The Past Dug Up!
By Rachel
Tara wondered down a corridor inside the large Hogwarts castle. Professor Minerva Mcgonnagal had told her she was wanted in the library, so that was where she was headed. It had been awhile since she went there, but it hadn't changed much. The same pictures still hung on the walls, the ghosts still roamed about, and there was no new decoration.
The library was just ahead. Just pass a few more classrooms and turn right. As she was passing the teachers the lounge the door opened and someone came striding out. He was fairly tall, dressed all in black, with chin leanth greasy black hair, and a pointed nose. There was no mistaking who that was, even ten years later.
"S-S-S-Severus?" she stuttered.
He looked at her, realization dawning. "Mclay!" he snarled. She flinched slightly.
"I uh, wh-what are y-you doing h-here?"
"Why I work here, What are you doing here. I thought you left for America."
'I-I did. I'm the n-new Defense against-st the D-Dark arts-s professor."
His lip curled at that. So Severus Snape worked here. That was strange. Last she heard he was a death eater. But Dumbledore would never allow a death eater to work at his school.
"I-I really have t-to get to th-the library." She told him.
"Since when did you start stuttering? You've gone from smart, strong, practically a marauder, to, stuttering, quivering, cowering, pathetic pile of an American witch."
That was it. Tara began to mutter a curse under her breath. She'd show him, she didn't need a wand. Americans didn't really use wands anyway. She'd show him what an American witch was capable of. The curse would make him dance about like an idiot in front of everybody if she had gotten to finish, but right at that point a big black dog, came hurtling down the corridor.
Tara screamed and immediately stopped her chant. The dog gave her a curious glance and then trotted off.
"What is the poor girl afraid of a dog."
"No! I'm not afraid of dogs. Just big black ones that seem smarter than they really are. Don't get you hopes up." All the stuttering was gone now. It was back how it used to be between them. Well sort of.
Tara at one point during her teenage years had went out with Snape. It was during her third year. She later dumped him in her fourth year for someone else. It just happened to be for someone Snape hated, so he began to hate her too. Plus he was hurt and upset, by her dumping him. He even had a break from the Marauder's pranks while she went out with him. And that was like heaven.
And then she dumped him, for none other than Sirius Black. The so called Marauder gone bad. She was so in love with Black back then. They were even thinking about getting married, once the whole Voldemort business blew over.
Then Black did the unthinkable, betrayed his best friend and killed another friend. And in that way, he betrayed Tara too. Because as far as she knew Sirius was the most trusting loyal person their was, and he went and got the Potter's killed and killed Wormtail himself, along with other completely innocent people. In her opinion he deserved the punishment he got. Life in Azkaban having to relive all his painful memories.
She'd grown to hate him over the years, and soon put him and the rest of the wizarding world out of her mind. She had gotten into the slayer world, a world with Willow. Willow had done the same thing though. Betrayed her. Used a memory spell. Maybe she just shouldn't fall in love at all, It always seemed to go horribly wrong.
"You better be careful Mclay. The dark arts professors seem to have bad luck around here." He laughed and walked out of her way.
She sighed in relief. I didn't seem to be possible, but somehow he had gotten nastier over the years. She made the rest of the way to the library without anymore incidents. She breathed in the musty scent of the books. The library had always been her favorite place.
"Tara!" a familiar voice exclaimed.
Her eyes, which she had shut, popped open very suddenly. "Giles!"
And there he was on all his glory, which isn't much, standing there rather uncomfortably in his black robes. He smiled at her, while taking his glasses off and cleaning them.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, I got a rather strange letter from an owl, which was rather strange in itself, but the letter asked me to come and be a librarian here. They knew I had practice, and the original librarian has come down with a serious case of the flu and shall be out several months. Must be serious to take her out of action for months. Anyway, I also heard you were teaching here. Did you find the place okay? Didn't get lost did you?"
"No. This place hasn't changed since I was last here." She realized her words too late.
"You've been here before?" He gave her a questioning glance, as he placed his glasses back on.
"Yeah. I went here as a kid. It's where I learned most of the stuff. Wait. How did they know you had practice being a librarian?"
"Well it seems that the ministry keeps in touch with the council."
"Oh."
"Well I won't keep you here any longer. I believe there is a feast for you to attend."
She gave him a bright smile before leaving. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad. At least she had one other person who'd seen the things she'd seen.
TBC
A/N: Short, I know. There was no where else this chapter was going though. So as usual tell me what you think. Howed you all like my lil twist about Snape and Tara. I'm guessing you all can see why she doesn't like Sirius. Don't worry though. It'll get better. Cause I love Sirius. So good things will happen to him. ~Rachel
Tara wondered down a corridor inside the large Hogwarts castle. Professor Minerva Mcgonnagal had told her she was wanted in the library, so that was where she was headed. It had been awhile since she went there, but it hadn't changed much. The same pictures still hung on the walls, the ghosts still roamed about, and there was no new decoration.
The library was just ahead. Just pass a few more classrooms and turn right. As she was passing the teachers the lounge the door opened and someone came striding out. He was fairly tall, dressed all in black, with chin leanth greasy black hair, and a pointed nose. There was no mistaking who that was, even ten years later.
"S-S-S-Severus?" she stuttered.
He looked at her, realization dawning. "Mclay!" he snarled. She flinched slightly.
"I uh, wh-what are y-you doing h-here?"
"Why I work here, What are you doing here. I thought you left for America."
'I-I did. I'm the n-new Defense against-st the D-Dark arts-s professor."
His lip curled at that. So Severus Snape worked here. That was strange. Last she heard he was a death eater. But Dumbledore would never allow a death eater to work at his school.
"I-I really have t-to get to th-the library." She told him.
"Since when did you start stuttering? You've gone from smart, strong, practically a marauder, to, stuttering, quivering, cowering, pathetic pile of an American witch."
That was it. Tara began to mutter a curse under her breath. She'd show him, she didn't need a wand. Americans didn't really use wands anyway. She'd show him what an American witch was capable of. The curse would make him dance about like an idiot in front of everybody if she had gotten to finish, but right at that point a big black dog, came hurtling down the corridor.
Tara screamed and immediately stopped her chant. The dog gave her a curious glance and then trotted off.
"What is the poor girl afraid of a dog."
"No! I'm not afraid of dogs. Just big black ones that seem smarter than they really are. Don't get you hopes up." All the stuttering was gone now. It was back how it used to be between them. Well sort of.
Tara at one point during her teenage years had went out with Snape. It was during her third year. She later dumped him in her fourth year for someone else. It just happened to be for someone Snape hated, so he began to hate her too. Plus he was hurt and upset, by her dumping him. He even had a break from the Marauder's pranks while she went out with him. And that was like heaven.
And then she dumped him, for none other than Sirius Black. The so called Marauder gone bad. She was so in love with Black back then. They were even thinking about getting married, once the whole Voldemort business blew over.
Then Black did the unthinkable, betrayed his best friend and killed another friend. And in that way, he betrayed Tara too. Because as far as she knew Sirius was the most trusting loyal person their was, and he went and got the Potter's killed and killed Wormtail himself, along with other completely innocent people. In her opinion he deserved the punishment he got. Life in Azkaban having to relive all his painful memories.
She'd grown to hate him over the years, and soon put him and the rest of the wizarding world out of her mind. She had gotten into the slayer world, a world with Willow. Willow had done the same thing though. Betrayed her. Used a memory spell. Maybe she just shouldn't fall in love at all, It always seemed to go horribly wrong.
"You better be careful Mclay. The dark arts professors seem to have bad luck around here." He laughed and walked out of her way.
She sighed in relief. I didn't seem to be possible, but somehow he had gotten nastier over the years. She made the rest of the way to the library without anymore incidents. She breathed in the musty scent of the books. The library had always been her favorite place.
"Tara!" a familiar voice exclaimed.
Her eyes, which she had shut, popped open very suddenly. "Giles!"
And there he was on all his glory, which isn't much, standing there rather uncomfortably in his black robes. He smiled at her, while taking his glasses off and cleaning them.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, I got a rather strange letter from an owl, which was rather strange in itself, but the letter asked me to come and be a librarian here. They knew I had practice, and the original librarian has come down with a serious case of the flu and shall be out several months. Must be serious to take her out of action for months. Anyway, I also heard you were teaching here. Did you find the place okay? Didn't get lost did you?"
"No. This place hasn't changed since I was last here." She realized her words too late.
"You've been here before?" He gave her a questioning glance, as he placed his glasses back on.
"Yeah. I went here as a kid. It's where I learned most of the stuff. Wait. How did they know you had practice being a librarian?"
"Well it seems that the ministry keeps in touch with the council."
"Oh."
"Well I won't keep you here any longer. I believe there is a feast for you to attend."
She gave him a bright smile before leaving. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad. At least she had one other person who'd seen the things she'd seen.
TBC
A/N: Short, I know. There was no where else this chapter was going though. So as usual tell me what you think. Howed you all like my lil twist about Snape and Tara. I'm guessing you all can see why she doesn't like Sirius. Don't worry though. It'll get better. Cause I love Sirius. So good things will happen to him. ~Rachel