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A/N: This story is set 3 years before Harry�s arrival at Hogwarts and will
be more or less following canon articles wherever applicable, but when not its all original fiction guys.
Disclaimer: I don�t own the characters created by JKR soooo,
don�t sue, thanks.

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�Oh my god! Professor Snape! I�m so sorry, I�� Caroline
stuttered as she slid off Snape�s chest and helped
him off the floor. He stood and brushed himself off before noticing her red puffy
eyes. His demeanor calmed down and he spoke in as gentle a manner as he could
fathom, he knew his penchant for being cold and cruel but this was not a case
where he wanted or needed either.

�I�m fine. I�m not a cripple I can take being tackled by a student
without being the worse for wear. Now, where have you been that you�ve missed
not only my class but every other class you had today?� He looked at her in
what he hoped conveyed concern; he couldn�t stand the thought of her crying.

�Sir I�m sorry but��

Caroline couldn�t finish what she was going to say because
Bill appeared behind her, eyes full of loathing hatred for Professor Snape. She stood between the two looking back and forth
from their faces at the mirrored emotion on each of them. Caroline was ready to
push them apart when Bill grabbed her upper arm as soon as she moved eliciting
a small squeak in surprise and pain. Snape saw that
and quite possibly turned angrier. It was Bill who spoke first.

�Professor Snape, thanks for
catching her, we were going to have a nice long chat about things when she
started running.�

Snape sneered, �Scared her off did
you with your lack of intelligence? No, you Weasleys
never could keep hold of your women.�

�That�s none of your business, sir.� Bill spat struggling to maintain control of his speech.

�Ah, but it is my business when students, particularly those
of my own house are being manhandled by students from an inferior house. You
are going to break her arm off if you don�t ease up on that death grip you have
on her.�

Bill turned to Caroline and caught the tears welling in her
eyes; he looked down to where he had taken hold of her. He released her and
noticed her flinching and edging away from him when he let her go.

�50 points from Gryffindor for attacking
another student. You�re lucky I don�t have you expelled for this, I�d
much rather take points away from you than drag her through another messy
ordeal. In your arrogance you failed to accommodate Miss Black�s present
situation and caused her physical harm. I am taking her to the Hospital wing to
treat her bruises which are sure to form.�

Snape reached out to pull Caroline
close to him and to emphasize his superiority over Bill he wrapped his arm
around her waist tugging her along. To Bill�s chagrin she left willingly, still
with that frightened and hurt look on her face. Snape
looked over his shoulder, seeing Bill still present he slipped his arm from
around her waist to gently press at the small of her back pushing her in front
of him cutting off Bill�s sight of Caroline. As soon as they left, Bill turned
grudgingly back to the calls of his friends.

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Snape let a curling grin spread on
his face; he had snatched her up right in front of that arrogant Gryffindor and
left him speechless. He looked down at Caroline who seemed to only be moving
because he still had his hand at her back. Seeing that they were alone and far
from the Hospital Wing he stopped. Caroline stopped walking and looked up at
him, her eyes still red and puffy with a blank gaze. He looked intently into
her eyes and found the exact same inside that was being reflected outwardly.
She projected only anguish, cold and numb. Snape
grabbed her head, his fingers in her hair as he tilted her face upwards.

�Please don�t cry anymore.� He whispered to her. �I can�t
stand it when you cry, and I will not let anyone make you cry.�

Caroline gave a slow smile before lunging into him hugging
him tightly.

�Oh Professor��

At first he left his hands in the air where they were before
she lunged at him unsure about where to put them. It�s just a hug from a very emotional student there is nothing wrong
with comforting a grieving student. Snape
reassured himself as he returned the hug and held her while she began again her
weeping into his coat. Snape stroked her hair while
she shook until finally her dry sobbing came to an end. Caroline looked up and
sniffled, wiping her nose as Snape provided her with
a tissue.

�Thanks.� Caroline uttered hoarsely and wiped at her face.

�It�s alright, here let me see your arm. If it�s not too bad
I can give you a potion to cure the bruise without having to go to the trouble
of entering the Hospital Wing.�

Snape gingerly took her arm and
rolled up her sleeves revealing medium tanned flesh and near the upper part of
her arm a darkening bruise in the shape of firm grasping fingers.

�Hmm, yes, I can deal with this. Come with me to my office
and we�ll take care of this right away.� He said in as professional a tone as
he could manage.

He carefully rolled back down her sleeves and led the way
back to his quarters. They walked in silence, Snape
made several side glances only to see that Caroline kept her head pointed down
at the floor as they walked. Snape opened the door to
let Caroline in before closing the door shut behind him. He cast a cushioning
charm on one of the chairs for Caroline to sit on before rummaging through his
shelves for the bruise potion. Measuring out the proper amount he passed the
small tin cup to her. She swallowed it with a grimace at the after taste but
otherwise sat without much emotion. After putting back the cup Snape stood in front of his desk sitting on the edge arms
crossed staring intently at Caroline with arched brows.

�So, do you care to tell me where you�ve been today that�s
caused all this commotion? Or do I have to pry it out the hard way?�

Caroline lifted her head from staring at the floor to look
him directly in the eye with a slightly disappointed frown.

�I�ve told you I�m sorry for missing class, but I don�t
think you have any right to pry into my private business.�

Snape put his hands up in the air,
�Alright, alright, I won�t pry but I would like to know what happened.� In more
a subdued tone he continued, �No one but you and Dumbledore knows what�s going
to become of you, and as your Head of House I serve as your mentor and would
like to assist you if I you�ll let me.�

Caroline looked down again and sighed deeply before looking back
up, �Well, I, I�ve not been expelled if that�s what you�re asking.� She smiled
wryly. �But I have been disowned by my parents, they�ve given me enough to pay
for the rest of my Hogwarts books but other than that I don�t know.�

Snape nodded his head, �I knew it
was you who caused that turmoil in the Great Hall. I just didn�t know how you did it. My dear, while you are
indeed an excellent witch, you can be sloppy. You forgot to cover your trail
and hide the fact your abilities are so superior to the others that you had
every professor here look towards you. The only thing we couldn�t put to your
mischief was a definite fact. For that I applaud you.�

He saw Caroline�s small blush burn brighter on her cheeks
and smiled.

�But that would only cover for about less than half the time
you were gone.�

Caroline snapped to attention, her cheeks still red but
diminishing her eyes following his every movement as Snape
moved to take a seat in the other chair in the room, letting his elbows rest on
his thighs as he pressed his fingertips together. She shifted in her seat
before speaking.

�After I left I was walking back to the common room and the
same man who was in Dumbledore�s office came up behind me and asked to buy me
lunch. I forgot his name, just that he had long platinum blonde hair and
wondrously gray eyes. I�ve never seen that color iris before.�

Snape tensed up, he knew just whom
she was describing but wanted to hear her say his name. �What was his name
Caroline?�

�He mentioned he was on some Board of Governors for the
school and that he would gladly take me into his home so I wouldn�t be put out
on the street. Oh! I remember his name now, Lucius, Lucius Malfoy.�

Snape clenched his teeth, Damn you Lucius!

�Professor? Are you okay?� Caroline
peered at him apprehensively.

He shook his head and leaned back, �Yes, I�m fine. Well
Caroline if you need someone to talk to please don�t hesitate to come to me. I
want to help you.�

Caroline nodded and smiled, �Thank you Professor, I
appreciate it.�

She brushed past his leg and as she stood up Snape�s hand flew out to grab her wrist before she rushed
off. �And if that Gryffindor ever hurts you again let me know, he can�t go
about harming you like that and getting away with it.�

Caroline grinned and patted his hand, �Of course he won�t
hurt me again, not while I�ve got the meanest Professor in town playing
bodyguard.�

She slipped out of his grasp and walked out the door leaving
Snape to his thoughts. As soon as the door latched
shut behind her he heard flapping wings at his window, moving to open it a
large black owl flew in. Clutched in its talons was a note addressed to him.

Dear Severus,

If you haven�t already
been told yet I will be taking custody over Caroline Black and she will be
coming to stay with me at my Manor at the end of term. I have a request to ask
of you, she is a powerful witch and would make a valuable ally. I will have you
train her in all your knowledge, see that nothing in her education is
incomplete. I will be contacting Dumbledore tomorrow and letting him know of my
wishes. See that you succeed in this endeavor I will not allow this opportunity
to slip away.

Lucius Malfoy

Snape was beside himself he nearly
shouted in glee, Lucius had thrown in his lap exactly
the leverage he needed to get Dumbledore to come to his senses. Surely that old fart will still want to
leave it up to Caroline�s decision, but this letter plays into my favor.
Caroline will be mine.

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Caroline jumped onto her bed and buried her face in her
pillow as she came to an end of her recounting of most recent events leading up
to Snape�s office encounter.

�So then this really tall, nice looking almost white blonde
guy with gray eyes comes walking in calling himself Lucius
Malfoy. Apparently,� She continued in a very mocking
tone, �he�s �very concerned� about my welfare and that he had heard of my
�plight� and would like to help. While also making some cryptic suggestion that
I send letters to some mad man in Azkaban with my same last name, Sirius
Black.�

�Holy fuck! I KNEW it!� Meagan
shouted.

�Knew what?� Caroline asked confused.

�Well, I didn�t actually know
but I guessed, from your last name and all! You�re from the Black Family of
Pureblooded wizards!!�

�Why are people making such crazy assumptions like that? So
they�re a Pureblooded family with the same last name,
what about it?�

Meagan shook her head while Caroline sat completely
astounded on her bed with the thought she could be related to a murderer.
Meagan, in lower tones spoke, �Just that, they were fond of the Dark Lord�s
agenda in purging the school and others of Muggle
blood, leaving only Pureblooded Wizarding families to
have any sort of control.�

Caroline�s eyes widened, �But I don�t believe in that!�

�They were one of few who weren�t outright members of his
New Order, but they agreed with his ideas and went along with it.�

Caroline stepped back, �What kind of fucked up family is
this?!�

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Bill stood grounded to the spot, unable to believe what his
eyes were showing him, that bastard is TOUCHING
her right in front of me! His jaw was
clenched so tight that it hurt when he finally let when Snape
had rounded the corner taking Caroline with him. What the hell was I thinking? Bloody hell she�s not going to talk to me
ever again! Bill formed two fists and punched the nearest knight in
frustration before storming off to meet up with Jeremy and Paul at the Quidditch Pitch. He borrowed a broom and flew around the
pitch watching the team practice and catching any stray Quaffles
thrown his way. When he got bored with that he zoomed up high into the sky at
the broom�s full speed before plummeting back down to the ground only pulling
back at the last moment to avoid smashing himself to pieces. Practice ended
after he had spent the last 10 minutes doing the same stunt. Bill showered
before the rest of the Gryffindor team entered the baths and was out storming
back across the field to the castle when Jeremy and Paul caught up to him. Paul
caught up first clapping his hand on his shoulder.

�Hey man, what�s with you today? Did Caroline give you a
spanking you didn�t want?� he chuckled.

Bill stopped walking and violently pushed off his hand
causing his friends to take a step back. Jeremy gave Bill a grim look, �Look,
whatever fight you had with her gives you no right to take it out on us. We�ve
done nothing wrong, we�re your mates, and we�re here to help you out if you
want it. Let us.�

Bill and his friends stared each other for a few seconds
before Bill finally calmed down and apologized, �You�re right Jeremy, I�m sorry Paul. No hard feelings?�

�None at all, mate.� Paul grinned and punched Bill lightly
in the arm. �But seriously, what made you want to kill anyone on sight just
now?�

Bill scowled, �Snape.�

�That slimy git?
What did he do?� Paul frowned.

�Oh only that he somehow found a way to turn my actions
against me to scare off Caroline.�

Jeremy pursed his lips, �Sorry to burst your bubble but
Caroline is a very strong individual and from the looks of it it�ll take more
than just one incident to prevent her from every speaking to you again. Just
say you�re sorry to her and make it up to her.�

Paul grinned, �Come on, sulk later, it�s the weekend so you
can see her later. Plus, I�m starving!�

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That night Caroline decided to give the map a try, speaking
the words after putting her wand to the parchment revealed a detailed map of
Hogwarts. She watched as little dots with the names of the person floated above
them. She waited for Meagan to come out from the bathroom before speaking.

�Hey Meagan, you up for a little adventure
tonight?� Caroline grinned playfully.

Meagan fell across her bed, �God Caroline, you were only just disowned this morning!� she said
sarcastically.

�Rubbish!� Caroline said in an imitation British accent,
�Besides, with this baby we�ll never get caught! Come lookit!�

Meagan hopped off her bed to sit next to Caroline staring
amazed at what she saw.

�Bloody hell! I�ve heard stories
about a map like this�where did you get it?�

�Filched it from Filch�s
office last night.� Caroline beamed at her pun.

�Oh you!� Meagan swatted at
Caroline�s head, �Damn, yea we really need to test this out, but I�d rather not
now. You�re crazy for wanting to go do something this reckless when you�ve only
just got away without expulsion.�

�I�m high on an adrenaline rush now. I�m not expelled, just
disowned and Snape loves me, fucking LOVES me! I�m in a happy place now.�

�In that case, get your happy ass back in here and shut it.
I�m not going to let you get thrown out because you couldn�t sit still. Give me
the map!� Meagan shouted and snatched up the parchment.

�He-ey!
No fair! Give that back! I found it fair and square!�

They wrestled a bit but Meagan just held it over Caroline�s
head, �No, you�re not getting this back until I see you�ve calmed down.�

�Jesus fucking Christ, I�m not a baby. I�m tired, �night.�

Caroline jumped on her bed and drew the heavy drapes; she
used her wand to change into her pajamas and pretended to sleep. Meagan, making
sure she wasn�t looking hid the map somewhere on her side of the room and
turned out the light. Caroline lay awake on her bed after the light went out,
listening quietly to the even breathing of Meagan as she fell asleep. She
couldn�t help but replay all that had happened today in her head, eventually
she dozed off dreaming of one man in particular bringing a sly smile to her
face.

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Bill woke up the next morning fully rested but apprehensive
about yesterday�s events. He hadn�t the slightest idea how to approach the girl
who had so completely captured his attention. Not when she was constantly
shadowed by a one Professor Severus Snape, Potions
Master and master of sharp stinging remarks. The one girl in all the
school I fall for is also the one girl
whom the most hated teacher has taken a liking to. Just my
luck. Bill thought bitterly as he yawned and stretched his sleep
stiff limbs. Looking out the window he saw it was once again a nice sunny day
out, this brought a smirk to his face as he remembered something Caroline told
him, how she simply adores reading
outside under a tree on days like these. He got up, washed his face and
headed downstairs for breakfast, dryly taking note at the empty room. Damn those two, can�t even wait for me to
get up to eat together.

Trudging along the halls he dumped himself onto an empty
seat next to Paul and Jeremy who were half way through with their monstrous
piles of food on their plates. They nodded to each other before turning to
Bill.

�Morning Bill, Paul and I were just talking about something
we thought you might want to hear.�

Paul nodded in assent before adding, �Yea, in fact, it was
Meagan�s friend who clued us in.�

Bill�s interest was piqued, �Wait, where did you find the
time to talk to her roommate?�

They both had huge grins on their faces oddly reminiscent to
Bill�s younger twin brothers who�ve always had a knack for creating trouble at
home.

�Last night, while you were sleeping,� Paul grinned adding,
�Apparently Caroline found her way into Filch�s
office one evening and picked a rather interesting piece of parchment off his
desk without his noticing. Showed it to Meagan; it�s a map of Hogwarts showing
the exact location of everyone on the map so you�ll always know where everyone
is. Nifty little thing, she took it away from Caroline because she didn�t want
her to end up in more trouble. Won�t tell us how it works though, but that�s
how she found us she says.�

Jeremy took note of the vacant look on Bill�s face and
rolled his eyes, �What we�re trying
to tell you is that we have a way for you to meet up
with Caroline without Snape interrupting you every
time you come within 50 meters of her.�

Bill�s jaw dropped, �That�s fantastic! Do you think I can
see her some time today?�

Paul and Jeremy again had that sly look about them and
whispered their plan to Bill. Today is
going to be a good day. Bill thought to himself grinning and looked over
across the Hall to see Caroline just arriving for breakfast. When he turned
back to his friends his eyes came into contact with Snape�s
seething glare from the raised platform where the professors ate. Smirking back
he turned back to his friends and plotted the best time to catch Caroline
alone.

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A/N: Oh my god! I
am so so SO very sorry for
being as late as I am with this chapter!!! Please don�t murder me my lovely
reviewers, I keep all of you in mind when I post because I like to see reviews
and numbers scrolling up and such�but it looks like I underestimated my work
load for this semester (somehow taking 18 credits and working part time while
trying to finish 5 hours worth of chem. 2 hw on top of bio 2 lab reports just
wasn�t enough for me). But seriously, if you guys see me taking forever (as in
more than the week like I promised) please feel free to barrage me with emails
telling me to update. This time�s excuse was my beta and I not being able to
agree on a title for this chapter, we ended up, based on its appropriateness
name it after a Tool song. If in case you hadn�t noticed some chapters have NIN
song titles as their titles, it�s every other one starting with the second
chapter I think, I�d have to go back to check but I�m pretty sure it�s been
every even number chapter.

Anyways, I think I have my email on there, if not here:

aldallia@gmail.com

Email me if I�m taking too long to update! Because really I
have most of them written up its just a matter of
titling them and posting for your enjoyment. But I will say that sometimes I
just don�t feel like writing because I have so much chem
hw to read and problems to do. Honestly I loathe the
hw but I love the class, (thanks to having an awesome British professor!), but
yea, prod me when I�m taking a while longer, it helps to get reminders when
you�re running like a chicken with it�s head cut off trying to meet deadlines
for classes ;)

Your loving author,

Aldallia
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