These chapters seem to be short but I'm sure they will get a little bit longer as the story goes on.

But at least their short and sweet...Riiiigh????

Chapter 3

Severus sat at dinner that evening between Rodolphus and Mulciber. Rodolphus Lestrange was a malicious, pureblood boy, taller than Severus by a foot, his brown wavy hair a mess. Mulciber who's last name he kept forgetting was edgy and very muscular with short blond hair cut so close to his head that he looked bald. Mulciber was a buffoon but Rodolphus was someone to be reckoned with, no one wanted to be on his bad side.

The boys watched as Bellatrix Black cursed and pushed the two girls sitting opposite the three boys out of her way as she sat. They could see from her face that she wanted to eradicate something, or rather someone as she pushed back her wild midnight black hair out of her face.

"I hate all these pathetic worthless imbeciles in this school." She said as she grabbed the front of Rodolphus' shirt and tie and pulled him towards her. She crushed her lips to his and he kissed her ravenously. After a second, where Severus turned back to his food, she pushed him back into his own seat and he glowered at her with malevolent eyes. She smiled back then continued, "Especially those Gryffindor fools."

They didn't need her to specify as a group of four entered the hall laughing and arrogant. Mulciber actually growled. "Soon, my love, we will be free of this place and can join the Dark Lord. Then we can take our pleasure in getting rid of those who weren't meant to be born." Rodolphus cooed at her.

"Why must we wait?" Bellatrix demanded.

Rodolphus sighed, "Lucius and Narcissa have said that it isn't time yet. That the Dark Lord will call upon us when we are needed." Narcissa Malfoy, formerly Narcissa Black, was Bellatrix's older sister; she was married to Lucius Malfoy a well known Death Eater amongst other Death Eaters but everyone else was non-the-wiser.

Severus was enjoying the momentary quiet when Bellatrix spat at him, "Sev, is it true that you have to be partnered with a Gryffindor for the entire year in Potions?"

Severus wrinkled his nose as he responded. "Sadly, yes, it is – a rather stupid one at that when it comes to the class."

Bellatrix gave him a sympathetic look, "Who is it?" she asked as she glanced over at the Gryffindor table.

Rodolphus answered, "Cornwell."

Bellatrix turned back with a confused scowl, "Who?"

Severus answered, "Samantha Cornwell - the blonde occasionally with the Marauders and their first ladies." He sneered.

"Oh." Bellatrix turned back around, "The second prettiest of the Gryffindor girls, a half blood, losing by one polished nail to Lily Evans a muggle born." she said in a fake cheery voice. She spat on the floor, "Disgusting, they all flock around those idiotic lions, when everyone knows that the real men are found in the serpents of Slytherin." She said as she dragged her nails down Rodolphus' arm. "But this is acceptable since real women are pureblooded."

On Tuesday Samantha's schedule was rather light with just Transfiguration in the morning and then Care of Magical Creatures that afternoon.

On the Wednesday however, when she and her friends made their way to their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class she stopped in the door way. Of course.

"I swear, if I have one more class with him I am going to break something." Samantha said as she grabbed onto Lily's arm as the four of them walked towards the stairs after class, "You are not leaving my side in that class, for the entire year." She informed them all.

From there the day didn't get any better.

After Defense Against the Dark Arts she had two hours of Potions to bear. Samantha cornered Snape at their desk. "What class do you have after lunch?" It was the only class she hadn't had yet all week and she needed to now if he was in it.

Snape gave her a cold look and bent back over his textbook.

"Hello? I asked you a question, Slytherin."

He looked up then, "Don't you dare demand anything from me ever again." he said and turned away again.

Professor Slughorn still had the class making notes on Potion matters and variables. Samantha watched as Snape continued to write on his parchment, in his crooked scribble which surprisingly looked sort of elegant. She frowned at the thought and noticed that he had a considerable amount more of parchment written then she had finished.

She sighed and thought of how horrible the next few months will be if they continued to act the way they did towards each other. Not trusting herself or him to act rationally outside of class or with words she pulled out a spear piece of parchment and as childish as it were wrote 'Can we start over?'

She pushed the noted towards him. She watched as he paused to look at it for a moment, then he raised his wand and the parchment went up in flames.

Scowling but prepared to do whatever she could she pulled out another piece of parchment and silently hexed it to repel fire. She wrote 'Look, we have to work together for an entire year. It would be much easier if we pushed aside the obvious.'

She pushed it over to his side of the table but he ignored it. She blew on it so that it drifted to cover his parchment and he paused in his writing. She smiled smugly as he started to write on it.

The parchment appeared in front of her. His scrawl, which looked a bit neater said, 'What should we obviously push aside?'

Did he honestly want her to say it? She touched her tongue to her lip as she wrote – 'I won't lie to you - That you're an insufferable, dull, and rude sleazy Slytherin.' She looked down at what she wrote. This wasn't going to magically have him comply, she thought so she added 'And I am an arrogant, self-righteous, hotheaded Gryffindor – we should push that aside and just try to work together so that we don't fail this class.' Sighing inwardly, she pushed it over to him.

She watched as he read it and was surprised when he looked thoughtful instead of livid and began to write. A few moments later the parchment appeared back in front of her.

'You forgot irritating, idiotic, oblivious and a poor excuse for a witch. I will however for the sake of my future act as civil towards you as a Slytherin can to a Gryffindor, if you will stay out of my way a take on your load of work... and I wouldn't have failed either way.'

Samantha clenched her jaw as she reread what he wrote about her and tried not to combust in harmful hexes. Then the words vanished and written in his scrawl was 'Herbology.' Then abruptly her fire repellant parchment burnt into ashes in her hand.

Three days in and finally a break through, and out of five classes she had four with him – spectacular.

They had no reason to talk to each other again for the week as they didn't sit near each other in any of the classes other than Potions where they were only reading and copying down information. On Thursday however, Professor Slughorn, informed them that they were starting on their first Potion on Monday of the next week.

Saturday came and Samantha, Lily, Alexis and Annabel were sitting under a tree in the grounds playing cards when the four Marauders came along. Lily groaned.

"Hey,Lily!" James yelled as they came up to them.

"Go away, Potter." She asked, though it sounded like a plea to Sam.

Sirius came up behind Sam and sat there breathing down her neck. She shifted and said, "Do you mind, Sirius?" Lupin sat on her other side while James sat close enough to Lily that their thighs touched and Pettigrew sat between Alexis and Annabel.

"What are you playing?" asked Lupin.

"Canasta." Replied Annabel as she wrinkled her nose and looked at her cards from a different angle to make sure none of the other girls could see them. "I'm awfully dreadful at this game."

"It's a muggle card game." Alexis said, watching Sirius.

"Can we play?" asked James.

Lily shook her head. "We are in the middle of a game right now, besides you don't even know how to play."

"Yes, I can." He insisted.

"No, Potter you can't."

"Well, alright no." he leaned closer into her, "You know me so well, darling."

Lily scowled.

Sirius leaned closer to Samantha and whispered, "Could you teach me how to play, Sam?"

She turned to look at his handsome face and couldn't deny the little pull it had on her. He was extremely good looking but she could never see herself going out with him. They didn't have much in common. She picked up the stack and said, "Perhaps, Lily can teach you when she shows James."

"You'd be waiting a long time." Lily stated and completed a canasta.

Lupin cleared his throat and confessed, "I know how to play." The two boys groaned. "If I taught them then we could all play."

The boys started talking amongst themselves as the girls continued their game. Occasionally one would hit the other or James would try to get Lily's attention or they would laugh at something Pettigrew had done. It was peaceful for a while until Potter and Sirius got worked up for some reason.

"Look at him, he comes out here by himself and sits alone. To do what? Read?" she heard James say.

"You know he thinks that he is friends with Bellatrix, Rodolphus and their pet ape." Sirius laughed, "I hate them as much as I despise him but honestly, who would be his friend? Even they aren't that desperate."

"We should go over there and mess with him, James." Peter squealed.

Samantha looked up as James called out, "Snivellus? Hey snivellus, whatchya reading?" he yelled over.

"Where to find a lowlife friend that is as greasy as you?" Sirius piped in.

Samantha looked in the direction the three Marauders where looking. Severus Snape sat alone under a great oak across the field to them; his black hair covered most of his face as he had his head angled over a book in his lap. He could have probably heard their advances but was obviously ignoring them.

"Werido. Can he even see through all that grease plastered to his head?" Sirius laughed and yelled over at the quiet boy, "Why aren't you answering? Got some of that grease from your hair in you ears?"

Samantha watched as Snape slightly clenched his jaw but continued to stare at the book in his lap. Besides the little action he didn't retort, he didn't budge and he just ignored them. She wouldn't have put up with it, but it wasn't her battle. She noticed that none of he other girls were even discerned and played as it was her turn to play.

"We heard that you are partnered with our Samantha Cromwell, Snivellus." Potter called out to Snape.

She looked up, outraged, what did they think they were doing?

"You better leave her alone, Slytherin. Did you think that you would just-"

"You say one more word and I will curse your ass, Sirius." Samantha yelled at him withdrawing her wand.

They all looked at her including Severus from across the field, however a second later he was looking back at his book.

Potter raised a brow, "But we always tease him, its tradition."

"Well, you better not dare to involve me in it." She said, furious that they were so idiotic. She and Snape were already at each others throats.

Sirius had remained silent and Potter looked as though he wanted to lash out. They moved next to Lupin and the day went on.

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