Affairs of the Dangerous Hearts

Chapter seven: Apologies

Severus hadn't heard a word from Amelia since the day they had their little romp. He had felt sorry for what he did, but he didn't know how to make up or apologize for it. He headed to her office so he could have a little chat to her. He had never felt guilty before but now he had and he wanted to get rid of the feeling.
Severus walked over to her office door and knocked on it once. There was a silence. He waited for a while. There still was no noise. He knocked again. Nothing. Severus couldn't be bothered waiting anymore and decided to turn around when the door opened and he saw Amelia standing there in a fluffy white robe and a towel around her head.
"Oh, it’s you." Amelia's heart began to race.
"May I have a word?" Severus asked.
"I guess you may." Amelia stepped aside. Severus walked into the office and up to her desk. "As you can see I just got out of the bathroom." Amelia sat down.
"That does not matter to me." Severus looked away from her.
"Alright then. Why have you come to talk to me?" Amelia asked.
"I want to apologize for how I acted a couple of days ago. I did not mean to act the way I had." Severus apologized. Amelia looked at him in silence for a few seconds.
"Well I guess you just didn't want what I did," Amesighsighed.
"No." Severus shook his head. Amelia was a little surprised. She didn't know what to say. Did he just say no to not wanting to be with her? Didn't that mean that he wanted her?
"Um” Amelia though of what to say. "Maybe we could try us again some other time. Right now I need some time to think for myself."
"Yes." Severus frowned. He had hurt her hand now he had to live with it. He took out the picture of her when she was 17. Amelia looked at the back of the picture and remembered when she had taken that.
"I didn't think you actually got that." Amelia murmured.
"Well I did." Severus looked at her. "You have changed a considerable amount since then." Severus admired. "Why did you change your hair colour?"
"I only had black hair because of you." Amelia smiled to herself. Severus raised an eyebrow. "I had a crush on you, like what it says on the back of that picture. I changed my hair when I turned 18. I though I needed a change, that I needed to get over you," Amelia informed.
"I thought that you might want the picture back now." Severus held out the picture.
"No." Amelia shook her head. "I want you to keep it." She pushed his hand back towards him. "I took it for you. Not for myself."
"Very well." Severus slid the photo back in to his pocket. Amelia stood up and walked around to him.
"I shall see you around, Severus." Amelia softly kissed Severus on the lips.
"Ah, yes." Severus nodded.
"I trust you know your way out." Amelia walked in to her bedroom and closed the door behind hSeveSeverus turned around and walked out. Amelia laughed to herself, she took off her towel and robe and grabbed a nice light pink shirt and a down to the knee skirt to wear for the day. She put on some shoes and he cloak then walked back in to her office. She put all her books together for her classes and into her bag.
Amelia headed out of her room when she remembered that her hair was still wet. She quickly pointed her finger at her hair and it dried up straight. She had missed out on breakfast to have a shower because she had woken up late and now she was running late for class.
Amelia ran in to her class room to see that only one girl was sitting at a front desk. Amelia mustn't have been late after all. She walked up to her desk and looked at Hermione. "Hello there, Hermione."
"Hi," Hermione replied nicely. Amelia was taken aback. "Professor Riddle?"
"Yes Here." e."
"I just wanted to say sorry for how I've rude I have been to you over the past weeks." Hermione apologized. Two apologies in one day? There must be something going around. Amelia thought.
"It is ok. I do understand that you do care for Harry." Amelia smiled. "I'm just glad that you do not bare a grudge against me."
"No not anymore, Professor."
"Good."
"I would like it if we had a good teacher and student relationship."
"Yes, absolutely." Amelia leaned against her desk and waited as the students filled in to the class room.