The shadowed prophecy

Chapter 3: assistant

"So why am I being held back" I ask a little confused and hesitant.

"I was wondering if you would consider being my assistant for me? And I know it's half way through the year but I'm needing help grading and preparing classes" he says

"Why me though" I ask wondering why some of the Ravenclaws weren't chosen.

"Because you read ahead and actually have potential in my eyes and it will also look great in your application for the ministry" he said I looked straight at him because I wanted to be worthy of becoming something like a healer or something that might do with potions.

"Okay, I'll do it" I responded wanting to get into the ministry with high grades and experience but also to spend more time with snape because he's my favourite teacher. I made sure to block my brain off during this conversation because I didn't want him to get the wrong impression. I knew he was trying to get in my head literally, the feeling of someone going through my mind is something I'm familiar with as per my training with my own dead grandmother.

"Alright, you start tonight after dinner and don't be late. Now scram before your late, I don't like tardiness" he said with a softer voice than before.

"Yes, of course" I responded walking as fast as I could out the door so I could breathe again. I got out the door and I felt my checks get warm as I blushed still trying to keep people out still just in case.

The day went by fast and it was time for dinner already. While making some conversation I made a quick decision to look up at the teachers table. Going from one end to the other with the final professor being snape in which I made eye contact with which felt like eternity. It was interrupted by Nyx nudging me asking me something.

"What did you say?" I asked coming back to the conversation I missed.

"I said are you okay? Do you need some kick before assisting the old dungeon bat?" He said giggling.

"Oh umm yeah I'm okay I think I'm just going to quickly freshen up before I go and assist snape" I smiled at him and said my goodbyes to my friends as I left.

I got to my dorm and I felt a bit panicky trying to find my stash. Once I found my drugs and alcohol I quickly took some cocaine out a little baggy and chugged some sample alcohol. I quickly cleaned myself up and hid my things. Taking a quick shower and trying to not smell like whiskey, vodka and the drugs. It was almost time dinner was over so I headed down to the dungeons and help snape. I knew I wasn't in the right mind set while on drugs and drinking but I'm not a slacker.

I arrive in the dungeons and I knock on the door of the classroom. I can hear someone inside shuffling with some papers.

"Come in" I hear him inside and I open the door and see him sat at his desk working on some papers that he had set for today from other classes. I put my back down on a desk halfway down the classroom and I walk all the way down.

"What do I need to do today sir" I ask hoping to get whatever it is done quickly. And looks up at me and thinks about what I could do.

" you can go and organise the cupboard of my potion in alphabetical order please" he says and I do as he says not wanting him to know if there was anything wrong.

It felt like it was taking forever but I was halfway through and I could hear the chair move across the floor and I got anxious that I had taken too long. He came over and stood in the doorway of the cupboard and looked at me.

"What? Why are you staring at me, am I taking too long? What time is it?" I started to ask too many questions and he smiled at me.

"Stop talking. Can I ask something?" He said and I got a little more anxious that he knew.

"Ye sure" I said still organising the potions.

"There are times we're in able to hear your thoughts and times where there is absolutely nothing from you, is there a reason why?" He asks and I loosen up a bit knowing he doesn't know what I did before coming here.

"Well I was thought about legilimence and stuff before coming here so I use it to keep up the skill I guess" I say confidently because it's the truth. He smiled slightly and he walks in.

"You've been in here for more than an hour why isn't it done" he says helping to put the vials away in order.

"I'm sorry sir I guess my mind is just elsewhere" I say trying to not sound suspicious. He doesn't say anything else and we finish in about 15 minutes. He walks over to his desk writing something down and hands the paper to me.

"If anyone comes across you give them this and it should explain why your up at quarter past 9 in the corridors" he says passing me the piece of paper. I grab my bag and walk out thanking him. I managed to make my way back only coming across McGonagall and showing her the note and she passes it back and continued her walk.

I was still high and a bit drunk while getting ready to sleep but thankfully the other where just about getting into to bed so they didn't really look at me.