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Sable walked into her last day of detention. Severus explained that she would be sorting his potions and ingredients for them. She watched as he walked out of the room. She sighed and set to work. It wasn't long before the door to Severus' storage rooms opened and Peeves came floating out.
"Peeves!" She grinned and looked around. "You aren't supposed to be here!"
"I'm not supposed to be in half the places I am," Peeves pulled a cd player, Sable's, from out of the room. "And I figured Sable could use this."
"My cd player!" Sable laughed and turned it on. "Yes, Sable could definitely use this."
"Go on then, play some music," Peeves watched as Sable cast a silencing charm on the door, then turned the music on.
Uninvited feelings,
They come without a warning and they stay too long.
Social Distortion poured from the speakers. Sable grinned and sang along happily as she continued sorting. There was a crash and when Sable looked, Peeves was juggling potions and had just dropped one. She quickly snatched the potions away, ignoring Peeves' sulking. He quickly got over it and was looking at a certain potion.
"Look, Sable!" He picked a brown, chocolate smelling potion up. "This is the potion that makes chocolate frogs jump! I'll snatch this one for us."
"Okay, Peeves," Sable laughed. "I'm sure it'll be great for a prank!"
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Sable paused before entering the Great Hall for lunch. She hadn't had the chance to see if Draco would keep up the offer of friendship, she had instead made the decision to stay in her room during the meals. Because of that, she didn't eat much and hadn't had any food in two days. Needless to say, she was pretty hungry. She sat down at the end of the Slytherin table, grinning when Draco, Vincent (Crabbe), and Gregory (Goyle) came to sit beside her. The other Slytherins shot confused glances at them all before ignoring it.
"Wow, someone chose to sit by me," Sable raised an eyebrow.
"I told you we were willing to be our friend," Draco shrugged as he shoved a spoonful of food in his mouth.
"Thanks," Sable watched as Vincent and Gregory glanced at her suspiciously.
"There's a rumor going around that you're friends with Harry Potter," Draco glanced at the Gryffindor table where Harry was talking with Ron and Hermione. "Is it true?"
"Yes."
"No Slytherins are going to be your friend if you're friends with him," Draco looked back at Sable. "Except me. It might be pushing it for Vince and Greg, though."
"Oh well," Sable shrugged took a large gulp from her drink.
"Gods," Draco eyed her empty plate. "When was the last time you ate?"
"Almost three days ago," She leaned back and gave a contented sigh. "I just ate enough to go another three days."
"That doesn't sound very healthy..."
"It's probably not," Sable shrugged and finished her drink. "But I eat when I'm hungry, and when I actually am hungry, I can eat a lot."
"I bet," Draco finished his food. "In five minutes, you finished what I did in half an hour."
"It happens," Sable grinned.
"Yeah."
"Wanna come with me to see Doyle?" Sable suddenly asked. "Severus is taking me when he's done with lunch. Which is now."
"Sure," Draco threw his plate in the trash and waved to Vincent and Gregory. "I'll see you guys later." They waved back and continued eating.
"Friendly people, those two," Sable said sarcastically. "Couldn't get them to shut up."
"You get used to it," Draco shrugged and followed Sable to the hallway. "Where are we going?"
"I meet Sev out here."
"Sev.... Professor Snape?"
"Yes, sorry," Sable grinned as Severus came out of the Great Hall. "Hey Sevvy. I'm taking Draco with, okay?"
"Sable..." Severus looked uneasy. "I don't know..."
"You don't have to worry," Draco murmured softly. "I know what you're thinking, and you don't have to worry."
"Okay," Severus nodded and led them outside, then Apparated them to in front of their cabin. "Find your dog."
"He's not a dog," Sable rolled her eyes, then cupped her hands around her mouth. "Doyle! Come here, Doyle!"
There was the sound of rustling bushes faintly a bit away, then excited yipping. Doyle suddenly burst from the bushes, jumping on Sable and knocking her down. He licked her face a few times and yipped into her ear. She grinned and pet him, motioning for Draco to come closer.
"Draco, this is Doyle, my hyena," Sable stroked the hyena's head. "Go ahead, pet him."
"Okay..." Draco reached a tentative hand out to pet Doyle, snatching it back when Doyle turned his head to look at him.
"The Great Almighty Draco is afraid of an animal!" Sable grinned and struggled out from beneath Doyle. "Don't worry, he won't bite you."
"Yeah, I know..." Draco reached out and finally managed to pet Doyle. "He's softer than he looks..."
"I know," Sable nodded. "He's still a pup. Aren't you, Doyle?"
"He's gonna get bigger?" Draco's eyes widened.
"Yeah," Sable nodded. "I'll bring you out to see him more, you'll get used to him. Sev says I can walk here from Hogwarts whenever I want, as long as I'm not ditching classes or dodging curfew."
"Yeah, that'd be cool," Draco nodded, watching as Doyle attacked his shoe playfully.
"Come on, we must be going back before class starts," Severus said.
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"Sable!"
Sable turned around to see Harry running up to her. "Hey Harry. Where are your friends?"
"Huh? Oh, Ron and Hermione are in the library," Harry shrugged.
"Oh. Well, I was just going to see a friend, wanna come with?"
"Sure," Harry followed as Sable led him down into the dungeons.
"Where are we going?"
"To see a friend," Sable grinned.
"What friend lives in the dungeons?"
"My pet friend, Severus, and one other person," Sable didn't slow down.
"Snape? Another friend? Who?"
"You'll see."
Sable stopped as they reached Severus' room. She knocked once before entering. Severus stood in the middle of the room looking displeased. Draco was sitting on his bed with Brone slithering over him.
"Sable, the point of knocking is to make sure it is alrightr to come in. Not waiting for the okay goes against the point," Severus grimaced when he saw Harry. "I see you've decided to feel my chambers with more children. Please hurry and be gone."
"Don't worry, Sev," Sable grinned and went over to pet Brone, motioning for Harry to come with.
"I shall be going now," Severus left the room, his voice barely audible as he walked down the hall. "I have a meeting with Dumbledore."
"C'mon Harrym come pet Brone," Sable watched as Draco's had snapped up as he realized who else was there.
"Potter," Draco sneered, trying to keep from insulting Harry for Sable's sake.
"Malfoy."
"I think I'll be going now, Sable," Draco handed the snake to her and stood. "I will see you in the common room later."
"Draco..." Sable frowned as Draco walked out of the room.
"Sorry," Harry apologized when Draco was gone.
"It's okay, I should have known one of you would leave," She shrugged.
"You have a snake?" Harry looked at the snake warily.
"Yep, this is Brone," Sable stroked the snake and motioned Harry over. "He's a Black Racer. Black Racers aren't poisonous, and he doesn't bite anyway. Pet him."
"Ew, no," Harry grimaced.
"He's not slimy or anything," Sable rolled her eyes.
"Harry!" Hermione and Ron suddenly burst into the room. Ron spoke up. "What are you doing here, with this Slytherin?"
"He's visiting," Sable glared.
"A snake!" Hermione's eyes widened. "I'm sure snakes aren't allowed here."
"Harry, she's trying to corrupt you!" Ron's face was turning as red as his hair. "She's bad news! All she does is cause trouble. Come on, let's go."
"Bye Harry," Sable watched as Harry was dragged helplessly out of the room. She looked down at Brone. "Looks like it's just you and me. Or maybe just me."
She sighed and put Brone back in his cage, dropping a mouse in for him. She turned and left, locking the door behind her.
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THE END. Not really. There might be another chapter posted by the end of today. Oh, and thank you to all of my reviewers! Special thanks to Kat6528 and East Angel, who have reviewed more than one time. ^^