Amy took the glass of potion to Severus who drank it in one gulp. He
dropped the cup on the floor where it shattered, spraying Amy's bare feet
with shards and cutting her in a few places. She didn't cry out, but
watched her wounds heal instantly.
Severus rolled over, pointed his wand at the floor and muttered, "Repario." The glass repaired itself and Amy left him alone for the night.
Harry was pacing the floor of the living room, absentmindedly ruffling his hair. He stopped walking and gave Amy a weak smile as she returned to the kitchen to put the glass away.
"How is he," Harry asked softly, so not to wake Severus or Violet who was still sleeping peacefully.
Amy shrugged, "He's a wreck. He just crawled into himself and I don't know if he'll ever come back." She sat down in the armchair that Severus had occupied earlier. "Thanks for that potion, by the way. I'm not good at hu...I mean wizard remedies. I think he'll sleep soundly."
Harry joined her near the fire, sitting cross-legged on the floor. "It's a good potion, I've taken it several times in my life, and I'll probably take it more. I have these terrible nightmares..." he trailed off, staring into the flames.
Amy felt a pang of sympathy for the young man. Alex had told her the story of the wizarding world and what was going on inside it. She had no idea that she was to be shoved directly into the middle of it, but she wanted to keep watch over Violet, feeling that it was quite unfair for the baby to be subjected to all of this. She too had been removed from that world by an uncaring mother, and she too was a half-breed once, subject to the mortal feeling of loss and loneliness.
"Did you have any idea that Alex meant to leave you here," Harry asked suddenly.
She shook her head gently. "No, she just wanted me to have a place to go. I had met Severus and we had...quite a connection. He reminded me of the one person who really loved me. My parents abandoned me...just like Alex has abandoned Violet. I'd be gone in a heart beat if I didn't feel that Violet deserved better."
Harry frowned, "You were orphaned too?"
Amy suddenly felt Harry's attraction to her and she couldn't have that. He was sweet, not to mention very easy on the eyes, but she was already infatuated with Severus. She closed her eyes and used her powers to block off the attraction. It was a simple thing to do, having to do it more than once. She just removed the ability for him to feel for her like that. He, of course, would still want to be great friends, and she could handle great friends.
Harry stopped talking and shook his head. He looked at her for a moment before he smiled again. "I should be off to bed. It's late and I have a class in the morning. I'll get up early and you and I can talk about how you can help Severus in his classes."
Amy shook her head, "I can't help him," she protested. "I'm not a wizard and I've never had anything to do with wizards before Alex."
Harry patted her on the head. "You'll be fine," he said gently and went off to bed.
Amy went to the loo and changed into her pajamas. She tied her long hair into a loose bun and went to check on Violet. The beautiful, black haired baby was sleeping soundly. She covered her with a light blanket and then went into check on Severus.
He was curled up under the blankets, but she could tell he was still awake. "Mind if I light the lamp," she asked.
"Do as you will," he murmured.
She sat on the edge of the bed next to him and sighed deeply. "I can't do anything to ease your pain. I wish I could, but there is nothing I can say to take away the hurt."
He made an attempt at a smile. "I know that. You are so kind to stay, but you need not. I've always been alone, even when she was with me. I think I've always known that."
"I want to stay," she said gently, "unless you wish me to go. I feel comfortable with you and like she said, no one in my world wants me. I would go away and be alone, and I don't know if I could survive that. I suppose I'm alone here too, but at least I would be able to tend to Violet. She's just like me, abandoned by our world and I would like to help her through that." Amy stood up and looked around the room. "Could I get a blanket to make up the couch?"
"Stay...in here with me," he asked gently. "If you want to stay, than stay with me. It's not so dark when you're around."
Amy felt a little unsure, but she crawled under the covers next to him and arranged the pillows. Without warning, Severus rolled over and buried himself in her arms. He began to cry softly, his body shaking with the silent sobs. She put out the lamp and stroked his soft hair until they both fell into a dreamless sleep.
Severus rolled over, pointed his wand at the floor and muttered, "Repario." The glass repaired itself and Amy left him alone for the night.
Harry was pacing the floor of the living room, absentmindedly ruffling his hair. He stopped walking and gave Amy a weak smile as she returned to the kitchen to put the glass away.
"How is he," Harry asked softly, so not to wake Severus or Violet who was still sleeping peacefully.
Amy shrugged, "He's a wreck. He just crawled into himself and I don't know if he'll ever come back." She sat down in the armchair that Severus had occupied earlier. "Thanks for that potion, by the way. I'm not good at hu...I mean wizard remedies. I think he'll sleep soundly."
Harry joined her near the fire, sitting cross-legged on the floor. "It's a good potion, I've taken it several times in my life, and I'll probably take it more. I have these terrible nightmares..." he trailed off, staring into the flames.
Amy felt a pang of sympathy for the young man. Alex had told her the story of the wizarding world and what was going on inside it. She had no idea that she was to be shoved directly into the middle of it, but she wanted to keep watch over Violet, feeling that it was quite unfair for the baby to be subjected to all of this. She too had been removed from that world by an uncaring mother, and she too was a half-breed once, subject to the mortal feeling of loss and loneliness.
"Did you have any idea that Alex meant to leave you here," Harry asked suddenly.
She shook her head gently. "No, she just wanted me to have a place to go. I had met Severus and we had...quite a connection. He reminded me of the one person who really loved me. My parents abandoned me...just like Alex has abandoned Violet. I'd be gone in a heart beat if I didn't feel that Violet deserved better."
Harry frowned, "You were orphaned too?"
Amy suddenly felt Harry's attraction to her and she couldn't have that. He was sweet, not to mention very easy on the eyes, but she was already infatuated with Severus. She closed her eyes and used her powers to block off the attraction. It was a simple thing to do, having to do it more than once. She just removed the ability for him to feel for her like that. He, of course, would still want to be great friends, and she could handle great friends.
Harry stopped talking and shook his head. He looked at her for a moment before he smiled again. "I should be off to bed. It's late and I have a class in the morning. I'll get up early and you and I can talk about how you can help Severus in his classes."
Amy shook her head, "I can't help him," she protested. "I'm not a wizard and I've never had anything to do with wizards before Alex."
Harry patted her on the head. "You'll be fine," he said gently and went off to bed.
Amy went to the loo and changed into her pajamas. She tied her long hair into a loose bun and went to check on Violet. The beautiful, black haired baby was sleeping soundly. She covered her with a light blanket and then went into check on Severus.
He was curled up under the blankets, but she could tell he was still awake. "Mind if I light the lamp," she asked.
"Do as you will," he murmured.
She sat on the edge of the bed next to him and sighed deeply. "I can't do anything to ease your pain. I wish I could, but there is nothing I can say to take away the hurt."
He made an attempt at a smile. "I know that. You are so kind to stay, but you need not. I've always been alone, even when she was with me. I think I've always known that."
"I want to stay," she said gently, "unless you wish me to go. I feel comfortable with you and like she said, no one in my world wants me. I would go away and be alone, and I don't know if I could survive that. I suppose I'm alone here too, but at least I would be able to tend to Violet. She's just like me, abandoned by our world and I would like to help her through that." Amy stood up and looked around the room. "Could I get a blanket to make up the couch?"
"Stay...in here with me," he asked gently. "If you want to stay, than stay with me. It's not so dark when you're around."
Amy felt a little unsure, but she crawled under the covers next to him and arranged the pillows. Without warning, Severus rolled over and buried himself in her arms. He began to cry softly, his body shaking with the silent sobs. She put out the lamp and stroked his soft hair until they both fell into a dreamless sleep.