>THIRD PERSON<
The melodic voices of the frog choir filled the halls of Hogwarts that Scarlet Carter thought it was the most ridiculous that anyone can still sing at this state of time. Sitting at the window of Severus Snape's chambers with her arms hugging her knees, she watched as the winter snow began to melt and turn into green grass or bright yellow daffodils. Severus walked out of their bedroom door to see his girlfriend -it was very weird to him of using that word-, frowning and kept on hiding her head between her legs.

"Are you alright, darling?" he asked gently tapping her shoulder. She looked up, quickly faking a smile, and nodded. "You always say yes even if you are not." he told her. "Well, it's better to not let anyone worry about you so you don't get in their way." she replied as she looked away. "Then what was the point of the question?" asked Severus curiously. "To show that they truly care." answered Scarlet, using her powers to levitate her hair behind her back as the purple flames hung the strands by the ends. "You're very wise far more than what your age is supposed to think of."

"Are you trying to tell me I know dirty things for an adult -"

"No! Not that! I meant you think, rather, logic. You're more of the type to figure out after 40 years what love truly is."

"Love is like loving you"

Severus' head snapped towards her, as her lips tugged a small smile. "Not leaving the other's side; feeling emotions you can't explain; doing crazy things; wanting to pour your heart out; and sacrificing your own life just for them."

"Then that's what I'm feeling right now."

Scarlet's cheeks all of a sudden flushed bright red making her hide her face under her hands. "And why are you so shy to show your face?" asked Severus, letting out a low chuckle, that made Scarlet to flush red even more. "I just feel really special to what you've just said. Thanks." she told him, finally pulling her head upwards. He placed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, then placed a gentle kiss at the top of her forehead.

>SCRIPT (SORRY GUYS BUT MAYBE I WAS TOO LAZY TO WRITE THIS IN THIRD PERSON)<

SCARLET: Severus, you happen to know a lot of Death Eaters...

SEVERUS: Repeat that, please? We were having such a lovely conversation.

SCARLET: I'm deeply sorry, your highness, but it's true isn't it? At Time's party there were many people knew you -

SEVERUS: So what you are saying, is that all the wizards and witches I know are Death Eaters? Now I have something to tell Lucius.

SCARLET: Just try reporting of what you think I said, Severus, and you will figure out next of what will happen to your dear special hair brush!

SEVERUS: That thing is rare to find these days!

SCARLET: So then don't tell Mr. Malfoy about what you think I said! Besides, I meant since you're so popular in the Dark community -

SEVERUS: Let's see who's talking.

SCARLET: Severus.

SEVERUS: Scarlet.

SCARLET: Stop it! What I'm trying to say is if you know someone named Malai-! Oh God.

SEVERUS: I beg for your pardon?!

SCARLET: Nothing! Nothing! (whispers: I shouldn't have said that... I shouldn't have said that... I shouldn't have said that...)

SEVERUS: I heard you before, Scarlet! How do you know Malaine?!

SCARLET: Don't. Make. Me. Angry. Severus. You do not know what happens when I'm furious around people.

SEVERUS: I'm sorry.

Scarlet looked at Severus with a frown, and nodded.

SCARLET: I'm... I'm sorry as well. I need to control myself.

SEVERUS: But why would you be so interested in such witch? She dissapeared years ago!

SCARLET: Dissapeared. Not dead.

SEVERUS: Not so fast. Scarlet. Why are you asking questions about her? She is banned to be in any textbooks Hogwarts uses.

SCARLET: Um... Professor Jones homework..?

SEVERUS: Nonsense. What she teaches is supposed to be taught by me as well last year.

SCARLET: Oh... Um... Then...

SEVERUS: I believe the truth will be appreciated, darling. Or else you're nose will grow longer.

SCARLET: Then what happened to Voldemort?

SEVERUS: Don't talk about the Dark Lord! The truth!

SCARLET: Alright! Alright, your highness! Tala- I meanInsanusToldMeAboutHer!

SEVERUS: Ah, so the famous Lunatic Duo knows something, eh? Insanus told you this?

SCARLET: Shut it. Severus, listen to me. Where is Malaine?

SEVERUS: I do not know! Haven't I told you she disappeared years ago!

SCARLET: Then why is she trying to kill me?

SEVERUS: How do you -?! Ah, yes. Insanus told you this. And you believe such a rubbish?

SCARLET: Severus. Would you please, for a God damn minute, believe me?! You're just trying to make everything look okay even if it isn't! You told me it isn't Jones, not Malaine, then who?!

SEVERUS: I do not wish to be shouted at!

>SCARLET'S POV<

"I only wanted to ask one question, and this is what I get!" I bellowed, rising from the side of the window and planned to run for the Gryffindor Common Room. "Scarlet!" Severus shouted and grabbed my wrist. "Lemme go! I. Just. Need. To. Be. Alo-"

"- Alone?"

I looked back at him with an angry expression, smacking his arm away. "Look, I didn't mean to not believe you, and I regret that. I'm not feeling the way you are going through right now, so please understand. I don't want a fight after what we've just done."

I sighed as he placed a hand behind me head to lean it on his chest. "I have lost someone I love and she never forgave me. Please..."

"I never got mad at you.... I'm just confused, that's all. Besides, even if I did, I would've forgave you right away. I'm just confused! Who. Is. Malaine?"

I pulled away, watching Severus pinch the bridge of his nose irritatedly. "Do you really want to know who Malaine is?"

I nodded.

"WITHOUT getting all angry?"

I nodded again.

"Fine. I can't say no.

"You must've heard from Insanus of what people know about her. Of why she's famous, yes? Well then, I'll tell you the reason of why Malaine hated Fortis Viribus.

"I believe, in my day, Malaine had a younger sister. But that wasn't her real name. Malaine attended Hogwarts as well, but as she left, no one forgot who she was. Oh I need to straighten things.

"Malaine's parents died because of Fortis Viribus' influenced by the Dark Arts, and as she escaped with her sister, her leg was burned by the flames. Fortis Viribus flames have different colours of flames, but no matter what, when you get burned, it's impossible to remove it. I heard, her relatives also have a past with your kind, so she was more used with the fact you're dangerous and cruel. Now, during my first year, I was 2 years younger than Malaine. I didn't really care about her, I was more aware of the Marauders bullying me. Raven Jones was in my year as well, and she would always disappear every now and then. She had quite the resemblance of Malaine, that you would never see them in two places at once.

"So when the time came, it was very scary when Malaine started possessing your kind's powers. Every year someone Fortis Viribus would disappear. So now, she was suspected about the murders. But the Ministry was still as foolish as before to only accuse at her 7th year. Learning enough magic and losing the trace, she fled with the other Death Eaters. When I came to the group without even thinking, I was very popular -"

"Like it wasn't obvious you will be." I interrupted as he arched an eyebrow."You flatter me. But it is true, due to my intelligence I was powerful.

"Now, one night, we were discussing of who to go after. When Malaine raised her hand she volunteered to -"

"She suggested of killing all Fortis Viribus so Voldemort to be powerful. But Voldemort was gullible enough to believe you can get the powers even if someone else murdered the wizard. So Malaine got all the power to herself. Voldemort figured out all of this so he went after her but she recruited with her sister and hid." I told him arrogantly, that he rolled his eyes. "Wait, did you say Malaine hid?"

"Well, yeah. Didn't you -"

"I don't think Lupin told you the exact details of how your parents died." he replied annoyingly. "Well, we never really talked about it." I whispered, wishing he didn't hear it. Oh well. "YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT?!" he asked furiously. I shook my head. "Do you want to hear about it?" I suddenly hugged him tightly. "Thank you!"

"Calm down now, I'm not giving you a thousand Galleons..."

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~JANUARY 14 - THE CHILD WHO FLED WHILE HER PARENTS WERE DEAD~

Greetings for John Carter from his neighbors were said as he walked the usual path home. His large & heavy vegetable cart was no worry to him, for he knew that his daughter was asleep at this time. He can finally spend some alone time with his wife, Teresa. He dropped the cart down near his house, and came in. But as he removed his coat and placed it up on the coat racket, he thought he heard voices and footsteps outside. He peeked through one of the windows and gasped.

He bolted to the calendar, and marked upon it was: January 14. "Teresa!" he shouted from downstairs, and his wife bustled down the stairs. "Yes?"

"It's today."

Teresa turned pale white and stared at the calendar. "Impossible -!"

"Go! Take and go. Malaine is after us!"

"John, I'm not leaving without you -!"

"GO!"

Teresa stood there for a moment, but instead of arguing back, she raced up the stairs. She quickly took her baby and wrapped a blanket around her. She slowly pranced down, when a glimpse of black caught sight of her. "There she is!"

"Teresa, RUN!"

Mrs. Carter ran back, but the only way out was through the window. She opened it, but the bars were too strong for her flames to either melt or break. She looked back to see the Death Eaters surrounding her. She made a ring of fire on the floor around them with one baby in her arm. The men were afraid to be burnt, and backed off. Teresa thought of an idea as she looked towards the master's bedroom, and so she ran. Locking the door, she placed little scarlet on the comfy couch, and shot her blue flames to the door to erupt it with fire.

Meanwhile, downstairs, was John Carter fighting off Malaine. "You are too puny! Surrender! You do not want to die the hard way!"

"FOR MY FAMILY! NEVER!!"

And John's last words came out of his mouth as his bright red flames lost to the black ones Malaine shot out of her hands.

Upstairs, Teresa did not hear the loud thud of John's body, of why she fell to her knees. It was because she already felt him die in her heart. Similar to Scarlet's reaction after Ben casted Sectumsepra on her, and released the flames, Teresa fell to the floor screaming in agony. She turned to her daughter, and whispered: "You're gonna be alright, darling... We love you... You're in mummy and daddy's heart..." The knocking & banging on the door seem to not disturb her suffering at all, when Mistress Malaine smashed the door down herself. "GRAB THE WOMAN AND HER CHILD!!" she roared commandingly, as the men grasped onto Teresa's arms. "You monster!!!" bellowed Teresa at Malaine angrily, as they thrust her to the floor. Her and her daughter's life were in grave danger. The men left the three girls in the room, waiting patiently outside.

And just as the same second Malaine's hand pointed to Teresa, Teresa shot her blue flames to the child's place and the flames would not stop guarding her till one person comes and gets her. Then with one last wave, both women casted flames towards each other.

Teresa fell to the floor just like her husband, and Maliane screamed, as the blue flames rippled along her skin, making her vanish.

The night two powerful women, both not black nor white, but gray, disappeared after that night.

The night Voldemort received the news about Malaine's betray.

The night Severus Snape first met his future lover.

What?

That does not end there.

As the scream of Mistress Malaine filled the house, a young Severus Snape suddenly bursted through the door. He watched as the other Death Eaters casted every hex they can ever think of, but the mother's protection seemed to have been the most powerful thing that only another Fortis Viribus can destroy it. He stepped forward, pushing all of them aside. "You dare kill an innocent!" he bellowed angrily, his voice as hoarse and deep like today. "What do we do, Severus? It's the Dark Lord's order!" shouted Avery back at him, stepping up to him so close, Severus' hooked nose almost reached his'. "I will take care of the child." he told them, stepping aside. "Then what? Raise her? Wait till she gets old enough to fight back?! Can't you see they're dangerous! That Teresa woman just made Malaine vanish!"

"It is not your priority of what I will with to the child."

Severus walked to the couch and knelt beside it. He watched as the baby girl burst into a smile & giggled slightly at his face. It wasn't the fact he looked funny... like there was something that Severus meant to her. But what made the other Death Eaters more surprised, was the blue flames surrounding the child, faded.

Teresa Carter did not let anyone take away her daughter except for Severus Snape.

He picked the child up, placing his hand at the back of her head so she was peeking over his shoulder. Lestrange made a move, but Regulus Black stopped him. "This is ridiculous! We will be punished!"

"If your words will be true, you won't be surviving for the next 24 hours. Now, if you would excuse me, I need to bring her to someone." he told them, exiting the house. Before he flew to the Lupin's, he looked at Scarlet's smiling and curious face, then placed a finger for her to grasp onto. It was a sign that she can trust him.

And no muggle noticed the exit Severus made, nor the Death Eaters who ran outside.

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Guys.

This is one of those bad chapters.

I'm so sorry. I'm really tired and our time may be 8:09pm, but my eyes feel tired. I was suppose to be continuing this, but I need to study. I NEED TO CONTROL MYSELF. I'll try and edit this though.

So there you have it! How Scarlet's parents died and how she survived. I tried so hard not to make it sound similar to the Potter's.

But anyways, I'll see ya guys soon!

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW...