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Chapter 4: Welcome back.

It had already been an hour since she had arrived at Hogwarts. She sat on a bench in the school grounds while she thought of what had happened before…

I hour before….

She made her way to Professor Dumbledore's office, twiddling her thumbs and thinking of what she would say.

" Hello Professor, long time no see…no, no I cant talk to him like that…Good afternoon Albus, Its been a long time…No, no, no! It sounds like we were lovers who haven't been getting any...EW. Hello Professor, Its nice to see you again. That will have to do."

She found herself in front of the gargoyle sculpture and said the password. " Sugar quills." She stepped upon the steps as they rose. She looked scared, just like a student that had done something wrong and was sent to the headmaster's office. She stepped into the room and knocked on the large mahogany doors.

" Come in" She heard Professor Dumbledore say to her.

She walked in and closed the door behind her. She walked towards his desk and smiled. " Hello Professor Dumbledore, Its nice to see you again."

" Please, call me Albus, we are now colleagues, I am no longer your teacher."

" Yes, Albus."

Dumbledore stood up and pulled Jess into a hug, the kind of hug a father gives his daughter. The kind of way she always wanted her dad to hug her. She hugged him back smiling.

" Its wonderful too see you once more Jessica, I still remember when you were first sorted into Gryffindor."

Jessica chuckled " yes well… that was nice…"

" It was, I can still remember you beaming. It is wonderful that you have decided to join our staff."

" Yes Professor it was the least I could do."

" Lets go to meet the staff shall we?"

Jessica nodded her head and followed Albus down the steps and to the staff room. Albus opened the staff door and held it open for her. Jessica walked in and looked around, the entire staff was there, including him.

" Everyone, I assume you remember Jessica Black, one of out best students, well for Severus she was a classmate." Albus looked at Severus and smiled, his eyes had that special twinkle in them.

There she was. Jessica. She looked so different. Her hair was longer and much smoother and shinier. Her skin was lighter, and her eyes had lost that special glow he loved. He knew when this had happened and why, and he wished he could have changed it.

Minerva walked up to Jessica and smiled. " Its wonderful to see you again!" She pulled Jessica into a hug.

" It is wonderful to see you to professor!"

" Please! Call me Minerva, I am not longer you teacher nor you my student."

" All right…Minerva."

" Come, come!" Minerva took her by the arm and pulled her over to the rest of the teachers. Then lastly to him. Severus Snape. His pale complexion had not changed and neither had his way of always dressing in black. She looked at him in the eyes and slightly smiled.

There she was, right in of him. She looked the same, a raging beauty, just as she had always been. But there was something missing, but what was it? Severus looked at her intently, trying to find what was different. That was it, the shine that was usually found in her eyes wasn't there, it was gone, as well as the smile that used to light up her face. Why should it still be there? He saw it start fading at the end of her 6th and his 7th year. That was the year where he noticed her, noticed how beautiful she was and how talented and smart she was. She was perfect; everything he had ever wanted. But not only was she a Gryffindor, but she was also the sister of the one who tortured him during his childhood at Hogwarts. She was Sirius Black's sister and no matter how much it ate him up inside, he knew that he could not court her.

" Hello, Jessica." He drawled her name, and looked intently into her eyes. He tried to find what was left of what used to be the cheerful Jessica, but saw nothing.

" Hullo Severus." Jessica averted her eyes from his. She could not look into those black pools that drowned her. She slightly smiled and tried not to let her emotions show. A few minutes passed with them like this. Quiet and still, and it had been a while since all their colleagues had left, leaving them together. Jessica finally sat down but didn't raise her gaze from the floor.

"So Black," Severus started. " Where have you been these past years? Mind you I could care less. "

"I've been around. I moved from England to the states a few years back and I lived in Kentucky for a couple of years. I Just returned a few days ago. "

" that's wonderful and as much as I would love to stay here and, chat. I have duties to attend to." With that said he stood up and walked out the door and said without a look back. " Good day, Black."

She looked at him and nodded her head even though he wouldn't see her. Jessica shook her head and sighed. This was going to be a long year. She walked from the teacher's lounge towards her own rooms, trying to avoid the headache that was growing in her head.

One hour later

She currently lay on her bed, asleep. Her dreams always went back to him when she was younger and they had stopped when she left England. Now they were back. His face once again haunted her dreams; the way his hands roamed through her body, caressing her skin. His lips and tongue devouring hers. How many times had she seen his in her dreams, how many times she had felt his skin against hers, But then she reminded her self, it was just a dream, a mere fantasy and nothing more. She woke up in an instant, sweating and remembering the dream. She stood up and walked to her own lavatory, washed her face and walked back to her room. She grabbed her new robes and pulled them on getting ready for the student's arrival.

She made her way to the great hall, seeing the older students were already there. She sat in the only chair left, next to Severus. Her eyes roamed the hall and stopped at the Gryffindor table, on a distinctive head oh messy jet black hair. Her breathing stopped. James? Severus noticed her looking at potter. And to think he thought that she knew about him.

" I see you've laid your eyes on Potter." Severus sneered at her.

" P-Potter?"

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Yes short and crappy, and took me long too! Sorry I have this dum report due in soon and ive been working on it for a while, not to mention ive been watching alan rickman movies too! Lol. So Tell me what you think!

Sevvie: Mari my dear, when will you marry me?

Me: hm…-thinks- I don't know –shrugs-

Sevvie: PLEASE! THINK! –Grovels-

Me: muahaha yes! Grovel! Muahahaha –chokes-

Sevvie: AHH NOO! –Does haimlic- (donno how to spell it Lol)