CHAPTER 4: Keep Your Hands to Yourself
3 hours later they showed back up loaded with packages. Ron grinned at his friends.
"You wont believe what Professor Welsh did!" Ron exclaimed to his friends. Welsh smiled at them.
"Just don't embellish ok Ron?" She said to him. "Here Harry give me a hand will you?" Welsh handed him a few of the packages she carried.
Listening to Ron tell his friends about his excursion she followed them into the school. They had just started up the stairs when they were stopped by a voice.. . .
"Mr. Weasley! Just where have you been?"
Welsh noticed all 3 of the teens wince. Turning around she came face to face with Severus Snape. Since she had already heard all about the potions master from Ron she wasn't quite surprised to see him there.
"Well Weasley I am waiting to hear your excuse."
"I. . Um. . I. ." Ron stuttered.
"15 points from Gryffindor care to try again?"
"He was with me Professor Snape." She said. "If you must know we were seeing to private matters. Children would you all be so kind as to excuse Professor Snape and myself. Take your packages to your room Ron and then go to my class and make sure mine arrived? That's a good lad oh and 50 points to Gryffindor, just because."
Snape ground his teeth. "How dare you. . ." He began.
Welsh waited until the teens had scurried out of sight before she turned her full attention on Snape.
"Don't you ever, ever take that tone with me in front of the students again." She snarled at him. Snape backed down a step.
Watching them from below was Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Shall we stop them Albus?" She asked.
Dumbledore smiled, "No let Welsh take care of matters, it might do Severus some good."
McGonagall laughed, "Yes it might."
Welsh had turned to start back up the stairs when Snape grabbed her arm.
"Don't!" she said as he jerked his hand back with a sharp hiss.
Standing one step above him Welsh gazed sadly at Snape as he held his hand.
"My apologies Professor." she said softly.
Sighing Welsh reached out and gently took Snape injured hand in hers. All he could do was stand there and stare at her.
"My defenses are instinctive, and I do unfortunately sometimes hurt someone I don't mean to."
She lightly ran her fingers over his hand. Mumbling a few words she glanced into his face.
Snape was amazed that she was willingly healing him and was stunned to see a small smile start at the corners of her mouth.
"Really my sincerest apologies. . . . . Severus." She added as an afterthought. It was the first time he heard her call him by his name and he shuddered. Welsh brushed her fingertips against his cheek.
"Forgive me?" She whispered to him.
Snape nodded. Welsh stroked his cheek then broke contact with him. He stared at her as she continued up the stairs.
Dumbledore and McGonagall watched Severus after Welsh walked off.
"See?" Dumbledore said to McGonagall
"Yes indeed." She replied.
Things were getting interesting.
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3 hours later they showed back up loaded with packages. Ron grinned at his friends.
"You wont believe what Professor Welsh did!" Ron exclaimed to his friends. Welsh smiled at them.
"Just don't embellish ok Ron?" She said to him. "Here Harry give me a hand will you?" Welsh handed him a few of the packages she carried.
Listening to Ron tell his friends about his excursion she followed them into the school. They had just started up the stairs when they were stopped by a voice.. . .
"Mr. Weasley! Just where have you been?"
Welsh noticed all 3 of the teens wince. Turning around she came face to face with Severus Snape. Since she had already heard all about the potions master from Ron she wasn't quite surprised to see him there.
"Well Weasley I am waiting to hear your excuse."
"I. . Um. . I. ." Ron stuttered.
"15 points from Gryffindor care to try again?"
"He was with me Professor Snape." She said. "If you must know we were seeing to private matters. Children would you all be so kind as to excuse Professor Snape and myself. Take your packages to your room Ron and then go to my class and make sure mine arrived? That's a good lad oh and 50 points to Gryffindor, just because."
Snape ground his teeth. "How dare you. . ." He began.
Welsh waited until the teens had scurried out of sight before she turned her full attention on Snape.
"Don't you ever, ever take that tone with me in front of the students again." She snarled at him. Snape backed down a step.
Watching them from below was Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Shall we stop them Albus?" She asked.
Dumbledore smiled, "No let Welsh take care of matters, it might do Severus some good."
McGonagall laughed, "Yes it might."
Welsh had turned to start back up the stairs when Snape grabbed her arm.
"Don't!" she said as he jerked his hand back with a sharp hiss.
Standing one step above him Welsh gazed sadly at Snape as he held his hand.
"My apologies Professor." she said softly.
Sighing Welsh reached out and gently took Snape injured hand in hers. All he could do was stand there and stare at her.
"My defenses are instinctive, and I do unfortunately sometimes hurt someone I don't mean to."
She lightly ran her fingers over his hand. Mumbling a few words she glanced into his face.
Snape was amazed that she was willingly healing him and was stunned to see a small smile start at the corners of her mouth.
"Really my sincerest apologies. . . . . Severus." She added as an afterthought. It was the first time he heard her call him by his name and he shuddered. Welsh brushed her fingertips against his cheek.
"Forgive me?" She whispered to him.
Snape nodded. Welsh stroked his cheek then broke contact with him. He stared at her as she continued up the stairs.
Dumbledore and McGonagall watched Severus after Welsh walked off.
"See?" Dumbledore said to McGonagall
"Yes indeed." She replied.
Things were getting interesting.
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