Chapter five
Outside the portrait she stood and waited for him to lead her to where they were to go. They went back outside as the snow ceased to stop. A few were outside throwing snowballs at one another, or skating at the now lit up pond. Severus took off his cloak and put it around her again, knowing she hadn't changed her attire. She smiled and he found himself smiling back. Silence stole the first few minutes before Erika spoke up.
"So what do you want to talk about?" She asked as her words made billows of mini clouds because of the temperature.
"Whatever you want to."
"Tell me about yourself then...your life story." She said slightly laughing.
"I was born, I grew up, I came to Hogwarts when I was eleven. I was made fun of, had few friends, and only one girlfriend but it was just a joke played on me. My parents are never really there and when they are they are too busy to care. The teachers pity me, including Dumbledore I believe." He said trailing off to stare back at the skaters. The skaters holding hands, laughing, enjoying their days by. She didn't say a word but slipped her arms around him and hugged him. After awhile she finally began to speak with her arms still around him.
"I understand why you didn't want to say before, and..im sorry. You'll have me as a friend, that's all I can give." She said quietly removing her arms from around him and looking at him while he changed his focus on the snow. That night they talked until the last skater got off the lake and went indoors. Not tired, they stayed up in the common room talking, laughing, and sharing memories of all sorts from all times of their lives.
They stayed up till one thirty before deciding to go to bed before they were caught awake and out of bed. She handed him back his cloak and gave him a quick hug before going up the stairs. He watched her as she went up the stairs, how she moved as she climbed up. He then went in his own direction up to his room and for once in a very long time dreamt of better dreams then that of the torment in his life.
He woke up late around ten a.m. Again no one was in the room but the sun shown through the windows. He looked out to see bits of snow floating through the air. He quickly got dressed and brushed his teeth before going down to the common room. He waited for a while but figured the Erika was gone and headed on towards the great hall.
The food was already out but still warm as he sat down towards the end of the table. Many were still there eating and chatting nosily with their friends. He ate respectably, eating eggs, toast, and some fruit and drinking some coffee. While going off into a daydream about when he was older he felt another tap on the shoulder. He turned his head around and saw no one but felt the bench creak as Erika sat next to him.
"Hey, you were right." She said. He couldn't figure out at first what she meant. He gave her a puzzled look until she replied back, "The beds.they really are soft and comfortable." Her smile radiated. Despite the sun barely shown, the light from the candles made her face have a glow. He smiled back but soon it faded as he saw Lucius walk towards them and place his hand on Erika's shoulder.
She began talking to Lucius and Lucius soon made sure Severus's present was inexistent. Later in the day he learned he had a few classes with Erika, but the first one would not be until Wednesday. As Wednesday rolled around he waited eagerly to see her again. He sat down in one of the seats and waited. Two minutes before class started Erika walked in with Lucius wearing black dress pants and a pink sweater, her hair in curls. Erika sat in the middle of Severus and Lucius and as the class started and proceeded he noticed how he couldn't stop staring at her. How her lips shown with the tinting of a soft shade of pink, how her hair smelled sweetly of flowers, how she would bite her pen when she was listening to the lecture, how she smiled whenever the teacher told a joke.
He turned his head and looked out as the snow fell down in small flurries. It hit him suddenly; he was beginning to like Erika. They had not known each other for long, just under a week yet he was finding him self attracted to her. He went back to his work, knowing there was so much he would have to think about, and with turning his head to look at Erika, he smiled.
Cheers~ E.L.L.A
Outside the portrait she stood and waited for him to lead her to where they were to go. They went back outside as the snow ceased to stop. A few were outside throwing snowballs at one another, or skating at the now lit up pond. Severus took off his cloak and put it around her again, knowing she hadn't changed her attire. She smiled and he found himself smiling back. Silence stole the first few minutes before Erika spoke up.
"So what do you want to talk about?" She asked as her words made billows of mini clouds because of the temperature.
"Whatever you want to."
"Tell me about yourself then...your life story." She said slightly laughing.
"I was born, I grew up, I came to Hogwarts when I was eleven. I was made fun of, had few friends, and only one girlfriend but it was just a joke played on me. My parents are never really there and when they are they are too busy to care. The teachers pity me, including Dumbledore I believe." He said trailing off to stare back at the skaters. The skaters holding hands, laughing, enjoying their days by. She didn't say a word but slipped her arms around him and hugged him. After awhile she finally began to speak with her arms still around him.
"I understand why you didn't want to say before, and..im sorry. You'll have me as a friend, that's all I can give." She said quietly removing her arms from around him and looking at him while he changed his focus on the snow. That night they talked until the last skater got off the lake and went indoors. Not tired, they stayed up in the common room talking, laughing, and sharing memories of all sorts from all times of their lives.
They stayed up till one thirty before deciding to go to bed before they were caught awake and out of bed. She handed him back his cloak and gave him a quick hug before going up the stairs. He watched her as she went up the stairs, how she moved as she climbed up. He then went in his own direction up to his room and for once in a very long time dreamt of better dreams then that of the torment in his life.
He woke up late around ten a.m. Again no one was in the room but the sun shown through the windows. He looked out to see bits of snow floating through the air. He quickly got dressed and brushed his teeth before going down to the common room. He waited for a while but figured the Erika was gone and headed on towards the great hall.
The food was already out but still warm as he sat down towards the end of the table. Many were still there eating and chatting nosily with their friends. He ate respectably, eating eggs, toast, and some fruit and drinking some coffee. While going off into a daydream about when he was older he felt another tap on the shoulder. He turned his head around and saw no one but felt the bench creak as Erika sat next to him.
"Hey, you were right." She said. He couldn't figure out at first what she meant. He gave her a puzzled look until she replied back, "The beds.they really are soft and comfortable." Her smile radiated. Despite the sun barely shown, the light from the candles made her face have a glow. He smiled back but soon it faded as he saw Lucius walk towards them and place his hand on Erika's shoulder.
She began talking to Lucius and Lucius soon made sure Severus's present was inexistent. Later in the day he learned he had a few classes with Erika, but the first one would not be until Wednesday. As Wednesday rolled around he waited eagerly to see her again. He sat down in one of the seats and waited. Two minutes before class started Erika walked in with Lucius wearing black dress pants and a pink sweater, her hair in curls. Erika sat in the middle of Severus and Lucius and as the class started and proceeded he noticed how he couldn't stop staring at her. How her lips shown with the tinting of a soft shade of pink, how her hair smelled sweetly of flowers, how she would bite her pen when she was listening to the lecture, how she smiled whenever the teacher told a joke.
He turned his head and looked out as the snow fell down in small flurries. It hit him suddenly; he was beginning to like Erika. They had not known each other for long, just under a week yet he was finding him self attracted to her. He went back to his work, knowing there was so much he would have to think about, and with turning his head to look at Erika, he smiled.
Cheers~ E.L.L.A