Severus started walking faster, the footsteps behind him got closer.
The young Slytherin was now full on running, he was so close to losing his perpetrator. Sirius Black. The boy had been bugging him ever since he was released from the hospital wing, Snape turned left onto the grand staircase his heart was racing and his lungs felt on fire.
“Slow down you slimy git!” The Gryffindor shouted now closer than before. He couldn’t let Black catch him. Merlin knows what he would do, Severus had been avoiding all of the marauders, Especially Black ever since the shrieking shack incident.
But Black had been persistently seeking out the young Slytherin, Everytime he got so much as a word out Severus had disappeared without a trace, the very few times Black was almost able to corner him Severus took to using his magic to get away.
Once Severus made it onto the third to last staircase he smiled, he was almost home free.
The stairs had started shifting as Black stepped on the same stairway. He rushed closer to Severus grabbing the bloke by the back of his collar before he could think about high tailing it. Severus made a noise of discontent, Sirius spun him around, he grabbed Severus’ shoulders and forced him back against the railing.
Severus was forced to face his bully, he glared at Black and scowled. Black had a sneer of his own.
“Listen you slimy git you’re going to listen and listen good, I am only saying this once. Got it?” Black tightened his grip on Severus, the stairs had stopped moving, one side didn’t have any steps and the other led up. “I’m sorry for sending you to Moony on the full moon, I shouldn’t have done that please find it in your heart to forgive me” Sirius stated like if he was reading a script Severus’ scowl deepened.
‘Is he kidding..’ Severus started shifting uncontrollably. “If that is all Black I will be going now.” Severus tried moving out of the now painful grip.
“Hey wait a minute. This is the part where you say ‘I forgive you and let’s put the past behind us’” Sirius put on an enthusiastic voice at his impression of Severus, the Slytherin looked into Blacks cold blue eyes before kneeing him in the crotch, Sirius didn’t let go of Severus he did grunt quite a bit.
“You’ve had your say Black now I will be off” there was a snarl at the word “black” Severus pulled away from Sirius. And after another knee to his jewels Black let go in favor of cupping his boys.
The stairs were twisting again, Severus waited at the end far enough from Black who was now getting his bearings back. Severus moved swiftly defending to the last second to last staircase, Severus had his wand ready this time it was in his hand hidden in his robes from Blacks view.
Snape was grabbed again “You sniveling snivellus think you can just kick me in my groin and walk off?!” Severus was held in a head-lock and had to kneel down a bit because of the excessive force Black was using. “Let go, you mongoose!” Severus shifted his wand to point at Sirius. His blue eyes widened “Flipendo!”
The spell took Severus with Sirius as he would not let go of Severus.
Sirius was flung backwards, he crashed into the second to last staircase right at the edge on his back.
“Hell,I’m going to feel that for a while bloody bastard..”
Black realized one second too late that he did not have Severus in a headlock anymore. His eyes widened he started to back up on the stairs before shifting so he could look down at the floor below.
There on the ground laid Severus Snape unmoving Sirius freezed, he stayed in the same place for a couple of seconds, then the body started moving again. Black let out a drawn out sigh.
“oh thank Merlin he’s alive” Sirius muttered.
Severus looked up, at the end of the hallway he saw what looked to be the doors leading to the grand hall.
His gaze shifted down to the stone cobble again, his breathing was uneven, the adrenaline pumping through his veins was the only thing keeping him cognitive right now.
Snape could hear a voice somewhere. You better be O.K. it was getting closer and shouting now. Holy shit..
Sirius was running down the stairs lecturing Snivellus from “You better be alive!” To “You crazy bastard.” He skipped the last steps and ran up to the Black haired boy.
“Holy shit..O.K….You look fine.. no blood.” Sirius muttered moving Severus’s head around.
Snape’s head was spinning now after Black was finished assessing him, his eyes were out of focus he could hear Black’s voice but he couldn’t make out the meanings. Sirius started to practically drag Severus to the infirmary.
“If you had just accepted the apology this wouldn’t have happened you Bloke”
Severus was stumbling over himself all the way to madam Pomfrey’s. Sirius made a scene in Pomfrey’s wing “The bloke used a spell on me while I was holding him and I wasn’t able to hold onto him” he squawked, he was explaining in bits and pieces.
“Sirius, go ahead and go to dinner, I have to take care of Mr Snape.” She stated her wand had a small lumos she was shining it in Severus’ eyes.
Sirius walked out of the hospital feeling.. he didn’t really know what he was feeling, it was not guilt that’s a given “if he had just said I forgive you none of this would have happened.”
Black entered the dining hall and found his friends quickly, he started gathering food. “Padfoot! Where you been mate we waited for you” Prongs said and wrapped an arm around Sirius. “Oh you know mate just had to take care of something” Black Smirked and leaned against James after wrapping a hand of his own around his best mate.
If he had just forgiven me it wouldn’t have happened.