Bitter shells:
Severus was not looking forward to the day when the students would arrive at Hogwarts. He Stood stock still in his classroom, reading the air though its scents. The faint smell of spring water that leaked perpetually through a crack in the north wall. The musty tomes that lined the walls, ancient texts in unknown tongues that held secrets that no one but Severus knew. The different notes characteristic of the herbs, minerals, animals and extracts used in potions. All of these scents melded into a symphony of scent. Each smell balanced the other out. He was finally back into his own element, here he could be a tyrant, he could torment, he could pretend the past never happened.
Severus leaned against the southern wall, he listened to the comforting silence. His acute ears hear the light step of small feet just outside the closed classroom door, "To whom ever is there. Please do not hesitate to enter the Hellhole," He pasted a snide smile on his face and waited to see what luckless creature was about to cross the threshold into his domain. His smile quickly disappeared when he saw the slim figure of Miss Granger stepping into the room. "May I help you Professor Granger?" He raised his eyebrow in a criticizing arc.
"If this is a bad time I'll leave," she had felt him grow colder with each day after their return to hogwarts, and it made her feel like a schoolgirl again.
"No please, I have all the time in the world," His sarcasm cut through the air like a red hot blade on ice.
"I just got an owl from harry asking me if I knew of any potions ingredients that might help Remus," Her voice was strong and clear as she looked the 'git' in the eye. She raised her tone slightly, "But since you seem to be busy taking in the sight sounds and scents of the dungeon I'll leave you to it. Besides I am sure that you couldn't give me anymore information than I already know." She turned to go pausing slightly at the door.
"Professor Granger that is either an attempt to degrade my intelligence or it is a challenge,"
"I'll let you figure that one out on your own Professor snape," Hermione left the dungeons, leaving Severus to ponder the situation and furrow his brow.
TBC
A/N: I am sorry for not updating on any of my stories as soon as i said i would.
Severus was not looking forward to the day when the students would arrive at Hogwarts. He Stood stock still in his classroom, reading the air though its scents. The faint smell of spring water that leaked perpetually through a crack in the north wall. The musty tomes that lined the walls, ancient texts in unknown tongues that held secrets that no one but Severus knew. The different notes characteristic of the herbs, minerals, animals and extracts used in potions. All of these scents melded into a symphony of scent. Each smell balanced the other out. He was finally back into his own element, here he could be a tyrant, he could torment, he could pretend the past never happened.
Severus leaned against the southern wall, he listened to the comforting silence. His acute ears hear the light step of small feet just outside the closed classroom door, "To whom ever is there. Please do not hesitate to enter the Hellhole," He pasted a snide smile on his face and waited to see what luckless creature was about to cross the threshold into his domain. His smile quickly disappeared when he saw the slim figure of Miss Granger stepping into the room. "May I help you Professor Granger?" He raised his eyebrow in a criticizing arc.
"If this is a bad time I'll leave," she had felt him grow colder with each day after their return to hogwarts, and it made her feel like a schoolgirl again.
"No please, I have all the time in the world," His sarcasm cut through the air like a red hot blade on ice.
"I just got an owl from harry asking me if I knew of any potions ingredients that might help Remus," Her voice was strong and clear as she looked the 'git' in the eye. She raised her tone slightly, "But since you seem to be busy taking in the sight sounds and scents of the dungeon I'll leave you to it. Besides I am sure that you couldn't give me anymore information than I already know." She turned to go pausing slightly at the door.
"Professor Granger that is either an attempt to degrade my intelligence or it is a challenge,"
"I'll let you figure that one out on your own Professor snape," Hermione left the dungeons, leaving Severus to ponder the situation and furrow his brow.
TBC
A/N: I am sorry for not updating on any of my stories as soon as i said i would.