"That's it!" Harry thought. It was after one of his 'remedial potions' sessions, and he had a blinding headache. "There has to be another way to learn this," he continued. But no matter. He could get Hermione to help him look for a book later. However, now was the time to strike back at Snape. "Clear your mind," indeed...
"Say, Neville, could I talk to you for a moment?"
Harry went down to the kitchens a little bit later to see Dobby, who, as usual, was overjoyed to see Harry. After a while, he asked Dobby if he could place a spell on "the greasy git's" plate.
Dobby seemed more than happy to help Harry, stating that the "slimy bat needs to be having a prank for sure, Master Harry Potter, Sir!"
Having received the Dobby Seal of Approval(TM), he laid a few spells on Snape's plate, while Dobby ensured that they could not be easily detected or removed. Useful, that.
Harry made sure he was a bit early to arrive at the Great Hall so that he could get a good seat for the show he would have with his dinner. Not too long after, Neville sat next to him. Harry nodded to Gryffindor's resident greenthumb. About halfway through the meal, Snape got a strange look on his face.
"Urk, POTTER! You will pay for this!"
Harry looked over at his Head of House, who silently shook her head and turned back to watch the prank in progress.
Hermione, however, was not as easily swayed nor amused. "Harry!"
Harry looked over at her. "Hermione, nothing bad has happened to our Potions Professor. I just turned him into a vegetable.."
She giggled for a moment, before, "You didn't..."
"No, of course I didn't! It's too difficult to use that sort of spell as a prank. Besides, this way, I can keep pranking him as payback." He leaned a bit closer to her, and in a lower voice, "Also, I didn't want to upset Neville too much." Continuing as earlier, he said, "Anyway, I talked to Neville about an appropriate transfiguration, and had Dobby help me. Besides, transfiguring someone into broccoli still counts as turning them into a vegetable, right?"
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