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(11.) levitating the note

Severus pov

I was reading the book describing different kinds of potions and there uses that Lucius recommended, because I had finished Lily's muggle book. After reading the first have consecutively, I decide to get up and take a walk to stretch my legs. What I had planned was to just walk a little bit around Hogwarts and definitely not catch James bloody Potter crying his eyes out in plain sight. I checked if anyone was around the male, and when I saw there wasn't, I snatched a spare piece of parchment that I keep on me and my refillable ink quill.

I scratched out a short note that said 'R U OK?' And hesitated when I wasn't going to sign it. I shook my head and signed          '—Half-Blood Prince.'  It practically killed me not to correct the spelling and spell out the word. But James didn't seem to hear me so I folded the not and levitated it to be above him.

I walk back to where I came out of slowly, keeping the note levitated. When I was out of sight of him, I dropped the letter on his thigh, his other held his head and arms. I seen his red rimmed eyes shoot up and around him, but seeing nothing, he looked down and picked up the note suspiciously and read it. I didnt wait to see his reaction to the short note.

I hurried away and immediately went to the library, thinking thats where Lily was. I was wrong but I did find an out of place Pettigrew and a Black, that kept dragging an annoyed Lupins parchment and ink away.

"Sirius, stop that." Lupin said slapping at Blacks hand lightly when he tried to take the piece of parchment again.

"But, Moons, I'm bored. You and Peter isn't talking at all. And James has a headache." Black complained dropping his head on the table. The thunk made Lupin look up and he caught sight of me watching them with my brows furrowed.

"Ah, Snape, what can we do for you?" Pettigrew asked me with curiosity and Blacks head shot up and he had the usual shit eating grin. Umm.

"I was just looking for Lily. Have any of you seen her?" I said eyeing Black warily. Lupin seemed to noticed Blacks grin because he seemed to kick him sharply under the table and Black cursed.

"We haven't seen her in the halls or in here since we've been here. She might have been in the common room but it has been a minute since then. If we see her, we'll let her know that you was looking for her." Lupin says, professionally ignoring Blacks pouting face.

"Okay, thank you. If I may ask, where is Potter? I don't really see him without you guys, except recently." As soon as I said that, Black went immediately on guard.

"He's in the dorm." He narrowed his eyes at me in uncovered suspicion. Pettigrew looked uncomfortable.

"Did you need something from him ,Snape?" Pettigrew  grumbled out. Lupin was looking at both Black and Pettigrew but was still sitting down with his quill in hand.

"No, I don't need anything. It just seemed unusual that he wasn't with you three. I'll be on my way now. Have a good rest of your day."

"Have a good remaining of your day, Snape." Black said and in the corner of my eye I seen both Lupin and Pettigrew turn towards him in surprise. I turn and walk down the isle of books and out of the library. I was surprised to see James rushing my way fast, leaving a screeching Peeves. He seemed to have a glamor on because you do not cry your eyes out for a while and have no trace of it minutes later. He stopped somewhat when he saw me, then gained his composure.

I nodded in greeting and he did as well, but he was out of breath and he was breathing heavily. I was going to continue walking but the footsteps behind me stopped. Wondering if I was already going to get hexed, I turned around. He was leaning on the wall, trying to calm his breathing but I kept hearing this strange hitch.

"Are you alright, Potter?" I ask, noticing how I wrote almost the same thing earlier, I said, "I could go get Black or the other two, if you nee—"

"I-im fi-fine, Sna—" he broke off because he'd doubled over coughing his lungs up. I immediately go over to him and ease him to the ground. He puts his head in-between his knees in a struggle.

"What do you need, Potter? I could go get you water or—" Blood dribbled down his lip when he looked up. He had a handkerchief poking out of his robes ,so I take it and wipe slowly at the blood, getting it off. I could have swore he blushed  but it was gone almost as soon as it showed up.

"Thank you, Sn-Severus." His eyes didn't leave mine when he reached in his robes and pulled out his wand and reached out for my wrist and murmured a charm spell it sounded like. A vine erupted out slowly with a preserved (obviously) had a single red rose, just a little one, hanging from the vine. I don't know what I blushed at more, when I wiped the blood or the little vine.