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Conner!!!
Chapter two-
Elizabeth was down in her rooms later that night with a muggle CD of Simple Plan blaring when there was a loud bang on her door. She looked at her charmed digital clock. It was only five. There was still an hour before dinner. She heard the noise again. "Coming!"
She set down the musical piece she was composing and walked to the door. When she opened it she was astounded. Why was Severus Snape at her door? "Are you going to gawk all day, woman?"
Liz ignored his comment. It was only his way of handling uncomfortable situations. 'For him all situations are uncomfortable,' she mused. "Hello Severus. Come in. How are you?" Trying to be friendly, as Albus had suggested, she stepped aside to let him pass if he wished.
His eyes narrowed showing his uncertainty. Why was she being so darn friendly? It was just so uncommon for anyone to even talk to him for more than a few seconds that he felt uneasy whenever it did happen, even with Albus. Not that it ever had happened. He had pretty much always been a loner. He had thought he liked it that way, until now that is. Lately he had been realizing just how alone he was.
He stepped inside, trying to look like he detested the idea of being in her rooms when in fact he felt honored. "May I question as to what this noise is? I can hear it through the wall in my rooms," he snarled, "it is preventing my making potions."
"Oh! I'm sorry, Sev. I'll turn it down. I didn't know it was that loud. As to your question, this 'noise' is muggle music, a band called Simple Plan. Very good punk music, if I do say so myself. Sit down, would you like some tea? It's the least I can do for keeping you from your potions," she flashed him a charming smile. "Not to mention I would enjoy the company." She turned the volume down on the music box then came back to stand near him.
She flopped down on the couch only after she seized his arm and yanked him down to sit by her, 'she obviously will not take no for an answer. What does she think she's playing at,' he thought. Feeling him tense she spoke about a topic he would be interested in, "So, what potions have you been brewing lately?"
His eyebrow quirked like he was saying, "Yea, right, like this woman would be interested in potions." He almost hesitated she he was her long silky legs curl up under her and barely managed to get out, "Wolfsbane."
"Ooooh... do tell," she turned to face him, "sounds very interesting. Wolfsbane does not keep long so there is no way you could be making it for convenience's sake. Who's the werewolf? It there to be a new were-student in attendance?"
"No... but... do you remember the marauders from back in our school days?"
"Of course, they were the most arrogant bastards in the school... except for the Slytherins, of course. That Malfoy... Grrr! He got on my nerves." Her lips turned down at the corners a bit while her nose scrunched up in disgust. "What about them?"
Seeing Severus smirk at the comments about the Slytherins and Malfoy, she smiled. She knew that was probably the closest he had gotten to a smile in years. Somewhere, deep inside her, she was yearning to see him give her a genuine smile. She made a promise, in silence, that she would make him smile sooner or later.
She was pulled from her daydream as Severus glanced at her and commented, "Yes, nothing more arrogant than a Slytherin, is there?" he smirked, "Well, maybe except for Potter and his friends."
"Harry Potter?"
"The bloody one and only," he smirked thinking of how true the bloody part had been over the years. He had come away from many conflicts with the dark lord covered in his own blood.
"He's a student here?"
"If he wasn't, I wouldn't know him, would I?"
"I suppose no with how much you're locked up in that bloody potions room"
Severus' eyes narrowed to slits, his hear whipped around to look at her. Liz just smile, "I was wondering what it would take for you to look at me for more than a fraction of a second. All I'm saying is that you need to spend more time out of the dungeons."
"I pray you, tell me. Why would I do that and what would I do if I did that?" he had spoken sarcastically, not knowing that she had an answer to the questions.
"Well we could go to Hogsmeade tomorrow. The students will not arrive for a week yet. Come on, it would be fun. We can look into the joke shops and see what they have cooked up this year. Just to get a head start on the students of course. We need to know what pranks they could try during class. What do you say?"
"I have to start planning my classes."
"So do I, but we have a week. Please come? I need to buy a few new robes."
"Why are you so bloody eager for my dreadful company?"
"Dreadful? You're company isn't dreadful. You're the closest person to my age in this blasted castle. I would much rather hang out with you than Minerva or poppy, the old bats."
"I'm thirty-eight years old." Did she know that he had been a deatheater? "I still do not see why you would want to go with me. I'm the evil Snape git. No one likes me," he snarled.
"Oh, what great self-esteem you have. Seriously, Severus, A lot has changed since our school days. You were trying to show off back then. I fully well believe in the fact that people can change."
"I didn't."
"Like you would know if you had," she said, each of her words heavily laden with sarcasm. "People don't notice these things themselves, Severus."
He didn't reply. "Just say you'll come with me, Severus."
"You'll come with me, Severus," he said as if to affirm that he had not changed over the years.
"Ha. Ha. Very funny, Sev."
"Please call me by my given name."
Liz mockingly gasped, "Did Severus Snape, the evil snarky git, just say please? Are you going to come or not?"
"Fine, I'll come. I need to look for more potions books anyways," he lied.
"Yeh! Thanks so much, Severus. Now I don't have to go alone."
"I was going anyways but you were just so bloody pathetic that I couldn't let you go alone. Though I will probably make you time there a living hell," he covered.
"Really? You think so? Maybe I will make your time there a living hell," she smirked, "We will have fun."
"I highly doubt that. Now, if you'll excuse my, I have potions to brew. Good night."
"Hold on. Aren't you going to dinner in the hall?" She glanced at the clock; it was five fifty, "dinner starts in ten minutes."
"I don't usually take my dinner in the hall. I tend to find it's much more comfortable in my rooms. No one to have an uncomfortable silence with there." What had he just done! Had he confided in her? No! That wasn't it. He had just said something that was common knowledge, he told himself. "I will not be attending tonight either as I see no special reason to."
"Please come? I want to sit near you. You're the only one I truly know. The other people are more like parent figures. It will be a bit odd sitting with them if you're not there."
"What? Conner can't take feeling a bit out of place? I seem to recall you handling a lot of it in school." Dam it! He went too far and he knew it. He hadn't wanted to upset her when she was the only one truly trying to talk to him besides Dumbledore.
"Sod off Severus. I don't see how you're one to talk. Go. Take your bloody dinner in your rooms for all I care. Just get out of my sight." She had tried to been cordial like Albus had suggested but Liz wouldn't take this from him.
He was out of place reminding her out of place she had been in Gryffindor when most of her friends were Slytherins. Her housemates had despised her but she put up with it. Very few of her friends had gone death- eater on her though, as far as she knew. She stood up and sat back down at her desk where she had left her composition. She heard the familiar swish of his robes and knew he was gone.
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Here you are! The second chap! I believe you all know the werewolf that was mentioned. Or do you? As far as I know right now, you do, unless..... Muah ha ha *evil thought*. We'll leave it at that. I know, Snape wasn't really the sadistic bastard that we all know and love. I tried! I'm hoping to be able to do more of that in future chaps and maybe I'll get better at it. It's so hard though. Hope you enjoyed! I love you all! Remember to read and review!
Thanks to Dopey! I'm glad you like the story so far.
~Esgalhothwen~
Chapter two-
Elizabeth was down in her rooms later that night with a muggle CD of Simple Plan blaring when there was a loud bang on her door. She looked at her charmed digital clock. It was only five. There was still an hour before dinner. She heard the noise again. "Coming!"
She set down the musical piece she was composing and walked to the door. When she opened it she was astounded. Why was Severus Snape at her door? "Are you going to gawk all day, woman?"
Liz ignored his comment. It was only his way of handling uncomfortable situations. 'For him all situations are uncomfortable,' she mused. "Hello Severus. Come in. How are you?" Trying to be friendly, as Albus had suggested, she stepped aside to let him pass if he wished.
His eyes narrowed showing his uncertainty. Why was she being so darn friendly? It was just so uncommon for anyone to even talk to him for more than a few seconds that he felt uneasy whenever it did happen, even with Albus. Not that it ever had happened. He had pretty much always been a loner. He had thought he liked it that way, until now that is. Lately he had been realizing just how alone he was.
He stepped inside, trying to look like he detested the idea of being in her rooms when in fact he felt honored. "May I question as to what this noise is? I can hear it through the wall in my rooms," he snarled, "it is preventing my making potions."
"Oh! I'm sorry, Sev. I'll turn it down. I didn't know it was that loud. As to your question, this 'noise' is muggle music, a band called Simple Plan. Very good punk music, if I do say so myself. Sit down, would you like some tea? It's the least I can do for keeping you from your potions," she flashed him a charming smile. "Not to mention I would enjoy the company." She turned the volume down on the music box then came back to stand near him.
She flopped down on the couch only after she seized his arm and yanked him down to sit by her, 'she obviously will not take no for an answer. What does she think she's playing at,' he thought. Feeling him tense she spoke about a topic he would be interested in, "So, what potions have you been brewing lately?"
His eyebrow quirked like he was saying, "Yea, right, like this woman would be interested in potions." He almost hesitated she he was her long silky legs curl up under her and barely managed to get out, "Wolfsbane."
"Ooooh... do tell," she turned to face him, "sounds very interesting. Wolfsbane does not keep long so there is no way you could be making it for convenience's sake. Who's the werewolf? It there to be a new were-student in attendance?"
"No... but... do you remember the marauders from back in our school days?"
"Of course, they were the most arrogant bastards in the school... except for the Slytherins, of course. That Malfoy... Grrr! He got on my nerves." Her lips turned down at the corners a bit while her nose scrunched up in disgust. "What about them?"
Seeing Severus smirk at the comments about the Slytherins and Malfoy, she smiled. She knew that was probably the closest he had gotten to a smile in years. Somewhere, deep inside her, she was yearning to see him give her a genuine smile. She made a promise, in silence, that she would make him smile sooner or later.
She was pulled from her daydream as Severus glanced at her and commented, "Yes, nothing more arrogant than a Slytherin, is there?" he smirked, "Well, maybe except for Potter and his friends."
"Harry Potter?"
"The bloody one and only," he smirked thinking of how true the bloody part had been over the years. He had come away from many conflicts with the dark lord covered in his own blood.
"He's a student here?"
"If he wasn't, I wouldn't know him, would I?"
"I suppose no with how much you're locked up in that bloody potions room"
Severus' eyes narrowed to slits, his hear whipped around to look at her. Liz just smile, "I was wondering what it would take for you to look at me for more than a fraction of a second. All I'm saying is that you need to spend more time out of the dungeons."
"I pray you, tell me. Why would I do that and what would I do if I did that?" he had spoken sarcastically, not knowing that she had an answer to the questions.
"Well we could go to Hogsmeade tomorrow. The students will not arrive for a week yet. Come on, it would be fun. We can look into the joke shops and see what they have cooked up this year. Just to get a head start on the students of course. We need to know what pranks they could try during class. What do you say?"
"I have to start planning my classes."
"So do I, but we have a week. Please come? I need to buy a few new robes."
"Why are you so bloody eager for my dreadful company?"
"Dreadful? You're company isn't dreadful. You're the closest person to my age in this blasted castle. I would much rather hang out with you than Minerva or poppy, the old bats."
"I'm thirty-eight years old." Did she know that he had been a deatheater? "I still do not see why you would want to go with me. I'm the evil Snape git. No one likes me," he snarled.
"Oh, what great self-esteem you have. Seriously, Severus, A lot has changed since our school days. You were trying to show off back then. I fully well believe in the fact that people can change."
"I didn't."
"Like you would know if you had," she said, each of her words heavily laden with sarcasm. "People don't notice these things themselves, Severus."
He didn't reply. "Just say you'll come with me, Severus."
"You'll come with me, Severus," he said as if to affirm that he had not changed over the years.
"Ha. Ha. Very funny, Sev."
"Please call me by my given name."
Liz mockingly gasped, "Did Severus Snape, the evil snarky git, just say please? Are you going to come or not?"
"Fine, I'll come. I need to look for more potions books anyways," he lied.
"Yeh! Thanks so much, Severus. Now I don't have to go alone."
"I was going anyways but you were just so bloody pathetic that I couldn't let you go alone. Though I will probably make you time there a living hell," he covered.
"Really? You think so? Maybe I will make your time there a living hell," she smirked, "We will have fun."
"I highly doubt that. Now, if you'll excuse my, I have potions to brew. Good night."
"Hold on. Aren't you going to dinner in the hall?" She glanced at the clock; it was five fifty, "dinner starts in ten minutes."
"I don't usually take my dinner in the hall. I tend to find it's much more comfortable in my rooms. No one to have an uncomfortable silence with there." What had he just done! Had he confided in her? No! That wasn't it. He had just said something that was common knowledge, he told himself. "I will not be attending tonight either as I see no special reason to."
"Please come? I want to sit near you. You're the only one I truly know. The other people are more like parent figures. It will be a bit odd sitting with them if you're not there."
"What? Conner can't take feeling a bit out of place? I seem to recall you handling a lot of it in school." Dam it! He went too far and he knew it. He hadn't wanted to upset her when she was the only one truly trying to talk to him besides Dumbledore.
"Sod off Severus. I don't see how you're one to talk. Go. Take your bloody dinner in your rooms for all I care. Just get out of my sight." She had tried to been cordial like Albus had suggested but Liz wouldn't take this from him.
He was out of place reminding her out of place she had been in Gryffindor when most of her friends were Slytherins. Her housemates had despised her but she put up with it. Very few of her friends had gone death- eater on her though, as far as she knew. She stood up and sat back down at her desk where she had left her composition. She heard the familiar swish of his robes and knew he was gone.
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Here you are! The second chap! I believe you all know the werewolf that was mentioned. Or do you? As far as I know right now, you do, unless..... Muah ha ha *evil thought*. We'll leave it at that. I know, Snape wasn't really the sadistic bastard that we all know and love. I tried! I'm hoping to be able to do more of that in future chaps and maybe I'll get better at it. It's so hard though. Hope you enjoyed! I love you all! Remember to read and review!
Thanks to Dopey! I'm glad you like the story so far.
~Esgalhothwen~