Severus Snape sat at the Slytherin table, reading A Tale of Two Cities. He
wasn't even paying attention to what he was eating, he was so immersed in
the book.
Only when his owl, Smoochy landed in front of him with a letter did he look up. As he reached for the letter, the owl jerked it away.
"I'm not in the mood, Smoochy."Severus growled after repeated the owl's game two more times. After another repeat, Severus blindsighted the bird with the book, sending it flying over to the Gryffindor table. None other than Sirius Black caught it, raising an eyebrow.
"Accio letter!"He pointed his wand at Severus's letter and read through it. "Mummy says hi Snivellus!!!"He called, waving the letter in the air. Scowling, Severus went back to reading to ignore the tormenter. Crumpling up the letter, Sirius threw it at Severus. "Accio book!" Flipping through the pages, Sirius shook his head. "Jack London is a much better author."As if discusted, Sirius tossed the book back to Severus who gave a quiet hiss.
"Jack London can rot in the pits.Dickens had class and inteligence; two things you'll never even get a taste of, Black." Severus muttered darkly. "Dickens may have had those things,but he was still dull.Jack London,on the other hand,wrote about nature and the animals of the Arctic.Wolves and sled dogs are much more interesting than the absolutely dreadful characters Dickens came up with."Sirius argued. 'I'm arguing about classic literature?!'
"Dickens had characters with depth, not dumb dogs! He delved into the human soul in a time of turmoil where logic and reason were no more. He painted the most realistic picture of the hellish governmental practices of the mentally derranged French, paralleled it with the English government, brought to life the pain and suffering of the masses, figured out a way to pull each and every character's strings so they intertwined with each other, and exposed the very soul of mankind in one book, and I'll be damned if you throw that to slobbering filthy creatures with brains no bigger than my fist!" Severus added emphasis to his last sentance by slamming his fist on the table.
"Obviously you don't get it Snivellus.Animals can teach us things that we humans don't understand.For instance,animals don't go to war,or torture each other,do they?Animals coexist,while people have an uncanny urge to distory each other,and cause pain.Animals are smarter in this respect.That is why London wrote about them."Unlike Severus, Sirius managed to keep his voice from raising to a yell.
"Reality check, Blacky. If you have been listening to your own book's teachings, perhaps you wouldn't be stealing my letters, eh?"Severus growled with a sneer."And on a side note, animals may not cause pain, but they do not advance either. They stay in the ruts they have dug and never achieve anything."
"Perhaps, but see, I'm human. I don't understand things like that, as I said. And neither do you, judging by the stuff you were muttering."Sirius snapped just as coldly. "Also, I don't see pain as a good way to advance. You might though."
"You could've fooled me with that shaggy hair and unevolved taste of yours, Black. Go ahead and suck down you rpathetic little tales of good deeds and worthless heroics. I'll gladly keep my books known far and wide as good literature while you play in your sandbox. Try having a conversation with me once you've properly gone through a metamorphosis of wisdom." Snatching up his bag, Severus dusted off his book affectionatly.
"I don't like your veiw of wisdom, so I think I'll stick to my caveman ideas of good deeds and heroics being better, okay? They'r better morals than views on a twisted government and the pain and suffering of the masses. Just as depressing as you are, really."
"Then sleep in your little fantasy world, Black. As I prepare, sleep. Then one day, when you awake, you'll find the world isn't your dillusional little dream land."Cackling, Severus headed for the door.
"Maybe I am sleeping in a dream world, Snivellus. But it sure is fun!" With that, Sirius flicked his wand and flipped Severus up into the air, upside down.
"The meek shall inherit the earth, Black. The tormented shall become the tormentor. I wish I knew how you slept at night."Severus then aimed a sharp kick at Sirius's face. Stumbling backwards, Sirius clutching his face. He then looked up at Severus through a swelling eye.
"If people like you inherit the earth, I may kill myself. You arent meek, Severus Snape. You are just a snob who thinks you are better than everyone else, so you don't talk. So I sleep just fine, knowing I take you down a few pegs every once in a while."
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Lily Evans came storming towards them, then backhanded Sirius across the face.
"Bloody hell Ev-"
"Wingardium Deviosa."Ignoring him, Lily pointed her wand at Severus, letting him down. Severus didn't waste a second.
"Tarentallegra!"
"Finite Incantatum!" A spell shot past Lily's shoulder and hit Sirius before he started dancing.
"Thanks Keaini."Sirius sighed. Severus growled.
"I said dance! Tarentallegra!"
"Finite Incantatum!"Keaini repeated, glaring at Severus.
"Meddlesome wench!"Severus scowled back at her. Keaini stepped past him and helped Sirius to his feet.
"Petrificus Totalus!"Snape was caught in the full body bind and fell backwards.
"Come on, you need to get to the Hospital Wing."Keaini said softly, pulling Sirius's arm over her shoulders to stand him up. Lily turned and walked out of the hall, refusing to help Sirius. After Keaini left with Sirius, Lily poked her head back into the room and pointed her wand at Severus to let him out of the body bind. He was still out cold though.
Ten minutes later, Severus groaned as he was hauled to his feet.
"Honestly, Severus, where would you be with out me?"Came Lucius Malfoys drawling voice.
"Resting on the floor."Severus scowled as Lucius pulled him out of the hall.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ This was an RP, I did not write the whole arguement at all. Disclaimer: Characters other than Keaini are J. K. Rowlings. The arguement belongs to Jinx and Kit.
Only when his owl, Smoochy landed in front of him with a letter did he look up. As he reached for the letter, the owl jerked it away.
"I'm not in the mood, Smoochy."Severus growled after repeated the owl's game two more times. After another repeat, Severus blindsighted the bird with the book, sending it flying over to the Gryffindor table. None other than Sirius Black caught it, raising an eyebrow.
"Accio letter!"He pointed his wand at Severus's letter and read through it. "Mummy says hi Snivellus!!!"He called, waving the letter in the air. Scowling, Severus went back to reading to ignore the tormenter. Crumpling up the letter, Sirius threw it at Severus. "Accio book!" Flipping through the pages, Sirius shook his head. "Jack London is a much better author."As if discusted, Sirius tossed the book back to Severus who gave a quiet hiss.
"Jack London can rot in the pits.Dickens had class and inteligence; two things you'll never even get a taste of, Black." Severus muttered darkly. "Dickens may have had those things,but he was still dull.Jack London,on the other hand,wrote about nature and the animals of the Arctic.Wolves and sled dogs are much more interesting than the absolutely dreadful characters Dickens came up with."Sirius argued. 'I'm arguing about classic literature?!'
"Dickens had characters with depth, not dumb dogs! He delved into the human soul in a time of turmoil where logic and reason were no more. He painted the most realistic picture of the hellish governmental practices of the mentally derranged French, paralleled it with the English government, brought to life the pain and suffering of the masses, figured out a way to pull each and every character's strings so they intertwined with each other, and exposed the very soul of mankind in one book, and I'll be damned if you throw that to slobbering filthy creatures with brains no bigger than my fist!" Severus added emphasis to his last sentance by slamming his fist on the table.
"Obviously you don't get it Snivellus.Animals can teach us things that we humans don't understand.For instance,animals don't go to war,or torture each other,do they?Animals coexist,while people have an uncanny urge to distory each other,and cause pain.Animals are smarter in this respect.That is why London wrote about them."Unlike Severus, Sirius managed to keep his voice from raising to a yell.
"Reality check, Blacky. If you have been listening to your own book's teachings, perhaps you wouldn't be stealing my letters, eh?"Severus growled with a sneer."And on a side note, animals may not cause pain, but they do not advance either. They stay in the ruts they have dug and never achieve anything."
"Perhaps, but see, I'm human. I don't understand things like that, as I said. And neither do you, judging by the stuff you were muttering."Sirius snapped just as coldly. "Also, I don't see pain as a good way to advance. You might though."
"You could've fooled me with that shaggy hair and unevolved taste of yours, Black. Go ahead and suck down you rpathetic little tales of good deeds and worthless heroics. I'll gladly keep my books known far and wide as good literature while you play in your sandbox. Try having a conversation with me once you've properly gone through a metamorphosis of wisdom." Snatching up his bag, Severus dusted off his book affectionatly.
"I don't like your veiw of wisdom, so I think I'll stick to my caveman ideas of good deeds and heroics being better, okay? They'r better morals than views on a twisted government and the pain and suffering of the masses. Just as depressing as you are, really."
"Then sleep in your little fantasy world, Black. As I prepare, sleep. Then one day, when you awake, you'll find the world isn't your dillusional little dream land."Cackling, Severus headed for the door.
"Maybe I am sleeping in a dream world, Snivellus. But it sure is fun!" With that, Sirius flicked his wand and flipped Severus up into the air, upside down.
"The meek shall inherit the earth, Black. The tormented shall become the tormentor. I wish I knew how you slept at night."Severus then aimed a sharp kick at Sirius's face. Stumbling backwards, Sirius clutching his face. He then looked up at Severus through a swelling eye.
"If people like you inherit the earth, I may kill myself. You arent meek, Severus Snape. You are just a snob who thinks you are better than everyone else, so you don't talk. So I sleep just fine, knowing I take you down a few pegs every once in a while."
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Lily Evans came storming towards them, then backhanded Sirius across the face.
"Bloody hell Ev-"
"Wingardium Deviosa."Ignoring him, Lily pointed her wand at Severus, letting him down. Severus didn't waste a second.
"Tarentallegra!"
"Finite Incantatum!" A spell shot past Lily's shoulder and hit Sirius before he started dancing.
"Thanks Keaini."Sirius sighed. Severus growled.
"I said dance! Tarentallegra!"
"Finite Incantatum!"Keaini repeated, glaring at Severus.
"Meddlesome wench!"Severus scowled back at her. Keaini stepped past him and helped Sirius to his feet.
"Petrificus Totalus!"Snape was caught in the full body bind and fell backwards.
"Come on, you need to get to the Hospital Wing."Keaini said softly, pulling Sirius's arm over her shoulders to stand him up. Lily turned and walked out of the hall, refusing to help Sirius. After Keaini left with Sirius, Lily poked her head back into the room and pointed her wand at Severus to let him out of the body bind. He was still out cold though.
Ten minutes later, Severus groaned as he was hauled to his feet.
"Honestly, Severus, where would you be with out me?"Came Lucius Malfoys drawling voice.
"Resting on the floor."Severus scowled as Lucius pulled him out of the hall.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ This was an RP, I did not write the whole arguement at all. Disclaimer: Characters other than Keaini are J. K. Rowlings. The arguement belongs to Jinx and Kit.
