The Wand Makers Apprentice

Chapter 22

I wandered down to the dungeons, jumping two steps at a time. I'd gotten quite used to going to Snape's for extra lessons, and found it strangely enjoyable.

I knocked on the door, and instantly opened it, not even waiting for a reply. He was sat on his desk with a pair of tweezers, pulling something out of what looked like a dragon heart.

I squinted my eyes over to him, giving him a curious look. I slumped onto my usual seat and waited for him to finish, which didn't take long.

"Sorry about having to rearrange your lesson." He said in his normal toneless voice. "I had a detention to deal with. Hagrid's taking some students into the forest."

"As punishment?" I asked, my curiosity widening. "That's a bit 18th century, don't you think?"

"Not particularly." Snape said, looking as if the idea of students venturing into the forest late at night was a good idea.

"Who is it?" I asked. "I'm guessing they're Slytherins."

"Just one." He said as he pushed the tweezers into his draw, even though they were still soaked in blood. "The other two are Gryffindors."

"Gryffindors?"

"That's what I said." He said, now looking at me while I spoke as he had nothing else to with himself. "First years at that."

"First years in the forbidden forest!" I gasped. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Dumbledore's approved it so I see no problem." He began. "Now, we're not here to discuss detentions, but to learn potions..."

"Who is it Severus." I said bluntly.

"This evening I think we'll have a look at some cures to poisions..."

"Severus."

"Weasley, Potter and Malfoy."

"What?!" I shrieked. "You let Harry out in the forest alone?"

"He s in there company of Hagrid, I'm sure he'll be just fine."

The fact that Hagrid was with them didn't stop my worry, but excelled it. He probably had them fighting centaurs or something Hagrid like.

"You have to be kidding me!" I said, more to myself than Sev.

"Why are you so concerned Rosetta?"

Something clicked inside my head at this point when I remember the start of my second year, with snape crying in controlably. When he said he's coming, he meant harry coming to Hogwarts.

I looked up at him and at this point I knew he knew what I was thinking, and that the conversation was closed. We spent the rest of the lesson in silence except from discussing the work, and once it was over I ran down to hagrids hut, not caring that it was past curfew, to check harry was OK.

As I ran, Grig's words echo'd in my mind. I needed to tell him.

Harry wasn't in Hagrid cabin, but I still stayed nevertheless to listen to hagids woes about Norbert. After several rock cakes, I made my way up to the castle, a dissolution charm keeping me as undercover as possible, but I was still surprised at getting back to the common room undiscovered.

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the people, into a blissful sleep.