A/N mary: yeah, we added three chapters in one day. we were originally planning to add a chapter every week, but that, of course, did not happen, what with vacations, Vlogging on youtube, and babysitting. but anyway, thank you for keeping up with our suckish writing and irregular uploads.

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The great hall was crowded and everyone was chatting excitedly. Firewind, the band Marie was in was about to perform their first real gig! 'Oh my gosh! This is intense!' Marie thought, looking up at her drum set longingly. She couldn't wait to perform, but as the feast neared the end the great hall doors slammed open.

"Troll! In the dungeons!" shrieked professor Quirrel. He swayed a bit, then fainted on the spot. The hall was silent for all of a minute then bursted with noise. There were screams, gasps, hyperventilation and the like.

"SILENCE!" bellowed Dumbledore. The noises died down instantly. "Prefects! Lead your houses back to the dorms immediately, except Slytherins! You will go to the library. Staff, follow me!" his orders took place immediately. As the students herded out the great hall, Marie scanned the group for her siblings.

"Marie! It's no time to space! Come on!" yelled Alie, grabbing Marie's arm forcefully.

"I wasn't spacing, I was looking for rose!" she protested.

When they reached the library they sat there for what seemed like the whole night. Alie and Marie were deep in conversation. "Now we'll never get to perform!" moaned Marie, putting her head in her hands.

"You will, maybe at the Christmas feast!" Alie comforted. Marie opened her mouth to reply as the library door opened. Professor Snape entered slowly.

"You may all head back to the common room, except Miss Doué." He said, staring at Marie. Madame Pince looked relieved when everyone had left her library, causing it to be quiet once more.

"This is exactly what you need to keep your brother safe from. I fear this isn't even the worst of it." He whispered quickly. It was almost inaudible. He knelt down so that he was face-to-face with Marie. "Please be careful." He whispered, pulling Marie into a hug.

Marie stood awkwardly in his embrace, then relaxed into it. She felt him sigh. As he pulled away he kissed her on the cheek. Marie's cheek tingled as she stared at him, confused.

"Professor? Are you feeling alright?" asked Marie, placing her hand on his forehead, feeling for a fever.

"I'm fine. It seems I got carried away. I'm sorry." He said looking down to the floor. Marie laughed and threw her arms around him.

"Its ok, you don't need to apologise! She said, tightening her grip around his neck. He placed his arms around her again. Marie noticed he smelled nice… like peppermint and cinnamon, with a hint of something else she couldn't quite name.

"Alright, back to the common room with you!" he said, grabbing Marie's arm and pulling her out of the library.

'What is up with him?' Marie thought, looking up into his face.

A/N – Mary: ooh! The plot thickens even more! Oh, and seeing a we've got two different points of view, sometimes these chapters will overlap, if you haven't figured it out already. And we will sometimes use direct quotes from the book(s).

Victoria: AHAHAHA MY PART! YAY! Ok now that that's out of the way, there will be more Snape/Marie later in the "book". Thanks for reading!