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Post by Esmeralda Echo on Dec 8, 2007 9:02:48 GMT -5
7 times Esmeralda had walked up and down the stairs to Severus Snapes office just raiseing her hand to knock before changeing her mind and just reaching the bottom of the stairs before changeing her mind again. Three days agao the new professor had moved into hogwarts and what she saw was not what she had expected in the least. This wasn't hogwarts anymore - but a prison for the young children a concentration camp to corrupt their minds while several loyal teachers stayed desperately trying to fix things. She hadn't actually spoke to anyone yet - she didn't even know it Severus was aware she was here if he was he hadn't expressed any greeting.
That was what hurt the most - she had known Severus since they were children she had thought them friends how could the Severus she knew yes always a tad cold and cruel until you dug down to the center be this cruel to children, be able to commit such henous acts. With a long sigh Esme finally decided enough was enough silently moving back up the stairs her hand coming up before she could stop it again and rasping upon the oak door. She stood very silently for the next few minutes fiddleing nervously with her robes and hair pondering if it would be her Severus she saw on the other side at all.
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Post by Severus Snape on Dec 8, 2007 9:30:02 GMT -5
Severus knew his old friend was now teaching at Hogwarts, for he expressly asked for her to do so in order to keep his peace of mind that the students would be taught right at least in that class. He had stood at his window watching her arrive just a few days ago, listening to Albus’ portrait rambling on about the happenings. It was turning him into a nervous wreck when he was behind closed doors
Upon hearing the knock, he raked his hand through his oil hair and got up from behind his untidy desk. Casting his eyes to the sleeping portraits he slowly made his way to the door putting on his cold demeanor and swinging open the door, gruffly saying, “May I help you?”
He wasn’t expected Esme to be standing there, he just stood there looking at the new DADA professor.
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Post by Esmeralda Echo on Dec 8, 2007 9:37:47 GMT -5
Esme stood very silently before her friend watching him carefully. He looked so cold, his face seemingly etched in stone where before there had always been the challange for her to rise a smile to his lips. She moved past him into the office grey eyes scanning around her thoughtfully. They had both stood in this office at one point recieveing a lecture from Dumbledore for some prank they had played or ruining the potion lab with one of Severus' experiments.
"Is that any way to greet an old friend." She spoke quietly as she turned back to look at him her words not at all rude more... hurt. She couldn't at all grasp how Severus yes always sarcastic and at times rude but always only to hide his own kindness could possibly allow such things to take place. Just a year ago she would have rejoiced at the news he was headmaster.
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Post by Severus Snape on Dec 8, 2007 12:04:00 GMT -5
“Forgive me, I didn’t know it was you, honestly I thought it was McGonagall coming to scold me again” he said as he shut the door behind them, instantly softening a bit toward his old friend. Moving her further into the office he held out a site for her before moving to sit behind the desk.
“Have you settled in alright, no one has given you any trouble have they?” he said almost protective of his oldest friend, the only one he still had from his younger days.
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Post by Esmeralda Echo on Dec 8, 2007 12:11:11 GMT -5
To say the least she was rather confused when Severus spoke to her as if nothing was going on as if they were back in her old apartment chatting over tea instead of in this... disgrace of what was once called a school.
"Not yet," She answered him softly as she rested her elbows upon the messy desk her head in her hands ebony hair falling around her face. "But i'm sure the death eaters will when I tell them I will not be joining their cause - what's going on Severus? I've heard the most terrible of rumours and all these murderers running round the school Sevvie..." She whispered those grey eyes seeking out his. "I know you wouldn't have willingly allowed this, I know you would never have killed Albus tell me it's not true." She spoke her soft voice almost pleading with him. "My Severus wouldn't do that... not the man who helped me pass my potions, who came with a bottle of scoutch when I finalised my divorce."
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Post by Severus Snape on Dec 8, 2007 12:32:35 GMT -5
“You don’t understand, Esme, this is how things has to be right now.” He sighed and looked at Albus’ portrait for guidance. This room was still the one place Voldemort couldn’t touch or hear into. “Allowing what has been going on, yes willing no, but this is how it must be to protect everyone most importantly the students. Which is why I put your name into the bid for DADA.”
He sighed and leaned back in his chair looking at her as she pleaded with him, “Its not what everyone thinks there was a lot that happened before then that was asked of me.”
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Post by Esmeralda Echo on Dec 8, 2007 13:49:47 GMT -5
"Tell me Sevvie." She whispered gently as she lent forward taking his hands in hers Esme had always been very ;hands on' and she knew Severus wasn't so but he had never once fassed her.
"We've kept each others secrets since we were kids, I know you would never do those terrible things regardless of what the rest of the staff says." She whispered gently her faith in him much stronger then anyone elses she knew he wouldn't murder his mentor he had alays spoke so fondly of Dumbledore who had given him his fresh start and second chance.
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Post by Severus Snape on Dec 8, 2007 14:47:15 GMT -5
“He knew what would happened that night. He requested that I kill him when the right time came so that he could escape an inevitable painful death. It just had to make it look like I was doing it in cold blood to keep the Dark Lord’s suspicions down and give Potter and friends the chance to find a way to rid the world of him.” He sighed as he looked down at their hands.
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Post by Esmeralda Echo on Dec 8, 2007 14:52:20 GMT -5
Esme's mouth had fallen open as she listened to his tale it all clicking into place for her. He was acting still and how terrible for him it must be to be surronded by once friends and collegues who now hated him believeing he was a traitor, loseing everyone and allowing them to think he was something cruel.
"Don't you feel guilty Severus Snape." She whispered squeeseing his hands reassureingly knowing full well her friend was more affected then he would ever show.
"You gave a dieing man his last wish - and you are helping the cause you belive in. I think your very brave." She assured him.
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