Nova Snape; A Draco Malfoy-Severus Snape story (Completed and Edited)

Chapter Three

It's now almost a month into my 6th year... Draco and I have gotten really close. I was staring into the fire in the Slytherin common room, only to have my bag filled with books thrown into my lap. I tore my light green eyes away from the fire to find the culprit. My eyes landed on Draco, who was standing behind me.

"C'mon, Defense Against the Dark Arts starts in ten minutes" Draco said walking around to the front of the couch I was sitting on. He held out his hand for me to take. I took it and let him pull me off the couch. As I stood, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me into the halls. We entered the classroom to find only half the class there.

"Miss Nova, come up here, if you will?" Snape droned his back still to the class. I turned to Draco and I handed him by bag.

"Save me a seat?" I asked, not wanting to get stuck next to Pansy Parkinson again. Draco responded by throwing my bag on a chair and taking the one next to it.

"Yes... professor?" I was still unsure of what to call him, with him being my Uncle and all. He didn’t turn around at all, just kept his back to me.

"I see you've made friends with Mr. Malfoy" he stated like the subject was boring him. What’s it to him? It’s not like it matters to him... right?

"Your point being...?" I asked. He turned around to face me

"I hope you take into consideration the consequences of your friendship." he stated smoothly "Now take your seat"

I turned around to see the whole class there. I didn't understand consequences? Of what?

"Enough" Snape droned to the class. It fell silent immediately. "Today we will be discussing Dementors and how to make them back down"

Hermione Granger's hand shot up into the air. Without waiting to be called upon, she asked, "Does this mean you'll be teaching us how to cast a Partonus?"

"Yes. Now with a Patronus, you point your wand-not now Mr. Longbottom- and think of a happy memory, and say 'Expecto Patronum'. A Patronus is a vision of your soul, often taking the shape of an animal. If you are lucky enough, in your lifetime, to find someone with the same Patronus as you" I saw my Uncle shudder slightly "this indeed means you are truly... 'Soul mates' if you will" he looked unhappy with the memory of something I don't want to mention. "Begin"

I reached into the sleeve of my robes and pulled out my wand. I turned to Draco. "Care to go first?" I asked him, seeing as I had never done this before and I didn’t want to fail miserably. To my despair, he answered "Ladies first"

I pointed my want out in front of me and tried to find a happy memory. I decided to choose my memory of being sorted into Slytherin and actually seeing Severus Snape smile, crazy right? I concentrated on it and said "Expecto Patronum" A bunch of silver mist escaped the tip of my wand; it didn't look like anything so I concentrated harder. Suddenly, the mist turned into a snake and started slithering over the desk. I lowered my wand and to my surprise, it stayed.

"Your turn" I said, still staring at the snake. It didn't take Draco long to conjure the mist. "Concentrate, Draco" I said softly. Almost as soon as I said it, Draco's mist turned into a snake, identical to mine. I pushed Draco’s wand hand down so the snake was no longer under his control. The two snakes met and started slithering together, in a midair dance. Quickly they both stopped, each snake making half of a heart. Together, they made one.

"Draco..." I said slowly turning my head towards him. He did the same. "What does this mean?" I asked him.

"You heard your Uncle."

The bell finally rang, signaling the start of the lunch period. Draco said to me, "Let's go in, make a plate of food, and bring it outside and eat by the fountain"

I was taken aback by his wish to spend time with me alone. "Alright then"