**Note: It has been a while, eh? I have been incredibly busy. I kinda come
to a stalemate here. I kept wanting to change things a little too much and
it got me in trouble. Hehehe. But it's all right now; I got my storyline
straight now. Please R&R!!**
Severus had been so distracted by Professor Alberthane that he completely forgotten to cast evil looks at Harry Potter and his friends. This didn't go unnoticed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione either.
In the Gryffindor common room, the three-some were discussing Professor Snape's actions.
"Did you see the way Snape was talking to Professor Alberthane?" Ron asked, ears turning pink.
"So, what if he was talking to her? You're just jealous, Ron!" Hermione sighed. Ron looked shocked.
"Jealous? What on earth are you talking about, Hermione?" He cried. Harry rolled his eyes, their first day back, and those two were already fighting.
"Are you kidding, Ron? You were practically drooling over Professor Alberthane!" She yelled. Harry finally calmed both of them down.
"Look, we'll just have to keep an eye on those two." Harry said, pushing Ron and Hermione into their separate rooms.
The next day, Severus awoke to find he had slept with his cloths on the entire night. He got up and went to take a shower and put on a fresh robe. He began the long walk to the Great Hall. As he passed by the room where DADA was taught, the door opened. Katerina stepped out and almost ran into Severus.
"Oh my! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" She said, looking embarrassed. Severus tried to hide his happiness to see her by looking annoyed. Katerina saw this and frowned, but asked,
"Do you mind if I walk to breakfast with you, Professor?" He looked at her oddly.
"Surely, with you being a former student and all, you remember the way to the Great Hall." He said coldly. Her frown deepened.
"Oh, well yes, I do remember the way. But I was, um, hoping to walk with you. So we could, you know, get to know each other better." She said, blushing. He raised his eyebrows.
"Why you want to get to know me, I don't know. But I could use some information on you, seeing that our last DADA professor was a follower of the Dark Lord." He began walking again, leaving Katerina there looking stupid. "Well, are you coming or not?" He said, stopping and turning to face her. She nodded and ran to catch up with him.
"I have heard about the former DADA master, professor. I assure you, I am NOT a follower of Voldemort." Professor Alberthane said once she was beside him. Severus almost stopped again, but forced himself to continue walking.
"You do not call him 'he who must not be named' or any rubbish like that?" He asked, looking over to see her face in response to his question.
"Good heavens no! That only fuels his reputation, makes people even more afraid of him. And we do not need more fear of him." Katerina said, turning her head to meet his gaze. Severus nodded.
"You do not fear him then?" He asked, looking at her intently. Katerina thought a moment before answering.
"Of course I do, I do not think that there is a witch or wizard alive who doesn't at least fear him a tiny bit." She said, turning away from his dark eyes. When he was sure she wasn't looking, Severus permitted himself to smile at her.
"She is correct, o f course, very correct." He said to himself. They walked a little further before Professor Alberthane changed the subject.
" I am extremely nervous about my classes! I do hope they like me!" She said, twisting her hands in nervousness. Severus couldn't stop himself.
"It isn't a question, Professor Alberthane, of whether or not they like you. They can hate you, as long as they show you the proper respect a teacher deserves. Children can be nasty creatures, especially in this age group, but you have to know how to keep them under control. Some of these kids are smarter than others and will try to run all over you if you are not firm with them." He said way too coldly for Katerina's taste. But she didn't say a word. She simply bit her lip and continued walking. She thought about what he had said the rest of their walk, which was in silence. Severus felt horrible after he spoke to her. "I told her the truth…she knows that…may that's why she is so sad." He thought.
They entered the Great Hall and sat down to eat their breakfast. Severus watched Katerina out of the corner of his eye all during the meal. She just sat there, playing absentmindedly with her food. He felt that he should apologize or do something; he couldn't bear to see her like this. "But," He told himself mentally, "there is no reason to be sorry." Suddenly, seeming without his permission, he turned to her.
"Listen, about what I said earlier…" He began, but she cut him off.
"No, Professor, it's alright. I understand." She said, her normally blazing blue eyes a little dimmer.
"No, you don't. I shouldn't have said anything. My methods of teaching are very different from many other teachers. You must find your own way to teach." He said. She smiled a little.
"Maybe he isn't that bad, I didn't think he would regret this comments, but apparently I was wrong and happy to be so." She thought, "He does seem awfully sad lot, he has probably had a bad past or something like that to make him so cold and bitter. I can't help but feel sorry for him." They ate the rest of the meal in silence. Professor Alberthane decided that she needed to go get ready for her first class.
"See you at lunch Professor. Wish me luck." She said getting up and smiling. Severus nodded.
"Perhaps you won't need luck. Remember they are your students and you are the teacher." He said and flashed a quick half-smile. When she had left the room, Severus once again mentally berated himself for acting like such a jerk. He felt like someone was looking at him and turned to look up the teachers' table. Albus Dumbledore was smiling and watching Severus. Severus nodded in his direction and Albus's smile grew wider. Severus noticed that darn twinkling in the older man's eyes again.
"His eyes do that when he knows something I don't and I hate for others to know something I don't, especially about me." Professor Snape got up and left the room to prepare for his own class.
**Well, Professor Dumbledore knows something and Sevie is dying to know what!! Hehehehe. Next chapter, Kat's first class!! And what is going' on with her and………..Draco?!?! Next time on "I Saw Her Standing There"!
Severus had been so distracted by Professor Alberthane that he completely forgotten to cast evil looks at Harry Potter and his friends. This didn't go unnoticed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione either.
In the Gryffindor common room, the three-some were discussing Professor Snape's actions.
"Did you see the way Snape was talking to Professor Alberthane?" Ron asked, ears turning pink.
"So, what if he was talking to her? You're just jealous, Ron!" Hermione sighed. Ron looked shocked.
"Jealous? What on earth are you talking about, Hermione?" He cried. Harry rolled his eyes, their first day back, and those two were already fighting.
"Are you kidding, Ron? You were practically drooling over Professor Alberthane!" She yelled. Harry finally calmed both of them down.
"Look, we'll just have to keep an eye on those two." Harry said, pushing Ron and Hermione into their separate rooms.
The next day, Severus awoke to find he had slept with his cloths on the entire night. He got up and went to take a shower and put on a fresh robe. He began the long walk to the Great Hall. As he passed by the room where DADA was taught, the door opened. Katerina stepped out and almost ran into Severus.
"Oh my! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" She said, looking embarrassed. Severus tried to hide his happiness to see her by looking annoyed. Katerina saw this and frowned, but asked,
"Do you mind if I walk to breakfast with you, Professor?" He looked at her oddly.
"Surely, with you being a former student and all, you remember the way to the Great Hall." He said coldly. Her frown deepened.
"Oh, well yes, I do remember the way. But I was, um, hoping to walk with you. So we could, you know, get to know each other better." She said, blushing. He raised his eyebrows.
"Why you want to get to know me, I don't know. But I could use some information on you, seeing that our last DADA professor was a follower of the Dark Lord." He began walking again, leaving Katerina there looking stupid. "Well, are you coming or not?" He said, stopping and turning to face her. She nodded and ran to catch up with him.
"I have heard about the former DADA master, professor. I assure you, I am NOT a follower of Voldemort." Professor Alberthane said once she was beside him. Severus almost stopped again, but forced himself to continue walking.
"You do not call him 'he who must not be named' or any rubbish like that?" He asked, looking over to see her face in response to his question.
"Good heavens no! That only fuels his reputation, makes people even more afraid of him. And we do not need more fear of him." Katerina said, turning her head to meet his gaze. Severus nodded.
"You do not fear him then?" He asked, looking at her intently. Katerina thought a moment before answering.
"Of course I do, I do not think that there is a witch or wizard alive who doesn't at least fear him a tiny bit." She said, turning away from his dark eyes. When he was sure she wasn't looking, Severus permitted himself to smile at her.
"She is correct, o f course, very correct." He said to himself. They walked a little further before Professor Alberthane changed the subject.
" I am extremely nervous about my classes! I do hope they like me!" She said, twisting her hands in nervousness. Severus couldn't stop himself.
"It isn't a question, Professor Alberthane, of whether or not they like you. They can hate you, as long as they show you the proper respect a teacher deserves. Children can be nasty creatures, especially in this age group, but you have to know how to keep them under control. Some of these kids are smarter than others and will try to run all over you if you are not firm with them." He said way too coldly for Katerina's taste. But she didn't say a word. She simply bit her lip and continued walking. She thought about what he had said the rest of their walk, which was in silence. Severus felt horrible after he spoke to her. "I told her the truth…she knows that…may that's why she is so sad." He thought.
They entered the Great Hall and sat down to eat their breakfast. Severus watched Katerina out of the corner of his eye all during the meal. She just sat there, playing absentmindedly with her food. He felt that he should apologize or do something; he couldn't bear to see her like this. "But," He told himself mentally, "there is no reason to be sorry." Suddenly, seeming without his permission, he turned to her.
"Listen, about what I said earlier…" He began, but she cut him off.
"No, Professor, it's alright. I understand." She said, her normally blazing blue eyes a little dimmer.
"No, you don't. I shouldn't have said anything. My methods of teaching are very different from many other teachers. You must find your own way to teach." He said. She smiled a little.
"Maybe he isn't that bad, I didn't think he would regret this comments, but apparently I was wrong and happy to be so." She thought, "He does seem awfully sad lot, he has probably had a bad past or something like that to make him so cold and bitter. I can't help but feel sorry for him." They ate the rest of the meal in silence. Professor Alberthane decided that she needed to go get ready for her first class.
"See you at lunch Professor. Wish me luck." She said getting up and smiling. Severus nodded.
"Perhaps you won't need luck. Remember they are your students and you are the teacher." He said and flashed a quick half-smile. When she had left the room, Severus once again mentally berated himself for acting like such a jerk. He felt like someone was looking at him and turned to look up the teachers' table. Albus Dumbledore was smiling and watching Severus. Severus nodded in his direction and Albus's smile grew wider. Severus noticed that darn twinkling in the older man's eyes again.
"His eyes do that when he knows something I don't and I hate for others to know something I don't, especially about me." Professor Snape got up and left the room to prepare for his own class.
**Well, Professor Dumbledore knows something and Sevie is dying to know what!! Hehehehe. Next chapter, Kat's first class!! And what is going' on with her and………..Draco?!?! Next time on "I Saw Her Standing There"!