Saving Snape

9. Emma-Leigh is friends with me

I wake up the next morning and fall off my bed. As usual, the other girls in here ignore me. Well, I don't even know them so I'm fine with that.

I rush off to breakfast and watch Harry and Ron. They see Snape limping and I wince. I really should have prevented that.

'He must have let the troll in!' Ron, at least keep your voice down. That would be much appreciated.

I get up and walk over to them. "Ron, next time you want to say something that could offend people and isn't even true, don't yell it out at breakfast."

"You heard that?" He asks. "From all the way over there?" He points to my table and I nod. "Wow." He says.

I double back to the table to grab my books, and run to Transfiguration.

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"Hello Snape. Hazel gave me her arguments so I'm going to read them out, then we'll see how you feel, but she absolutely adores Sirius, so be warned."

Snape nods. We're in the dungeon after classes and he's sitting down this time, due to his leg.

"So this is what she wrote for Sirius: He stood up for what he knew was right-" Snape snorts and I can't help but agree with him. "- even though his view on what's right and wrong was a little hazy he openly defied his parents even though he knew the consequences would be awful. He stood up for his friends and did not hesitate to get revenge on those who hurt his loved ones. You saw him with Peter. He showed no mercy, proving his loyalty to people, even after death."

Snape nods. "That's also what got him to Azkaban." He says dryly. I have to stop myself from grinning because I know what really happened.

"Even though he overreacts when jokes are pulled on him he is quick to forgive."

Snape shakes his head. "Sure..."

"The reason he is portrayed as a selfish character is because he has a lot of pride and is too proud to own up. Especially to those who reminded him of his past life. That's why he bullied Snape." I look up from the parchment and Snape looks a bit more interested. "To him, he was a walking reminder of everything he grew up to hate. He tried to squash it and remove it from his life."

"Is that all?"

"There's... Something else. I think..." I say, squinting. "Yes, there's really tiny writing down there."

"Well then read it out."

"Sirius is supermegafoxyawesomehot. Nuff said." I roll my eyes. "That was definitely her."

"What's super... What?"

"If we had technology with us from our time I could show you but since it's 1991, I can't."

"Ok then."

"So how do you feel about Sirius?"

"At least there were no sudden revelations... He is quite arrogant, but I think of him a little bit better now. And if Lily's only child will grow to be his best friend, he can't be too bad..."

I grin. This is working perfectly.

"You can't have thought of this on your own." Says Snape.

"Thought of what?"

"This whole therapy plan."

"So I might have had help from a girl called Emma-Leigh. She's in Ravenclaw."

"Emily?"

"No, Emma-Leigh." I say slowly. "It's Emma and Leigh put together, separated by a dash. So it's like a first name and middle name combined."

"Strange..." He muses.

"Do you want to carry on?"

"Yes."

"Next is Remus..."

Snape sighs in relief. "I really don't have much of a problem with this one."

"Then this shouldn't be too hard. What Remus wanted all his life was to be accepted. That's why when he became friends with the Marauders, he didn't try to stop the bullying. He feared that if he were to stop them they would turn on him."

Snape nods in understanding, so I carry on.

"Even though Remus had this giant fear of being abandoned he still went along, picking up the pieces and apologising to the victims."

"All of the victims but me."

"Well, yeah. Anyway, let's carry on. He refused to marry Tonks at the start because-"

"What?!" Says Snape. "Remus will get married?!"

"Yeah, but then they both die after their son is born."

He snorts. "That's just stupid."

"I know right?! Tonks should have stayed behind."

Snape looks like he's thinking. "Carry on reading. I'm deciding something."

"He refused to marry Tonks at first because he was scared something would happen and she would get hurt."

"That is understandable..."

"Remus was always available to help anybody."

"Except me." Mutters Snape. I can't help but agree with him.

"He had no house prejudice and died protecting those he loved."

"Yes, he never judged me because of my house."

"So how do you feel?"

"I think that... If I were to meet him again..." He pauses. "We could be... friends."

I literally jump up and down and Snape smiles again.

"Really?!" I ask.

"Maybe. If what Hazel says is true, he has become a decent man and I could be capable of friendship."

"Wow." I say. "Good thing you'll see him soon!"

"So how about Peter?" He asks.

"Umm.... He was the glue that held them all together. Even though he was weak, without him, the Marauders would not have happened. Even though he didn't seem very outstanding compared to the marauders, who he was almost constantly next to, he was as normal kid as you could be."

"That helps me understand him, but it does not improve my liking for him"

"Yeah, I hate him too."

"Why?"

"I'll tell you in two years."

"Why two?"

"Because if I tell you now it could ruin everything."

"Fine."

He sounds just like a toddler.

"You may go now, if you wish. By the way, you can't save more people, but that doesn't mean I can't."

"I wouldn't try. It would have to be faked and anyway, it would ruin the whole story plot."

"Ok, then. I won't do it."

"Promise?"

"You have my word."

I nod and exit, going back to the common room. I walk through swiftly and go to the dorm to do my homework, the curl up into a ball and fall asleep.

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Dedicated to thomasmooreiv for sending me such a nice message. It siriusly gave me a lot of confidence. (Yes, I did just put Sirius in there)

Also credits to erjameson for the whole therapy idea. She's Emma-Leigh.

QOTC: what do you guys want to happen next? Should Isabelle and Snape work on Snape's people skills? Or is the Quirrel problem more important?

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~Ericano