Unforgivable (A Severus Snape Love Story)

Chapter 3

Posey's POV

It was easy to make the potion, even though I was distracted. I just couldn't get my mind to focus.

Did he seriously apologize to me? Why? I didn't deserve it.

I finished my potion first and turned in a vial of it for my grade. As I cleaned it up, I heard whispers from behind me.

"Didn't you hear? She and the Weasley Twins had a threesome on the train!" I whirled around and stared at the speaker. That girl who had called me a baby. I weighed my options as I turned back and finished cleaning up.

I had nearly decided that it wasn't worth the detention. That is, until she opened her mouth again.

"I told you, she's crazy. She even tried to flirt with Snape." That was it. I felt for my wand, but realized that it was still on Professor Snape's desk. I carefully walked up to his desk and picked it up. He looked up when he saw my hand.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked boredly.

"I need this back, sir."

"Why? What's happened?"

"The Hufflepuff girl is being quite rude and I was going to take care of it." He looked at me coldly.

"If you use a bit of magic, the punishment will be severe. Don't get another detention with me. I don't want to deal with you." I hung my head. He was right. She wasn't worth it.

Then she spoke again. "He had her wand. Wonder why, right? She probably left it in his quarters last night."

"But she was in the hospital last night, Kathy," corrected the boy next to her.

"How do you think she got those bruises? A bit of rough love, I expect." That was it! I slammed my hand on the table and turned around to face her.

"Since you seem so keen on telling what I was up to yesterday, why don't you enlighten the entire class! Tell Snape what I was doing in his quarters last night! Tell the Weasley twins what you say I was doing with them on the train! See how that goes over!" I was trying so hard not to strike her. Everyone was staring at me, but I didn't care.

"Geez, calm down, Richter. Are you on your period or something?" Kathy asked with a laugh. I tried to turn away from her, but I just couldn't. I started towards her, but I was grabbed by the arm and yanked back.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Snape boomed. "Both of you, Dumbledore's office. NOW!" He shoved me towards the door and grabbed Kathy by the arm to make her move forward.

"Miss Richter, you are trying my patience today. If you don't get rid of this attitude problem of yours, I will be very difficult to get along with this year," he hissed in my ear.

"More so than usual?" I shot back. He glared at me as we walked. He shouted the password to Dumbledore's office and the gargoyle moved aside for us to walk into the office. Snape knocked on the door and it opened on its own.

We were comanded to sit and be silent. Snape told Dumbledore about the part of the exchange he heard, and then I was asked for my side of the story.

"She sat behind me with her friend and was telling him that I had bed the Weasley twins and Professor Snape last night, and I got so angry that I shouted at her. Then she asked if I was on my period, and if that was why I was upset, and Snape stopped me before I could hit her," I said simply. Then I realized what I had said and hung my head. "I'm so sorry, sirs." I was going to cry again.

"Miss Richter, there is no need to apologize. You were provoked, and were defending yourself," Dumbledore assured me.

"But I tried to hit her!"