Love From The Soul (Severus Snape x OC)

Chapter 4

''MAKE IT STOP! PLEASE! SOMEBODY MAKE IT STOP!''  I hear a piercing voice scream repeatedly. I am in so much pain, that it takes me a few minutes to realize that its me. Its my voice I hear ripping through the headache i'm feeling. I see so many images flash through my mind, while my tears flow down my face, contorted in agony. ''I WON'T LET YOU DIE ON ME 'ZENIA! NOT ON MY WATCH, JUST HANG ON!'' I hear a familiar voice tell me. The person addressing me continues to speak to me, but it all becomes a blur as my consciousness fades away.

I wake up, in a room I've never seen before, I can barely turn my head, but I hear many foreign voices around me. I suddenly see what interpret as a healer come near me. 

''You finally woke up, we all thought you wouldn't survive. I am glad you are better.'' I squint at her and lift myself up in a sitting position on the bed. I turn my head fully towards her and open my eyes fully. 

''Where am I?" I ask. ''You are at St-Mungo's, you have been hit by an unknown curse and we thought you were certainly going to d-'' She stops and stares at me wide eyed. I lift an eyebrow questioningly.

''What's wrong?'' She snaps out of her trance. ''My merlin, dear, are you aware that one of your eyes is purple?'' She hands me a pocket mirror and I take a look at myself. When I see my eyes, my heart drops.

I wake up abruptly and I am breathing heavily. It had been about a week since the last flashback and I had become more calm, thinking it was a one off. I was drenched in sweat and had a gaping emptiness inside. I scramble to get up and get to my tall mirror. Looking at myself I sigh, I hadn't changed, my appearance had stayed the same, save for my very disgruntled look. I look at the clock and decide to stay up and prepare for the day. Today was Saturday so there were no classes today, which I was quite relieved about. This afternoon was when I would finally meet with Dempsey, so I tried to cheer myself up, at least for the day.

I left my chambers at around 8:30 and went to my class to get some order into my things before class would resume after the weekend. While there I fed Narvath who chomped down hungrily on her food while making happy noises. I chuckled at her before resuming my work. It had been a good 2 hours before I was finished with my organizing. Closing my door, I make my way to the exit and go on my way to Hogsmeade. 

When I get to the three broomsticks, I see Dempsey leaning on the wall close to the entrance. He sees me and throws me one of his trademark brilliant grins. 

''Hey Alzenia, long time no see huh?'' I smile fondly at him. ''Yeah....its been a while.'' We exchange a quick hug and head inside. After choosing a table, he gets up to get us each a butterbeer. Few minutes had passed before he sits in front of me.

 ''You changed quite a lot y'know?'' I grin slightly ''You haven't, you still look the same, just older.'' He giggles at my statement and replies 

''Why should I change? I like how I look and how I am. Plus, you always told me how amazing I was, so another reason to stay the same.'' I glare at him playfully and he simply smiles and takes a gulp of butterbeer.

''So....how have you been since....well...'' I frown slightly. ''I've been alright, I was going swell actually. However lately I've been having flashbacks to that event....and I don't know why its happening or what it means..''

 He gets more serious. ''Am I the first person you talk about it with?'' I look down. '' Yeah....it only started about last week though...and it was the second time last night.'' He nods pensively. ''I see, also, I get that your eye patch has something to do with the incident too?'' 

''Yeah....my eye changed color.'' He looks confused. ''But why did you hide your good eye?'' I sigh. 

''People bullied me all my youth for having 'weird eyes' so when one of them became brown, I simply hid my remaining purple eye and to this day I tell that the one I'm hiding is the cursed one when they ask. You should know the comments they said, we were always together..''