Disclaimer: see prologue
Chapter four# # #
"She's here Wolf" Severus said later that morning into the fire place. "She's in the shower at the moment. Dammit Wolf she looked like a corpse!" Severus sat down in annoyance. Wolf laughed at his friend.
"She's got to you already" he said teasingly, Severus merely glared at him.
"No she has not." He responded, folding his arms across his chest.
Wolf tutted, "My dear Rusty, she's caught you in her web, she's not going to let you go." he laughed again then abruptly stopped.
"Its nice to see you again." he said looking over Severus' shoulder. Sev turned around, his jaw nearly dropped. The girl hadn't gotten dressed, and both men could clearly see all of her scars from the beatings. She was shivering, even though the water had been dried off. Severus stood up, "Sit down girl, this is Wolf by the way." She looked at him and then sat in the seat he had just emptied.
"I know who he is Severus." She said, her voice still crackling. Severus nodded and then disappeared into his rooms, emerging a short while later with a pair of black trousers a simple black shirt and robe. "Here you can wear these" he handed the item of clothing to her and she stood and pulled them on. Wolf, still in the fire, glanced at her back as she dressed and his eyes widened, he looked to Severus, who nodded back.
"Well I've got a job to do, unlike some people" he said after the girl finished, glancing at Severus "have fun!" he smiled at them and then left the fire. The clothes were too big for her, however they seemed to shrink to fit her body.
"Severus, can we make potions?" she asked him, her voice cracking still.
"Of course, come on." They moved to the lab and began to work. Neither speaking, neither needing to. When one wanted an ingredient the other automatically passed it.
This was the most flawless team there had ever been.