My Naughty Minx | Severus Snape X Professor

Chapter 6: Boggarts

4 weeks later-

I still couldn't get over the fact that one of my worst fears showed as my boggart. In front of my students and Severus Snape. He hasn't tried to talk to me since the incident. I couldn't understand him, at one point he was concerned, and at the other he was distant. Who am I kidding? I was happy that he didn't ask about my boggart.

"Did you see how terrified she was when her boggart appeared to be Sirius Black?" I stopped in the middle of the corridors after hearing a couple of students talking at one of the benches. My breath hitched as I started to lean on the wall and slowly drift down it. I breathed out and stood up. Get over yourself, Phoenix. I walked to the great hall for breakfast and sat down next to Minvera. "Morning," I said with a fake smile. In reality, I wanted to just crawl into my bed and never come out, but it's not like I could do that. Then again I could. It was Monday and Slughorn would be teaching today. Even though I wanted to crawl into my bed and burrito I knew I had to be productive or I would fall into another depressive state just like I did when Sirius died.

"Do you need to talk?" Minvera sounded concerned.

"About what?" Acting dumb.

"About the incident in the classroom with Severus and the boggart?"

"Oh," I paused, "I don't need to talk about it." It had been four weeks and why is everyone up my arse about this?

"I am here if you need me," she smiled and patted my forearm.

Severus Snape

I lay in my bed wondering why Sirius Black would be her boggart and hearing a boggart speak.

'It's your fault, it's your fault I am dead,' is what kept playing in my head after the incident and it has for the past four weeks. She looked so hopeless and right there I wanted to comfort her more than I did. Was she in a relationship with that dog? I shook my head. Why do I care who she was or wasn't in a relationship with? Who am I kidding? I do care. I just couldn't believe a beautiful specimen like her would be with a smelly dog like Sirius Black.

I haven't spoken much with her since that day. I didn't know what to say. I got up from my bed and made my way to the lavatory. I put my hair up in a bun and started to wash my face. Then again she hasn't spoken to me about anything since that day. I was rough on her saying seven years of magical education wasted. I didn't even let her speak. Fool. Slapping myself internally.

She still came to her every other Friday lesson with me but we were quiet.

I got dressed and made my way to the great hall for breakfast. I noticed that Phoenix was already sitting down next to Minnie. I walked closer and noticed she was almost done with breakfast. Of course, she would be breakfast starts at seven and it is seven thirty-two right now. I sat down next to Phoenix and cleared my throat. "Morning," she said.

I nodded.

"Morning, Severus," Minnie said.

"Morning," I said back.

"I was wondering if you and Severus could take over Hogsmeade tomorrow for me?"

"Why?" I asked.

"I have some important business to take care of," she said.

"What kind of business?" I asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" She grinned.

"Yes, I would."

"I can help," Phoenix said. She looked closed off which was strange because she used to be so open. Even when she was in school. She was always laughing and smiling with her friends. Even with me during detention. Such a troublemaker.