Irish Melody

It was two days before Christmas, and Isibeal trudged through the slushie streets back to her home. She needed to change for her lessons, as she changed into her clothes that Severus had bought her last week. she looked around her empty house, and then she realized. That everything has changed in her life. She saw her mother almost daily, in the hospital in Lisbon. She was doing much better, Isibeal was never required to go back to work, everything so far had been given to her, by Severus. She liked the feeling of him in her life. He kept her safe, and happy, and never asked for anything in return. Isibeal took the floo system. To Hogwarts, It was only 7 o\'clock in the evening. She looked around the empty lab, then she heard snoring coming from Severus\'s room. She giggled then tip-toed into his room. There he was sprawled out on his bed, fully dressed, his black hair covered his face. As Isibeal stepped closer, she giggled alittle softer, then stopped. Her eyes turned to a more loving gaze, as she moved the hair away from his face.
\"Severus..\"She whispered. \"Severus\" She said alittle louder. He bolted upright in his bed.
\"What?!!?\" Isibeal jumped back.\"Oh i\'m sorry, you startled me. What you doing here, it\'s very early..?\"
\"Well.. with my mother being gone..and me not really needing to work. My days are pretty much empty.. So i thought i would come early and suprise you. So we could get lessons, started earlier.\"
\"Alright, give me a minute to compose myself.\"
\"Yes Sir.\" She walked back out into the lab, she begin to run her fingers along the things on his desk. Then she came across a photograph, it was her. From their shopping trip. He kept it on his desk. That was very sweet of him.
\"Severus?\"
\"Yes..?\"
\"Wasn\'t there another picture of me?\" She said coyly.
\"What? What are you talking about?\" She could hear him gulp.
\"Nevermind.\" She walked around and sat down in the large black leather chair behind his desk. He walked out, and smiled at her spinning around in his chair. \"So what today?\"
\"I thought we could review, for the magic proficiency exam?\"
\"Why?\"
\"So you can have it, and work in a nicer job, then... well then where you were working.\"
\"Alright...Severus..\" She stood up, allowing him to sit down at his desk.\"I miss my mother.\" Severus smiled at the young girl, one of the only times she\'s let him see the child inside her.
\"Well, she\'s in a much better place, a place that can care fo her. And you\'re are free to lead your own life.\"
\"My own life? My life is what you are giving me. You have become the only part of my life worth living. \'cause of you, i don\'t work.. where i know how. I\'ve never has nothing to do, but when i\'m not here. I\'m nothing.\" Severus eyes saddened, the way she spoke made it sound like he was ruining her life. When he couldn\'t help the fact that he wanted ot help this little girl. \"I don\'t mean it Severus.. i\'m sorry. Just Christmas is soo close, and i have to spend it with people who i\'ve almost forgotten about, who live a life i want to leave behind.\"
\"Come here for Christmas. There are some rooms for you stay in next to other professors... we could go see your mother, and... you would be safe, and there\'s a large meal. I\'ll be here, and Minerva, and Remus. It\'ll be lovely if you came here for the Holiday vacation.\"
\"You mean that?\"
\"Of course...\"
\"I would love to spend the Holiday with you Severus...You could teach me how to ride a broomstick?!?!\" She sounded giddy.
\"Haha, yes of course. So go home, pack your things then return. I\'ll go clear this with Headmaster Dumbledore.\" All the too happy Isibeal, ran abck to the fireplace. And home, she gathered her few belongings, the gifts she had bought for Severus, minerva, and Remus. At Hogwarts, Severus was prepared to enter Dumbledore\'s office with vigor, a man on a mission. He walked ina nd stated his demands.
\"I would like for Miss McOugh to come stay the Winter Holiday here, with us at Hogwarts...Sir.\"
\"Of Course, she is a lovely charming girl. She is more then welcomed to share it with us.\"
\"Thank you sir..\" Severus turned and went back to his dungeon to wait for Isibeal, yet hours had gone by and she had yet to return. Upset by the fact she might be hurt. He took the floo system to her home. there she was sitting on the floor next to the fireplace, with two bags next to her. A pool of tears by her feet.
\"Isibeal.. don\'t worry everything is okay..You can come stay,,\" He knelt beside her,
\"What if this is too good to be true Severus. I don\'t deserve to be this happy...\"
\"Of course you do Isibeal. You\'re one of the most intelligent people i\'ve ever met. You\'re a delight, funny, sweet, caring, charismatic. You can charm the pants off of a wolf.\" Isibeal smiled, and wiped the tears from her eyes.\"You are amazing, you catch on to things ten times faster then any other student i\'ve ever had. You\'re beautiful inside and out.\"
\"You think i\'m beautiful?\" Severus, turned
\"Come on let\'s go..back to Hogwarts.\" He picked up her bag, and waited by the fireplace. She stood and followed right behind him. Back at Hogwarts he carried her bags up stairs to a small room, next to an old History of magic classroom. As he turned to walk out the door.
\"Severus..\" He turned. \"Thank you.. I think you\'re beautiful too. Well goodnight.\" He closed the door behind himself. As she jumped up and down on the bed, and started to giggle. Was this true.. did some one want her, for who she was?! it was a first that she\'s felt this way, and for a man who has done nothing but the kindest acts in the world for her. So she decided he must feel the same way.