Sweet Serenity

Chapter 9

-- Why Me? --

(A/N: TRIGGER WARNING!! BULLYING)

Snape's POV

I know that I've gone too far from being the 'old git' to everyone here in the castle but why do I feel sorry for her? She skipped her classes yesterday, when I came in her room that day I saw her eyes, they were bright blue and sore. Obviously she was crying all night, I know what happened at the great hall, I was there and I saw everything from her being bullied and running out. It pains me that I can't do anything since I promised the Malfoys that I will let their "precious" son which is my godson do what he pleases here. Even if I want to comfort her, I don't know how.

Looks like today she decided to attend her classes, she looks better than yesterday. I continued my lecture and deducted points from Ravenclaw for being them. When I turned around, I saw her looking at nowhere, her face was pale and her eyes were blue but when I glanced at her again, it is now black. 'That's unusual' I thought to myself. I blinked my eyes, I must have mistaken, I looked at her carefully, her eyes are now blue again. Yes, probably I have mistaken. It is impossible for one to have different eye colors, yes.

As I talk again for the lecture, she still seems out of it, not paying attention. Again looking at her to see if she'll snap out of it, her eyes showed a lot of emotion. Pain, sadness, loneliness and grief. 'What's wrong with her? Is it because of yesterday?' I walked to her desk and slammed both of my hands on it then I gave her detention for two weeks.

Class dismissed and I returned to my chair and start on grading their essays. From the corner of my eyes, I saw her figure picking herself up and about to go out.

"Don't be late Miss Burns.", I said without glancing at her.

I felt her nod before she left the room. I have to know what's bothering her beside Malfoy, I am not used on seeing her like this. She used to smile and greet me brightly but lately she's been avoiding me and she became more distant to her housemates.

time skip

YOUR POV

"Oh no! I'll be late.", I forgot that my detention starts tonight.

Rushing out of my room, I didn't notice that I left my wand under my pillow. I was almost on my way to the dungeons when a group of Gryffindors blocked the pathway.

(A/N: AIGHT, TRIGGER WARNING FOR THE BULLYING SCENE)

"Oi! You're a Slytherin, aren't you?", a tall girl crossing her arm.

"Y-yes, why?", looking at her while holding my books.

"Well, looks like we hit a jackpot ladies! Why don't we teach her that Gryffindor rules this castle, aye?", they slowly walks towards me as I back up.

"H-hey that's my--", I was cut out with a pang on my left cheek.

One of them with a curly blonde short hair pushed me hard that I got out of balanced and met the floor after I was slapped by the tall girl, two them chuckled at the sight then the other one with green eyes kicked me three times at the stomach.

"Ack!-", I felt weak and I can't even defend myself since my wand wasn't with me.

They continued to hit me by kicking my sides a couple more times, punching my face and hexing me twice then spitted on me before they left. I tried to sit myself up when they were gone, *crack* "Fuck-", I felt a sharp pain at my rib cage area. It seems that they have broken some of my bones there, I inhaled deeply then attempt to stand up, failing the first one, I tried once again and I succeed but it was hard to walk without giving someone a hint that I might have broken some of my bones and obviously covered with bruises and cuts from the hexes they sent at me. Gladly I didn't puke out blood, that would be disastrous!

I glanced at the window, it's darker than earlier. How long have they been beating me up? My world is spinning but I can't skip detention, I'm already in a lot of trouble, don't want to have more of them in the future. I chuckled of the thought...

"I'll never escape trouble, I was born with it.", I sighed.

Finally after a lot of painful steps, I have reached the Potions room. Hoping that Professor Snape is still awake, I tried to straighten up my crinkled uniform and messy hair before knocking gently on the wooden door.

"S-sir?", I shakily said since even talking hurts me.

The door swung violently and an annoyed tall dark-haired man greeted me with a stone expression.

"Why are you here?", he greeted.

"S-sir.. I'm.. here for m-my.. detention.", I slowly said.

With each word and inhale, the pain at my lower chest area increases and my vision is getting dark while my world is still spinning.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and glared at me. "Miss Burns, don't you know how late you are?!"

I tried nodding my head 'no' but it only made my condition worse than before, I stepped back a bit trying to hold myself up from fainting.

"It is already 12 midnight. Go back to your room and 50 points from Slytherin!", he said.

Before he slammed the door at me, darkness already consumed my vision and the last thing I remember is someone calling my name.