My first HP story so please please be nice. I always thought snape was a poor lonely guy. So, he could use a girlfriend or something. Snape wasn't killed in the 6th year and Harry, Hermione and Ron have graduated from school. Read, Love, and Review!

Lina Naomi Embry

Lina Naomi Embry is 23 years old. When a new subject is brought into Hogwarts, she is called to teach it. She works as a professional dragon mistress. A rare job for those who can feel and communicate with dragons. Her appearance is fiery red hair, bright green eyes and dark tanned skin which shows she works outdoors. She also has a fiery personality.

Hogwarts

The Great Hall was noisy with children chattering and the first years standing stiffly in front. I sat next to an older man wearing black robes and a pale face. He stared straight ahead as if not noticing me. I wore black tights and a black tank with crimson robes tied over it showing off only a little of the black fabric.

All talking stopped, and silence ensued as the new headmistress stood up front with a stool and old-looking hat next to her.

"Now, I'm going to call your name. You come forth, and you will be sorted into your houses. Chrystal Skinner!" Professor Mcgonagall called the names of the nervous kids and I couldn't help but smile as a shaky girl walked up.

The sorting went quickly and I took a deep breath as Mcgonagall started introducing me.

"This year we have a new teacher. Professor Embry is here to educate those of you who wish to become animal trainers. She is a dragon master. . .er, mistress."

I stood up and bowed as children clapped. They looked really interested and some even stood up. I sat down and listened to the announcements. There were some about the forbidden forest, school and Hogsmead.

Dinner went by with the usual roast potatos, baked potatos, boiled potatos, roast beef, roast chicken, lamb, chops, sausages, vegetables and dessert of ice-cream, mint humbugs, chocolate mousse, strawberries and more. Professor Mcgonagall leaned over to me and smiled.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms Embry. I'm sure you will like Hogwarts. Professor Snape will show you to your quarters. You can then unpack."

I blinked a little before the man next to me stood and waited for me to follow. I followed him out the door to the side and down a flight of stairs. We went down a few passages, then ascended about a kilometre high spiral staircase! Sheesh, what's with wizards and long staircases! It led to a small balcony with a heavy oak door with black bolts in the side.

He stopped at the door and turned to me. I shuffled my feet and asked sheepishly.

"Um, you wouldn't mind coming back here tomorrow morning to help me back down, would you?"

I thought Snape would decline, but he answered in a low drawl.

"Of course, Professor Embry. I will meet you here in the morning." With that he spun around, cloak billowing behind him as he went down the stairs.

I opened the door to my room and looked around the circular room. It was in a tower. It had warm red walls, cherry wood flooring with polished, red furniture. The bed clothes were gold and red with drapings hung on the four posts of the large bed. My trunks were at the foot of my bed with my pet dragon in it's carrier cage.

My dragon is a Infernus Draconis. In short, a miniture fire dragon. It's scaley red skin was soothingly hot as my skin was permanently in a high temprature. The large carrier cage he was in, was a metre by two metres in legnth and hight. It had a special, protective layer over the large bars which prevented any burning.

I named him Ham since it meant heat in Hebrew. I let him out the cage and he immediately took off flying in circles around the room. I pulled my trunks onto the bed and sorted my clothes into piles. I packed the clothing into seperate drawers, then changed for bed.

I pulled on red shorts and a black tank top. I tied my hair into a ponytail and pulled the duvet cover off the bed. I climbed under a thin sheet and looked at the black ceiling. It was an hour later when I fell asleep with my sheet kicked off the bed and I was scrawled halfway off the bed. My windows were wide open, letting in cool nighttime air. Meanwhile, below me in the dungeons, Severus Snape paced his own green lit room restlessly. He'd taken off his black robes and replaced it with black pajama's.

'She's just new to Hogwarts. She doesn't know where everything is. Get a hold of yourself!' Snape thought to himself.

He sat on the edge of his bed and buried his face in his hands.

"Damnit."

Snape waved his hands to dim the lighting even more and lay back in his bed still thinking. It was a few hours later when he fell asleep on his bed. Still as the dead and serene as a statue.

Please review! This is my first! Please tell me if i should continue.