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Chapter 7: Defense with Snape

I started pulling out my Defense Against the Dark Arts book and wand, to get ready for my tutoring session in an empty classroom. I quickly did a scan over the things we did last week just as reminder until Harry arrived for his lessons. It had only been a few weeks since I started tutoring and according to most of my tutors, I was catching up quite fast, except for Transfiguration and Arithmancy that ended up being my worst subject. In fact I may only have to do the extra classes until winter break. I was waiting so long I read on into the next chapter and was around half way through it when Snape walked into the classroom with his robes flowing behind him.

"Get up." He said in his usual, bored tone.

"I'm sorry, I had this room reserved for tutoring." I said, still standing from my chair.

"I am aware, but Mr. Potter has detention today so I will be taking his place to tutor you." Snape vaguely explained. "So now, Ms. Pendergast, stand and face me with your wand in your hand." I did as he said and stood ready in a strong stance. "Now I want you to defend every spell I throw at you."

"How do I do that?" I asked getting more nervous.

"You know how." He said and cast a spell.

I had no idea what to do and the spell hit me and sent me flying through the air and hit the wall. I slowly got up fighting the pain that was sent throughout my body. "Now will you tell me?" I asked.

"No." He said simply and casted another spell. This time I tried to counter it, but it didn't help and I flew back again.

It happened a few more times than I asked again, I felt bruises developing all over my body and a cut on my lower back from scraping against the wall. "What is the spell?" I asked more determined and irritated than ever.

"Figure it out." Snape said, clearly not caring less.

He casted a series of spells this time. "I. Want. To. Know." I said loudly defending each spell as I said a word and at the end I casted an offensive one as well.

"Now you do." He said simply after protecting himself from my attack.

"But how did I-" I started to ask, looking at my wand.

"You are a great witch, well, compared to what you could be, and you need to trust you know what to do." Snape said completely disinterested.

"But I don't know what I just did? I don't understand." I said prying, for more answers. "What spells did I cast?"

"The right ones." He answered. "You are extremely powerful, you don't know what you're doing consciously, but naturally you can use wordless magic. For other witches and wizards, that takes years of practice and they know the spell before they use it. For you, it's an instinct, everything is instinct.

The potion you brewed the first day of class is very hard and you did it flawlessly. This is why Dumbledore accepted you, he heard from someone who was watching you about your abilities. The only reason people think Potter is great is because his mother saved him, he has only a fraction of the instinct you have and people think he is oh so wonderful. And Granger is smart, but not as powerful. You wont ever realize how great you are, that's why your wand chose you, that's why all those wands wanted you, because they want to work with a master with pure talent and a small ego, low self-esteem, well most.

You came here not just to learn magic, but learn control and understand how the dark arts will pull you to their side because they need someone stronger than You-Know-Who and they know your name. Your arrival did not go unnoticed and you will have to work harder than ever to remember your choice. You have talent and power beyond your belief and we just started unlocking it."

I could barely understand what he was saying. I didn't know what to believe and I didn't know how to take it. "How do you know all this?" I asked.

"Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the world and when there is someone else who had the potential be stronger he knows." Snape said. "And Garrick Ollivander told us about the wand."

I was still confused. "Then if I'm oh so great then why do I still need tutoring?"

"Don't get it in your head that you are better than everyone else right now, you are that good yet, you were just born with a ability that is impressive and valued. I will be teaching you to control and to use your instinct, but having you say the spells as well so no one grows suspicious." Snape said. "You will also need to learn how to access it without needing strong emotions, like now."

"What about Harry?" I asked. "I swear it's my final question. Will he still be tutoring me?"

"No, Potter can't know about this either. Besides he is too irresponsible and we will release him of his duties. Anymore questions?" Snape asked and I shook my head. "Good. Now lets work on your Patronus."

A few hours later I was able to create a Dragon, although only for a few seconds. Snape kept me late so I wasn't able to finish my homework until 3 am and I still couldn't fall asleep, so I painted my nails then went up into me room. It was pitch dark and as quietly as possible I changed into my pajamas and climbed into bed. However, just as I was about to pull the curtains close around my bed and lantern lit up, which was then followed by everyone else's in the room. Pansy was the only one who really hated me, Zoe and Juliet never said otherwise, so I was assuming they didn't mind, but I had gotten close to the fourth girl, Sarah, who was sweet compared to other Slytherins, but not as nice as Ginny or Hermione.

Pansy was the first to speak, holding her lantern by her face. "Where were you?" She asked accusingly.

"I had tutoring, then I did homework." I said.

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"Yes, I'm positive." I reassured her as I climbed under my covers. "Anything else you would like to ask me at 4 am, when we should all be sleeping?"

"I mean, you weren't with any of your boyfriends right?' Pansy asked in a teasing tone.

"Boyfriends? I don't have any boyfriends. I have boys that are friends, but nothing more than that." I said defending myself.

"What about Fred and George? Or Zach? Are you still trying to steal Draco away from me? He had mentioned something about giving you flying lessons." Pansy said. "Or maybe it's Snape or Dumbledore cause you can't get anyone else near your age to like you back."

"Shut up." I said getting angrier.

"Oh you thought Fred liked you back? Then why is he with that Zara girl all the time, the one from Ravenclaw? And if Zach liked you, he would've made a move and Draco would never go out with a bitch." Pansy sneered.

"That what is her doing with you?" I said under my breath.

"Excuse me?"

"Pansy what did I do to you? Why do you hate me so much?" I asked loudly forgetting the time and that there were other girls surrounding us in different room that might've been able to hear me.

"Because you such a little-" Pansy started.

"Guys, can we just do it in the morning?" Sarah's voice said quietly, but still loud enough to interrupt Pansy, which probably saved her from making up things I did just to prove her invalid point.

"Fine, but you're going down slut." Pansy got back in her bed and closed the curtains. I did the same, but knowing that Fred was hanging out with Zara after she was so mean made it impossible to sleep.