Reia and I have been avoiding each other for three days now. Only quickly going to my room when I knew she wasn't there to grab clothes and other things.

I was sitting on the edge of Snape's bed painting my toe nails. Snape walked in shortly after 8pm.

"You're late." I mumbled, not looking up from my toe nails.

"The meeting ran late." Snape grumbled.

I looked up at him. He had one of my bras in his hand.

"Sorry, must have left that lying around." I smirked innocently

"This place looks like a teenager lives here." Snape scowled.

I looked around the room, only some clothes were left on the ground... and my Ipod was left on the table, and the blanket on the back of the couch could have been folded and maybe my hair stuff didn't need to be crowding his dresser either.

"It's not that bad." I said as I recapped my nail polish.

He handed me my bra back.

"I think you should get things cleared up with Ms. Mookums." Snape insisted.

I smirked. I was wondering how long it would take him to get sick of me.

"I get the hint." I replied as I got up and started picking up my clothes from the floor.

"What hint?" Snape asked innocently.

I threw one of my t-shirts at him. He caught it before it hit his face.

"I'll talk to her tonight." I smirked as I picked up the last article of clothing from the floor.

"It's already so late; I think you should spend another night." Snape replied smoothly.

I glanced up at the clock, and then glanced back at him. He was pre-occupied suddenly by one of the potions on the wall. I smirked and placed my hands on my hips.

"I get that hint as well" I said

"Hmm what hint?" Snape said as he casually glanced at me.

I rolled my eyes and dropped my clothes in my bag. I felt his body push against mine as he slipped his hand between my thighs. I felt the edges of my eye sight start to blur.

"Sev..." I whispered as I tried to hold my balance against the wall.

"Kate..." He whispered in my ear.

I felt myself grow weaker and my eye lids grow heavier.

"Sev..." I moaned again.

"That cute little outfit you wore today nearly drove me mad; I had to fight the urge from taking you right there on my desk." Snape admitted as he kissed my neck.

Snape turned me around and planted his lips on mine. I couldn't keep awake anymore. I closed my eyes and collapsed in his arms.

I felt my eyes open, but I was still in pitch black. I felt hard damp rock beneath me. I felt around for my wand. I grabbed it out of my inside jacket pocket.

"Lumos" I muttered as I held my wand up.

I held up my arms as a pack of bats flew at me. I quickly ran my hands threw my hair.

"Oh, please don't be stuck in my hair!" I squealed.

I waited for the whirlwind of bat wings to subside before daring to peak my head up. I was in some sort of cave. I slowly got to my feet and braced myself against the slick cave wall. With my wand over my head I ventured forward deeper into the cave.

"He better not be molesting my passed out body." I thought to myself

I suddenly slipped on the wet rock. I tried to grab on to the wall of the cave, but ended up cutting my hand on a sharp part of the rock wall. My wand flew out of my hand and I ended up tumbling down further into the cave. I caught the ledge with my uninjured hand as the rest of my body tumbled over a cliff. I watched as my wand fell down deeper and deeper down into an unknown hole. I felt my fingers slipping on the wet rock.

"I'm going to fall." I said as I strained to pull myself up.

I couldn't hold onto the ledge any longer and I held my breath as my fingers released from the ledge. I cascaded down farther and farther until I felt my body collide with water. I swam up taking a huge inhale of air. I spotted my wand on a rock still illuminated near by. I swam over to the rock, quickly grabbed my wand and observed my surroundings. I gasped when the light from my wand shone and sparkled on these red gems that covered the cave walls. I delicately removed one of the gems from the wall to inspect it better. It has little black spheres inside of it. I've never seen anything like it.

"They're so beautiful." I whispered.

I screamed as something quickly wrapped around my ankle and hoisted me up into the air. I noticed it was some sort of tentacle.

"Squid... Octopus thing!" I hollered, hoping Snape would be able to help me.

I saw its head slowly immerged from the debts of the water. I pointed my wand at it.

"Stupefy!" I cried out.

It let out a horrible wail as the spell hit it right between his eyes. It dropped me back onto to the rock. I got the wind knocked out of me as I hit the solid ground. I tried to drag myself farther away from the creature. Things were getting darker. I looked at my wand that was still fully illuminated. Thank god, my dream was ending.

I held the gem tight in my injured hand and held my wand tight in the other. I could feel its slick, slimy tentacle on my leg again, but only for a second before I drifted into darkness.

I fought to catch a breath as I opened my eyes and sat up on Snape's couch in front of the fire.

"Kate, it's alright... calm down and take a breath." Snape said with his hand on my shoulder.

I tried hard to try and calm myself down enough to be able to take a breath. My lungs finally allowed a small breath in and then another and then finally a full breath in. Snape grabbed my injured hand.

"Here, I noticed you had a cut." Snape said.

I slowly opened my hand. The gem gleamed in the light made by the fire.

"Kate..." Snape whispered as he slowly picked up the gem and examined it.

"How was I able to bring that back with me?" I asked, still slightly out of breath.

"I'm not sure." Snape admitted, still examining the gem.

I shivered in my wet clothing.

"Let's get you cleaned up and in some dry clothes." Snape said as he put the gem on the side table beside the couch.

He wrapped a small cloth around my cut hand and then helped me off the couch.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Snape asked me concerned.

"I'm fine. Unless there's a bat in my hair." I said as I managed a small smirk.

"No bats." Snape smirked back as he ran his fingers threw my wet hair.

He grabbed the hem of my shirt and pulled it over my head. My bare flesh being exposed to the chilled air made me shiver more. Only the small heat from the fireplace kept me from hypothermia. Snape unbuttoned my jeans and I slowly pulled them down and kicked them off. Snape grabbed the throw blanket from the back of the couch and wrapped it around my shoulders.

"So an Octopus?" Snape asked me.

"Yeah, I got him good though." I replied back with a wink.

"Soon enough you're not going to need me as your Watcher." Snape said.

"I don't think you're ever going to have to worry about that." I smirked.

"Well it's something new that you managed to bring something back from your dream." Snape replied as he glanced over at the gem.

"Have you ever seen anything like it?" I asked as I picked it up from the side table.

"Never. It looks quite rare." Snape informed me.

"So that means I get to name it?" I asked.

"I suppose." Snape replied.

I bit my bottom lip. Snape pushed a wet strand from my face.

"Thinking that hard is surely going to over heat your brain." Snape joked.

I shot him a glare as I clenched he gem in my hand.

"That's not very nice." I commented.

Snape pushed himself on me, forcing me backwards on the love seat.

"Will you forgive me?" Snape whispered as his lips hovered inches away from my neck.

I arched my head back giving him better access to my neck. I held my breath as his wet tongue slid up my neck.

"So sweet." Snape said as he brought his lips to my ear.

"It's so hard to stay mad at you." I smirked.

I saw Reia sitting by herself at the staff table the next morning for breakfast. I inhaled deeply and took a seat next to her.

"Hey..." I mumbled.

"Hi." She mumbled back.

"How's your breakfast?" I asked.

"It's okay." She replied glancing over at me.

"Look, Reia I'm..." I started to say.

"I'm sorry too." She quickly replied.

"No, I was being a real shitty friend and I..." I started to say again.

"I forgive you." Reia smirked.

I blinked my eyes a couple of times in confusion.

"I had this huge speech prepared and you just forgive me, just like that?" I asked.

"I miss you Kate, and I think it was a stupid fight in the first place." Reia replied as she placed her hand on top of mine. "And it's unfair that you forgave me so easily after what I did with your dad and I got hung up on this one little thing."

"So, we're good?" I asked.

"Yes please!" Reia smirked.

I sighed with relief.

"Who else am I going to make fun of people with? People here have no sense of humour." Reia complained.

"Geez, tell me about it." I replied as I glanced over at Professor Umbridge.

"She's been trying to ask me questions about you and Sirius." Reia informed me.

"She's harassing you as well!" I exclaimed.

"Every day." Reia replied.

"What a troll." I mumbled.

I glanced up at the clock.

"Sorry, I have to go in early and write the classes' potion down on the chalk board." I said as I pushed my chair back.

"Snape has you do it?" Reia asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Yeah, who would have thought he would actually put me to work." I sighed.

"I would rather have that then having to dodge spells all day." Reia replied.

I stood up from the staff table.

"See you for lunch then?" I asked.

"Definitely." Reia replied with a smirk.

I gave her a quick smirk before I took off towards the dungeons.

My stomach was growling by the time lunch rolled around. The crowd to the great hall was moving slower than usual today.

"What's going on? Keep moving." I said as I tried to push the students along.

"Who's she giving hell too now?" A boy asked behind me

"Look there, outside! Why does Professor Trelawney have all of her stuff packed and out in the court yard?" A girl's voice asked threw the crowd.

I glanced outside and saw Professor Trelawney looking flustered and upset while a smirking Umbridge stood in front of her. I pushed my way threw the students closer to where they were.

"But Hogwarts is my home..." Professor Trelawney said quietly.

She collapsed on her luggage. I couldn't really hear what Professor Umbridge was saying. There were students whispering in front of me. Suddenly the doors from the other side of the court room slammed open and Dumbledore walked threw the crowd of students. I've never seen Dumbledore look as furious. Again, it was hard to hear what Dumbledore was saying. Professor McGonagall walked up and took Professor Trelawney back into the castle.

"Don't you all have studying too do?" Dumbledore barked into the sea of students.

I glanced over at Professor Umbridge who still had a smug look on her face.

I dropped my overnight bag in front of my bed and collapsed down on my mattress. Chance jumped up on my bed and nudged my hand.

"Yeah, I missed you too Chancey." I mumbled.

Reia stumbled in and collapsed on her bed as well.

"The rest of your day go as well as mine did?" I asked

"I got bit by a half mouse half tea cup today." Reia whined.

"Someone added a rotten toad stomach to a shrinking potion. I swear I still smell like it." I replied as I sniffed my sleeve.

"We weren't this bad… were we?" Reia asked sitting up on her bed.

I smirked.

"We were way worse." I replied

"What are you doing tonight?" Reia asked.

"I have to go do Occlumency lessons with Snape." I sighed.

"When did you start that?" She asked.

"Not too long ago, but I need to practice… Umbridge just won't get off my back about Sirius." I replied bitterly.

I hated even saying her name.

"Okay, well don't make plans tomorrow." Reia said.

"Reia we have hall patrol tomorrow." I replied.

"Oh yeah…" Reia replied disapointed

I smirked.

"Don't worry; we'll get to spend time together." I assured her.

I knocked on Professor Snape's classroom door.

"It's open." I heard Snape's monotone voice from the other side of the door.

I slowly opened the door and saw Professor Snape standing there with Professor Umbridge. She still had that smug look on her face.

"Am I interrupting something?" I asked.

"No of course not, you're just the person I was looking for." She smirked.

I glanced over at Snape.

"Please sit…" She said as she pulled out a chair for me.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"It seems Professor Umbridge has permission to interrogate you here on school grounds." Snape informed me.

He seemed to be avoiding eye contact with me.

"So, please… sit." Professor Umbridge smirked.

"Yeah right, I don't think…" I started to say.

"Just sit down." Professor Umbridge demanded.

"You can't do this." I protested.

"Yes I can. Under the orders of the Minister of Magic himself." Professor Umbridge informed me.

I looked over at Snape. He was concentrating on the chair I was supposed to be sitting in. I slowly walked towards the chair and sat down facing Umbridge.

"Severus, the Veritaserum please." Professor Umbridge demanded as she held out her hand.

Snape slowly pulled out a tiny bottle from his robes and handed it too Professor Umbridge.

"Hold out your tongue." Professor Umbridge demanded.

Snape moved from my side and took a seat at his desk. I sighed and opened my mouth and held out my tongue. I felt three cool drops of the potion hit my tongue.

"Excellent. Now… tell me the where abouts of Sirius Black." Professor Umbridge said as she pulled up a chair in front of me.

"I don't know where he is." I replied.

Snape made a faulty potion. Professor Umbridge frowned at me.

"Severus, are you sure you made the potion correctly?" She snapped at him.

"Positive." Snape glared back at her.

She turned her focus back on me.

"Where is Sirius Black!" She asked me.

"I don't know." I replied.

"Do you have any ideas where he might be?" She asked me desperately.

"No" I replied.

She banged her hand on the desk nearby.

"Tell me where he is!" She barked.

"I don't know where he is." I replied calmly.

She stood up and huffed out of the room, slamming the classroom door behind her. I slowly turned around in my chair to face Snape. He was looking at me intently.

"Sorry, I didn't want to give you any hints that the potion was a fake." Snape informed me standing up.

I nodded my head.

"We're running out of time. It will be only a matter of time before she gets permission to use Ministry Veritaserum." Snape commented as he withdrew his wand and pointed it at me.

"Right here? Right Now?" I asked.

Snape nodded.

The classroom disappeared and I was sitting at the table with Sirius.

"I want to meet him Kate." The memory of Sirius said.

"If you want to prove to Umbridge you don't know where he is, you're going to have to try harder to block me." Snape's voice said cutting through my memory.

Sirius disappeared and I was standing in front of a crowd of people dancing. My heart sped up at the thought of being back at the ball last year.

"Focus." Snape's voice rang threw the band's music.

I tried hard not to think about that night. I tried to push Snape out of my head, but at the same time I tried to think of nothing. The people on the dance floor slowly started to fade until I was standing in front of an empty dance floor. Slowly the room started to fade. I opened my eyes and I was back in Snape's classroom.

"Good. Let's try again." Snape said as he pointed his wand at me again.

I felt someone on top of me. I looked up and my eyes widened as Reia's lips touched mine. I blinked and the room went darker and colder. I was standing in the forest with Anthony's lips on mine.

"Push me out." Snape's voice echoed.

I shut my eyes tightly. I opened them and I was standing in front of the bald headed man who attacked me in my dream. My scar on my stomach started to throb and burn. I didn't want to remember this. I shut my eyes tightly and tried to clear my head.

"Make it stop" I whispered.

"Only you can make it stop." Snape's voice said in my ear.

I opened my eyes and I was standing in a familiar room. The Durmstrang boy I slept with wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer until his lips collided with mine. I shut my eyes tightly, fighting for this moment, this memory to disappear. I opened my eyes and I was in Snape's classroom again. Snape slowly lowered his wand.

"Him?" Snape asked.

I slowly nodded my head.