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The walk to the Hospital Wing was quiet. Severus was trying to wrap his mind around what had just happened, but it made no sense. Well, the part where James threatened him wasn't surprising.
Truthfully, he had no idea why the other boy and his friends disliked him and he didn't really want to spend the time figuring it out. There was no point in the end. Not when he knew nothing he did would stop it.
At first he tried to ignore the group as Lily had told him to do. That got him nowhere though. They continued to make him their target no matter what he did to get away from them.
Not that that made him special. The Gryffindor's enjoyed picking on anyone that caught their attention. In truth, he knew that if he and Lily hadn't been friends they probably wouldn't even know he existed.
It was an odd thing to know just how different your life would be if it wasn't for that one person. Not that he would want to stop being friends with Lily for anything. He cared about her too much.
Of course he wasn't really sure how long that was going to last. He would always care about her. She was his first friend after all. He had thought that she would be his only true friend. At first.
Looking to his right Severus came face to face with a worried looking Spencer. Spencer Potter. Huh. That was even stranger than being friends with Lily. And much more dangerous.
The proof of that danger was his bleeding hand. Potter didn't want his sister and him being friends. He was glad that he had gotten away with only his hand being hurt. Though he was positive this wasn't the end.
"Here you go," Madam Pomfrey offered placing a potion in Severus's hands, "It'll clean out the wound before it heals it."
"Can I leave soon?" Severus questioned after downing the potion.
"In a moment. I will be back in a few moments to make sure everything is healing properly."
As the woman turned to leave Spencer offered a thank you before turning to Snape. For a moment he refused to look at her, but he could feel those hazel eyes staring at him.
The younger girl's eyes were roaming over him sadness filling them. Anger filled Severus hating being pity until he saw her look down. That was when he realized she wasn't sad about him, but what her brother had done.
Was she truly upset that someone had hurt him? How could someone he had only spent a few hours care about him this much? It made absolutely no sense to the Slytherin at all.
"You don't have to stay," Severus offered calmly.
"I know," Spencer nodded with a slight smile, "I'm sorry about James."
"He doesn't like me."
"Oh. I mean...He's never talked about you."
An awkward silence echoed through the pair as Madam Pomfrey came over to tell them that Severus could leave. Moving slowly they left the Hospital Wing and started to head to the stairs.
"I'm not my brother," Spencer whispered risking a look at the Slytherin.
"Spencer..." Severus shook his head.
"I'm not. I know he doesn't like you, but does that really mean you and I can't be friends?"
"They will be too much collateral damage. No one will get out of it unharmed."
"How can you be so sure until you try?"
"Are you really willing to put yourself on the line like that?"
Spencer stopped walking to stare up at the older boy. He looked so sure in his sadness that she knew he was hoping that she would take his warning seriously and turn tail to run away from him.
Swallowing heavily the Hufflepuff turned her head to look around the hallway. A smile bloomed on her face when she noticed an entrance leading the way outside towards the woods and the lake.
Moving quickly she grabbed Severus's hand and started to tug him towards the waters edge. Once they got close enough she dropped the boys hand and fell to her knees letting her fingers skim over the water.
"This isn't a good idea," Severus spoke looking around to make sure no one saw them.
"Our friendship or being here at night?" Spencer questioned looking up at him.
"Both."
Moving so she was sitting down fully Spencer patted the spot next to her and waited until the boy sat down. Once he was down she curled herself around him holding onto him tightly hoping she could get her point across.
Severus sat there stiffly staring down at the little girl. He was only a year older than she was, but it felt like so much more when he realized how differently they saw the world. He wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
He should stand up and go to the Slytherin Common Room. He should end this friendship before it truly started and save them both from the heartache that he knew would tear them apart.
Instead he found himself wondering what it would be like to have a person like her in his life. Would she be able to show him everything that he knew the wasn't seeing? Was that going to be worth it?
Taking a deep breath Severus forced himself to relax. He really did want to know what would happen if they were friends. Maybe she was right. Maybe he was just being paranoid and everything would be fine.
"I like the water," Spencer said after a moment of silence.
"I do as well," Severus replied, "The Slytherin Common Room is underwater. The windows look out into the Lake. It's one of my favorite sites at this school."
Spencer stared up at Severus with a bright smile on her lips. Now that he showed he truly did want to have her in his life she couldn't help smiling. She was just glad that he got over his fear of her brother.
Cuddling further into the older boy she let her eyes close as his voice washed over her. He wasn't truly saying anything, just talking, but it was soothing. She found herself drifting off as he spoke.
It wasn't long after that that Severus found himself falling asleep as well. He normally wouldn't do something like this, but he could admit that it was calming in a strange way. It was... Peaceful.
