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He couldn't help the way his body tensed up at the words, gaze narrowing as even as worked to keep from reacting just the way he would have wanted her to react. A few moments passed before he let out a slow, even breath. "And what do you intend to do with your power tonight?" he asked, adding a bit of challenge to his tone.

Severus suddenly sounds almost bored with the conversation. It's because of what she'd said. Empty words. He is convinced few people would not be different if they could help themselves. What mattered was what they would change, and why they don't.

              ˜”*°•.         Rumors .  Rumors spreading  quicker  than wildfire  itself .  Whispers crawling  through  the thickest  of  walls , reaching  ears  and ears .  Their  dorm was  talking  about it ,  the  whole school  was  talking about  it . Sirius  Black was  free  . A  dangerous  criminal, a  psychotic  monster .  Remains  of  that cruel  war .  So , when  they’d  started talking  about  it , when  he’d   practically pointed  at  Eris to  very  indescretly  bring  him  up, he  had  barely considered  it  bad . When  his  friends had  turned  to look  at  her , joke  about  her inheriting  the  madness, he’d  barely  seen it  as  something horrible .  Sirius  Black was  a  cruel person,  after  all, and  Eris  hadn’t even  met  him .  And  yet ,  somehow, she’d  still gotten  upset .  Upset enough  to  say  something  and   walk  away .  ❝ Eris  wait . ❞  He  said  rushing before  her ,  following her .  ❝ Come  on , it  was  a  joke,  you  can’t be taking  it  seriously. ❞      

*definitely not amused*

He stepped even closer to the edge, his smirk turning into a teasing grin. “Maybe I’ll just HOLD YOU and jump off.”