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now, basking in the glow of fame. But, I'm not, so I don't own them.
A/N: Hey...I'm so stupid sometimes. Don't ask me why, but I thought I had more than just two chapters up...But anyways, here's the next chapter.
~*Lorene's POV*~
After leaving the boys, Hermione and I headed towards our dorm room. A second later, we realized we made a huge mistake. The Gryffindor Gossipers had retired early.
"Let's turn around before they notice us," I whispered to Hermione. After last year's incident, the two stopped talking to me. Then after Voldemort's death, they loosened up and became cautious around me. Pretty much, I was ignored and that suited me just fine, but I was not in the mood for awkward silences.
"We can't go back down," Hermione whined. "The guys will think that we've come to their way of thinking. We'll just have to tough this out."
Lavender and Parvatil decided to look up at that exact moment. "Oh Hermione," they squealed, "we have the most exciting news." They pretended to look around the room and /happen/ to see me. "Hi Lorene, didn't quite see you there," Lavender covered up.
"That's alright," I mumbled. "Hermione and I came up here to do some studying in a quiet place, so..." I was cut off by Parvatil though.
"That's so interesting." Lavender stood up and pulled Hermione over to her bed. Parvatil continued talking, effectively cutting me out of the conversation. "Like I was saying, Lavender and I just heard the craziest news..."
Walking to my bed, I tried to tone them out and continue to work on my homework. I finally had to stop because they sounded like flies buzzing around a pie. It was times like this that I wished I had my CD player.
Giving up on my homework, I reclined on my bed. Could I risk the chance of escaping under my invisibility cloak? I started to get up, but my mind chose that exact moment to listen in on their conversation.
"...Harry's found another girl," Lavender whispered to Hermione.
"I heard she's a gorgeous brunette, some one who doesn't go here," Inserted Parvatil. "I'm not surprised though. Who would want to date anyone in the Snape family?" Lavender and Parvatil had no idea I was listening, but Hermione knew. She tried to defend me, but I heard no of it. /Harry was seeing someone? When? Where? How? /
Jumping from my bedHHHHHHH, I grabbed my cloak and ran down the stairs. By the time I reached the bottom, I was invisible to all prying eyes. I easily maneuvered my way through the common room, but at the last moment, Ron stepped in my way.
"OWWWWW!" he yelled, grabbing his foot. I froze for a second, but slowly started to back away.
"What happened, Ron?" Harry asked.
"Someone stepped on my foot," he complained, still bouncing on one foot.
"That's impossible. I'm the only one near you and I /know/ I didn't step on it. Unless..." Harry started to look around and circle Ron. Ron stopped his bouncing and curiously looked at Harry.
"Unless what?" Ron whispered. Harry was getting closer and closer to my hiding spot. I tried to shrink even further into the wall, but it remained solid. "Harry, you don't think that someone took your cloak, do you?" Ron started to copy Harry's movements.
Harry finally stopped right in front of me. Our bodies were mere inches from each other. Our eyes seemed to lock. "No," Harry answered. "You probably just stubbed your foot on something." Ron looked a little unsure but let it go. He started to head towards the dorm, but stopped when he noticed that Harry wasn't following.
"Everything alright Harry?"
"Yeah, I just need to do something," Harry answered. Ron nodded and went on his way. I watched as Harry looked around the room. In those few minutes, the common room had emptied and Harry and I were alone.
"I know you're there," he whispered as he grabbed my hand. "Why are you hiding?"
"I'm not," I whispered, hoping that my voice didn't express my emotions. "I just wanted some fresh air."
"Do you want some company?" Harry seemed a little unsure of something, almost like he wanted to say something.
/So it's true/, I thought. /He has found somebody else. / "No, no," I said. I immediately shook him off and ran out of the castle and to the tree that Harry and I had that picnic one night.
My heart was breaking, but I couldn't fault him. Why would he want me? One minute I led him on and the next I was completely ignoring him. Did I really deserve anybody?
/Wait a minute, / a voice deep inside me said. /This is not how a Snape behaves. Snap out of it. / Ugh, the mind of a teenager in love; what a complicated thing it is.
~*Dumbledore's POV*~
Severus and I heard the castle door burst opened and ran to the windows. What was going on? Our eyes scan the ground below us, but we saw nothing. Finally, a floating cloak appeared and then Lorene.
We watched as she stopped by the lake and sat down. Tears were flowing down her face, and I felt the increasing anger radiating from Snape with each tear that fell. "I told you that you were playing with fire!" Snape yelled.
"Please calm down Severus, and I still believe I was correct in helping them." Severus sent a most chilling glare at me. "I have a nagging feeling that things are not as well as we think they are. I know you are afraid that Harry and Lorene's relationship could turn out like Cynthia..."
"First of all, do NOT bring her into this. Second of all, Harry and Lorene do NOT have a relationship. It's some foolish notion that you are not helping by accepting it."
"Okay Severus," I was tired of this arguing. Things had calmed down after news of Voldemort's 'second' death. We gathered up all the Death Eaters and the dementors return to Azkaban. I was tired, but knew that I was missing something, something important.
"I will NOT let that spoiled brat ruin her life. She deserves the best and I do not want her worried about /boys/." Severus said the last with a disgusted look.
"You can not stop a heart from loving, no matter what," Severus started to speak, but I continued. "You know that to well. Now, let them work it out, and you too will see that it is /Love/ that they are feeling."
Severus shook his head and looked up at me with sad eyes. "How do you know so much?"
"I gave him a huge smile. "Age of course."
A/N: Hey...I'm so stupid sometimes. Don't ask me why, but I thought I had more than just two chapters up...But anyways, here's the next chapter.
~*Lorene's POV*~
After leaving the boys, Hermione and I headed towards our dorm room. A second later, we realized we made a huge mistake. The Gryffindor Gossipers had retired early.
"Let's turn around before they notice us," I whispered to Hermione. After last year's incident, the two stopped talking to me. Then after Voldemort's death, they loosened up and became cautious around me. Pretty much, I was ignored and that suited me just fine, but I was not in the mood for awkward silences.
"We can't go back down," Hermione whined. "The guys will think that we've come to their way of thinking. We'll just have to tough this out."
Lavender and Parvatil decided to look up at that exact moment. "Oh Hermione," they squealed, "we have the most exciting news." They pretended to look around the room and /happen/ to see me. "Hi Lorene, didn't quite see you there," Lavender covered up.
"That's alright," I mumbled. "Hermione and I came up here to do some studying in a quiet place, so..." I was cut off by Parvatil though.
"That's so interesting." Lavender stood up and pulled Hermione over to her bed. Parvatil continued talking, effectively cutting me out of the conversation. "Like I was saying, Lavender and I just heard the craziest news..."
Walking to my bed, I tried to tone them out and continue to work on my homework. I finally had to stop because they sounded like flies buzzing around a pie. It was times like this that I wished I had my CD player.
Giving up on my homework, I reclined on my bed. Could I risk the chance of escaping under my invisibility cloak? I started to get up, but my mind chose that exact moment to listen in on their conversation.
"...Harry's found another girl," Lavender whispered to Hermione.
"I heard she's a gorgeous brunette, some one who doesn't go here," Inserted Parvatil. "I'm not surprised though. Who would want to date anyone in the Snape family?" Lavender and Parvatil had no idea I was listening, but Hermione knew. She tried to defend me, but I heard no of it. /Harry was seeing someone? When? Where? How? /
Jumping from my bedHHHHHHH, I grabbed my cloak and ran down the stairs. By the time I reached the bottom, I was invisible to all prying eyes. I easily maneuvered my way through the common room, but at the last moment, Ron stepped in my way.
"OWWWWW!" he yelled, grabbing his foot. I froze for a second, but slowly started to back away.
"What happened, Ron?" Harry asked.
"Someone stepped on my foot," he complained, still bouncing on one foot.
"That's impossible. I'm the only one near you and I /know/ I didn't step on it. Unless..." Harry started to look around and circle Ron. Ron stopped his bouncing and curiously looked at Harry.
"Unless what?" Ron whispered. Harry was getting closer and closer to my hiding spot. I tried to shrink even further into the wall, but it remained solid. "Harry, you don't think that someone took your cloak, do you?" Ron started to copy Harry's movements.
Harry finally stopped right in front of me. Our bodies were mere inches from each other. Our eyes seemed to lock. "No," Harry answered. "You probably just stubbed your foot on something." Ron looked a little unsure but let it go. He started to head towards the dorm, but stopped when he noticed that Harry wasn't following.
"Everything alright Harry?"
"Yeah, I just need to do something," Harry answered. Ron nodded and went on his way. I watched as Harry looked around the room. In those few minutes, the common room had emptied and Harry and I were alone.
"I know you're there," he whispered as he grabbed my hand. "Why are you hiding?"
"I'm not," I whispered, hoping that my voice didn't express my emotions. "I just wanted some fresh air."
"Do you want some company?" Harry seemed a little unsure of something, almost like he wanted to say something.
/So it's true/, I thought. /He has found somebody else. / "No, no," I said. I immediately shook him off and ran out of the castle and to the tree that Harry and I had that picnic one night.
My heart was breaking, but I couldn't fault him. Why would he want me? One minute I led him on and the next I was completely ignoring him. Did I really deserve anybody?
/Wait a minute, / a voice deep inside me said. /This is not how a Snape behaves. Snap out of it. / Ugh, the mind of a teenager in love; what a complicated thing it is.
~*Dumbledore's POV*~
Severus and I heard the castle door burst opened and ran to the windows. What was going on? Our eyes scan the ground below us, but we saw nothing. Finally, a floating cloak appeared and then Lorene.
We watched as she stopped by the lake and sat down. Tears were flowing down her face, and I felt the increasing anger radiating from Snape with each tear that fell. "I told you that you were playing with fire!" Snape yelled.
"Please calm down Severus, and I still believe I was correct in helping them." Severus sent a most chilling glare at me. "I have a nagging feeling that things are not as well as we think they are. I know you are afraid that Harry and Lorene's relationship could turn out like Cynthia..."
"First of all, do NOT bring her into this. Second of all, Harry and Lorene do NOT have a relationship. It's some foolish notion that you are not helping by accepting it."
"Okay Severus," I was tired of this arguing. Things had calmed down after news of Voldemort's 'second' death. We gathered up all the Death Eaters and the dementors return to Azkaban. I was tired, but knew that I was missing something, something important.
"I will NOT let that spoiled brat ruin her life. She deserves the best and I do not want her worried about /boys/." Severus said the last with a disgusted look.
"You can not stop a heart from loving, no matter what," Severus started to speak, but I continued. "You know that to well. Now, let them work it out, and you too will see that it is /Love/ that they are feeling."
Severus shook his head and looked up at me with sad eyes. "How do you know so much?"
"I gave him a huge smile. "Age of course."