Ch.6
Morning light crept onto Siria's face as she started to stir in her sleep. After yawning and stretching, she was glad that she did not have a class that day. Siria stood up and noticed a letter lying on her desk. She opened it up, expecting a long letter. Instead, she found only a sentence. It has begun. Siria began to wonder what it ment, but she figured out the answer in a matter of seconds. The war of good and evil had finally begun. She got dressed quickly and headed out of her door. As she left, an announcement boom throughout the school.
"Students, please return to common rooms and teachers come to the staffroom immediately. Thank you and please don't leave where you are supposed to be," Dumbledore's voice bellowed through the school halls. Siria nodded and made her way to the staffroom. When she got inside, she sat next to Severus as Dumbledore started the meeting. "I'm sure you have all received the note, the war has begun. Severus, you'll be starting your duty tomorrow I believe," he said as Severus nodded his head. "The rest of you will stay here and hope that nothing comes this way."
"Excuse me, Dumbledore, but should I go to help Sirius and Remus?" Siria asked.
"Certainly not. You need to stay here. This is the safest you can be, and we must make sure that the stone does not get in his hands. He might not have gotten the Sorcerer's Stone, but he has a chance of getting the Black Stone. We want to elimintate that chance. Don't leave," Dumbledore told her. "I believe that is all we can do for now. We must alert the students, but don't tell them why they must be careful," he finished. After formally dismissing the meeting, the teachers went their separate ways. Siria went with Severus to his office instead of her own.
"Listen, I really think I ought to go," Siria told him.
"No, it's too dangerous right now. Dumbledore is right. You need to stay here," Severus tried to explain to her, without getting on her badside.
"Ok, I stay here, Voldemort comes, puts all of Hogwarts in danger, as well as Harry, and he still gets the stone. Why don't I just go into hiding so he can't find me, and I'm the only one in any type of danger and he would have no clue where I am? That way we're all fine and dandy?" Siria said as she sat down in a chair near by.
"Who cares about Potter? He'll find a way to find you. I'm sure Lucious, who is also a death eater, would remember you and me together, and then suggest that I tell him where you are and then kill you when we do find you. Do you think I want to do that?" Severis asked.
"No, but you won't know where I'm at because I won't tell you or anyone else and you won't have to kill me since you couldn't find me," Siria explained with a laugh.
"Fine, but Dumbledore won't be too happy when he finds out you left anyway," Severus said as he started packing.
"I'll leave him a note and explain. He'll understand completely, I'm sure...I hope," Siria said as she started to get up.
"Well, if you leave before I have a chance to say goodbye, just know I...really, love you a lot," Severus told her as he hugged her as well. She smiled weakly, then turned and left the room. Then she returned to her office.
When she arrived, she started making sure that everything was locked up. After making sure all her personal belongings were where they were supposed to be, she turned to leave. When she opened her door, she took a deep sigh, then left. As soon as she made it too the grounds and into the near by trees, she took the form of a black panther, since she was an animagus. The Black Stone morphed with her, so it was completely concealed. Then she made her journey away from the school.
A few hours later, Severus walked down to Siria's office. Dumbledore had let the students roam inside the school, but they were not allowed to go outdoors. As Severus neared her office, Harry, Ron, and Hermione noticed the look of fear and worry that was on his face. They turned a corner so they could watch without him seeing them. Severus tried to open the door, but to his dismay, found it locked. An infuriating expression overcame his face, then he turned and slightly kicked the door. Harry, Ron, and Hermione started acting like they were busy in conversation when he passed, but Snape never noticed them. Their eyes followed him as he went down to his office. A couple minuets later, he returned in a long cape, then they watched him leave out of the school.
Morning light crept onto Siria's face as she started to stir in her sleep. After yawning and stretching, she was glad that she did not have a class that day. Siria stood up and noticed a letter lying on her desk. She opened it up, expecting a long letter. Instead, she found only a sentence. It has begun. Siria began to wonder what it ment, but she figured out the answer in a matter of seconds. The war of good and evil had finally begun. She got dressed quickly and headed out of her door. As she left, an announcement boom throughout the school.
"Students, please return to common rooms and teachers come to the staffroom immediately. Thank you and please don't leave where you are supposed to be," Dumbledore's voice bellowed through the school halls. Siria nodded and made her way to the staffroom. When she got inside, she sat next to Severus as Dumbledore started the meeting. "I'm sure you have all received the note, the war has begun. Severus, you'll be starting your duty tomorrow I believe," he said as Severus nodded his head. "The rest of you will stay here and hope that nothing comes this way."
"Excuse me, Dumbledore, but should I go to help Sirius and Remus?" Siria asked.
"Certainly not. You need to stay here. This is the safest you can be, and we must make sure that the stone does not get in his hands. He might not have gotten the Sorcerer's Stone, but he has a chance of getting the Black Stone. We want to elimintate that chance. Don't leave," Dumbledore told her. "I believe that is all we can do for now. We must alert the students, but don't tell them why they must be careful," he finished. After formally dismissing the meeting, the teachers went their separate ways. Siria went with Severus to his office instead of her own.
"Listen, I really think I ought to go," Siria told him.
"No, it's too dangerous right now. Dumbledore is right. You need to stay here," Severus tried to explain to her, without getting on her badside.
"Ok, I stay here, Voldemort comes, puts all of Hogwarts in danger, as well as Harry, and he still gets the stone. Why don't I just go into hiding so he can't find me, and I'm the only one in any type of danger and he would have no clue where I am? That way we're all fine and dandy?" Siria said as she sat down in a chair near by.
"Who cares about Potter? He'll find a way to find you. I'm sure Lucious, who is also a death eater, would remember you and me together, and then suggest that I tell him where you are and then kill you when we do find you. Do you think I want to do that?" Severis asked.
"No, but you won't know where I'm at because I won't tell you or anyone else and you won't have to kill me since you couldn't find me," Siria explained with a laugh.
"Fine, but Dumbledore won't be too happy when he finds out you left anyway," Severus said as he started packing.
"I'll leave him a note and explain. He'll understand completely, I'm sure...I hope," Siria said as she started to get up.
"Well, if you leave before I have a chance to say goodbye, just know I...really, love you a lot," Severus told her as he hugged her as well. She smiled weakly, then turned and left the room. Then she returned to her office.
When she arrived, she started making sure that everything was locked up. After making sure all her personal belongings were where they were supposed to be, she turned to leave. When she opened her door, she took a deep sigh, then left. As soon as she made it too the grounds and into the near by trees, she took the form of a black panther, since she was an animagus. The Black Stone morphed with her, so it was completely concealed. Then she made her journey away from the school.
A few hours later, Severus walked down to Siria's office. Dumbledore had let the students roam inside the school, but they were not allowed to go outdoors. As Severus neared her office, Harry, Ron, and Hermione noticed the look of fear and worry that was on his face. They turned a corner so they could watch without him seeing them. Severus tried to open the door, but to his dismay, found it locked. An infuriating expression overcame his face, then he turned and slightly kicked the door. Harry, Ron, and Hermione started acting like they were busy in conversation when he passed, but Snape never noticed them. Their eyes followed him as he went down to his office. A couple minuets later, he returned in a long cape, then they watched him leave out of the school.