**And now, here it is: Kat is going to be introduced!! Now, I haven't
been putting this at the beginning of the chapters anymore, but here it is:
J.K. Rowling owns everything Harry Potter. And the chapter's names come
from Beatles songs, which I do not own either. I, however, am the creator
of Kat, and other characters not found in Harry Potter! Now, that's over
with. I tried really hard to get the description of Kat so that you would
"see" her. I hope I did it well enough! Anywhoo, on with the story! Please
r/r!!**
"I've just seen a face,
I can't forget the time or place
That we'd just met, she's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see we've met
Na na na na na na
Had it been another day
I might have looked the other way
But I had never been aware
And as it is I dream of her tonight
Na na na na na na
Falling, yes I am falling
And she keeps calling me back again
I have never known
The likes of this, I've been alone
And I have missed things and kept out of sight
But other girls were never quite like this
Na na na na na na
I've just seen a face
I can t forget the time or place
And we'd just met, she's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see we've met
Na na na na na na"
Over the next few weeks, Severus had begun to get his affairs back in order. He had begun to look over his list of students and pick out the ones he would torture this year. He also made out a lesson plan for his classes.
Soon, the day came for the students to arrive. All the teachers gathered in the Great Hall. There was an empty seat beside Severus where Professor Quirrell once sat. Severus determined since that was where the new teacher would sit as well. Severus left to gather his students and make sure they behaved themselves.
When he returned, he found a woman sitting in the vacant seat; he couldn't see her from where he stood, so he decided to sit down. She looked up and smiled at him. Severus noticed her eyes immediately; they were an amazing color of blue and were framed by her round glasses. They reminded him of the ocean: deep and thoughtful, full of happiness and youth. They were a sharp contrast to his own: full of hatred and sadness. He couldn't speak; she had simply taken his breath away.
"Hello there.I'm the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. My name is Katerina Alberthane." He felt stupid, his mind refused to work properly. She stared at him, still smiling, waiting for him to introduce himself. He finally snapped out of it and regained his composure to answer her.
"I am the Potions Master, Severus Snape." He said coldly. Her smile only got wider as she nodded in response.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Professor Snape." She said, then turned to look out into the sea of students. Severus said nothing, and gazed at the students himself, looking for any potential troublemakers.
He mentally abused himself, first for losing his composure if front her and then for being his usual self to her.
"Why did I have to freeze up like that? You would think I had never seen a woman before or something! And of course when I did say something, I had to be distant and cruel.couldn't at least try to impress her or nothing." He stopped thinking suddenly, his face frozen in horror at his last thoughts. He saw a few students recognize this, so he made himself put on his best scowl. "Why should I even try to impress her? I have nothing to prove, especially to a young woman like that! Anyway, it's not like she would even be remotely interested.No one could ever love a cruel, selfish, ugly murder like me." He was too busy berating himself to even notice the sorting ceremony taking place for the first years.
After the ordeal of sorting, Professor Dumbledore stood and waited for silence. "Welcome all to another year at Hogwarts! I would like to remind you that the Forbidden Forest is, as always, restricted to any and all students. Also, we have a new addition to Hogwarts." He glanced over at Professor Alberthane and she stood, as if given a cue. "Let me introduce Professor Katerina Alberthane, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." All of the students stared at her, dumbfounded. Severus took this chance to really look at her without the risk of people thinking he was gawking. Her wavy, light brown hair reached the middle of calves. It cascaded over her shoulders and down her back. She had stray strands and wisps of hair decorating her face and was vainly trying to push them back in their proper place. She was clearly tall and somewhat lanky. She had long legs that seemingly went on forever. Her skin lacked color, she was pale, but somehow looked healthy. Her face barely flushed now from being embarrassed. She sat back down and the feast began. Food appeared out of nowhere on the gold plates and everyone began devouring it.
Severus hardly felt like eating, he was too busy listening to everyone talk to and about Professor Alberthane. Professor McGonagall was sitting on the other side of Katerina and talking pleasantly about the younger woman's school days.
"I remember you were so good at transfiguration! I had no idea you were interested in the Dark Arts, my dear, of course, you were excellent at every subject." McGonagall smiled warmly.
"Oh, Professor McGonagall, you give me too much praise. I wasn't very good at potions, it was my only flaw, I'm afraid." Katerina said and looked for a reaction from Severus. He simply looked at her and said nothing.
"Oh, please, call me Minerva. You're no longer my student, but a fellow teacher. As for potions, that was back when we didn't have the excellent Professor Snape." She paused and looked in his direction, he only stared at her and took a drink from his goblet. "I would never speak ill of my colleagues, past or present, but Professor Winbolt, well, you know what I mean, Katerina." She said looking around to make sure no one else was listening. Professor Alberthane smiled.
After a while, Minerva ran out of things to talk about and turned her attention to Professor Dumbledore. Katerina just sat there, all alone with the Potions Master. He saw her looking at him from the corner of his eye. Finally, she worked up the courage to speak to him again.
" Is it hard, Professor, teaching potions?" She asked, turning to face him. He thought a moment.
"Potions itself comes quite naturally to me, actually. But as for teaching these dunderheads, that is another story completely." He said his black eyes staring into hers. She pondered him for a second, then threw back her head and laughed. It was a glorious sound that filled his eyes and made him happy. He simply smirked and began telling her stories of the numerous cauldrons destroyed and limbs severed.
"You'll have to excuse me, Professor Alberthane, I have to take these monsters to their common room." Severus said, getting up. He bowed to her and she nodded her head.
"It was indeed a pleasure meeting and talking to you, Professor Snape." She said. He flashed an extremely quick smile and walked towards the Slytherin table.
He made sure the Perfects made the usual speech about bad behavior and went to his own rooms. He lay down on his bed and thought about Professor Alberthane. It was no wonder he didn't recognize her, she went to school here before he started teaching. So, that had to make her about 28 to 30 years of age.
"Not as young as she looks, I see." He said aloud. He thought about her until he finally gave into sleep.
**::grin:: There she is: Professor Alberthane! Well, Sevie seems quite taken with her, eh? I know he may seem a little out of character, but I tried. Oh yeah, the song at the beginning is from a Beatles song (Duh!) called "I've Just Seen a Face." It is also the name of this chapter. I thought it perfect for this place in the story. Anywhoo.(I like to say that, have you noticed?) Next Chapter: Kat's first class!!**
"I've just seen a face,
I can't forget the time or place
That we'd just met, she's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see we've met
Na na na na na na
Had it been another day
I might have looked the other way
But I had never been aware
And as it is I dream of her tonight
Na na na na na na
Falling, yes I am falling
And she keeps calling me back again
I have never known
The likes of this, I've been alone
And I have missed things and kept out of sight
But other girls were never quite like this
Na na na na na na
I've just seen a face
I can t forget the time or place
And we'd just met, she's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see we've met
Na na na na na na"
Over the next few weeks, Severus had begun to get his affairs back in order. He had begun to look over his list of students and pick out the ones he would torture this year. He also made out a lesson plan for his classes.
Soon, the day came for the students to arrive. All the teachers gathered in the Great Hall. There was an empty seat beside Severus where Professor Quirrell once sat. Severus determined since that was where the new teacher would sit as well. Severus left to gather his students and make sure they behaved themselves.
When he returned, he found a woman sitting in the vacant seat; he couldn't see her from where he stood, so he decided to sit down. She looked up and smiled at him. Severus noticed her eyes immediately; they were an amazing color of blue and were framed by her round glasses. They reminded him of the ocean: deep and thoughtful, full of happiness and youth. They were a sharp contrast to his own: full of hatred and sadness. He couldn't speak; she had simply taken his breath away.
"Hello there.I'm the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. My name is Katerina Alberthane." He felt stupid, his mind refused to work properly. She stared at him, still smiling, waiting for him to introduce himself. He finally snapped out of it and regained his composure to answer her.
"I am the Potions Master, Severus Snape." He said coldly. Her smile only got wider as she nodded in response.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Professor Snape." She said, then turned to look out into the sea of students. Severus said nothing, and gazed at the students himself, looking for any potential troublemakers.
He mentally abused himself, first for losing his composure if front her and then for being his usual self to her.
"Why did I have to freeze up like that? You would think I had never seen a woman before or something! And of course when I did say something, I had to be distant and cruel.couldn't at least try to impress her or nothing." He stopped thinking suddenly, his face frozen in horror at his last thoughts. He saw a few students recognize this, so he made himself put on his best scowl. "Why should I even try to impress her? I have nothing to prove, especially to a young woman like that! Anyway, it's not like she would even be remotely interested.No one could ever love a cruel, selfish, ugly murder like me." He was too busy berating himself to even notice the sorting ceremony taking place for the first years.
After the ordeal of sorting, Professor Dumbledore stood and waited for silence. "Welcome all to another year at Hogwarts! I would like to remind you that the Forbidden Forest is, as always, restricted to any and all students. Also, we have a new addition to Hogwarts." He glanced over at Professor Alberthane and she stood, as if given a cue. "Let me introduce Professor Katerina Alberthane, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." All of the students stared at her, dumbfounded. Severus took this chance to really look at her without the risk of people thinking he was gawking. Her wavy, light brown hair reached the middle of calves. It cascaded over her shoulders and down her back. She had stray strands and wisps of hair decorating her face and was vainly trying to push them back in their proper place. She was clearly tall and somewhat lanky. She had long legs that seemingly went on forever. Her skin lacked color, she was pale, but somehow looked healthy. Her face barely flushed now from being embarrassed. She sat back down and the feast began. Food appeared out of nowhere on the gold plates and everyone began devouring it.
Severus hardly felt like eating, he was too busy listening to everyone talk to and about Professor Alberthane. Professor McGonagall was sitting on the other side of Katerina and talking pleasantly about the younger woman's school days.
"I remember you were so good at transfiguration! I had no idea you were interested in the Dark Arts, my dear, of course, you were excellent at every subject." McGonagall smiled warmly.
"Oh, Professor McGonagall, you give me too much praise. I wasn't very good at potions, it was my only flaw, I'm afraid." Katerina said and looked for a reaction from Severus. He simply looked at her and said nothing.
"Oh, please, call me Minerva. You're no longer my student, but a fellow teacher. As for potions, that was back when we didn't have the excellent Professor Snape." She paused and looked in his direction, he only stared at her and took a drink from his goblet. "I would never speak ill of my colleagues, past or present, but Professor Winbolt, well, you know what I mean, Katerina." She said looking around to make sure no one else was listening. Professor Alberthane smiled.
After a while, Minerva ran out of things to talk about and turned her attention to Professor Dumbledore. Katerina just sat there, all alone with the Potions Master. He saw her looking at him from the corner of his eye. Finally, she worked up the courage to speak to him again.
" Is it hard, Professor, teaching potions?" She asked, turning to face him. He thought a moment.
"Potions itself comes quite naturally to me, actually. But as for teaching these dunderheads, that is another story completely." He said his black eyes staring into hers. She pondered him for a second, then threw back her head and laughed. It was a glorious sound that filled his eyes and made him happy. He simply smirked and began telling her stories of the numerous cauldrons destroyed and limbs severed.
"You'll have to excuse me, Professor Alberthane, I have to take these monsters to their common room." Severus said, getting up. He bowed to her and she nodded her head.
"It was indeed a pleasure meeting and talking to you, Professor Snape." She said. He flashed an extremely quick smile and walked towards the Slytherin table.
He made sure the Perfects made the usual speech about bad behavior and went to his own rooms. He lay down on his bed and thought about Professor Alberthane. It was no wonder he didn't recognize her, she went to school here before he started teaching. So, that had to make her about 28 to 30 years of age.
"Not as young as she looks, I see." He said aloud. He thought about her until he finally gave into sleep.
**::grin:: There she is: Professor Alberthane! Well, Sevie seems quite taken with her, eh? I know he may seem a little out of character, but I tried. Oh yeah, the song at the beginning is from a Beatles song (Duh!) called "I've Just Seen a Face." It is also the name of this chapter. I thought it perfect for this place in the story. Anywhoo.(I like to say that, have you noticed?) Next Chapter: Kat's first class!!**