Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own HP, characters, ideas, etc, etc... Wish I owned David Thewlis grin but I don't.
[The next day...]
Amora walked down the hall towards her first class of the morning, smiling happily. She had enjoyed talking with Ginny the night before, and was looking foreword to helping her young friend with her studies.
The teacher of Curses and Charms walked into her classroom to face the new students who seemed to already be teaming with questions about what their peers had told them about their new teacher...
[Just after lunch]
Amora walked into her afternoon class, her hair pulled back into a ponytail, dressed in black pants and a dark red tank top. She was careful not to meet eyes with any of the students because of the fact that she had not taken the potion this morning to nullify the effects of her charmsight in preparation for the demonstration.
"Please follow me, class. You may leave your books here unless you wish to take note." With that, she turned around and walked out of the class, the students hurrying to follow her down the hall.
Amora and her class left the school and walked towards the center of a practically empty field. Remus and Severus were already there with their students and the young woman motioned for her class to join them.
She saw Ginny give her a thumbs up. The girl was in Snape's Potions class this clock, along with most of the other students whom had been in Amora's first class.
Remus smiled at the young woman, who smiled back instantly. "Be careful, I'll be watching with the students to make sure no one gets hurt too badly."
Amora nodded. "Alright, let's get on with it then." She walked over to where Severus was waiting, about 10 meters from the students.
He regarded her clothes with a scowl. "That is not appropriate attire for a teacher, Professor Dar."
The young woman's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze catching his, watching as he shivered involuntarily from the brief touch of her Charmsight. "That is not your concern, 'Professor' Snape. But it is easier for the students to recognize the Spiritmage's spells, since, as you know, most don't wear typical wizard robes of their own free will."
Severus' dark look deepened as he raised his wand up in front of his face in the typical 'duel' style.
Amora answered this with a deep sweeping bow, then both turned and walked 5 paces away, turning back to face each other slowly.
Remus, close to the students, held up his hand, voice heard clearly over the sound of their excited voices. "Let it begin!"
Amora immediately sought out Severus' eyes with her own, trying to hit him with her Charmsight, before he could counter it. Unfortunately, she was too late.
"Enarma Charmda!"
As she heard his incantation, suddenly her eyes felt as if they were on fire. She shut them quickly, mentally cursing at the pain that one simple charm could inflict.
She heard Remus narrating to the classes as the two combatants acted. Amora brought her hand up to her eyes, a black band of power appearing around her head. "Shadow sight."
The ring disappeared, leaving a strange mark on her forehead. The spell gave her a sort of artificial sight, allowing her to step to the side as Severus' next spell passed by harmlessly. She suddenly dropped to the ground, one hand upon the earth. "Fira Ero." Little snakes of fire leapt in and out of the ground, heading for the wizard, growing in size and power with each moment.
Severus leapt back quickly as a huge geyser of fire erupted from where he had just been standing, the force of the blast knocking him back even further.
By the students, Remus had his wand out and ready. He was shocked that the dark haired professor had used such a powerful spell so early in the fight. HE knew only Snape's recognition of the spell had saved him, and Amora could have made it much more powerful than it had been. Then he realized what she was doing: Stalling until her sight came back.
Meanwhile, the two combatants had been throwing an array of mid-level spells at each other, causing the students to gape in awe.
A strange spell Amora had not witnessed before hit her, causing her to be thrown back a few feet, onto the ground. She rolled hearing yet another spell coming from her opponent. Suddenly, a large rattlesnake was in front of her face, rearing up and baring its fangs. She just needed to hold out for a moment more, then...
She heard Severus chuckle. "Had enough yet, Dar?"
Suddenly, the black mark faded from her forehead. "You wish." Amora's eyes shot open, burning into those of the snakes. The effect was immediate, and the snake suddenly turned and darted towards the Potions Master.
Severus muttered something under his breath, a spark from his wand destroying the snake almost immediately. Right after that, he pointed his wand at Amora. Just as she locked gazes with him, he shouted, "Enarma Charmda!"
Pain once again hit the young woman's eyes, burning worse than before, causing her to stumble backwards, eyes shut tightly.
Severus immediately followed with another spell Amora had not heard of before.
She did not get out of the way fast enough, and the burst of energy hit her full in the stomach. Now this caused two things, Amora flew back about 12 meters, and her eyes opened with shock. The pan that burned through her head threatened to knock the young woman unconscious. Her eyes immediately closed, though the pain was still there. She didn't even notice when she hit the ground again and rolled to a stop.
Slowly, the pain faded enough that Amora became slight aware of her surroundings. She could hear Remus in the background, dismissing the three classes for the afternoon, then heard footsteps approaching her. The young woman pushed herself into a sitting position, though kept her eyes closed, wishing to prevent any further damage.
The footsteps stopped beside her and she heard Severus speak very softly. "Are you alright?"
Amora detected none of the hostility in his voice from earlier and nodded. "Yes, you surprised me, but I'll be fine."
She heard him kneel in front of her, his hand going to her face. He lifted her chin slightly. "Open your eyes."
Amora brought her hand up to his, removing it from her cheek. "No, I must wait for the effects of the charm to wear off," She lied, knowing that the spell was no longer affecting her.
"Very well." Severus stood, then grasped Amora's hand and pulled her to her feet. "You were holding back."
The young woman nodded. "As were you. Though I'm fairly sure we don't want to kill each other, so let's leave it at that, shall we?"
Before she could get a reply, another hand touched her face and tilted it up slightly.
"You alright?"
Amora knew that Remus was studying her face intently as well, and as she had done with Snape's, she removed the DAtDA teacher's hand, smiling as best she could. "I'll be fine, I just need a little rest, that's all."
Then she heard yet another pair of feet run up to her. "Amora!"
"Hello Ginny. Say, would you walk with me back to my rooms? She can tell me what you thought?"
"But..." Lupin tried to object, but at the same time, Snape responded with a "Fine."
Ginny giggled at the two as they glared at each other, though she earned an even darker look from Severus. "Alright, let's go." The student took Amora's hand and the two of them walked away from the two male Professors.
They mostly walked in silence towards Amora's rooms, with Ginny making comments about the match. The two of them stopped in front of the panther painting.
"Amora?"
"Yes?"
"When you were hit with that last spell, after the Charm, your eyes opened... Didn't that hurt them?"
The dark haired professor frowned slightly, her eyes still closed. There was no point in lying to the girl, for she would probably see right through it. "Yes, more that you could imagine. But they'll be fine for now, it shouldn't take long for my sight to go back to normal."
She could tell the girl didn't quite believe her. "Are you sure?"
Amora nodded, smiling. "Of course, now I must go get some rest. Than you Ginny."
With that, she entered her room, oblivious to the concern that washed over the redhead's features.
[Later that night]
Amora, dressed in a dark red housecoat, placed a damp cloth over her eyes and bound with a strip of white cloth. Tying it behind her head, she sighed. The pain wasn't going away as quickly as she'd hoped, it still hurt far too much. The cold cloth against her eyes helped, though.
A knock at the door startled the young woman. "Um... just a minute!"
"Am I disturbing something Amora?" Dumbledore smiled slightly.
Amora jumped, frowning. "Geese Albus! You're supposed to knock 'before' you enter!'
This earned a chuckle from the headmaster.
The young woman quickly recovered. "So, what can I help you with?"
"Well, a young student of yours expressed concern for your wellbeing, and I offered to come check on you for her. A Miss Ginny Weasley."
Amora sighed. "I should have known. Well, since you came all this way, my eyes still haven't healed, they cause me pain even now."
"I thought as much. Now, I must insist that you allow me to escort you to see Madame Pomfrey..."
The young woman frowned. "I'll be fine, besides, I'm certainly not dressed to go strolling around the castle."
The headmaster took her hand and led her towards the door. "I'm afraid I must insist, and the students have gone to bed, so you only need to worry about the staff, and I can assure you they will not object in the given situation."
She sighed again, and followed Dumbledore out of the room.