Bubblegum

Authoress: Cattsy (Catness)

Word count: 407 words

Snape's eyes swept the room as his class wrote down the notes from the black board. He smirks as he watched Crabbe stare at the board with a glum expression. Granger had placed down her quill, finished, but she was now re-reading her notes. Harry Potter, Snape smirked, his favourite student to pick on. He looked near Granger.

"Potter!" Snape hissed at the student as he swept towards the boy, his robes sweeping across the floor. "What are you chewing on?" He angrily swept a dark lock of his hair behind an ear and stood in front of the teenager's desk, waiting for an answer.

Everyone in the Potions dungeon turned to stare at Harry Potter. Harry froze in his seat, blushing. He looked at his desk, quickly rummaging around his mind for a decent answer. "Bubblegum, Sir," he muttered as he finally realised that he wouldn't think of a decent lie in time. Harry carefully avoided looking directly into Snape's dark eyes; instead he looked around the classroom. Hermione was glaring at him, obviously annoyed at the lack of education she was receiving at the moment. Ron was smiling, proud of the commotion Harry was causing. Malfoy was across the classroom and smirking at the possible trouble Harry was going to get into.

"Bubblegum, Potter?" Snape asked, raising an eyebrow. "Why are you chewing on bubblegum during my class, Potter?"

"Because," Harry began, looking at Ron for an answer. Ron mouthed a few words that Harry found hard to understand. "Because it's yummy?" Harry regretted the words almost as soon as he'd said them. It was the truth, but not a good enough excuse. He mentally kicked himself for not waiting until after class for his rebellious behaviour.

"Turn out your pockets, Potter," Snape snapped as he raised the other eyebrow. Harry stuck both his hands into his pockets and then pulled out a ribbon, several keys, two double A batteries and a packet of Wrigley's EXTRA gum. Snape bent his head forward to look down at the bench and picked up the gum, confiscating it. Harry opened his mouth to protest, but before he could, Snape had swept around and headed to the front of the classroom. "Ten points from Gryffindor and a week of detention. However, I must also thankyou, Potter," he said as he unwrapped an individual tab and placed it in his mouth, chewing casually. "I haven't tried Green Apple Flavour before."

The End…

Cattsy…