An unexplained feeling (PRIVATE)

Subject: An unexplained feeling (PRIVATE) Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:18 am

Place: The garden, late at night after the Masquerade
Characters: Severus Snape and Dorcas Meadowes ONLY
Summary: The two get a bit closer
Status: incomplete
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Dorcas could feel the cool night air chilling her body as her and Severus stepped outside of the school and she couldn't help shiver a bit. There was a slight breeze blowing and her dress was not exactly made of the warmest material. She didn't care if she was cold or not, the only thoughts running through her mind right now were that of talking to Severus out here. There was something intriguing about him and he had been very pleasant to her. Two days ago they had barely ever talked before and now here they were, first dancing with one another, now, hand in hand strolling out into the beautiful Hogwarts garden.

Once they reached the middle of the area, she stopped walking and faced him, never taking her hand from his, an awkward smile on her face as she looked at him, looked up into his dark, mysterious eyes. "You're right, it was starting to get a bit crowded in there," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "So, now that we're out here, what do you want to talk about?" She had no idea what subjects to bring up with him, not just yet anyway, they were after all just getting to know each other. The one thing that she was most unsure of however, was the way that she felt every time she looked into his eyes, they were captivating to her, she couldn't quite explain it, she just knew that it wasn't a bad thing.

Subject: Re: An unexplained feeling (PRIVATE) Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:03 pm

He was surprised that she didn't let go of his hand and run to be quite honest, but not objecting by any means at all. He simply smiled a small sort of shy smile as they walked, the moon reflecting in a dazzling sort of way in his dark eyes. He felt the shiver course through her when they stopped at the middle of the garden and he looked over at her, quirking a brow before letting her hand go. "Are you cold? Here." He reached up and unclasped his cape, pulling it from around his shoulders. He reached around behind her shoulders and draped it over them, trying to fend off the bright blush rising to his pale cheeks as he reclasped it at her throat. He didn't say anything else, just stared into her eyes. It would be easy to get lost in eyes like hers and he feared that he was doing just that.

Right. What to talk about? I must look like a git, standing here staring at her like this.... He cleared his throat nervously and reluctantly tore his eyes form hers to look around the surrounding area. And just like the oddball he was, immediately he noticed the many useful potions ingredients sprouting up around them but he immediately shook those thoughts from his head and looked back at her. "You play Quidditch, don't you?"

Subject: Re: An unexplained feeling (PRIVATE) Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:35 pm

She felt him let her hand go and was a bit surprised by his next actions. "Yes, I'm a bit cold, I'm ok though," she told him, her voice still taking it's quiet tone, very unlike her, but then again, so was a lot of the things that she was experiencing tonight.

If her chill wasn't recognizable from the cold night air, it was definitely apparent as he reached his arms around her with his cape, draping it over her shoulders and then clasping it at her throat. She briefly closed her eyes as he did this but then opened them right after. "Thank you," she whispered.

She was definitely noticing the way that he was looking into her eyes and she was returning his gaze. Something was not letting her look away from his and though she couldn't understand it, she wasn't complaining about it. She had liked Sirius for so long and since the last few weeks he had been paying more attention to her, a thing that, at that time couldn't have made her more happy. Now however she was seeing that the way she felt about Sirius was definitely different from what she was feeling as she looked into the dark eyes before her. Sirius never was able to hold her attentions like this. What was happening?

She saw him take his gaze off of her briefly and it was probably a good thing. She needed a minute to recompose herself. She never thought in all of her years that she could just stand there, looking into someone's eyes and not having to say a word to them, but almost feel what they were thinking. She wondered if he was feeling the same way.

"Yes, I play quidditch," she told him, thankful to be talking about a subject that she was quite knowledgeable about. "I'm a beater, been on the team since 3rd year, now I'm the captain."

She reached her hand up and removed her mask, she had almost forgotten that she was wearing it. She placed it on a nearby bench and then reached her hand up into her hair, pulling out the ribbon that was securing her hair up and it tumbled down onto her shoulders. She ran her fingers through it a bit to attempt to make it look as much like normal as she usually wore it. "So, tell me Severus, do you have a girlfriend?" She wasn't exactly sure why she was asking him this, and she thought she knew the answer, she had never seen him with another girl, never seen him really talking to any of them , but her curiosity was getting the better of her.

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