It was quite a sight to behold which Harry, Ron and Hermione witnessed when
they came down from the Gryffindor's common room late, heading for the
Great Hall on this first day back at Hogwarts after the summer break. A boy
abound their age was chasing a squealing girl, both dressed in muggle
clothing, down the stairs to the entrance hall where she tripped and fell
whereon he pulled out his wand, ready to hex her.
It was Hermione who reacted first and within no time cast an "Expelliarmus", dashing the boy's wand from his hand. Surprised he turned and looked up at the three friends standing at the top of the stairs. Before anyone could say a word the girl got up, her wand pointing at Hermione: "Who the fuck do you think you are to mess with me and my brother?!" Dumbstruck Hermione lowered her wand. The grinning boy swept a streak of his long black hair out of his face and a nudged his sister in the ribs: "What an unusual manner to thank someone for saving your life, Scy." The girl scowled and fast as lightning turned her wand to him: "Rictusempra!"
Ron couldn't refrain a chuckle when the boy started to cackle like mad which caused him to receive a glare from Hermione. Just when she lifted her wand again to take the hex off the laughing boy a well-known voice downstairs snarled "Finite Incantatem", relieving Scy's brother and making Harry wish he had been on time. He didn't feel like being given a sermon by Snape already.
The Potions Master stood in front of the door leading to the dungeons, looking at the teenagers with a disapproving glance: "What do you think you're doing here?" Turning around the girl slid her wand back into her pink cardigan which suited her tousled short hair of the same colour and petulantly asked back: "What does it look like?" Hermione gasped shocked and Snape raised his eyebrows when the entrance door opened and a chubby woman with messed purple curls to her shoulders stormed in and surprised stopped at the side at of the two kids downstairs: "Why aren't you in the Great Hall yet?!" The siblings turned and paled.
"Exactly what I wanted to know," Snape snapped from the side before they could explain anything. The woman oriented towards the silky voice and looked taken aback at the sight of the annoyed teacher for a moment before her face lit up with a bright smile: "Severus! - Severus Snape, can that be?" The teacher frowned perplexed and Scy saw her chance. She waved at Harry, Ron and Hermione to come downstairs and grabbed her brother by the arm: "You can sort that out, mom, okay? We need to get going." Quickly they hurried off, not missing the siblings' mother mutter something about detention under her breath.
Just before Harry closed the door to the Great Hall behind him he heard Snape answer the strange woman, recognition in his voice: "Indeed, Twings."
It was Hermione who reacted first and within no time cast an "Expelliarmus", dashing the boy's wand from his hand. Surprised he turned and looked up at the three friends standing at the top of the stairs. Before anyone could say a word the girl got up, her wand pointing at Hermione: "Who the fuck do you think you are to mess with me and my brother?!" Dumbstruck Hermione lowered her wand. The grinning boy swept a streak of his long black hair out of his face and a nudged his sister in the ribs: "What an unusual manner to thank someone for saving your life, Scy." The girl scowled and fast as lightning turned her wand to him: "Rictusempra!"
Ron couldn't refrain a chuckle when the boy started to cackle like mad which caused him to receive a glare from Hermione. Just when she lifted her wand again to take the hex off the laughing boy a well-known voice downstairs snarled "Finite Incantatem", relieving Scy's brother and making Harry wish he had been on time. He didn't feel like being given a sermon by Snape already.
The Potions Master stood in front of the door leading to the dungeons, looking at the teenagers with a disapproving glance: "What do you think you're doing here?" Turning around the girl slid her wand back into her pink cardigan which suited her tousled short hair of the same colour and petulantly asked back: "What does it look like?" Hermione gasped shocked and Snape raised his eyebrows when the entrance door opened and a chubby woman with messed purple curls to her shoulders stormed in and surprised stopped at the side at of the two kids downstairs: "Why aren't you in the Great Hall yet?!" The siblings turned and paled.
"Exactly what I wanted to know," Snape snapped from the side before they could explain anything. The woman oriented towards the silky voice and looked taken aback at the sight of the annoyed teacher for a moment before her face lit up with a bright smile: "Severus! - Severus Snape, can that be?" The teacher frowned perplexed and Scy saw her chance. She waved at Harry, Ron and Hermione to come downstairs and grabbed her brother by the arm: "You can sort that out, mom, okay? We need to get going." Quickly they hurried off, not missing the siblings' mother mutter something about detention under her breath.
Just before Harry closed the door to the Great Hall behind him he heard Snape answer the strange woman, recognition in his voice: "Indeed, Twings."