It was odd.
Evan always thought it was odd for Severus to come to the train station alone. Even more so to see him flinch whenever that redheaded friend of his called out his name. Yes it was odd but hey it didn't concern him atleast not during his 1st & 2nd year.
Tho during his 3rd year back he had noticed something that he never saw on Severus before. He had noticed it when he saw him hug his redheaded friend. It was bit difficult to make out but when they arrived to Hogwarts and made their way to the great hall. He was able to see that strange thing that had caught his eye more clearly.
It was a bruise, a bruise that resembled a hand. Not only that he also caught notice that Severus cheek, which was usually a snowy white in his eyes, was now a bit red...was that purple? Evan narrowed his eyes and once the welcoming feast had ended he grabbed hold of Severus's hand and dragged him to an empty classroom.
"What happened?"
Silence.
Severus had looked down at the ground and refused to speak. Evan stared at him for awhile before letting out a soft sigh.
"Can I heal you?"
Evan was met with a shocked and confused expression from Severus. It took several minutes before Severus nodded. Evan let out a sigh of relief and gestured for Severus to sit down on one of the chairs in the room. Once he was seated, Evan rummaged through his bag and pulled out a small container of healing salve.
He carried it around with him because his brother gets into trouble and usually gets hurt from time to time. Evan uncapped the container and gather some salve on his fingers. He gently applied it onto Severus's cheek, he didn't fail to notice him slightly jump at the contact or the quiet whimper he let out due to the slight pain.
Evan let out a soft sorry and continued to apply the salve on his cheek. Once he had finished, he took hold of Severus's hand and began to apply some of the salve on his wrist. He held onto his hand a little longer once done, simply watching the bruise slowly fade away.
He was curious to know how Severus managed to get them but he knew that he wasn't comfortable talking about it, especially to someone who he wasn't friends with.
Once he saw that the bruises have gone away, he and Severus walked to the Slytherin common room in silence. Evan never brought up the issue and Severus was grateful for it.
After that day Evan found himself healing Severus at the end of most days. Severus didn't feel comfortable going to the hospital wing, obviously he wanted to avoid answering questions, and would simply go back to his room or hide in an empty classroom and attempt to heal himself.
One day, after he first healed him, Evan had saw him holding his wrist and it seemed that Severus was very cautious about it. Just like the beginning of the school year he dragged Severus into an empty classroom inorder to see what was wrong.
After examination he noticed that Severus's wrist was sprained. He pulled out his wand and casted a few spells and his wrist began to heal.
"Better?"
Severus nodded. He gave Evan a shy smile before making his way towards the classroom door to leave.
"If you get hurt you can come to me if you don't feel like going to the hospital wing"
Severus looked back at Evan with a surprised expression. After a minute he simply smiled, "Thank you" and with that Severus was gone.
So from then forth Severus would sometimes go to Evan to get patched up. Tho one day it seemed that the tables have turned.
Evan staggered into his room that he shared with Avery, Mulciber, & Severus. He sighed in relief when noticed that they were asleep, well atleast he thought. He walked towards his bed and before he could simply fall onto it, he noticed that Severus's bed was empty.
"You're hurt"
He jumped at the voice and quickly spun around. A sigh of relief left his lips when he saw that it was Severus who spoke.
"Yeah, I am"
"Do you wanna talk about it?"
Evan shock his head and Severus simply nodded in response.
"Sit, I'll heal you" Severus said as he placed his books on his bed. Evan followed orders and sat down on his bed and then watched Severus rummage through his school trunk.
After a few minutes Severus walked towards Evan with a few vials of healing potions. He took each vial that Severus handed him and drank it without question. As he drank the potions he could hear Severus softly mutter some healing spells.
"Better?"
Evan simply nodded. Severus hummed in satisfaction and gathered up the empty vials and placed them back in his trunk. Before Severus climbed into bed he turned his head to face Evan one last time.
"If you get hurt you can come to me if you don't feel like going to the hospital wing"
Evan couldn't stop the smile forming on his face upon hearing Severus's words. They were the same ones he had told him when he had healed his wrist. He watched as Severus got into bed before getting into his own.
After that day Evan would go to Severus whenever he needed to be healed inorder to avoid questions. Severus would also go to Evan in order to be healed as well. Even tho they were both capable of healing themselves there was something more satisfying about going to one another to be healed. It simply felt nicer, it was more comforting to them both.