Chapter 2: Revealing of thoughts…

Snape:

"Oh dear…I shouldn't have done that…" I muttered, realizing the mistake I have done. Carefully, I carried the girl unto a nearby bench, and laid her down to regain consciousness.

"I didn't expect her that she's always this early, but, I better take her to Poppy instead." I took my wand and charmed the girl's bag to make it small to fit inside my pocket, so it won't be difficult to carry her to the infirmary. Then I carried her, still unconscious, I gazed at her for a moment, I noticed at her raven black hair, rather white skin, almost white as snow, and her Eastern appearance, she looked like that she came from the East countries, but somehow, she reminded me of somebody I knew from long ago…

I reached the Infirmary, and laid the girl to one of the beds, and finally I called Poppy.

"Poppy, do you have something that could make her regain consciousness?" I asked her.

Poppy looked at me with a peculiar look, "Hmmm? What are you staring at me for?"

"Nothing Severus. It's just the first time I've seen that girl, I don't see her often here but she does look a little familiar." She told me, with an amusing look on her face. "What's the girl's name?" She asked.

"Ciara, Ciara Winters." I told her, while looking at the girl, who was still unconscious.

"Winters? You mean? She's Celina and Henry's daughter? No wonder, she looks exactly like her mother…" She stated. "Oh, by the way, what were you asking for Severus?"

"I said earlier that do you have anything to regain her consciousness? She has classes today, I'm responsible to what happened, I was following her, and thought I was a stalker, well…I just reached her, tapped her shoulder and well…she fainted." I explained to her, she has that peculiar look on her face. Then she laughed.

"Why are you laughing? That's not a funny matter." I told her straight.

"Oh it's nothing Severus, don't be such a spoil sport, and it's the first time I've seen you so concerned with a student." I gave her a short glare "Ok, I have something to could help her regain consciousness, this is the first time to use it, but it's worth a try." I raised an eyebrow.

"And what could that be?" I asked, in a sort of curious voice.

"Muggles use this often if they get dizzy or fainted, they call this Ammonia, they don't drink it, they put some of it to a piece of cotton and let the patient smell it, she already has the fresh air she needs, so it'll be necessary to use it." She explained. I raised again an eyebrow.

Quickly she went away for a few seconds, and she came back with a small bottle that labeled "Ammonia", and a jar of cotton. She opened the bottle, Poppy revolted at the disgusting smell inside the bottle. Smelled like different potion ingredients being put together in one cauldron without proper brewing.

"Ugh…Oh well…it says that its smell is strong, but the stronger it is the more effective, that's what the wizard at Hogsmeade who sells Muggle medicines told me." As she put some of that stuff into a piece of cotton, she immediately went to the girl a fanning the cotton closely to her nose, then stopped to see the results. After 1-2 minutes, the girl was slowly regaining consciousness; I could see her moving a little on the bed.

I could heard her moaning, "Uhhhh…" Quickly, I went to her side.

"Looks like the ammonia's working Poppy…" I told her, while she was slowly recovering, then she opened her eyes at last, I was surprised that her eyes were a peculiar color of deep purple.

"Huh…? W-w-where am I? P-professor Snape?! M-madam Pomfrey? Don't tell me…I'm in infirmary…w-what exactly happened to me? The last thing I knew, someone was following me when I was on my way to the Great hall…"

I looked at Poppy, she was covering her mouth to hide her grins, and I looked at her, my eyes telling her to shut up.

"My apologies Miss Winters…I was going to talk to you…and I sincerely forgot that you're afraid of being followed in empty places…and well, you fainted." I told her. She blushed; I could see her eyes rolling away from me.

"No sir…I believe it's my fault…I shouldn't have over reacted…" she softly said, I could see her blush.

"Miss Winters? Can you get up?" Poppy immediately asked her, curious if the ammonia's working.

"I think so, and by the way Madam Pomfrey, that was quite strong ammonia you used…" she replied. I raised an eyebrow, how does she know Muggle medicine? Then I suddenly remembered that Celina was half-Muggle, her father was pure Muggle, a doctor, who married a Japanese witch, so clearly she knows a lot about Muggle medicine. I looked at the girl with curiosity, she really looks like her mother, even her personality traits are a little similar to her mother's, she really had inherited her mother's looks, but there is something different, her eyes, there in a constant shade of deep purple, as for her mother, she had deep blue eyes like sapphires shining, like the lake under a full moon that was covered with thin clouds. I gazed at her for a few moments, then suddenly…

"Professor Snape? Are you all right?" She asked me, I snapped out of my trance, and all I saw was the concerned look on her face.

"It's nothing, you better go now, you have to regain you strength today, and I apologize again for what happened." I said to her. I took her miniaturized bag, and regained it back to its original size, and handed it to her.

She didn't say anything. Instead she smiled at me, rose off the bed, took her bag, bowed at me and left the Infirmary. Of course Poppy saw it. She giggled. I blankly stared at her, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh don't give me that look Severus, and I'm beginning to see that you're developing a liking to this girl." I was beginning to get irritated, but…

"It's not that Poppy, it's something related to me and Celina…"I told her seriously.