Piercing gaze

Lockhart should be locked up

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1992- Severus Snape's quarters

There was not a sound made except for their feet against the stone hallways. They did not try to make small talk of any kind. Severus was too concerned about his mate which had been taken to St. Mungo's with the healers and what he could explain to Amelia Bones without being made out to be a hebephile. He, unlike the other professors, didn't have a password to his quarters instead he set blood wards on the portrait that guarded his rooms. With a quick prick of his finger the door swung open. Severus continued forward while Bones was behind him, though he quickly set himself in the wing back chair that sat with his back to the fireplace and giving him the advantage of seeing the entire office space without looking obvious. Amelia didn't say a thing as she took a seat in another chair.

"Are you prepared to tell me what is going on? The entire truth."

Severus leveled a stare at her. Assessing her and the level of truth he could give her.

"I suppose that I should explain that first and foremost I am a dark creature, though I was not required to register with the ministry."

Amelia stared. She honestly didn't know what Severus Snape's creature status had to do with anything that happened tonight. But she did not get to where she was with being impatient.

"I am a vampire and as such I have a predestined mate chosen by Lady Magick. Veratrum Peverell, the victim, is my mate."

This caused Amelia to stiffen in shock. Rage was blazing in her eyes and her fist clenched as though she wanted to punch him. He knew that he was a hairs breath away from getting attacked by Bones. He was quick to continue, "I have no sexual desire to a twelve year old, mate or not. I was just giving you all the information to understand what happened."

He gave her a stern glare to show how offended he was to her assumption. He knew that he didn't have that great a reputation however he would never be accused of being sexually attracted to children of any age.

"I had been down in my rooms grading when I felt magic that wasn't particularly my own. It took me a few moments to recognize that the magic was Ms. Peverell's and it was an S.O.S. I had been made aware of her having a detention with Gilderoy Lockhart and so I made my way up to his rooms. When I got there, I could hear Lockhart trying to encourage her to calm down. I quickly made my way into the room and he was so preoccupied that I was able to stun him and cover Ms. Peverell. Once that was done I sent a patronus to inform you of what happened."

Amelia wasn't sure what she was supposed to think knowing what really happened. Here was a grown man that was mated to a female that was currently twelve years old. However, he was a creature and it was not against the law for a creature to find their mate. As long as Snape never touched her inappropriately as a child there is not anything illegal for her to handle. She simply sighed before leaning back in her chair, "I will be keeping this information out of any file. The official report will be that you were going to speak with Lockhart about the dueling demonstration like you explained before. No one will need to know otherwise. If there is anything that we must know for Lockhart's trial I will ensure that my people go through you as both mate and head of house. However, if I were to find out that your vampire instincts were unable to be kept at bay and you attack that girl I will have your head on a spike and your balls hanging from my office door handle. Do I make myself understood?"

Severus had to stop himself from growling at her but he was in enough control of himself to know that she simply didn't have the innate instincts that creatures had so she only understood so much. She was concerned about his mate and he could respect that. "I would never harm her. I would sooner rip out my heart and set myself on fire before allowing someone even myself to hurt her."