>THIRD PERSON<
As the sky above Hogwarts looked rather dim, January 13th was marked on the muggle calendar while the pages kept on flying up and down. Sitting behind her desk, was Minerva McGonagall, who watched as Severus Snape paced around her office angrily. "Severus, something seems to be bothering you." she said, pushing her glasses up her nose. "Is there, Minerva? I haven't noticed." he replied sarcastically, and sat down opposite of her table, then placed both hands down with great force. "Is there any way I can help?" she asked calmly, as she petted Fawkes the Phoenix gently. "Nothing... Nothing can change of what I called her..." he said in an audible whisper. But Minerva merely looked up at him and frowned. "Well, that is a pity." then rearranged her papers on her desk. "Are you trying to make me feel worse, Headmistress?" he asked, looking at her stern face. "Oh no, Severus. I'm just trying to tell that it was very wrong of you. Now, if you'd excuse me. I need Mr. Smith for something."

"And why call the idiot?"

"To fetch Ms. Carter, of course!" Severus wore a confused expression and pinch the bridge of his nose. "For what, exactly?" he asked. Minerva looked surprised, then opened her mouth.

"Oh haven't you heard, Severus? Carter is spending her last day on earth."

The man stood from his chair like lightning, making Minerva rise up as well. "I BEG FOR YOUR PARDON?!" he roared, and coughed wildly. "Miss Carter, I'm afraid to say, is finally making her decision. She has prepared for something to do tomorrow, that I have no right to neither know what nor why. I allowed her classmates to at least spend her day with her, and she can finally have her things completed." she simply said and smirked at his expression. "AND YOU TELL ME THIS NOW?" he bellowed, and stomped his foot onto the cold hard ground of the office. "I planned to, actually. But I received that you do not interact with her anymore? What use shall it make?"

"I... I... I made a mistake... I insulted her before she... No... No..."

"Snape,"

"What?"

"She's about to run to the Forbidden Forest at twilight. This is your last chance."

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At the complete end of the castle, Scarlet Liana Carter's figure was standing behind a pillar, close to Xander Alex Smith's, who looked sadder than ever. "You can't do this, Scarlet! You just can't!" he exclaimed. "I can't what, Xander?" she whispered back. "Please! You're my best friend...." yet his voice trailed off and his face looked blank. "Oh stop it. I'm not going to die. Just... Consider it as a 'See-You-Later-thing'. I'll come back for all of you guys, okay?" reassured Scarlet, smiling warmly. But no matter what she said, Xander's eyes still burst into tears. "You've... It's just wrong. I don't know what I'll do without you -"

"You know, Xander, you were always better than Lucas. Better than any friend in the world. Just promise me, you won't forget me if I don't come back?"

"W H A T?!"

"I'm just joking!" And unexpectedly, he hugged his best friend ever so tightly. But another figure past by. Severus. He watched as the two hugged, and felt like his heart was being stabbed out of his chest. He slid down the wall, clutching his robes vigorously. "Why are you hugging me? I thought girl-guy best friendships weren't supposed to hug." she asked confusingly. "I mean... After Snape treated you like sh*t... Maybe you just need to stop & rest for a while."

"Thanks, Xander. Wait... Oh no."

"Whaddyamean 'oh no'?"

"I... I need to -!"

"What?"

"I just need to use the bathroom for a moment!"

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Scarlet left Xander there in his spot, and ran the fastest she can ever have to the bathroom. Moaning Myrtle's.

She was gasping for air as she reached there, and felt like fainting. Before Severus' hand can grab her sleeve, she slipped inside and shut the door. She slipped the heavy Gryffindor robes off her, and walked around, knocking on the cubicles. "Myrtle? Are you here?" she whispered, when Myrtle's pearl white ghost shot up from the last cubicle, and flew in front of her face. "Gonna tease me again, aren't you Yallowsworth? Well guess what, I don't care if my glasses look stupid!" Myrtle shouted, shooting her hand towards her chest, that felt like ice cold water. "No, Myrtle! I'm not here to tease you! It's me! Scarlet Carter!"

"Why're you here?" Myrtle asked impatiently. Scarlet looked around and nodded her head. "It's about what you told me days- weeks ago... Malaine."

Myrtle made a dramatic gasp, then whimpered. "Why?" "Tell me about her." said Scarlet siriusly. "Why would I do that? Besides... she's just a living witch!"

"Why are you so jealous if she's alive? I'd rather die now!"

"Fine." Myrtle floated to the cubicle's edges, and sat on the top with her arms crossed. "Alright... If thats what you want.

"Well, as I remember, Malaine was a witch in Hogwarts. A Ravenclaw. She was very intelligent, why yes, I observed her. She obtained power and popularity. In fact, I heard she has or had a sister. A sister who was greatly envious because she was in her shadow.

"I believe that when their parents were killed by what you were called, she had a thirst for revenge or vengeance, whatever. I don't know much, but Malaine always threatened to tease me if I wouldn't let her use my bathroom. There, she plotted many things. I don't really remember any of them. But someone would barge in and tell her to stop, every now and then. I guess it was her younger sibling. They looked quite alike. Well, that didn't stop her. Many rumors have been told that Malaine had been a Death Eater. Well, maybe your parents have told you of what she done to You-Know-Who -"Myrtle, my parents are dead." Scarlet interrupted, which Myrtle did not notice- so you know what happened there. It was a lie though, when they said she was gone. Only her sister knew where she was, and hid...

"Now, the other day, I saw her."

Scarlet's ears perked up. "You saw her? What did she look like? When?" she asked quickly. "Oh don't ask too much questions! Haven't I told you! I saw her! Well, she hell sure remembered me, of course. But she was different now. Bit of black eyes and straight face. She has a little of a long nose, and quite tall."

It was all now clear to Scarlet. Jones was the witch Myrtle has been talking about. I mean, black eyes, tall, straight face, long nose! That is like 101/100 Jones! 

She's trying to kill me because she doesn't trust my kind. And after killing so many, she becomes more powerful. That's it. She became powerful and is now hunting me down because I'm the last of them all. She has done all the tricks in her sleeve. What did Bellatrix said before she disappeared?

"The day they were dead."

'They were dead'... And... Who other else to say it to?

She told it to me.

The day mum and dad died.

When was that again?

Oh right, January 14.

This is my last day on earth. It's Jones. She's gonna kill me for my powers. Sev is gone. And I'm all alone on this.

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>SCARLET'S P.O.V.<

I raced to the 7th floor as other students looked at me confusingly, and bolted to the Gryffindor girls' dorms while Xander slid down the slide while he tried to catch up with me. I typed in the password of my trunk and snatched all of my belongings. Taking the charmed bag, I stuffed it full.

"Scarlet... What're you doing?!" Ginny asked, as she looked at my bag. I shook my head in response. "Hermione!"

I widened my eyes, and saw Hermione rushing up the stairs. "Are you doing what I think you're doing?" she asked...

"If you want to lock me in, then there's just one last thing I need to do...."

And in a wink of an eye...

I quickly bolted out of the dorms, when Lyanna attacked me and hung my collar on the clothes racket. "I need to do this mission alone! I'm giving myself up to them! LEMME DOWN GUYS! LEMME DOWN!" I shouted, but my voice was overpowered by Hermione's roars. "Professor McGonagall! Professor Snape!"

"There's no use! Hermione! You're head of Gryffindor!" Lyanna shouted at her. "I-I can't! I'm not yet use to it! Minerva!"

"She's running away, again! At least stop her!"

"Like what?!"

But I caught my hands free from the pockets, and casted flames on the floor. Ginny screamed and grabbed a fire extinguisher. But the entire can did not put out at least a single flame. I yanked the hook off the wall, and made the run for it. Xander, Arabella, Lyanna, Ginny, and Hermione were now running after me, as Hermione took the right corridor to the Headmistress' office.

"Petrificus Totalus! You're not going anywhere, Scarlet! You're gonna be hurt!" Xander bellowed, pointing his wand at me. The spell missed me as I ducked, and ran faster. "Why is this girl trying to kill herself! Just don't run away for God's sake, Scarlet!"

"You guys don't even understand what I'm trying to do!" I shouted ever so loudly.

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When cloaked swishing noised around the room. Oh no. Don't tell me -

"SCARLET!"

I turned into my animagi and raced further out. What time is it?! I finally escaped out of the castle, and looked to my right to find Hagrid racing at me. "Wolf? Scarle'!" he said, and chased me. Why is everybody after me right now? Can't they see I'm just making it all normal again?! At least half of the people I know are now after the large light gray wolf running towards the Forbidden Forest. But as I reached the gate, Buckbeak stood in his hind feet. He blocked the others from getting nearer. "Thanks, Buckbeak!" I barked in my wolf form, and ran further. "Don' hur' him!" Hagrid roared at McGonagall who was raising her wand attempting to move the creature aside. "The witch's insane!"

Yet, in the corner of my eye, Severus waved his wand and flew in front of me. His hands were outstretched as I whimpered in fear and backed off. "You're not going anywhere." he whispered, cornering me by the tree. I growled to maybe at least frighten him, but it's true. Nothing can ever scare Severus Snape.

I slowly turned back into a human and watched as he slowly walked towards me. I... I tried to cast a spell... but I was too weak... Wha- This doesn't happen to me before! Unless...

My back was leaning so hard on the tree that it looked like I was about to break it. Severus was coming nearer and nearer, then pressed his body onto mine. He brushed his abnormally large nose along my neck as tears streamed down my face. "Snape... Stop... Please..." I whispered while he intertwined his hand with mine. "You don't understand -"

I closed my eyes, but as I opened them, black flames were burning around us. What was happening...?

Suddenly, I didn't intend to inhale the smoke and I gasped. "Freak.... freak.... FREAK..." my voice started growing louder as I pushed him back. "I'm nothing but a freak.... freak... FREAK...." I muttered as my eyes turned from chestnut to red... then blue... purple... then... black..?

"SCARLET, SNAP OUT OF IT!"

>THIRD PERSON<

What was there to do?

Severus tugged on his hair, trying to think of anything. He seemed to have gone deaf and did the only thing he can ever think of.

He kissed her.

Because even the acts that look so simple... can break any spell.

He closed his eyes as his lips brushed against hers, and the Fortis Viribus' eyes turned the usual brown again. His hands found their way around her back, while her's wrapped around his neck. After a few minutes, Severus finally pulled away and rested his chin on her head.

"Scarlet... I didn't mean anything of what I called you... I was just -"

"- Angry?"

"You don't even have the slightest idea of how much I waited for that kiss."

"Did you, now? But, Sev -"

"Why did you pretend? You didn't... You never had feelings for me?"

Scarlet's mouth opened a little, and she shook her head.

"Not return the feelings? Professor Snape, did you forget that I kissed you earlier? That I sleep in your chambers? That I was jealous when there wasn't an 'us'?"

"But you what you said -"

"They were just words. If you wanted to protect me because of love, then I had to make you un-love me. But please answer me... Why are you still trying to chase me? Your life is trapped the claws of freaking danger! Why? You know you can't love me forever Sev. And trust me, I might not make it tomorrow."

Severus' face fell as he heard 'I might not make it tomorrow'.

"I couldn't love you forever, so I chose to love you always."

Scarlet knew he meant it.

"Then why are you running away?" he quickly added.

"I... It's hard to explain. Malaine. 14th of January. Myrtle. Fortis Viribus - You just need to go home! Tell them I'll be back. You just really need to go home!"

"Then you must've forgotten something."

"Wha- What?"

"You are my home, remember?"

And at that moment, Scarlet only stared at the man in front of her as the sun began to set.

"I really hate to interrupt in this romantic moment, I really do."

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Aaaaaaah! Guysguysguysguysguysguysguys.

Is it bad that this book is near to this end?

*dramatic walling*

Plus, I must say, this chapter is a bad one, so I might end up editing it in the future.

"I really do hate to interrupt in such romantic moment. I really do, guys."

BYEE