20
True Love's Kiss
Snape sighed and pushed open the door to the Slytherin study. It had been a long night. Torrey had never shown up at the feast. He smiled. She probably had spent the time finishing his essay.
he stopped at the sight in the room. Torrence sat in a chair, her head resting on her arm on the table. A bright red apple, with one bite taken from it, lay on the floor. Snape scooped up the apple. He inspected it carefully. The outside was coated in a light pink thin layer of Sleeping Beauty potion. He sniffed the inside. There was the distinct odor of cinnamon. An amnesia potion. Judging by the intensity of the odor ( practically non exsistant) it would only effect a minute or two.
Snape looked at his star student and sighed. There was only one way to remedy this. She had to be kissed by her true love. Snape walked over to the girl. This was a problem. The girl had shown no romantic whatsoever in the last two months of her school career. This was not surprising but it would have made his job easier.
He looked at her gentle face and sighed. Suddenly taken by an impulse he leaned down and kissed her lips. He pulled back, ashamed at himself. Then Torrey began to stir. Snape quickly calmed himself and sat down.
Torrey opened her eyes and looked at him. She stiffed.
"Hello, Professor." she sighed. She relaxed again, stretching languidly. Her eyes caught on the apple and she reached for it. Snape deftly plucked the apple from her reach. Torrey frowned.
Snape bared the bitten side. "Sorry, I already had some."
Torrey frowned, as though trying to remember something. Then she smiled. "I finished the essay, professor."
Despite himself, Snape smiled. "Good, Miss Winston. I hope it's up to your usual standards."
Torrey smirked. "But of course. See you in class."
Snape sighed in relief as Torrey left for her room. He eyed the apple suspiciously. "Am I her true love?" he asked.
The apple just looked at him in its appley way.
(A/N: I love that last line. Check it out! 5 new chaps. am I good or what? This should keep you guys happy, even if some of them are short.)