Author's note: All I really have to say here is that Lulu (you'll see
later) comes from Jamie, and Isidora (you'll also see her later) comes from
Daphne (lol, Daphne- I'm actually using your real name). Hope you enjoy
the chapter! And don't forget to review!
-An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin: lol, I was kinda wondering myself why you
didn't' guess that...oh well, and yes- you're now officially in here, lol.
-Mariel the smart: lol- yes, Big Idea does make Veggie tales, and
yeah...you'll have to wait and see what happens- but I think you're going to
like it.
Chapter 20: Christmas Eve
Severus went to visit Eric and Selina that evening after dinner. He
knocked on the door and Eric answered it.
"Why hello, Severus. What brings you here?" He asked as he opened the
door.
"I came to see Selina. Kevin said she returned today, and I was wondering
if she'd be up to our tradition of spending Christmas Eve together. You
could come too of course." Severus replied.
"I'm sure she'd love to, but I don't think she's quite up to it." Eric
replied, stepping aside to allow Severus to see her.
As soon as Severus caught sight of his daughter, he hurried to her side.
It was then that he noticed the marks on her neck.
"You didn't!" He exclaimed, spinning around to face Eric.
"I'm sorry, Severus. I had no choice. You must understand how I felt when
all this happened. I'm am only doing this out of love for her. When my
father sent Salvius to kill her, he made it quite clear that he was
serious." Eric replied.
"He sent my brother to kill her?" Severus asked in shock.
Eric nodded. "I walked in on him. He was strangling her."
"That's horrible. She must've thought it was me." Severus said.
"No, she'd met Salvius at our house. That was before you arrived. But, if
she hadn't, I'd have explained it to her anyway." Eric replied.
Severus turned back to Selina and placed a hand gently on her cheek.
"She's so cold, are you sure she's alright?"
"She's fine as long as she's breathing, and she's still doing that." Eric
replied, going and standing beside Severus.
"Why did you have to do this to her now? This is supposed to be a good
time of year." Severus asked.
"Look, I'm really sorry. I was concerned for her safety, and I wasn't
thinking straight. Especially when she blamed me for the death of her
child." Eric replied.
Severus continued to look down at his daughter, a great sadness apparent in
his eyes.
"Would you like to stay here until she wakes?" Eric asked.
"That would be nice, as long as you don't mind." Severus replied.
"Of course not. You have a right to be here when she's like this- you're
her father!" Eric said.
"Well, I have to go back to my office for a few moments, but I'll be back."
Severus said, heading towards the door. "Oh, I forgot- this came for you
at dinner." He said, pausing for a moment and taking a letter from his
pocket, then handing it to Eric, then he continued on to his office.
Eric opened and read the letter as soon as Severus had left.
"Dear Mr. Eric Riddle," It read.
"We regret to inform you that you have been accused of the murder of the
child of Miss. Selina Snape and Mr. Kevin Redden. As this accusation if
that of a higher crime, we require you to stay in Azkaban until the time of
the trial. We ask that you come willingly, however we will use force if
you do not.
"Sincerely, The Judges of the Ministry of Magic."
Eric re-read the letter several times in disbelief. Severus came back and
found Eric standing there, letter still in hand, with a shocked look on his
face.
"Bad news?" He asked.
"They've accused me of murdering their child." Eric replied.
"What? Who?" Severus asked, not entirely understanding.
"Selina and Kevin." Eric replied.
"So that's what Kevin meant. He said he was going to find a way to get
back at you, but I didn't' know why. I'd have to say that Selina does not
have a part in this though. She doesn't' believe in revenge as you may
know, and would never stoop to that level even if she did, no matter what
had happened." Severus said.
Eric sighed. "You're right- I'm over reacting. But I suppose I'd better
get going to prevent any trouble."
"They're making you go to Azkaban?" Severus asked in shock, placing a
basket that he had been holding down.
"Well, murder is a high crime, I suppose they feel that I could be a threat
and..." Eric was cut off by a rustling in the basket. "Severus, what on
earth is in there?"
"Selina's Christmas gift. Have a look, she probably wants out anyway."
Severus replied.
Eric gave Severus an odd look, then went and opened the basket. A small
black and orange kitten poked its head out and let out a small meow.
Eric smiled and looked up at Severus. "She'll love it."
"I thought so. She's always had a love of animals, just like her mother."
Severus replied with a smile.
Eric gently picked up the kitten and patted it, causing it to purr. "Does
it have a name?"
"Lulu." Severus replied. "Or that's what they called her at the store at
least."
"Here little lulu, come meet your new mom." Eric said, gently placing lulu
down on the bed with Selina.
Lulu wandered around a bit, then curled up right beside Selina's head.
"They're a perfect match." Eric said with a smile. "But I really should
get going before they send who knows what to storm the school looking for
me. I'll stop at my friend Isidora's house along the way and ask her to
come and take care of Selina when she wakes up. She's a vampire too and
knows what to do. I hope to be back as soon as possible, but I don't know
when that'll be."
"Alright, I'll let your friend in when she arrives, and we hope to see you
back here soon." Severus said, sitting in the chair that Eric had been
previously.
Eric nodded, then left with one last look at Selina, not knowing when he'd
see her again.
Severus simply sat there, quietly watching Selina. About half an hour
later, there was a knock at the door. Severus got up and opened the door
to find a young woman of about Eric's age standing there.
"You must be Severus." She said. "I'm Isidora." She finished as Severus
nodded and stepped aside to allow her to enter.
"Is that Selina?" She asked, nodding to Selina.
"Yes, and the cat is Lulu." Severus replied.
"Ahh, yes. I heard about Lulu. But I can certainly see what Eric sees in
Selina. She looks quite nice in both appearance and personality." Isidora
said.
Severus smiled.
"Well, I'm afraid all we can do at the moment is wait for her to wake."
Isidora said.
"Well, feel free to have a seat then." Severus replied, sitting down
again.
Isidora sat in a chair on the other side of the bed. And with that, they
simply watched Selina and waited for her to awaken.
later) comes from Jamie, and Isidora (you'll also see her later) comes from
Daphne (lol, Daphne- I'm actually using your real name). Hope you enjoy
the chapter! And don't forget to review!
-An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin: lol, I was kinda wondering myself why you
didn't' guess that...oh well, and yes- you're now officially in here, lol.
-Mariel the smart: lol- yes, Big Idea does make Veggie tales, and
yeah...you'll have to wait and see what happens- but I think you're going to
like it.
Chapter 20: Christmas Eve
Severus went to visit Eric and Selina that evening after dinner. He
knocked on the door and Eric answered it.
"Why hello, Severus. What brings you here?" He asked as he opened the
door.
"I came to see Selina. Kevin said she returned today, and I was wondering
if she'd be up to our tradition of spending Christmas Eve together. You
could come too of course." Severus replied.
"I'm sure she'd love to, but I don't think she's quite up to it." Eric
replied, stepping aside to allow Severus to see her.
As soon as Severus caught sight of his daughter, he hurried to her side.
It was then that he noticed the marks on her neck.
"You didn't!" He exclaimed, spinning around to face Eric.
"I'm sorry, Severus. I had no choice. You must understand how I felt when
all this happened. I'm am only doing this out of love for her. When my
father sent Salvius to kill her, he made it quite clear that he was
serious." Eric replied.
"He sent my brother to kill her?" Severus asked in shock.
Eric nodded. "I walked in on him. He was strangling her."
"That's horrible. She must've thought it was me." Severus said.
"No, she'd met Salvius at our house. That was before you arrived. But, if
she hadn't, I'd have explained it to her anyway." Eric replied.
Severus turned back to Selina and placed a hand gently on her cheek.
"She's so cold, are you sure she's alright?"
"She's fine as long as she's breathing, and she's still doing that." Eric
replied, going and standing beside Severus.
"Why did you have to do this to her now? This is supposed to be a good
time of year." Severus asked.
"Look, I'm really sorry. I was concerned for her safety, and I wasn't
thinking straight. Especially when she blamed me for the death of her
child." Eric replied.
Severus continued to look down at his daughter, a great sadness apparent in
his eyes.
"Would you like to stay here until she wakes?" Eric asked.
"That would be nice, as long as you don't mind." Severus replied.
"Of course not. You have a right to be here when she's like this- you're
her father!" Eric said.
"Well, I have to go back to my office for a few moments, but I'll be back."
Severus said, heading towards the door. "Oh, I forgot- this came for you
at dinner." He said, pausing for a moment and taking a letter from his
pocket, then handing it to Eric, then he continued on to his office.
Eric opened and read the letter as soon as Severus had left.
"Dear Mr. Eric Riddle," It read.
"We regret to inform you that you have been accused of the murder of the
child of Miss. Selina Snape and Mr. Kevin Redden. As this accusation if
that of a higher crime, we require you to stay in Azkaban until the time of
the trial. We ask that you come willingly, however we will use force if
you do not.
"Sincerely, The Judges of the Ministry of Magic."
Eric re-read the letter several times in disbelief. Severus came back and
found Eric standing there, letter still in hand, with a shocked look on his
face.
"Bad news?" He asked.
"They've accused me of murdering their child." Eric replied.
"What? Who?" Severus asked, not entirely understanding.
"Selina and Kevin." Eric replied.
"So that's what Kevin meant. He said he was going to find a way to get
back at you, but I didn't' know why. I'd have to say that Selina does not
have a part in this though. She doesn't' believe in revenge as you may
know, and would never stoop to that level even if she did, no matter what
had happened." Severus said.
Eric sighed. "You're right- I'm over reacting. But I suppose I'd better
get going to prevent any trouble."
"They're making you go to Azkaban?" Severus asked in shock, placing a
basket that he had been holding down.
"Well, murder is a high crime, I suppose they feel that I could be a threat
and..." Eric was cut off by a rustling in the basket. "Severus, what on
earth is in there?"
"Selina's Christmas gift. Have a look, she probably wants out anyway."
Severus replied.
Eric gave Severus an odd look, then went and opened the basket. A small
black and orange kitten poked its head out and let out a small meow.
Eric smiled and looked up at Severus. "She'll love it."
"I thought so. She's always had a love of animals, just like her mother."
Severus replied with a smile.
Eric gently picked up the kitten and patted it, causing it to purr. "Does
it have a name?"
"Lulu." Severus replied. "Or that's what they called her at the store at
least."
"Here little lulu, come meet your new mom." Eric said, gently placing lulu
down on the bed with Selina.
Lulu wandered around a bit, then curled up right beside Selina's head.
"They're a perfect match." Eric said with a smile. "But I really should
get going before they send who knows what to storm the school looking for
me. I'll stop at my friend Isidora's house along the way and ask her to
come and take care of Selina when she wakes up. She's a vampire too and
knows what to do. I hope to be back as soon as possible, but I don't know
when that'll be."
"Alright, I'll let your friend in when she arrives, and we hope to see you
back here soon." Severus said, sitting in the chair that Eric had been
previously.
Eric nodded, then left with one last look at Selina, not knowing when he'd
see her again.
Severus simply sat there, quietly watching Selina. About half an hour
later, there was a knock at the door. Severus got up and opened the door
to find a young woman of about Eric's age standing there.
"You must be Severus." She said. "I'm Isidora." She finished as Severus
nodded and stepped aside to allow her to enter.
"Is that Selina?" She asked, nodding to Selina.
"Yes, and the cat is Lulu." Severus replied.
"Ahh, yes. I heard about Lulu. But I can certainly see what Eric sees in
Selina. She looks quite nice in both appearance and personality." Isidora
said.
Severus smiled.
"Well, I'm afraid all we can do at the moment is wait for her to wake."
Isidora said.
"Well, feel free to have a seat then." Severus replied, sitting down
again.
Isidora sat in a chair on the other side of the bed. And with that, they
simply watched Selina and waited for her to awaken.