Drops of Juniper (Discontinued, Rewrite On My Profile)

Chapter 20: The Confrontation

I tried to get her to listen, but when Kara went off, it was difficult to get her to calm down long enough to speak.

"I knew you were nothing but trouble! How Albus can even trust you is beyond me!" 

Just then, Serenity groaned, and Kara stopped shouting and turned to look at her, and so did I. I gasped softly with Karas yelling I had failed to notice her. She had a bandage around her head and bruising. 

"What's happening?" She asked in a croaky voice that was almost like a whisper. 

"Snape is a sadist!" Kara shouted back; she had no intention of calming down. 

I turned to look at Severus; he was clearly angry but remained silent; why isn't he defending himself? I thought. 

"Because he's guilty!" Kara answered; I stared at her flabbergasted.

"So when were you gonna tell us you were a Ligilimens!?" I demanded, I had suspicions that Kara was a Ligilimens, but she would've told us something like that, right?

Kara only stared back at me, her cheeks had turned pale, and she was finally at a loss for words.

"Guys!?" With great effort, Serenity's voice rose above everyone else's. Once again every stopped and stared at her, "If I remember correctly, it was Professor Snape who came to our rescue and Professor Snape who carried me to the Hospital Wing."

"You were unconscious, Serenity; I don't think you'd remember something like that," Kara said in her usual tone, calming down only for Serenity, who looked so fragile in the hospital bed. 

"Miss Hart awoke briefly while on the way to the Hospital Wing; I had found them both in the forest thanks to Juniper's Patronus," Severus had said calmly, despite the fire raging in his eyes.

"So you two are on a first-name basis now!?" Kara asked angrily "oh, and what in the bloody hell were you doing in the forest!?" 

"I noticed what seemed to be the Periculum charm out the window in Gryffindor tower," I said with a slight edge to my voice; I didn't feel like being interrogated, especially after finding out -  my best friend could read our thoughts and never told us. We were supposed to be family, but this hurt more than when Severus and I weren't speaking.  

"But Juniper, your eyes got all funny when we got to the edge of the forest, and you kept insisting we go inside and mumbling to yourself. I'd never seen you act so strangely," Serenity said slowly. 

"You're so reckless and have no regard for other people's safety, no wonder you constantly get yourself in situations where you might die," Kara said, back to being angry. 

"At least I don't hide things from my friends like being able to read people's minds!" Now I was seething; how could she make such a big fuss about Severus being dishonest while she was just as bad? 

"Don't change the subject, Juniper!" 

"Stop avoiding the subject then, Kara!" The argument had gotten childish; as Kara and I continued back and forth, no one tried to stop us. Or they did, but we didn't hear them. 

"What in Merlin's name is all this! I can hear you lot from down the hall" Madame Pomfrey had come in, shutting the both of us up.

"And Severus! Allowing these ladies to have a screaming match while Miss Hart needs quiet and rest" She clicked her tongue at Severus, who had become paler than usual. He had not moved from his place in-between Serenity's bed and the door; as if unsure whether to stay or leave. 

"Out, all of you!" Madame Pomfrey demanded, shooing us away; I waved bye to Serenity as I followed the others through the wooden double doors. 

I ignored Kara and Sapphire; it hurt because Sapphire hadn't done anything wrong. I increased my speed to match Severus', but for every step he took, it was two or three for me. 

"You guys shouldn't get so worked up about something like this; we have to stick together," Sapphire said; loudly from down the hallway. 

I scoffed and turned around, Severus stopped a few steps ahead of me, and I heard him sigh. 

"I don't know lying about Ligilimency is a pretty big deal," I said calmly. 

"I never lied to you; you never asked. Not to mention, there were some pretty big hints throughout the years; I would've thought you had figured it out by now," Kara responded in an attempt to better the situation. She then looked towards Sapphire, sadness coming over her features.

"Also, I thought if I told you guys, you act differently around me" Kara's voice was almost a whisper now, and I felt bad for yelling, but I was still upset, and it would take time to forgive her. 

"Don't be silly! We'd never treat you different if anything; Ligilmency is more like a gift!" Sapphire said, wrapping her arm around Kara and squeezing. 

"Juniper, enough come on," I heard Severus say behind me; I looked at the girls sadly before turning my back and leaving with Severus. Without saying a word.