They ducked just as a stupefy came their way. It hit Raini. Natalya and Harry got up to see three Death Eaters with their wands raised.
"Well, Miss Ruichiano… say hello to mommy and daddy for me…" Lucius Malfoy sneered.
Natalya threw an energy ball at one of the other Death Eaters. Lucius and the other one disapparated.
"Enervate" Harry muttered the spell to Raini, she woke up to see that Natalya's eyes had gone dark red, and she had fangs.
"Tali hun, stop it! LEO!" Raini shouted. Leo appeared and immediately orbed the three to Severus' quarters.
"Natalya, stop it now, it's over, everyone's ok… oh god, not now…" Raini whispered into her friend's ear. Severus stood there, looking shocked. He came over and gave Natalya a hug…
"Its ok… I'm here now." He whispered. Natalya turned back and started crying.
"What happened?" Leo asked
"Bloody death eaters, that's what!" Harry sighed.
"We got attacked, bit stupid as there was 3 of them and 3 of us, well, until poor Raini got stupefied. I got one though, the others scarpered…" Natalya explained.
"Got one?" Leo asked
"Don't give me that crap Leo, you know my dad was half demon…" Natalya rolled her eyes..
"What?" Severus asked
"And don't you think I'm gonna start doing a Chamber of Secrets on everyone! It only happens when it needs to… like then."
Harry smiled at the Chamber of Secrets comment and said
"Oh well, at least we got our shopping done!" he chuckled slightly, earning a giggle off Raini and Natalya.
"So, you're part demon, part white lighter… Anything else we need to know about?" Severus chuckled
"Yeah, I'm a wimp and very ticklish… but hey, oh, and there's most likely other stuff, but you'll no doubt find that out at a later date!" Natalya giggled as Severus started tickling her
"I do hope you don't attack all students Severus?" Dumbledore's voice boomed from the fire. Natalya and Severus immediately stopped play fighting whilst Harry and Raini laughed.
"Sorry Headmaster, do come through" Severus said sheepishly as Dumbledore clambered out of the fire.
"Now, Miss Ruichiano, I do believe you were just attacked? Did you know which Death Eaters it was?"
"One was the lovely Malfoy Senior. I don't know about the other two…"
"Very well then… Now, be careful..." Dumbledore said as he looked at both Natalya and Severus and disappeared through the fire.
"He blatantly knows doesn't he?" Natalya asked Severus
"Meddling old fool…" Severus muttered and rolled his eyes.
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The Christmas holidays came round very quickly, the only students left at the castle were, Harry, Raini, Natalya, Draco and Faith, which pleased them as they didn't have to worry about bumping into people they didn't want to, like Tarquin who had kept a low profile since Snape threatened him.
"MERRY CHRISTMASSSSSSSSSS!" Harry and Raini shouted as they burst in on Severus and Natalya in bed
"Piss off, it's too early!" Severus moaned
Natalya immediately got out of bed, and tried to pull Severus out of bed. She managed to and he fell on the floor, he got up, picked her up and (despite her kicking and squealing) slung her over his shoulder as they all went into the living room where Draco and Faith were already opening some presents.
"Wait man!" Paige squealed.
"No! I wanna open my presents!" Faith laughed
About half an hour later, the only presents left to open were Natalya's to Severus and vice versa… Harry pretended to do a drum roll as Natalya opened her present from Severus.
"Wow! Severus this is gorgeous!" Natalya squealed as she pulled out the necklace from the box.
"It's a Snape family heirloom, in case you were wondering…" Severus explained
The necklace had the letter S in the middle, surrounded by 3 snakes. Natalya put on the necklace and felt it shudder. She looked at Severus
"Its got a LOT of protection charms on it as well… there's a spell I can do that will alert either of us if the other one is in trouble… I just need something to use for myself…"
"That brings us to my present for you then…" Natalya smiled as she handed Severus the box. As Severus opened the box, his eyes went wide…
"Wow… I've heard about these… it's a secret locket as well, is it not?" Severus asked.
"It certainly is…" Natalya whispered as she helped Severus put on his protective pendant, which, like Natalya's, shuddered as soon as the clasp closed. Severus then proceeded to cast the spell that would alert Natalya if he were in trouble, and vice versa…
"Ok, I'm hungry now! Can we have breakfast!" Harry moaned
"No, firstly we all need a shower, no thanks to the Weasley Twins sending you that stink bomb, or whatever it was… No puppy dog eye looks thank you, we all bloody stink!" Severus chuckled
Natalya went to go into her and Severus' bathroom, but was stopped by Severus…
"How about I join you?" he asked seductively
Natalya giggled and kissed him passionately…
"I'm guessing that's a yes then" Severus smiled as they both made their way to the bathroom.
Natalya was too quick for him, she was out of her nightshirt and into the shower quicker than Severus could say 'Hippogriff'. He soon joined her, and started lathering soap all over her, she doing the same to him. He pulled her closer to him and she felt his straining erection against her stomach..
"Mmmm, someone's very happy…" she whispered into his ear, making him shudder
"Oh god Tali…" was all he could say as she started stroking him gently…
Severus grabbed Natalya's arse and pulled her even closer to him, he ran his hands all over her, kissing her passionately as he did so…
"This is crazy…" Severus muttered
"What is? What's wrong Sev?" Natalya asked, sounding very concerned..
"Nothing is wrong at all… I'm just… well…"
"Go on…"
"Headoverhealsinlovewithyou" Severus said very quickly…
"Pardon!" Natalya smiled
"I'm.. Head over heals in love with you Natalya. I don't know what's gotten into me… That's what's crazy…" Severus smiled
"Don't worry… I love you too."
"Really? Coz, well I'm not usually the sort of person one would fall in love with…" Severus chuckled, earning a slap from Natalya
"Don't be so daft, now, we're gonna have to get out now… the others will only get ideas!"
And the others did get ideas.. As soon as Severus and Natalya walked back into the room, they were greeted with "You took your time!" from Raini, and "You couldn't keep your hands off one another could you, god that's just wrong!" from Harry. Raini and Harry then both had balls of wrapping paper thrown at them.
After breakfast, or rather, brunch, everyone (including Severus) went outside for a snowball fight..
"SNOWBALL!" Natalya shouted and the snowball Raini was about to throw appeared in her hand.
"Oi! That's cheating! If you're gonna do that then two can play at that game Tali!" Raini laughed as she moved the snowball straight out of Natalya's hand, and into her face.
"Oi! That's not fair!" Natalya spluttered as she threw another snowball at Harry and Raini
"Ok, ok! No powers!" Draco laughed as a snowball hit the side of his face
While all this was going on, Severus was sitting on a bench by the lake, minding his own business…
"He's in for it now, miserable git, not joining in!" Paige giggled as she and Natalya orbed (A/N Paige is part white lighter as well…) some snow (well, a pile of snow) straight onto Severus
"ARGH! What the fuck! That's not fair!" He shouted as he shook the snow off him, and then proceeded to rugby tackle Natalya to the floor.
Natalya squealed as the others (being Draco, Faith, Paige, Raini and Harry) pelted them with snowballs.
"Come on, in! Before we all die of cold!" Severus laughed after he and Natalya got the others back, in the same way Paige and Natalya had got him (only Severus used his wand)
They all trudged back into the castle and sat down in front of the fire for the rest of the day talking, once they'd all dried themselves off…