Aug 30, 2011 13:45
I need two good Slytherin character names for our Slytherins that joined Agnes in Harry's defense class. You can even get story credit for naming them.
And a new snippet --
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“Come here,” he repeated, no louder than the first time he’d said them, but this time, his hand was outstretched to her, his palm up and his fingers curled slightly in invitation.
There was no hesitation as she all but flowed into the circle of his arms. It didn’t matter that they were sitting at the top of the stairs and anyone could come up and find them. Snape had reached out to her first this time. Wrapping her arms around his shoulders, she pulled herself into him, accepting the comfort he was offering. Tucking her head against the side of his neck, she took a deep breath, inhaling the reassuring scent of him.
His hand hesitantly rubbing up and down her back brought on a fresh spate of tears mixed with an uncomfortable urge to laugh. He was terrible at being comforting, but he was trying so hard just for her.
“You’re supposed to tell me . . . tell me how everything is going to be o-okay.”
He shifted her slightly, his arms tightening around her. “I also told you that I would tell you the truth.”
“Lie to me.” It was plea and prayer and desperate wish all rolled together.
Severus’ arms loosed from around until he could push her away from him. Lifting her head she met his eyes and immediately wished she hadn’t. “What did Vector tell you?”
Dropping her head, she spoke to the floor. “She really didn’t tell me much. Even though we aren’t at Hogwarts I’ve been continuing with my Seventh year Arithmancy project. I was working on the rogue line that was appearing in Vector’s equations.” She risked a quick glance up at him. “I wasn’t getting anywhere so I just started playing.”
One brow rose. “Playing?”
“Trying different equations, setting . . . people. And the whole matrix shifted.” At his nod, she continued. “I didn’t even realize what I was seeing at first. It wasn’t until Vector panicked that I really took a closer look.” Hermione brought her gaze to his, feeling her own eyes tear up again. “Severus, I’m going to kill you.”
The words hung between them, sharp-edged and cutting.
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*yes, I stole the line, "Lie to me" from Buffy. It's one of my favorite scenes from the show.