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I watch him for a moment in silence as his breathing slows to the steady rhythm of sleep. I sigh and turn away, making my way into the hall where I take to examining the elf heads that line the walls to cover up the activity in my head. Whether he meant to or not, Remus has certainly dredged up a lot of memories I would rather have stayed buried in the murky depths of my hated past.
"Evelina..." I mutter quietly to myself, eyes half-closing. It had been so long since I'd heard her name, and even longer since I had allowed myself the joy of even saying it. Fifteen years... hard to believe it had really been that long. I had almost forgotten she had ever even existed.
"Oh, Severus, what are you doing up here?" I opened my eyes and turned my disinterested gaze to Molly Weasley.
"I was just examining the... trophies of the previous Blacks is all," I explain coolly. She frowns at me, disgust evident in her eyes, but suddenly her face softens.
"You've been thinking about Evelina again, haven't you?" I blink at her in mild shock. Her smile softens further.
"If there's one thing I've learned about you Severus, it's that you always had a soft spot for Evelina Guthrie. You always get this rather forlorn look on your face when you've been thinking of her. It's been a long time since you've looked like that though... did Remus bring her up while you were talking?" I stare at her, rather amazed at the insight this woman I thought so little of had into my behavior. Her smile is warm, and unlike most of the other smiles offered me in this place, a real, honest smile.
"You never cease to amaze me Molly. Yes, Remus brought it up. I was rather surprised no one has told him yet." I answer after a moment of studying her.
"It wasn't our place to tell him, although I'm sure they would have if they thought it would help anyone in anyway..."
"And you wouldn't have?" I interrupt, fighting to keep my glare to a minimum. She frowns slightly.
"I have no judgment, so I would never know when would be a good time to tell them," she says dismissively, obviously uncomfortable despite her attempts to hide it. I pause for a moment and study her in silence.
"You're hiding something Molly." I inform her after letting her fidget nervously while I stew over a conclusion I had drawn several moments ago. She stares at me with wide eyes for a moment before turning an interesting shade of red and hurrying off, muttering something about checking on the children. I frown after a back and contemplate following her, but decide that if Molly knows something, then Arthur probably knows it as well. This thought in mind, I head downstairs, intent on finding out what secrets were being kept about my fiancé, long ago deceased.
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I watch him for a moment in silence as his breathing slows to the steady rhythm of sleep. I sigh and turn away, making my way into the hall where I take to examining the elf heads that line the walls to cover up the activity in my head. Whether he meant to or not, Remus has certainly dredged up a lot of memories I would rather have stayed buried in the murky depths of my hated past.
"Evelina..." I mutter quietly to myself, eyes half-closing. It had been so long since I'd heard her name, and even longer since I had allowed myself the joy of even saying it. Fifteen years... hard to believe it had really been that long. I had almost forgotten she had ever even existed.
"Oh, Severus, what are you doing up here?" I opened my eyes and turned my disinterested gaze to Molly Weasley.
"I was just examining the... trophies of the previous Blacks is all," I explain coolly. She frowns at me, disgust evident in her eyes, but suddenly her face softens.
"You've been thinking about Evelina again, haven't you?" I blink at her in mild shock. Her smile softens further.
"If there's one thing I've learned about you Severus, it's that you always had a soft spot for Evelina Guthrie. You always get this rather forlorn look on your face when you've been thinking of her. It's been a long time since you've looked like that though... did Remus bring her up while you were talking?" I stare at her, rather amazed at the insight this woman I thought so little of had into my behavior. Her smile is warm, and unlike most of the other smiles offered me in this place, a real, honest smile.
"You never cease to amaze me Molly. Yes, Remus brought it up. I was rather surprised no one has told him yet." I answer after a moment of studying her.
"It wasn't our place to tell him, although I'm sure they would have if they thought it would help anyone in anyway..."
"And you wouldn't have?" I interrupt, fighting to keep my glare to a minimum. She frowns slightly.
"I have no judgment, so I would never know when would be a good time to tell them," she says dismissively, obviously uncomfortable despite her attempts to hide it. I pause for a moment and study her in silence.
"You're hiding something Molly." I inform her after letting her fidget nervously while I stew over a conclusion I had drawn several moments ago. She stares at me with wide eyes for a moment before turning an interesting shade of red and hurrying off, muttering something about checking on the children. I frown after a back and contemplate following her, but decide that if Molly knows something, then Arthur probably knows it as well. This thought in mind, I head downstairs, intent on finding out what secrets were being kept about my fiancé, long ago deceased.
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