The Dueling Professor | Gellert Grindelwald [Complete]

Saving Grace

Sapphire's POV:

The holidays dragged by, especially since I was going through an emotional rollercoaster. Draco, Nick, and Hermione sent me letters once the news of my parents deaths were published in the Daily Prophet. Hermione was basically writing to me on behalf of Mrs and Mr. Weasley a long with her fellow Gryffindor friends. All of them sent their condolences. Draco was absolutely furious about the whole thing, and Nick offered for me to stay with him over the summer. I told him that it wasn't up to me; I have virtually no say in the matter. The Ministry of Magic was in charge of placing me somewhere to stay during the summer break. The only person who had any influence over Cornelius Fudge was Albus Dumbledore. All I could do was hope that everything turned out alright. I was sitting in front of the fireplace in the Slytherin common room, enjoying my last night all alone before the other students came back. The music in my headphones was playing Wish That You Were Here by a muggle band called Florence + The Machine. Tears spilled from my eyes as I focused on the lyrics and stared into the blazing flames in the fireplace. All I wanted was to see my parents, but I knew that wasn't going to happen. I couldn't bring them back to life, and I had to accept that one way or another. It just hurt like hell. It was scary not having any idea what was gonna happen to you after school ended. When the song ended I pulled my headphones out of my hears and shut my phone off. My mind drifted off and thought about Gellert. Without him I have no idea what I would have done, because he has become my only comfort. As I went to go to my dorm I heard a scratching noise at the portrait hole. 'Gellert.' I thought happily as I shoved my phone in my pocket along with my headphones. Even though he's my friend, I don't think he'd like the idea of me being in possession of a charmed muggle object. I opened the portrait hole and found Gellert in his car from. He had sleek white hair and his signature mix matched eyes. As soon as I closed the portrait hole he turned human. "Hey, I'm sorry I couldn't spend time with you right after dinner, I-" He said, stopping as looked me in the eyes. That's when I realized I hadn't wiped my tears off of my cheeks. "Come here, sweetheart. You've been crying." He said softly as he wrapped his arms around me. I wrapped my arms around him and breathed in his comforting scent. When I snuggled into his chest he tightened his arms around me like always. When we broke the hug we walked over to the couch where he held me in his arms and wiped my tears away. "I'm so scared, Gellert. I... I don't want school to end... I don't wanna be in an orphanage." I said as I broke down. He pulled me closer to him and gently rubbed my back in a soothing rhythm. "Don't me scared, sweetheart. I won't let them send you back to America or put you in an orphanage. You deserve to be around those who love and care about you, not heartless foster care personnel. I know how horrible those people can be." He said softly as he left a gentle kiss on my temple. "I don't deserve you, Gellert. You're way too good to me." I said after a few moments of silence. "No, I'm the one that doesn't deserve you," He said as I moved so I could look at him. "You were sweet and kind enough to let me tell you the truth... my truth. You made me feel loved, cherished, and cared about. I owe you so much. All I ask for is your friendship." He said with a soft and warm look in his beautiful eyes. My heart melted and my insides felt all warm and fuzzy. "I love you." I said, and fear settled in the pit of my stomach. My cheeks were blazing with embarrassment and I felt like I was gonna have an anxiety attack or something. 'How could you be so stupid, Sapphire!?!?!? Why did you just tell him how you feel about him!?!? You've ruined everything!!!' I screamed inside of my head. I felt like an utter and complete fool. Silence settled down upon us, and I prepared myself for the worst. "I know." He said with warmth in his multi colored eyes. I was sort of taken aback by his response. "You... you do?" I asked him timidly as we broke the embrace we were in a little. His eyes seemed to soften even more of that was possible. He gently placed a hand on the side of my face and stroked my cheek with his thumb. "Every time we've cuddled and fallen asleep beside each other, you always mumble my name before snuggling closer to me. I've noticed the way you blush when I tuck a strand of hair behind your ear. I've seen the way you look at me when you think I'm not paying attention." He said, and my heart started pounding in my chest. How obvious could I be? Apparently I wasn't as good as hiding my feelings from him as I thought. "Besides that, I think I know how you feel because... I feel the same way about you. I love you too, Sapphire. You ignited a fire in my heart that I haven't felt in ages." He said, and I was flabbergasted. I could hardly believe that someone I love actually feels the same way about me. Especially when it's someone so handsome and beautiful. "I'm gonna get into so much trouble for this, but... I don't really care." He whispered as he placed his other hand on the other side of my face. He quickly and smoothly closed the short distance between us and captured my lips with him. 'Dear god I hope this isn't a dream.' I thought inside of my head. My heart skipped a few bears and my insides melted. Butterflies fluttered inside of my stomach and sparks flew. It was better than I could have been imagined, and I didn't want it to stop. His lips felt feathery soft, just like in my dream but better. I gently kissed him back hoping that I was doing it right. Our lips slowly moved in sync like they were meant for each other. We slowly broke the kiss and rested our foreheads against each other's. The two of us were gasping for air and I felt myself blush when we made eye contact. His cheeks turned pink as well. "I'd ask you to stay, but I know you can't. You have to get stuff ready for the students coming back tomorrow." I said. "The students aren't arriving until late tomorrow evening. How about you come to my private quarters and spend the night?" He whispered softly in my ear before he peppered my jawline and neck with soft kisses. I agreed to going to his private quarters, mostly because I couldn't say no to him. He just made me so weak, but in a good way. On the way to his private quarters we had to slip into a random broom cupboard to avoid Peeves. He was annoying Filch who wasn't too far away, so I was glad that Gellert was with me. I didn't want detention on the start of next term. When we reached our destination, he locked the door and we ended up making out on the couch. It was like we couldn't get enough of each other. He started devouring my neck with kisses and gentle nips, causing a moan to escape my lips. "Gellert, I... I've never done this before." I said, feeling worried. He stopped his sweet assault on my neck and looked at me with soft eyes. "It's okay, Sapphire. I'm not gonna do anything you aren't comfortable with. I'm sorry if I made you scared or afraid." He said as he pulled me into his lap. He wrapped his arms around me and tangled his fingers in my hair. "It's okay, I just... I wanna take things slow." I replied shyly. "I wanna take things slow too, sweetheart. I guess I got a little carried away. I'm sorry." He said as he held me tighter. I snuggled into the crook of his neck and left a soft kiss on his jawline. "It's okay." I replied softly and he left a soft kiss on my shoulder. When we broke the hug he smiled and bit his plump bottom lip slightly. He stroked my neck with his thumb before he spoke up. "You might wanna wear a scarf or something tomorrow." He said, breaking the silence. "Why?" I asked him curiously. "Because I might have left some love marks on your neck." He said, biting his bottom lip again. He looked so attractive when he did that. I blushed and hurried my head in the crook of his neck. "Gellert." I whined slightly, making him chuckle. "I can't help it. I haven't had the pleasure of kissing and cuddling someone in forever." He said and my insides melted. All the attention from him made me feel special. Eventually we went into his bedroom and snuggled up to each other. "Sweet dreams, Sapphire." Gellert said as he kissed my forehead. "Sweet dreams, Gellert." I replied before I fell into a deep sleep. The next morning Gellert made us breakfast before I went to the Slytherin common room. He woke me up really early just so he could go and speak with Dumbledore about my situation. I just hoped that they could somehow reconcile or something. Maybe my situation could bring them closer together somehow; all I really wanted was for them to become friends or at least acquaintances. As soon as I reached the common room I went up to my dorm to change my clothes. I put on a pair of ripped black jeans and the sweater Gellert had charmed for me. I wrapped the scarf I had gotten for Christmas around my neck to hide the love marks Gellert had left behind. Even though he and I didn't do anything other than kiss and cuddle, people would think we had sex due to the marks on my neck. I just hoped that no one was suspicious about me wearing a scarf. At least it was cold enough to wear a scarf. The idea of seeing Nick and Draco again made me happy. I've missed them so much after not seeing them for so long. Hopefully they were gonna be happy to see me as well, which I figured they would be. I sort of figured they'd ask me a bunch of questions about my parents and what I was up to while they were away. I knew I couldn't tell them anything about me and Gellert, but I sort of wanted to tell them sometime. It felt bad keeping secrets from them. 'You know it'll be bad if anyone ever finds out about you and Gellert. Just keep it a secret as long as you can.' I said inside of my head as I walked down into the common room. I got warm by the fireplace and wondered what my friends were up to. Nick and Draco were probably sitting on the Hogwarts express right now. After a few minutes I grabbed my coat and slipped it on before I walked out of the common room. I actually fancied a walk around the snow covered grounds. It was very cold, so I was thankful I had my charmed sweater and scarf. It really felt like I was in Gellert's arms. If I could I'd tried wearing this seater every single day. But I knew I couldn't without people thinking I didn't have anything else to wear. Besides, wearing a sweater in the summer would give me heat stroke. After a while I got way too cold, so I went back inside. Instead of going to the Great Hall I roamed the halls. I walked past a bunch of portraits and suits of armor. "Miss Vander, what are you doing roaming the halls? I thought you'd be in the common room keeping warm." The deep baritone voice of professor Snape stopped me in my tracks. I turned around and saw him standing in the hallway. He was wearing his usual black robes, and he had his arms behind his back. "I just came in from a walk outside. I'm actually just walking around to warm up a little before going to the common room." I replied. "Come with me, I wanna tell you something." He said, which took me by surprise. I followed him down the hallway and he lead me into his potions classroom. 'What's he up to?' I wondered inside of my head as I just went along with it. "Have a seat." He said once we were in his office. I did as he said and I wondered what he was going to tell me. "First of all, I'd like to say that I'm sorry about what happened to your parents." He said and I thanked him. "Since you're very skilled with potions, I've been thinking about making you a potions apprentice." He said with a serious business like look on his face. "A potions apprentice?" I said in a questioning tone. "You'll be training with me over the summer to assist me in teaching my students. There will be a place for you to stay over the summer break also." He said. The last part really caught my attention, because I really wanted to stay here instead of leaving for an orphanage. "Will I be assisting you during my days off from classes?" I asked him curiously with furrowed brows. "Yes. I know it doesn't give you much time for studying, but it'll be great on your job application." He said as he folded his hands over some papers that were on his desk. I sat there quietly before I told him I'd think about his offer, which he seemed okay with. After we finished talking he allowed me to leave his office. Then I walked towards the Slytherin common room. When I walked inside I was surprised to see Gellert sitting in one of the chairs, but seeing him made me really happy. "Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked him curiously with a huge smile on my face. "I spoke to Dumbledore." He said with a deep sigh. "And? What happened? What did he say?" I asked him curiously. "He said that he'll make sure you'll be placed wherever the Ministry sees fit," He said, rolling his eyes. "You know... I'm actually glad that he and I didn't work out. If we had then I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet you, and have the pleasure to love you... make you feel loved. I promise I'll keep you from leaving or getting shipped off to some orphanage." He said as he stood up and wrapped his arms around me. I wrapped my arms around him and snuggled into his chest. After we broke the hug he left a sweet kiss on my lips, and I kissed him back. "Well, I'm glad I get the pleasure to make you feel loved and cared about." I replied, kissing his cheek. He smiled and I smiled as well. We sat down on the couch and I told him what Snape had told me, and he said I should take the offer. "Yeah, but why would he care about what happens to me?" I asked him curiously with furrowed brows. "Maybe he just wants you to stay at Hogwarts. It is a safe place, and he knows how bad orphanages can be; especially when they're run by muggles." He said as he gently rubbed my side. He and I talked for a while and I finally decided that I should probably take Snape's offer. If I don't the Ministry will probably put me in the worst place imaginable. I didn't mind having to be around Snape, but I kinda wished that I'd would have been able to be Gellert's assistant. But at least I'd get to stay at Hogwarts over the summer. Around lunch time Gellert and I went to the Great Hall to grab something to eat. And right after I finished eating I went ahead and accepted Snape's offer. I didn't wanna waste any time, or he might end up changing his mind.

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