Disclaimer: I'm too lazy to rewrite it. it's on the first page... oh yes.
Since I have no idea what the names of the teachers were back then, I made
names up when I wrote this ~.~~
A few days later in double Potions with Slytherins, Professor Raven Carlyle decided to assign them a project with a student from the other house in an effort to get her students to "bond". Minerva was paired up with a skinny shy Slytherin named Severus Snape.
They got into their groups and Minerva soon realized that not only was he excellent at potions but that he was misunderstood by others,
They agreed to meet in the library after dinner that night to work on the project.
After dinner that night, Minerva headed to the library, just as she had promised Severus. When she arrived, she was surprised to find him already there.
"Hi Severus! You must know some pretty good shortcuts; how'd you get here before me?"
"I've been here ding research for the last two hours. I didn't have much of an appetite."
"Do you want me to conjure something up for you?"
"No, no. I'm fine. Maybe later. Thank you for asking though".
"All right then. where did we leave off?"
The worked for the next hour almost in complete silence, which neither of them seemed to mind. By the end of the hour, Minerva had figured out several more things about Severus just by observing him. When they had finished the research portion of the project, they called it quit for the night on Potions. Severus took out his Divination book and Minerva took out her Transfiguration book. All of a sudden, she remembered the name of an Animagus study book she had seen in Dumbledore's office. She got up to go find it in the library. She returned five minutes later with the huge book and set it down on the table. She reached in her bag for a roll of parchment and pulled out a small folded piece of paper. She unfolded it and read it:
"Dear Minerva:
You're the most beautiful and entrancing creature to set foot on this earth. You probably don't even notice I exist but I certainly know you exist. You're the best.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer.
"Awww. this has got to be the sweetest thing I've ever read,.. Must be from one of my first years... the ones I tutor in Transfiguration, Charms, and Defense Against the Dark Arts."
Severus said nothing. Instead, he kept working silently on his Divination. After ten minutes, he broke the silence.
"Damn".
"What?"
"Divination. I hate it. I'm no good at this."
"Why do you think I don't take Divination? I've never liked it. it's extremely imprecise".
"Nyeh."
"What did you say?"
"Nyeh."
"That's definitely my word. I made it up ages ago.."
"As did I."
"Nyeh".
Severus laughed. It was the first time she had ever seen him laugh and it kind of broke the ice between them. The spent a long time talking until the librarian declared it was time for them to return to their dorms. After Severus had gone his way, Minerva felt afraid. It was the first time since her assault that she had been alone.
Just then, Remus came up to her.
"Minerva, we need to talk".
She stopped dead in her tracks.
"I have nothing to say to you".
"Well maybe now but I certainly have things to say to you dammit, and you're going to listen!"
Minerva was taken aback. He had never spoken to her like that before.
"Fine. You've got five minutes Remus."
"Minerva, what the hell's gotten into you? You've been acting weird for days now. it's not just the fact that you're hanging around that Slytherin Snape guy, it's the fact that you seen distracted and apathetic. and you've been a complete bitch ever since I came back."
Minerva slapped him across the face.
"First off, don't call me a bitch. and second, Remus, don't play stupid! You know what you did the night of the Halloween Feast!".
"Minerva, I didn't do anything that night except howl at the moon! It was the third day of my transformation, don't you remember? Thursday was my last day of lessons.. Friday was my first day of transformation, Saturday was the second, Sunday the THIRD, Monday the fourth, Tuesday the fifth, Wednesday the sixth, and Thursday the seventh,. and I went back to classes on Friday".
Minerva was silent. He was right about that.
"Remus. I saw you.. You came up to me as I was leaving and I asked you why you were there since I thought it was your "sick" week and you said you'd been sick to his stomach because you were lovesick and then we walked down the hall and-"
Minerva burst into tears. Remus made her sit on the grand staircase.
"And what?"
No answer. Only tears.
"Well, clearly someone did something to you Minerva. but it sure as hell wasn't me. You've known me forever Minerva, and you know. well, now you do anyway because I'm telling you, but you know that I love you. and I would never hurt you."
"More tears".
"Minerva, I can't help you unless you tell me what happened. and you know that I won't tell anybody".
"Remus, I. you can't possibly begin to understand what it's even like".
"What what's like?"
Nothing in the world could have prepared him for the next words that came out of her mouth.
"Being robbed of your virginity."
Remus was shocked.
'You mean to tell me that somebody. somebody violated you the night of the Halloween feast??"
Minerva said nothing; her sobs answered his question as she hung her head.
"Holy shit. Have you talked to Dumbledore about this?"
"No! I can't. and neither can you Remus. promise me".
"Minerva, how can you ask me to-"
"Just promise me, dammit!".
Remus sighed and looked her right in the face.
"So let me get this straight. less than five minutes ago you were convinced that I was the one who had hurt you, Minerva, and now. I don't get it. Why the sudden change in behavior?"
"I don't know, Remus. it's something about your eyes, I just know. but nothing makes sense to me anymore Remus. and if you please, I need to go to the Hospital Wing. I have a massive headache and I won't get to sleep with it,"
"Come on. I'll walk you".
Minerva sighed and tried unsuccessfully to hold back tears as she stood up.
"Minnie. I know you're confused right now, but you should never be confused with regards to the fact that I love you more than anything in the world and that I will always love you and I will never hurt you."
He stood up by her side, leaned in, and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. To both their surprises, the returned his kiss. There was something about it though. something about his touch. Minerva reckoned that it was true love. How could she have doubted Remus?
Their bliss moment was brief, and the couple joined hands as they headed off to the Hospital Wing, while from up above, a shy skinny Slytherin boy felt a tear of his own trickle down his cheek.
A few days later in double Potions with Slytherins, Professor Raven Carlyle decided to assign them a project with a student from the other house in an effort to get her students to "bond". Minerva was paired up with a skinny shy Slytherin named Severus Snape.
They got into their groups and Minerva soon realized that not only was he excellent at potions but that he was misunderstood by others,
They agreed to meet in the library after dinner that night to work on the project.
After dinner that night, Minerva headed to the library, just as she had promised Severus. When she arrived, she was surprised to find him already there.
"Hi Severus! You must know some pretty good shortcuts; how'd you get here before me?"
"I've been here ding research for the last two hours. I didn't have much of an appetite."
"Do you want me to conjure something up for you?"
"No, no. I'm fine. Maybe later. Thank you for asking though".
"All right then. where did we leave off?"
The worked for the next hour almost in complete silence, which neither of them seemed to mind. By the end of the hour, Minerva had figured out several more things about Severus just by observing him. When they had finished the research portion of the project, they called it quit for the night on Potions. Severus took out his Divination book and Minerva took out her Transfiguration book. All of a sudden, she remembered the name of an Animagus study book she had seen in Dumbledore's office. She got up to go find it in the library. She returned five minutes later with the huge book and set it down on the table. She reached in her bag for a roll of parchment and pulled out a small folded piece of paper. She unfolded it and read it:
"Dear Minerva:
You're the most beautiful and entrancing creature to set foot on this earth. You probably don't even notice I exist but I certainly know you exist. You're the best.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer.
"Awww. this has got to be the sweetest thing I've ever read,.. Must be from one of my first years... the ones I tutor in Transfiguration, Charms, and Defense Against the Dark Arts."
Severus said nothing. Instead, he kept working silently on his Divination. After ten minutes, he broke the silence.
"Damn".
"What?"
"Divination. I hate it. I'm no good at this."
"Why do you think I don't take Divination? I've never liked it. it's extremely imprecise".
"Nyeh."
"What did you say?"
"Nyeh."
"That's definitely my word. I made it up ages ago.."
"As did I."
"Nyeh".
Severus laughed. It was the first time she had ever seen him laugh and it kind of broke the ice between them. The spent a long time talking until the librarian declared it was time for them to return to their dorms. After Severus had gone his way, Minerva felt afraid. It was the first time since her assault that she had been alone.
Just then, Remus came up to her.
"Minerva, we need to talk".
She stopped dead in her tracks.
"I have nothing to say to you".
"Well maybe now but I certainly have things to say to you dammit, and you're going to listen!"
Minerva was taken aback. He had never spoken to her like that before.
"Fine. You've got five minutes Remus."
"Minerva, what the hell's gotten into you? You've been acting weird for days now. it's not just the fact that you're hanging around that Slytherin Snape guy, it's the fact that you seen distracted and apathetic. and you've been a complete bitch ever since I came back."
Minerva slapped him across the face.
"First off, don't call me a bitch. and second, Remus, don't play stupid! You know what you did the night of the Halloween Feast!".
"Minerva, I didn't do anything that night except howl at the moon! It was the third day of my transformation, don't you remember? Thursday was my last day of lessons.. Friday was my first day of transformation, Saturday was the second, Sunday the THIRD, Monday the fourth, Tuesday the fifth, Wednesday the sixth, and Thursday the seventh,. and I went back to classes on Friday".
Minerva was silent. He was right about that.
"Remus. I saw you.. You came up to me as I was leaving and I asked you why you were there since I thought it was your "sick" week and you said you'd been sick to his stomach because you were lovesick and then we walked down the hall and-"
Minerva burst into tears. Remus made her sit on the grand staircase.
"And what?"
No answer. Only tears.
"Well, clearly someone did something to you Minerva. but it sure as hell wasn't me. You've known me forever Minerva, and you know. well, now you do anyway because I'm telling you, but you know that I love you. and I would never hurt you."
"More tears".
"Minerva, I can't help you unless you tell me what happened. and you know that I won't tell anybody".
"Remus, I. you can't possibly begin to understand what it's even like".
"What what's like?"
Nothing in the world could have prepared him for the next words that came out of her mouth.
"Being robbed of your virginity."
Remus was shocked.
'You mean to tell me that somebody. somebody violated you the night of the Halloween feast??"
Minerva said nothing; her sobs answered his question as she hung her head.
"Holy shit. Have you talked to Dumbledore about this?"
"No! I can't. and neither can you Remus. promise me".
"Minerva, how can you ask me to-"
"Just promise me, dammit!".
Remus sighed and looked her right in the face.
"So let me get this straight. less than five minutes ago you were convinced that I was the one who had hurt you, Minerva, and now. I don't get it. Why the sudden change in behavior?"
"I don't know, Remus. it's something about your eyes, I just know. but nothing makes sense to me anymore Remus. and if you please, I need to go to the Hospital Wing. I have a massive headache and I won't get to sleep with it,"
"Come on. I'll walk you".
Minerva sighed and tried unsuccessfully to hold back tears as she stood up.
"Minnie. I know you're confused right now, but you should never be confused with regards to the fact that I love you more than anything in the world and that I will always love you and I will never hurt you."
He stood up by her side, leaned in, and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. To both their surprises, the returned his kiss. There was something about it though. something about his touch. Minerva reckoned that it was true love. How could she have doubted Remus?
Their bliss moment was brief, and the couple joined hands as they headed off to the Hospital Wing, while from up above, a shy skinny Slytherin boy felt a tear of his own trickle down his cheek.