The days wore on for Carmella as summer passed. Her parents were always paranoid that she would try to hurt them. So four days before school began they handed her the money. She was told to go to Diagon Alley and to stay at the Three Broomsticks.

Carmella felt a major pain in her stomach as she took the Floo Powder and stood in the fireplace. She waved goodbye to her empty house.

"Diagon Alley." she said numbly and threw the powder.

Carmella stood outside the Hogwarts Express, clutching her trunk. She smiled at the girl she rode the train with during the first year. The girl walked over and smiled.

"Hi! You seem tense." she said

"Uhhh yeah. I'm just hoping to have a normal year this year." The girl nodded and boarded the train. Carmella had the feeling of someone watching her, she turned to see a boy with chin length black hair and penetrating purple, gold eyes. She hurried onto the train trying to ignore the boy. She managed to find other Ravenclaw girls who would talk to her. And for the rest of the train ride it seemed as last year was long behind her.

The trained slowed and she felt a peculiar sensation take hold. She pushed it aside and made her way off the train.

As the sorting began, Carmella couldn't stop staring at Snape. She felt a dark feeling take hold of her. The food that appeared on her plate she barely touched it. She began to mumble words under her breath and the other Ravenclaw started to move far away. She began to fumble with her hands and she stood. She tried to made eye contact with Snape before she left the Great Hall but it didn't work she growled quietly.

She wandered down the halls and felt darkness creep over her and she made her way to the potions classroom. She stood outside the locked door and began to pace. She was attempting to recall the spell to open the door. Until she looked back at the door and touched it, now it was unlocked. She pushed it open and looked about the room, it felt as if someone was calling her into the room. She stepped in.

She ignored all the desks and made her way to Snape's desk. She began to sit in his chair until she was interrupted by the Peeves. Next thing she knew Snape himself was standing in the doorway. She figured the Peeves had told him but she smiled at him instead.

"Miss Pondwrite. I was hoping this year you would keep your space." Snape said harshly.

"But I had to come see you. Alone."

"No, if you please go back to the Feast."

"Please stay with me down here, Severus." she said running up to him, grabbing his hand. He pulled back his hand as if she had shot him.

"Go now."

"Love, you do not scare me with this charade. I know you love me." Her eyes darkened devilishly. She started to circle him and shut the door.

"Leave now. Or you will be expelled." But she attempted to run her hand through his hair, he dodged her reach.

"Love, please don't threaten. DON'T THREATEN! JUST LOVE ME!" she began to wail. She backed him into a desk and leaned in. Before her lips met his the door flew open, and there stood Malfoy and his goons.

"Mr. Malfoy, please remove Miss Pondwrite." Snape said. He was already at his desk. Crabbe walked up to Carmella and began to drag her out of the room. She had a pang of guilt. She told Crabbe to let her go up to her dormitory and he did. She walked up the stairs and buried her head in her pillow and cried herself to sleep.

Weeks had passed since the incident and she felt committed to her studies and spent multiple days in the library. She felt quiet at peace when she was in there. Hours she would spend in there, just reading multiple books.

One day she was reading and felt that odd sensation come over her again. She sighed in sadness because she realized she had no control over this and her world began to darken. But then it stopped and everything resumed as it was normally. She stood there for a moment puzzled and then heard it again. There was another person in her section but on the other side of the bookshelf, humming a song she knew. It made her feel calm and happy.

"Um excuse me?" she called through the books.

"Yes?" it was a male voice.

"What song are you humming?"

"Oh, it's a love song. Called 'Riff*'"

"Oh. I know that one. May I ask what book are you looking for?"

"Um, nothing really. I just like it in here. You?"

"Same. What year are you?"

"Second. Why?"

"Just curious. Well are you going to be in here tomorrow?"

"Most likely. Here shake my hand as an agreement of being here tomorrow." His hand busted through the books and she shook it.

"I have to go now. It was nice to meet you!"

"Wait! What's your name?"

"Um, I'll tell you someday." she said sneaking out before he could ask anymore. She didn't want him to know about her issues with the potion. She wanted one friend who wouldn't judge her for anything. She beamed as she left the library, humming "Riff".