Irish Melody

Severus awoke in his bed but not remembering how he got there. The last thing he remembers, \"Oh No...\" He moaned as he rolled out of bed. He had been a complete jerk to Isibeal, now she wasn\'t likely to return. He understood that he wasn\'t one who deserved such a caring girl, no one will ever dserve her. He walked out of his room, down to his living quarters, then he heard a soft coo. He moved to the sound, there curled up in a ball on his couch was Isibeal. her body wrapped tightly up in a ball, her lips quivering from chill. Severus grabbed the large comforter from his bed, and placed it on her. He then started a fire in the hearth. Isibeal began to unravel herself. He eyes fluttered open, and she smiled when she saw severus crooked over the fireplace, lighting the wood.
\"Merry Christmas Severus..\" She sat up slowly, stretching her body. He jumped at the sound of her voice.
\"Merry Christmas Isibeal..Why are you still here?\" His sharp voice, now groggied over, but just as rough.
\"Well..last night when i came to say goodbye. You passed out, so i just cleaned you up before bed...\" She looked down and pulled the large black comforter around her body.
\"Yes..right.. well why are you still here?\" He walked to the kitchenette, and poured some juice for the young girl, he walked back over and handed it to her.
\"Friends, forgive each other...plus by now i understand that most of the things that fall out of your mouth, you can\'t help.\" She smiled, Severus frowned at that comment, but he then smiled at the little red head, whose hair was now completely out of control, little red curly strands draped her fac,e while the rest poofed out in the back. She wasn\'t a very regular type of beauty. She was beautiful, but Severus couldn\'t put his finger on what made her so outrageously beautiful to him. He gently lifted a stray piece of hair from her face. Then stepped away immediatly when he realized how close he was getting to her, in more ways then one.
\"I got you a gift...It isn\'t much.\" Isibeal stood up, her skirt was all hiked up from sleeping, her shirt was opened slightly. She fixed her skirt rather quickly then ran to her bags, which were right by the door still. She pulled out a small gift wrapped in silver with blue and green ribbons. \" Those are your house colors right? I had to ask that man at the potions store, i hope he was right.\"
\"Yes, yes he was.\"Severus enjoyed the thought that she had put into his gift, she cared enough to put alittle somethign extra for him. Meticulously Severus began to unwrapp the gift from Isibeal.
\"Come on rip it open!!!\" She started to rip his present\'s paper, and he just let her. Her delicate little porceline fingers were so careless.
\"Oh wow\" In his hands dangled a small silver necklace, there was a little silver book hanging from the necklace.
\"Read the inscription.\" Severus let the necklace fold in his hand as he took the small book, on the fron it said Potions. Then he turned it to the back.
\"Dearest Severus,Trouvaille Isibeal Yours, Isibeal.\" Severus eyed the girl who was all smiles staring at him from her seat on the couch.
\"It\'s a French spell, means Find Isibeal. So no matter where you go, or where i go, we can find each other. You take a map and you say the incantation, place the book on the map, and it will show you where that person is...\" Isibeal\'s voice was sheepish again.
\"Thank you Isibeal, it\'s the finest gift, i\'ve ever recieved.\" He smiled at her then put it around his neck. Isibeal smiled, she moved to him to help him get it around his neck. \"Now i have a gift for you also.\" Severus reached into a drawer of his desk, and handed her a small package.

\"Oooh i wonder what it could possibly be?\" She began to tediously open the gift which was wrapped in blue with red ribbon.

\"Oh just rip it open!\" Severus said playfully as he leaned back in his chair, sipping on his coffee. Isibeal was sitting on the floor at his feet. He much liked the feeling of having her so close to him. He could protect her know where she was, at the end of that thought Isibeal took out a book

\"The Advanced Charms! Oh Severus i love it!!!\" She jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck, and squeezed him as tight as she could. He wrapped his arms around her back. Then he pulled away. \"You really think i\'m ready?\"

\"Of course.\" Severus smiled and let a finger run down her cheek. She blushed feverishly, just then a house elf apparated into the room. Dropping off two small packages, then disappeared.

\"Who was that?\"

\"Probably one of Dumbledore\'s helpers.\"

\"That\'s awful to keep them...\"

\"No they\'re here by choice... They enjoy helping Albus.\"

\"Oh..Well open the packages!\'

\"Ones for you.\" Isibeal took her package, it was very small, she opened it and it was a letter. She quickly read it

\"Severus! Guess what my present is?!?!?!\" She was standing up, moving quickly around the room.

\"What?\" Severus smiled at her excitement. Isibeal cleared her throat very dramaticly.

\"Well.. Dear Miss McOugh, We here at Hogwart\'s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, would like to offer you an Assistant Librarian job. We have an extensive collection of the finest books in exsistence. We would like you to do such tasks, as catalouging, and helping students. Madame Encyclopideous will be the head librarian, and you her assistant. Please inform us of you decision, as soon as you can. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore! AH!!!!! hahaha\" Isibeal threw herself on the couch, and kicked her legs up in the air. She stopped, not hearing anything from Severus. She looked up over the back of the couch at him, he was looking down at his empty hands. \"Severus, if you feel i shouldn\'t take this position.. I..I..i won\'t.\"

\"God no Isibeal..that\'s not it at all. This is a great oppotunity for you. I\'m.. i\'m just\"
\"What?\" She moved back next to him knelt down with her hands on his knees. Her eyes were filled with love and hope. She was tenderly moving her hands to his.
\"If you are here, you\'ll have time to be with people who are more like you. Minerva, Flitwick..Lupin.. I\'m not really some one who is like you in anyways. I\'m afraid it\'ll change us.\" Severus\'s face got red and he stood up, he was angry with himself for showing such weak emotions.
\"Severus, we are not so unalike. I too have a very bad side..I ahve lots of secrets. I love to learn, and you love to teach. If you-\" Severus placed a finger over her mouth.
\"Take the position, please.\" His voice was hoarse, Isibeal stepped closer to him and wrapped her arms around him, and embraced him tightly. Isibeal, ran to Dumbledore\'s office, and when the man came to the door, she wrapped her arms around him, and thanked him. He laughed and smiled. She finally had a home, a safe, happy home.