Chap. 13
Disclaimer on opening note.
Snape tried to stay in bed as long as possible on Christmas. The only reason he got up was to get to the end of Christmas as soon as possible. Christmas was a very depressing holiday for him, but that was all going to change. * * *
"Ruby, wake up." She felt Hermione push her. "Happy Christmas," she said and ran out, more then likely to wake up Harry and Ron. Ruby slowly woke up, feeling rather groggy. Christmas at Hogwarts, could anything be better.
"Come on," Hermione yelled up the stairs.
"I'm coming." When Ruby made it down she found Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George sitting by the fire.
"Happy Christmas," they greeted her.
"Oh, Christmas.right." Ruby ran back upstairs.
""Where is she going," asked Ron? Ruby quickly reappeared with packages.
"I forgot to put them down here," she smiled. * * *
Snape reached his office and noticed a package on his desk. The card on the package had his name on it. A cruel trick he thought. He carefully opened the card and read.
Prof. Snape, Thank you for all you have done for me. I owe you nothing short of my life. This is just one thing I can pay back. I know you are not bad at all. You are a person with whom fate has played with, and I can relate. Merry Christmas, Ruby Kennedy
You can, you think? Snape thought, almost wishing she could understand.
P.S. I know I promised that I'd never break into your office, but.well. I did. Sorry. He opened the package and found all the ingredients that they had used over term.
* * * Breakfast seemed better than ever on Christmas. The Gryffindor gang sat at the end of the table closest to the front. George and Fred sat on either side of Ruby. They had been by her side ever since the beginning of break.
"So, Ruby, did Snape try to poison you?" Ron finally asked.
"Don't be silly," she answered as they walked out of the Great Hall.
"Well, it could happen you know," Harry said.
"Yeah," George continued. "I mean how many times would he help a Gryffindor."
"Look," Ruby turned abruptly to see all of them,"Professor Snape isn't bad. If it wasn't for him, all I'd have was a recipe and no cure. He was very nice to take the time to help me research. No one made him. Don't say anything bad about.," Ruby trailed off as footsteps came up behind her and the faces in front of her turned pale.
"Miss Kennedy," Snape's voice was almost a whisper, "Would you come to my office?"
"Of course, Professor." As Ruby and Snape walked down the hall, she heard Ron say,
"She really can be batty, can't she?"
In Snape's office, Ruby noticed her package gone; it's contents in the cupboard.
"Sit." Ruby sat in the chair a crossed from Snape.
"Professor." Ruby trailed off. She didn't know what she was in for.
"Miss Kennedy." Apparently he didn't either.
"Excuse me, Professor, but did you call me here with any reason in mind?" She didn't mean it so curtly, but maybe this would make things more normal. No, nothing would be normal.
"Thank you, but that was not necessary."
"What?"
"The gift."
Ruby looked down at her lap. "Yes it was." They locked eyes for a moment then Ruby continued. "You never know how much you'll miss something. I laughed so hard that night. I didn't want to stop. I- I didn't want the cure to wear off, which was stupid, because it doesn't." She stopped and looked around the room and smiled. "I hope you don't think this means I'm no longer interested in Potions. It's quite the contrary!"
"Miss Kennedy."
"I'm not finished. I'm going to be a potions master. I think I." "Miss Kennedy."
"What."
He smiled, which made him look like the grinch. "You need to finish the last portion of you research, your conclusion."
"Oh," She felt really embarrassed now.
"I would like it in my office the start of term."
"Yes, sir." Everything was back to normal. She left for the common room where Ron, Harry, and Hermione were waiting.
"An owl just dropped this by," Hermione said. "And this was waiting when we got back," she pointed at the two packages.
"Bobby," Ruby smiled. She was excited to find out what he had sent. She opened it and her smile grew.
"What is it," asked Ron?
"New toe shoes. I used to dance until the curse interfered with it." "You never told us that."
"There's a lot you don't know about me." She read the letter, "Dear Ruby, It is wonderful to hear that you have been cured. I knew Hogwarts would be good for you. I thought you'd like a new pair in case you have some free time."
"Open the other one," Harry exclaimed. Ruby saw the handwriting on the card and knew exactly who it was from.
"Tell us, Ruby."
"It's from a good friend." She opened the box to find it filled with potions ingredients.
* Aww, isn't that cute. I could end it right there. BUT I won't. I would hate myself if I did soooooooooooo MORE TO COME! *head bangs*
Disclaimer on opening note.
Snape tried to stay in bed as long as possible on Christmas. The only reason he got up was to get to the end of Christmas as soon as possible. Christmas was a very depressing holiday for him, but that was all going to change. * * *
"Ruby, wake up." She felt Hermione push her. "Happy Christmas," she said and ran out, more then likely to wake up Harry and Ron. Ruby slowly woke up, feeling rather groggy. Christmas at Hogwarts, could anything be better.
"Come on," Hermione yelled up the stairs.
"I'm coming." When Ruby made it down she found Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George sitting by the fire.
"Happy Christmas," they greeted her.
"Oh, Christmas.right." Ruby ran back upstairs.
""Where is she going," asked Ron? Ruby quickly reappeared with packages.
"I forgot to put them down here," she smiled. * * *
Snape reached his office and noticed a package on his desk. The card on the package had his name on it. A cruel trick he thought. He carefully opened the card and read.
Prof. Snape, Thank you for all you have done for me. I owe you nothing short of my life. This is just one thing I can pay back. I know you are not bad at all. You are a person with whom fate has played with, and I can relate. Merry Christmas, Ruby Kennedy
You can, you think? Snape thought, almost wishing she could understand.
P.S. I know I promised that I'd never break into your office, but.well. I did. Sorry. He opened the package and found all the ingredients that they had used over term.
* * * Breakfast seemed better than ever on Christmas. The Gryffindor gang sat at the end of the table closest to the front. George and Fred sat on either side of Ruby. They had been by her side ever since the beginning of break.
"So, Ruby, did Snape try to poison you?" Ron finally asked.
"Don't be silly," she answered as they walked out of the Great Hall.
"Well, it could happen you know," Harry said.
"Yeah," George continued. "I mean how many times would he help a Gryffindor."
"Look," Ruby turned abruptly to see all of them,"Professor Snape isn't bad. If it wasn't for him, all I'd have was a recipe and no cure. He was very nice to take the time to help me research. No one made him. Don't say anything bad about.," Ruby trailed off as footsteps came up behind her and the faces in front of her turned pale.
"Miss Kennedy," Snape's voice was almost a whisper, "Would you come to my office?"
"Of course, Professor." As Ruby and Snape walked down the hall, she heard Ron say,
"She really can be batty, can't she?"
In Snape's office, Ruby noticed her package gone; it's contents in the cupboard.
"Sit." Ruby sat in the chair a crossed from Snape.
"Professor." Ruby trailed off. She didn't know what she was in for.
"Miss Kennedy." Apparently he didn't either.
"Excuse me, Professor, but did you call me here with any reason in mind?" She didn't mean it so curtly, but maybe this would make things more normal. No, nothing would be normal.
"Thank you, but that was not necessary."
"What?"
"The gift."
Ruby looked down at her lap. "Yes it was." They locked eyes for a moment then Ruby continued. "You never know how much you'll miss something. I laughed so hard that night. I didn't want to stop. I- I didn't want the cure to wear off, which was stupid, because it doesn't." She stopped and looked around the room and smiled. "I hope you don't think this means I'm no longer interested in Potions. It's quite the contrary!"
"Miss Kennedy."
"I'm not finished. I'm going to be a potions master. I think I." "Miss Kennedy."
"What."
He smiled, which made him look like the grinch. "You need to finish the last portion of you research, your conclusion."
"Oh," She felt really embarrassed now.
"I would like it in my office the start of term."
"Yes, sir." Everything was back to normal. She left for the common room where Ron, Harry, and Hermione were waiting.
"An owl just dropped this by," Hermione said. "And this was waiting when we got back," she pointed at the two packages.
"Bobby," Ruby smiled. She was excited to find out what he had sent. She opened it and her smile grew.
"What is it," asked Ron?
"New toe shoes. I used to dance until the curse interfered with it." "You never told us that."
"There's a lot you don't know about me." She read the letter, "Dear Ruby, It is wonderful to hear that you have been cured. I knew Hogwarts would be good for you. I thought you'd like a new pair in case you have some free time."
"Open the other one," Harry exclaimed. Ruby saw the handwriting on the card and knew exactly who it was from.
"Tell us, Ruby."
"It's from a good friend." She opened the box to find it filled with potions ingredients.
* Aww, isn't that cute. I could end it right there. BUT I won't. I would hate myself if I did soooooooooooo MORE TO COME! *head bangs*
