Author's Note: Sorry about the ungodly amount of time it has been since I last updated. This is my senior year in High School, so I'm super busy. But as it is Christmas Break I have found some time. Do forgive me.

Disclaimer- I own nothing. The characters and world are all J. K. Rowling's.

Snape walked briskly down the hallway, intent on finding Quirrell and spying on him for the next hour before the feast, when he was suddenly tugged sideways into a dark classroom. He immediately pulled out his wand, aiming it at the bulky shape standing before him. He heard a frightened squeak as the wand jabbed into something soft, and the lights flicked on to reveal a very startled Charity Burbage.

"Severus," she said, eyes still wide. "I would really appreciate it if you would remove your wand from my stomach." When he did, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to him. "I apologize if I startled you by dragging you in here, but I had to ask you something."

Snape frowned and glared at her. "You couldn't have waited until the feast to talk? We would have had plenty of time then, and I am rather busy at the moment." He began to stand up, but was forcefully pushed back into his chair. He had a moment to marvel at how strong she was before she began talking.

"I don't know how much you recall from that night on the first of October, but remember how I could only remember up until you dropped your cup off the roof?" Shape nodded in ascent, wondering if he should tell her that he now remembered everything from that night but decided against is. "Well, I was talking to Qurienus this morning in the Staff Room and I was suddenly able to remember standing next to you as Quirrell fidgeted with his robes. Do you think that has anything to do with what happened to us?"

She was giving him such an earnest look that Snape really had no choice but to tell her everything that had happened, and even offered to show her his memory of the occurrence. This story took quite awhile, and by the time he had finished telling it and had calmed the other professor down from her hyperventilation, it was time to head down for the feast.

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Dumbledore looked out over all of the students in the Great Hall and sighed contentedly. Only three of them were in the hospital wing this Halloween, a new record. He swiveled his head to look at the young Potter boy and smiled. He had not dared to hope, over the last 10 years, that Harry would come to him in such good condition. He had actually imagined the boy would have been treated even worse by his relations, and was quite happy that Harry came out of that ordeal as well as he did.

The headmaster than turned to look at all of his staff, pleased to see Severus and Charity talking in a rather animated fashion about something. He then turned to his left and watched merrily as Pomona swung her fork around, causing a sausage to fly off and whack Minerva on the forehead. He chuckled and looked away before his Deputy Headmistress would catch him laughing at her, and then his smile faded. The doors of the Great Hall were thrown open and Professor Quirrell, whose absence had not gone unnoticed by Dumbledore, ran into the room screaming about trolls.

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Severus took off to the third floor, thinking of nothing but stopping Quirrell. He was so absorbed in the hunt that he didn't notice her beside him until he was already to the Third Floor.

"What are you doing here Charity?" He asked, exasperatedly. "The headmaster told the other teachers to go to the dungeons."

"He told me to go with you. In case you needed help." She replied brightly, then noticed where they were and frowned. "Why are we here?"

Snape turned the door handle and ignored the blatant lie she had just told, wondering if it was safe to tell her what was miles below their feet. A growl sounded from the other side, and Charity froze behind him. He turned and gave her a look that might have been mistaken for a smile on another person, and answered her question. "To Protect the Sorcerer's Stone."

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