Ugh...Finally another chapter typed out. 8 chapters. may I say that I'm proud of myself? Just read it, you've already gotten so far ;) Have fun :)
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-Later that night in the Gryffindor Common Room-
Chris sat in a far corner of the Common Room and worked on the assignment for Muggle Studies when all of a sudden laughter erupted from the middle of the room. He looked up and saw Marc chasing after Weebee and Allan. 'I wonder what they did to him this time' Then he saw Marc's hair, it was flaming red and sparkling. The corners of his mouth twitched and he managed a light smile.
'Ha! Caught you!' a familiar voice said to him. His smile disappeared immediately and he looked up. Rebecca was standing in front of him. 'Mind if I sit down?' She asked and sat down.
'you already sit so who am I to say no, Rebecca?' he answered not letting down his guard.
'Just call me Becks, everyone does'
'I'm not like everyone' he said hesitantly.
'I know' she said back with a smile 'But just call me Becks ok?' she paused 'What are you writing anyway?'
'My Muggle Studies assignment'
'The one you're supposed to work on together with Sol?'
'yes, why do you ask?'
'Why aren't you working on it with her?' Becks asked curiously.
'Well, we agreed on working on our own since we don't get along with each other' replies Chris.
'I see…Anyway, I need to get back to Marc again. To help him with his assignment' She stood up and walked towards Marc. He saw her saying something to him and Marc laughing about it. Then he poked her and she slapped him teasingly on the back of his head.
'That people can be so without worries' He thought bitterly 'Life isn't fair, it never has been fair for me' He shook his head 'Why can't I bee like them? So innocent, so carefree? I would give everything' Chris sighed, stood up and left the Common Room. 'Hogwarts looks nice at night' he thought and changed into his wolf form. He ran down to the lake where he changed back into his human form and leant against a tree, staring in the distance, lost in thoughts. He didn't know how long he was sitting there, he had lost all sense of time.
'A knut for your thoughts' a rough voice behind him said.
Chris turned around immediately and saw Professor Semsing standing there.
'what would you know about my thoughts?' he asked him sharply 'You don't know anything about me'
'You have no idea how much I know about you, Mr Deban. Or should I say Mr Semsing?'
Chris let out a sharp breath when he heard the name he hated so much. Professor semsing however, ignored it completely and continued 'You have the Dark Mark and are ashamed of it. Ashamed of something that happened while you didn't want it to happen. You are thinking about what will happen when your father, or worse Voldemort will find you…'
Chris felt caught 'How does he know? I closed my mind a long time ago, noone can go in, unless I let them'
It was like Professor Semsing could read his mind 'Don't worry, I didn't break into your mind. You blocked it successfully' he said with a grim face 'I just know…' he paused for a moment 'I'll take you back to the castle now before I have to take points from Gryffindor.'
Chris looked at him with a puzzled look but stood up and followed the professor They walked back to the castle in silence. 'Well, have a good night' said the professor when they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady 'Here, take this. It's a dreamless sleep potion. Drink some of it before you go to sleep and you'll have no dreams or nightmares.'
Chris eyed the small bottle the professor offered him suspiciously, but decided to take it. 'Goodnight professor' and entered the Common Room. He walked to his dorm, undressed himself and fell asleep on his bed.
When Chris was gone, professor Semsing stood a bit longer for the portrait hole with a small smile on his face. He walked back to his office, thinking about the little chat he just had with Chris. How much he had longed for it, to see him and to talk to him again. When he got Dumbledore's owl that said that Chris was about to go to Hogwarts and that offered him the position as professor he didn't have to think twice.
He opened the door to his office and saw professor Dumbledore standing there.
'Any luck Daniel?' professor Dumbledore asked
'No headmaster, Chris doesn't let anyone come close to him' he shrugged.
Dumbledore stepped closer and put a comforting hand in his shoulder. 'he'll learn to trust you again. And then you two can catch up with everything that happened in your lives. Don't rush things with Chris. From what you told me, he had a terrible life so far. Give it time' and with that he left the office. On the doorstep he turned around
'goodnight Daniel' and left.
'Goodnight headmaster' whispered professor Semsing.
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Well, I hope you enjoyed it. You might be wondering what it is between Chris and professor Semsing...NOT TELLING! at least not now. Just guess away and REVIEW!
Chantal: Thanks for reviewing! But you must admit that this is much better than our Roleplay ;) You already said it when I'm not mistaking. hehe. Anyway, thanks for reading through it finally after I've told you over and over again :) Just read the upcoming chapters on here as well and kepe reviewing :)