A/N: Okay, like many of my stories, the inspiration for this one came at around midnight. Being half-conscious as I was, I forgot to account for the fact that Dumbledore hadn't died, and, this being the case, Sevvie had never been labeled a murderer by the general population either. So….for the remainder of this story, please pretend the Half-Blood Prince never happened.
Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter, I wouldn't be doing fanfiction, now would I?
This fic is dedicated to plotbunnies. Because it is the result of one.
He, She, and They
He sits and stands.
He teaches and scolds.
He watches and waits.
He tries to stop, to change, but he cannot.
He is overwhelmed with thoughts of her.
Love? He does not know.
Day after day she does her work perfectly.
She does not notice the tortured eyes staring obsessively at her.
She does not know that each time she is hurt, a very distraught professor begs for news. She does not know how hard he works to hide his feelings for her.
She does not notice these things.
But there are things he does not notice as well.
He does not notice her sudden interest in the color black.
He does not notice how much more effort she puts into his class then any other.
He does not know that every time she hears that a Death Eater is captured, she runs frantically to the headmaster's office.
These things he does not know.
He has taken to ignoring her.
He hopes this will stop his feelings.
It doesn't.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
And more worried, when it comes to that.
So when he hears that a student hurt, a Gryffindor student, he is frantic.
She has decided to try the same tactic.
Ignore, ignore, ignore.
Until one day, she hears that a member of the Order, a spy, has been fatally hurt.
They run into each other in the halls.
Each is so relieved, they tell the other so.
Then comes an uncomfortable pause, during which our two characters realize in horror…
They let it slip!
He sits and stands.
He teaches and scolds.
He watches and waits.
But now, he has help.
She is with him now.
They are very happy together.
Years later, she is going through some of the headmasters notes.
She is a teacher now, and is helping organize.
She finds something that makes her both very angry, and very happy.
She shows it to her husband.
LIST OF THINGS TO DO
Albus Dumbledore
1. Buy more lemon drops………………………………………………………Done.
2. Mail birthday card to Aberforth……………………………………………Done.
3. Spread rumor that Miss Granger and Severus are hurt
I warned Minerva that if she would not do anything about those two, I would....Done.
A/N: Review?