Author's Notes: Ok, still, chapters from now on are unbeta until further notice.
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Hushed voices erupted amongst the fellow guests, talking about what had happen for the new bride to be was too shy to say anything. Snape looked shocked at what his old friend had said and his governess fleeing. Yet, as people were spreading gossip around the room, no one made a move to go fetch the young woman. He let go of the crushed cup on the ground and slipped out of door, not noticing a flash of light that went by him.
He looked around, Dawn could've gone anywhere in this castle like manor. So many rooms and so many hallways, she didn't know where anything is, she could have easily get lost in. Severus walked through the manor looking for any signs of young Dawn. He pulled out his wand and whisper to it.
"Cuspis mihi,"he order it
The tip glowed red, walked forward until it got lighter, now a shade of yellow now, he was on the right track. He walked slowly as his wand pointed where Miss Phoenix could be. His wand led him to the back entrance, the glow turning brighter and brighter by each step. He put the wand back into his pocket and opened the large doors and into the night. He walked down the path, looking around for any signs of Dawn. His black eyes landed on a pure white shape near the small fountain down the path. He was fifteen feet from her when he saw her angelic wings thrown to the ground, her back hunched over as she looked at the falling water, her white mask laying in her lap. He was five feet from her now until she notice him. She turn her head, her once blue eyes now red from crying.
"Hello Mr Snape,"she said weakly, putting on a fake smile.
He sat down across from her and took off his back and set it next to him. He turn to her with intense eyes.
"Why on earth would you run from the ball room, Miss Phoenix?"he asked
"I guess I got nervous and just didn't think,"she paused,"Can't you believe that I marrying Draco bloody Malfoy! Maybe that was it, I got too excited as I saw my life flashing before my eyes at the thought of marrying and having child with the young Malfoy!"she said cheerfully even though there was sarcasm written clearly into it.
"Don't be sassy with me, Miss Phoenix,"he said,"Why would Lucius tell those things about you and Draco?"he asked
She sighed,"I don't know. I thought I got it clear to his thick head when I blasted him into a bookcase."
"Why would you do such a thing?"he asked, startled.
"He...he kissed me..."she looked down in embarrassment.
Severus felt a ping of jealously at what she said.
"Forcefully."she added, almost whispering.
"He did what?"he practically yelled
"He tried to force himself on me and I..."she paused, " I rather not talk about it now..."Dawn hugged herself tightly.
Severus sighed, seeing he would not get any more information from this young witch,"Fine. But we definably talk this tomorrow, Dawn."she looked when he said her name for the first time.
He wiped the tears from her cheeks with his thumb, surprising her at first but got used to the feel of his skin. It felt rough but yet soft and warm. She leaned into his touch but not for long before he standing up from the fountain.
"Come on, do you want to cry until you have drowned us all?"he asked
She giggled slightly and stopped when he was acting serious.
"Come, you look like you need rest."he hold out his hand.
She smiled and took it and he pulled her up and they walked back to the doors. Once they were in, Snape almost instantly wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to him as Draco ran towards them.
"Dawn! I'm so sorry that my father did that, I didn't know it would happen like that. Can I talk to you alone?"he said, trying to act innocent.
"Mister Malfoy, I rather think you should reframed from Dawn at this moment. You may speak to her after I talk to you tomorrow."Severus said, he was glaring at the boy.
"But I-but"he stuttered
"No 'buts', Malfoy. I will see you tomorrow at 12, noon. Good night."he said before pulling Dawn along
She turn her head a bit and saw a stunned Draco behind, she bit back the urge to stick her tongue at him, but that was too childish with Severus at her side.
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Their journey up to the rooms were in silence, none of them making a sound or speaking. Dawn did sneak up a few glances at Severus a few times and quickly looked back before he noticed. She was going to kill Draco next time she saw him, Azkaban be damned. She didn't have the energy to do it right now, she felt extremely tired and weak. This had to be the worse night of her life! She wouldn't even dream of something like this to ever happen to her, in her entire life.
They finally stopped at the entrance to her room. Severus let go of his grip on her and turn to her.
"Do you want me to stay with you to make Mister Malfoy does not do anything to you during the night?"he asked
"No, I'm fine. I will make he will not come in without warning me first. If it comes to that, I will simply make sure he won't have children as long as I'm concern."she let a small smile.
She went to open the door and was about to walk in before she wrapped her arms around him.
"Thank you, Severus,"she whisper before quickly let go of him and went into her room before he could do anything.
Inside, Dawn quickly placed a strong locking charmed on her door and windows, that couldn't be break even by the high level spells. She sighed and pulled her zipper of her down and let it pool on the ground. She got into the first night gown she found, a purple, silk with lace along the hem. She yawned and Scourgify herself free of make up and let her hair down. She slipped into her covers and instantly fell into a deep sleep.
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Dawn woke up to the feeling of someone dipping into the bed. She instantly went to grab her wand on her bedside table went a hand stopped her before she grabbed it.
"Shh, it's only me."a husky voice whisper, her hand letting go of the wooden stick.
The owner of the hand trailed down her bare arm, sending chills down her spine. Her breath became rigged when the hand stopped on her stomach. She felt light kisses on her shoulder and went towards her neck, her skin was burning. She felt hot breath against her ear.
"It' will be alright, I promise,"it was the voice of a man.
He pushed her down gently on her back and placed himself between her legs. He attacked her lips with such passion she never dreamed of. He bit her bottom lip gently to gain entrance, which she let him. Their tongues attacked each other, trying to beat each other. His hand traveled down her clothed stomach and down her leg and brought it back up and pushed up her gown. She let out a deep moan but was silenced by the kiss. He let go of her and looked at her through the darkness.
"I will be gentle as I can."her lover said
He kissed away from her lips to her neck and downwards. She arched her back a bit when he kissed down her stomach, her chest heaving up and down. She dug her fingers in his hair and called out his name.
"Oh...Severus..!"
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Dawn instantly bolt up right when the dream ended. She felt like she been running for five miles, non stop. She couldn't believe she would dream of...him like that.
"Is the Miss alright?"asked a squeak voice beside her.
She screamed in fright and almost fell out of bed, she looked at the owner of the voice and saw it was Bibby looking at her with his big, green eyes.
"Sorry to frighten you Miss, Bibby very sorry, it will not happen again."he bowed politely
"I-it's alright."she said weakly, brushing it off.
"Is the Miss alright? Miss looks deathly pale and was panting in Miss's sleep."Bibby stated
"Oh, it was just...a dream."she said quickly, a blush on her cheeks.
"Would the Miss like Bibby to fetch you your breakfast?"he asked
"Uhh..."she thought a moment before answering,"Yes, please. Just something simple, I don't think I can handle a big meal."Dawn finished
He nodded, bowing before disappearing in a 'pop'. Once he was gone, Dawn fell back onto the bed.
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Severus paced back forth in one of the many studies in Malfoy Manor, the younger wizard sitting on the lounge, watching his Godfather pacing. Finally, after what it seem like eternity, Severus finally stopped and turn towards him, anger in his black eyes.
"Why?"he asked
"Why what?"
"Why did you dare humiliate Miss Phoenix in front of almost the half of the wizarding world!"Severus practically yelled, "Your father said you two were getting married and by the horror look on Phoenix's face and what she told me; what Lucius said was a complete, utter lie!"
"I didn't think Father would do something like...that, at least not like last night."Draco said in defense
"You drove her to tears, Draco. And I will not have my governess be turn to tears because of that!"he exclaimed
Severus sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose,"Miss Phoenix told me that you tried to force yourself on her, am I correct?"
"I wouldn't call it 'force myself on her', a Malfoy wouldn't do that. And she was the one to brought it onto herself."Draco said
Severus stared at the young Malfoy is disbelief. It seem that there were two sides to the story.
"Excuse me?"he asked, his arms crossed.
"Well, for starters, she was practically putty in my hands when I was giving her one of my famous back rubs. Man, you should have heard her moan in pleasure, it was the most-"he stopped when Severus glared at him,"Ok, anyway. After that day, she kept avoiding me and I knew full well that she liked me. A glare here, a flushed face there. As they said 'Hate can turn to Love'. She was practically begging for someone to touch her that day in the library, looking like a vixen, even if she didn't or did knew that. Even if her mind was against getting close to me, her body language as all I need. So, I kissed her like she never been kissed before. I don't know why but she threw me into a bookshelf. End of story."Draco finished leaned back into the lounge
Severus sighed when his side of the story was finished.
"I have yet to hear the complete story of Miss Phoenix but this doesn't mean your off the hook"he paused,"Your fired."Severus said suddenly
"What! Fired!" Draco rose from the lounge at stared in complete shock at Severus,"B-but why?"
"Because you hurt her. Not physically but emotionally. Embarrassing her in public and kissing her in such a way I do not improve. I warned you in the beginning and you disobey my orders. And I do not tolerate anyone disobeying my orders, Mr Malfoy."Severus almost growled out.
"Fine then. Try looking for a good Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher!"yelled Draco
"If you remember, I was your DADA teacher in your sixth year."he corrected him
"Yeah, but I said a good Defense Against the Dark Arts!"he yelled back
If looks could kill, Draco would be six feet under by now.
"Get out, Malfoy! I don't want you to see you near my daughter, or my house, or my governess!"he yelled,"And tell your father we will be leaving in the morning."he said
Draco glared at him and turn and walked out of the study, curses of that baster of a Godfather following him.
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Dawn was walking the halls, dressed in casual clothing, after a small breakfast Bibby brought. She needed to get out of her room, try to get some fresh air. She was still shaken up by that crazy dream she had about her boss, Snape. This was too freaky for words. She just needed to get out and away from any signs of him for the rest of the day, even if it kills her. She jumped when she heard a door being thrown open and walked out Draco, cursing here and there. He didn't even notice her when he walked by, too angry to see straight. She looked where the white blond haired man came from and saw the reason of her problems, Snape. He was sitting down behind a desk, rubbing his forehead and one hand had a small glass of brandy in it. He seemed to notice her staring at him that his head shot up, rather too quickly.
"Miss Phoenix, may I speak to you for a moment?"he asked, ordering really.
She nodded and took an easy breath and walked inside the study, and shut the door quietly. She walked over to the desk and summon a chair and sat in front of Severus. He put the glass down, the ice knocking against each other, he looked at Dawn with his black eyes. She felt her stomach drop as she remember those eyes in her dream the night before.
"Miss Phoenix, did you happen to read today's 'Daily Prophet'?"he asked
"No, sir, I just woke up,"answered Dawn
"Well,"he pulled out the thick newspaper from the desk and practically threw it at her."Read what it says..."
Dawn looked at Severus before picking up the newspaper and flipped to the front page, where the front title sent shivers down her spine.
'The Phoenix, the Malfoy, and the Snape; A love triangle?'
'I, Rita Skeeter, was excited when Senior Lucius Malfoy, a former Death Eater, invited me and my companion, Bozo, to his Manor for this year's Halloween Ball. He asked me to report on what was going to happen soon, something unbelievable, but he never told me. I kept my eyes and ears peeled, looking for anything could be in the morning newspaper. Nothing yet anyway. Until Lucius Malfoy climbed unto the platform and silenced everyone before he made his speech, that this reporter was surprised herself.
He stated that his young son, Draco Malfoy, was going to be engaged to a young Dawn Phoenix. I have no idea who was Dawn Phoenix was until I found out she was the governess for Severus Snape, a former death-eater and Potion's Master for Hogwarts. She was employ a few months ago, to teach Mister Snape's daughter, Emily Snape. As I looked on at the figure that had to be Dawn Phoenix, dressed in an angel costume, silent a few moments after Lucius made his speech. She looked shocked and this reporter saw a gleam of heartbreak in her eyes. A second later, the bride-to-be dashed from the ball room and left everyone in shock.
Now this, my readers, is where it get's interesting. I spotted Severus Snape chasing out after Miss Phoenix, a love struck look on his face. Could this mean that the young, beautiful woman be more of a governess to Mr. Snape? A lover? This reporter thinks so. A few minutes later, just as everyone was leaving, I saw the young couple re-enter the Manor, Severus' arm draped around her shoulders in a protective way, Miss Phoenix's face flushed. Could this mean that this mysterious Dawn Phoenix has been playing around with two of most famous war heroes at the same time? Lucius Malfoy refused to comment on this after I tried to talk to him, threaten to send me out the Manor on my bottom. But, to my readers, I will do what ever I can to get to the bottom of this scandal. Until then, I bid you a farewell.
-Rita Skeeter, Head Reporter of the Daily Prophet
Dawn looked down the article, her mouth hang open, and saw a few pictures of last night. One was of the guest dancing, one of Dawn dancing with Draco, a smile planted on her face(clearly put on there by the photographer), and one of Severus running out of the front door after Dawn. She let go of the paper and let if slide down her lap and unto the floor.
"This has to be the worst day of my life. I can never show my face outside ever again..."she said to no one as she buried her head in her hands
"It can't be half bad...it's just gossip,"said Severus
"Gossip sometimes can turn to the truth..."Dawn whisper under her breath
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing..."she said, dropping the subject.
"Sir, why was Mal-I mean Draco stalking out like he found out like everything is going to hell?"asked Dawn after a few, silent moments, beginning a new topic.
"He just explaining to me what happen to you two a few weeks ago,"Severus chugged down half of his drink.
"Oh..."she held her head down as she blushed.
"He explained to me how you 'practically' begging for him to...touch him. How, your body reacted what your mind didn't. In other words, he called you a...slut. But, as far as I concern, your not. You don't dress like one and act like one, at least in front of me."he added, dryly.
Dawn brought up her head and stared at Severus. Did he just gave her a compliant or a insult? She couldn't tell by the tone he said it in.
"I don't need to be a genius to know when he is lying or not. I was his teacher for the post part of his life,"Severus continue as he pour himself another drink.
"I did the only thing I could,"there he took a big, long sip on brandy,"I fired him."he finished
Dawn looked flabbergasted at that. He, Severus Snape, fired someone just because of her.
"But-but, sir! He is Emily's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher! How are you possibly getting a teacher for her in this late in this year?"she asked
"I was a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher myself, you know. I can teach her...until I can find someone else after the Christmas break."he stated
"But, you don't have to fire Malfoy just because of me!"she said, nearly jumping out of the chair.
He glared at her,"I didn't fire him just because of you, you twit,"he barked "I fired him because he disobey my orders and Emily had told me he was not a great as a teacher as I first thought."
Dawn slumped back into the chair and rubbed her forehead as she process what had happening and was going to happen. She looked back at Severus, after a few minutes of thought process.
"Fine, I understand,"she agreed,"Can we just go back home, now?"
"Finally, something we agree upon."he drank the last of brandy.
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A/N: has arms in mid-cheer What just happen? Was Severus being nice to Dawn? Hey, I'm the writer and I'm confused on this. But, boy, Dawn's dream was...wow! She has a crush on our Potion's Professor, huh? At least getting to that point. And Draco...shakes head Draco...oh...Draco...You been a naughty boy...go to my room. LOL. Two people who must be destroy, Rita Skeeter and her stupid and lame photographer. Feh. But we shall never hear the end of Mister Draco, at least after what I have to do with him! MUHAHAHAHAHA!
Cuspis mihi-means Point Me un Latin
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And just because I'm nice, I'm going to tell you a hint of what's going to happen next! Woah! Next time, Severus and Dawn get closer and a little bit nicer to each other. Not telling you how, that's between me, my computer, and my invisible friend named Captain Hootington!