The Potions Master

seveитеел: black mirror

It'd been a couple days and I had discovered something. Earlier I had been wandering the castle alone as usual, Cassidy and brian were off studying. But I found a cool room, it was up on the third floor, it had a strange mirror in it. A dark compelling mirror. It was so blank, the room was dark and shady too. Dust filled it. I wanted to know what was so special about that black dark mirror. I was planning to head in their tonight, you know 'inspection'. I never got to really inspect it, Cassidy had said it was restricted and I shouldn't be in there, so before I could do anything, she pulled me out. But not tonight.. tonight I would go and check it out. I couldn't stop thinking about it, but it was just so compelling to think about.

"Y/n are you listening? C'mon, we must study! the test is next week, now help me with my flash cards will you?" Hermione shook me violently, I snapped back into focus picking the cards up off the table, we were in a study hall, Professor Snape had brought us here, apparently because we need to study quietly and this would be a good way to do it. If anyone talked he would hit them with a paper, or a book, or push their heads in. He was so different, I never remembered him like this.

"Okay what do you add exactly specifics included, into a venom-sly potion?" I asked reading the card, the answers were plastered on my side.

Hermione began with a whisper. "Erm... y/n, Blaise Zabini is staring at you.. and I mean the pure blood Blaise zabini... He's an absolute jerk....". Hermione got closer to me, staring in a direction. "No the correct answer is lacewing fly-- wait what". I tilted my head at her confusedly, setting the cards down. "He seemed nice to me". I looked back, meeting Blaise's chocolate eyes, him and a few others began laughing as I caught him staring, he looked away immediately. Felt awkward really. "He looks down on just about everybody, even the Malfoy's.. I don't know what you saw of him but he's an imbecile". Hermione gossiped. I smiled. "I don't know if you noticed but, I catch Viktor Krum staring at you quite often". I figured she'd might like the idea, just some more gossip. I never enjoyed gossip about other people negatively, but I did like positive gossip. Like this. She rolled her eyes at me. "That's crazy". She nodded no. "At dinner I'll prove it to you I swear". I nudged her. "Bet? Give you five galleons if you can prove that nonsense". She began giggling like a maniac. "Fine I bet it then!" I smiled wider, she just laughed harder causing a slight commotion. Snape ended up hitting her with few stapled papers. He hesitated on hitting me but he just ended up walking away. After that we watched Ron get hit with a book and we studied for the rest of the class..

in the middle of the night.

I waited patiently till I could hear Cassidy's loud snore; she was a snore-er, her snoring was very evident, but it never kept me up. It didn't bother me thankfully. I usually fell asleep before it started anyway. Never knew she was a person who snores.

I quietly tip toed out, I was in my sleep attire as well, holding my wand out if I needed it. My normal sleep attire was just a tight short sleeve shirt with some half thigh length shorts. I quietly made my way out of the dormitory and quietly going threw the common room. Thankfully no one was guarding outside the common room, I would have to keep an eye out for Filch though.

I had put socks on so my feet hadn't make so much noise, plus the castle floor was really really cold. Now where had the mirror been? Oh.. dang, I sighed and began heading towards a spiral stair case, I would half to go up four flights of stairs, since I'm in the dungeon.

Once I got into the third floor and opened this forbidden room quietly heading in, without any fear someone would catch me. The mirror I caught a glimpse of, it just had soemthing about it, I mean why would anyone dedicate an entire room to a mirror?

I heard a faint voice as I stuck my head through the door, seeing a dark looming figure talking to the mirror. I listened more closely, opening the door just a bit further. "Lily I don't know what to do.. this feeling, it's inescapable...". That voice.. it was Severus Snape's voice. His voice was very unique, in a good way, no one sounded like him. What feeling? Who's Lily? Why is he talking to a mirror? I slowly opened the door.

Creeeeeaaakkkk....

The door had opened with a loud echoing creak throughout the room. Causing Severus to turn around quickly, before he could conjure a lumos I stuck my head back out of the door and closed it shut. I could tell he knew someone had been watching him. But I wasn't sure if he knew it was me. I ran down the hall, assuming he'd try to find out who it was. "Hey you get back here! Whoever you might be!" I heard his voice behind me, yelling, I looked behind me once and of course well it was rather strange.. He was actually running, I never seen him run so fast. A little too fast.. oh gosh, I turned back around and ran down a different hall passing the stairs. If I took the stairs he would more than likely catch me. And so I ran, i wasn't risking getting caught, given detention, nonetheless not by him.. just not him please. Eventually I felt myself being grabbed by my collar and pushed against a wall quite hard. A wand poking my cheek. His lumos has one out as well. I looked up at him, a window's moonlight shining into my face, he was so close. We were both panting really, out of breath, for a minute we really just glared at each other, breathing heavily. His breath was cold, mine was warm. A rather odd mix, his breath smelled of mint as well.

"What're you doing out of bed? Stalking me?" He questioned slowly pulling his wand away and conjuring up a lumos at me. "You wish". I muttered, gripping my wand. He growled out of annoyance. I wondered if I could obliviate him about this ever happening, and I wouldn't get a detention.. no he was too fast for that, he probably knows my every move, better than I do. "Come on punk". He grabbed onto my arm and began to pull harshly, familiar, felt like Lucius, Draco, Cassidy, Harry, why does everyone seem to end up doing this to me?

He dragged me down the stairs, tugging to the point of where it hurt. Eventually I pushed him into the wall, making him let go of me. If he was allowed to bruise my wrist with his death grip then I was allowed to push him. "I can walk". I grumbled, he rolled eyes dark eyes and grabbed my arm a little more gently and began to again- pull on me. Disregarding my statement whatsoever.

It felt kind of nice for him to hold my arm, comforting. I missed him, but he just- didn't seem.. he didn't seem to miss me as much as I missed him, and it hurt. It took me awhile to realize, but I missed him and.. I realized I really wanted him back as a friend, and what he said was so venomous... it stung, even days after.

I pulled away, and began walking forward past him into the dungeons after getting down the stairs. "I can see myself to my dorm thank you very much". I mumbled. I felt a right arm grab my should to pull me back, I faced him.

"Y/n. Listen, to me". He started, I sighed shrinking down. What was it now? He sounded at least genuinely concerned but I'm not sure what about. "Stop. Sneaking. Around. You will get in trouble again and I don't want that. You do not want that. They will take your wand and this time I won't be there to lie for you! I won't be there to save your wand, you will permanently be expelled from any school..". He exclaimed, looking me hard in the eyes, but he seemed so worried. "I can't keep watching over you and lying. You're lucky i don't turn you in with a real detention". He warned. What was... what is going on? How is he all so, charming and caring all of a sudden? He was so harsh and cruel two seconds ago! "Why do you care?" I asked angrily, my emotions feeling rather frustrated. Looking him in the eyes. He started to tower over me, getting closer, his expression morphed into one just as frustrated as mine. Starting to glare, was he bipolar? "I care about you Y/n. I ... I was your friend, you were my friend. And student.. it has only just.. come to my attention that most teachers don't become close like this with their students, it's considered found upon". He admitted out looking away. I slowly stopped looking at him so awfully, I stopped judging him. Oh my god! Why was I so thick and clueless?! He... just didn't want to seem like he was getting close to me to others. I felt bad, he was just looking out for the both of us, both our reputations. He always had as far as I know... "I.. I didn't realize. I... I have so many questions! Severus!" I began to smile and nudge him, I felt bubbly inside, i looked up at him. "Quieeet". He hissed, his face becoming more neutral. The anger and intensity soon stopped lingering around us. "Sorry.. i just.. im excited to be your friend again". I muttered looking up at him childishly, putting my hands together. He gave a smile. "Let's go, back to your dorm now". He whispered, I nodded and we went on. I had my bestfriend back. I never knew..

The rest of the night was so peaceful, I went to sleep on a good note.