Disclaimer- I own Melanie and the damn cat, and my lame excuse for a plot, but I don't own anything else so there!

What happens when all the flowers die?

Chapter 3 Secrets revealed

It was a warm July morning when Melanie sleepily opened her eyes; she adjusted to her surroundings, remembering all that had happened. She almost wanted to cry again, but she wouldn't she could hear her mother telling her to be strong.

Shakily she took a few steps, her feet grazing the sun warmed floor she stood up straight and stretched. She headed to the bathroom to get ready for the day. She came out of the bathroom about an hour later eyes sparkling hair dried and dressed.

A floor length black skirt this time with a red blouse that fell off her shoulders. She looked in the mirror and gave a half smile to herself.

"Only for you Mum only for you" She bit her lip and slid on some flats, She left her common room, on a hunt for the Great hall.

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"Albus, what are we going to do with the girl? If she has no magical abilities how can she survive in this school?" Minevira McGonagall asked Dumbldore while sipping her goblet of pumpkin juice.

Albus sat back and munched happily on his toast, "Minevira, I touched her on the shoulder yesterday," He turned to look at his counterpart "She posses powers never dreamed of in the Wizarding community."

"How so Albus?" She asked curiosity not quite so hidden in her voice.

He took a sip of his Pumpkin Juice as his eyes twinkled "I think it would be best if she showed us when she feels the time is right."

As they were discussing, Severus Snape glided into the great hall unnoticed by his colleges. He took his seat and was thankful the house elves sent him coffee. He had a blistering headache. That damn cat was meowing outside his chamber all night; he wouldn't shut up until he was let in. Only then he jumped onto his bed and took the damn thing near over!

He massaged his temples as he turned to Dumbldore and muttered a greeting.

"Yes, good morning to you too Severus," His eyes had a menacing twinkle in them "I trust you slept alright?" He added with a chuckle

Snape scowled at the headmaster as the great hall doors opened once again, only to reveal Melanie with a smile on her face. She bounced up to the table and took a seat next to Dumbldore.

"Good Morning dear. How did you sleep?" He asked smile on his face.

"Morning" She chirped "I slept very well considering" She added with a half smile, She turned to her food and began to pick at her eggs. She sipped her pumpkin juice and turned toward Severus.

She cleared her throat and he turned to glare at her "I forgot to ask you last night, but do you have any idea where my cat it?" She asked innocently

He scowled "Oh you mean your pathetic, useless lump of fur?" He asked with a fake sweetness as he continued his meal.

Melanie glared at him, as she smiled, she watched him cut up a piece of sausage and stab a piece of it onto a fork, she smiled devilishly, he was about to put it in his mouth when his fork and sausage disappeared. She chocked down a chuckle as he looked in bewilderment at his plate.

He heard her cough and turned to look at her, the corners of her mouth twitching. He narrowed his eyes at her and sat back in his chair.

Melanie bit her lip, and thought about his chair, she saw the chair in her mind disappear, she closed her eyes and watched the scene in her head 3 times, she opened her eyes and heard the dear Potions master land hard on the floor. She covered her mouth with her hand, trying to calm herself down and hide her smile.

Dumbldore watched in amazement, he chuckled to himself as he looked at his Potions Mater sitting on the floor brooding. "Alright there Severus, it seems your chair has some how walked off." At this he laughed as Snape scowled.

Snape pointed an accused finger at Melanie "You!" He narrowed his eyes "How?" By this time Melanie was laughing freely, many off the staff joined her. She simply sat back and looked at him "You poked fun at my cat, and NO ONE makes fun of my cat" She smiled sweetly

"But you don't even have a wand! This is insane there is no way-" He was cut off by Dumbldore

"My dear Severus, I would think that you our dearest Potions master would know something about wandless magic?" He winked at Melanie and she stared down at her hands.

"But you said she wasn't a witch," He looked at Dumbldore no emotions on his face. "How can she do magic if she isn't a witch?" He looked to Dumbldore and then to Melanie.

"I am a witch, I may not of learned with a wand and I may not of gone to this or any school of magic, but I'm anything but a muggle or normal for that matter."

"How" He pounded his fist on the table "I demand to know how!"

"Magic is not in the wand, magic is in the head, and a wand only controls the magic." Melanie stated as she continued the study of her hands.

"It takes a very powerful person to do it, Severus and Melanie just happened to be born with this power." Dumbldore declared with a look of seriousness plastered on his kind features.

"The work of Voldermolt I'd say, she will destroy us all." He crossed his arms "I blame her Mother I hope she rots in hell"

Melanie looked up at him her lip quivering her eyes glistening with un- cried tears. She pushed her chair over and ran out the door, she ran past the house tables and out the doors, as she left the doors slammed after her causing the floor to shake.

"Severus Snape, how dare you say that to a girl who just lost her parents, go find her now" Dumbldore stated with finality and disappointment in his voice.

Snape walked leisurely out the back door, sighing 'look at the mess you have made Severus' he thought to himself _________________________________________________________________

You think you're smart

You're not, it's plain to see

That you want me to follow

It's killing me let's see

You've got the gall

Come take it all

The jury is coming

Coming to tear me apart

All this bitching and moaning

Come on it's on

I'm trapped in this world

Lonely and fading

Heartbroke and waiting

For you to come

We are stuck in this world

That's not meant for me

For me

So what you got

One last shot

It seems to me

That you're not needed

Come on

It's killing me let's see

You got the gall

Come take it all

The jury is coming

coming to tear me apart

All this bitching and moaning

Come on it's on

I'm trapped in this world

Lonely and fading

Heartbroke and waiting

For you to come

We are stuck in this world

That's not meant for me

For me

She ran blindlessly through the halls, not knowing where she was going. Her face was red from tears she ran up endless staircases, not caring not knowing. She couldn't deal with it.

A new world, people that question her and her parents were gone, forever gone. It should have been her, he knew he was after her; he was since she was born. That's why she didn't come to Hogwarts she didn't want to expose herself.

She tripped on a stare and fell to the ground she put her hands out to brace herself and landed in a heap on the ground. She stayed like that for a minute or two, she mended into the floor begging for it to take her in, Make her part of the floor.

'I cant do thins anymore, I cant put up with this' She was a ragged broken doll, and no one was there to sew her back together, no one had the time no one wanted to. She head footsteps get closer, almost running toward her.

She realized someone was looking and hauled herself off the floor; she wiped her face and continued running up more steps until she came to the astronomy tower.

She saw a window and took her escape she opened in haste and crawled out onto the roof. It was windy so high up she walked around the slanted roof watching her footing. She walked over to the edge and her hair blew in the wind. He skirt blew haphazardly about her legs. She wiped her face one more and looked down.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," A lone voice said from behind her.

She turned around to see the very man that drove her to this point leaning against the wall arms crossed no expression. "Why do you care?" she cried as she moved closer to the edge.

"Did you mother ever tell you about me?" He asked still expressionless

"No" was all she said in response

"I'm surprised, your mother was in love with me at one point and I with her" she laughed a cruel laugh at this "I broke your mothers heart to save her, and in return ripped my own heart out" She turned her head and looked at him, black mingled with green. Her hair swayed in the wind as did his. "Come to me Melanie, I can protect you" At that moment she saw emotions flicker in his once cold eyes. She saw sympathy and caring she saw hope and she saw love. "Please" He asked his voice almost a whisper

She was about to turn around when she lost her footing. Time seemed to flow in slow motion as she slipped over the edge, Snape dove from where he stood just barley grabbing her arm, she dangled from the astronomy tower, her life in the hands of the man who she thought hated her.

She saw her life pass her by, she saw moments from when she was little playing in the sand with her mom, she saw many nights of poetry readings with her mother in the garden, Christmas's past and present. Birthdays, holidays, she shook herself into reality and looked into the eyes the only man that could save her.

He struggled with her arm trying to get a better grip all the while trying to maintain his footing. He grabbed her other arm and pulled as hard as he could.

He pulled her back over the ledge and she collapsed in his arms, she was visibly shaking with fear and buried her head farther in his chest. He closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her he rocked back and forth with her. "I promise you Rowan, I will look after her, I wont hurt her like I did you" he said as he looked up toward the sky.

It started to drizzle as they sat there on the roof, him a 32-year-old man comforting the woman that was a replica of his former love. He rested his head on hers and stared off into space. A promise is a promise.

He felt her breathing settle into a steady rhythm. He knew she was asleep, he nuzzled her hair and inhaled her scent, and a single tear ran down his cheek before he shook his head and stood up, Melanie in his arms.

He took her back inside down winding paths and into his rooms, he set her under the covers and kissed her on the forehead feathery light, and walked out of the room hoping she could get a few hours of deserved sleep.

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Melanie awoke to yet another new surrounding. "God what it with me, and ending up in strange beds?" she asked herself out loud. She stretched lazily in the spacious green bed. She had a migraine and it was killing her, yawning she got out of the unfamiliar bed and stood straight up.

Only then did she realize where she was, 'His bed, in HIS rooms' She ran a hand absentmindedly through her hair and tucked it behind her ears. She stretched once more clasping her hands together and stretching then over her head she let out a soft mewing noise and then relaxed.

She walked out of the serpent-covered bedroom and into a common room like hers but bigger and in all black and green, there indulged in a red bound book was the man that saved her. She smiled at this and then realized that her cat was lazily napping in his lap. "Traitor" she stated out loud as she leaded against the doorway.

Severus looked up at her and quirked his eyebrow.

"My cat" she yawned, "It seems he likes you more than he likes me, figures"

"Yes I find it quit lovely to have a coat of white black and gray fur on every item I own" He sarcastically said "Are you feeling better?"

"More awake yes but I have an awful migraine." She closed her eyes for a moment then opened them.

Severus stood up and retrieved a bottle of blue liquid from a locked cabinet to the left of his fireplace. "Drink this, it will help" He walked over to her uncorked it and handed the bottle to her.

She grabbed it and drank it in one gulp "That's disgusting" She made a face at the fowl liquid "Next time add two grams of orange peel to the cauldron, it will make the bitter taste go away"

He looked at her "And what do you know about potions my dear?" He gestured for her to sit down; she took the seat and tucked her feet underneath her body. Her cat found this position more inviting and jumped into her lap. She scratched behind the cat's ears and continued to talk.

"A lot more than you would think. I may not of grown up in the Wizarding world but I know my fair share of things, Potions just happens to be one of them"

"Well then, you must share your secrets I'm dying to know if you have anything that might actually work." He said half-heartedly and in a sarcastic manner.

"You would be surprised" she regarded him for a moment "This may sound a bit weird, but what should I call you?" She studied her hands and bit her lip.

"Well if you will be helping me, then you may call me anything you may please and if it goes both ways then I will call you Melanie agreed?"

"Agreed, so does that mean I can call you Sevvie?" She asked smiling at him

"No you call me that and I won't answer" He looked at her pouting face and laughed, just then there was a knock at the door.

"Come in" Severus bellowed, the door opened to reveal the Headmaster, smile plastered on his face.

"Ahh Severus I see that you indeed have found our dear guest and she is in one piece. Are you alright my dear?" He asked twinkle in his eye

"Yes, yes I'm quiet alright." She stated smiling back

"Good to hear while, dinner will be served soon, why don't we all head up I bet your starving Miss.Regal"

Melanie smiled as she walked to the great hall with Severus and the headmaster; maybe things weren't so bad after all. _________________________________________________________________

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