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And the Rain came Tumbling DownChapter 2 Friend?
Severus was yet serving another detention for his acts against the Marauders. In fact he had received two months worth of it. The detention had put him behind on his homework, not that it mattered much, so long as he passed his newt test.
It had been a long time since he had seen Eridani and thought very little of her, there were times when he thought maybe she was just lying and had just run out of the forest. Elves don't live this close to humans, however.
As Snape cleaned the spit pans I the hospital wing, he came upon a discarded news paper with the headline:
Voldemort Plans for New World Order
Snape liked Voldemort; he looked up to him in some weird way. Almost like the father he wished he had. Through him he could obtain power, get revenge on those who did him wrong.
"Sigh, not for you Severus Snape, you were meant to clean this." He said degrading himself and scrubbing harder. He felt like talking to someone again anyone really. Lucius and the others had graduated a long time ago and were rumored to be with Voldemort, he hoped that he too as soon as he graduated could join his friends. He lacked their support even Lucius stopped writing.
His mother sent him a howler during lunch hours so everyone heard his mother say,
" Severus you little (censored) how dare you do this! Do you think sending you to that place is cheep? Don't even think of getting a Christmas present this year! I should have you killed! You probably deserved what you got from those four. Don't come for the holidays! Your father sends his regards and clean your underwear!"
Severus was used to the humiliation, but what angered him the most was that the now recovered marauder's had improved in time to listen to the howler. Severus thought about his mother's words for a moment as he finished cleaning the last of the spit pans. " Don't come home for the holidays? #$ You!" He yelled angrily as he threw the spit pan against the wall.
" Screw you and everyone else!" Severus said to the air. His mother never cared in fact he never came during holidays anyways and he did have clean underwear.
Snape decided that he again would go out into the Quidditch field hopping that he would be alone to vent out for once, and this time he wouldn't be caught.
Snape got out of school easily and slowly made his way to the Quidditch field he went to open the gate, but it was locked.
" Alohamora" Snape said, unlocking the gate relieved when it opened, thinking that she would not be there seeing as the gate had been locked.
Snape saw that the moon was smiling hence the field was better illuminated; he didn't think to stop in look around first. He quickly went near the center and laid down. The only friends he had now was the stars and the grass.
As he was about to shut off his brain or at least come close to it, a shadow covered his view of the stars.
"Hello there zombie." Said the voice.
Snape snapped out of whatever trance he was going into and stared at the face staring down at him.
" What is it now?" Snape said irritated, " don't call me zombie."
" Well, I wouldn't have found you here had your thoughts not been running amok." Eridani said amused.
" What do you mean my thoughts were running amok?" Snape said, " don't tell me, you're some sort of an empathy or telepath?" He said very annoyed.
" Well sorry for being born Elve, I'll go fix that problem tomorrow." She said sarcastically, " If you don't want anyone reading your thoughts you should stop letting them run your life. You reek of depression." She said, no pity in her voice.
" You're very perceptive," Snape said crossly.
" Thank you." Eridani quipped, " I saw that you got caught the night you left, thank you, you served as a perfect distraction."
" I live to serve," Severus said spitefully, " Well seeing as my thoughts are causing you a headache I will take my leave of you." He said upset that he couldn't just be left alone. He got up to leave just then Eridani changed her tone of voice.
" I am sorry," she said as he continued, "Please don't leave I'm very lonely." Eridani said almost chastising herself for even showing that much emotion.
Snape stopped walking, anyone who was who wanted to have him as company at this point was most certainly lonely and desperate. He sighed and came back towards her.
" Well how was your day?" She asked.
" Whatever." Said Snape, " How was yours?" not that he really cared.
" Eh…same as always." She said plopping down to look at the stars again, " I sense that you are feeling very how shall I say, suicidal."
" Aren't all humans at this age like that."
" Same goes for Elves…Severus, don't do it." Eridani said abruptly, " Its not worth it, you will die as a nobody, you can live and be somebody." She said suddenly very frightened again.
" Have you been prying into my brain again?" He said, " Cause if you are."
" No I can feel it."
" Well stop."
" I can't help it, you stop."
" How?" he said.
" Just don't think about it." Eridani sighed.
An eerie silence set in again.
" I heard about what you did to those boys." She said trying to change the subject.
Snape allowed himself a small grin, " You know I felt kind of bad, but they deserved it. Now I have detention to serve for a long time, its funny it wouldn't have happened had that bloody girl not pushed me down. Now my parents are really mad."
Eridani remained quiet for a long time and then said, " Sorry."
" For what? It is not like it was your fault or anything." He said.
"No really I am sorry."
Then it dawned on Snape it had been her who had pushed him down.
" Whatever." He said masking his irritation.
" Whatever," Eridani said pulling the grass from it's roots and throwing them up in the air.
" So…" Snape said, unsure of what to talk about next.
" Yeah, I went to potions today, I am really good at it. It's just like cooking." Eridani said.
Snape face went a little sour.
" Cooking? It is an art Eridani." Snape said mildly aggravated by what she said.
" Oh really." She said imitating his thick British accent.
"Yes really," He said firmly.
"So, Zombie, what do you like to do?"
" Don't call me Zombie."
"I'll keep doing it until it no longer amuses you." Eridani said.
" It does not amuse me." He said.
" Right, well not like Severus is much of an improvement." She said.
" What kind of name is Eridani?" Severus retorted.
" It's the name you muggles used to name one of your stars." She said a little exasperated, " My mother liked it so she named me that, what about you?" She asked.
" My parents thought that my name meant something of power," He said uninterested.
" Hmm, speaking about power, how do you feel about that Voldemort?" Eridani said.
"Voldemort, is a great person, I am thinking of joining him as soon as I graduate." Severus said pleasantly.
" So you agree with his views on muggles and half breads and such, right?" Eridani said, " I mean I think he's got the right idea too."
" Yeah separation of muggle born is probably the best solutions to the problems facing the ministry today, to many muggles know about us, it's not safe." Severus said.
" I suppose, I know he wants to give us Elves our rights back and even some of the lands the muggles took from us." Eridani said almost excited, " Voldemort would make a great Leader for your people."
" You know I wish I was a sorceress." Eridani said suddenly, " I would like to lead the ministry, I would do a good job," she said.
" Sure you would." Severus quipped.
" No really, I would be a nice dictator and everyone would have everything they needed."
" You don't have to be a witch to rule the world, although that would help." Severus said.
" I would start by taking over all of Europe." plotted Eridani
" Can I have Russia?" Snape said.
" Sure, but I want to have visiting rights to Moscow and Tunguska."
Severus nodded in agreement.
"Anyways I figure I could take over the muggle UN and well just keep going from there, taking South America out and then doing the same to Asia and North America, they may not like me at first, but I'll make it work." Eridani said seriously, but with a huge grin on her face.
" So that's your dream to become a world dominating dictator." Snape said.
" Yes. I really would enjoy that. I think it's my calling." Eridani said funny, " What about you Zombie?"
Snape grumbled, " I don't have dreams."
" Right, then what are your goals?" Eridani said, knowing that he was lying to her.
" I want to, I dunno, I want to be just as great as Voldemort and the Dark Arts and stuff."
" You like the Dark Arts." Eridani said a little worried, " I don't think it is wise to meddle in such things even if Voldemort is using it."
" Yeah, but it is an amazing topic."
" I think the problem is they make it look like it can lead to some good." Eridani said.
" It can lead to great power, it can stop those from hurting you it can even stop death." Snape's eyes sparkled as he said it all.
" This is where I think we have our differences my friend." Eridani said.
" Friend."
" Yes at least the closest thing I have had to one." Eridani said, " Anyways, I agree the Dark arts can lead to many wonderful things, but it comes with a terrible price."
" Perhaps, I think I can take that risk." Snape said sheepishly.
" Have you ever considered the other side of the spectrum? I mean I guess the light arts? Then again it would be beyond magic at that point."
" What do you mean Eridani?" Severus said now intrigued.
" Well, it is so easy to follow the path of darkness, so easy to fall into its trap you loose all agency. It is so hard to follow the strait and narrow path towards light no one, I don't think has been beyond that point."
" Okay." Snape said.
" I know it sounds stupid, but I mean have you ever heard of a such a perfect person?"
" No," Snape said, " I'll just take the easy way."
" Said like a true Slytherin." Eridani said smiling.
" Thank you very much." Snape said.
" Wow." Eridani said.
" What."
" How did we go from names to world domination to the ethical aspects of magic?" Eridani laughed a little.
"Who cares?" Snape said, " I take it you don't do magic."
" Well, no not really, but I don't need a wand like you do."
" Is that why they don't let you take it? Too dangerous right?" Snape said.
" Right."
" I'll teach you some charms?" Snape said beside himself.
" Will you really?"
" Sure, I am a little irritated by the way the ministry controls your people, why not screw with them a little."
"Thank you!" Eridani said, " I would hug you, but that would be too weird."
" You're right, please don't."
" Don't worry I wont." Eridani said, " Will you teach me everything you know? We can come here for lessons."
Snape shrugged in a agreement, " As long as you don't tell anyone and please don't come over and bother me during the day."
Eridani shook her head, " I promise, is there anything I can do for you?"
" Well for starters how do you get back into school without getting caught?"
" I see, well you'll have to follow me." Eridani said, " I guess it is time to go." She said getting up, Snape followed suit.
" Well it will require us to be very quiet and you'll have to let me concentrate."
They left the Quidditch field and walked carefully so as to not attract attention.
" So why is it that I haven't seen you around before?" Snape asked.
" Oh, I spend most of my time in my dorm or in the library." Eridani said walking over to a tall bush, near the entrance to the school. Severus looked at her uneasily.
" What are you going to do?" Snape whispered.
" Just watch." Eridani said holding out her hand, her face screwed up with determination.
Snape thought it looked like she was constipated.
Just as he was about to say something though, one of the stone statues was hovering over the ground, and then it fell. It didn't break like Severus thought it would, but it made a very loud sound. Just then a very young looking Filch came out from the main doors and began cursing.
" Watch this." Eridani said, just then Mrs. Norris began to hover about. Filch began to panic.
" Damn poltergeist!" He said trying to pull Mrs. Norris down. However, just as he was about to reach her, the cat went flying into a very distant bush. Filch yelled in anger and went after her.
" Now." Eridani said grabbing Snape by the hand and running back into the school.
" Do you do that all the time?" He said running along side her.
" No." Eridani said, " I come up with a lot of ways to get in, this is just one of them."
They continued to run until they were out of Filch's earshot and well in the range of their dormitories.
"Well that was fun." Eridani said.
" Please let go." Snape said slightly paled.
" Oh…sorry." Eridani said letting go of his hand.
Snape mouthed out the word "ouch" and held his hand.
" Mary-sue much?" He said to her. Eridani shook her head.
"What does that mean?" She said.
" Nothing."
" You lie."
" Goodnight." Snape said walking off.
" Night." Eridani whispered and quickly left.
Okay so yeah Eridani is a telepathic junky…anyways….i promise to those who are reading, there will be an actual plot to this story, which will basically follow Snape's fall into the clutches of Voldemort. Okay does that sound cool to you? If you have any question about this fic that I can clear up for you please ask through reviewing! or send me an e-mail