Harry Potter Characters X Reader

(2) Severus/Lupin X Depressed Reader

When you wake in the morning, the sun isn't up yet but you know that you have to get ready before the others. It aptakes all your inner-strength to drag yourself out of bed. You enter the bathroom and stare at the 'ugly mess' that is you. There were red tear stains under you eyes. Sighing, you grabbed out your foundation, the only makeup you owned, and began to blend it to your pale complexion. By the end of this operation, it was impossible to tell you had been crying. You quickly got changed into your uniform, a long-sleeved shirt, a skirt and the Slytherin tie.

When you entered the common room, only a few other people were there so you sat down in one of the many seats. Luckily, the others didn't bother you. You sat, staring at the wall.....trying to shut everything out....and just be......calm. By the time the sun was up, most Slytherins were gathered in the common room. You weren't paying much attention to what they were doing, it wasn't like it really mattered.

"Aguamenti," yelled the voice of Draco Malfoy.

Suddenly the world went cold, wet and cold. Before you could say anything some of the other Slytherins went up to Draco and congratulated him on 'putting a traitor in her place'. You curled up into a ball and put your head on your knees. You could go and change into another shirt but the only spair one you had was short-sleeved, you needed the other long-sleved ones for the next few days. It was also too hot to put a jumper on top of your short-sleeved shirt, so you decided to stay in the wet one.

*Time Skip: Breakfast*

You sat quietly at the edge of the table and listened as your housemates chatted about quiddich. You hated quiddich, it was silly the concept of the seeker defeated the whole purpose of the game. Then again, who were you to judge? Some other girls were gossiping about boys. Typical girls. Another group, a mixture of boys and girls, sat talking and laughing. You strained your ears to hear what they were talking about.

Then you realised they were talking about you. It wasn't really a surprise, many people had gossiped and made rumours about you before. You tried to ignore them by busying yourself with your untouched food. You poked your fork into your egg, you would eat but you just didn't feel...hungry. Despite your lack of hunger, you forced yourself to take a few bites so no one would question you.

*Time Skip: First Class*

Your first class of the day was a Potions double with the Hufflepuffs. Some people hated Potions, but honestly it wasn't the worst out of all the obscure things they made you do at Hogwarts. You put on the smile that you had worked so hard to perfect you held your head high, no one would guess how depressed you were on the inside. You walked into the class with the other Slytherins and Hufflepuffs and took your usual seat, far left at the back.

Professor Snape then walked, gracefully into the room and began writing on the blackboard. The others knew better than to talk so they silently wrote a note and then used magic to send it to you. You unfolded the piece of paper and read the message.

'Nice shirt Y/L/N.'

You knew they were referring to the fact that it was still dripping wet. This act did not go unnoticed by Professor Snape, who then deducted 10 points from Slytherin.

Today's task was to brew Felix Felicis. You were pretty good at Potions but you knew this would be a challenge. You opened your text book straight away and stated preparing your potion. You didn't follow the instructions very carefully, you preferred a more relaxed approach. Sometimes a little creativity paid off, sometimes it ruined the potion.

When you were halfway through your potion, you noticed that the others around you were struggling. They were far behind you and probably wouldn't have time to finish. You hadn't noticed that you were still shivering from the wetness of your shirt and hair.