoulder reassuringly, " Peter betrayed many in much worse ways and fooled many wiser wizards then you. "
" Still, I had no real proof. I was a foolish kid looking for a chance to show off! "
" It is much wiser to do good things in the present then to sit and weep over those things which were done in the past. It is getting late. You had better go before someone notices you're missing. " Sirius said, blocking anyone from seeing her as she changed into her kitten form again. " Good night. I shall speak to you again soon. "
The kitten looked at him as though with understanding and then bolted towards Voldemort's castle, neglecting to see the large rat which had been sitting in the bushes the whole time.
[ End Note: How did I do? I don't know too much about Sirius Black, so I might have goofed up his personality a bit. If I have any you think you can set me straight, please e-mail me at professor_issabelle_snape@yahoo.com. Thanks and bye!! ]