A/N: Usual disclaimer, I own the plot and some character names. Nothing else.

Please give me some ideas for music instruments that the Harry Potter characters will play. If I don't get any suggestions then it will take me forever to update the next chapter. So, please give me some suggestions.

I would like to thank my Calculus teacher for letting me write this during class today. Thanks a bunch for some reason most of my creativity comes out during that class but not for math. Oh well.

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Chapter 4: Jealousy is Something for Teenage Boys, Not Grown Men.

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Severus woke the next morning mumbling grumpily to himself. "Why can't I get her voice out of my head, damn her." Severus was confused; he had never felt this way about anybody before. He had a desire to be with Ashley. It wasn't a want; he needed to be with her. He didn't know why exactly but he just had to be with her, talk to her, and just be around her. Severus would probably never admit this to anybody in public, so he just let his feelings torment himself.

Last night had been the first night in a while that he didn't have nightmares about the return of Lord Voldemort. Severus knew that he would never be able to touch her in any way as long as she was dating somebody else. So, he decided that Joey had to go. Before he knew it, he was dressed and pacing around his study. He needed to think of a way to get Joey out of the picture but how. He figured the idea would come to him if he took a walk outside.

Severus walked out onto the grounds, hoping that the idea would come to him while he was out in the quiet morning air. Suddenly, her heard footsteps behind him, it wasn't one set, it was a lot of footsteps. He spun around to see Ashley, obviously taking her dogs for their early morning walk. He thought "Oh great, perfect." Ashley and her pack or dogs passed him; she smiled and said "Hey" revealing her slight North Carolina accent.

Severus picked up his courage and walked with her. "Hi. I'm sorry for the 'creature' comment yesterday at Three Broomsticks. I didn't mean to offend you. I was just shocked." Sheesh, he hating apologizing, but it had to been done at certain times, and this was one of them.

"Oh, that's ok you are not the first person that called Mars a creature. He has been called worse. I can promise you that."

"Really, I can't see how anybody could call him worse."

"Yeah, when he was nine weeks old my brother said that he looked like a potato mixed with Yoda."

"Yoda? What is a Yoda?"

"Yoda... Yoda is this little thing from the muggle movie Star Wars, he has giant ears, he is green, and can barely move. I was really offended by my brother's comment but I forgave him, after I slapped him first."

"A little violent aren't you?"

"Just a tad bit."

"A muggle movie... Are you muggle-born?"

"No. I am a pureblood, but my parents have always love everything with muggles so I was forced to deal with some muggle things."

"Oh... Right."

"Yeah, my parents are obsessive about muggle things and I am obsessive over dogs, music, and muggle movies. Weird combo I know."

"Only slightly, you haven't been here long but you are already dating a British guy. How does that work?"

"Right, I have only been here for about two weeks, but Joey and I have been dating for three years. Owl post and plane tickets work wonders." Ashley said with a laugh.

"Wow, three years. That long? Is he pureblood?" Severus said while thinking "Damn now this is going to be really hard. Shit. Shit. Shit."

"Yeah he is a pureblood."

"Really? What is his surname?"

"His last name is Thorold."

"Thorold... I remember him now. There was a Joey Thorold when I was at Hogwarts. He was younger than I was though. I think by about five or six years. He was in my house." Severus kept on thinking "Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap. How in the world am I going to pull this off now?"

"Yeah, he is a little bit older than I by 8 months I think am. Dunno exactly." Ashley caught Severus looking down at one of the Clumber Spaniels. "You know I could really use some extra help showing these guys. Do you want to help? I could teach you how to show it isn't that hard."

Severus thought "Perfect; I can get closer to her and slowly push that Thorold guy out. Great. Perfect."

"Sure, come by my office in the dungeons the first weekend after term starts."

"Great. If I were you I wouldn't wear any long robes and I would start reading up on these three breeds." Ashley said noticing his billowing black robes.

"It has been really nice talking to you; I really need to get the dogs in a sprint before I bring them back in. Bye." Ashley said waving as she picked up her pace and the dogs sprinted in front of her. She looked back noticing his black robes going back inside. She let out a good laugh while thinking "Jealousy is something that teenage boys should get, not grown men well into their thirties."

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A/N: Reviews needed please. This chapter went exactly how I wanted it to go. Yay for me. I hope you enjoyed it. There will be more to come, probably after I have calculus again on Friday.