Headmaster Dumbledore claps his hands and changes the colours of the winner of the house cup to red and gold to indicate Gryffindor has won the house cup. Severus struggles to keep a hold on his strong mental walls.
Lucius and Severus are going to have a great laugh over the foolishness of the headmasters actions.
Dumbledore is systematically dividing the school superbly, more than what Severus's biased actions have ever done. Severus looks to his snakes and all he sees is hatred towards the headmaster. Severus tries to mimic their hatred, but since Severus is trying so hard not to laugh he doesn't think he is pulling it off successfully.
"Well it seems I won this round," mocks Minerva. Not at all in malice.
Severus's grin widens and he tries to stop from laughing for only a foolish Gryffindor would see this as a win. Severus quickly looks to Potter and all he notices is genuine happiness. This confuses Severus for he hasn't seen genuine happiness but only coldness. Severus hates the fact that nothing he does gets an emotional response.
Severus eyes Potter's only friends Granger and Weasley. Severus's grimace at Weasly's boastful face and red hair. Wealsey is prideful of his mediocrity. Potter callously uses the know it all to his advantage.
Dumbledore uses his power to make a quarter of the school hate him and rewards Potter for his recklessness and Potter finds amusement in this. Dumbledore could have given these points earlier this morning or before the colours of houses were decorated around the hall, but Dumbledore patronizingly changes them and announces the points pulling the win from Slytherins in front of everyone. Blatant favoritism and Potter is smiling in glee at this.
Well James I hope you're happy with yourself, your son acts like the one person you hate most, me