After All This Time

The Odd Feeling

Everyone is excited for today's match. It would be Slytherin versus Gryffindor and everyone knows that this would be a good match. And so Aleah and Reya hurriedly went to the Quidditch grounds to witness the game, they both are friends with the Gryffindor team, especially Harry and Ron but they can't be with Hermione to support them, but it would be Draco whom they will be cheering.

The teachers were seated near the Slytherins, and when Aleah looked to her right where the teachers are, she instantly saw Professor Snape looking proudly at the Slytherin team. Aleah smiled seeing Professor Snape, their last interaction that night is still fresh in Aleah's mind.

She wants to forget about it but she just can't. It's like fate is testing her, she seems to pass by Professor Snape in the corridor every day making her feeling towards her Potions teacher grow more.

The game has started. Slytherin is on the lead of 50 to 0.

The game between the two houses is indeed a good match to watch. Both houses from Slytherin and Gryffindor did their best but in the end, Harry was the first one to caught the Snitch making them the champions of this Quidditch match. Looking at Draco, he is once again, pissed.

As the match ended, Aleah and Reya hurriedly went to the castle. While they are walking at the corridor in their way to the Great Hall for dinner, Aleah was stopped in her tracks by Finn Parkinson, a Slytherin 7th year, tall, handsome and smart.

"Hey Aleah!", Finn said who is surprisingly nervous.

"Uhmm, Aleah I'll go ahead, I'll be meeting Marcus at the Great Hall. see you there.", Reya said, hiding her excitement for her bestfriend.

"Okay Reya, sure.", Aleah said nodding at Reya, "Hey Finn!", Aleah said as she turned her attention to Finn.

"There would be  a party at the Slytherin common room later, every Slytherin is invited obviously, but I wanted to ask you personally since you've never been into any of the Slytherin parties.", Finn said as they both walked inside the Great Hall.

The Great Hall is now jammed with students enjoying their dinners. Aleah and Finn is now approaching the Slytherin table where Reya, Marcus, Draco and Draco's friends is seated.

"Sure, I'll be there.", Aleah said, smiling at Finn.

Finn looked at Aleah smiling, and Draco suddenly popped out on Finn's back, leaned on his right arm and said, 

"Finn has a crush on you Aleah, tell her Finn."

Finn jokingly shoved Draco out, looked at Aleah and said, "See you later Leah.", waved and went beside Draco.

"See you there Finn.", Aleah waved back and sat beside Reya.

Reya turned to her, silently squealing, "Ahhh! Finn likes you! You both look so good together Aleah. Give him a chance."

Aleah shoved her bestfriend to the side and said, "He's not asking for it and Reya we're friends. You know Draco, he must be playing pranks and put Finn on a dare of asking me to go to the party later."

"We're going and you'll wear something nice.", Reya said, excitement flooding in her system.

And they began to eat and chat.

On the teachers table, there sat Professor Snape looking at his student, whom he found quite interesting lately. But his mood went sour when upon Aleah's arrival at the Great Hall, he saw that she was with the Slytherin head boy, Finn Parkinson. They both looked good together and that made Severus Snape loose his appetite and watched them intently as they approach Aleah Black's friend Reya Lupin.

'That Parkinson boy seems to have a liking for Miss Black.', Snape said to himself.

As Aleah is now eating her dinner, Severus Snape just watched her.

Severus Snape feels something odd when she sees or if he's near Miss Aleah Black, it's like he is having an urge to converse with her and know her more. She just lights up the place when she's in it, his mood lifts when he sees her, Potions class and the Great Hall won't be as interesting for Severus Snape to be at, not until now. Now that Aleah Black is present there. 

And that is indeed an odd feeling Severus Snape is currently having.