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Cherry Blossoms
By Alan's Only AND Arlena Biotch
Pairing-HGSS
Rateing-M
Part 9

...Beth brought out a black and silver unicorn. She grinned and snuggled into it.

"Its so soft…and smells of lemons and 'Old Spice'…Oooo, nice combo Snape…" Beth hugged the plushy tighter and grinned. "I couldn't help it, it looked so out of place in there. So I kidnapped it. Or, Uni-napped it. I'm going to name it…Hmm…" Beth got in deep though as both Steph and Hermione were sweat-dropping.

"Your so sad." Steph muttered.

"Seriously…" Hermione said.

"Am not…I just have a soft spot for Unicorns, bite me." Beth said, glowering with a smile on her face.

"But what if I dun wanna?" Steph asked, smirking.

"Yeah, we don't want to go near there." Said Hermione, grinning.

Beth threw a snowball at the both of them, the picture and Unicorn tucked safely into her robes as she ducked when Hermione lobbed one back. Steph just appeared behind Beth and dumped an armload of snow, dropping Beth to the ground in a daze.

Steph bent next to the now dazed Beth and pulled out the Unicorn. She got back up and ran, hugging it to her chest.

Beth leapt up and yelled something and the unicorn disappeared from Steph's arms and floated over to Beth's outstretched arms. Suddenly there was a whoosh and Hermione stood a few feet away, hugging the plushy and sticking her tongue out a Beth. Beth just grinned and high-fived Steph. Hermione looked stricken and realized their plot and threw the plushy at Beth, whom caught it and it disappeared into her robes once more.

"Make sure to keep her scent on it." Steph laughed as Hermione's face blushed a bright red. Beth nodded and pointed her stick that was in the shape of a wand and murmured something and she smiled.

"Nice scent there Hermione. Nice and ginger-lemony fresh." Beth cackled as Hermione's face got brighter and took off running after Beth, who was following Steph into the school, all of them laughing, not realizing the bright red eyes watching them from the corner of the forbidden forest.

Hermione had let Steph into the Gryffindor common room and had had a bed made of Beth next to hers. They were all laughing about a few things when a loud banging was heard on the portrait door. Beth got up and was still grinning, but that grin faded when she opened the door and a hand grasped her neck, pushing her into the room to reveal that Snape was looking quite pissed and still had a hold of Beth's neck, and had her "wand" in his hand.

"Where is it?" He growled at her.

She coughed and he released his hand enough for her to talk. "W-where's what?" she coughed.

"The picture! And the thing you nabbed from my bed. I want them back, and I want them back now." He growled at her.

She smiled crookedly her hands griping at his on her neck. "I've no idea…" she coughed as he gripped her neck tighter.

"Yes you do Ms. Walker. Now." He snarled.

Hermione walked up, reached into Beth's robes and held out the plushy and the picture. Snape with his other hand made them disappear into his robes and he sneered at Beth.

"Thank you Ms. Walker. I will be seeing all three of you in my office after dinner." He sneered and quickly let go of Beth's wheezing body and strode out of the room. Beth collapsed in a heap, her breathing coming in and out with gasps as she welcomed the fresh air into her poor lungs.

"Heh you got into a shit load of trouble!" Steph said with a laugh.

Beth coughed and got on her elbows and knees, wheezing and trying to clear her throat. "Yah, but at least I don't have to go see him after lunch. Which I might add is soon." She wheezed. Hermione looked at Steph sympathetically and Steph muttered a "Fuck ". Beth laughed and stood shakily and rubbed the red line running under her throat and it disappeared.

"Yeesh, that boy has got some strong ass hands…" she muttered as she realized that that soon that she had said, lunch was in, was now. As the three girls walked into the Great Hall, Snape was already sitting and was talking to Dumbledore about something.

"…and Hagrid I think should keep a better eye on those thestrials. Just yesterday I swore I heard one outside the dungeons window." Snape was saying. He glanced up, smirked at their shocked expressions and continued talking to Dumbledore about the grounds.

All three girls let out the breath they'd been holding and Dumbledore summoned their food. Beth had the unfortunate misfortune to have to sit next to Snape, seeing as how the other two wouldn't go near him. Lunch ended pretty quickly and Beth and Hermione got up and patted Steph on the back.

"Good luck." Beth whispered into her ear.

"Hope to see you soon…and not in heaven." Hermione whispered in her other ear.

"Your going to see me there sooner or later, remember? Lets just hope its not soon…" Steph murmured to both of them, and watched them go quickly out the door. Snape nodded to her and walked towards the dungeons and Steph got up slowly and followed him down. They walked into his office and he sat behind his desk calmly and Steph took a seat in a chair nearby.

"So, your going to be taking potions. Of course, since you've no paperwork on your O.W.L.s, I'm going to have you take it now to see what your testing will be."

"Shouldn't Beth be here with me?" Steph asked quietly.

Snape thought for a second and nodded slowly. "Yes, she should, but Professor McGonagall will deal with that, since she is her head of house. Since I am your head of house, I deal with you personally." Snape said, smirking. Steph took a quiet gulp and watched as Snape handed her the papers and left a quill and ink nearby and returned to his desk. He sat and not bothering to tell her to start, started to grade papers.

Steph looked down at the stack of papers. She could have this done in a matter of second but decided against it. She'll have to do it the mortal way. She dipped the black feather into the ink and read the first question.

Beth and Hermione were finishing up dinner when they realized they have to go down there…with him…and Hermione ended up dragging a kicking Beth down.

"I don't wanna see that old bat! Lemme go! He's gonna kill me! I know it! He might have already killed Stephanie that stupid, old, slimy, grease ball of a-"

"You may come in Ms. Walker, Ms, Granger." Snape said, glaring at them from the doorway and Beth immediately shut up.

"Since you returned my things, there's not much I can do but tell you how extremely wrong that was to invade someone's privacy. So, I will let you all go once Ms. Marie is done with her test…"

"Done!" Steph called and brought up the finished stack of papers, grinning. As they started to walk out and Snape turned around, Steph turned and called out:

"You know what! That was like wagging a finger at a burglar you old bat!" And she ran out, Beth and H

ermione running after her. Snape stood and absorbed what she said a scoffed.

"Children…"

TBC

Co.AN/ Wellllll, Damn me! I had to go soon, so I had to finish this up before my ride got back. Ahh well. It left you off and hangin! Buwhahahah!…well, actually it didn't, ahh well. Well, see ya! Im gonna go hunt down something to munch on…Got major ass munchies, see ya!

AN/ And I gotta Pack! I'm stuck with one of my friends for a … Um…4 days