Severus sat wide-eyed. Millions of thoughts passed through his head and he started to unconsciously rub one of the many bruises on his wrists hidden under his sleeves. His breathing was speeding up, he was near hyperventilating. He had to calm down, he could feel the blood pounding in his head, he had to calm down, he couldn't give himself away anymore than this gypsy had. Severus schooled his features into his trademark scowl . He had to think straight. It was just one person. He could deal with the fact that ONE person knew, but the fact that she had just anounced it to the class... He wasn't too sure how to make this blow over. He could hear the mutterings of the class. They were all coming up with their own conclusions, each one closer to the truth than the last. God! How was he supposed to deal with this. He could feel Lily's eyes on him. She knew about his father and homelife to a certain degree.
"Seems like Snivilus' getting a girlfriend" said Potter loudly. Everyone sent him questioning looks at him "I mean think about it 'love and friendship shall be your wings' Ha! Snivilus' getting and ugly, slimy slytherin girthfriend!"
"Maybe even a boyfriends" said Pettigrew "wouldn't surprise me if he was a queer" Everyone started agreeing with them and severus could feel relief settle in before schooling his features in a scowl and glaring at Potter.
"Class!" Yelled Kyria "Quiet! And ten points from gryffindor for ridiculing a fellow student!" They all looked at here wondering why she seemed so mad. They watched as the professor walked up toword the front of the class and slowley turned. She faced them her violet eyes looking over each one, frowning a bit when her eyes passed over Potter and Pettigrew, but for whatever reason softened when they passed over Black. When she spoke her voice was filled with dissapointment.
" You should all be ashamed of yourselves. What makes you think That its alright to tease and hurt one of your own" she sent a pinted look at Potter, who had frowned at the comment " Is he not like you? Does he not have a heart that beats like your own? Does he not have hopes and dreams? You've all had your hardships and sad moments. You've all had your ups and downs. Don't judge by what you see with your eyes. It isn't enough to see with your eyes, you need to learn to see what you cant see. Look around and tell me. If you removed the houses would you all look that different?" She gave one more severe look before speaking once more, this time in the same carfree tone as before.
"Class is dismissed. Pick up your memory sphere" witha flick of her wrist they watched in awe as she wandlessly floated the objects to them " Think about what you learned today. See you tomorrow"
As everyone picked up and started to leave he stayed behind slowly picking his things up, waiting until everyone had left before walking up to his professor.
"Ah mister Snape, to what do I owe the pleasure?" she asked cheerfuly while she organized some booked on her canary yellow desk.
"Are you going to tell" he asked quietly, hugging his books to himself.
"It's not my place to tell. Gypsys have never been ones to directly involve themselves in the lives of others. Since the begining of time we've told those who deserved to know riddles of their future. We've been there to comfort and every once in a while to give a light push in the right direction. Whether or not you tell anyone is your descion . I'm here for you to try and confide in and to hold your secrets. To help you through, but" she said her violet eyes looking directly into seemingly black eyes. He mind registered that those black pits were in reality a rather beautiful shade of dark forest green. "I can only help you if you let me." She could see that the idea of someone wanting to help him was so forgien to him, tha he let his outer facade slip just a bit. His brow furrowed and he chewed on his lower lip while his hands tighted on his books. It wasn't much but she could tell that the offer had shocked him. Severus debated in his head whether it was worth the risk. Kyria could tell that he wouldn't get anywhere without a small push.
"You know" she said cheerfully "I'm still a new professor here and I could do with a bit of company in the evenings" Severus looked up at her curious as to where she was going with this. He had caught the slip in his mask and had quickly put it up again, his brow was no long furrowed and he no longer chewed on his lip, though he still had a good grip on his books. "Maybe you'd like to come by to visit after dinner and enjoy a nice hot cup of tea before curfew?" she asked with a smile. Uncociously his lip found it's way inbetween his teeth again.
"That would be nice" he said quietly. Kyria smiled and raised her hand ignoring Severus' slight flinch and softly carded her hand into the dark noir locks, that admitingly could use a bit of a wash, but she wouldn't say anything, after all it wasn't his fault. Severus eyes widened and glittered with barely noticeable unshed tears when he felt her fingers card threw his hair lightly carrasing his scalp. His eyes fluttered shut and he let out a small content sigh, not noticing that for the seond time in the last ten minutes he had let his mask slip. Since his eyes were closed he didn't see the sadness that quickly flashed through kyrias eyes. Her hands slowly drifted down to his cheek rubbing his cheekbone with her thumb. Before removing her hand. Severus' eyes fluttered open once he felt that she removed her hand. He looked to see her smiling kindly at him.
" Hurry along now, we wouldn't want you to be late for Transfiguration now would we" He quickly nodded and not a second later his face was hard again, he turned a walked to the door stoping when he heard Kyria speak to him again "Oh and Severus, if I were you I wouldn't try the pumpkin juice at lunch today" Severus let a tiny barely noticable smile grace his lips, befor nodding and leaving threw the door.
Once he was gone Kyria sank into one of the plush red couches she passed a hand over her face. She could only imagine to what extent that boy was broken. She had seen the glitter of tears at such a simple thing like petting his head. The oment she had seen his eyes widen she had wanted to sweep him up and a hug. She knew that she couldn't interfere to much, She could only settle for careing for the small child. She just hoped that Potter and his gang would get their head out of the gutter and see the bitter reality. There wasn't any hope for the rat boy, he as already doomed to a life of evil and darkness but the otheres, they had goodhearts clouded with petty house rivalrys. She couldn't believe that, that fool that called himself a headmaster had let this go so far. He had neglected his studen't favoring his gryffindors while ignoring the rest of his students. Well she's be damned if she let that man currupt another genration. And she'd be dead before she let that boy turn into another Tom Riddle. Dumbledore had tipped the scales one too many times and the magical comunity would suffer because of his stupidity if nothing was done. If those boys didn't see the error of their ways then the magial comunity would be doomed to another era of darkness and pure evil.