Back to School Event: (character) Severus Snape
1st September: Going back to the dormitory, rested and settled after a hectic day
Word Count: 281
goodnight (I will see you in the morning)
Severus followed the rest of his year into the Common Room. Slughorn said some speech welcoming the First-Years that he only half-listened to before they were allowed to go to their dorms. Severus was thankful that he did not have to share a dorm with anyone, as he was not in the mood for social pleasantries right now. It had been a long day, starting with the death of his father and then seeing Lily for the first time in months. He missed his best friend. She was the only thing keeping him going, and then he said that word. That word that ruined everything. He had never said it again.
He didn't take his clothes off before laying down on his bed. He was too tired, too emotionally drained. He hated his father, and yet seeing that car hit into him was terrifying. His mother had left him to make his own way to Kings Cross Station, and he was almost late for the train. Then Black hexed him when he stumbled into the wrong compartment in his dazed state, and he heard her laughing at it and that was enough. He spent the rest of the day in his shell-shocked state, hardly taking anything in, until he was on his bed right now. Alone. Confused. Tired.
He tried resting his eyes, but seeing his father being slammed into again made him open them quickly. He took a deep breath in, reached into his trunk and pulled out a Dreamless Sleep potion. That would do the trick. Getting back onto his bed, he uncorked the bottle before downing it. It was time to rest. He would think about things tomorrow.