""What...what do you mean professor? Is he all right? Where is he? What have you done with him?"
"Miss Leza!" professor McGonagall said to both McGonagall and Jackie's surprise. Dumbledore simply smiled and then chuckled.
"Jackie I only wanted to scare you, to show you that this could be the news I would give if Severus if someone were to take something that he admires. If the Death Eaters know that you and Severus are...well you know, then they could use that to hurt or kill him," he said. Jackie nodded absentmindedly, she really wasn't paying attention, all that she cared about was that Severus was safe.
"I'm sorry for yelling, professor Dumbledore," Anna said sitting down on the sofa again. Dumbledore smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Anna," he leaned in to whisper. "I'll make sure that he keeps his window open at night from 8-9."
Dumbledore nodded and left the room slowly making his way to Snape's office. He opened the door and walked in. Snape looked up and started to stand.
"No, no Professor," Dumbledore said. "Please sit down. I'm afraid I require your complete attention. Severus, I regret to inform you that Anna has been taken by the Death Eaters, the Lestranges."
Snape jumped to his feet and began to pace. "No, no not her. She hasn't done anything." He turned cold angry eyes to the window. "They were after me, not her."
"Severus," Dumbledore said when Snape stopped before him. The man turned to look at the Headmaster. "Jackie is safe, in the Gryffindor common room. You do realize that if the Death Eaters find out about your sudden attraction to Jackie, then they will use her against you." Dumbledore shook his head. "You should watch your back, and the way you act around her." Snape nodded. "Oh and Snape, I suggest that you leave your window open every night that you are here from 8 to 9. I shall go now, we will discuss you leaving later on this week." Dumbledore said, he walked out of the office. Snape sighed and looked out his window.
Whenever I have her in my classroom or even in my sight I have to treat Jackie like any other student.
He looked at his watch, it was 7:59, he opened his window, and almost immediately, and almost as once, an owl flew into his office. He laughed, it sure was Jackie's owl, it was black with red eyes. He took the letter from its beak and petted its head, then it flew back out of the window. He quickly opened the letter and read it.
Dear Severus,
I'm sorry if I got you into any trouble, and I also hope that you will forgive Kristie for telling, even though I'm not sure I will. I now know that I can never meet you alone, and I promise to behave in your class, I will never cause you trouble again.
Love,
Jackie
Snape sighed. She is really making things difficult. He quickly wrote a letter of his own, and sent it off with his owl.
Jackie sat on her bed, stroking the tiger's head and looking out of her window. Suddenly a black owl with green eyes flew in, Jackie happily got up and took the letter out of its beak, she then patted its head and it left. Jackie sat on her bed and read the letter.
Dear Jackie,
No, I'm not in any danger, but this will probably be one of the only times that I will write to you, incase, you know. When and if you write to me, don't use the same owl, so this way, nothing will happen to you. I love you Jackie, don't forget that, no matter what happens, don't forget.
Love,
Severus Snape
Jackie was happy that he wrote back, but was still very sad. Classes with him were going to be so difficult now.
Jackie was at Hogsmead because her friends would be coming home that day and they decided to go out and go shopping and hang out. They were at The Three Broomsticks, having a few butterbeers.
"Jackie what's wrong with you?" Christina asked her.
"Huh?" Jackie asked, she had been staring into space, "Oh nothing, I'm fine, just a bit sleepy, that's all."
"So you party hard huh?" Rocio asked with a laugh. Jackie forced a laugh.
"Yeah, I party hard," she said. All of her friends laughed. Jackie forced herself to become part of their conversations.
"Hey guys, do you want to go shopping?" Jackie asked as she got up off her chair, but Natalia stopped her and forced her to sit down again.
"Okay Jackie, we know something's up spill it," Uriel said. Jackie looked at her friends shocked.
"Nothing's wrong you guys honest," she said. They shook their heads.
"Jackie you drank one butterbeer, every time we come you at least have three, and then you want to go shopping? You love to save your Christmas money to save until we get home for the holidays, that and you look awful," Stephanie said to her.
"Gee thanks," Jackie said.
"The point is, we know something's wrong and we want to help," Jessica said. They all nodded their heads.
"Nothing's wrong, now just let me go!" Jackie said, she got up from the chair and raced back to Hogwarts.
"I think we need to talk to Freddie," Gabby said, they nodded, and went off to look for Freddie.
Jackie sat down on a bench outside of the castle, she didn't realize she was crying until she reached up to brush some hair out of her face, and felt her cheeks damp. Suddenly she felt someone was looking at her, she quickly looked around and found no one, she raced inside the castle.
Severus sighed, he had been watching Jackie, until she ran into the castle, he was leaving the next day, and he didn't know if he wanted to tell her.
The next day, Severus was packing to leave, he and Dumbledore made a plan, and he was to go for a two weeks, and come back on the 20th. He begged with Dumbledore (which is something that he normally didn't do) to meet with Jackie one last time.
"Fine Severus, but only for thirty minutes, and you can not tell here WHERE you are going, and she must not send you any owls, all right?" Dumbledore asked him. Severus nodded. They had it all planned out, he would meet Jackie in Dumbledore's office, so that way, no one would suspect anything.
Jackie quickly ran up the stairs to Dumbledore's office.
"You wanted to see me Professor Dumbledore?" she asked as she walked in. Dumbledore smiled.
"No, but he does," he said, pointing to the shadows in the right corner of his office. Jackie turned around confused, but them smiled and blushed when she saw Snape step out of the shadows, and walk towards her. Dumbledore got up from his seat.
"I will be back in 30 minutes Severus," he said, Snape just nodded at him. Dumbledore quickly left the room.
"Severus, what's going on?" Jackie asked him. He just smiled; he quickly hugged her and then kissed her gently. Then he pulled her back slightly and looked into her eyes.
"Jackie, what I'm about to tell you, you can't complain or do anything about ok? Do you promise me?" he asked her. Jackie nodded.
"I promise, just as long as you tell me what you're up to," she said. He smiled, she could read him like nothing, and that was a bit shocking.
"I'm leaving, but only for two weeks, Dumbledore is going to make every one think that I'm sick, but I'll be going somewhere," he said.
"Where, where are you going?" Jackie asked him, Snape's grin left his face, he turned very serious.
"I can't tell you Jackie, I'm sorry, but Dumbledore will not let me, and I'm not going to tell you," he said. Jackie looked up at him worried.
"But I'm not going to be able to know if you're all right or not. When I see you here in the castle, I know you're ok, but you're going to be gone and I won't be able to see you," Jackie started. Snape quickly interrupted her with a kiss.
"Jackie, listen to me I'm going to write to you every week, I promise. I'm only going to be gone for two weeks, I promise, I'm going to be back on the 20th, because I know that you're birthday's on the 21st," he said with a smile, Jackie smiled weakly back at him. But she started to cry. "What's wrong?" Snape asked her concerned.
"I don't want you to get hurt, that's all," Jackie said, sniffling. Snape smiled again, wiped her tears with his thumb, and kissed her gently.
"Nothing's going to happen to me, I promise Jackie, I'm going to come back to you, I promise," he said. He looked at his watch. "We only have five minutes left together, but I want you to know that I love you Jackie, for the first time in my life, I actually love someone, and it's you, and it's always going to stay you, are you listening to me?" he asked her. Jackie nodded. She hugged him tightly.
"I love you too," she whispered in his ear. Snape hugged her tighter. Then he passionately kissed her, and then he had to go, Dumbledore was back. Jackie watched him walk away with tears in her eyes. She quickly dried her eyes and walked back to her common room.
Jackie sighed, it was one day until her birthday, and she was so depressed, and she didn't like it. She was sitting on her bed, stroking her tiger's head. She decided to name it Tigra, and the tiger liked it as well. Just then an owl flew through the window, Jackie looked at it confused, but it came up to her, and she took the letter from its beak.
Oh my God!
Look out your window, love Severus.
Jackie quickly ran to her window, and saw him down there; he was smiling up at her. She waved at him, and then she screamed in horror, as a man came up behind him with a knife, and--