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Heaven Sent

Walking Downtown

We were walking downtown yeah
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
We were walking downtown yeah
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
Through the night
We were waiting for a sign
Maybe rendered in the darkened sky
Drawn by imaginary lines
Connecting radiant points of light
(please don't go)
Cause you showed up with your hair down
I might not sleep tonight
We were walking downtown yeah
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
We were walking downtown yeah
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
Lift your gaze from the pavement
From the streets
That we've crossed a thousand times before
Dry your eyes
There are birds singing on lamp posts
They don't know what all your crying's for
(please don't go)
And I'm sure that I've not seen
The Christmas lights this bright before
We were walking downtown yeah
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
We were walking downtown yeah
(walking downtown)
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
We were walking downtown yeah
(walking downtown)
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)
We were walking downtown yeah
(walking downtown yeah)
My favorite part of town
(walking downtown)

-Walking Downtown, Copeland

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Hello, Severus," she said miserably.

Oh, the glare he was giving! She was sure that it would make her own mother turn in the grave. He was standing by the door, dressed in his trademark, black robes. Not matter how warmly he was dressed on this summer day; he still looked as cool as ever.

"Hello, Lydia," he said, frost dripping in his voice, "Mr. Lachlan,"

"Ah, Severus, it's good to see you again. I hope that this whole- occasion- is not an inconvenience?" Mr. Lachlan greeted pleasantly. Lydia's frown dropped even further. What did her father see in Snape that he did not see in her?

"Not at all, Mr. Lachlan," he said, directing another glare at Lydia who looked straight to the ground.

"Good, good… well, how about I get your books together, Severus and you can just and pick them up when you drop Lydia off? Does that sound alright?" Lydia crossed her arms like she was hugging herself and took a small glance at her father, then directing her gaze back to the red carpet. Her father had never gotten her books together… why was Snape receiving the special treatment she had never had?

"That will be fine,"

"Good, good… I'm afraid I have to get back to work. Things to do… so, I shall you around six?" Her father said, walking back to the desk. Severus nodded.

"Of course, thank you, Mr. Lachlan" he turned to the door and held it open, staring at Lydia. She accepted his gaze, peering into his coal black eyes. She stepped forward, walking through the open doorway out to the sunlight street. He followed after her, shutting the door behind him.

"Where-uh… did you want to go anywhere in particular first?" she asked him awkwardly, not looking at him, but out into the middle of the crowds, trying to spot anyone to save her.

"Shouldn't we stop at Gringotts first?" he asked condescendingly. She frowned.

"Right…"

The two walked to the bank in silence, Snape always looking straight ahead at the destination, while Lydia's gaze wandered looking from side to side at the passing shops. Occasionally she would look over at a Snape, just to see if he'd look back, but he never did.

Inside Gringotts was bustling with people but that was to be expected. Lydia followed Snape up to the first counter they saw clear, greeting the goblin politely.

"Your keys?" the goblin asked. Snape fumbled through his robes, taking out a golden key from one of the inside pockets as Lydia quickly retrieved her own key from her blouse pocket. They both showed their keys to the goblin who nodded and called over another goblin to take them to their vaults. The new goblin led the two down to a narrow stone passageway lit only by the flaming torches on the walls. The goblin whistled, summoning a small cart that came speeding up to meet them. The goblin hopped in first leaving Snape to help Lydia into the cart, much to her own inner protest, but she kept quiet and waited for him to climb in as well.

Suddenly, the cart lurked, hurtling off into the darkness, making continuous twists and turns, constantly moving downward and just as quickly as the ride had started it stopped- abruptly- in front of a small door.

"Stay in the cart," Snape commanded Lydia, who scowled. Who was he to tell her want to do? He handed his key to the goblin who unlocked the door. Though still sitting in the cart, Lydia could easily see the treasure that lay inside. Her mouth dropped only a bit before snapping shut, bidding herself to appear emotionless. The amount of gold was astonishing, not to mention the silver and bronze that complimented it. Snape hastily went inside and threw a good amount of coins in a bag. As he exited the vault, the goblin handed him his key and they both got back in the cart, off again, spiraling downward into the earth.

It was only a moment before the cart halted again in front of the Lachlan vault. Lydia went to get out, but was surprised to see a hand in front of her, bidding her to take it. She grasped it, pushing out of the cart and onto the firm rock beneath her feet.

"Thank you," she mumbled to Snape, who gave her a slight nod in acknowledgement.

All of a sudden, she was very embarrassed about what was inside her vault. She had just realized how miniscule her own family's fortune was compared to that of Snape's. What would he think? Looking to the ground, she gave her key to the goblin, who opened it, and she quickly rushed inside, taking a few coins from the ridiculously small pile that lay inside. She came out even quicker, and shut the door directly behind her, hoping Snape did not see enough to comment about it. She was too embarrassed to even look at him. Why did she have to be poor?

Snape cleared his throat, gaining her attention and helped her back into the cart. She thanked him quietly and sat in silence once more as they traveled back to the outside world.

"So… where shall we go now?" Lydia asked, as they stepped down the white steps of Gringotts. Snape looked around for a moment.

"We should probably stop at the stationary shop for parchment and the likes, and then we should probably head to the apothecary. Your father told me you still need potion supplies." He answered as they continued to walk down the street. Lydia nodded.

"Sounds good to me…" she answered lamely, feeling more and more like a small child again being led around by her father. They moved quietly and it was not long before the silence started to eat at Lydia. They hadn't said five sentences to each other the whole time. Wasn't that a little odd? Maybe she should try to start up a conversation, some small talk… but what to talk about was the question. She started racking her mind, trying to think of something to bring up, but nothing seemed to fit the situation. Maybe if she asked him a question…

"So…do you… have any hobbies… or anything of sorts?" she asked awkwardly. Small talk was not her forte. Snape looked over at her like she had three heads causing her to look back to the ground which was becoming quite friendly with of late. He cleared his throat.

"Well, yes… I enjoy potion making, if you can call that a hobby." He said.

"That's very interesting. You work at Slug and Jiggers, do you not?" Lydia questioned further. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to talk with him.

"I started working there this summer." He stated plainly.

"Do you like it?"

"Why do you care? I don't believe you are looking for a job."

"I was just wondering…" she said quietly. So much for trying to talk to the bastard. When would this day be over?

And once again, silence crept between the two, isolating them from the rest of the excited shoppers and visitors to the Alley. The continued solemnly, stopping at the stationary shop and picking up their supplies without a word, and then to the apothecary were Snape had quickly unshelved her things and given them to her, the only words a quiet "Thank you."

He excused himself, and retreated to the back room. Lydia heard him speaking with someone, who she assumed was his employer, Mr. Jiggers. He came out after about ten minutes or so, held open the door for her, and they went back into the street once more.

They walked aimlessly a bit, occasionally stepping into a shop that had something they might need. It was nearing lunch, when Lydia suggested that they stop at Madam Malkin's to pick up school robes. Hopefully, Elle would still be there and maybe would come with her and Severus. It was so awkward being alone with him. Plus she needed to get those new school robes and maybe a pair of dress robes while she was at it. She was pretty sure she had money enough for both with the money Mr. Malfoy had given her and her own money to pay for it. She knew that she should return the money, but was it such a crime to get what she wanted for once? She gulped. She still felt bad about it.

Right as she stepped inside, she could hear obnoxious giggling. Yes, Elle was here.

"Sirius, stop!" she screeched. Lydia frowned. She didn't know a lot about boys, but she was sure that wasn't the way to go about getting a boyfriend. She looked over at Snape, who was looking suddenly resentful. He obviously didn't want to be in the shop with them. She had better make this quick…

"Elle?" she called out, walking in the direction of the giggling. There was a small crash and Elle appeared before her, tumbling out of one of the dressing rooms, Sirius Black behind her.

"Oh, Lydie…hi, um… you know Sirius, right? Sirius- Lydie, Lydie- Sirius," she said, giving them an unnecessary introduction. Sirius, his hair quite ruffled, gave Lydia a calculating grin. It was returned with a blatant scowl. Merlin, how Sirius Black got on her nerves!

"Why, hello there, Lydie, and how are you on this fine day?" he asked.

"Suddenly ill…" she mumbled.

"What?"

"Fine, just fine," she said as Snape stepped up behind her, a look of pure hatred darting towards Sirius.

"Ah, and look we've got Snivellus here too! I didn't know you two were a couple! Hiding it were you, Lydie… well, then again, so who'd I. I mean, look at-"

"I'm afraid we're in a bit of a hurry. Could we just get our things?" Lydia cut him off, glancing over at Snape whose look of loathing for the boy was growing deeper with each passing second. She really did not need this right now!

"LYDIE! Are you really together with- him?" Elle asked in disbelief, whispering the last bit with a rude point. Lydia frowned again in exasperation.

"No, he's just my escort. Now, can we please just get our things?"

"Escort!" Elle shrieked, "You expect me to believe that?"

"Elle, please-"

"Why, you slimy, overgrown, big-nosed, greasy prat! What sort of curse did you put on her?" she spat, looking him over in pure disgust, "You loathsome, no good high- bred pancake, who's issues are to blame for the fact that your family married too close together! You incest produced turd! How dare you!"

"Elle!"

"You little tart, trolloping around with the likes of this blood traitor, you stupid muggle lover! How dare I? How dare you suggest that I would even go near this piece of filth without good reason, you whore?" Snape snapped in his smooth voice, cutting each word with extreme accuracy, drawing wand. Sirius came forward, taking out his own wand as well. Lydia quickly jumped between the two, pulling Snape back as Sirius came closer.

"Get off me!" Snape hissed.

"Are you all really this immature?!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Sirius to stop and Snape's struggling to end. Then, more quietly, she continued, "Severus, why don't we head to lunch. I really don't need any new robes." She said civilly. Snape looked at her a moment, before nodding, and she let go, walking out of the shop, him following behind. She swore to herself she would never go out in public with him again.

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A/N- so, what did you think? I decided to make the chapters shorter as to post them quicker and it's just easier for me now that school's up and running again. (Damn my AP World History teacher for giving me obscene amounts of homework!)

Thanks to all my fabulous reviewers! I totally did the dance of happiness when I finally reached five reviews, because my stories don't get many and I'm sad like that…

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I know, this is way too long…

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