Just a small chapter, but felt obligated to post something when I saw I reached over 1000 reads. 1000 reads. 1000 flipping reads. Anyway, further relationships development coming up, and trust me, things will ACTUALLY speed up soon. Like 24 hours won't take 10 chapters.

Spero jumped out of Adrian's hands at the sight of Hannah, running up and jumping onto her bed. "Mr Pucey, I believe we have a lot to thank you for. If it wasn't for your actions, we wouldn't have Hannah here at all." Dumbledore spoke sincerely to Adrian. Adrian nodded in response, as Dumbledore conjured a third chair next to Hannah's bed, so Adrian could sit. Hannah sat awkwardly under all of the attention. She hated that many people being around her, even if they were all people she didn't exactly hate.
"Mind you, headmaster, they shouldn't have been necessary actions at all, if certain students and teachers hadn't been involved." Snape interrupted, harshly.
"Severus, I understand your dislike for Dolores, although I haven't much control over her employment status. Pansy, on the other hand, will face consequences."
"No." Hannah interrupted. All three of the males in the room shifted their attention back to Hannah.
"I think it only fitting that Miss Parkinson should be punished for her behaviour, Miss Byron." Severus informed, his drawl back in his voice.
"You think punishing someone for something they don't see as wrong is going to make them feel any less determined for revenge? Stunning her alone would've been enough to aggravate her." Hannah argued half-heartedly. She knew what she was saying was true, and she also knew they didn't need too much convincing to see the logic in her statement.
"So the wise way to go about the situation would be to move Hannah from the dormitory?" Snape looked toward Dumbledore for an answer.
"That, indeed, would be the wise thing to do. Although, that still doesn't justify Miss Parkinson's actions. But let us determine further punishment in the future. I think, for the time being, we should allow Mr Pucey some time alone with Miss Byron, I'm sure he's on a very tight schedule with classes." Dumbledore glanced at Snape, inching him to come along with him, then glanced between Adrian and Hannah, with a twinkle in his eye. The two professors left the room, leaving Adrian and Hannah in the room, alone.

The two sat in silence for a minute or two, stroking their own black cats. "How did you come by that cat?" Hannah questioned, starting off a conversation through the awkwardness.
"Ligo? Dumbledore gave him to me in my first year, it was originally his cat for three years, but he gave him to me when my parents refused to buy me a pet." Adrian looked taken aback by the way he freely discussed things with Hannah. He'd usually think over things before he said them, but for once he actually felt like he needn't bother worrying about what he said around Hannah.
"Did he tell you anything else about Ligo?" Hannah questioned, surprisingly interested in Adrian's story.
"Not necessarily, he told me that the story behind Ligo was complicated, but he never elaborated more." Adrian looked questioningly towards Hannah. She knew something that he didn't.
"If your curiosity ever controls you, ask Dumbledore about him. I'm sure he'd elaborate now." Humour filled Hannah's eyes, as she realized how much of a coincidence everything just happened to be. Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the happenings and the reasons pan out like a pre-planned novel.

Snape and Dumbledore entered the room again, Dumbledore with his eye twinkling, Snape looking a little more relaxed. "Well, I'm sure you've had a very lively discussion in the time of our momentary absence, but I'm afraid I'll have to interrupt. Severus and I have something to discuss with Miss Byron. I'm sure Miss Byron would love for you to come back in your next break." Dumbledore dismissed Adrian with subtle implications. Adrian left the room with Ligo in his arms, leaving with a last moment of eye contact with Hannah.

"Now, Severus and I were just discussing new arrangements for you. It has become quite obvious that you're not the most social and extroverted student at our school, and that you'd most likely prefer to stay in a room which doesn't consist of half a dozen other students. Severus has agreed to allow you to use his spare bedroom in his private quarters, of course given multiple conditions, which I'm sure he'll discuss with you soon. Do you have any objections to this?" Dumbledore looked intently at Hannah, while Snape looked anxious. He didn't feel comfortable being seen as someone so offering. He definitely wouldn't want other students to know that he had offered another student accommodation in his own private rooms.
"My answer lies in Professor Snape's certainty." Hannah responded. She quite liked the idea. Not the idea of sharing an area with Snape, but the idea of sleeping in a room alone, actually having privacy.
"I'm certain." Snape answered. Snape wouldn't lie. Not so bluntly.
"Very well, I'll leave you two to discussion." Dumbledore stood, before giving Snape a sincere nod and leaving the room.

"Now, Miss Byron, you must understand that this isn't a common offering. I wouldn't offer my own private quarters to another staff member, let alone any other student. My intention lies mostly in your safety, therefore I need you to follow simple guidelines, to ensure your own safety. This includes hours you will be in your room by, and hours you'll be allowed out of your room. This does not give you any more or less slack in classes, and you'll be expected to do all your homework within the night you're given." Snape paused, to allow Hannah to interject. Hannah slowly nodded. "And most importantly, you're not to take any of my books without permission." Snape added, a slight touch of humour in his voice. At that, the door opened, to Madam Pomfrey walking in.
"Okay, I don't care how deep and meaningful this conversation is, Hannah is in need of a check-up. Severus, could I please ask you to leave the room for 5 minutes." Madam Pomfrey's voice gave no room for argument. Snape nodded from Hannah to Madam Pomfrey, then left the room.

"Very well, Miss Byron, use these potions twice daily for the next couple of weeks, and then you should be better than ever." Madam Pomfrey handed Hannah a large vial of anti-fever potion, and Murtlap Essence. "You may leave when you wish, although I wouldn't encourage any highly physical activities. You'll be able to start classes again on Monday." With that, Madam Pomfrey left the room, nodding to Snape who was standing outside the door. Hannah downed an anti-fever potion, then sat up on her bed, to test if she was any less dizzy than she was previously. After her head finished spinning, she drank a glass of water from the tray of food on her bedside table, went to the bathroom, and then sat back upright on her bed.
"Very well, Miss Byron, I'll move your belongings to my spare room within the next hour. For now I think it logical for you to rest. I'll fetch you before the night, so you can spend the night in your new room." Snape stated, before leaving the room entirely, allowing Hannah to sleep.

Hannah drifted asleep, and for the first time in 10 years, slept without nightmares.

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