Lucy Snape and the Half-Blood Princess (Book Six)

Distant Desires

Chapter 30: Distant Desires

After Shona had been allowed to leave the hospital she had gone and sat in Snape's quarters after being invited by him. She was very grateful of course but felt rather awkward just sitting there with a cup of coffee in her hands while Snape and Jessica planned lessons on the three seater sofa and Lucy and Matt sat curled up reading a book together. But she couldn't blame them, being in love must be wonderful. Shona could only imagine.

Shona raised the cup of coffee to her lips slowly and shakily, then took a sip. She hated Snape with a burning passion but he really did make nice coffee and for that she could forgive him. Even if he did put her in detentions half the time. Shona's only love was coffee right now and just as love did it filled her up and made her warm inside.

She looked up from her coffee and glanced at Snape and Jessica, Jessica was speaking while Snape furiously took notes for tomorrow's lesson. They were working in sync and before long they would be done completely with that lesson plan but they would probably move onto others. Although the two did not show public affection, it was obvious that they loved each other. The simple things said it all; the way Snape's dark eyes would soften and almost melt as Jessica spoke to him, the way Jessica would occasionally lean on him or make her words softer and more affectionate towards him. They were perfect for each other, they fit together like a previously incomplete puzzle. Their abnormalities made them different and a unique couple.

On the other hand, Lucy and Matt did show public affection and they really did love each other. Matt had one arm around Lucy and his other hand was holding the book the two were reading (that also belonged to Matt and was in fact American themed) which was resting on Lucy's lap. Lucy's head was resting on Matt's shoulder and she was reading along with him, except she was a quicker reader than him and would always wait for Matt to finish. When he was finished he would ask her:

"Are you finished with this page?"

In a quiet voice, careful not to disturb her as she was extremely tired. She would nod with a little noise of agreement and he would turn the page with care in response while Lucy buried herself deeper into the burgundy blanket that she insisted covered them equally but Matt was adamant she got the larger share. Matt wanted to care for her after what had happened because she was extremely tired and was just about staying awake.

But Matt knew that reading a book would send her to sleep soon enough even though it was only eight o'clock. Saving Shona had taken practically all day which meant they'd all missed a lot of lessons and vital information. But Shona didn't care much.

Shona's grip suddenly tightened on the mug, so much so it almost shattered. Lucy suddenly looked up from reading and at Shona, Matt noticed her attention had gone elsewhere and followed her gaze. He held their place in the book with his hand.

"What's wrong, Shona?" Lucy asked, catching Snape and Jessica's attention also.

"Nothing, shut up," Shona muttered harshly, as she stared straight ahead at the table. She didn't care much for Lucy's words and suddenly felt a lot of anger towards her, it came from no where.

"Well, alright then," Lucy shifted Matt's hand and continued reading the book. Matt slowly turned back to the pages, looking warily at Shona. Shona might be part of the gifted but Matt disliked anyone being rude to his girlfriend.

SMASH!

Shona had thrown her coffee mug across the room, the contents sprayed everywhere and the coffee mug shattered on the opposite wall. The pieces landed daintily on the floor in an uneven pattern, it could easily be fixed with magic but it made Lucy jump and gasp.