This chapter, well, I've crossed over some Charmed elements… don't hurt me! They will remain throughout the story as well… (oh, and btw, the character Paige is based on Paige from Charmed, only I'm using Rose McGowan's surname instead of Matthews… if you understood that :-D )
Chapter 5: Explosions and psychotic Ex's
About 2 seconds later, Natalya reappeared, and promptly fell on her arse.
"What the fuck!" Natalya said, looking very shocked
"You ok Tali?" Severus said, as he helped her up
"I only know one other person that can do that…" Raini said, nodding at Natalya
"LEO!" Natalya shouted.
As soon as she shouted, a man appeared in the same sort of blue orbs that had surrounded Natalya. He was about Severus' height, had short mousey brown hair, hazel eyes, and was wearing a black fitted t-shirt and khaki combats.
"Who called? Oh my god… Natalya!" Leo whispered
"That's me."
"It happened, didn't it?" He asked
"I orbed, yes. No thanks to Harry!" Natalya chuckled...
"Harry?"
"That's me, Harry Potter, pleased to meet you… I've heard a lot about you..." Harry said as he introduced himself to Leo, who looked up at Harry's scar, and then shook his hand.
"And you are?" Severus asked, sounding rather jealous
"He's Leo, he's my white lighter Severus." Natalya explained whilst giving Severus a reassuring look.
"Your white lighter? Christ, I'd heard of them, but, well… never actually thought they were real, no offence Leo…"
"Oi, I'm part white lighter as well, that apology should be for me as well!" Natalya grinned
"Oh, I'm sorry…" Severus chuckled as he gave Natalya a hug.
"Eurgh, will you two get a room?" Paige said with disgust as she emerged from her room.
"We do… it just happens to be that everyone else is in it!" Natalya laughed
"Hhmmm, can tell you're Lana's sister…" Leo chuckled
"Now, about my whole, orbing, white lighter crap in me…"
"Yes, well, you know that every year, with out fail, your powers increase…and this year, your white lighter side is coming through, at long last."
"Bloody hell, more powers to go into my system… I don't think I could get much more powerful could I?" Natalya muttered…
"I know this is another burden Natalya, but you can't help your blood, can you? I have to be around a lot from now on seeing as you're becoming, well, more powerful than… him…" Severus explained as he held Natalya closer to him
"What about Harry though? He's the one that's gotta defeat him..." Raini asked
"Well, you're all coming to the age when you get to the full extent of your powers, you'll become powerful, soon enough… Trust me." Paige explained
All of a sudden, there was an almighty BANG and Harry flew across the room...
Natalya immediately ran over to him...
"Harry!" she and Raini shouted
"Eurgh… ouch, that hurt…" Harry mumbled
"What just happened?" Natalya asked
"I erm… dropped something, and you know you like wave your hands if you drop something… well, I did, and, well, it kinda blew up and I flew across the room…"
Harry explained
"Not another one!" Severus exclaimed
"Well, me and Harry were born on the same day…" Natalya explained
"Ok, Raini, when were you born…?" Paige asked
"A week after these two…" Raini said, looking a bit sheepish
"Great, more blowings up in my room!" Severus shouted as he stormed into his room.
"Sorry Tali…" Raini and Harry both whispered.
"Its ok, you guys talk amongst yourselves…I'm going to calm him down," Natalya said quietly as she walked into Severus' room.
Natalya went into Severus' room and was greeted with "Oh, just leave me alone!"
"No, I will not leave you alone until you've stopped acting like a fucking child!" Natalya shouted back
"10 points…"
"Take as many points as you like, I'm going nowhere until you grow up Severus." She explained.
"Sorry…"
"Damn fucking right you are Mr Snape!" Natalya said half jokingly as she sat on the bed next to him.
"Now, what's with the temper tantrum?"
"I, dunno… I'm just under a lot of stress with him at the moment, asking me to do stuff, and I don't want to be doing it, it's driving me mad…" Severus explained
"What sort of stuff?" Natalya asked
"Kill two people… No doubt you're able to guess who…"
"Hhmmm, what's your excuses for him?"
"That I have to pretend I'm loyal to Dumbledore otherwise everything, the plan, which Dumbledore already knows about… will get found out."
"Does he believe you?" Natalya asked, sounding concerned
"Yeah, surprisingly… well, it helps that I'm a skilled Occlumens…" Severus half chuckled…
"I wish I could help…" Natalya whispered as she hugged Severus and kissed his cheek.
"Well, there's another thing bugging me… I heard you screaming in your sleep last night, I know you try and put silencing charms up, but I've also put a ward up that alerts me when either of you are in distress…"
"And? I've coped before." Natalya said quite sharply.
"I know, but, do you want to sleep with me tonight… see if your nightmares calm down?" Severus asked with a lot of concern present in his eyes and voice.
"Yes, I… I'd like that Severus…" Natalya said, smiling.
"Well, that's one thing off my mind…Sorry I had a go at you…"
"Come on, let's go back… Think you need to apologize to the rest of them as well" Natalya explained
"Yes, I was going to… Come on then…" Severus said as he held out his arm for Natalya to hold in a very gentlemanly like way…
They both walked back into the room smiling…
"I'm sorry I bit everyone's heads off…am I forgiven?" Severus asked, looking a bit sheepish at his recent outburst.
"Course you are, you miserable git…" Paige laughed
"Thanks… now I know who not to buy a Christmas card for!" Severus chuckled
"Erm… pardon me, we having a party here Severus?" Dumbledore asked from the fireplace, making Leo jump.
"Ahhh, Headmaster, come on through, along with Faith"
"Faith!" Natalya squealed as Dumbledore came through with Faith, who was the same height as Natalya and exactly the same apart from the fact she had bright blue eyes and didn't wear glasses.
"Tali!" Faith squealed as she gave Natalya a hug
"Erm…" Harry muttered
"Oh! Sorry Harry, Raini… This is my cousin Faith." Natalya said as she introduced her friends to her cousin.
Severus and the Headmaster talked privately for a while, Severus occasionally stealing glances at Natalya, who was talking animatedly with her cousin and her friends.
"Erm, Natalya…I bring a bit of bad news…" Faith whispered
"What? What's happened?" Natalya asked quickly
"Tarquin… your ex… is here…" Faith muttered quite quickly...
"Pardon? Did you say he's here! Tarquin?" Natalya whispered, with a look of horror on her face.
"Yeah… I'm sorry to have to tell you…do you want to go for a walk?" Faith asked
"Yeah, come on then, I'll give you the tour, it isn't curfew yet…" Natalya said
Natalya and Faith told the others where they were going, and went for their walk. They were walking along, talking to one another about Hogwarts and their lives in general...
"Well well well…. Natalya Ruichiano… a pleasure to see you again" drawled a tall, muscley boy, with blonde hair and piercing green eyes...
"Oh… Tarquin… Its only you…" Natalya snarled with a look of utter disgust on her face
"Only me? Well, that's not very polite now is it? Such a shame, I may have to give you a seeing to, if you know what I mean…" Tarquin drawled, looking at Natalya in a perverted way.
Natalya stumbled back
"Fuck you… Leave me alone." She snarled
"Oh, don't worry, I don't plan to leave you alone… Don't you worry about that, ha! See you around, gorgeous…"
"Don't. You. Dare. Call. Me. That…" She growled, as Faith held her hand
"Or else what? See you around…" He drawled as he blew a kiss and stalked off… Natalya went to hex him but Faith caught her hand before she could do anything.
"He's not worth it…come on, lets go back…" Faith whispered as she more or less dragged her cousin back to their quarters
"Natalya!" Severus exclaimed as he gave her a bone-crushing hug
"God, you're ok… Raini's just informed me about this… Tarquin…you ok? He didn't just hurt you? You saw him didn't you? Oh god…" Severus babbled
"Yes! We saw him… he just said a load of crap… it don't matter, I'm fine..." Natalya muttered
"I swear, if he hurts you…." Severus growled
"He won't try anything with us lot around," Raini explained
"Professor Snape, I'm in all of Natalya's lessons, so I can keep an eye on her if you want…" Harry offered politely
"Thanks Pot- Harry…" Severus said, with a rare smile to Harry
"What lessons do you have tomorrow?" Severus asked
"Erm, oh bollocks... sorry Professor… we have Divination first thing… Eurgh..." Harry moaned
"Ahhh, the 'noble art of Divination', never mind" Severus said, chuckling
"Oh, is that what it's called? Noble art? My arse… oh, and then we have double charms then double potions. An ok day…A great day for Tali... if you know what I mean… Sev" Harry chuckled
"I'd take points for that comment, but it's the truth, so, sod it." Severus retaliated, shocking Harry slightly.
"Contrary to popular belief, I can have a joke Harry!" Severus said, looking at the shocked look on Harry's face
"I noticed, but, all these years… God, I always said Natalya was a miracle worker…" Harry laughed
"Yes, well…she certainly is…" Severus smiled, causing Harry to pretend to throw up
"God! That comment wasn't that sickly!" Severus laughed
"You sure Sev… it was a bit… and then the smile on your face, well, I think that's what did it for Harry!" Paige laughed
Meanwhile…
God, I hate Father and his pathetic 'snog the dark lords robes' attitude… Eurgh makes me want to be sick. Need to find Professor Snape; now I'm homeless after telling father to stuff his ways… oh well… now, I can't be far from his quarters…
"Bit late for you to be stalking around isn't it Slytherin?" Tarquin drawled
"Well, maybe, but this is Slytherin territory, so it's more dangerous for you Ravenclaws… Besides, I need to see my head of House. Professor Snape. Not that it's any of your business anyway." Draco gave as good as he got from Tarquin,
"Hhmmm, that's funny… I saw a certain Natalya Ruichiano with her loved ones going into there earlier…" Tarquin drawled
"Really? Well, that's fine by me, cos I need to ask her something anyway…"
THUMP!
"What…. The... fuck…are you… Doing?" Draco spluttered as Tarquin punched him, and then grabbed him by his throat
"That whore is mine! You stay away from Ruichiano! Got it!" Tarquin growled
Draco fumbled for his wand and muttered a spell, which sent Tarquin flying across the hall.
"Never mess with a Malfoy… Got it?" Draco said in the same tone that Tarquin had used
Tarquin coughed and nodded his head. He got up and ran off
God he's pathetic… now, to Snape's quarters…