Chapter Two

Encounter

I moved down the stairs to the dungeon area. The school was dark by now and I had left her wand up in her room on her bed. I cursed myself mentally but kept moving. I didn't like being about the school in the dark it just scares me. My hands were shaking by my sides. I needed to head back but I didn't know which way was back. Just then a hand came down hard and pulled me around. A flood of light coming from the person's wand.

"What are you doing wandering the halls?" It was Snape's cold voice. God I was so happy to hear his voice again.

"I was looking for you. I wanted to ask a favor of you." I looked away shyly.

"You were looking for me?" I nodded he seemed shocked. Didn't anyone ever come down to talk to him or to ask him questions? "What do you want from me?"

"Professor." He stopped me there.

"I suppose if we are to work together than you should know my first name. Teachers do not have to call other teachers by their last name when the students are not around, but then I guess tyou wouldn't have known that being a first year teacher. Please call me Severus. Now what do you want?" At first he had sounded so sincere about what he was saying and then it all went south from there.

"Severus." The name sounding funny coming from my lips, "I need help rearranging my class room and I was wondering if you would help me." Snape sighed.

"You came the whole way down here just to ask me that?" I nodded sheepishly. "Fine I'll help you, but you need to get back to your room the school is not safe at night." I blushed at his statement.

"That might be a problem Severus." I looked away from him, "I don't know how to get out of the dungeons."

"You mean to tell me that you found your way down here but you don't know how you got down here." Severus sighed again. I didn't answer him and that was obviously enough of an answer for him. "Fine I'll take you back up to your room. Where is your wand?" I blushed even more.

"I left it up on my bed. I didn't think I would be gone this long." Sighing he turned to lead the way. I hurried so that I finally caught up with him. Walking side by side down the hall.

"Why are you walking so fast?" I asked Severus' face blank and emotionless.

"Because I need to get you to your Chamber." Severus' voice became an intense whisper as he grabbed my arm and turning on a heel pushed me behind him. "Come out of the dark." he threatened dangerously. Igor Karkaroff came out of the shadows.

"Very good Severus." Igor smiled. "So you haven't lost your touch." Severus held his wand tightly with one hand and with the other he held onto me tightly.

"Not now." Snape growled. Igor snuck a peek behind him at me. I moved closer to Severus and wrapped an arm about his waist.

"Is this your girlfriend Severus." Igor waited and before Severus could answer Igor mocked being surprised. Bringing a hand to his mouth. "You never could get a girl. Not even when you were a death eater and it doesn't seem you've changed much." I pulled away from Severus. I couldn't believe my ears. Severus turned to look at me.

"Don't move." He threatened then turned back to Igor. "If you do not let me be I will tell everything you've been doing to Headmaster Dumbledore and you and your boys will be kicked out of the school and The Triwizard Tournament." Igor huffed. Moving past me, he smiled and winked.

"Don't worry miss." He took in my body. I cursed myself silently for wearing the short black skirt. My shirt had a low cut V neck and long sleeves that fanned out at the bottom. The shirt was tight fitting and brought out my curves in all the right places. "You'll be mine soon enough." I gave him a genuine smart ass look. And let him pass me. Severus moved up next to me.

"Come let's get you back to your chamber. I'll explain everything there." I raised an eyebrow.

"At least I hope you'd explain what he said." Severus moved past me. I soon fell into step beside him.

We reached my private chamber and I opened the door. Severus followed me in. I took off my 3in. heeled shoes by the door. Severus watched with little interest. He turned to a while where I had hung all my Dancing trophies and pictures. He stopped to admire one picture particularly. It was after I had received my invitation to try out for Julieard. I was in the arms of a tall, short brown haired, blue eyed man with three others standing beside us. Finishing my shoes, I walked over to stand beside him.

"Ah." I giggled. "This is after I received my invitation to the Julieard try out. The guy holding me, that's my next door neighbor. He and I were like brother and sister. We were inseparable." I stopped and moved away from the picture to sit down in a chair in front of the fire place. Severus slowly moved away from the photos to sit in the chair opposite of me.

"It sounds to me like something happened." A tear came to my eye.

/"Come on Jay." I smiled at him and smacked his arm. "Please tell me you'll be there. I need you to be there. You're my support." He stood from his chair and gave me a noogey.

"Yeah yeah sure I'll be there." I huffed and smiled at him.

"Big brothers." I stated simply he gave me a threatening look. "Can't live with em and you just can't stand em." jay had then chased me all around the house and out into the front yard. He caught me pulling me down to the ground and tickling me to death./ I smiled as the memory cam back to play through my mind.

"He had just turned 18." I said wiping away the tear. "He got tickets to go see his favorite band and I was going with him. He had gotten grounded though and wasn't supposed to go, but I talked him into going anyway. When we got there we were having the time of our lives when I was suddenly snatched from him and he had gotten beaten to death because of me." I sobbed helplessly into my hands it still hurt to recall the memory. I wiped my eyes and stood. "I'm sorry it's just so new to not have him here, and it still hurts." Severus stood and looked at the ground.

"I was a Death Eater for the longest time. That is until I meet Dumbledore and he talked me into spying for him. Now I work at the school and I walk the halls to make sure that everyone is in bed and everything is going alright at night. Igor was a Death Eater as well and might even still be. I can not tell you, but I know that he will do what he says so you need to watch your back. Now it is late and you need your rest I will be here 8:00a.m. sharp we'll walk down and move everything. Good night Miss Yonet." he said with a slight bow. I smiled softly and watched him leave. I wished for farther to come and talk to me. There were so many things buzzing through my head. I moved into the bedroom and readied myself for bed.

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