By: Milah Luciana Merverosa
A/N: Hey Hey!!! I'm getting better with this paragraph spacing, but if things still look a bit off-colour, I apologize! Please Read and Review! Oh, and the only thing that I own is Milah, and the plot. Everything else goes to Rowling the Magnificent! Kudos to you, Ma'am!
~Milah Luciana Merverosa
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Chapter five
I followed this boy through a winding street filled with students until I saw the beautful carriages in the distance. They always amazed me because they had no horses…
"Milah!" A deep voice called out to me. "Milah, over here!" There he was, one of my two best friends all throughout school. He was waving, and it was surprising to see the other students stare. I laughed as I watched him scowl and sneer at the onlookers. Apparently it was very un-Snapeish to wave and yell someone's name. "I'm very sorry that I didn't meet you on the train, I meant to. G-d, let me look at you. You haven't changed a bit since we last worked together…" He grasped my wrists and pushed me at arm's length to get a better look, and then, much to the surprise of both myself and my new students, he hugged me!
"Oh, it's great to see you too, Sevi!" My voice was muffled through his shoulder. His face softened upon hearing his old pet name.
The students who had not boarded a carriage were now gaping, open-mouthed. They looked like trout with their mouths open like that! We boarded our own carriage, and were whisked away to Hogwarts. Little did I know, my entire world was about to change. Much of it was going to collapse around my feet. Who would have thought that my two best friends would be my undoing…
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I entered the Great Hall, and found that most everyone was there already. The students were sitting, and casually chatting—that is, until I walked in. The silence startled the staff, and caused them to look up. I scanned the table and smiled brightly at the remembered faces. Albus Dumbledore, Madame Pince, Madame Pomfrey, Professor McGonagal… Remus Lupin…
He was glaring at me with disbelief. Remus stood out of his chair, crossed the room, broke into a run, and cried, "Milah!" He stopped, just inches short of knocking me over. "What are you doing here? You're alive?! But how?!? They all said that you were a prisoner of war! Oh..." Remus Lupin, my second best friend, was back at the school. Some recent breakthrough allowed him his job back despite his lycanthropic problem. He threw his arms around me and held me tightly.
"No one told you, Moony? Professor Dumbledore sent for me to be the new Charms Professor!" I pried myself from his grasp, and allowed him to guide me to my new seat, which much to his dismay, was next to Severus.
"I was teaching before, but once my secret was out, the parents canned me." He explained. I was surprised to hear such informal language from the man who taught me how to speak English. Remus smiled at me warmly. "I haven't seen you in years, Milah. G-d, you're still just as beautiful as the day I-"
"Remus, please. I'm not ready…" I held up my hand "I can't do this again... You know that." My face fell as I thought about the times we spent together.
"I'm sorry. Perhaps it is too soon. I guess we can chat later, over tea maybe?" He awaited a response.
"Yes, tea would be nice."
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A/N: I know, it's short. Sorry! I do hope that someone stumbles upon this to read it. What do you think? I'll never know if you don't review... Even if it's short because it's the only way I know that people are reading. Check out a picture of Milah on the link at my author page. Check out my Live Journal too!
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~Milah