Ravens Have no Hearts
Pairing: Harry/OC, Ron/Hermoine, and others will be hinted at
Rating: PG-13 for now, mild language
Author: Tainted Elf
Disclaimer: I don't own HP, and some things in this story may vary from the text.
Timeline: Early morning of Sept. 2, the second day at Hogwarts
Chapter Three: Confused Emotions and Dreamless Potions
A/N: If anyone knows what color Cho Chang's hair is, please tell me!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I CHANGED THE PAST EVENTS FROM CHAPTER TWO SO YOU MIGHT NEED TO REREAD IT!!!
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Liliana gasped, "Severus, you scared me." She picked up her wand with a sigh of relief.
He smiled, "I am sorry, I just brought your trunk by, the house elves missed it." He walked through the portal and set down her trunk and Raven's cage. "Beautiful bird."
The young Slytherin blushed, "Thank you."
Severus walked closer and whispered in her ear, "Don't call me Severus around other people, it might not go over well."
She blushed; her heart was racing. "Of course not, I understand Professor Snape."
He ran his finger along her cheek, "Are you sure you are only eleven?"
Once again, Liliana found herself flushing. "Actually, I am thirteen and a half, but the last two years my parents were trying to get me enrolled at Durmstrang so I didn't have time to enroll here. Dumbledore tells me that I can get some extra books this summer and test out of second year and possibly third."
Guilt overcame her when she had to lie to him, but what else could she do? Tell the truth? Never, everyone was allowed his or her dark secrets. Severus's was that he used to be a Deatheater, and she had her own too.
Snape smiled, "Well, then I would have one possibly two less year with you, my dear."
Liliana could not slow her heart. "That would be a downside, I suppose." She laughed nervously.
Severus planted a caring kiss on her forehead and whipped around her, "I will see you after breakfast, in Potions. Come a little early and perhaps I can give you some reading material to get a head start."
Her eyes followed him, "That'd be wonderful..." He closed the portrait hole behind him.
As Liliana turned to haul her trunk upstairs, she saw Draco standing near the stairwell. "Hello."
He stared hard at Liliana, "What are you doing here? I thought you would have left after becoming a Slytherin..."
Liliana blushed, "I am stronger than that Draco. I am surprised you are so much snootier than your father, you must get it from that oaf of a mother you have."
Draco was shaking with rage, "How dare you!"
"Whatcha' going to do about it?" Without another word, Draco stomped up the stairs angrily.
Liliana smirked, "Now who's the coward." She ascended the stairs and emptied her trunk in her new room, making sure to leave her broom wrapped in the Invisibility Cloak she had stolen from her father. She found out that Carrie was in her room, along with Millicent Bulstrode and Pansy Parkinson. Liliana sighed, "Oh well. It's better than rooming with Draco." She laughed, "I am surprised he wasn't accidentally assigned to a girl's dorm."
After pulling on her warm flannel PJs, the first year fell right asleep. Her dreams were painful images relived...repeatedly...no matter how she fought...she could not wake from this nightmare.
~~Dream Sequence~~
Evan Moore stood over her, "You stupid Squib! I cannot believe you did that! Never again will you refuse me!"
Liliana's frail eleven-year-old form shuddered. "Leave me be! You filthy, cruel monster! You deserve to be in Azkaban with the rest of your friends!"
Evan slapped her hard and vehemently, causing her to fall hard against the cement floor of their cellar. "You can come out when you break the charm I put on this door!"
The young gasped, "Father! What about Hogwarts!"
The Deatheater stared down at her, "Your mother is gone speaking with Lord Voldemort, so don't you dare think she will save you. If you want to ever attend Hogwarts, you must do one thing for me."
Liliana flinched at his words; she knew what he wanted. He usually asked her to do favors for him in her mother's absence. How she loathed the man before her, Evan Moore was worse than Voldemort himself. "Why aren't you speaking with Voldemort! Are you to scared of being caught, so you send mother!"
Evan kicked her hard in the ribs, knocking the air from her lungs. "Shut up you insolent fool!" Another kick caused everything to go black.
~~End Dream Sequence~~
Young Liliana Moore woke in a sweaty fear. Her nightclothes were soiled with sweat and she immediately ran downstairs with her new Slytherin uniform.
After a soothingly cool shower, she dressed into the white shirt, grey vest with a green and silver tie. Next she put her robes over her vest and her charcoal colored skirt. The green in the uniform made her green eyes look livid and the black of her tresses seem darker then black. She smiled at Carrie as she passed her and walked towards the Great Hall, "Good morning." As she saw Severus smiling at her from the top table, she smiled back brightly; "And what a good morning it will be, I have Potions."
Without hinting at anything, Liliana slid to the end of Slytherin table and began to enjoy a stack of pancakes. She could feel Severus's eyes burning into her. She wanted to look at him, but she didn't. As she finished the rest of her pancakes and chugged her orange juice.
Severus stood and left, making a quiet motion towards her. Without another thought, she pursued him. Leaving the Great Hall with a loud belch and turned left. Two entering Slytherins stared at her and started whispering to one another.
Liliana, however, paid them no heed as she walked down the hall a few meters behind Severus. He opened a large metal door and flung it open. As soon as Liliana was inside the dungeon, he closed the door.
"Why did you follow me?"
The young girl snapped back, "Why did you ask me to?"
Snape sighed, "I don't know. Something about you is intriguing...I can't help but want to talk to you. It's as if I am drawn to you."
Liliana blushed, "Severus..." He cut her off.
"Please don't say my name...it sends chills up my spine Miss Moore."
The use of a more formal name stung Liliana. "But Severus..." She didn't know what she was doing, but she stepped away from the Potions teacher.
Before Liliana could react, Severus had his lips pressed against hers. 'What is going on? No, this can't happen, she is a student!' Professor Snape pulled away, "Liliana...I apologize, that was completely out of line. Please forgive me."
Liliana wiped her lips and stared at the floor, "I..." Before she could finish her fellow Slytherins and the Gryffindors walked into the classroom.
The young girl quietly took her seat in the front of the room and never took her eyes off Snape as he started to speak. 'Why did I let him do that? Am I loosing my mind? He's not even that handsome...' Hermoine sat next to her and Ron and Harry were behind them.
It was great to at least have classes with her friends. She smiled at Hermoine, "You are still my friend right?"
Hermoine giggled, "Are you kidding? We considered rescuing you last night but we didn't know where the Slytherin Common Room was...of course we are still friends!"
Snape turned, "No talking Ms. Granger, ten points from Gryffindor." Hermoine gave him a cold stare.
"Um, Professor, I was talking too..." Liliana admitted.
Professor Snape sighed, "I know. Don't do it again." A bunch of Slytherins snickered and stared at Hermoine.
~
When Potions got out, Snape asked her to stay after. She dreaded it, she thought Snape was kind to her but she didn't like the way he had treated Hermoine. "Why did you not take points from me?"
Snape turned to face her, "Because I think that the other houses should behave better when they are in another teacher's classroom. I expect you to act better behaved in Professor McGonagall's classroom than you do in mine."
Liliana look up at him, "Is that all?"
Severus shook his head, "No. I heard from Miss Lorn that you had a nightmare last night and were quite scared."
An embarrassed blush claimed Liliana's cheeks. "I...I have them all the time, they don't go away."
Snape pondered to himself for a moment. "I could make you a batch of my dreamless sleep potion so that you would not have your nightmares..."
With as much dignity as was possible, Liliana stood tall. "With all do respect Professor, I need to relive these nightmares. It helps fortify my hate of my father, which is one thing that keeps me here. If my hate for him is stronger than my fear, I am fine."
Severus eyed her questioningly, "If you ever need to talk, I am here." She nodded and ran out of the dungeon. Her Gryffindor friends had already left.
"Damn." She swore under her breath as she headed to Transfiguration and a class without her beloved friends. It would be a nightmare. 'Alone, with the Slytherins...with Draco...and seeing the girls who made Ravenclaw House...'
~~~To Be Continued~~~
Well? I did change things...I hope you reread chapter two if you read it before 5/23, otherwise, this won't make much sense.
Pairing: Harry/OC, Ron/Hermoine, and others will be hinted at
Rating: PG-13 for now, mild language
Author: Tainted Elf
Disclaimer: I don't own HP, and some things in this story may vary from the text.
Timeline: Early morning of Sept. 2, the second day at Hogwarts
Chapter Three: Confused Emotions and Dreamless Potions
A/N: If anyone knows what color Cho Chang's hair is, please tell me!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I CHANGED THE PAST EVENTS FROM CHAPTER TWO SO YOU MIGHT NEED TO REREAD IT!!!
~
Liliana gasped, "Severus, you scared me." She picked up her wand with a sigh of relief.
He smiled, "I am sorry, I just brought your trunk by, the house elves missed it." He walked through the portal and set down her trunk and Raven's cage. "Beautiful bird."
The young Slytherin blushed, "Thank you."
Severus walked closer and whispered in her ear, "Don't call me Severus around other people, it might not go over well."
She blushed; her heart was racing. "Of course not, I understand Professor Snape."
He ran his finger along her cheek, "Are you sure you are only eleven?"
Once again, Liliana found herself flushing. "Actually, I am thirteen and a half, but the last two years my parents were trying to get me enrolled at Durmstrang so I didn't have time to enroll here. Dumbledore tells me that I can get some extra books this summer and test out of second year and possibly third."
Guilt overcame her when she had to lie to him, but what else could she do? Tell the truth? Never, everyone was allowed his or her dark secrets. Severus's was that he used to be a Deatheater, and she had her own too.
Snape smiled, "Well, then I would have one possibly two less year with you, my dear."
Liliana could not slow her heart. "That would be a downside, I suppose." She laughed nervously.
Severus planted a caring kiss on her forehead and whipped around her, "I will see you after breakfast, in Potions. Come a little early and perhaps I can give you some reading material to get a head start."
Her eyes followed him, "That'd be wonderful..." He closed the portrait hole behind him.
As Liliana turned to haul her trunk upstairs, she saw Draco standing near the stairwell. "Hello."
He stared hard at Liliana, "What are you doing here? I thought you would have left after becoming a Slytherin..."
Liliana blushed, "I am stronger than that Draco. I am surprised you are so much snootier than your father, you must get it from that oaf of a mother you have."
Draco was shaking with rage, "How dare you!"
"Whatcha' going to do about it?" Without another word, Draco stomped up the stairs angrily.
Liliana smirked, "Now who's the coward." She ascended the stairs and emptied her trunk in her new room, making sure to leave her broom wrapped in the Invisibility Cloak she had stolen from her father. She found out that Carrie was in her room, along with Millicent Bulstrode and Pansy Parkinson. Liliana sighed, "Oh well. It's better than rooming with Draco." She laughed, "I am surprised he wasn't accidentally assigned to a girl's dorm."
After pulling on her warm flannel PJs, the first year fell right asleep. Her dreams were painful images relived...repeatedly...no matter how she fought...she could not wake from this nightmare.
~~Dream Sequence~~
Evan Moore stood over her, "You stupid Squib! I cannot believe you did that! Never again will you refuse me!"
Liliana's frail eleven-year-old form shuddered. "Leave me be! You filthy, cruel monster! You deserve to be in Azkaban with the rest of your friends!"
Evan slapped her hard and vehemently, causing her to fall hard against the cement floor of their cellar. "You can come out when you break the charm I put on this door!"
The young gasped, "Father! What about Hogwarts!"
The Deatheater stared down at her, "Your mother is gone speaking with Lord Voldemort, so don't you dare think she will save you. If you want to ever attend Hogwarts, you must do one thing for me."
Liliana flinched at his words; she knew what he wanted. He usually asked her to do favors for him in her mother's absence. How she loathed the man before her, Evan Moore was worse than Voldemort himself. "Why aren't you speaking with Voldemort! Are you to scared of being caught, so you send mother!"
Evan kicked her hard in the ribs, knocking the air from her lungs. "Shut up you insolent fool!" Another kick caused everything to go black.
~~End Dream Sequence~~
Young Liliana Moore woke in a sweaty fear. Her nightclothes were soiled with sweat and she immediately ran downstairs with her new Slytherin uniform.
After a soothingly cool shower, she dressed into the white shirt, grey vest with a green and silver tie. Next she put her robes over her vest and her charcoal colored skirt. The green in the uniform made her green eyes look livid and the black of her tresses seem darker then black. She smiled at Carrie as she passed her and walked towards the Great Hall, "Good morning." As she saw Severus smiling at her from the top table, she smiled back brightly; "And what a good morning it will be, I have Potions."
Without hinting at anything, Liliana slid to the end of Slytherin table and began to enjoy a stack of pancakes. She could feel Severus's eyes burning into her. She wanted to look at him, but she didn't. As she finished the rest of her pancakes and chugged her orange juice.
Severus stood and left, making a quiet motion towards her. Without another thought, she pursued him. Leaving the Great Hall with a loud belch and turned left. Two entering Slytherins stared at her and started whispering to one another.
Liliana, however, paid them no heed as she walked down the hall a few meters behind Severus. He opened a large metal door and flung it open. As soon as Liliana was inside the dungeon, he closed the door.
"Why did you follow me?"
The young girl snapped back, "Why did you ask me to?"
Snape sighed, "I don't know. Something about you is intriguing...I can't help but want to talk to you. It's as if I am drawn to you."
Liliana blushed, "Severus..." He cut her off.
"Please don't say my name...it sends chills up my spine Miss Moore."
The use of a more formal name stung Liliana. "But Severus..." She didn't know what she was doing, but she stepped away from the Potions teacher.
Before Liliana could react, Severus had his lips pressed against hers. 'What is going on? No, this can't happen, she is a student!' Professor Snape pulled away, "Liliana...I apologize, that was completely out of line. Please forgive me."
Liliana wiped her lips and stared at the floor, "I..." Before she could finish her fellow Slytherins and the Gryffindors walked into the classroom.
The young girl quietly took her seat in the front of the room and never took her eyes off Snape as he started to speak. 'Why did I let him do that? Am I loosing my mind? He's not even that handsome...' Hermoine sat next to her and Ron and Harry were behind them.
It was great to at least have classes with her friends. She smiled at Hermoine, "You are still my friend right?"
Hermoine giggled, "Are you kidding? We considered rescuing you last night but we didn't know where the Slytherin Common Room was...of course we are still friends!"
Snape turned, "No talking Ms. Granger, ten points from Gryffindor." Hermoine gave him a cold stare.
"Um, Professor, I was talking too..." Liliana admitted.
Professor Snape sighed, "I know. Don't do it again." A bunch of Slytherins snickered and stared at Hermoine.
~
When Potions got out, Snape asked her to stay after. She dreaded it, she thought Snape was kind to her but she didn't like the way he had treated Hermoine. "Why did you not take points from me?"
Snape turned to face her, "Because I think that the other houses should behave better when they are in another teacher's classroom. I expect you to act better behaved in Professor McGonagall's classroom than you do in mine."
Liliana look up at him, "Is that all?"
Severus shook his head, "No. I heard from Miss Lorn that you had a nightmare last night and were quite scared."
An embarrassed blush claimed Liliana's cheeks. "I...I have them all the time, they don't go away."
Snape pondered to himself for a moment. "I could make you a batch of my dreamless sleep potion so that you would not have your nightmares..."
With as much dignity as was possible, Liliana stood tall. "With all do respect Professor, I need to relive these nightmares. It helps fortify my hate of my father, which is one thing that keeps me here. If my hate for him is stronger than my fear, I am fine."
Severus eyed her questioningly, "If you ever need to talk, I am here." She nodded and ran out of the dungeon. Her Gryffindor friends had already left.
"Damn." She swore under her breath as she headed to Transfiguration and a class without her beloved friends. It would be a nightmare. 'Alone, with the Slytherins...with Draco...and seeing the girls who made Ravenclaw House...'
~~~To Be Continued~~~
Well? I did change things...I hope you reread chapter two if you read it before 5/23, otherwise, this won't make much sense.