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Chapter five:
After a first week, time seemed to fly in Hogwarts. In what seemed like hours his first month in school went by. His brother and his friends kept an annoying close watch. Milady spent most of her time with the Gryffindors, but if Severus needed her she was always the older sibling Mordred would never be. Lily had become rather popular over the moth, Serverus sometimes was afraid she would forget him, but she never did. Remus was another story. He still gave him a shy hello, but only when James and Sirius weren't around. The last two had resumed making his life miserable, showing an extraordinary talent to never get caught by anyone, and Serverus didn't feel like ratting them out, thinking that if he ignored them they would give up. And Monica, she had become his best friend. She was muggleborn, but she was very talented, more than him and he had begun to learn magic when he was very little. She was the first to master spells and was also one of the best potion makers in the class. This forced Professor Cassel to give Gryffindor points for her performance, something Severus loved to see. The expression on his face every time a Gryffindor was better than a Slytherin was priceless. Even if he was having a good time in school, today was a really bad day. Yesterday there had been a notice in the common room announcing that today the first years would have their first Flying lesson with the Gryffindors.
Severus walked to the grounds as if he heard a funeral march. The various scenarios that would face him on a broom began to flash threw his mind. The worst part was that he would make a fool of himself in front of the Gryffindors. Severus had never been a very sporty boy, trying to stay on the floor as much as he could. He felt safer in the floor, it was easier to run and hide in the floor, he had learned that in his house when he was very little. The other thing was that his balance and skill in a broom were not the best. According to Mordred, the brooms in the school had a mind of their own.
Severus reached the area were Madam Hooch had set the brooms out. On one side he saw the Gryffindors and on the other the Slytherins. He picked a broom in front of Monica. She smiled at him; he returned it with an unsure look. Lily was standing next to James; he could see him trying to talk to her but she just ignored him. Madam Hooch arrived shortly after him. She was fitting a pair of leather gloves and was wearing a cloak that seemed made for flying.
"Welcome to your first flying lesson, everyone stick your hand over your broom and say up!"
"Up!" shouted everyone. The broom flew to Severus hand. So far so good, maybe it wouldn't be too bad. He looked around. Most of the Gryffindors had their brooms on their hands, except for Remus who seemed to be a bit scared and one of the girls who was having trouble controlling her broomstick. On the Slytherin side everyone had their brooms. Finally everyone managed to control their brooms.
"Now then, when I blow my whistle you will kick of the ground, hard," said Madam Hooch. "Keep the broom steady, rise a few feet, and then come straight back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle-three-two- one-"the whistle rang and everyone kicked of into the air. Everyone except Severus. When he kicked of the broom had refused to rise. Then it had begun to jump slightly. Severus grabbed the handle hard, doing his best not to fall. Suddenly the broom began to rise and shake. He closed his eyes but he could still hear Madam Hooch telling him to get down, he could hear the student's laughing, and he heard Hooch tell them of. He could pick out voices, James and Sirius laughing out loud, Monica giving him directions to work the broom, Slytherins all laughing. He noticed they began to sound farther away which meant he was getting higher. He grabbed tighter, ending up hugging the broomstick. Just then he felt a someone stand next to him and felt that the broom stopped moving. He opened his eyes and saw Madam Hooch next to him, a tight hold on his broom. The woman led the frightened boy to the floor.
"All right there Snape?"
"Yes Professor." He said letting go of the broom. "Can I be excused, I don't feel well."
Hooch looked at the boy and acceded. Severus walked to the school, but once he was in he ran to the Slytherin common room. He knew something was going to go wrong, he even began to feel a bit queasy. He walked up to his room and laid on his bed, pulling the curtains around him. He just wanted to stay there all day. He wanted to disappear. Get over it Severus, it's just a stupid broom! He thought to himself. He had never cared for this kind of thing before so why start now. He was being silly. And now he was also late for Transfiguration. Things just couldn't get worse. The moment he can in the kids began to snigger until Professor McGonagall made them stop. Severus sat down and leaned forward hopping that his hair would hide him a bit. After Transfiguration he had double potions. Great, now they could all laugh at him. And of course there were Potter and friends.
"Watch out Snivellus, you don't want to fall down the stairs." Said James as he passed besides him. Sirius laughed pout loud; Remus suddenly became very interested in his bag.
"Will you ever grow up?" said Lily as she passed beside him.
"At least he doesn't look like a sissy in his broom." Said Monica who was walking next to her and also heard.
"What does that mean?" said James narrowing his eyes. Monica smiled.
"It means having unsuitable feminine qualities. A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive" she answered with a smile. This was to much for James, girls were making fun of him, he thought, girls who should be swooning for him. or at least that what his face suggested.
"Better watch out what you say Croft."
"Uhhhh, I'm really scared. Sissy Potter is threatening me."
"I'm warning you-"
"Give it a rest James."
"What's wrong Sirius? Don't tell me you are a wuss and can't hit a girl."
"No. It's just that he knows I can beat you up harder; besides, I don't need 'his' defense."
Just in time to prevent a fight between those two Prof. Cassel called them inside the dungeon. Severus and Monica sat together.
"Ignore them; they didn't get more than two feet of the ground. Hooch was rather disappointed. Their excuse was that they could do better on their brooms."
"Miss Croft if you wish to talk in my class by all means continue, I will make sure you can make up the time in detention."
"Sorry Professor."
"I don't think I'll get on a broom again in my life."
"That goes for you to Mr. Snape."
"Yes professor."
The rest of the day he spent hearing the other Slytherins remind him of the morning lesson. At the end of the day it wasn't much better. At dinner time his brother once more sat next to him. He had been doing that a lot lately and it was beginning to bother him. If Mordred had decided to act all brotherly, something was going on.
"Have you ever ridden a broom before." Said Mordred.
"You should know," answered Severus"you were the one who reminded dad that if I fell from high enough I could die."
"Oh come on, you think he took it seriously?"
"Enough to never teach me anything or even get me a broom."
"Good point. Still, I can't let you spoil our good name, your going to learn to fly somehow."
"I don't want to."
"To bad. All our family has been in the team, you won't be a disappointment...again."
"What is that supposed to mean." Said Severus suddenly looking directly at his brothers eyes. Mordred gave him a small smile and continued to eat.
"Never mind."
"What do you mean Mordred? What do you mean again?"
"Nothing Severus, nothing at all. Just forget I even said that."
Severus was not convinced. Mordred knew something he didn't, something about him. Deep down he wanted to ask the young man, to know what his brother meant by him being a disappointment. Maybe he had done something when he was little and he didn't remember. Maybe this was the way his father had referred to him until Severus learned to talk and understand what was being said to him. Then again, he didn't believe his mother would have permitted it. He decided to ignore that for now, his brother had made insults a part of his life ever since he could remember, why should this one bother him so much? Maybe it had been the way it had been said. Mordred had made sure he heard and felt like a disappointment. Something was definitely going on, and he was going to find out what if it was the last thing he did.
**************************************************** Ok, end of chapter five. Sorry for taking so long, I'll do my best to put up the next chapter as soon as I can. And just because I don't like when authors leave things in some sort of cliffhanger I will say that Mordred does know something, it will be told latter on, Severus will find out what.
veld: Don't worry, they will be there for him if he needs them, I know about the typos, doing my best to stop them. Hope you like this one
Emprezz Andromeda: thank you! I'm so glad you like it! I wasn't sure how Snape was turning; I wanted him to be a good kid. Looks like I did it! Hope you enjoy this one two.
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Chapter five:
After a first week, time seemed to fly in Hogwarts. In what seemed like hours his first month in school went by. His brother and his friends kept an annoying close watch. Milady spent most of her time with the Gryffindors, but if Severus needed her she was always the older sibling Mordred would never be. Lily had become rather popular over the moth, Serverus sometimes was afraid she would forget him, but she never did. Remus was another story. He still gave him a shy hello, but only when James and Sirius weren't around. The last two had resumed making his life miserable, showing an extraordinary talent to never get caught by anyone, and Serverus didn't feel like ratting them out, thinking that if he ignored them they would give up. And Monica, she had become his best friend. She was muggleborn, but she was very talented, more than him and he had begun to learn magic when he was very little. She was the first to master spells and was also one of the best potion makers in the class. This forced Professor Cassel to give Gryffindor points for her performance, something Severus loved to see. The expression on his face every time a Gryffindor was better than a Slytherin was priceless. Even if he was having a good time in school, today was a really bad day. Yesterday there had been a notice in the common room announcing that today the first years would have their first Flying lesson with the Gryffindors.
Severus walked to the grounds as if he heard a funeral march. The various scenarios that would face him on a broom began to flash threw his mind. The worst part was that he would make a fool of himself in front of the Gryffindors. Severus had never been a very sporty boy, trying to stay on the floor as much as he could. He felt safer in the floor, it was easier to run and hide in the floor, he had learned that in his house when he was very little. The other thing was that his balance and skill in a broom were not the best. According to Mordred, the brooms in the school had a mind of their own.
Severus reached the area were Madam Hooch had set the brooms out. On one side he saw the Gryffindors and on the other the Slytherins. He picked a broom in front of Monica. She smiled at him; he returned it with an unsure look. Lily was standing next to James; he could see him trying to talk to her but she just ignored him. Madam Hooch arrived shortly after him. She was fitting a pair of leather gloves and was wearing a cloak that seemed made for flying.
"Welcome to your first flying lesson, everyone stick your hand over your broom and say up!"
"Up!" shouted everyone. The broom flew to Severus hand. So far so good, maybe it wouldn't be too bad. He looked around. Most of the Gryffindors had their brooms on their hands, except for Remus who seemed to be a bit scared and one of the girls who was having trouble controlling her broomstick. On the Slytherin side everyone had their brooms. Finally everyone managed to control their brooms.
"Now then, when I blow my whistle you will kick of the ground, hard," said Madam Hooch. "Keep the broom steady, rise a few feet, and then come straight back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle-three-two- one-"the whistle rang and everyone kicked of into the air. Everyone except Severus. When he kicked of the broom had refused to rise. Then it had begun to jump slightly. Severus grabbed the handle hard, doing his best not to fall. Suddenly the broom began to rise and shake. He closed his eyes but he could still hear Madam Hooch telling him to get down, he could hear the student's laughing, and he heard Hooch tell them of. He could pick out voices, James and Sirius laughing out loud, Monica giving him directions to work the broom, Slytherins all laughing. He noticed they began to sound farther away which meant he was getting higher. He grabbed tighter, ending up hugging the broomstick. Just then he felt a someone stand next to him and felt that the broom stopped moving. He opened his eyes and saw Madam Hooch next to him, a tight hold on his broom. The woman led the frightened boy to the floor.
"All right there Snape?"
"Yes Professor." He said letting go of the broom. "Can I be excused, I don't feel well."
Hooch looked at the boy and acceded. Severus walked to the school, but once he was in he ran to the Slytherin common room. He knew something was going to go wrong, he even began to feel a bit queasy. He walked up to his room and laid on his bed, pulling the curtains around him. He just wanted to stay there all day. He wanted to disappear. Get over it Severus, it's just a stupid broom! He thought to himself. He had never cared for this kind of thing before so why start now. He was being silly. And now he was also late for Transfiguration. Things just couldn't get worse. The moment he can in the kids began to snigger until Professor McGonagall made them stop. Severus sat down and leaned forward hopping that his hair would hide him a bit. After Transfiguration he had double potions. Great, now they could all laugh at him. And of course there were Potter and friends.
"Watch out Snivellus, you don't want to fall down the stairs." Said James as he passed besides him. Sirius laughed pout loud; Remus suddenly became very interested in his bag.
"Will you ever grow up?" said Lily as she passed beside him.
"At least he doesn't look like a sissy in his broom." Said Monica who was walking next to her and also heard.
"What does that mean?" said James narrowing his eyes. Monica smiled.
"It means having unsuitable feminine qualities. A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive" she answered with a smile. This was to much for James, girls were making fun of him, he thought, girls who should be swooning for him. or at least that what his face suggested.
"Better watch out what you say Croft."
"Uhhhh, I'm really scared. Sissy Potter is threatening me."
"I'm warning you-"
"Give it a rest James."
"What's wrong Sirius? Don't tell me you are a wuss and can't hit a girl."
"No. It's just that he knows I can beat you up harder; besides, I don't need 'his' defense."
Just in time to prevent a fight between those two Prof. Cassel called them inside the dungeon. Severus and Monica sat together.
"Ignore them; they didn't get more than two feet of the ground. Hooch was rather disappointed. Their excuse was that they could do better on their brooms."
"Miss Croft if you wish to talk in my class by all means continue, I will make sure you can make up the time in detention."
"Sorry Professor."
"I don't think I'll get on a broom again in my life."
"That goes for you to Mr. Snape."
"Yes professor."
The rest of the day he spent hearing the other Slytherins remind him of the morning lesson. At the end of the day it wasn't much better. At dinner time his brother once more sat next to him. He had been doing that a lot lately and it was beginning to bother him. If Mordred had decided to act all brotherly, something was going on.
"Have you ever ridden a broom before." Said Mordred.
"You should know," answered Severus"you were the one who reminded dad that if I fell from high enough I could die."
"Oh come on, you think he took it seriously?"
"Enough to never teach me anything or even get me a broom."
"Good point. Still, I can't let you spoil our good name, your going to learn to fly somehow."
"I don't want to."
"To bad. All our family has been in the team, you won't be a disappointment...again."
"What is that supposed to mean." Said Severus suddenly looking directly at his brothers eyes. Mordred gave him a small smile and continued to eat.
"Never mind."
"What do you mean Mordred? What do you mean again?"
"Nothing Severus, nothing at all. Just forget I even said that."
Severus was not convinced. Mordred knew something he didn't, something about him. Deep down he wanted to ask the young man, to know what his brother meant by him being a disappointment. Maybe he had done something when he was little and he didn't remember. Maybe this was the way his father had referred to him until Severus learned to talk and understand what was being said to him. Then again, he didn't believe his mother would have permitted it. He decided to ignore that for now, his brother had made insults a part of his life ever since he could remember, why should this one bother him so much? Maybe it had been the way it had been said. Mordred had made sure he heard and felt like a disappointment. Something was definitely going on, and he was going to find out what if it was the last thing he did.
**************************************************** Ok, end of chapter five. Sorry for taking so long, I'll do my best to put up the next chapter as soon as I can. And just because I don't like when authors leave things in some sort of cliffhanger I will say that Mordred does know something, it will be told latter on, Severus will find out what.
veld: Don't worry, they will be there for him if he needs them, I know about the typos, doing my best to stop them. Hope you like this one
Emprezz Andromeda: thank you! I'm so glad you like it! I wasn't sure how Snape was turning; I wanted him to be a good kid. Looks like I did it! Hope you enjoy this one two.
Fox Slave: If I didn't know you better I would have been worried by your review, but I do know you! Come on read it!!!