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Chapter Seven
It had been only a couple of days since Snape had started calling Alex by her full name. It started off with the meals. Alex was sitting, happily enjoying a light breakfast and a rather good conversation with Remus when she heard her name being said loudly from the man beside her.
"Alexandra." Snape said, a cruel smirk playing across his features. Alex froze mid-sentence, unable to believe that he was still calling her that even though she had firmly told him not to. But then again, she was the one being a hypocrite since she still used his middle name occasionally.
"Alexandra." Snape repeated again. Remus tried to hide his smile and quickly took a bite of food. Alex turned and faced him.
"What do you want?" she snapped.
"Pass the bacon." Snape requested. Alex took the large serving bowl and handed it to Snape.
"Shut up." Alex said seeing Lupin's grin.
"What? I didn't say anything." Remus defended, suddenly finding his water goblet very interesting.
"Alexandra." Snape said once again.
"What do you want now?" Alex sighed, suddenly feeling slightly drained. Every time he said her name, she had to fight to keep the memories at bay. She constantly now had to remind herself that Scott couldn't hurt her anymore. That he didn't know where she was, not having seen her for a few years.
"Can you pass the scrambled eggs?" Snape asked, indicating to the plate of meat that sat to the left of her. She quickly handed it to him and went to go back to her conversation once again.
"Alexandra." That was it! Alex placed every serving dish that was nearby in front of Snape before he could even ask, then up and left the table, ignoring the laughter from Remus and the proud smirk of Snape.
It continued on like this in class too. He would ask her questions, addressing her by her name. She had currently counted him using her name nineteen times during the current 7th year Gryffindor and Ravenclaw class.
'Just one more time and I swear its over for him.' Alex thought frowning. Snape noticed Alex standing off to the side, scowling at him instead of helping the students, like she was supposed to be doing.
"Isn't there something practical you could be doing, Alexandra?" Snape asked as he passed by, heading over to check the Weasley twin's potion.
Alex smirked to herself and pulled out her wand from her sleeve, muttering a small incantation. The shoelaces on Snape's boots quickly knotted together, causing him to trip and fall right into Fred and George's potion. Alex covered her mouth with her hand in order to hide her laughter as the students looked on with horror. The twin's had jumped back in order to avoid getting splashed by the potion, which hadn't been fully finished yet. Large blisters started forming on Snape's arms, hands, and face. He glared at Alex and he hurriedly fixed his shoes, climbing back to his feet trying to ignore the pain that was building at the potion soaked into his skin and robes.
"You do have the antidote, don't you?" Alex mocked. Snape did not reply but stormed out of the classroom, heading for the infirmary.
"Poppy!" Snape bellowed throwing the door open. Madam Pomfrey came out of her office at the sound of Snape yelling. Her eyebrows raised at the sight of him.
"And what happened to you, Severus?" she asked as he took a seat on the bed.
"Miss Harper happened, that's what." Snape frowned as Poppy quickly started applying a cream to the blisters.
"Ah! I do not understand why you two do not get along. You both have a lot in common." Poppy commented. She, as well as the rest of the staff, knew of the hostility between the student teacher and the professor.
"Like what?" Snape said vehemently.
"Well, she is very gifted with Potions. Surely you can find some common ground in that." Poppy stated.
"Yes, she is rather good at Potions but that does not mean that she has the right to make me seem a fool in front of my students." Snape declared wincing slightly at the stinging sensation as the blisters began to fade.
"If my memory serves me correctly, Severus, it was you who made her look a fool first." Poppy said. Snape just frowned and started contemplating revenge.
Next Chapter: You find out a little of Lia's past and Snape retaliates when Alex least expects it!
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