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And the Rain Came Tumbling Down

Chapter 4

A month had died before anyone got any information about who was responsible for the attack on the Ministry. The filter on the media was preventing a lot of the information from coming through especially at school where most of course was censored.

Snape scratched his head as he looked at the word, he was curious as ever about it. He skimmed and read over and over about the stories of survival and of those whom lost loved ones. Just then his eyes caught site of what appeared to be his mother's picture.

Eileen Prince-Snape was one of the many victims of that dreadful day. Her story however, is one of the most sorrowful one could find. Apparently Mrs. Snape had been trying to clean herself from the intoxicating drug Memoren, which as many know is a hallucinogen. The unfortunate woman had been in the offices earlier that day to retrieve divorce papers from her abusive husband Tobias Snape. She was going to deliver the papers herself to him, when the attack occurred. She along with 643 died that day. No one knows of her Husband, but many suspect that he has gone away with his mistress. Such a young life, trying to rebuild herself only to be torn down by the cruelty of man. Her one son Severus Snape survives her.

Snape crumpled up the paper and threw it away. He didn't want to believe what he had just read. It was too much for him to accept. He always knew that his mother had been addicted to Memoren, but he never thought she tried to do anything about it. As for his father running off with another woman, that didn't surprise him at all, it only explains why he never returned any of his owls. He hadn't even been to his mother's funeral, not that it mattered. She had probably been buried in a mass grave along with others who had nothing.

Snape wondered if Eridani read the Daily prophet or if she even read English. He hoped that she would not know that his mother had passed on, he had been doing a good job keeping it from her and not only that, but his powers in Occlumency were increasing, Eridani was having a hard time reading him.

Well relieved to have finally completed his detention and the fact that the four grisly bastards left him alone now Severus decided to leave the Grand Hall to the library to see what other things he could learn.

Just as Severus was to leave however, a dark bird swooped down and landed on his shoulder, piercing his skin with large talons.

Severus rubbed his face in irritation and took the letter, which was clutched in the bird's mouth. Severus shooed it away and walked out of the hall.

Severus tore at the silver string that kept the scroll together and let it unfold itself.

Severus,

How have you been doing old mate, I know I haven't written in a while, but I have had many things to do lately. Anyways a lot of things have been happening ever since I got out of school and well, to be quite frank I think you will be seeing a lot more off what happened a month ago. I know they are keeping information very tight at the moment, but trust me we are on the brink of a great change Severus.

No more mudblood or humans interfering with us. Just a race of brilliant wizards and witches is on the brink of happening. I can't say much more Severus, but if you like you can come to my house during the holidays, I found out about your mum, very unfortunate. Anyway Severus keep in touch.

Sincerely

Lucius Malfoy.

P.S. How is Narcissa?

At this last sentence Severus rolled his eyes at that last sentence. He was suddenly very curious about what Lucius was talking about. How does he know about future attacks? Will this turn into a full-scale war? Snape shook his head not wanting to worry about those sorts of things.

"Severus," Said a dry voice behind him. Severus turned and saw Narcissa coming towards him. She had a really pallid look on her face, as if she had been drained of blood.

" Yes Narcissa?" Snape said coldly not wanting to talk to her. She ran up to him, her blond hair swinging effortlessly. Snape didn't know whether he wanted to throw up due to her giddiness or slap her.

" Did you get a letter from Lucius?" She asked.

"No can't say that I have." Severus lied.

" Don't lie to me Sev." She said looking for the letter.

Snape made several evasive moves and then said, " Narcissa, if you must know he just wanted to know how you were." He said very irritated.

" Oh, that's all." She said slightly disappointed.

" I'm sure if he wanted to say anything else he would have sent you a letter too."

" Well, when you write back to him tell him," She paused, " Tell him that if he doesn't want someone else to take me he should start writing letters!" She said angrily. Snape rolled his eyes yet again, not wanting to be caught in the middle of yet another's lover's quarrel. He started walking away from her and went towards the library in hopes to find Eridani.

Narcissa trailed after him, " So what is Lucius up to?"

" Nothing," Snape stated, " I think Bellatrix needs you."

Narcissa looked intently at him with her blue eyes into his.

" I know you want to be alone." Her voice suddenly very hoarse, " With your mother dead and all." Narcissa suddenly opened up her arms and enveloped Severus in an excruciating embrace.

It was however; the first time Snape had ever received a hug. His eyes were wide open and his arms were limp.

" Poor Sev, you should come and hang out with us like in the old days you know?" Narcissa said, " You seem so distant now, I hardly ever see you. Ever since the incident with the filth from Gryffindor."

Snape remained silent as she continued to babble on and on about how she and the others missed him and how sorry she was. Severus felt that she wasn't very sincere; he knew she only wanted to get in touch with Lucius more often. He finally managed to pull himself from her clutches.

" Narcissa, I don't need your pity." He said callously, " have a good day, and I'll tell Lucius about you."

Narcissa looked like she had cold water dumped on her. Snape turned his back and left to the library.

He opened the door and walked into the library, passing by several Ravenclaw and one timid looking Remus Lupin, whom had his nose buried in the book.

Snape turned in some of his books and then proceeded to go to the back of the library, to search for some more books on Occlumency and some Legilimens, something he had learned about by reading the other book. He disappeared behind tons of bookshelves.

" Zombie?"

Snape jumped up, " Don't bloody do that!" He looked behind him to find Eridani staring at him mournfully.

" Sorry," Eridani said a little sadly.

" Why that face?" Snape said brusquely.

" I had no idea." She replied simply.

Snape knew immediately what she was talking about and immediately went on to say,

" Don't mourn for her Eridani she was not worth much."

" How can you talk about your mother like that?' Eridani said shocked.

Snape's face turned rigid, wanting to avoid this.

" She wasn't my mother."

" She gave birth to you!"

" Child-labor, Eridani, is not enough."

" Severus, was she really that bad? What is this Memoren?"

" A drug Eridani, do you know what a drug is?" Severus tried the hardest to keep his voice at a loud harsh whisper. Eridani became silent.

" A drug causes damages to the body for a few moments of happiness. It is addictive and it destroys those who use them. Eileen used it."

" I see." Eridani said placing her head down, " She was trying to stop though."

" No one can ever stop, not her." Snape said trying to keep his voice civilized.

" How sure are you?" Eridani said, " Maybe she finally had broken through. You can't always expect the worst in people. Someday Severus you will need someone to look past your shortcomings."

Snape cringed, " Eridani your mother ever hug you? Did she ever buy you anything just for the heck of it? Did she ever come and comfort you when you had a nightmare?"

" Where are you going with this?" Eridani said.

" Mothers do that Eridani." Snape said harshly, " That is what mothers do, I don't have a mother and I never had one. There is nothing for me to cry about"

" Calm down." Eridani said holding his arms, " No one is telling you to cry!"

Snape tried to break away from her grip, but she was as strong as the amazons from myth.

Eridani started to cry, " I can feel your pain you bastard!" she said angrily, " I can sense it, even if I don't want to. You are human and you cannot fully hide yourself from me."

Severus looked at Eridani, looked into her eyes and he could see that they had turned very dark and wet with tears.

" Severus you need to let these demons go. You are the closest thing I have to a friend. I cannot stand this any longer if you don't admit to some remorse of loosing your mother and coming to terms with it I don't think I can be friends with you anymore."

Slowly Eridani let go of him and she started to cry, she knelt down and continued to bawl softly. Severus upset that she might indeed bluster out into full-blown hysterics, he raised his hand and slapped Eridani straight across the face.

Eridani hiccupped and immediately stood up looking stunned. Her expression was that of disbelief.

" Eridani, my feelings are mine and mine alone to deal with," He said with an icy bitter voice," If you do not want to sense my so-called emotions of grief you do not have to associate yourself with me. In any case it is you not me who should practice restraint over such powers."

Severus watched her walk away through the aisle of books. He felt no regret over his actions; he did not slap her in efforts to prove his male superiority but to slap her out of hysterics. He saw that she knew that too, because she did not retaliate.

Eridani disappeared and Snape was now all alone, he was sure that she probably would never want to talk to him, perhaps it was all for the best. Although he was grateful to her in some respects, he would have never learned about Occlumency.

Severus finally found a book about Legilimens and placed it in his pouch carefully along with other books he had found. He quickly went to check them out and hurried to his dorm room. He was prepared to skip dinner tonight.

Ravenclaw tower was empty. Eridani had run up to her dorm and up the stairs to stay in her room, where silence had become her friend.

All those nights that Eridani would disappear to no one ever really seemed to care; the girls in her room just assumed she was doing elvish things. It was convenient but depressing at the same time.

Eridani curled up into a little ball and began to cry softly into her arms. She had just about enough of Hogwarts.

Eridani's mind was jumbled into many different emotions some of them from herself and others that she had encountered with Severus. She had become what she did not want to become, an empath.

Her powers had indeed developed in a short time. Being around the humans had made her more open to mental threats thus her powers increased for protection. Eridani had not yet learned full control and was now becoming a receptacle for everyone's feelings.

" I won't let it kill me." Eridani moaned softly to herself, she always did when she cried about something. " I must learn control." Eridani closed her eyes and tried to calm herself, to keep her self from going into emotional outbursts.

Eridani took a deep breath and cleared her throat. She got up and walked to the small lieu in the room. It only had a small sink with an oval mirror, the wallpaper had been peeling, and from the looks of it no one had used it in years.

Eridani touch the small torch, which immediately lit up, lighting up the lieu. Eridani quickly turned on the faucet and splashed the cold water on her face. Eridani gasped as a stinging sensation overwhelmed her.

She looked into the mirror and saw that five long red fingers were burning on her cheek. Eridani placed her hand where Severus had smacked her.

The suddenly her reflection frowned.

" What another fight Eridani?" said her reflection displeased.

" Shut up." Eridani said.

" You are a failure. They should not have sent you here to mingle with the humans. You are too week."

" Shut up!" Eridani said again the mirror continued.

" Your parents will be shamed when they see that you failed. You might even be banished for poor service to your people. Don't you care if the humans and the elves live again? Failure is what you are and you'll die like one too."

SHUT UP!" Eridani slammed her fist against the mirror shattering it to pieces.

The shards of glass cut her fist and made her bleed. Eridani placed her hand under the running water and watched as the blood swirled into the drain.

Severus had been lying on his bed, trying not to think about what had happened at the library. His eyes were quickly reading what the book had to say about Legilimens.

The mind has to be in good state of health when performing with Occlumency or Legilimens. Usually one's performance can be hindered if their emotions are to out of control or the dominant feature in ones life. A witch or wizard must learn to control their earthly emotions and focus on the mind. Logic above all irrational thought.

Snape paused, he knew he could do that; after all he was more left brained than right. He continued to read quickly and then he came upon a very interesting subject.

Natural Ways to Increase Legilimens abilities.

There are ways one can increase their powers by usage of herbs, potion and even using Telepathic creatures to bond with. Herbs and potions are safe way to increase powers, but one must be a skilled potion maker. Such potions include: Thalamus weed, Lavender Hazel and the Loboxy Formula. Each is quite complicated to mix, but their recipes can easily be found in any potion book. Herbs can be used to make calming teas so that the nerves can be at peace. Caution; do not use any sort of herbs or potions that are not checked by the Ministry. Even when purchasing certain formulas that guarantee increased powers ask for certification.

Using a Telepath in order to increase powers is very dangerous and should not be tried unless it is under controlled conditions and an experienced telepath. Strange anomalies have occurred in the past and there is no record of success. In theory bonding with a telepath will open the mind of the one who wants increased powers. The telepath must bind itself with the witch or wizard and transfer some of its qualities into he or she. Human telepaths are very rare and do not appear in the gene pool very often. If one does come across a telepath it should be done with the consent of both parties.

Opening of one's mind can be dangerous again we repeat very dangerous. It can either do some good or completely damage the brain and make people go insane. It is strongly suggested that telepathic contacts should be kept between humans. Usage of other creatures such as Goblins, Veela, and Elves can lead to other disasters.

Snape got out of bed immediately. He could bond with Eridani, whatever that meant and increase his powers. He knew the book said that there were risks, but he did not have much to loose.

Then Snape remembered what happened, and he cursed himself in several different languages.

" What the bloody hell is wrong Severus?" One of his roommates walked in and caught Severus berating himself.

Snape mumbled something, and then left the dorm room. People were still enjoying diner at the hall so the corridors of the school were quite empty. The torches glowed ominously down the hall.

He didn't understand why he left the dorm, but he was content walking around the corridors, it relaxed him.

His eyes then caught the sight of someone in the distance walking very slowly and clutching something. Snape decided he wanted to avoid that person so he began to walk fast and far on the opposite side of the corridor.

He continued to walk nonchalantly until one of the torches illuminated the person.

Eridani's hand was wrapped with fabric that was heavily stained in her blood.

" Eridani?" Snape said guiltily, " What happened?"

Eridani faced him, revealing the area that had been slapped. Snape cringed and felt very sick.

" Let me see." He said coming over to her.

Eridani shook her head and walked on in the direction of the nurse's office. Snape being who he was would have let her go in her direction, but he felt responsible for her injury so he accompanied her.

" Why are you following me?" She said coldly, " I can handle this by myself, don't feel responsible."

" Stop mimicking me, let me see it, maybe I can help." Snape said touching her shoulder, " Please?"

" Zombie you don't know when to quit." Eridani grimaced, " It is not a pretty sight." Eridani said unfolding the bloody blouse.

Snape bit back his lips as he saw that her hand had several serious cuts and her knuckles were totally slashed.

" It hurts like hell." Eridani said biting her thumb, " Can you fix it?"

Snape nodded and pulled out his wand. He whispered the incantation and the wand let out a light blue stream that began to close up the gashes and heal her knuckles.

" Thank you, that feels much better." She said looking at Severus, " Now I can do this." She said and then she too swung her hand and smacked Severus across the face.

" Now we can both match." He said touching his face. He knew he deserved it at least he felt he did. It hurt a lot though.

" Idiot." Eridani said, " I lost a lot of blood, I need to see the nurse anyways." She said starting to laugh.

Severus never laughed, but he smirked, " I'll go with you."

" Why are you being all nice all of a sudden."

" Its what friends are for."

Eridani shoved him playfully, " Shut up you want something."

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