With a name destined to get her into trouble, Sapphire Black knew that the only way to live life was by taking risks and never looking back. Her brother, family and friends at her side were all that she needed to make it through the poor handout sh...
"Yeah, I'm a little scared to put my life on the line
I was kind of hoping you're a lifeline"
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Things hadn't been all sunshine since the Quidditch game. Despite the mood in Gryffindor being a little lighter than usual and Sapphire receiving the odd congratulations on the cup as captain in passing, other things had taken her over completely.
She still missed Fred and George — though Fred more — and was struggling to sleep again. Alex had suggested it was due to the fact she was beginning to stress over her exams too, and unable to hold off the nightmares like she had grown to. They got worse and she was back to barely sleeping again.
Sapphire did her best to keep it under wraps and since she mainly spent her time around Lee, Angelina, Alicia and Katie, no one else particularly noticed and she had convinced her friends it was just stress.
Alex knew better than that.
"Black, a word," Severus Snape called before Sapphire could leave potions.
Sapphire sighed, hovering at her desk. She'd been avoiding the Professor the best she could, knowing that he would have talked to Alex about the matter and she didn't need him getting meddled in her business. They were allies, not friends.
"I swear, I haven't done anything!" Sapphire said immediately. "No trouble from me—"
"I doubt you can ever stay out of trouble," Snape muttered. "Still, this is about your brother's constant harassment over your stability."
"He's just being overdramatic, I'm good," Sapphire said unconvincingly. "I appreciate the concern, Professor—"
"Alex also says you've stopped replying to the order and your father," Snape continued. "You're idiotic, do you know that? If you can't sleep, you could have—"
"I'm not dosing myself on potions!" Sapphire threw her hands up. "I need the dreams, alright? I feel them...they're warnings. I know they are."
"No, they're not," Snape drawled. "They're the Dark Lord trying to contact you and your cousin who cannot close off his mind!"
"That's because you stopped teaching him Occulemency!" Sapphire crossed her arms stubbornly. "I'm not talking about this with you. Alex can mind his own business. I have things to do—"
"Things," Snape scoffed. "You mean the magic you're messing with?"
"I'm not messing with it," Sapphire placed her bag over her shoulder. "At current, I'm ignoring it. Now if you excuse me, I need to ask Harry how his exams went."
