Duplicate {Severus Snape}

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Villian

I grabbed the chair beside him, pulling it towards were I was. I was sure he had noticed the space I had put between us, but he never questioned it further, instead he looked to me for advice that I wasnt even sure I had.

"Professor they probably dont get it because they have never lived in the Muggle World. I am assuming you have since you are teaching the subject, but what you and I know versus what they know are very different. I would advise you to take everything; examples, demonstrations, correlation but relate it to ways in the wizarding world. Maybe that will help them?" I said, shrugging to him.

"Would you mind helping me with the teach-"

"Oh, trust me, I cant do that, but I can review them for you. I just cant really focus on one thing at the moment, I would just delay you," I said shaking my head to his offer.

"Reviewing them would help me tremendously. I can have them ready by this evening. We could go out for dinner?" he said looking to me with a simple look.

I chuckled to his question thinking he was kidding, but he didnt laugh back at me. He still looked at me with a slight pause, but I began to shake my head. I wasnt ready and especially with someone I did not trust or even know. He had to know that, he was stupid. My memories with him were vague, some were of us laughing, and others were with him just in front of me, but not enough that I could say with certainty.

"Professor Sheen, I am not in any state to be going out," I said at once.

"I will bring it to your chambers. I am right next door to you, and I may not know the trauma you endured, but I understand your reluctance, Professor Black. I do not expect you to trust me right now, but I would have no difficulties getting to know you all over again," he said.

"Again," I mumbled to myself.

I gathered myself as he began to gather his things. I was sure he wasnt really going to take no for an answer, but I couldnt help but feel guility for having everyone get to know me again. He walked slowly up to me, leading me to the door. I walked out right as the students began walking to the Great Hall for breakfast.

The cluttering that was unraveling around me began to make me uneasy and it only seemed to get worse. I could hear words coming out of Professor Sheen mouth but I didnt understand anything. I could feel a hand lightly grab mine, leading me away from the crowd. I was sure it was Professor Sheen, but the way he grabbed my hand. He intertwined our hands, pulling me closer to him but I didnt find that odd, it was the way he stroked my hand, he traced a heart like --

"Cassie,"

I open my eyes as he stopped in an empty corridor looking down at me with worry. I slowly took a step back before I started taking deep breaths to calm down my breathing. I wasnt sure what was happening until he pulled me behind him as if to shield me from something or someone. The thoughts and questions that were forming in my head disappeared when I realized who he was keeping me away from.

"Severus, you need to calm down, she is fine." Professor Sheen said, still blocking me from Snape.

"She is not fine if you are near her, Professor. Let me see her myself," he said forcibly.

I could begin to hear his thoughts which only seemed to make me panic more. I lightly pulled Professor Sheen from me, looking back up at Snape as his face instantly relaxed. He simply took a few steps back asking if he could talk with me. My first thought was to say no. It was still fresh when he practically plotted against me with my own Godfather, but now he was still trying to protect me as if it was something he had always done.

I slowly took a few steps towards him watching as he kept his eyes on Professor Sheen.

"You shouldn't trust him," he said simply.