Erica heard a tapping at a window. She opened one eye and saw an owl outside. She let out a sigh and got up.

She opened the window and took the parchment off the bird's leg.

'Erica,

I need to speak with you,

S.S.'

"Oh, He is so romantic..." Erica said aloud sarcastically.

She pulled on some pants, put on her robe, and brushed her hair and exited the room and headed to the Slytherin common room.

She saw him waiting there and gave him a smile. He didn't smile instead walked away, so she followed him. Into... 'The potions classroom?' she thought.

He stopped and turned around. She shut the door.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I needed to talk to you about...us."

"Go on." She chimed.

"I think the only reason I love you is because you love me, you see? Its like, I've never met someone who loved me or even liked me, and then you came, and I just like the way you treat me."

She blinked. She was confused; she knew what he meant, but why?

"What are you trying to say?" she asked.

"That I'm not in love with you."

She bit her lip and looked down, then back to him, but looked past him, not looking at his eyes.

"Ok, um, bye" She said quietly and she turned around and left.

Erica couldn't think straight, all she knew was she needed to be alone, no Vicky, no Lupin, No Dumbledore and no...Snape.

She walked outside into the snow and sat beside the lake.

She was sure her lips were blue by now.

About 30 minutes later of being comfortably numb she went inside into her and Vicky's room and got on Vicky's bed and fell asleep.

Vicky came in a couple hours later and saw her best friend resting and decided it was wise to leave her be as it is.

She saw that Erica's eyes were red a poofy and she was shivering.

Vicky walked over and put a quilt around her and left for the great hall, it was probably Dinner time.

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Severus didn't see Erica at lunch or dinner, he wondered if she was hurt, no he didn't, she was meaningless to him now, she doesn't matter, not to him, he who loves no one. He couldn't love her, he couldn't, something was wrong, No he DOESN'T love her. Never did.

So he told himself.

Snape had owled Erica again; It had been a week since he decided he didn't care for her.

She made her way down to the potions classroom, she opened the door.

He turned as he heard the door shut. It was the first time in days since he'd seen her.

His stomach fell.

"What is it?" she asked barley loud enough.

"Come here" he looked down as she walked over.

"I can send you back, I found the potion, and here it is you and Vicky need to take it at the same time it will set you back in 2004, for good."

She nodded as he proceeded.

"The blood mixed with the essence of the moon root triggered a time fixation and then it boiled over and it hit you and Vicky, causing it to sink into your skin pours, which allowed it to move you two decades back. Well, this is the nutshell version atleast."

"Thanks, I'll take this to Vicky." She grabbed the two flasks and turned but he caught her arm.

"let go of me." She said in a low harsh tone.

"Erica..." he pleaded.

"Don't."

She wiggled out his grasp and headed to the door.

"I love you." He yelled.

She stopped. Turned around and looked at him hatefully.

"So, you broke my heart ...because you love me?"

"Erica..."

"There's a method I'd never heard of."

He walked to her and she didn't look him in the eye, afraid she'd tear up.

He put his Finger under her chin and tilted her head of; she still forced her eyes down.

"look at me."
"Why is there something unusual on your face?"
She looked up at him.

She looked into his eyes and a tear rolled down her cheek.

He wiped it away with his thumb; he bent down and kissed her softly then whispered in her ear.

"I do love you."

She put her hands on his shoulders and buried her head in his chest.

Between tears she pulled a picture out her pocket.

It was her and Severus, just two weeks ago, Him kissing her forehead and her poking him and kissing his chin, then them both looking at the camera smiling.

She put it in his hand.

"Don't ever lose this." She choked through tears.

He looked down into his hand and smiled and kissed her forehead.

"I'm so sorry, I was afraid, I knew you would go back, and I wanted to convince myself I didn't love you so you wouldn't be hurt or I wouldn't have the feeling in my stomach that I get when you're gone, I didn't want that feeling for 20 more years."

She squeezed him tight, and kissed his neck.

She pulled away and touched his cheek.

"I love you." She said.

He touched her hand in his cheek.

"I love you" he said.

She gave a weak smile and said

"Good-bye" and stood on her toes and kissed him.

He held her tightly before letting her go.

"sorry," he said lightly. "better get going."

"yeah."

She punched his shoulder and smirked.

"see'ya in twenty years bucko!" and she left the room and went to find Vicky.