Love From The Soul (Severus Snape x OC)

Chapter 12

I woke up very early and could not find it in me to sleep any longer. So I got up, got dressed, and went on my way to my classroom. When I arrived at my door I was surprised to find it unlocked. I immediately got worried, the door was locked magically, and I knew for a fact that I locked it before leaving the previous day. I opened the door and nothing could of prepared me for what I saw. My whole classroom was in shambles. My board was broken in two and so was my desk, books laid on the ground almost looking chewed, and the desks were all turned in every which way. My heart sank as low as it could possibly go. I ran towards the headmaster's office.

When I arrived I urgently knocked at the door, praying Dumbledore was awake. He slowly opened the door with a look of concern. I explained what happened  and he immediately seemed to get more focused. He told me to go see Professor Snape and that he would sort this out. I thanked him and headed towards Snape's quarters

I knocked stronger than I wanted, but with how tense and panicked I was, I couldn't care at that moment. He opened the door with an angry expression, before seeing me, which made him only slightly annoyed instead.

 ''Nomendia....what could you possibly want.'' I sighed to try and clam down. ''Dumbledore told me to come see you, and either way I need your help.''

 He looked at me pointedly. ''Understood, we will go see what Albus wan-'' ''No Snape, he didn't tell me to come get you, he told me to go see you, he said he would handle the problem.'' 

He looked at me with scrunched eyebrows. ''There is a problem...?'' I sighed once again. ''Yeah sort of.....I will explain if you come on a walk outside with me.....please I just need air.''

 He didn't say anything, simply turned around and grabbed his cloak and closed the door behind him. That's when I noticed he was already dressed for the day, but I didn't question it.

When we got outside, I immediately took a deep breath. Daytime was slowly coming along but morning was still young. We walked quite ways from the castle, but Severus did not once pester me about the events. Instead, once we arrived at a point in our path, I simply stopped. He stopped besides me, and looked at me somewhat perplexed. Suddenly I screamed my lungs out in rage. It almost sounded like an animal's screeching roar mixed with a human voice. My hand fully became a black claw and my eyes both became black. I then slashed at a tree with my hand, before settling down and letting out a choked sob.

Snape didn't know what to do, but he looked a mix of slight fear and concern, but it was not as obvious as you'd think. I then sniffed and composed myself, but I couldn't hide my depressed expression. 

''I'm so sorry Severus......you really should not have to deal with my bullshit...'' I said dejectedly. He looked at me with an unreadable face before settling on what to say. ''Do not apologize to me, apologize to yourself.'' I looked up at him with wide eyes, before sighing in resignation.

 ''I found my classroom completely trashed this morning...I don't know who did it and it scares me a bit.'' 

Severus' expression hardened slightly. ''Whoever did it better hope I don't find them.....or they will suffer for disrespecting Hogwarts like this...'' You would think I would be offended, but I was grateful, this was the closest he had ever been to comforting. I also knew the real message behind his words, it was his way of saying 'I don't think you deserve this and it makes me angry'. 

''I will immediately seek Dumbledore and assure that he finds the culprit and punishes them harshly.'' He said in a furious tone. I crack a slight smile at this. ''Thank you Severus....it means a lot to me.''

He turned to me with a neutral expression. '''Whatever for? I swear you Hufflepuffs are way too emotional.'' He said, but I was surprised to hear some form of amusement in his tone. I fully smiled at him and shook my head.