Rewrite The Stars - {Severus Snape x Reader}

-18-

Like every weekend, this one went quickly and Monday came. And not just any Monday - it's the start of the last week of the detention in Restricted Section, and first day of tutoring with Snape. Even I'm little bit uncertain how it all will go, I'm ready! But first, I got other lessons to attend to. "Good job you two! Well done!" our Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor cheers after two of our classmates ended their dueling match while the rest of us are standing aside as an audience. The duo does a little bow to us and we all clap along. Two days ago - when I rushed out of the corridor, I went to Hagrid's yard to take a breather. Didn't know where else to go to hide from other people's glances. Luckily, Hagrid wasn't there at that moment, so I had the time to calm myself down while watching the outskirt of the Forbidden Forest before me. It truly has become a safe space for me over the years.

When the teacher began to give the duo detailed advices how they could improve their dueling skills, my gaze slowly started to wander around the classroom and soon enough, I happen to make eye contact with Lockhart across the room and quickly looked away. I still got these mixed feelings how he tried to scam me like that. Was he really going to do that? Part of me still wants to believe it was all just misunderstanding. That he wouldn't actually be all that schemy and made me do all that work for nothing just to get that darn book. But then again... Snape told all about how he was able to read Lockhart's mind. Hm, what actually happened to the book after Snape took it? "...and, Miss (Y/N), how about you?" D.A.D.A. teacher suddenly pointed at me. Immediately, both of my eyebrows raised and my head snaps towards the center:"Hm?". "Would you be so kind and join Mr. Lockhart on 'the arena'?" the Professor asked. Everyone is staring at me while Lockhart is standing right next to the teacher. There is this smug smile on his face as he's watching me along with the others. "Oh! S-sure." I nodded and walked up to them.

I've never been paired up with him before. And something tells me this wasn't a coincidence. Somehow I have this feeling Lockhart has asked us to be dueling partners this time around. Solely because he feels offended or threatened how he got caught off guard by Snape, and is now taking it out on me. Then again, these are just my own speculations... So it might not be true. There are some girls gasping and gushing over the Ravenclaw how lucky I am and how they wished to be in my place right now. The way I'm rolling my eyes inside my head is over the top. But I mask the annoyance and just keep my face neutral as I turn to the opponent. The look on Lockhart's face at the moment... It filled with this 'this will be over in a second', and it somehow annoyes me even more. "Get your positions!" the teacher tells, and we do as told.

As always; we take couple steps towards each other, lift our wands between us and stare into each others eyes for a moment. "You really should have thought it twice who to trust, (Y/N). Even it has come clear to me it is not your strongest area." Lockhart whispered so quietly, only I could hear him. I wished to blast him right in there, but managed to hold myself back and just offer a small smile with a whisper:"Good luck to you.". Then, we lowered the wands and do the small bows at the same time. After turning our backs, we began walking back where we were standing at the beginning. Five steps. No more or less. Everyone has their eyes on us. And I can just tell by some of their faces they are betting on the Ravenclaw. I have seen how Lockhart works over these years and I must admit, he is pretty good at dueling. Right when Lockhart takes his fourth step, he sharply turns around and draw his wand:"Flipendo!". Huh?!

It all happens in a blink of an eye; everyone in the room let out a gasp when the jet of the spell shoots right at me, and I quickly turn around to block it:"Protego!". The hair on my face wipes out of the way by the strong air wave and I point my wand at him:"Expelliarmus!". The wand flicks away from Gilderoy's grasp and I won't let him get his second thought when I already shoot another spell:"Depulso!". The spell flies out end of my wand and hits right on the Ravenclaw's chest, and he goes flying. "WAH!!" he gasped surprised, and soon enough there is this heavy thump when he lands on his back. The classroom gets filled mixed reactions. Some of them gasps out of worry and some of them let out a chuckle of amusement.