Magic of the soul
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Lesson four: Don't wander in dangerous places
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This had not been one of her brighter ideas. Walking into a completely strange forest without knowing how big it was or where it ended, she should have known better! But she could not change what was already done. So she kept on walking, although she felt like she was walking for hours already. Kari cursed under her breath. The stupidity! And what was even worse, she could only blame herself. Well, not only herself, she could blame Dumbledore too. As a matter of fact, it was his fault! He had scared her by being so crazy! She sighted. He wouldn't fall for it, but she could at least try.
She looked at her surroundings. No sun could be seen through the dead leaves and branches. The trees looked like solidified shadows, waiting for her to turn her back, so that they could attack. No trail could be seen, the forest seemed to be dead, but not yet buried. It gave her the creeps. She stopped dead in her track. Did she not just hear a noise? One that wasn't normally made in a forest. Not that she could really know. She grew up in a city!
There it was again! The rustling of near-dead leaves while there was no wind. Kari was getting frightened. She turned in the direction of the sound, but she could see nothing in the scares light. She turned in the direction she came from and began running as if the devil were following her. She jumped over the big branches that had fallen from the trees. She took a tumble when she failed to see one lying on the ground, hidden under fallen leaves.
It seemed to have come out of nothing. It jumped on her back before she had a chance to see what it was. She let out a piercing scream that could be heard all over the forest. She hit the creature, which backed off for a moment. She took that moment to scramble on her feet. She took a dead branch from the ground and turned to face the creature.
Her face turned white. She screamed.
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Severus ran into the forest, his wand ready in his hand. That foolish girl ! You don't go running in places that you don't know! And especially not the Forbidden Forest! She really must be ignorant of the danger that lies in there! He silently cursed under his breath. He would never say out loud that he feared for her. He was not the man to do so. He simply was not a man that showed his feelings easily. But damn the girl! She shouldn't wander in dangerous places!
His head snapped up in the air. He heard a scream. He cursed some more and ran into the direction the scream came from. 'Catwoman' had better be alright, otherwise he was going to ring her neck!
The little hairs on his neck rose as he abdruptly stopped running. Another scream could be heard, but this one was filled with fear and terror. He ran even faster, hoping he wouldn't arrive too late. Precious seconds went by, and still he hadn't found her.
There! There she was! Severus jumped in front of the girl, looking around him to find the cause of her fear. He saw nothing.
"Look out!" Kari screamed. Severus turned around, but was not fast enough. He found himself lying on the ground with something heavy sitting on his back. Then suddenly the weight was gone. Kari had hit the creature with the branch she had clutched in her hand. Finally Severus saw what creature was attacking them. It was a warulf. He was amazed. Warulfs were very rarely spotted. They once were killed on a big scale because they would occasionly attack. They looked like mutated wolves, ugly and misshaped. They were very dangerous, but these days they rarely left their territory. He has never known one to be living in this forest. Hagrid never mentioned one living in here. He quickly raised his wand to petrify the beast, but the Warulf knocked the wand out of his hand.
Kari saw it fly away, landing in the leaves. She also saw that the beast had Severus cornered. She dived at the wand and grabbed it. "Batman, catch!"
Severus caught his wand and immediatly pointed it at the foul beast. "Petrificus totalus!" The Warulf fell down, unmovingly. Severus turned to look at Kari. He noticed that she looked pale, but that didn't surprise him. She did have a big scare.
"What was that?" Kari asked with a frail voice.
"That, " Severus spat, while pointing at the beast, "is a Warulf. Think of it as a wolf, but more vicious." He walked over to her, making sure she wasn't seriously wounded. She could only respond with an "oh".
They silently walked back to the castle, Kari a bit behind Severus. Kari lifted her head in surprise when Severus spoke to her. "You should know better than to walk of in places you don't know!"
Kari hung her head in shame. "I know sir." She whispered. Silence fell over them again. And then:
"Why do you persist on calling me batman?" Severus wondered.
Her head turned red. "Besides that fact that it suites you?" Severus shot her a glare as to say: ' the real reason, now!'
"Well. . . uhhhh. . . to be honest uhhh. . . I couldn't remember your name. . ." Kari glanced at the potions master, and for a moment she thought she could see a smile. But it was gone in an instant. "Very well. The name is Severus Snape. Don't forget it this time, Catwoman!" He walked away quickly, not wanting her to respond. But Kari was too shocked and pleased to respond. I've got a feeling I'm going to like this guy!
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Lesson four: Don't wander in dangerous places
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This had not been one of her brighter ideas. Walking into a completely strange forest without knowing how big it was or where it ended, she should have known better! But she could not change what was already done. So she kept on walking, although she felt like she was walking for hours already. Kari cursed under her breath. The stupidity! And what was even worse, she could only blame herself. Well, not only herself, she could blame Dumbledore too. As a matter of fact, it was his fault! He had scared her by being so crazy! She sighted. He wouldn't fall for it, but she could at least try.
She looked at her surroundings. No sun could be seen through the dead leaves and branches. The trees looked like solidified shadows, waiting for her to turn her back, so that they could attack. No trail could be seen, the forest seemed to be dead, but not yet buried. It gave her the creeps. She stopped dead in her track. Did she not just hear a noise? One that wasn't normally made in a forest. Not that she could really know. She grew up in a city!
There it was again! The rustling of near-dead leaves while there was no wind. Kari was getting frightened. She turned in the direction of the sound, but she could see nothing in the scares light. She turned in the direction she came from and began running as if the devil were following her. She jumped over the big branches that had fallen from the trees. She took a tumble when she failed to see one lying on the ground, hidden under fallen leaves.
It seemed to have come out of nothing. It jumped on her back before she had a chance to see what it was. She let out a piercing scream that could be heard all over the forest. She hit the creature, which backed off for a moment. She took that moment to scramble on her feet. She took a dead branch from the ground and turned to face the creature.
Her face turned white. She screamed.
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Severus ran into the forest, his wand ready in his hand. That foolish girl ! You don't go running in places that you don't know! And especially not the Forbidden Forest! She really must be ignorant of the danger that lies in there! He silently cursed under his breath. He would never say out loud that he feared for her. He was not the man to do so. He simply was not a man that showed his feelings easily. But damn the girl! She shouldn't wander in dangerous places!
His head snapped up in the air. He heard a scream. He cursed some more and ran into the direction the scream came from. 'Catwoman' had better be alright, otherwise he was going to ring her neck!
The little hairs on his neck rose as he abdruptly stopped running. Another scream could be heard, but this one was filled with fear and terror. He ran even faster, hoping he wouldn't arrive too late. Precious seconds went by, and still he hadn't found her.
There! There she was! Severus jumped in front of the girl, looking around him to find the cause of her fear. He saw nothing.
"Look out!" Kari screamed. Severus turned around, but was not fast enough. He found himself lying on the ground with something heavy sitting on his back. Then suddenly the weight was gone. Kari had hit the creature with the branch she had clutched in her hand. Finally Severus saw what creature was attacking them. It was a warulf. He was amazed. Warulfs were very rarely spotted. They once were killed on a big scale because they would occasionly attack. They looked like mutated wolves, ugly and misshaped. They were very dangerous, but these days they rarely left their territory. He has never known one to be living in this forest. Hagrid never mentioned one living in here. He quickly raised his wand to petrify the beast, but the Warulf knocked the wand out of his hand.
Kari saw it fly away, landing in the leaves. She also saw that the beast had Severus cornered. She dived at the wand and grabbed it. "Batman, catch!"
Severus caught his wand and immediatly pointed it at the foul beast. "Petrificus totalus!" The Warulf fell down, unmovingly. Severus turned to look at Kari. He noticed that she looked pale, but that didn't surprise him. She did have a big scare.
"What was that?" Kari asked with a frail voice.
"That, " Severus spat, while pointing at the beast, "is a Warulf. Think of it as a wolf, but more vicious." He walked over to her, making sure she wasn't seriously wounded. She could only respond with an "oh".
They silently walked back to the castle, Kari a bit behind Severus. Kari lifted her head in surprise when Severus spoke to her. "You should know better than to walk of in places you don't know!"
Kari hung her head in shame. "I know sir." She whispered. Silence fell over them again. And then:
"Why do you persist on calling me batman?" Severus wondered.
Her head turned red. "Besides that fact that it suites you?" Severus shot her a glare as to say: ' the real reason, now!'
"Well. . . uhhhh. . . to be honest uhhh. . . I couldn't remember your name. . ." Kari glanced at the potions master, and for a moment she thought she could see a smile. But it was gone in an instant. "Very well. The name is Severus Snape. Don't forget it this time, Catwoman!" He walked away quickly, not wanting her to respond. But Kari was too shocked and pleased to respond. I've got a feeling I'm going to like this guy!
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