CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
As the week passed, a shadow seemed to have fallen on Hogwarts, although only three people knew the true reason.
Dumbledore didn't seem his jovial self. He was quiet and went about quite aged.
Poor Professor Sprout cried everytime she saw Dumbledore or Snape's empty seat at the High Table. She said she felt awful becuase she knew she was to blame for Snape's leaving Hogwarts. Dumbledore had to soothe her by saying it was all the better that she found Snape out.
Dia was quietly promoted to Potions Mistress. It was explained to the students that Professor Snape had left Hogwarts to persue a career in the Ministry of Magic. Although many students didn't buy the lame excuse (what professor in his right mind would lower himself in status to work at a desk for the Ministry of Magic?) they had to accept it. And many just didn't care. The majority of the students were just ectatic that Snape had left Hogwarts for good. No more of his snide remarks and nasty comments.
But the week for Dia wasn't to grand. The last words Snape had uttered to her (I love you, Dia You know I didn't do it You know it) clouded her head constantly. She felt so confused and torn in half. On one hand, she had heard Snape confess underVertiaserum, for heaven's sake. But did she really believe that in her heart? She had mixed feelings for Severus Snape. Did she love him or not?
Things came to a head one night when Dia Diamond decided she could't take Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Headmaster Albus Dumbledore) any longer. She packed a few of her belongins and snuck down the the Potions classroom for a few important ingrediants that she wanted to take with her.
When Dia reached the dark classroom, she dropped her bag by her (Snape's) desk and went over to the general supply stores of ingerdiants, which lined the back wall. She was rummaging for dried seaweed when she heard footsteps echoing in the stairwell.
Dia immediatly dropped down so she couldn't be seen but could have a clear view of the door. (It wouldn't help getting caught by one of the professors at this hour.)
The footsteps grew louder, and finally she saw a silhouette of a figure standing in the doorway. The figure scanned the dark classroom, and, seeming satisfied, walked over to Snape's old office.
I wonder who that is and why are they going in Snape's office? Dia wondered.
She heard an incantaion muttered, and the doors opened.
Crouching low, Dia crept closer to the open office. She hid behind the desk. There was the sound of rummaging in the office, and finally it stopped. The figure appeared and muttered a counter-incantation to lock the office. They then left the classroom.
Curiosity got the best of Dia and she decided to follow the figure. Staying at a safe distance, she followed the strange figure down, down deeper into the Hogwarts dungeons. Dia hadn't thought that the dungeons of Hogwarts could be so vast. Finally, after what seemed like walking for hours to Dia, the twisting, stonelines steps ended and opened into a dark room.
The figure took out a wand a whispered something, and immediatly the light of their wand lit up into bright blue flames.
Dia could tell by the soft lighting of the figure that it was a man by the broad shoulders. She was suddenly overcome with fear and happiness as a name popped into her head--Severus?
With her heard beating quickly and her head feeling like it was about to explode, Dia decided she had to confront whoever the figure was. She silently crept up behind the man and quickly said, "Severus?"
The man gasped and turned around. There was a crash of the potion ingrediants on the stone floor. Dia was astonished when she saw the distoreted, surreal features of Plighter in the blue light.
The blue light on Plighter's wand immediatly went out.
She fumbled for her wand and cried, "Lumos!"
Now it was Dia's turn to gasp. "Father?"
As the week passed, a shadow seemed to have fallen on Hogwarts, although only three people knew the true reason.
Dumbledore didn't seem his jovial self. He was quiet and went about quite aged.
Poor Professor Sprout cried everytime she saw Dumbledore or Snape's empty seat at the High Table. She said she felt awful becuase she knew she was to blame for Snape's leaving Hogwarts. Dumbledore had to soothe her by saying it was all the better that she found Snape out.
Dia was quietly promoted to Potions Mistress. It was explained to the students that Professor Snape had left Hogwarts to persue a career in the Ministry of Magic. Although many students didn't buy the lame excuse (what professor in his right mind would lower himself in status to work at a desk for the Ministry of Magic?) they had to accept it. And many just didn't care. The majority of the students were just ectatic that Snape had left Hogwarts for good. No more of his snide remarks and nasty comments.
But the week for Dia wasn't to grand. The last words Snape had uttered to her (I love you, Dia You know I didn't do it You know it) clouded her head constantly. She felt so confused and torn in half. On one hand, she had heard Snape confess underVertiaserum, for heaven's sake. But did she really believe that in her heart? She had mixed feelings for Severus Snape. Did she love him or not?
Things came to a head one night when Dia Diamond decided she could't take Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Headmaster Albus Dumbledore) any longer. She packed a few of her belongins and snuck down the the Potions classroom for a few important ingrediants that she wanted to take with her.
When Dia reached the dark classroom, she dropped her bag by her (Snape's) desk and went over to the general supply stores of ingerdiants, which lined the back wall. She was rummaging for dried seaweed when she heard footsteps echoing in the stairwell.
Dia immediatly dropped down so she couldn't be seen but could have a clear view of the door. (It wouldn't help getting caught by one of the professors at this hour.)
The footsteps grew louder, and finally she saw a silhouette of a figure standing in the doorway. The figure scanned the dark classroom, and, seeming satisfied, walked over to Snape's old office.
I wonder who that is and why are they going in Snape's office? Dia wondered.
She heard an incantaion muttered, and the doors opened.
Crouching low, Dia crept closer to the open office. She hid behind the desk. There was the sound of rummaging in the office, and finally it stopped. The figure appeared and muttered a counter-incantation to lock the office. They then left the classroom.
Curiosity got the best of Dia and she decided to follow the figure. Staying at a safe distance, she followed the strange figure down, down deeper into the Hogwarts dungeons. Dia hadn't thought that the dungeons of Hogwarts could be so vast. Finally, after what seemed like walking for hours to Dia, the twisting, stonelines steps ended and opened into a dark room.
The figure took out a wand a whispered something, and immediatly the light of their wand lit up into bright blue flames.
Dia could tell by the soft lighting of the figure that it was a man by the broad shoulders. She was suddenly overcome with fear and happiness as a name popped into her head--Severus?
With her heard beating quickly and her head feeling like it was about to explode, Dia decided she had to confront whoever the figure was. She silently crept up behind the man and quickly said, "Severus?"
The man gasped and turned around. There was a crash of the potion ingrediants on the stone floor. Dia was astonished when she saw the distoreted, surreal features of Plighter in the blue light.
The blue light on Plighter's wand immediatly went out.
She fumbled for her wand and cried, "Lumos!"
Now it was Dia's turn to gasp. "Father?"