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Hogwarts, A Mystery	By : Marionne25 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 3452 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Author's Notes:
I'm very much alive.
And like I've said, I'll be very busy at the weekend so I'm trying to post to all my stories tonight since I will not be able to tend to any of it.
writer's block is going away so I'm hoping that these posts are going to help me write a bit more after next week.
Hope all is well at your end.
Do let me know what you think of the story.

Lots of love

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Chapter Four

Dilapidated Divination

Friday..

Harry woke up still feeling extremely ill bout what had happened and felt worse upon finding himself alone in the Common Room.

Checking his watch, he was already late for breakfast so he hurried himself out of bed and prepared for the long day.

“Why didn’t you wake me up?” he asked reaching the table and staring at Ron who was immersed in conversation with Hermione. “What’s going on?”

He looked up and saw the two staring up at the corner of the staff table where Remus Lupin and some other Order members were talking to the headmaster.

And to Harry’s surprise, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley and even Bill were there.

“What’s happening?” he asked again and was about to walk up the table but Hermione quickly grabbed him back.

“No, Harry.” she whispered rolling his eyes at him. “They’re obviously here for some Order business. We tried talking to professor Lupin but he sort of avoided us. Says he’ll talk to us later.”

“Well I hope he does.” Harry darkly said remembering how Lupin had been avoiding him all Summer. “I also want to talk to him.”

“We’ll try later.” Ron said staring at his mother who was in deep conversation with the headmaster. “I’ll try to talk to mum first so we can talk to Lupin.”

Breakfast came and passed and before it ended Harry watched from their table as the headmaster disappeared at the back door with the Weasleys and the other Order members except for Lupin who walked to the other direction and to another door.

“I’ll meet you at class.” Harry hurriedly said seeing Lupin was to walk out of the hall alone. “I want to speak with him”

And before Hermione and Ron could stop him, he staggered from the Gryffindor table and ran as fast as he could after Lupin.

“Professor!” Harry called out a few corridors down as he tried to reach and level up to Lupin’s fast pace. “Professor Lupin!”
They had reached one floor up and Harry realized that he must be heading to one of the teacher’s office but definitely not at the headmaster’s.

“Harry?” Lupin slowly turned as Harry reached him. “What are you doing?”

“I’ve been-“ Harry breathlessly said stopping in front of him to catch his breath. “I haven’t heard – why are you here-“

“Why are you?” Lupin asked completely perplexed as he stared at Harry gather himself together.

“Have you been receiving my letters all summer?” he asked the man. “I’ve been sending you-“

“I have been busy, Harry.” Lupin said in a firm tone removing the excitement in Harry’s face. “I’m not staying long. I just need to finish something for the headmaster.”

“No, no wait-“ Harry breathlessly said. “I just want to – I want to-“

“I’m in a hurry, Harry.” Lupin interrupted him. “I have things to do for the Order. It was nice to see you-“
“Wait, what’s going on-“ Harry said as Lupin had turned already.

He quickly blocked his way and Lupin looked up at him, surprised.

“Harry-“

“I haven’t heard from you all summer.” Harry repeated determined to get some answers. “Is there something wrong?”

Lupin stared back at him, looking unsure of what to tell the boy.

“I have been busy.” Lupin simply repeated. “I’ll be here until later at the game. You are playing, yes?”

For a moment, Harry didn’t understand and then he realized that he was talking about the afternoon’s Quidditch match.

Before Harry could even answer him Lupin patted him at the back already.

“I need to go, Harry.” Lupin said. “I will try and have some time with you later.”

“But you just got here –“

“I need to go.” Lupin simply told him. “Bill and Fleur can see you later with Molly and the rest. I have to attend to some things, Harry.”

And before he could even protest, the both heard footsteps nearing them.

Harry looked up and to his surprise, it was Laura.
Lupin stared at the same direction and his eyes became soft, his mouth slightly open as he stared.

“We can talk at the library.” Laura simply said folding her arms as he reached Lupin. “Do you need anything, Potter?”

Her eyes moved from Lupin to Harry and Harry was sure that he didn’t miss the look over Lupin’s face.

“You know each other?” Harry asked Lupin unable to stop himself from asking.

Harry stared at the woman then back at Lupin and he could swear that there was something different in the way that Lupin was staring at the new professor.

Lupin stared at him, obviously reluctant to answer him but before he could, Laura had spoken again.

“I need references from the old teacher of the subject, Potter.” Laura firmly said standing next to Lupin. “Again, is there anything you need?”

“Nothing, professor.” Harry softly answered her. “I just wanted to say hi to my old teacher.”

Laura stared at him then at Lupin and back at Harry with certain impatience in her eyes.

“I’ll be at the library.” Laura said at Lupin with a heavy glare. “I don’t have all day. I can only give you fifteen minutes.”

And before either of them could say anything, Laura walked away and to the direction of the library.

Harry looked at Laura’s direction and then back at Lupin and could swear that there was a different kind of look in Lupin’s eyes .

Something akin to what he could only describe as close to longing.

“Harry, I told you-“ Lupin began but Harry blocked his view of the corridor Laura disappeared from.

“Do you know her?” Harry curiously asked him unable to hide his curiosity. “Professor?”
“What?” Lupin asked, blinking and shaking his head as he looked back at him. “What did you say?”

He didn’t hear him at all.

“She’s our new teacher.” Harry had said as he gazed up at Lupin who finally turned back to him “Do you know her?”

“I’ve heard.” Lupin said keeping a straight face as he nodded. “The headmaster mentioned he would be hiring someone for the school year.”

“But do you know her?” Harry asked in an insistent tone as he looked back at Lupin.

He only stared back at him, a curious look over his face but his expression changed and instead of answering Harry, he returned a question.

“Is she alright?” Lupin asked him. “Has she taught your class?”

“Hermione seems to like her.” Harry replied in what was the most obvious description he could presently to Lupin. “She’s strict in a different sense than Snape.”

“Professor Snape, Harry.” Lupin corrected him looking back at him with a thoughtful look over his face. “Different in what way?”

“I’m not sure how to explain it.” Harry answered him scratching his head. “But they’re different. And she actually argues with the other professors-“

“She what?” Lupin quickly asked back, an alarmed look over his face. “She’s already argued with people?”

“Yeah.” Harry casually answered him. “Several. I’m not sure who else but we did hear her argue with Sn-professor Snape.”

“Did you hear what it was about?” Lupin asked him. “What they were talking about?”

“Couldn’t really tell.” Harry told him. “But it sounded that she was threatening him and he was quite furious with her.”

“He’s not supposed to be furious with her.” Lupin muttered to himself before Harry could catch it.

“What?” Harry asked him looking back at him. “Do you want me to find out more about it? Because I can-“

“No.” Lupin cut him short with a serious look and tone in his voice.

He turned sharply at Harry that Harry thought the look on his face was quite alarming.

“But I was-“

“Don’t.” Lupin cut him out with a look of concern and worry over his face. “Don’t meddle with things that doesn’t concern you.”

“Well, I was just-“

“I said no, Harry.” Lupin strictly told him and for the first time Harry could tell that his irritation was serious. “Don’t get anywhere near their business whatever you hear or see them arguing about.”

His tone was almost harsh, strict and close to furious

“Alright.” Harry replied drawing himself back. “I won’t.. I was just-“

“Harry, listen.” Lupin said and he gently took him to a corner and made him look at him. “This is something I’d only warn you once, alright?”

“Alright.” Harry quietly answered.

“I know that..” Lupin heavily sighed at him. “Your father.. all of us was always curious about many things but sometimes you can’t help but.. know things..” his tone became a little gentle. “But.. this is not your business.”

“But I was just-“

“No ‘buts’ Harry.” Lupin said his eyes serious as he stared back at him. “Please. Just listen to what ‘m trying to tell you. Not all the time you need to go around and about-“

“I won’t.” Harry reasoned at him. “I only wanted to tell you-“

“We’re trying to keep you low on things and we don’t want the school knowing you’re getting entangled with some unwanted attention drawn alongside names of the teachers-“

“I don’t-“

“Just promise me that you’ll stay away from the two of them.” Lupin seriously told him. “Especially your new professor.”

Harry looked up at him and he didn’t understand why Lupin looked very serious about this matter.

But still, he didn’t want any gap from Lupin and despite that he didn’t understand it, he found himself agreeing with him.

“I’ll stay away.” Harry simply said nodding at him.

“Harry?”

“Yes, I will.”

“Promise me.” Lupin quietly said keeping his eyes on him. “Make a promise.”

“I promise.” Harry said staring back at him unblinkingly. “I promise I’ll stay away from them, professor. Especially from professor Veregnicea.”

“Veregnicea?” Lupin’s eyes widened and his brows raised.

“Her name.” Harry pointed out “Laura Veregnicea.”

Something passed Lupin’s eyes but it quickly vanished as he spoke again.

“I have to go.” Lupin simply told him. “Be well. Stay out of trouble.”

Harry returned a moment later back at the Great Hall were most of the students have finished their breakfast.

The other Gryffindors were still at the table as Harry returned.

“Has anyone seen Oliver?” Fred had asked as they joined the table. “We’re supposed to have a routine with the try-outs after breakfast.”

“Haven’t.” Ron answered as he finished with his dessert.

“I saw him walking to the library early today.” Ginny answered. “I was going to finish an assignment but I got hungry.”

“What time is the try-out?” Harry asked them wanting to watch it. “I hope I don’t have class then.”

“Three.” Fred and George answered together. “Didn’t you hear they cancelled the match?”

“They what?”

“Try-outs were moved at three.” Fred answered him. “Heard some Slytherins would watch the try-out. It’ll be on the open field so we can hardly stop them.”

Charms and Herbology came to pass as their first subjects.

Herbology came with the Hufflepuffs and Harry was glad that they now understand that he didn’t murder Cedric and that they now believe him that the Dark Lord has fully returned.

He found himself being asked by the DA members if there was going to be any meeting that year but he merely told them that he would let him know should he think and deem it necessary.

In truth, he had not thought much about it.

He knew that he should be teaching them how to defend themselves should the worst arrived but he still couldn’t get to bring himself on the events of last year and what had let to it.

As much as possible, he would like to delete every bit of memory that the previous year had arrived.

It was the DA, compose mostly of his friends that he had almost brought to danger and had even led him to the unthinkable loss he had just endured and couldn’t let go.

He still blames himself every night at the loss of his godfather.

After two hours, they were asked to take out the poisons from the plants they have just studied and to put them into bottles and to submit them to professor Snape as he was going to collect them for another project for the other years.

“I’m not going to hand mine.” Harry had said as he secretly kept his into a minimum amount and kept another vial to himself. “I’m not going to have a hand if he tries to poison any of us.”

Ron shook his head and ignored the fact that Harry had just put a very small amount to one vial to submit and another filled one to be kept inside his robes’ pockets.

“What’s this, Potter?” professor Sprout asked him as she stared at Harry’s submission.

“Sorry I can’t get it out, professor.” Harry lied as Ron had his passed quickly while Hermione was helping Neville seal his bottle so she didn’t see what Harry had done.

“Fine.” their professor commented sighing heavily at him. “I told you to use the other knife. You’re not listening to instructions again, Potter. Next!”

“Sorry professor.” Harry muttered as he kept the other vial secure inside his pocket.

He wasn’t sure why he kept it.

But there was something about handing Snape poison that just didn’t feel right at all.

The class had wrapped up and finished and they began to return to the castle.

“I think I left something.” Harry had said as they walked up the grounds back to the castle.

“At the greenhouses?” Hermione asked him.

“No.” Harry replied thoughtfully. “At Charms, I think. I’d be right back. Go ahead.”

And before they could stop him, he had run all the way up the castle to retrieve whatever it was that he thinks he had left behind earlier.

“Well hurry!” Hermione called after him. “We have professor McGonagall next! You don’t want to be late for that!”

McGonagall’s class that day was filled with a lot of lecture and heavy reading assignment that when Harry arrived late at the first ten minutes, half of the class was already sleepy.

“Something to say for yourself, Potter?” the old professor asked as Harry apologized and reached the seat that Hermione and Ron had saved for him.

“Sorry, sorry.” he said passing by the other students and apologizing to professor McGonagall.

The woman eyed him but she resumed to her lecture as Harry hurriedly took out his book while reading at the part on Hermione’s open book next to him.

Harry sighed heavily and after a few minutes, had managed to be in a dozing off state like the rest as they read on the lecture for the day’s class as professor McGonagall instructed that the practical activities will be happening at the next lessons.

“Where have you been?”

It was the first question that Hermione had asked Harry the moment the class was over and they began to leave the classroom.

“Sorry.” Harry said hurriedly taking his book and parchments back inside his bag as they walked out of the room and down the grand staircase with the rest of the dismissed classes. “I was just-“

“Did you get what you left at Charms?” Ron asked him as he closed his bag and nodded at Dean who handed him something before running off with Neville to the other direction.

“What?” Harry asked him as they reached the grand staircase. “What did you-“

“I thought you said you left something at Charms.” Hermione said staring at him. “That’s why you left –“

“I was just-“

Before Harry could finish his sentence they all heard an almost dramatic scream coming from the first floor at the very end of the grand staircase.

Since it was the end of the last classes, a lot of students were already descending the stairs and everyone stared at the direction where the scream was heard.

“Isn’t that Trelawney?” Ron asked pointing as the students ran up to gather down the stairs where some teachers were already heading upon hearing the scream.

“Yeah, it’s her.” Hermione said as the three of them rushed down at the scene.

“Destroyed!” they kept hearing her scream. “Destroyed, headmaster!”

They looked around and reached the crowd as McGonagall and Dumbledore reached the end of the stairs and forced their way through the gathered students blocking the teachers’ way to Trelawney.

“Sibyll, calm down.” the headmaster said reaching her and he quickly gestured for professor McGonagall to help him sit her down at the steps of the stairs.

The students were ushered aside by the Prefects and Head Boys and Head Girls who were there at the moment while the others made way for teachers to reach the headmaster

“Destroyed!” she cried at the headmaster’s arms. “Destroyed headmaster!”

Her rings and bangled were clinking as she cried at the headmaster and at McGonagall.

“Calm down, Sybyll.” McGonagall gently told her. “Tell us slowly what happned.”

“I have told you..” she cried in McGonagall’s arms now. “I have told you, I have foreseen this day! I have foreseen this day would come but I tried – I tried – it happened today, it happened! Someone at Hogwarts is attracting it!”

“Sybyll, we already talked about this.” the headmaster said. “We are not-“

“No, no I tell you!” she cried at him. “Unforgiving.. It’s been attracted back at the school, please headmaster! You have to believe in me!”

“What is destroyed, Sybill?” McGonagall asked her letting the Prefects clear the way as other teachers arrived at the scene. “What is destroyed?”

“My classroom!” she cried hard. “My – my classroom!!! They wanted it destroyed – no evidence of what I have foreseen – they’re here – it has been attracted- they’ve arrived at Hogwarts!”

Harry stared with the rest of the students gathered around, staring and trying to get closer to what was happening.

“Move.” a cold and stern voice came and before the trio could comprehend, Snape had forced himself through the crowd and pushed students out of his way.

He reached the headmaster just in time and before he could say anything, the headmaster glared up at him.

“Where have you been?” the headmaster’s voice asked in a loud and clear tone.

“Headmaster-“ Snape began but the headmaster was staring at him as if he was the cause of all of it.

Harry stared at the other two, they have never heard that kind of tone from the headmaster towards Snape.

“Help her up.” the headmaster commanded him. “Let us sort this out. Make her a Calming Draught-“

“You don’t understand!” Trelawney continued to cry. “You can’t do anything – someone has to make it go away-“

“And the headmaster is going to make it go away!” McGonagall told her helping her to her feet. “But right now you ened to come with us and calm yourself-“

“You do not understand!” cried Trelawney dramatically. “It’s gone – there’s nothing to be done – but it has done what it was suppose to do – it has been done when the even of the orb arrived – it is here – it has to be let go-“

“I will sort this out, professor Trelawney,” the headmaster said, taking his wand out and he turned to head to the North Tower soon followed by the other teachers.

When they reached the corridor to the North Tower, everyone didn’t have to go through the trapdoor to see what must have happened up the stairs. From the corridor itself, they saw most of Trelawney’s books, cards, cloths, parchments, ornaments and other Divination things she used scatted at the corridor, all the way to the end of the trapdoor.

Nobody had to guess what was up the North Tower to know more disaster that lay there.

“Tell us what happened.” the headmaster said as they returned to her classroom.

“I just had my classes with the Slytherins.” Trelawney said as Dumbledore helped McGonagall and Flitwick settle her at the corner while the other teachers stared at the broken things around the classroom.

Tables were turned, glasses of orbs were shattered, books were all over the place and all other materials of her were turned and tossed all over the room.

“I went downstairs then for a meal and then I remembered something and I returned.. and I… I came here and… and this…”

She began to cry again in McGonagall’s arms as the other woman stared around in shock at the broken things around the room.

“We can fix this.” she assured the other professor. “We can fix this.”

“But I have been sent a warning then.” Trelawney fearfully cried. “This is a warning – something more foreboding is about to come-“

The headmaster stared at her and quickly stopped her from thinking worse and this way towards what has happened.

“I will have this place cleared and clean, professor.” the headmaster said. “Are you sure no other student came here today?”

Trelawney shook her head.

“I last left this place.” she has answered. “I place protection charms in my office to ensure
s-security as wards in my room.. and… I don’t think student would do this to me...”

The headmaster turned to the others but before he could speak, the trapdoor opened and Lupin had climbed out of it and stared at the classroom that has obviously been attackd.

“Headmaster, I heard what happeed.” Lupin said as he climbed up and stared around him, a concerned look over his face.

“Oh, Remus.” Trelawney said kindly gesturing to him as the man walked to her and gently patted her shoulder.

“We have to throw most of the broken glasses, headmaster.” Snape said as he stepped on a couple of broken orbs already. “This can harm teachers and students alike. We have to completely rid the room of things that can no longer be repaired.”

Trelawney stared at her, completely feeling offended by his suggestion by knowing he was right anyway.

“Very well.” the headmaster said walking around the room and checking every bit of broken thing and which may still be recovered and fixed. “Minerva, you and professor Sprout – please bring professor Trelawney down to Madam Pofrey to calm her. Severus, make sure she gets a good Sleeping Draught for the day. I will try and fix whatever can still be used in this room.”

Trelawney nodded at the headmaster in gratitude as they watch him walk around, staring at the broken materials and turning back upturned pieces of furniture around the room.

“Professor Flitwick, please charm the things that we can still use.” the headmaster said as he continue to instruct the others. “Severus, can you and professor Veregnicea make sure that-“

“Laura’s not here.” Snape suddenly said turning to the headmaster as he stared around the room realizing it.

“What?” the headmaster asked after hearing it very clearly.

“She’s not here.” Snape said firmly gesturing around the room. “Laura.”

“Where is Laura?” the headmaster worriedly asked looking at the other teachers who only shook their heads and tried to remember the last time they’ve seen her.

“I haven’t seen her since this morning.” Flitwick quickly said staring at McGonagall who shook her head.

“I have not seen her since lunch.” Snape said walking towards the headmaster. “Do you want me to summon her?”

“No, Severus.” the headmaster calmly said. “I will talk to her.”

“But headmaster, look at this-“ Snape said quick and agile in his movements. “Look at what-“

“Let’s not assume, Severus.” the headmaster simply told him. “Remus, have you seen Laura?”

“I’m sure he has.” Snape said even before Lupin could answer. “Weren’t you the one all excited to see her?”

Lupin stared at him but he didn’t say anything, he didn’t want to argue with the man.

It wasn’t the right time to argue about something as trivial and irrelevant to the situation.

“I was with her this morning.” Lupin honestly answered them. “I can vouch that I was with her-“

“The whole morning?” Snape asked with a raised brow. “For roughly six whole hours? Doesn’t she have classes to attend-“

“Severus-“ the headmaster said in warning but Snape wasn’t listening.

“I was with her.” Lupin firmly repeated. “I can tell you that I was with her the whole time-“

“I’m sure that is what you will say.” Snape silkily said turning to the headmaster. “I think headmaster, Laura needs reminding of-“

The trapdoor made a sound and then it suddenly opened and they all stared as Laura began to climb up.

“I need reminding of something like what Snape?” she asked as she reached the landing and looking murderous at Snape’s direction.

“You don’t want me to answer that.” Snape told her with a smirk. “Not that and certainly not here.”

Laura stared at him, uncomfortable as he stared back at the Potions Master but she tried her best to ignore him.

She walked to the room, staring at the broken pieces of objects and glasses around her.

“Anything you have to say for yourself, Laura?” Snape softly asked walking to her and standing tall.

Laura stared at her, a smirk playing at her lips.

“None at all.” Laura answered him. “Anything to tell us what happened here?”

“That’s what we were trying to figure out.” Snape snapped at her. “Mind if you tell us where were you the whole morning?”

“Me?” Laura slowly repeated knowing and aware that all eyes were on her.

“Yes, you.” Snape said. “I didn’t see you at lunch.”

Laura stared at him quietly for a moment.

“You know what I think, Snape?” Laura asked unable to stop herself. “Do you want to know what I think?”

“By all means, tell us what you think.” Snape said. “I’d love to know at this very moment what kind of lie you are going to tell all of us-“

“Enough of this!” the headmaster angrily said walking between the two of them. “This is not the time for the two of you-“

“With all do respect, headmaster.” Laura said in a forcedly calm voice. “Please tell your Potions Master to be careful of the words he will be using next-“

“I said enough-“

“Yes, headmaster. Let your new Defense Against-“

“If nobody will keep quiet this instant we will have everyone accountable to what has happened here!” McGonagall angrily interrupted the two who were now a few feet from one another and with wands ready to be drawn out.

“Please do what I asked of you, Severus.” the headmaster said. “I need you to do that. Please keep your end of the bargain.”

“I’m keeping my end of the bargain, headmaster.” Snape bitterly spat without removing her eyes from Laura. “You best tell your little Gryffindor here to stand her ground.”

“Why you little-“ Laura began but before she could even do anything, Lupin had come forward to grab her and stop her from doing anything she would regret.

Laura and Lupin’s eyes met.

He was begging her.

And she didn’t want to stand down but she did stand down.

“Let go of me.” Laura muttered pulling herself away from Lupin’s grasp.

“I’ll help clean here, headmaster.” Lupin quickly offered. “Laura and I can stay here and Severus can tend to the potion that professor Trelawney needs. Yes?”

The headmaster stared at him and nodded at his suggestion.

“I will expect everyone at the staffroom tonight for a meeting.” the headmaster said as he gestured for Snape and the others to start leaving. “I want everyone present after dinner.”

The teachers began to leave and Snape was the last to stay behind with Laura and Lupin taking their wands out and ready to clear the room.

“I’m amazed by your ability to lie at the headmaster’s face.” Snape said as he stopped by the door and turn to Laura.

Lupin stopped cleaning immediately and strode to Laura’s side who had dropped the broken book she had just picked up.

She started rolling her sleeves up with her wand in her hand.

“What did you say?” she asked him slowly as Lupin began to walk to the two of them.

“Please.” Lupin said. “This isn’t the place.”

“You heard what I said.” Snape softly answered her.

“You don’t have the power to accuse me.” Laura told him drawing her wand out and standing tall before him. “You want to take this in a duel?”

Snape smirked at her slowly taking his own wand out.

“The headmaster trusts me.” Snape silkily told her. “She’s tolerating you because he is worried of th studdents’ well-being.”

Laura coldly laughed at him.

“The headmaster happens to trust me, Severus Snape.” Laura said walking closer to Snape. “I don’t think I’d be standing here hearing you gloat about his trust for you if he didn’t trust me as well.”

“Well, he’s trusting man if you’ve noticed-“

“I have.” Laura cut him short, eyes glinting. “Isn’t that why you’re also here?”

Snape stared at her for a moment.

There was a point where he looked like he was just going to give up and turn away from her.

But suddenly, with a swift move of his wand against Laura’s, Laura’s wand flew out of her hand and straight at Snape’s hands.

“No, Severus!” Lupin warned drawing himself between the two but Laura was also quick and agile.

Her hand had come out from nowhere and she had picked up a broken orb and before Snape realized it, her hand was holding the broken orb’s pointed end right at his neck with her body held back by Lupin.

The three of them stood, eyes transfixed at one another.

Snape stood there with a broken orb threatened over his neck while Laura’s arm was frozen in midair as Lupin held her around the waist and his other hand holding her arm that was outstretch towards Snape.

“Please.” Lupin’s heavy voice came. “This is not the right place to do this.”

“We can take this outside, Remus.” Laura said edging the point of the broken orb closer to Snape’s neck. “I can do this anywhere in the world.”

Despite that he was slightly alarmed by the pointed object by his neck that was only being stopped by Lupin’s hold on Laura, Snape still had the nerve to smirk at the woman.

“Still feisty.” Snape whispered at her. “Still aggressive and drastic.”

“You dare me to do this to you and I swear I will.” Laura whispered back at him moving closer and trying to struggle against Lupin’s strong grip on her. “I warned you already-“

“And you’ve been warned long before that you can’t stay here. You can’t return here.”

“You don’t tell me where I can go and what I’ll do-“

“You can’t do this.” Snape told her. “You can’t kill me here-“

“Can’t I?” Laura asked him edging it closer to him. “Let me go, Remus so this sniveling Death Eater can get what he wants to get-“

“Laura, please.” Lupin struggled as Laura’s form was fighting him with enough strength. “Please.”

“You think I won’t, Severus?” Laura asked. “You think I wouldn’t?”

“I have told the headmaster that you cannot be trusted and you cannot be given a chance but here you are-“

“Severus, please stop it.” Lupin warned him glaring at his colleague. “This isn’t helping-“

“No let him.” Laura said lashing back at Snape with her words. “Let him say what he has to say – I don’t goddamn care what he tells the headmaster- Come closer Severus and I’ll give you what you’re asking for-“

Snape didn’t say anything.

He stood still, feeling the edge of the broken glass at the end of his throat.

“I know you are still seething in anger with what has happened years and years ago.” Laura told him as her hand began to slowly drip with blood from her hard grip on the broken glass.

“Laura, please – Severus – just put your wand down-“

“If you can’t let this go, Severus that is not my problem.” Laura continued staring at Snape with murderous eyes. “If you can’t-“

“You are the one who can’t let go of what happened-“ Snape said through gritted teeth. “You can’t accept that you have been-“

“Don’t meddle with my life!” Laura angrily yelled at him. “I have told you time and again – leave me alone!”

“Laura, please-“ Lupin begged her unable to hold her any longer. “Severus, just please-“

And for a very brief moment, Lupin did think that Laura was going to stab Snape.

She angrily screamed at him and then she threw the piece of orb away and pushed herself very hard out of Lupin’s arms.

Lupin was thrown back a little while Snape’s eyes showed relief once the sharp glass was already taken away from his neck.

He stared at Laura, eyes glinting as he massaged and rubbed his neck.

“Get out of my way, Severus Snape.” Laura breathed angrily pointing at him with her bleeding hand with her wand this time. “Get out of my life or I swear that I will ruin your life.”

And then with that, she turned away from him and stormed out of the trapdoor leaving Snape standing there frozen in fear, still holding his wand and staring at the trapdoor where Lupin had quickly gone out after Laura, calling her name worriedly as he left Snape behind.
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