First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Snape walked through the corridors, he was not pleased it was to him the worse day of the year, it was Halloween and the day Lily had died.

Severus would have preferred to stay in his room but he had papers to grade and potions to grade as well and this evening it was time for the Goblet of Fire to tell who had been chosen the Champions for the three schools. Snape was as he had said before very glad Harry was too young to enter the Tournament and when it came back he would be out of school by that time. He walked through the halls to the Great Hall to see several students standing around looking at the Goblet of Fire, it was in the middle of the corridor, with a ease of constant practice Snape slipped unnoticed into the shadows where he was quite invisible to the students there.

Snape watched very amused as the Weasley twins and their friend Lee Jordan came up behind Harry, Hermione and Ron who were standing there talking to other students about who had put in their name.

Severus chuckled as he watched the one teetering on the edge of the circle before hopping into place his name, the other jumped in with a shout of happiness before they were both thrown out of the circle with a large popping sound; and large white beards on them both.

Snape chuckled it was too funny they looked ridiculous like that. Severus watched as Dumbledore talked to them and walked into the Great Hall with twins leaving with their friend Lee Jordon laughing hysterically. Snape feeling a bit lighter in his heart and mind walked another way into the Great Hall to join the other teachers there for breakfast.

Snape spent the rest of the day inside his room, he had seen Potter and his mates walking down to Hagrid’s and figured they would be spending their Saturday there talking with Hagrid. Snape was sitting in an arm chair watching an image of Lily dance around the room, he sighed as he watched her dancing wishing he could once again dance with her as they had in school. Severus wondered briefly why they had quit having school dances, they had had them regularly while he was in school, and he figured they had them for a while before he had started working here thirteen years ago.

A soft knock was heard on the door; Snape stood up and walked over to the door. He gave his wand a flicker the image disappeared.

“Hello Headmaster.” Snape said politely, he knew that Dumbledore was the only one to come to his room to talk to him, the other teachers stayed away from his room. With the exception of a couple female colleagues who would come to ask if he wanted to join them for a drink.

“Hello Severus, I was just wondering how you are doing? You had not shown up for lunch; are you not hungry?”

Dumbledore asked as though he was just curious about a new specimen he had gotten for his potion class. Dumbledore stepped into the room. Snape let the door shut softly behind him.

He gave him a half weary smile; “I just did not feel up to Igor trying to talk with me. He had shown up in the school late last night after the feast, I was told he was looking for me.”

Dumbledore nodded his head. “Well at least the feast will be something good. I do look forward to the Tri-Wizard Tournament going again.”

Snape nodded agreement he would have loved to have done it when he was in school, although he knew it would have angered him to no end had Potter or Black had been picked for it.

“I shall not keep you from your peace, I shall see you tonight.” Dumbledore smiled happily as he left the room, Snape nodded as he watched him leaving. He walked back to his chair and sat down relaxing before he had to make his way up to dinner this evening.

Snape did not know when he had fallen asleep as he was jerked from his sound sleep, a dream of Lily and him dancing around the room as she whispered in his ear, that she loved him. Snape smiled at this, he loved to see Lily in his dreams as beautiful as she always was and very happy to see him and show her love for him.