Chapter 5: Full Moons and Protective Brothers
*~Main POV~*
It was near the end of September and two days before the full moon.
Snape was busy finishing the wolfsbane potion when Remus arrived.
"Lupin," said Snape simply.
"Severus," said Remus.
"Was there something you wanted?" asked Snape sharply.
"Just wanted to see how it was going..." replied Remus.
"Same as always," sneered Snape cocking an eyebrow in suspicion.
"You don't normally make that much," said Lupin casually peering into the bubbling cauldron.
"Look Lupin," snapped Snape becoming suddenly defensive," was there something you wanted or did you come in here just to irritate me?"
"I was wondering whether Accalia is alright," enquired Remus.
"Yes, she's fine. Why?" retorted Snape.
"I haven't really seen her around," answered Remus.
"She's probably just been busy," sneered Snape, his nostrils flaring in aggravation.
"Whatever you say Snape," smiled Remus.
"Or maybe she's avoiding you...hopefully," whispered Snape under his breath as he found other ingredients of the shelf.
There was suddenly a knock at the door.
"Come in," said Snape looking expectantly at the door.
*~Accalia's POV~*
I step through the door and see Severus and...Remus.
"Accalia, come in," says Severus smiling.
I walk up my brother's desk cautiously, worrying what Remus might say. "Hello, Accalia," Remus says smiling awkwardly.
I hate this. I can barely look at him.
Though he's still gorgeous. If I close my eyes I can still feel his lips on mine, trailing down my neck, my hand in his soft, dark blond hair...
*~Remus's POV~*
"Hello Remus," Accalia says smiling just as awkwardly as I am.
I hate this. She can barely look at me.
She's beautiful as ever. I can still feel her lips on mine, the soft skin of her neck...the sweet taste of her perfume.
I'm broken from my reverie by Snapes' drawling voice,
"I would like to talk to my sister in private, Lupin," snaps Snape.
"Oh, okay. I'll see you both later."
And with that I begin to leave. As I leave I see Accalia gazing at me apologetically.
I smile in recognition.
*~Accalia's POV~*
"What did Remus want?" I ask.
"He came to ask if you were alright because he hadn't seen you around," states Severus.
"What did you say?" I enquire.
"I said you were probably just busy," answers Severus simply.
"Oh, that's fine..." I say.
"But... If I didn't know better I would say you were avoiding him," says Severus smirking.
"Why would I be avoiding Remus?" I ask defensively.
"I don't know. You tell me," accuses Severus.
"What are you trying to imply?" I snap.
"Come on Accalia! You've been acting strange ever since the end of the first week! Now tell me the truth, did something happen between you and Lupin?" he asks.
"No!" I say with some hesitation.
I'm lying of course. I really do hate lying to my brother but I don't want to think what he might do to Remus. He can be so over protective sometimes.
"You're lying. What did he do? Did he hurt you?" says Severus heatedly bombarding me with questions.
"Of course he didn't hurt me. He didn't do anything! For God's sake! Why do you have to be so bloody protective! I'm 28 years old, not a little girl!" I shout.
"Then it would help if you acted like it!" Severus bellows.
"I can't believe you just said that," I whisper, sounding hurt.
"I...I'm sorry, Accalia. It just came out," Severus apologises.
"But you obviously think it though!" I snap hurrying from the room.
*~Remus's POV~*
I have just left a meeting with Dumbledore when I hear crashes from the Transfiguration classroom.
I open the door slightly to see Accalia destroying the place, I mean, completely trashing it.
She's about to throw a vial of potion when I catch her hand making her drop the bottle.
Accalia glares at me and tries to pull her hand from my grip.
"Let go of me!" she says boldly.
"What do you think you're doing?" I question letting go of her wrist.
"What does it look like?" Accalia sneers sarcastically.
I stare at her perplexed. She looks at me teary eyed before falling to her knees, her body shaking with tears.
I fall to my knees in front of her and wrap my arms around her. She sobs into my shoulder.
I wonder what could make a person breakdown in this way, especially someone like Accalia.
*~Accalia's POV~*
Next thing I remember is being placed in my bed by someone...
"Remus?" I whisper croakily, opening my aching, cried out eyes.
"Shhh," he whispers soothingly sitting on to the bed.
"I'm sorry. I keep doing this to you" I say softly.
"What?" he asks.
"Scaring and confusing you like this," I murmur.
"I don't mind," he says sincerely.
Remus smiles at me with such warmth it could melt a heart of ice.
"I'll get you a drink of water," he whispers getting up from the bed.
"No! Wait!" I say, sitting up and taking hold of his arm, "I need to talk to you."
"Okay..." says Remus resting back on to the bed.
"About what happened... between us..."
"I know it was too fast."
"No...Well, yes but that's not the point. It shouldn't have happened. So...I think..."
"We should just be friends."
"Yeah, friends it is."
Remus rises from the bed and disappears into the bathroom. He returns with a glass of water.
"So, are you ever going to tell me what set that mad episode off?" he asks.
"Not just yet," I say smiling.
"I'll be here if you're ever ready..." he says handing me the glass of water.
*~Main POV~*
It was the night of the full moon and Snape was pacing the potion room.
"Come on Accalia. You need to be here soon and take the potion or it won't work," he muttered.
Accalia came bursting through the door.
"Sorry, I'm late I got held up giving Draco Malfoy a detention using an extendable mirror to look up girls skirts. So very immature and just slightly revolting," said Accalia breathlessly.
"Well hurry up and drink this," said Snape irritably.
Accalia drank the potion in one go.
"Urgh. That's disgusting. My other one never tasted as bad as that!" said Accalia in disgust.
"Don't complain. You know it has to be done," snapped Snape.
Accalia and Snape had reconciled after their argument the day before though she was still in a mood with him.
"I've transformed the dungeon into a pleasant room for you," said Snape opening the entrance to the cell.
"For a werewolf like me!" Accalia said sarcastically.
Accalia walked into the room and stopped abruptly.
"Severus! I love it!" squealed Accalia sitting down on the bed.
The walls were deep lilac and the ceiling was black with twinkling stars shining from it. There was a four-poster bed with dark purple drapes surrounding it and clean white and violet linen sheets over the bedspread. In the corner were a black baby grand piano and a guitar.
"Now, I've charmed the room so that nobody will know you are here..."
Snape was stopped abruptly as Accalia flung her arms around his neck.
"It's brilliant!" she whispered.
"I glad you like it,"he whispered hugging Accalia back, "I put the instruments in there because I know how you like your music."
Accalia suddenly went rigid as the moon appeared from behind the clouds. She let go of Snape and ran into the room, the door slamming and locking behind her.
"Accalia! Are you alright?" shouted Snape hammering on the door.
"Don't come in...Not yet..." screamed Accalia in pain, her voice distorted and husky.
Severus Snape waited anxiously as he heard his little sister cry in extreme pain as her body transformed.
Then there was silence.
*~Accalia's POV~*
I pace the room in my new form, my paws pounding the floor.
How weird does that sound? My paws!?
Anyway, I hear the door creak open behind me.
"Accalia?" came my brother's nervous voice.
Then he spotted me.
"Accalia? Is that you?" he whispers.
I rolled my eyes. "Of course it's me you idiot!" I say in my head.
"What am I saying? Of course it's you!" he says walking into the room as I jump up on to the bed.
"Well, I've got to say you're a very pretty wolf," Severus says as he tentatively stroked my head.
I look at him in appreciation as I rest my head on my front paws.
As I start falling asleep I can't help but think of Remus.
* What'd ya think? I don't reckon it's my best chapter but not bad. The next chapter will be good...Hopefully! More over protectiveness from Snape and the mention of love from... well you'll find out!
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*~Main POV~*
It was near the end of September and two days before the full moon.
Snape was busy finishing the wolfsbane potion when Remus arrived.
"Lupin," said Snape simply.
"Severus," said Remus.
"Was there something you wanted?" asked Snape sharply.
"Just wanted to see how it was going..." replied Remus.
"Same as always," sneered Snape cocking an eyebrow in suspicion.
"You don't normally make that much," said Lupin casually peering into the bubbling cauldron.
"Look Lupin," snapped Snape becoming suddenly defensive," was there something you wanted or did you come in here just to irritate me?"
"I was wondering whether Accalia is alright," enquired Remus.
"Yes, she's fine. Why?" retorted Snape.
"I haven't really seen her around," answered Remus.
"She's probably just been busy," sneered Snape, his nostrils flaring in aggravation.
"Whatever you say Snape," smiled Remus.
"Or maybe she's avoiding you...hopefully," whispered Snape under his breath as he found other ingredients of the shelf.
There was suddenly a knock at the door.
"Come in," said Snape looking expectantly at the door.
*~Accalia's POV~*
I step through the door and see Severus and...Remus.
"Accalia, come in," says Severus smiling.
I walk up my brother's desk cautiously, worrying what Remus might say. "Hello, Accalia," Remus says smiling awkwardly.
I hate this. I can barely look at him.
Though he's still gorgeous. If I close my eyes I can still feel his lips on mine, trailing down my neck, my hand in his soft, dark blond hair...
*~Remus's POV~*
"Hello Remus," Accalia says smiling just as awkwardly as I am.
I hate this. She can barely look at me.
She's beautiful as ever. I can still feel her lips on mine, the soft skin of her neck...the sweet taste of her perfume.
I'm broken from my reverie by Snapes' drawling voice,
"I would like to talk to my sister in private, Lupin," snaps Snape.
"Oh, okay. I'll see you both later."
And with that I begin to leave. As I leave I see Accalia gazing at me apologetically.
I smile in recognition.
*~Accalia's POV~*
"What did Remus want?" I ask.
"He came to ask if you were alright because he hadn't seen you around," states Severus.
"What did you say?" I enquire.
"I said you were probably just busy," answers Severus simply.
"Oh, that's fine..." I say.
"But... If I didn't know better I would say you were avoiding him," says Severus smirking.
"Why would I be avoiding Remus?" I ask defensively.
"I don't know. You tell me," accuses Severus.
"What are you trying to imply?" I snap.
"Come on Accalia! You've been acting strange ever since the end of the first week! Now tell me the truth, did something happen between you and Lupin?" he asks.
"No!" I say with some hesitation.
I'm lying of course. I really do hate lying to my brother but I don't want to think what he might do to Remus. He can be so over protective sometimes.
"You're lying. What did he do? Did he hurt you?" says Severus heatedly bombarding me with questions.
"Of course he didn't hurt me. He didn't do anything! For God's sake! Why do you have to be so bloody protective! I'm 28 years old, not a little girl!" I shout.
"Then it would help if you acted like it!" Severus bellows.
"I can't believe you just said that," I whisper, sounding hurt.
"I...I'm sorry, Accalia. It just came out," Severus apologises.
"But you obviously think it though!" I snap hurrying from the room.
*~Remus's POV~*
I have just left a meeting with Dumbledore when I hear crashes from the Transfiguration classroom.
I open the door slightly to see Accalia destroying the place, I mean, completely trashing it.
She's about to throw a vial of potion when I catch her hand making her drop the bottle.
Accalia glares at me and tries to pull her hand from my grip.
"Let go of me!" she says boldly.
"What do you think you're doing?" I question letting go of her wrist.
"What does it look like?" Accalia sneers sarcastically.
I stare at her perplexed. She looks at me teary eyed before falling to her knees, her body shaking with tears.
I fall to my knees in front of her and wrap my arms around her. She sobs into my shoulder.
I wonder what could make a person breakdown in this way, especially someone like Accalia.
*~Accalia's POV~*
Next thing I remember is being placed in my bed by someone...
"Remus?" I whisper croakily, opening my aching, cried out eyes.
"Shhh," he whispers soothingly sitting on to the bed.
"I'm sorry. I keep doing this to you" I say softly.
"What?" he asks.
"Scaring and confusing you like this," I murmur.
"I don't mind," he says sincerely.
Remus smiles at me with such warmth it could melt a heart of ice.
"I'll get you a drink of water," he whispers getting up from the bed.
"No! Wait!" I say, sitting up and taking hold of his arm, "I need to talk to you."
"Okay..." says Remus resting back on to the bed.
"About what happened... between us..."
"I know it was too fast."
"No...Well, yes but that's not the point. It shouldn't have happened. So...I think..."
"We should just be friends."
"Yeah, friends it is."
Remus rises from the bed and disappears into the bathroom. He returns with a glass of water.
"So, are you ever going to tell me what set that mad episode off?" he asks.
"Not just yet," I say smiling.
"I'll be here if you're ever ready..." he says handing me the glass of water.
*~Main POV~*
It was the night of the full moon and Snape was pacing the potion room.
"Come on Accalia. You need to be here soon and take the potion or it won't work," he muttered.
Accalia came bursting through the door.
"Sorry, I'm late I got held up giving Draco Malfoy a detention using an extendable mirror to look up girls skirts. So very immature and just slightly revolting," said Accalia breathlessly.
"Well hurry up and drink this," said Snape irritably.
Accalia drank the potion in one go.
"Urgh. That's disgusting. My other one never tasted as bad as that!" said Accalia in disgust.
"Don't complain. You know it has to be done," snapped Snape.
Accalia and Snape had reconciled after their argument the day before though she was still in a mood with him.
"I've transformed the dungeon into a pleasant room for you," said Snape opening the entrance to the cell.
"For a werewolf like me!" Accalia said sarcastically.
Accalia walked into the room and stopped abruptly.
"Severus! I love it!" squealed Accalia sitting down on the bed.
The walls were deep lilac and the ceiling was black with twinkling stars shining from it. There was a four-poster bed with dark purple drapes surrounding it and clean white and violet linen sheets over the bedspread. In the corner were a black baby grand piano and a guitar.
"Now, I've charmed the room so that nobody will know you are here..."
Snape was stopped abruptly as Accalia flung her arms around his neck.
"It's brilliant!" she whispered.
"I glad you like it,"he whispered hugging Accalia back, "I put the instruments in there because I know how you like your music."
Accalia suddenly went rigid as the moon appeared from behind the clouds. She let go of Snape and ran into the room, the door slamming and locking behind her.
"Accalia! Are you alright?" shouted Snape hammering on the door.
"Don't come in...Not yet..." screamed Accalia in pain, her voice distorted and husky.
Severus Snape waited anxiously as he heard his little sister cry in extreme pain as her body transformed.
Then there was silence.
*~Accalia's POV~*
I pace the room in my new form, my paws pounding the floor.
How weird does that sound? My paws!?
Anyway, I hear the door creak open behind me.
"Accalia?" came my brother's nervous voice.
Then he spotted me.
"Accalia? Is that you?" he whispers.
I rolled my eyes. "Of course it's me you idiot!" I say in my head.
"What am I saying? Of course it's you!" he says walking into the room as I jump up on to the bed.
"Well, I've got to say you're a very pretty wolf," Severus says as he tentatively stroked my head.
I look at him in appreciation as I rest my head on my front paws.
As I start falling asleep I can't help but think of Remus.
* What'd ya think? I don't reckon it's my best chapter but not bad. The next chapter will be good...Hopefully! More over protectiveness from Snape and the mention of love from... well you'll find out!
Thanks
Read and Review! *