The Ghosts of Our Past

The Warming Charm & The Pensieve

Fourth Year-

"It's bloody freezing out.' Hally complained as she rubbed up and down her arms after following Snape down to the entrance of the forbidden forest. 'Why did you invite me here tonight ?"

"A realization occurred to me recently that we have not spent any time together outside of my classroom since the night of the Yule ball.' Snape explained while kneeling down and starting to pluck the Knotgrass that was coming into season. 'Next time I won't ask you if you are simply going to bewail the whole time."

Hally rolled her eyes while continuing to try and rub the feeling back into her extremities. "I'm not complaining about being here I just didn't realize that it would be so cold tonight, it's spring and the weather has been warmer during the day time."

"Place a warming charm on your robes or better yet, dress in more weather appropriate attire in the future." He spoke dryly without sparing her a glance.

Hally paused for a moment as a feeling of embarrassment started to flush through her. "I've never performed one of those, I don't think I know how to."

Snape looked stopped his ministrations and looked over his shoulder at her with a lifted brow. "For the purpose of saving time and sparing us from our typical quarrels— I will perform it for you."

Hally paused as she felt a pleasant shiver slip up her spine at the thought of Snape's body being close to her own in this cold. "Well if you insist— it would certainly spare yourself the headache of listening to my complaining at the very least." A cheeky smile crossed over her lips as Snape let go of the knotgross he was picking and stood to his full height once more.

"Anything for the avoidance of that." He retorted dryly with a small hint of levity.

Once he was in front of her Hally had expected him to pull his wand out of his robes but to her utter shock he placed both of his hands onto her arms before warmth started to radiate from them.

The shock at his actions must have been prominent on her face as his lip twitched upwards in amusement while his eyes wandered between her own. "You can do wandless magic ?!" She blurted out when the stupor of his actions wore off.

"I can." He shrugged off her awe while starting to trace his hands from the meat of her arms all the way down to her hips.

"That's an incredibly rare talent according to Hermione,' Hally did her best to hold back the way her body wanted to tremble at his firm touch, 'only the most powerful of witches and wizards can perform it."

Her blabbing did nothing to distract him from his task as he took a knee in front of her and continued to drag his hands down towards her legs. Even though Hally could feel nothing but warmth radiating from them she couldn't help the goose flesh that was rapidly appearing on her skin wherever he touched.

"I am far too humble to consider myself an incredibly powerful wizard." He broke the silence as he kept both  his eyes and hands on her clothed legs for a moment longer.