I stood on the balcony overlooking the frozen river. I shivered a bit as a cold wind blew by.
My left side of my stomach was still tender, and my neck was still bruised and painful.
I stood there, not knowing what was real, and what wasn't. I was so lost in thought that I didn't even notice Professor Snape beside me.
"Do you want a catch a cold on top of everything?" Snape asked me.
He made me jump a little, but not enough to make him notice. I didn't say anything.
"I understand if you don't wish to speak to me." Snape said resting his arms on the balcony.
I quickly glanced at him, and then looked back out to the lake.
"Please excuse my silence Professor, I'm still unsure of what is a dream or not" I muttered quietly.
"It's still unclear for you isn't it?" Snape asked
I nodded my head slowly
"You tried to kill me" I said suddenly.
Snape took a couple of steps back
"I most certainly did not " Snape defended.
"Not with that dream. The other one after that. You used the killing curse on me before I woke up" I explained.
"Is that why you acted the way you did in the hospital room? " Snape asked.
I looked at him intently, feeling a little bit embarrassed.
"Yes" I replied looking back out at the frozen lake.
I closed my eyes and took a deep inhale of the cold fresh air.
"I almost forgot" I said snapping my eyes open.
I pulled out Snape's pendant out of my pocket. I held it up, letting the pendant swing from side to side in the wind. Snape didn't move.
"I would have thought you would have found someone else to be your Watcher" Snape replied.
For the first time, I seen a little bit of vulnerability in his eyes. I grabbed his uninjured hand and slowly lowered the pendent into it.
"I trust no one, other than you, with my life Professor" I said
Snape looked at the pendant in his hand.
"I do not deserve your forgive-ness" Snape muttered
I placed my hand on his and slowly shut his hand around the pendant
"Please" I insisted as I pulled my hand away.
"I would be honoured" Snape replied hanging the pendant around his neck.
I smile faintly.
"Oh, before you go to your room and wonder where you cat is, I have him." Snape randomly said.
My eyes widened and my heart raced. Was my out of body experience real?
"I was just taking care of him while you were recovering." Snape continued.
If it wasn't real, then how did I already know that Snape had my Chancey?
"?" Snape asked
I snapped out of thought
"Sorry Professor, thank you so much. I hope he wasn't any trouble." I said, still really not back to reality.
"Well, besides him purring so loudly, he was great. He sleeps a lot…" Snape smirked.
If that was real, then was what he said real?
"I'm sorry I argued about going to the ball" I said trying to get more answers.
"No, don't apologize. I didn't know you were going to be performing" Snape replied.
"How did you know it was me" I asked raising one eyebrow.
Snape looked away shyly.
"Your eyes gave you away" Snape muttered.
"I didn't see you all night, how did you even see me?" I asked.
"Why were you looking for me?" Snape asked.
I stood there thinking… should I tell him that I wanted him to hear my song?
"Because I wanted to apologize for the argument we had" I quickly lied, not wanting him to know the real reason.
"I see" Snape finally said.
Someone cleared their throat from behind us. We both turned around and saw Dumbledore standing at the opening between the tower and the balcony.
"Sorry to interrupt" Dumbledore said smiling "But, I need your assistance Severus"
"Of course headmaster." Snape replied walking towards Dumbledore.
Dumbledore looked at me and bowed his head before turning away. Snape looked over his shoulder at me one more time before heading down the stairs behind Dumbledore.
If the out of body thing was real, then does that mean that my answer was…? Does Snape love me?
Reia returned to school at the beginning of January.
"Oh man, Katie, you HAVE to come to Russia with me next time. All the cute boys with there cute accents!" Reia squealed.
"Did you even go see your grandparents?" I asked
"Who?" Reia asked
"You didn't go see your grandparents!" I yelled
"I did! For a day or two, but Katie, I met a boy!" Reia giggled.
"A boy!" I asked
"Oh my god, he is the cutest thing! He's thinking about moving to London to be with me" Reia said with a day dreamy look in her eyes.
"You? Commit to a relationship? I would love to see the day" I commented
"Who said anything about a relationship" Reia said with a wink.
I laughed. I missed Reia.
"So how was the ball, I didn't get an owl" Reia asked.
"I rocked the ball of course" I replied with a smirk.
"You fuck Snape for Christmas?" Reia said
"Oh yeah, we did it all night long" I said sarcastically.
"One of these days Kate, you're going to say that you actually did, and I won't believe you because of your sarcasm" Reia replied crossing her arms.
"Okay, if I ever sleep with Snape, I will look you dead in the eye and tell you I did" I smirked.
"Deal" Reia said with a wink.
Speaking of Snape… I haven't seen him in a couple of days.
Reia and I walked into Potion's class on near the end of the first week of January.
We took our seats. Snape was sitting at his desk. He looked tired.
"Hurry up and take your seats" Snape grumbled.
The rest of the kids took their seats in a panic. Snape intimidated the rest of the kids. I wondered why, he looked so cute and harmless.
"Turn too page 287 in your potions book" Snape said to the class.
Everyone scrambled to get there books open and find the page.
"If you make this potion wrong, you have detention" Snape grumbled.
"What? Really!" One of the Ravenclaw girls squealed.
"Ms. Harper, this potion is so easy that a first year could make it." Snape snapped at her.
I flipped to the page. Simple, almost a waste of my time. I looked up at Snape and he was marking papers on his desk
"Professor, you can't be serious" I commented.
"Detention Ms. Black" Snape said without looking up at me.
Reia quickly looked at me with an eyebrow raised. I shrugged.
So much for love.
Three other kids happened to make the potion wrong in class. We all stood outside of Snape's classroom waiting for him.
"What do you think we're going to do" That Harper girl said.
"Lines probably." Another Ravenclaw girl replied.
"I heard he locks up kids and dangles them from the ceiling for detention" A Slytherin boy commented
I burst out laughing.
The other kids glared at me.
"Well, your detention should be easy Kate, you're teacher's pet" The Slytherin boy commented.
"If I were teacher's pet, than why am I in detention" I snapped back.
"Follow me" we heard Snape's voice from behind us.
We followed him out of the castle and to the edge of the forbidden forest. Our five sets of footprints in the snow leading us away from the castle. Why is it always the forest?
"Oh no way am I going in there" Harper said shivering
"Fine, go back to the castle and write out the potion you fucked up today in class. Write it out 10 times" Snape commented without even looking at her.
"Fine, I will" She replied
She stomped away leaving just the four of us standing there.
"Anyone else?" Snape asked.
The other Ravenclaw girl slowly started walking away from us and then she turned around and heading back towards the castle as well.
"What about you two?" Snape asked looked at both of us. I looked at the Slytherin boy. He looked like he was going to pass out.
"Go write lines Kints" Snape said shaking his head.
"Thank-you Professor" Kints stammered before running back towards the castle.
"?" Snape asked raising an eyebrow.
"It's your detention Professor" I said walking past Snape into the forest.
Snape caught up to me
"I need your help finding something" Snape quickly said as he led the way into the forest.
"You could have just asked me instead of giving me a detention" I replied with a smirk.
Snape didn't reply to my comment.
"So what are we looking for?" I asked.
"Dumbledore suspects that the vampires have hidden something in the forest. Some sort of dark magic." Snape replied.
"And why would they go and do that?" I asked.
"Because, we pissed them off by putting dragons in there area" Snape said
"Wasn't that a long time ago" I asked.
"How do you know about that?" Snape asked turning around
"Uh, you sent me on that detention with Hagrid to go talk to them" I claimed starting to shiver from the cold.
Snape stood there and thought about it and then turned around and kept walking.
"So what makes you think there is Dark Magic in here?" I asked
"Because, the Centaurs can feel it" Snape replied.
"And what are we suppose to do about it?" I asked.
"Destroy it" Snape replied.
We continued walking deep into the forest.
"I've already searched around this area" Snape told me
"Is that why you look so tired?" I asked.
Snape didn't reply. I sighed and continued to follow him.
I felt something touch my neck. I spun around quickly and nothing was there.
"Anthony, I know that's you!" I yelled
Snape turned back sharply. Anthony jumped down in front of me.
"I'm so glad you remember me" Anthony said smiling
"So hard to forget" I sarcastically replied.
"Who's this?" Anthony asked nudging his head towards Snape.
"We're looking for the Dark Magic you guys put here" Snape snapped
"Whoa, back it up there, Dark Magic?" Anthony questioned
"The Centaurs can feel it around the area where you guys were at" Snape said coldly.
"Well, what the fuck do the Centaurs know?" Anthony said shrugging his shoulders. " Those guys don't know their tail from there nose"
I giggled. Snape glared at me shutting my up quickly.
"Dumbledore says it was you" Snape informed
"Well old Dumbledore is wrong" Anthony replied back with a smirk.
"Do you at least know where it is?" I asked Anthony.
"If I show you where it is, do I get a naughty surprise?" Anthony slyly said moving closer to me.
Snape moved in between us.
"You know where it is?" He asked
"Maybe" Anthony smirked
"Tell me now!" Snape roared
"Oh, well you didn't say pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top" Anthony replied.
He jumped up and disappeared.
"Anthony!" Snape yelled.
I felt a cold pair of hands on my neck. He spun me around. His cool hands making me feel even colder than before.
"Maybe, just a kiss then, and I will tell you where it is" Anthony whispered as he moved his lips closer to mine.
Snape pointed his wand at Anthony and me.
"Back away from her" Snape threatened
Anthony pulled me up in a tree top before Snape could even mutter a spell
"You honestly think you're sad little wand is any match for me." Anthony laughed.
"Put me down!" I demanded.
"ANTHONY!" Snape roared.
"He is such a spoil sport" Anthony said to me.
I raised my eyebrow.
"Put me down" I repeated.
Anthony sighed and jumped back down to the ground with me. Snape grabbed my arm and pulled me behind him.
"Tell me where it is" Snape growled
"I told you my deal. One kiss and I will tell you." Anthony smirked.
I looked at Snape and how tired he looked. If a simple kiss was going to give him some rest, than why not?
"Deal" I said from behind Snape.
Snape quickly spun around and looked at me. Anthony smirked. I pushed past Snape without looking at him.
"No, Ms. Black" Snape argued.
"Hey, you said that I needed to help you. If this is the only way we are going to find this thing, than a simple kiss is nothing" I replied.
Snape said nothing more. Anthony walked up to me, so that we were face to face.
"I swear anything more than a kiss and I will personally hunt you down and kill you" I declared
"Mmm you promise?" Anthony replied
His cold hand touched my face. I looked into his cold dead icy blue eyes. His cold lips pressed against mine. I shivered harder than before. I smelt blood on his breath. He grabbed the back of my head and pressed his lips harder into mine. I tried to push him off, but it was like trying to push boulder.
"ENOUGH" Snape barked.
Anthony held up one finger, indicating Snape to wait a minute, his lips still pressed against mine. He opened my mouth with his. I tried to push away. His cold tongue slipped into my mouth. I could taste his last victim.
He finally realised his lip lock from me and took a step back.
"You taste so amazing" Anthony smirked
I wiped my mouth and spat on the ground.
"You should re-consider being my wife" Anthony whispered placing his hand on my cheek again.
Snape grabbed my arm and pulled me back to him.
"Tell me where it is" He growled.
Anthony's hungry eyes were still locked on me.
"Anthony, it's time for you to hold up your end of the deal" I demanded.
Anthony dug in his pocket and threw a tiny red gem on the forest floor.
"We found that the other night, no one saw who put it here." Anthony said finally taking his eyes off me.
Snape walked up too it and picked it up.
"That little thing is making the Centaurs go crazy?" I asked.
"It may be small, but it possesses so much Dark Magic. I haven't felt this much since…" Snape trailed off.
"The Dark Lord" Anthony whispered.
"Impossible" Snape spat.
"Of course it's impossible." Anthony chuckled.
"Then who?" Snape asked
"Who knows?" Anthony replied.
"Come on" Snape said to me, turning around to walk back to the castle.
"You can leave the girl here" Anthony said licking his lips.
Snape stopped and walked backed in front of me. I raised my eyebrow
"In your dreams Anthony" I replied walking away from both Snape and Anthony.
I looked back and saw Anthony and Snape glaring at each other.