Onya bit her lip as she realized what class was coming next in the day, the
Gryffindors and Slytherin 6th years. A boy she had learned was called,
'Malfoy' commented on his dislike for her nearly every lesson without fail.
She opened the door to them obediently as they wandered in and took their seats.
Malfoy took to staring at Onya, whispering snide comments to Grabbe and Goyle as she walked past. His constant staring and sniggering was making her nervous. She quickly span around to see what he was laughing at and managed to knock his ingredients from the table.
"What do you think you are doing?! You will cut some new ones up immediately." Malfoy ordered.
"Your ingredients will be fine Draco, just pick them up and use them. Plus you will not be so rude to a teacher." Snape's calm voice told him. Everyone stared up at Snape in stupefaction as he indifferently continued to write on the board.
The rest of the lesson past without much event, Malfoy sat seething in his seat, throwing glances to Onya constantly.
Onya watched as the sixth years left extraordinarily surprised at the lack of large amounts of homework from their lesson.
Onya took her gaze to Snape who had his head in a cupboard, rooting around for some ingredient. She bit her lower lip in a smile, she felt like she should thank him for helping her with Malfoy, but did not know how to tell him. She took her timetable of classes out of a draw in the desk Snape had allowed her to accumulate as her own and peered down at it.
"Hey, Severus, we don't have another lesson for ages." She informed him.
"I suppose I will be getting rid of you then on one of your 'walks'?" Snape answered back without turning to face her. Onya nodded,
"Yeah, erm, Severus? Do you have any of those onions roots left?" She asked. Snape pulled his head out of the cupboard and eyed her suspiciously,
"What do you want onion roots for?" He asked with growing curiosity.
"The giant squid, it's what she eats." Onya told him, blushing slightly red.
" You feed the giant squid?! He asked shocked.
"Yes, I do, I told you I love water animals although I have to throw them in from as far away from the water as possible! Now do you have any or not?" asked Onya.
"Yes, here, "He threw a large onion root in her direction.
" Thanks." She caught the root and headed towards the door, then turned to face him, she was still aware of him sticking up for her, maybe she should get him out in the open air to say thank you.
"Erm, Severus? Do you want to come with me?" She asked with a smile.
Snape looked at her through thin eyes,
"Onya, this is practically the only time I manage get away from you, why would I want to waste that time?" He asked.
Onya shrugged,
"Well, because I am just such good company you would never want to leave my side?" She chuckled to him with a smile.
Snape raised his eyebrows with his thin lips curling upwards.
"Well there is that reason of course. Well, I do have something I need to pass onto that Hagrid So I have to go that way anyway." He told her.
Onya grinned,
"I knew you wanted to." She said snappily as they left the dungeon.
"What was that?" Snape asked quickly.
"Nothing."
" Good."
" I said you wanted to."
" What?"
" Nothing."
"no-no, I'm sure you said something." Snape persisted but Onya just chuckled and joined Snape's side as they ascended the stairs together.
She opened the door to them obediently as they wandered in and took their seats.
Malfoy took to staring at Onya, whispering snide comments to Grabbe and Goyle as she walked past. His constant staring and sniggering was making her nervous. She quickly span around to see what he was laughing at and managed to knock his ingredients from the table.
"What do you think you are doing?! You will cut some new ones up immediately." Malfoy ordered.
"Your ingredients will be fine Draco, just pick them up and use them. Plus you will not be so rude to a teacher." Snape's calm voice told him. Everyone stared up at Snape in stupefaction as he indifferently continued to write on the board.
The rest of the lesson past without much event, Malfoy sat seething in his seat, throwing glances to Onya constantly.
Onya watched as the sixth years left extraordinarily surprised at the lack of large amounts of homework from their lesson.
Onya took her gaze to Snape who had his head in a cupboard, rooting around for some ingredient. She bit her lower lip in a smile, she felt like she should thank him for helping her with Malfoy, but did not know how to tell him. She took her timetable of classes out of a draw in the desk Snape had allowed her to accumulate as her own and peered down at it.
"Hey, Severus, we don't have another lesson for ages." She informed him.
"I suppose I will be getting rid of you then on one of your 'walks'?" Snape answered back without turning to face her. Onya nodded,
"Yeah, erm, Severus? Do you have any of those onions roots left?" She asked. Snape pulled his head out of the cupboard and eyed her suspiciously,
"What do you want onion roots for?" He asked with growing curiosity.
"The giant squid, it's what she eats." Onya told him, blushing slightly red.
" You feed the giant squid?! He asked shocked.
"Yes, I do, I told you I love water animals although I have to throw them in from as far away from the water as possible! Now do you have any or not?" asked Onya.
"Yes, here, "He threw a large onion root in her direction.
" Thanks." She caught the root and headed towards the door, then turned to face him, she was still aware of him sticking up for her, maybe she should get him out in the open air to say thank you.
"Erm, Severus? Do you want to come with me?" She asked with a smile.
Snape looked at her through thin eyes,
"Onya, this is practically the only time I manage get away from you, why would I want to waste that time?" He asked.
Onya shrugged,
"Well, because I am just such good company you would never want to leave my side?" She chuckled to him with a smile.
Snape raised his eyebrows with his thin lips curling upwards.
"Well there is that reason of course. Well, I do have something I need to pass onto that Hagrid So I have to go that way anyway." He told her.
Onya grinned,
"I knew you wanted to." She said snappily as they left the dungeon.
"What was that?" Snape asked quickly.
"Nothing."
" Good."
" I said you wanted to."
" What?"
" Nothing."
"no-no, I'm sure you said something." Snape persisted but Onya just chuckled and joined Snape's side as they ascended the stairs together.