Chapter 7
The speck of light, it’s moving closer, mockingly basking in its well lit glory. The golden finish taunted me, I could see it now, the snitch! If only I could reach it, so close yet so far away, it’s zooming around me, just begging to be caught, I try and reach out but my arms were too heavy.
“Shenae……………………..”
That voice, that familiar voice.
“Shenae……………………..”
The snitch is fading into the gathering darkness, its alluring light moving further away.
“Don’t leave!”
I pleaded desperately, trying to chase after it.
“Shenae…………………..”
“No please, come back!”
“Shenae………………………...”
“It’s amazing that she even survived.”
“A fall like that could kill anyone.”
“Shhh, don’t say that!”
“What even saved her anyway?”
“I don’t know, I just saw this silver mist appear underneath her as she fell.”
“Yeah, I remember she slowed down just before the impact.”
“Weird huh?”
“I know, it’s a miracle she didn’t hit the ground or he would have been sent to Azkaban!”
“Well he should, given that he illegally knocked her out, causing her to fall to her fate!”
“Shush, she’s waking up!”
You stir, ignoring the blinding pain that ravaged through your body. Your eyes lids heavy, you felt like you’ve just fought your way out of a herd of angry centaurs.
You inch your eyes open a fraction, gathering your thoughts, you squinted your eyes, trying to focus on the blurry figures in front of you.
“Hey there Shenae, you’re awake!”
You open your eyes fully to see the whole Gryffindor Quidditch team staring down at you.
You glance around, taking in your surroundings, you were in the hospital wing from what you could see, the team circling your bed, looking down at you with relieved faces.
M= “We thought you weren’t going to make it.”
SB= “Yeah, we already were planning to roll you out and give you the last rights!”
J= “Shut up Sirius, we knew she was going to be ok!”
You stare blatantly at James, the look of worry and relief resting on his handsome features.
Sirius, with his careless beauty stood next to him, his eyes held the same relief as James’s
Y= “Wha……wh……what happened?”
You breathe, trying to sit up but was held down by Mitchell.
M= “Hey there, don’t move, you just had a terrible accident.”
SB= “I hardly think the word accident would best suit for what happened to her Mitchell, more like attempted murder for that matter!”
Y= “Attempted what?”
J= “You were just about to grab the snitch when Roldolphus allegedly aimed a bludger at your head.”
P= “Unfortunately it connected, the impact was so forceful that you fell off your broom.”
SB= “Causing Roldolphus to get the upper hand and grab the snitch.”
You take a few minutes to let it sink in, you remember back to that moment, but the memory was fuzzy.
Y= “So, what happened after that?”
M= “Well no one knows, we saw you fall to the ground, but then something happened and you lost speed, you came to a slow stop just inches from the ground.”
Y= “I did?”
J= “Yeah it was the most bizarre thing, we were too shocked to react fast enough.”
P= “Slytherin won the match but there was an uproar.”
SB= “Professor Dumbledore was furious, he was full on screaming at Roldolphus when we were carrying you off to the hospital wing.”
You gathered your thoughts, wide awake now, your head were pounding, still feeling woozy from the whole experience.
Madam Pomfrey, the new young intern came gliding over to your bed, holding a tray of medicine and a glass of water.
MP= “Please move aside, I have to give Miss Thompson her medication, honestly I wonder why Albus even allows the students to play Quidditch!”
She handled me the glass of water, muttering to herself.
MP= “Could one of you please hold her up for me?”
J= “I will.”
James walks over to your side, placing one hand around your waist and the other around your neck.
He hoists you up so you were now sitting upright, your head lopsided, resting against James’s chest, you felt tiny in his arms, his strong muscular body holding up your weak, frail one.
Madam Pomfrey pours a spoonful of brown liquid and moves it closer to you.
MP= “James could you please hold her head up for me?”
James glides his hand to the back of your head, gently holding it upright so that Madam Pomfrey could give you the medicine.
You open your mouth and she glides it in, you ignore the bitter taste as you swallow, taking a sip of water.
MP= “Please, Miss Thompson needs some rest, could you all please leave quietly?”
Mitchell, Sirius, Penelope and the rest of the Quidditch team all waved you goodbye and headed for the door, only James stayed behind, still with you in his arms.
MP= “Make it quick please Mister Potter, she needs her sleep!”
Madam Pomfrey took the tray and left you and James alone, your head once again resting on his chest, his smooth heartbeat soothed you.
J= “I thought you were a goner.”
He whispered, his head nuzzled in your hair, you could feel his warm breath on your neck.
Y= “I thought I was too.”
You breathe, starting to feel woozy again.
J= “I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you.”
He releases his grip on you, gently guiding you back down onto the bed, he began stroking your hair.
Y= “You need to leave James, you need your rest.”
J= “You need your rest more than me.”
He chuckled slightly, your eyes beginning to droop, he moved his head closer to yours, he smiled.
J= “I’ll see you later.”
He places a kiss on your forehead and leaves, you watch him, smiling, then the medicine sets in and you drift off into a dreamless sleep.
~ Snape’s POV~ Potions class:
I looked down at my empty caldron, my ingredients set out in front of me but I didn’t touch them.
Everyone else is half way done with their Courage potion but I just remained still, letting my sadness wash over me.
How could I sit here while Shenae was in the hospital wing, lying unconscious, knocked out in a flash of rage by Roldolphus.
My anger towards him crept up again, my long black hair covering my face as I sneer with loathing.
It’s been a week and I still haven’t gathered up the courage to go see her, I could really use some courage potion right now!
PM= “Snape! Everyone else is almost half way through their potions, get to it!”
Y= “Yes sir.”
I snap out of it and begin to make my potion, Shenae’s face still fresh in my mind.
~ Your POV~ The Great Hall:
It’s been 2 weeks and Madam Pomfrey has finally released you from the hospital wing, still a little weak but other wise feeling fine you join your friends at the Gryffindor table for dinner.
Y= “Seriously, I don’t remember anything!”
You say, taking a spoonful of chocolate pudding and putting it into your mouth.
M= “You must remember something from it.”
T= “Michelle, she was hit in the head by a bludger and fell over 50 feet from a broomstick, like she’s going to remember all that!”
Chloe was sitting next to you, she has taken a habit to constantly watching over you, in case someone tried to finish you off again.
You ignored this and continued to eat your pudding, you glance to your right, 3 seats down sat James, along with Sirius, Remus and little Peter Pettigrew, he saw you and gave you a wink, you smile back then turn back to your friends.
Y= “So, did I miss out on any homework?”
C= “Shenae please, the last thing you should ask is whether you’ve missed any homework, you were just bashed in the head for Merlin’s sake!”
Chloe said, flipping her brown hair out of her face.
Y= “That doesn’t mean it’s damaged my brain or that I can’t calculate or retain information Chloe, I feel perfectly normal!”
You finish off your pudding, you were still hunger so you got another bowlful, the food that was provided for you in the hospital wing wasn’t as you would say ‘satisfactory’.
In the back of your mind you think of Severus, he hadn’t even come to visit you while you were in the hospital wing and you were starting to feel anxious.
You continue to eat, your thoughts of Severus blocking out the chatter coming from Michelle and Trish.
M= “I don’t know what the name of the little snail was on that muggle children’s show Sesame Street, wasn’t it Lola or something?”
T= “I’m not sure, what was the name of the green dude in the garbage can?”
You roll your eyes, Trish and Michelle always start these random conversations, you snigger into your bowl.
M= “What’s so funny?”
Y= “Nothing, and Trish you’re thinking of Oscar the Grouch.”
T= “Oh right it’s Oscar, Cookie Monster was always my favourite, and Bert and Ernie.”
C= “I rather like Big Bird, he’s cool.
Y= “Elmo’s the best, he rocks!”
M= “Nah, Grover rocks more than Elmo!”
Y= “Nah huh!”
M= “Yah huh!”
Y= “Nah huh!”
M= “Yah huh!”
Y= “Nah huh!”
M= “Yah huh!”
C= “Guys shut up!”
You and Michelle both burst out with laughter, Chloe smirks at you both.
C= “Honestly why are you being so immature?”
T= “Honestly Chloe, when are you going to lighten up? We’re only having some fun!”
You can’t really blame Chloe for being over-protective but there was a limit between being protective and being over-bearing.
Y= “Ok, I’m done here, wanna go back to the common room?”
T= “Yeah lets go, I’m getting tired of James eyeing you from behind Shenae.”
You raise your eyebrow at her, standing up.
Y= “What are you talking about Trish?”
T= “Just look.”
She points at James, a smirk is on her face. You glance over to see James staring at you, you blush slightly then turn around.
Y= “Come one lets go.”
You walk out of the great hall with Trish, Michelle and Chloe by your side, you could still feel the intensity of James’s stare as you left, you make your way to the common room.
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You sit on your 4 poster bed, your blanket over your head, your wand blazing. It’s late and everyone else is asleep, you were busy catching up on a book, Twilight.
You read intently, stoping every now and then to listen, you didn’t want to wake the others with your excited gasps, you did that sometimes when reading, you couldn’t help yourself.
Y= “Ah Edward, you make loving a vampire so easy!”
You whisper to yourself, you didn’t think about the fact that you were swooning over a fictional character, or that you were insanely jealous of Bella.
Y= “Someday I’ll find my own Edward.”
Suddenly you hear a tap at your window, you jerk your head up, the blanket slipping off you.
Y= “Nox.”
Your wand goes out, you see a flapping figure just outside your window, you get up off your bed and open it, the thing flew in, you duck in shock.
Y= “Ziper, you scared me!”
You snarl at the jet black eagle owl that was now perched on the top of a chair, he was holding a letter in his beck, you naturally know that it’s from Severus because Ziper was his owl.
You walk over and stroke the bird’s feathery back, taking the letter from him you sit down on the edge of your bed, Ziper flew over and landed on your shoulder, he began to nibble affectionately at your hair as you opened the letter.
Shenae, meet me at the edge of the forbidden forest in half an hour, tell no one.
- Severus.
You check your watch, it’s 1:30am. You grab your quill and scribble a hasty ‘ok’ on the back, you fold it up and hand it to Ziper, he launches himself off your shoulder and out the window, disappearing into the night.
Quickly you change out of your pjs and slip on your black skinny jeans, a random T-shirt and a jacket.
Hopping towards the door, rushing to slip your shoes on you leave, making sure the coast was clear you enter the common room towards the exit, you push the door open and step out into the corridor.
The end of another chapter! I don’t know what came over me with the Sesame Street or the Twilight references, HORRAY FOR RANDOMNESS lol! I’m now obsessed with Twilight, I LOVE EDWARD! <3
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Shenae (edwardlover) lol xx
P.S Don’t tell Snape, he gets a little jealous when there is competition around, he’s still not talking to me over my relationship with Bill! XD
