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Title: Was it Meant to Be?
Chapter: 8/The Rescue from the Ring of Fire
(Hospital Wing)
Severus, after a day had passed was finally let out of the Hospital Wing. He had one thing set into his mind… 'Lucius Malfoy'. He was seriously going to pay dearly, along with Potter. But Lucius, was first. Lucky enough for him, they had Defense Against the Dark Arts that morning. He ventured into the class room, and found that a huge dueling set, had been prepared. It had a blue mate set upon it that had the phases of the moon, and he was just fortunate enough as the teacher looked up.
"Ah Yes…Mr. Snape, get on up there…and how about…hmm…why not the same house…Mr. Malfoy…you two will start first…"
Snape smirked, now how much more could he ask for? It couldn't get any better. He climbed up onto the platform and walked to the middle along with Lucius facing him. Both of them straitened their wands along the middle of their faces, and shifted them to their side quckly as Severus narrowed his eyes at Lucius.
"This…will be quite interesting…"
Lucius smirked at his comment as he walked off to the other end of the platform as did Severus.
"Wands at the ready!"
Snape nodded to the Professors instructions and lifted his wand in an angled position over his head and pointed to Lucius. Lucius, did the same, but pointed it to snape, a malicous smirk on his face.
In moments, after the count down, Lucius was hurled to the floor after the jelly legs curse. Now, was the time he wished he was paying attention in classes to remember the counter curse. But that was no matter to him, he quickly shouted out a hard fire hex, making the area around Severus engulf in flames. He sneered to Lucius and used a hurling hex to send Lucius flying off the arena as he backed up, trying to avoid the flames, not knowing how to counter them. As the Professor hurried over to Lucius, Severus stood there, in a ring of fire, his panic quickly rising. A knot rose in his throat as he stood helpless, the crowd only looking on shocked, seeing as it was a room of 1st years.
Severus flinched as the fire went to enclose around him, but nothing happened…at all. Not one burn, or the sense of steam. He looked up quickly after the echo of a spell drowned out. There, crouched down slightly, wand pointed, and out of breath, was Lily Evans. He breathing slowed finally after regaining her composure of having to dash through people and make her way onto the platform.
Stupidly, all Severus could do…was looked shocked, and grateful to the young girl. She walked up to him, a slightly warm look on her face.
"Don't count on me…to rescue your Slytherin hide every time you are in a small muck…that's…what paying attention in classes is for…"
She smirked slightly to him, putting her wand away ing her pocket and hopped down onto the floor. Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter were looking to her shocked and like she was crazy.
"Why did you do that Lil!? Snape deserves it!"
Lily shook her head sighing as the Professor then walked to the middle of the half burnt platform.
"Well…that was quite interesting…yes…indeed…lucky enough Miss Evans knew her counter curses well enough to help you Mr. Snape…or we might have had an unexpected Barbeque today…"
The entire class chuckled as they scurried out, glad that took up most of the time. But Severus himself, was pleased on one part. He had beaten Lucius Malfoy in dueling…and his revenge was sought. Now…the only one left for his anger…was James. For that…he had so many emotions running through him for what he saw…and bad enough…one he thought was his friend…lucius, had set him up to make Lily and James mad…but…he wondered why?
But…for now,in Severus' mind, James Potter…was in the line of fire…
T.B.C…