Chapter 6
She quickly went back to her room, softly shutting the door so not to let him know she had gone into the hall. Her mind was running ramped, had she really joined the Dark Lord just for the love of a man.
No, she must have heard wrong, it was impossible. Alex decided that the smartest thing to do would be to put it all out of her mind.
Suddenly a knock on the door startled her from her thoughts. She went to the door to find Severus waiting for her. "Are you all ready for dinner?" He asked softly, his eyes quickly looking over her. Finally resting on her chest.
"Uhm, Severus? My eyes are up here." She said, feeling both uncomfortable and a little excited by the long, unpenetrable stare from his dark eyes.
"What? Oh I'm terribly sorry (such a Hugh Grant line!). It's just your necklace looks very familiar." 'Of course it does you twit!' Severus thought to himself. 'You gave it to her.'
"Oh... I don't know where I got it. Just another thing I can't remember." She sighed, gently picking up the medallion and looking it over.
"We should probably head off for dinner. The students will be arriving soon." Snape said quickly, leading her down the hall. They arrived at the great hall, just as the students began to arrive.
"Who is that with Snape?" Hermione asked as they watched Snape and Alex walk towards the staff table.
"Probably the new Defense teacher." Harry said, as they took their seats at the Gryffindor table.
"But why would she sit with Snape? He usually hates the new Defense teachers." Ron asked, sitting down next to Hermione.
"Well maybe they know each other." She suggested.
"Yes a beautiful woman like her knows Snape!" Ron said exasperatedly.
"You think she's beautiful?" Hermione asked, with an obviously restrained tone.
"What? Well uhm... What I meant was... I mean..." Ron was studdering. Harry just shook his head and stifled a laugh.
"Is that who I think it is?" Alex asked Snape as she caught a glance of Harry.
"Yes, Harry Potter." Snape said, filling her cup with wine.
"No... that's not it... I've seen that boy somewhere before... with Lily Evans..." Alex wasn't exactly sure what she was speaking of. But that boy with the jet-black hair and glasses... "I know! James! James Potter!" She said, Severus looked cautiously at her. Of all the people she could have remembered it had to be Lily and James.