Chapter 8
SS: The next thing I remember was waking up. I was in a bed. The soft white sheets were a welcome guest for my sore body. Where was Megan? Did she survive? Did the medicine come in time? These questions race through my mind but I rarely know where I am.
Snape awakened in the hospital bed. He sat up abruptly and looked around. Bottles that had spilled out of the cabinet when Megan went flying into it were now picked up. Everything was in order. If he didn't know better, he'd think it was all a dream and he was here because of another run-in with James. But he did know better. He remembered what happened. How his father tried to kill Megan with acid ink, and then wanted to finish the job with poison.
He remembered Megan racing to help him, and maybe paying the ultimate price for it. Was she okay? God, he hoped so! Then he saw her. Megan was lying in the next bed! How was she? Was she still alive? He jumped out of bed and stood over the sleeping Megan. Was she just sleeping? "Megan? Megan?" He anxiously watched her. She looked so peaceful lying there.
Her eyes fluttered open. "Hey." Her voice was weak and frail, but it was obvious that she was happy to see Servius. "THANK GOD!" He grabbed Megan, who was just starting to sit up. "You wouldn't believe how worried I was! But you're okay! Oh God! Oh God, you're okay!" "Yes, I'm fine! Chill for a sec." She began to laugh. That beautiful laugh was music to his ears. He grabbed the back of her neck and began to kiss her... and kiss her... and kiss her. Okay this is getting boring! "As beautiful as this may be, you two," Madam Pomfry walked into the room, "and as much as I'd hate to break up this tear jerking moment, you both need your rest." Thank you Madam Pomfry
"Uh... right. Sorry." The blushing Snape went back into his own bed. But he was too excited to lie down, so he sat up with his hands in his lap. "What time is it?" Megan, too, sat up and looked at Pomfry who was now pouring some liquid into two cups. "It's 6:15. You've been asleep for two days. Megan gave a low whistle. "Whoa... two days, that's a long time." "Yes. But it's good that you're awake now. The Headmaster would like to speak with both of you." They gave each other a worried glance.
As if on cue, Dumbledore pushed the heavy doors open and walked in. "There he is now." (Thank you Captain Obvious. () "Well I'm glad to see you both are up." He pulled up a chair in front of the two beds. "Now we're all aware of what happened last night." "Yes sir." They responded simultaneously.
"First I must say that your father, Ranovious Snape," he said to Servius, "was taken to Azkaban Prison. He was found to be a disciple of He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Second, I'd like to thank you both for bringing this to our attention, even if it is a bit late. And last of all I believe I need to hear the whole story, from the very beginning. That would be your job, Servius." Snape glanced at Megan then gulped. He began to tell the whole story.
His father had been a death eater for ten long years. He threatened to kill anyone who told. That's why he'd beat his family, to remind them. Eventually he wound up talking about when he met Megan, how she found out about his secret. He told Dumbledore about how Megan literally saved his life two days earlier. And he was about to get into how great and beautiful and awesome Megan was when he was stopped. "I think I have the whole picture, Mr. Snape. You should be grateful Servius was here, Megan. He was the one who alerted your father to get the antidote." Megan looked at Snape and smiled. "You actually contacted my parents?" "Yeah." Wow! The last guy didn't even talk to my parents, or eighteen brothers, until at least three months after we were dating. I think it's because my and my brothers are just plain weird.
"I also need to ask you," Dumbledore turned to Snape, "where did your father obtain the acid ink?" "He made it. Every night he'd go into the Dark Forest and found the ingredients. When someone would catch him he said he was getting supplies for the next class." "Right. Thank you both. Megan, you have visitors." And with that Dumbledor was out of the room, in walked TWENTY people, two adults and eighteen guys ranging from twenty-ish to about three years old.
"SWEETY! We were so worried when we received the letter!" The woman ran up and hugged Megan. "Yeah, it was a good thing that I just had a fresh antidote made at the hospital." "DOG-PILE ON MEGAN!!!!" "NO! Back off! Your sister's sick." The lady, who he now figured to be Megan's mom, stood in front of the bed blocking the herd of rampaging boys.
"And this must be the young man who sent the letter that saved our baby's life!" "Mom! I told you not to call me baby!" "DOG-PILE ON THE HERO!!!" Now Megan's dad came to block Snape's bed. "DOWN BOYS! DOWN! NOW SIT, STAY, GOOD BOYS."
"We just wanted to check up on Megan, and especially thank you, ummm... what's your name?" "Servius Snape, sir." He reached out to grab the outstretched hand when Megan jumped into his bed and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek. "Yeah, my big strong hero." She said sarcastically while trying to feel the non-existing muscles on his arm.
"Oooooh!" All eighteen brothers gasped together. "Megan has a boyfriend!" Man, they really dug that whole talking together thing, until one stepped up. He looked like the oldest. "Not to make you fell uncomfortable, Servius, but do not get any funny ideas with my baby sister!" "Chase! Leave the poor boy alone. Megan's old enough to know what she wants." It took both parents had to restrain Chase.
"Yeah, Chase, back off." Megan got up and gave Chase a push. "Megan! You're too weak to start fights with your brother." Her dad guided her back to her bed. "Says who?" She crossed her arms and stuck out her lower lip, making her look about ten years younger. "Like we said," her mom piped in, "we wanted to pop in to check on you two." "Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Ordune." "Oh please, call us Mark and Wendy." "Okay." They both headed for the door followed by the posse of brothers. When they saw that Chase wasn't following along, they had to drag him out by his ear.
"Sorry about that, babe. Chase is the overprotective-big-brother type." She jumped back into his bed. "Heh, so I noticed." "But... he's not here now." She had that mischievous look on her face. "Neither is the rest of that mob. It may be a good idea for you to rest while you can." "C'mon I don't need to rest." "Yes you do. Now get back to bed." He's kissed her then carried her two feet over to her bed. "Well fine." She laid her head down on the pillow and was soon fast asleep.
Snape listened to Megan's steady deep breathing. He watched her chest rise up and down in a steady pattern. He looked up to see the ceiling fan whirl round and round in a hypnotic way. He heard to steady ticking it made. Everything seemed to be trying to put him to sleep. Every sound was singing an unknown lullaby. Even the pain-stricken groans from the other beds made him sleepy. He too was asleep within minutes.
The next morning they both awakened to the sound of Lilly and James arguing. "What are they doing here?" Snape moaned under his breath. "Lilly!" Megan shot out of bed. "Well I see that you're feeling better." Lilly backed away a bit. Not everybody likes to have people an inch away from their noses. (I bet Snape and Megan would beg to differ, though. ()
"What's he doing here?" Megan looked at James with disgust. "Oh, well I came to see how you and Servius were doing and he followed me again. Uh, how are you doing, Snape?" Servius sat up. "What's it to you, mudblood?" James charged at Servius. "Watch it Snivlius!!" "James don't even think about it!" Megan stood up to block James. "What is it Snapey-Boy? You have to have a girl fight your battles for you."
Megan sat on Snape's bed and whispered in his ear. "Come on. Please try to accept Lilly. I can't stay around if your mean to my friends." "Fine." He looked to Lilly. "Sorry about that... Lilly. I really mean it." "Aw, it's no biggie." "Yeah you better be sorry!" Megan had to jump up again to restrain James. "Why did he follow you here, again?" Megan had stopped protecting Snape and had gone back to asking questions. "It's none of your business, Ordune!" James sat down in a nearby chair, and was relaxing with his hands behind his head. "It will be her business if I tell her, James." "Right." He had just enough time to dramatically roll his eyes before the chair, which he was balancing on two legs, fell over. Lilly signaled Megan to another room. Megan fallowed. She knew that the only time Lilly told her something with no one around it was juicy! "So what is it? C'mon Lil I'm dying over here! Tell me!" "Fine." Lilly turned. You tell she was excited. "Well, James has been bugging me extra because... drum roll please... Remus asked me out!" Megan could not believe what she was hearing! "Remus. Remus as in Remus Lupin!" "Yes!" "As in Wolf-boy, Remus!" Lilly made a face. "How did you know he was a werewolf?" "Well that's simple." Megan replied. "There's little that I don't know. I found that out years ago." "Really, he only told me yesterday." "Wait a minute! What about Lucious? What happened to him? Cuz I'm telling ya Lilly, you don't look like the person to be with two guys at a time." Megan was about to go into a huge speech about if Lilly was cheating on Lucious when Lilly interrupted. "He dumped me because he thought I was with James. But later someone told me it was because he really wanted to be with that to be with that stupid, inconsiderate, arrogant, boyfriend st-" Megan put her hand on Lilly's mouth. "Stop right there! You know it's my job to carry on about something for no apparent reason!" "Fine!" She pushed Megan's hand away. "He wanted to be with Narcissa. So I was pretty distraught about the whole thing. Then James sent Remus to come ask me to go out with him, AGAIN. Lupin saw me crying so he sat down and started to talk to me, ya know comfort me." "Really, what did he say?" "Oh, mostly that Lucious is a pigheaded conceded ratfink." "Ah, I see." Megan pointed her finger in the air as if making a great discovery. "Yeah well, we started talking and then the rest is history." Lilly finished her story. "Like all of this happened within two days! I mean come on! First you break up with Lucious, whom you've been going out with for a year. Then Servius and me get hospitalized. And now Lupin asked you to be his girlfriend." "Yeah that backstabbing Remus, I'll never forgive him for it." James appeared in the doorway. "How is it backstabbing, James? It's not like I was actually yours in the first place." Lilly glared at him. "Yeah but it's the principal of the matter! I guy doesn't just take his best friend's girl from under his nose!" "Like you can actually talk about principals, Potter! Besides I've said it before, I'm not yours! And frankly I never will be! I'd rather be with Remus, or any guy in the WORLD for that matter!" Lilly walked out of the room. "Later, Megan." "Now come on, Evans! Don't walk out on me like that!" James jogged off to follow her. Megan walked through the big wooden doors and into the other room. "I'm going to take a little nap, sweetie. I'm a bit tired." She lay in her bed, and closed her eyes. Snape too pulled the cover over his head. In the distance he heard Potter calling out to Lilly. "Good night, Megan." She lifted her head. "But it's not night." "Right." Snape turned over to see Megan already asleep. Man, the other day must have really exhausted her. For once everything seemed right. His father wasn't around to cause trouble. He and Megan were alive. She was lying in the bed next to his. Lilly and James were arguing over something or other. He was very much alive and in love. For once he was sure everything would be all right. For once, everything was perfect. His eyes closed and he drifted off to sleep. Bu tone word kept replaying in his mind, perfect... perfect... perfect.............
SS: The next thing I remember was waking up. I was in a bed. The soft white sheets were a welcome guest for my sore body. Where was Megan? Did she survive? Did the medicine come in time? These questions race through my mind but I rarely know where I am.
Snape awakened in the hospital bed. He sat up abruptly and looked around. Bottles that had spilled out of the cabinet when Megan went flying into it were now picked up. Everything was in order. If he didn't know better, he'd think it was all a dream and he was here because of another run-in with James. But he did know better. He remembered what happened. How his father tried to kill Megan with acid ink, and then wanted to finish the job with poison.
He remembered Megan racing to help him, and maybe paying the ultimate price for it. Was she okay? God, he hoped so! Then he saw her. Megan was lying in the next bed! How was she? Was she still alive? He jumped out of bed and stood over the sleeping Megan. Was she just sleeping? "Megan? Megan?" He anxiously watched her. She looked so peaceful lying there.
Her eyes fluttered open. "Hey." Her voice was weak and frail, but it was obvious that she was happy to see Servius. "THANK GOD!" He grabbed Megan, who was just starting to sit up. "You wouldn't believe how worried I was! But you're okay! Oh God! Oh God, you're okay!" "Yes, I'm fine! Chill for a sec." She began to laugh. That beautiful laugh was music to his ears. He grabbed the back of her neck and began to kiss her... and kiss her... and kiss her. Okay this is getting boring! "As beautiful as this may be, you two," Madam Pomfry walked into the room, "and as much as I'd hate to break up this tear jerking moment, you both need your rest." Thank you Madam Pomfry
"Uh... right. Sorry." The blushing Snape went back into his own bed. But he was too excited to lie down, so he sat up with his hands in his lap. "What time is it?" Megan, too, sat up and looked at Pomfry who was now pouring some liquid into two cups. "It's 6:15. You've been asleep for two days. Megan gave a low whistle. "Whoa... two days, that's a long time." "Yes. But it's good that you're awake now. The Headmaster would like to speak with both of you." They gave each other a worried glance.
As if on cue, Dumbledore pushed the heavy doors open and walked in. "There he is now." (Thank you Captain Obvious. () "Well I'm glad to see you both are up." He pulled up a chair in front of the two beds. "Now we're all aware of what happened last night." "Yes sir." They responded simultaneously.
"First I must say that your father, Ranovious Snape," he said to Servius, "was taken to Azkaban Prison. He was found to be a disciple of He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Second, I'd like to thank you both for bringing this to our attention, even if it is a bit late. And last of all I believe I need to hear the whole story, from the very beginning. That would be your job, Servius." Snape glanced at Megan then gulped. He began to tell the whole story.
His father had been a death eater for ten long years. He threatened to kill anyone who told. That's why he'd beat his family, to remind them. Eventually he wound up talking about when he met Megan, how she found out about his secret. He told Dumbledore about how Megan literally saved his life two days earlier. And he was about to get into how great and beautiful and awesome Megan was when he was stopped. "I think I have the whole picture, Mr. Snape. You should be grateful Servius was here, Megan. He was the one who alerted your father to get the antidote." Megan looked at Snape and smiled. "You actually contacted my parents?" "Yeah." Wow! The last guy didn't even talk to my parents, or eighteen brothers, until at least three months after we were dating. I think it's because my and my brothers are just plain weird.
"I also need to ask you," Dumbledore turned to Snape, "where did your father obtain the acid ink?" "He made it. Every night he'd go into the Dark Forest and found the ingredients. When someone would catch him he said he was getting supplies for the next class." "Right. Thank you both. Megan, you have visitors." And with that Dumbledor was out of the room, in walked TWENTY people, two adults and eighteen guys ranging from twenty-ish to about three years old.
"SWEETY! We were so worried when we received the letter!" The woman ran up and hugged Megan. "Yeah, it was a good thing that I just had a fresh antidote made at the hospital." "DOG-PILE ON MEGAN!!!!" "NO! Back off! Your sister's sick." The lady, who he now figured to be Megan's mom, stood in front of the bed blocking the herd of rampaging boys.
"And this must be the young man who sent the letter that saved our baby's life!" "Mom! I told you not to call me baby!" "DOG-PILE ON THE HERO!!!" Now Megan's dad came to block Snape's bed. "DOWN BOYS! DOWN! NOW SIT, STAY, GOOD BOYS."
"We just wanted to check up on Megan, and especially thank you, ummm... what's your name?" "Servius Snape, sir." He reached out to grab the outstretched hand when Megan jumped into his bed and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek. "Yeah, my big strong hero." She said sarcastically while trying to feel the non-existing muscles on his arm.
"Oooooh!" All eighteen brothers gasped together. "Megan has a boyfriend!" Man, they really dug that whole talking together thing, until one stepped up. He looked like the oldest. "Not to make you fell uncomfortable, Servius, but do not get any funny ideas with my baby sister!" "Chase! Leave the poor boy alone. Megan's old enough to know what she wants." It took both parents had to restrain Chase.
"Yeah, Chase, back off." Megan got up and gave Chase a push. "Megan! You're too weak to start fights with your brother." Her dad guided her back to her bed. "Says who?" She crossed her arms and stuck out her lower lip, making her look about ten years younger. "Like we said," her mom piped in, "we wanted to pop in to check on you two." "Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Ordune." "Oh please, call us Mark and Wendy." "Okay." They both headed for the door followed by the posse of brothers. When they saw that Chase wasn't following along, they had to drag him out by his ear.
"Sorry about that, babe. Chase is the overprotective-big-brother type." She jumped back into his bed. "Heh, so I noticed." "But... he's not here now." She had that mischievous look on her face. "Neither is the rest of that mob. It may be a good idea for you to rest while you can." "C'mon I don't need to rest." "Yes you do. Now get back to bed." He's kissed her then carried her two feet over to her bed. "Well fine." She laid her head down on the pillow and was soon fast asleep.
Snape listened to Megan's steady deep breathing. He watched her chest rise up and down in a steady pattern. He looked up to see the ceiling fan whirl round and round in a hypnotic way. He heard to steady ticking it made. Everything seemed to be trying to put him to sleep. Every sound was singing an unknown lullaby. Even the pain-stricken groans from the other beds made him sleepy. He too was asleep within minutes.
The next morning they both awakened to the sound of Lilly and James arguing. "What are they doing here?" Snape moaned under his breath. "Lilly!" Megan shot out of bed. "Well I see that you're feeling better." Lilly backed away a bit. Not everybody likes to have people an inch away from their noses. (I bet Snape and Megan would beg to differ, though. ()
"What's he doing here?" Megan looked at James with disgust. "Oh, well I came to see how you and Servius were doing and he followed me again. Uh, how are you doing, Snape?" Servius sat up. "What's it to you, mudblood?" James charged at Servius. "Watch it Snivlius!!" "James don't even think about it!" Megan stood up to block James. "What is it Snapey-Boy? You have to have a girl fight your battles for you."
Megan sat on Snape's bed and whispered in his ear. "Come on. Please try to accept Lilly. I can't stay around if your mean to my friends." "Fine." He looked to Lilly. "Sorry about that... Lilly. I really mean it." "Aw, it's no biggie." "Yeah you better be sorry!" Megan had to jump up again to restrain James. "Why did he follow you here, again?" Megan had stopped protecting Snape and had gone back to asking questions. "It's none of your business, Ordune!" James sat down in a nearby chair, and was relaxing with his hands behind his head. "It will be her business if I tell her, James." "Right." He had just enough time to dramatically roll his eyes before the chair, which he was balancing on two legs, fell over. Lilly signaled Megan to another room. Megan fallowed. She knew that the only time Lilly told her something with no one around it was juicy! "So what is it? C'mon Lil I'm dying over here! Tell me!" "Fine." Lilly turned. You tell she was excited. "Well, James has been bugging me extra because... drum roll please... Remus asked me out!" Megan could not believe what she was hearing! "Remus. Remus as in Remus Lupin!" "Yes!" "As in Wolf-boy, Remus!" Lilly made a face. "How did you know he was a werewolf?" "Well that's simple." Megan replied. "There's little that I don't know. I found that out years ago." "Really, he only told me yesterday." "Wait a minute! What about Lucious? What happened to him? Cuz I'm telling ya Lilly, you don't look like the person to be with two guys at a time." Megan was about to go into a huge speech about if Lilly was cheating on Lucious when Lilly interrupted. "He dumped me because he thought I was with James. But later someone told me it was because he really wanted to be with that to be with that stupid, inconsiderate, arrogant, boyfriend st-" Megan put her hand on Lilly's mouth. "Stop right there! You know it's my job to carry on about something for no apparent reason!" "Fine!" She pushed Megan's hand away. "He wanted to be with Narcissa. So I was pretty distraught about the whole thing. Then James sent Remus to come ask me to go out with him, AGAIN. Lupin saw me crying so he sat down and started to talk to me, ya know comfort me." "Really, what did he say?" "Oh, mostly that Lucious is a pigheaded conceded ratfink." "Ah, I see." Megan pointed her finger in the air as if making a great discovery. "Yeah well, we started talking and then the rest is history." Lilly finished her story. "Like all of this happened within two days! I mean come on! First you break up with Lucious, whom you've been going out with for a year. Then Servius and me get hospitalized. And now Lupin asked you to be his girlfriend." "Yeah that backstabbing Remus, I'll never forgive him for it." James appeared in the doorway. "How is it backstabbing, James? It's not like I was actually yours in the first place." Lilly glared at him. "Yeah but it's the principal of the matter! I guy doesn't just take his best friend's girl from under his nose!" "Like you can actually talk about principals, Potter! Besides I've said it before, I'm not yours! And frankly I never will be! I'd rather be with Remus, or any guy in the WORLD for that matter!" Lilly walked out of the room. "Later, Megan." "Now come on, Evans! Don't walk out on me like that!" James jogged off to follow her. Megan walked through the big wooden doors and into the other room. "I'm going to take a little nap, sweetie. I'm a bit tired." She lay in her bed, and closed her eyes. Snape too pulled the cover over his head. In the distance he heard Potter calling out to Lilly. "Good night, Megan." She lifted her head. "But it's not night." "Right." Snape turned over to see Megan already asleep. Man, the other day must have really exhausted her. For once everything seemed right. His father wasn't around to cause trouble. He and Megan were alive. She was lying in the bed next to his. Lilly and James were arguing over something or other. He was very much alive and in love. For once he was sure everything would be all right. For once, everything was perfect. His eyes closed and he drifted off to sleep. Bu tone word kept replaying in his mind, perfect... perfect... perfect.............