Warning: Snape is incredibly out of character in this story, so if you don't like this, don't read it. Oh, and no flames please. My self esteem is far to damaged to face any rude comments like the one's I probably deserve. So lets keep the reviews to a lovely sugar- coated compliment please. Thanks.
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Chapter One: The Dream & Confessions
Severus Snape leaned on his desk waiting for his Advanced Potions class to arrive
His face showed the severe lack of sleep that he had faced over the last few days. He sighed loudly as the first few students entered the classroom. He glared at every one of them causing them to rush to their as quickly as they could manage.
"This afternoon we will be making a simple Sleeping Drought. I trust you all can read." he said as the instructions appeared on the blackboard behind him. He walked around to the front of the desk.
"No talking and no disturbances of any kind. Understand?"
The class looked up at him with fear in their eyes. He took this for a positive response. They started on their potions, preparing the ingredients that their feared professor had placed on their lab tables.
Severus's robes billowed out behind him as he walked quickly to his office to grab a pile of essays that needed correcting. One student watched him closely as he did so, their eyes filled with mixed emotions. The professor walked back into the classroom, his eyes roaming over the students, checking for any disturbances, mostly from the Gyrffindors, hoping he could deduct any points. He set the essays on the table and sat on the chair behind his large desk. He glanced around the room once more and stopped at the front when he saw two large jet black eyes staring at him. He returned the stare in hopes of scaring the defenseless Slytherin child into surrendering the staring contest they were battling. The student's staring did not waver. Her large eyes just bore into his.
"Miss Edwards, would you kindly stop staring at me and get to work on your potion." he told her.
" Yes Professor, sorry about that, but I just find you're eyes so....captivating." she said as her lips twisted into a satisfied grin.
The professor's face blushed to the color of a Weasly's hair as he tried to think of something to snap back at her. Miss Edward's grin turned into a full fledged smile as she realized she had done the impossible. She had rendered Professor Severus Snape speechless.
"Nothing to say Professor? Perhaps you're just not used to getting compliments on your incredibly mysterious yet appealing looks. I'm happy and proud to say this to you, Professor Snape, you're Hot!" she said, still smiling. She did not blush as any other girl would have done, she just stared into her professor's eyes. Snape's eyes got wide and he blushed an even deeper shade of red.
"I, I,.......f,five points...f..from..." CLUNK! The professor had fainted. The students stared at Snape in awe.
They then turned to their attention to Fera Edwards. Their eyes were wide. She had done three impossible things in a half hour.
"Oops." she said as she turned to face her classmates.
"Did I hear you correctly? Did you just say that Snape is HOT?" Hermione Granger asked from the back of the classroom.
"Yup."
"You can't be serious."
" Damn strait I am."
"You can honestly say that you think that greasy haird git is hot?" Ron Weasly asked from beside Granger.
"Yup." Fera said calmly, crossing her arms over her chest.
"You're crazy, Edwards. Maybe you should go to the Hospital Wing and have you sanity level checked." Weasly said. The class laughed.
"Why don't you go see if Potter will give you enough money to get you and you're muggle- loving family out of poverty if you fuck him?" She yelled over the roaring laughter of the crowd.
The laughter stopped immediately. Fera was normally a very laid back person. She had never really insulted anyone that harshly. She was the nicest Slytherin there was. Ron's face went red. He marched to the front to the classroom.
"TAKE THAT BACK!" he roared.
"NO." she replied.
"YOU BITCH."
"That's me." she said, grinning.
Ron tackled her to the floor, knocking over her cauldron as well. Luckily, she hadn't even started on her potion yet. Fera rolled him over onto his back and straddled his hips.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you to NEVER HIT A GIRL?" she said between punches.
She punched him until his face was bruised and his nose was bleeding, as well as his lip. She would have kept on going if a couple of her Slytherin clan hadn't pulled her off of him. One of Snape's Slytherin brood revived him and he saw the mess Fera and Weasly were in. Draco Malfoy and Millicent Bullstrode were attempting to hold Fera back from continuing her vicious beating of the weasel boy. Potter and Granger did the same to Ron, who wanted to get his chance at her. The two of them got free of their holders and were back at it. Ron had the upper hand now, and was punching the living daylights out of Fera. She fought and fought to get the upper hand, and she succeeded by giving Weasly a bit of a kick to the groin. Weasly fell to the ground screaming in pain.
Snape watched from his desk incredibly impressed by Fera's fighting skills. When Weasly was down he brought the fighting to an end by yelling over the cheers from the Slytherins that this was enough.
"Take Weasly to the Hospital Wing." He ordered Potter and Granger. They picked him up off the ground and headed off.
"What about Fera? She's hurt too, ya know?" Draco said as he helped her up. Snape walked over to them, scooped Fera into his arms and carried her off to his office. He sat her down on his desk and check the bruises on her arms, legs, and face.
"No harm done really. A simple healing spell and you'll be as good as new. As for Weasly, I'm pretty sure you may have ruined his chances of reproducing. Well done." he said smiling.
"Thanks Professor." she said as she rubbed the hand marks that encircled her neck.
" I take it that hurts?" he said with a sparkle in his dark brown eyes.
"Yes it does actually." she said, looking up at him grinning.
" Want me to kiss it and make it all better?"
" Mmm....sounds like a fantastic plan......"
Severus woke up sweating and looked around. He was alone in his living-quarters. He wiped the sweat from his brow and sat up against the headboard of his incredibly huge four-poster bed.
"Oh Merlin, not another one."he said to himself. He looked to the large clock on the opposite side of the room. "Just in time to get ready to teach those ruddy bastards before breakfast...and tell Fera something I've been wanting to tell her for two years now...."
He got out of bed and went into his bathroom for a delightfully cold shower. "Nothing like a lovely rush of cold water to clear your mind of any perverted thoughts you have about your students" he thought. "Even though this particular student has been your only friend for the past four years, and she has grown into a beautiful young woman. But that is no excuse to have those kind of dreams about her." he said aloud. He hopped into the cold water. "Even if that WAS an excuse, its not like it'd ever happen. What woman in their right mind would want to have a relationship with an old git like myself, or even have sex with me?"
He stayed in the shower until all impure thoughts were forgotten. He got dressed in his normal black outfit, and was wearing his famous sneer. He walked to the Great Hall and took his seat at the staff table. Most of his colleagues were there as well as most of the students.
He searched the Slytherin table searching for Fera. Part of him hoped she wasn't there, while the other part hoped she was. He found her at the far end of the table, alone as usual. There was three feet between her and the nearest Slytherin. She looked absolutely miserable.Everyone in the school hated her. She was too much like Snape, the greasy haird git. Her seclusion reminded him so much of his own childhood, and no one deserved that. He leaned over to Albus Dumbledore who was seated to his left .
"I'm afraid I won't be joining you for breakfast Albus, I have to save a dear friend from facing the tragic seclusion I once faced, well that and I have something very important to discuss with her. If you'll excuse me." He said as he stood and walked over to the Slytherin table and sat across from Fera. Albus's eyes followed him and a plate appeared in front of Severus. He smiled.
The heads of every student turned to the two of them. Never had Snape sat with the students. Never had he made an attempt to make a student feel like less of an outcast. This was interesting.
Severus glared at the students, who quickly went back to eating and talking to their friends. Fera smiled at him.
"Thanks Professor."
"Jesus Christ! We've been friends for years now, you can call me Severus, I've told you this about a million times!"
" I know Sev, but I just figured you didn't want me to call ya that in front of other people."
" Do you honestly think I care about what they think?"
"Not really."
" Exactly."
" Ok, I've been sitting by myself everyday for the past seven terms, why do you just NOW come to my rescue?"
Because, Fera, I've finally come the realization......." his voice trailed off into complete silence.
"Severus,what have you just now realized
" Feel like going to the dungeons for a bit?"
"Um....sure. what's the occasion?"
" You'll find out in a bit."
" Ok, mind if we finish breakfast first?"
" I really need to tell you this. If you're not to offended or entirely disgusted with me, we can eat in my living- quarters."
"Fine Sev, you win as usual." she smiled as she tried to sound pissed off at her only friend.
The two of them escaped down to the dungeons without being noticed. They walked into his living quarters. Severus had a very nervous expression on his face.
He walked over to his little mini-kitchen and pored himself a class of water.
"All right Sevvie-poo, Why did you make me leave my breakfast to come down here in these dark dreary dungeons that I've learned to love?" she asked as she plopped down in her favorite chair. She practically lived with Severus now days. He was her only friend in the world and spent as much time with as possible. She hated being in the Slytherin tower. She had no one there. Everyone just made her life miserable. Being with Severus was the only thing that brought happiness to her life anymore.
Severus walked over to the chair beside Fera and sat down. He took her hand and looked into her eyes. She looked at him awkwardly. She wasn't quite sure what to think of the look in his eyes. She could normally read any mood he was in by his eyes. His eyes were the gateway into his soul. But the look he was giving her was unlike any look she had received from him.
"Merlin, how the hell am I going to say this..." he said quietly.
"First of all, I"m not Merlin. Second of all, just say it! Jeez! I've never known you to beat around bush like you're doing. Third of all, you know you can tell me anything. You know the only person I talk to, so there's no one I can tell you're dirty little secrets to!" she teased.
"Fine" He took a deep breath before continuing. "Iloveyou." he mumbled quietly.
"Stop your mumbling. I didn't understand you. And you brought me down here so you could tell me something,now say it!" she said as she laughed. " I think your losing your touch!"
"Oh god, I hope you don't hate me after I say this.....I love you Fera. I have for a long time now." he said, he winced, getting ready for her to run screaming out of his room. But she didn't. She stared at him wide eyed, and smiling. Dear god, she was smiling. She looked HAPPY.
"Severus Snape, do you know how long I've wanted you to say that?"
"W..what?" he stuttered in pure surprise. He had expected many things, but was definitely NOT one of them.
"I've been waiting for you to say that forever. I've loved you for so long, but I didn't want to tell you for fear of losing you."
"Y...you love me?" he said, still in shock.
"Yes, Severus, I love you." she said smiling.
"Holy shit. I expected you to run out of my room screaming and never talk to me again."
" I would never ever ever do that and you know it."
" Come here I wanna hold you."
Fera got up and plopped down on Severus's lap. He pulled her too him and wrapped his arms around her. Her head rested on his shoulder and her arms were wrapped around his neck. She looked up into his eyes.
"Do you have any idea how happy you've made me today?" she asked.
"No. I can't say that I do." tears were coming into his eyes as he spoke to her.
"Are you gonna start crying on me now?" she teased.
" I hope not, but at the present moment it seems inevident." he said smiling despite the fact that tears were rolling down his pale face.
"Don't worry, my love, they're tears of joy. I'm the happiest man alive and I will be as long as you're with me." He held her tightly against him, never wanting to let her go. He was about to kiss her when there was a knock at the door. The person just walked in with out announcement.
"Well, Severus, I'm glad you finally told her. It seems the two of you are quite comfortable, and seeing that you two are in eachother's arms, it doesn't seem that Severus's heart is broken. " The headmaster said.
" I'd never break his heart. I love him to much to ever hurt him." Fera said while looking into Severus's sparkling eyes. Severus smiled. Albus was shocked. Never in all the years he had known the man, he had never seen him smile.
" Well, lovebirds, you are both excused from classes today. I assume that you'll want Fera's belongings brought here as soon as possible, though it apparent that most of them are here already. Do I daresay she lives with you already?" Albus said.
"Close enough." Fera replied.
The headmaster walked out of the room, still in shock. Every member of the order was standing there, including students and staff.
"Did he tell her?" they all asked. Dumbledore nodded.
"What's the matter then? Why won't you talk?"
" He smiled."
"Snape SMILED?" Harry said.
"And he was crying."
"Holy shit." Mcgonagal said.
End of chapter.
- alright, that probably sucked, but oh well, hope you liked it anyways. I know the whole I love you dealio might seem to happen a wee bit quickly, but an explanation comes up in later chapters. now do me a favor and please leave a review, I'd really reallly like that.
-Sally