He finally got the plant to grow. It was beautiful and far more advanced than when Ron did it his first time. I inspected the plant and made him think that he didn't do a good job. I smiled warmly at him and clapped my hands. "You did a perfect job laddie. Perfect marks all around." I told him and watched as his face lit up like a Christmas tree. "How did Weasley do?" He asked with a little bit of a sneer on his face. I rolled my eyes and told him. "He took twice as long as you did and only made a sapling of a tree. You did a whole bush of flowers. But remember you may have a perfect mark here but he is ahead of you by far." I reminded him
He nodded and looked ready to practice again. He grabbed a seed and tried it again. This time he did it in a matter of seconds but this time he made a giant pumpkin instead of a flower. I whistled at him cause Ron didn't even get his veggie to grow an inch let alone full and ready to eat. "Ok so your far better. Happy? Now since you can grow with out any help lets go on to the flying part of today's lesson." I told him and walked around the pumpkin. He looked a little worried.
"Dinna fret Severus you will do fine. All you have to do is flap your wings. Can you feel them on your back?" I asked and walked around him. He nodded and blushed a little. "Why are you blushing laddie?" I questioned as I stood infront of him.
He looked at me and then back at his wings. "I do not wish to fall and hurt either of us. I do not do well with flying." He said and his wings dropped a little. I was taken aback. This the spy for Dumbledore, the death eater, scourge of the dungeons and bringer of detentions to all students that did not belong to Slytherin was afraid.
I just couldn't help myself when I hugged him and petted his hair. He stood as still as death while I hugged him. I moved back some and looked at him dead in his black eyes. "You will either fall with pride or not try like a coward. Do you want to be trumped up by a Weasley?" I hissed at him.
His eyes grew wide and he looked like he would kill me. He started to flap his wings and he took off into the sky in the room. He did circles and flips and spins like planes do when they are in a show. He started to look free and just in tuned with the elements around him. I flew up next to him and gently pushed him out of the room and into the courtyard of the school. We flew high into the sky and played with the clouds.
He looked as if his soul was finally able to be free of the things in his darkened past. "I have to thank you Ciara. You not only pushed me to do this but you made me see that this is a part of me. Just as my hair and eyes are a part of me." He whispered as we fluttered with the clouds. "You dinna have ta thank me Severus. It is my job to help fairies learn their rightful place. Besides I am your friend and I would help you in just about anything." I told him and flew down back to earth.
He followed suit and landed next to me. He did beautifully. "Your next lesson will be done tomorrow alright." I informed him and started to walk into the building. I would have been inside if it wasn't for Severus grabbing my arms and holding me back. "Thank you for everything." He whispered into my hair and ears. I turned in his embrace and smiled warmly up at him. I would have said your welcome if he didn't do the one thing that would undo us both.
He leaned in and kissed me.