You could not stand to be around the man, he gave you the creeps and he was always hitting on you. No matter how many times you said you were in a relationship it didnât stop him from hitting on you. He thought you were playing hard to get since you wouldnât tell him who your partner was. You thought for sure Severus was going to strangle him, as he put it. âHexing him would be too swiftâ. You believed he would do it too.
You had been successfully avoiding Lockhart for two days now. You had been staying extra close to Severus the last couple of days, simply not having the energy to deal with Lockhart and it worked. Mostly because Lockhart didnât pay Severus any mind so he wouldnât think to look for you with him. However as luck would have it today Lockhart was looking for Severus and of course you were with him since it was your free period. You had been sitting on his desk with your back to the door when it opened without you noticing. Of course Severus heard it right away and shot a glare at whoever would come into his classroom during his planning period.Â
âProfessor Lockhart, to what do I owe this interruption?â Severus glared at the man. Lockhart looked between the two of you curiously and it seemed something in his head clicked.Â
âI was wondering if you would like to assist me in a lesson today? I am teaching the students about dueling and I need someone to help me do that. Y/N, you are more than welcome to come, of course.â He winked at you, making Severusâ blood boil. Of course he didnât let it show but you knew him enough by now to know when he was angry. You could see that neck vein that you found oh so sexy sticking out.Â
âIâm not sure this would be a good idea.â You put your two senses in.
âOh donât worry Y/N, I wonât hurt your friend too badly. Itâs just a demonstration afterall.â Lockhart smirked.Â
âI think it would be a good idea to show the students how to duel. Iâll be there at the start of next class.â Severus chimed in. You knew this wasnât going to end well.
âBrilliant, see you there.. Both of you, I hope.â He winked at you as he left.Â
âIâm going to hex him.âÂ
âNo, you canât actually hurt him, youâll be the one to get into trouble.â You scolded him.Â
âIt might be worth it. He continues to flirt with you even after youâve asked him countless times not to, and told him that you have a partner.â
âI know, he doesnât believe Iâm in a relationship because I wonât tell him who Iâm dating.âÂ
âImbecile.â He muttered. âWell he knows now, or at least heâs pretty sure he does. I could hear his thoughts from here. Just another reason to want to hex him. All the things I hear him think about you. Iâm tempted to burn that skirt.âÂ
âYou absolutely will not. I bought this for you and you love it.âÂ
âHeâs tainted it with his disgusting thoughts. Iâll take you to the store to buy another one this weekend and I think weâll have to save it for dates until I can convince Dumbledore to get rid of that buffoon.â He huffed in annoyance.
âI know love, hopefully we wonât have to deal with him much longer. Just donât do anything thatâs going to get you arrested, Iâd prefer not to visit you in Azkaban.â You patted his shoulder.Â
âYou know youâre going to come with me to babysit since you and I both have two back to back planning periods.âÂ
âGee, I wonder how that happened.â You teased. âAlright fine Iâll go with you.âÂ
You and Severus finished up in his classroom before you both made your way to the dueling matt. You were going to observe and make sure Severus didnât kill Lockhart but of course the students were already whispering about you and Severus showing up together. You and Severus didnât make your relationship public, some of the professors knew about it not all. You two didnât actively try to hide it but at the same time you enjoyed your privacy and didnât want to make it obvious. For this reason it was common for the students to gossip every time they saw you two together. Some even tried to ask you questions about if you were dating Severus and you just changed the subject. You knew none of them had the nerve to ask Severus such a question.Â
You could see the students looking between you, Severus and Lockhart. It was obvious Lockhart was interested in you, all the students and all the teachers knew it. Now the students seemed to be coming up with all sorts of other rumors that you were sure youâd hear about later.Â
âAh professor Snape, professor Y/L/N, thank you for coming. I was telling the student that today we would be teaching them how to duel and Professor Snape has agreed to assist me. Donât worry, you will still have your potions professor when Iâm through with him.â He smirked. âSo proper dueling technique. You first will bow to your opponent, then you turn and take 5 steps back. Turn on your heels then on the count of three you will both cast a spell in the other direction.â He instructed. The two men demonstrated and all you could think of was how badly this could end.
â1, 2, 3.â Lockhart counted down before casting a spell at Severus which he easily blocked before casting one of his own which Lockhart did not block causing him to fly backwards into the end of the mat.Â
âVery good, very good professor Snape. A little predictable I must say, if I wasnât trying to demonstrate to the students some of the risks of dueling I could have easily deflected that.â He attempted to play it off.Â
âPerhaps it would be wise to teach them how to block unfriendly spells.â Severus suggested.Â
âExcellent suggestion.â Lockhart was busy speaking to the class about how to block spells while Severus was looking in your direction to gauge your reaction. You smiled, but quickly hid it behind your hand and shook your head at him. You saw the corner of his lip twitch up for only a second. You knew thatâs all you would get from him right now but it was better than nothing. Unbeknownst to you Lockhart also saw it.Â
âNow Professor Snape, why donât I cast a few spells at you and you demonstrate how to block them?â Lockhart suggested, pulling Severusâ attention away from you.
âAlright.â Severus replied in his normal montoned voice. The two men went back to their dueling stances and Severus patiently waited for the first spell to be cast. Lockhart then sent two flying his way, both he blocked without trouble.Â
âCast some back already!â One of the studentâs yelled at Lockhart. Wanting to see him block some of Severusâ spells.Â
âYes Professor, why donât you cast some spells of your own?â Lockhart suggested.
âI donât know if thatâs a good idea.â Was all Severus said.Â
âIâm a master duelist professor. If we want these kids to learn we have to lead by example.â Lockhart argued. Severus looked to you to get your thoughts and all you did was shrug. If he did all those things he claimed he must not be a complete moron, maybe this is where he excels you thought. Severus nodded at Lockhart and then allowed him to continue throwing spells at him. Severus continued to block each one with ease and then cast one of his own. Lockhart managed to block it but not well. Severus could tell Lockhart was getting angry by how easily he was able to block his spells. Severus cast another spell and Lockhart somehow cast one at the same time. Both spells backfired at Lockhart but instead of blocking it towards the ground he somehow managed to block it in yours and a couple students' direction. You pushed the students out of the way just in time but the blast hit you, throwing you backwards. You felt your side hit the hard floor and for a moment you were paralyzed but the pain still shot through your body. You could have sworn you felt something in your side crack.
âYou moron!â You heard Severusâ deep voice boom, then he was at your side in an instant. âY/N, are you alright?â All you could do was moan in pain. Your body still wasnât moving as it should, you could make small movements but nothing big.Â
âWhatâs wrong with her?â You heard one of the students ask.Â
âEveryone get back!â Severus shouted.
âMmm, Sev.â You groaned, your hand being able to slowly reach for his hand.Â
âItâs okay, tell me what hurts.â He assured you.Â
âMy side, my right side.â You said slowly, your words slurring as if you were drunk. He felt your side, slowly pushing on it and he could feel your rib didnât feel right.Â
âAlright, letâs get you to madam Pomfrey.â He said, picking you up bridal style not paying attention to the studentâs mouth agape.Â
âClass dismissed.â Lockhart yelled as he followed behind you both. Once you reached the infirmary Severus set you down on the closest bed, making sure to lay you flat on your back.Â
âOh dear, what have we here?â Madam Pomfrey asked as she watched Severus lay you down.Â
âDueling injury. She was hit with a mix of two spells. Judging by the blast I believe it was Stupefy and Confringo.â Severus explained.Â
âHow on Earth did that happen?âÂ
âSomeone doesnât know the proper duel teaching procedure.â Severus glared at Lockhart.Â
âYou threw a spell, I threw one back!â He attempted to defend himself.
âYes well if you knew anything about teaching you would know when teaching students how to duel the proper procedure is the person demonstrating defense casts 1 spell to every three that the person on offense casts. You casted three spells then cast one at the same time as I was supposed to be casting one then did a piss poor job at blocking it!â Severus snarled. Lockhart stayed silent.Â
âLet me deal with the poor girl in peace, you two can argue elsewhere.â Poppy scoffed at the two.
âIâm not leaving.â Severus replied firmly.Â
âShe doesnât need you to play babysitter.â Lockhart muttered under his breath. Severus wanted to make a snide remark back but for your sake he held it in. âY/N, once this is over I can take care of you. I know some great spells that can.âÂ
âMadam Pomfrey is the school healer, she can handle it.â Severus finally snapped, not wanting this man anywhere near you.Â
âThereâs no need to be jealous, Severus.â He smirked.Â
âJealous? I have no reason to be jealous, Y/N and I are together and she doesn't want anything to do with you. She actively avoids you because she doesnât want to hurt your feelings! So leave her alone because after seeing the way you duel I am very certain I could have your life with a simple spell!âÂ
âHow could you possibly be with this dark, boring, angry man?â Lockhart scoffed.Â
âIâd take him over someone like you anyday. He is who I am with and nothing is going to change that. I donât want anything to do with you unless it is for the students, for now I am too sore and too tired to deal with this so please leave.â You mumbled, fighting to get the words out.Â
"You heard her, out.â Poppy said, pointing towards the door. Huffing Lockhart left the infirmary.Â
âYou know, you didnât correct him when he said I was dark, boring and angry.â Severus teased wanting to ease your tension.Â
âBoring is the only thing I could fight him on. You wear all black and let's face it you are one angry dungeon bat.â You giggled but regretted it immediately when pain shot through your side.Â
âI suppose youâre right.â He chuckled then held your side to keep you steady.Â
âIt looks like you have two cracked ribs, dear. Iâm going to put you in a brace and give you a healing potion. You will need to have your classes covered for the next week while you heal. No heavy lifting for at least 4 weeks.â She instructed.Â
âDonât worry Iâll watch over her.â Severus assured her.Â
âI know you will, dear.âÂ
Poppy and Severus helped you into the brace then gave you your first dose of healing potion. You stayed in the infirmary that night and Severus never left your side, even when students came to check on you he was right there holding your hand.
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