Back again?? Excellent. First things first. There are thousands of stories on ff.net and I unfortunately have been unable to read them all. If my story bears any resemblance to another story, it's coincidental because I believe this fic is original.

*sigh*

I don't own Snape or any of the other Harry Potter characters…I am only using them for my dark little pleasures. I do own Raven Darkmoon *laughs evilly*...yes, well anyway…that's all folks.

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pandemonium black:Yup yup. She is an oddball. I don't know where that part of the story came from. I just started typing, and then I started laughing cuz it was silly. Next chappie is more serious. I think there will be a fight. WOOHOO!! Thanx for reviewing.

Snapes Liaison:Yay!! I got someone addicted. Don't you hate it when you get addicted to a story, and you start checking to see if people have uploaded like, five times a day. I guess I'll just have to upload extra slow for you. JK. Thanx for reviewing!

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Alecatq:heehee. I know. She doesn't like how he got there so quickly. Hmm.. I was wondering how do you pronounce your username? Is it like alley cat q?? or alec at q?? Sorri, I'm curious. I was trying to figure it out!! Thanx for reviewing!

Mage Kitty: Hahaha. It was funny to write. Well that's good. Your mind seems a lot like mine *winks*. Not true! I dunt think your story is OOC. But then again…I am crazy as well.J

OOOh, scaaary. Oh god, there was this guy at my school who I had only really talked to online, and then he said he loved me. I was soooo freaked out. He asked meto a dance but I said no, cuz he was creepy, and then he started doing crazy stuff like he used chemicals to write my name on his arm, and he jumped out of the window. EEEEK!!! So scary. And then there is another like, stalker guy, and *shudders* lots of creepy things. And I don't get it, I am not even classified as pretty or anything. Scaary. I don't like boys. They are icky I have decided. Heehee. Very good thing he likes someone else. Yea, its funny when you talk to other people, but then it can also be really creepy other times. Rambling is so much fun, as is talking about nothing.J Thanx for keeping with my story and reviewing again!

Update: Once again, I tried to put Snape in character. Please tell me if I did a good job or not.

And now, Chapter Seven: Detention with Snape

"Well, well, well, Ms. Darkmoon. Glad to see you are on time. Hmm…looks like you were in a rush. Didn't want to be late did you?"

Raven was overcome with a rush of emotions. She stood, surprised, as her emotions ran rampant. First, she was sad because she didn't beat him here. Then she was mad, because Snape had beat her there, and even more angry because there was no decent way he could have beat her, meaning he cheated. And she despised cheaters. Suspicion came to mind as to how he got there before her. Next there came shock and a bit of embarrassment that her hand was still on his chest. Her stomach did a little roll of queasiness as a final wave of adrenaline rushed through her.

Snape cleared his throat, and Raven was drawn back to reality. Quickly realizing that her hand was still on his chest, she grabbed it away as though she had burned it. She really wanted to ask him how he beat her there, but that would give away the fact that she had been racing him. Of course, in truth, they both knew that each of them had been racing against the other. But, also, if Raven asked him, it would mean she acknowledged it out loud, and she accepted that she had lost, and she wasn't ready to do that.

Raven glanced up to see Snape studying her in a worried manner?? Snape? Worried? She felt she must be losing her mind. Snape realized what he was doing, and looked away about the same time that Raven did. The mysterious man cleared his throat again and put his usual sneer back into place.

"Follow me."

Raven grumbled something about how she knew he had cheated. A glare from Snape silenced her instantly. She was already in detention with Snape, she didn't want another one.

Detention got under way, and she soon was lost in her own world, not really hearing all the insults Professor Snape was throwing at her. Her eyes were tired from being rolled so many time (Really, he was so immature) and she had lost feeling in her hands from having to clean all the glass jars where the essence of lizard gut had exploded on. She didn't seem to notice, but all of Snape's stupid comments were getting to her. She just didn't show it, on the inside and the outside. But, slowly her temper was rising, and he tolerance was shrinking. Her brain did a search through all of the hexes she knew, wondering which one she should use on him. The black-haired Hufflepuff was shocked to find her temper so far gone, and tried to just laugh it off.

Her ear perked up at the sound of the word 'parents'. He had asked "I wonder who your parents were". Of course, this could just be passed off as simple curiousity, but his snide ton e told Raven more. What, you don't think my parents are good enough? She wondered. Her yellow-green eyes widened in shock as she realized she wasn't scrubbing the glass jars anymore. What the… She looked down to find her hand in the pockets of her robes, clenched around her wand. Oh deary, as much as I would love to hex him, I don't think I should. She tried to casually take her hand out of her pocket, acting as though she had been simply scratching an itch and not preparing to kill Snape.

Once again, her excellent hearing picked up the word 'parents', but, unfortunately for Snape, her ears also picked up the rest of the sentence.

"What kind of parents would ever raise a child like you. They must have been terrible themselves."

Very few things were able to break through Raven's hard shell of indifference, but insulting her parents was definitely one of them. She whipped around in cold fury to face the hated potions teacher. No one insulted her parents. Sure, she might not be perfect, but she was definitely better than the man she faced now. And besides, she had a right and a duty to her deceased parents to uphold and protect their family honor.

"Don't you ever talk about my parents that way!" She screamed, feeling adrenaline pump through her. " You didn't know them and you don't know me. You're just upset because I have a future and you don't. And," she furrowed her brow, thinking of the truth in her words, then lowered her voice to a whisper, "you're upset because I am untouchable. You can never do anything to harm me, " She continued, her voice gaining confidence as she spoke." Your words can't harm me and you, as a teacher of Hogwarts, are unable to lay a finger on me. So, I am untouchable to you and it infuriates you, the infamous ex-death eater who did all sorts of promiscuous things to unwilling woman."

Severus, although not totally shocked by her outburst, was surprised that she dared to stand up to him. But he kept it well hidden under his usual sneer with his years of death eater practice. "Oh, but my dear, my words do hurt you, as you have just shown. I know what training you have had in the muggle world, and I know that you are considered the best ever. Therefore, I know that it takes a lot to get a reaction from you, and I just have by mentioning your parents. And I, with my years of work with Voldermort, can see quite easily all the pain you keep masked behind your anger. As to you being untouchable, I must warn you that although I pledge allegiance to Dumbledore, my death eater instincts can take over anytime, and so you are not safe from me at all."

"Is that a threat?" Raven questioned, as though daring him to say yes.

"It is whatever you wish it to be," Severus Snape replied casually, clearly infuriating the first year in front of him even more. "And I knew your mother quite well, the little slut, running off to whichever man could pay her best," he spat, his pain and anger aking him lose control. "I know-"

"STOP IT! That's it. Crucio!" Raven cursed, her wand directed at Snape's throat. She whirled around before the Unforgivable curse had even hit Snape and raced out of his room as fast as she could. Funny how a little while ago I had been racing towards his room in eagerness to beat him, and now I run away for my life, she thought. I hope he is dead. But, another little voice inside her head told her that she didn't want him to die. This annoyed her to no end, given her current state, and she argued with this other voice.

Yes I do want him to die. He is terrible.

No you don't And, you know its only an act.

I want him to die.

No you don't.

Yes I do!

Nope.

Shut up! She mentally screamed at herself, and her second voice, grumbling about how blind she was, did just that.

Huffing and puffing, she whispered her name to her door as she turned the key, then slammed it closed so fast, the windows shook. Throwing herself on to the bed she had only one thought, had wonderful it was to have her own room, and how nice it was to be all alone in her rooms.

Or so she thought…

Heehee!! Wow that was longer than I thought it would be. I put extra Snapeyness in this chappie, cuz the next chappie prolly is going to be lacking. I was wondering is this story moving to slowly?? Its annoying I have all these great ideas for later, but first I have to write other stuff. I can't believe she cursed him!! (I know, I made her curse him, but oh well)

The 'troubles that drove her to cut herself' will be explained next chapter. (I know I said in the last chapter that it would be this chapter and in the chapter before that I had said it would be last chapter, but it ain't gonna happen yet. And not in the next chapter either. Sorry all. This story really writes itself.) There is a slight hint of what it is in the flashback from chappie 3 (I think). Review pretty please!!! Come back soon for the next chapter!!