Ice and Flame

Chapter 6

  A week passed since Сatherine visited Malfoy Manor. She hasn't heard anything from Lucius  all this time. Сath felt angry and offended. he decided, the nobleman lost his interest in her because she refused from sex with him.

 'Who does he think he is? Well, it was predictable. He's like all the men. Bravo, Сath! You fucked up again!' she thought headng along hallways of Hogwarts to Snape's laboratory.

 When she entered the laboratory, Snape noticed her sad face. 

"Сatherine, what's eating you from the morning?" he asked.

 It meant Snape was worried.

 "It seems, I'm eating myself. It's Malfoy. I believed to his compliments and thought he's not like others. He invited me ti his place. And we almost had sex. But I got myself together and got out. And week passed after that, but he disappeared. The end of the story" she said.

"I told you you shouldn't be flattered" Snape replied.

He noticed Сatherine was upset. But his character didn't allow him to comfort her.

Cath rolled her eyes.

"Thanks for your support. You're true friend" she said.

She came closer and looked into his black eyes.

"Well, what else should I expect from you?" she said.

"I warned you. And I'm not going to be a vest for you. This romantic snot make me vomit" he mumbled.

But his gaze softened. He felt sorry to see his friend upset.

"Pff...I don't need this" she said and showed her tongue to him "Nothing happened indeed. I'm glad I was clever enough and didn't sleep with him."

"Catherine, spare me the details of your intimate life" he blushed a little and winced.

Catherine bursted with laugh.

"Well-well...It seems our professor is a shy boy. Marilyn, it's so cute" she said.

Snape arched his eyebrows in outrage.

"What? I'm not shy. I'm just not interested in this" he said.

He came closer to his friend.

"You know what? I'll turn you into cobra if you don't stop sniping" he joked.

"Try it. I'll bite you and then I say that it was like this" she replied and showed her tongue pretending she was a snake.

Snape turned his back to her and smiled slightly.

"What about Malfoy...Fuck him!" she said "I won't think about this peacock anymore!"

"Sensible idea in your crazy head" Snape said.

Cath made a wry face in response.

Snape climbed onto a ladder and reached the shelf with ingredients at the top.

"Damn it!" he swore.

"What happened? Have you been bitten by the spider?" she said laughing.

"Can you leave without your jokes? Don't dream about it, nobody has bitten me. I'm out of green lacewings. And I'll need them for tomorrow. We'll make Polyjuice Potion" Snape said.

"Haven't bitten? What a pity" she said.

 Snape turned around and arched his eyebrow like he used to do.

"Okay. I'll go to Diagon Alley and buy your lacewings" she said raising her hands showing she's giving up.

 "Let's go together. We need some fresh air" Snape suggested unexpectedly.