By BlackIris
Snape
walked in his office. He stared at the empty seats where students sat. It was
the end of summer. It was no longer cold and tiring but sunny and cheerful.
Snape hated sunny days. It reminded him of his cold dark dungeon for a
classroom. He grunted. Another new year with another new group of first years
to hate him. It wasn't his fault that he was the most hated teacher in the
school, he just wanted to make sure that the students worthless minds actually
learned something worth while in there life before they run off in the world.
Then, something broke his thoughts…
"Hello
there, Severus. I didn't get a chance to speak to you on the train."
Snape
recognized the voice at once. It had ringed in his ears when he was dreaming.
He had hoped he didn't seem to awkward when he answered back.
"Why
hello Remus…how are you?" Snape said in his almost-natural voice.
"Quite
fine thank you." The Defense of Dark Arts teacher replied. " Dumbledore said
that you would make me the Wolfsbane potion every full moon. I will notify you
if you ever forget."
Snape
shuttered. Not only did one of his worst childhood enemys get the job he most
wanted, but he also had to help him with his stupid time-consuming problem. It
was enough to make him cringe.
Remus
stirred uncomfortably.
"Well,
uh…I'm going to my classroom now. Bye."
Remus
left the room. Snape finally felt peace. He sank into his chair near his desk.
He had 5 minutes before the feast. He knew the drill all to well. First they'd
introduce the pitiful excuse for a Defense Against Dark Arts teacher, then
they'd introduce Hagrid. Then they'd act like they were happy and ate. Then
he'd see who's new in his house and make a slight smile. 2 minutes till show
time…
Dumbledore
smiled happily at the new class of first years. Snape was sitting next to
Minerva McGonagall and Lupin next to Hagrid. Dumbledore cleared his throat and
asked for attention. Snape wasn't listening till something he predicted was
shouted out.
"-On
a happier note, I am pleased to welcome two new teachers to our ranks this
year.
First Professor Lupin, who has kindly
consented to fill the post of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher."
Snape
tried to give Lupin a look of death. He put on his most horrible face and
looked at him. Lupin showed no sign of seeing this or he had tried not to
notice Snape.
Snape fumbled in his common room. How many new Slytherins this year? He
wondered. Everything seemed to grow quiet. Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and a few
other 3rd years were gathered around the little room.
"Where
are all the others?" Snape said in his cold voice.
Malfoy
spoke up. "They all went to bed. Softys if you ask me."
Snape
smiled. Now he remembered why he liked Malfoy best, It reminded him of Lucas,
one of his Slytherin friends when he went to school here.
"Well
then, don't stay up to late. Don't want you to fall asleep in potions…"
Malfoy
interrupted. "What?! Fall asleep in my favorite class? Never…"
Snape
was restless. Never in his life had he had such a bad night as this. "It's all
Lupin's fault." He spoke aloud. Turning himself once or twice he finally feel
asleep. He woke up sleepily from giggling. Someone was poking him.
"Look
at him! He's just laying there!"
"Wouldn't
it be funny if we reset his clock?"
"Nah,
lets take his bed sheets instead."
"Look
I think he's waking up!"
Snape
suddenly jerked his head up. No one was there…
Was
it a dream? No, it couldn't be. He felt someone poke him. Snape got up and got
dressed. Then he heard a scream.
"AGGGGGGGHHHH
HELP ME! THERE'S A GIGANTIC SNAKE ON ME! AAGGGRRRRHHHH!"
Snape
walked in the student's dorm.
"Hold
still!" Snape shouted.
True
enough, there was a big, black, long snake on Malfoy. It curled around his feet
and slithered up his legs. Malfoy was shaking from head to toe.
"Get-get
it off me!" Malfoy stuttered.
Snape
mumbled a few words and as soon as the snake was there, it had vanished. Goyle
and Crabbe looked at Malfoy still pale from fright.
"Well
now, That's over. Everyone get dressed it's time to go to school. WELL NOW WHAT
ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" Snape walked out of the room.
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Malfoy
had no problem boasting about his little adventure during lunch. As a matter of
fact, he practically screamed it.
"I
bet Harry Potter has never almost got eaten by a gigantic snake before."
(A/N:
Only Dumbledore, Hermione, Ron and Harry knew about their little experience
with the Chamber of Secrets.)
Snape
smiled. He couldn't wait till Malfoy told his parents about the gigantic snake.
Snape would be most rewarded from his father. Snape looked at McGonagall. She
looked rather tense, why, he didn't know. Snape may be nosey but there was a
limit to what he knew. Snape caught himself staring so he broke his glance
quickly.
"Severus…SEVERUS"!
"What
is it?! What do you want!?" Snape said without thinking.
Dumbledore
smiled.
"Lunch
is over. Time for a new class." He said in his warm fuzzy tone.
"Thank-you
Headmaster." Snape said with a struggle. Snape walked away rather embarrassed.
"Harry
Potter!" Snape said aloud.
Harry
muffled a soft "here".
"Potter,
I expect you to yell 'Here' not whisper it." He said in his dangerous tone.
"This is a classroom not a library."
Harry
sank in his chair. Ron and Hermione exchange looks.
Good. Just what I wanted to
see. Snape
smiled as he thought.
"Well
now today we're going to talk about-" Snape never finished his sentence. He
just stared at the back of the classroom wide-eyed. There he was, Black hair
dark eyes and a deceiving smile. Sirius Black was standing in his class. No.
Severus you are going mad. Sirius is in Azkaban. No, he ran away remember?
Snape just standed there starring.
"Um…Professor?"
Hermione said looking quite worried.
Snape
looked at Hermione. Then he quickly looked at the spot Sirius was standing.
Except, he was gone.
"Well
uh…as I was saying…get to work…"
"But
you didn't give us anything, we don't even know what we're doing yet." Hermione
said shakily.
"
Um…do whatever I'll be right back."
With
that Snape walked out of the classroom.
Hermione
looked at Ron.
"What
the heck was THAT!?" Ron asked.
"I
dunno but it was entertaining." Seamus said with a smile.
"Something
could be seriously wrong. Snape looked scared." Hermione said out loud
seriously.
"Oh
come on Hermione!" Ron said with a
tinge of anger. "If something weird happens you always have to treat it bad!"
Ron laid back on his chair, feet on his desk.
It
took awhile for Harry to get over his shock.
"Well…uh…maybe
we should do something…what we saw was defiantly not normal for Snape." Harry
said blankly.
Hermione
smiled. "See Ron? Not everyone is as careless as you."
Snape
returned. He looked madder then ever. Ron quickly took his feet off the desk
causing him to fall on his back.
"Children
go to the Great Hall for instructions. And if any of you wonder off it'll be 20
points off your house. Do you understand me?"
The
class to startled to speak, just nodded. Snape more like hovered then walked.
Many had to run to keep up with him. At last they were in the Great Hall.
Everyone was there except 1 person, Professor McGonagall.
"Well
now since we wont have potions class today I will give you all essays. 3 rolls
parchment on healing deep wounds."
Ron
whispered to Harry. "I'll never get through that alive!"
Snape
smiled. He loved seeing the faces on the young Gryffindors when they had to
work extra.
Professor
McGonagall burst in the door looking more pale then usual. She approached Snape
and started to whisper something. Harry strained himself to hear but all he
could make out was six little words: "I think we've got it again." Snape looked
puzzled like as if he had no idea what that was supposed to mean. McGonagall
just walked away.
Got
it? Got what?
Snape
paced the large room. Students were taking time to work on their homework
assignments from the past classes they took.
"No
talking. If there is anymore I'll make sure you won't have time to speak…"
He
felt a hand on his shoulder. Snape quickly turn around. Remus was smiling at
him. Snape was quite startled.
"Well
that was strange having all the kids come here. Do you know why?"
"No."
Snape lied. He gave Lupin a dirty look that told him to get his hand off his
shoulder. Lupin blushed and just muttered about something like just trying to
make small talk. Lupin suddenly sensed his mistake and walked away.
Snape
smiled. Never in his life would he ever think that Remus could want to be
friends with him. Snape caught McGonagall give him a disapproving stare. Snape
needed to get out of there.
Snape
got Dumbledore's permission to go outside. It was now getting dark but he
didn't care. Then he heard it. Something that made his heart almost stop. It
was the same giggling that had waked him on the past night.
"
DID YOU SEE HIS FACE!?! SLAP-STICK HALARIOUS!"
"He
looked like he saw a ghost!"
"Did
you see what McGonagall did? I thought it was against rules! She just-"
"Hold
on, someone's here"
Snape
didn't move. He dare not breathe.
"OI!
IF YOU'RE THERE THEN SHOW YOURSELF!"
Snape
did nothing. Just a voice in his head told him to run. Before he could think,
everything went black. Snape fainted.
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"
Do you think he'll ever get up?" A familiar voice said aloud. It was Professor
McGonagall.
"Well
yeah if you keep disturbing him like that!" The scrawl was all too familiar. The voice belonged to Nurse Pomfrey.
McGonagall walked in another room.
Snape
felt dizzy. What happened? Who were the voices that were speaking outside?
Snape sat up. Strangely, Pomfrey didn't tell him to lye down.
"May
I have some water please?" Snape asked politely.
Pomfrey
gave him a look of surprise. "Huh? O-oh yes you may. Hold on…"
Snape's
head hurt. " You wouldn't mind giving me aspirin too darling?"
Pomfrey
almost dropped the glass. Since when was Snape proper? She thought she'd never
see the day. Just then there was a knock on the door. Hermione came in.
"Madam
I can't find my-oh…" She looked at Snape. He was smiling at her. Pomfrey sensing the awkwardness of the situation
told Hermione to go ask later that she had work to do.
Just
then Remus Lupin barged in the door. Not knocking at all. Just turning the knob
and entering.
How rude of him. Snape thought.
"Pomfrey
I need to raid your cabinet! One of my careless students got cut and started to
cry…students can be so thoughtless!" Lupin said with a tone that Snape never
heard before.
"Well
then Remus you can send them up and I'll do
it." If anyone knew Pomfrey they knew that she was stubborn.
"Well,
maybe not-maybe I can do it myself!" Lupin started to get loud.
"MAYBE
BUT YOU AIN'T!" Pomfrey was turning the color of red.
Snape
gave a soft chuckle. You go Madam Pomfrey…
Lupin
darted out the door. "FINE!" he screamed. "I'LL BE BACK THEN!" with that Lupin
closed the door, almost knocking it off its hinges. McGonagall pulled the
curtains away from the bed.
"What
did I make…" she said in a soft worried voice.
Snape
was in the Hospital Wing that night. He was all alone except Nurse Pomfrey and
the student that had cut himself in Lupin's class. Snape was bored. He needed
something to do.
"Hey
kid. Pssst. You there." Snape tried to make his speech as quiet as he could
fearing Pomfrey to barge in.
"Huh?
What do you want…er…Professor?"
"What
happened to you."
"You
don't know?"
"I
wouldn't be asking if I did. Oh…sorry…that was rude."
The
boy looked at him as if he was growing three heads.
"Well…we
were doing Defense Against Dark Arts class when by mistake I tripped over a
small rock, I don't know where it came from, it was like it was appearing out
of thin air. Then I tumbled and hit a table and got cut by a piece of class
that shattered. Lupin never looked so angry…it was like having another
Professor Snape in our school…it was that bad." The boy blushed, remembering
suddenly whom he was speaking to.
Snape
sat stunned.
"That's
almost impossible. Remus is one of the nicest people I know!" A distant voice
broke the conversation.
"Quiet
in there! You both are supposed to be sleeping!"
Snape
curled up in a ball and slept.
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The
next morning Pomfrey wakened him. The boy was gone. All that lay in his place
was clean sheets.
"Wha-what?"
Snape opened his eyes sleepily.
"Get
up. You're teaching Potions class today."
"Oh-yes-right.
Thank you."
Pomfrey
smiled. She still couldn't get over the way Snape talked. Like a pure
gentleman.
Snape
walked in his first potions class there was a pile of papers on his desk. 3rd
year students waiting tensely shifting in their seats.
"Well…what
is all this?" Snape said looking at the large mound of paper.
"It's
our…reports Professor." Hermione was probably the only student that ever had
the guts to talk to Snape in class besides the other Slytherins.
"Reports?
Oh yes that's right I did assign that." Snape said remembering. " I will grade
them later, and sense you did so much work yesterday on the reports you will
not have homework for the rest of the week."
Students
fell out of their chairs. Jaws dropped and some were just plain befuddled.
Ron,
for once, spoke up. "NO HOMEWORK?"
Snape
was quite surprised.
"Well
yes didn't you hear me?"
"But,
you always give us homework! Even if we did reports everyday!"
"Things
change Ron."
Ron
looked at Harry. He said my name!
Something is wrong! Ron mouthed.
"Now
class today we're going to do shrinking potions."
Everyone
looked at eachother.
"Professor-"
Harry began.
Snape
interrupted. "Call me Severus."
"Er-Severus-we
did shrinking potion's last year."
"Review
it then, never know when you'll need it Harry." Snape smiled.
Right
about now the class was freaked out. Malfoy, who had been dumbstruck for the
last 5 minutes finally, spoke.
"You're
going to let that idiot call you SEVERUS?"
"You
know what young man? I don't like your attitude." Snape said in a parental
voice.
Malfoy
almost screamed. Goyle and Crabbe choked in laughter.
"Now
this will be your test. You will make the potion and if it works, you'll get an
A. However, if it doesn't, you'll get a
C+ with sweet talking." Snape smiled.
It
took the class awhile to get that he was making a joke.
Some
laughed lightly and unsure, others just stared. When the last cauldron had been
mixed he tested each student's potion on Neville's toad (with permission).
"Excellent!
All of you got A's! Except for Mr. Malfoy here. An attitude like that should
get a B. Off with you all know."
Malfoy
strode away angrily with Crabbe and Goyle by his side making slight efforts not
to smile. Hermione was dumb-shocked. What happened to Severus Snape, the most
wicked man in the whole school?
"
Mr. Snape, Professor Severus, Sir? Hermione began.
Snape
smiled as he turned around.
"Ah,
Hermione. The most hard-working in my class. Can I help you?"
"Did
you hit your head or is this some kind of joke?" Hermione stated crossly.
"Joke?"
Snape said without a clue.
Ron
burst in on the conversation. "Yeah what's with this 'Call me Severus' and
'Malfoy I don't like you attitude' thing?"
Snape
burst out laughing. Laughing.
"Stop
laughing its not funny! You scared the whole class!" Ron cried stupidly.
Hermione
couldn't help it. She had to smile. Ron looked at Hermione and chuckled. Harry,
who had left the room without a word, had finally come back to tell his friends
it was DADA class next.
(A/N:
DADA is Defense Against Dark Arts. It takes a lot less time to type.)
Harry
just gave Snape a dark look and pulled Hermione and Ron out of the room.
"Hey
what's with you! That hurt" Ron said as he rubbed his arm.
"Look
guys this is seriously creepy. Some big black snake attacked Malfoy and Snape
is acting like Mr. Rogers! Lupin, however, is telling kids to stop asking his
so many questions and is taking off points of Gryffindors for being late!"
Hermione
couldn't believe it. Ron just stared.
"Well
then…let me see for myself." Hermione said as she walked into class.
"Ms.
Granger, Mr. Weasly, and Mr. Potter. There are clocks in this school are there
not? They tell you what time it is so that you won't be late for class. Either
you all chose to have detention for a weekend or I deduct 20 points from
Gryffindor for being tardy. The choice is yours. Just never be late in my class
do you understand me? Now, on with the lesson…"
Hermione
sat down, tears in eyes. How could her favorite professor do that to her? Ron
looked angry. He had his arms crossed and eyebrows and eyes narrowed. Harry
looked like he was trying to figure something out.
"Harry
since you look like you were paying attention I'm sure you can tell me the
answer."
"Uh…well…truth
is…"
Lupin
had an evil smile wrapped around his lips. "Well go on…"
Harry
could have died. Just then a voice broke the long silence.
" I
know the answer Professor Lupin, I was paying attention unlike Harry here."
"Very
well Malfoy, 5 points for Slytherin. Potter, you should really take Malfoy here
as a role model, might just improve you chances for getting a C."
Malfoy
smiled.
Ron
whispered to Hermione. "Looks like Lupin has a new teacher's pet."
"What
was that Ron? I thought I heard you whispering something to Miss Granger."
Lupin said in a slightly dangerous tone.
Ron
turned red and smiled.
"No,
must be your imagination."
"5
points from Gryffindor for lying to a teacher."
Ron
looked at his desk upset. What was this? Snape was nicer than he was!
Why…was…oh dear…
Finally
the bell rang telling them that they had lunch. Free time…Ron thought to himself, to tell Harry what I think is going on.
Ron
sat down next to Harry and Hermione who were talking about DADA class.
"
He yelled at me for getting the question right!"
Hermione said angrily.
"Hey
guys did you ever notice that-" Ron got cut off. What made him not finish his
sentence was the fact that Malfoy was chasing Ginny singing love songs.
"I
love you Ginny! I can't help it anymore you're just so beautiful with your
gorgeous red silky hair and wonderful deep eyes!"
"GO
AWAY DRACO! IT'S NOT FUNNY."
"
Love is never a laughing manner my sweet! I love you, I love you, I love you!"
Ginny
ran to Ron's table.
"Help
me!"
"There
you are my love! I was wondering where you went!"
Tons
of people were staring.
"WHAT
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING MAKING A FOOL OF MY SISTER LIKE THAT!?!?! HUH!?!?!?
YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY PUNK!?!?!" Ron screamed in Draco's face.
Draco
backed away slowly.
"What's
wrong Weasel? Can't take it that I love your sister? See you later Ginny my
love." Malfoy blew a soft kiss towards Ginny's direction and left.
"Oh
thank you Ron!" Ginny said. " Really weird things have been going on lately!"
Hermione
narrowed her eyes. "Like what?"
"Well…"
Ginny began. "Last two nights ago, you know, the day that Malfoy got attacked,
Professor McGonagall-oh…"
"What?"
Ron said eagerly.
"I'm
not really aloud to tell you…" Ginny trailed off.
"Oh
come on Ginny I wont tell, you can trust me…" Harry put on his most winning
smile.
Ginny
couldn't resist.
"McGonagallmadeusallpromisenottotellanyonethatallourbedsstartedtofloatallovertheplace
Well gotta go bye." Ginny ran away.
"Great
job Harry. It would be better if we can understand what she said." Ron
scrawled.
"Well
I don't know about you two but I understood every word of it." Hermione said it
in her superior voice.
"Oh
I suppose it's girl talk right." Ron said angrily.
"Well
maybe if you are going to get all smart about I won't tell you!" Hermione
yelled back.
"Well
maybe you shouldn't-"
"GUYS!"
Harry interrupted.
"WHAT!?!?"
They both screamed in unison.
"Guys
look at Snape…"
Snape
was laughing and apparently bothering McGonagall. Lupin didn't eat just gave
dirty looks at Snape. It all seemed rather…familiar…
"Isn't
that funny Minerva!? Isn't it!?"
"Yes
Severus hilarious."
"Lupin
did you hear the one about the chicken? It's a hoot. Lupin! Are you listening
to me?"
Harry
looked at Hermione…then at Ron…
"We
have to do something." They all said together.
"But
what?" Hermione asked. "This could be anything from a personality spell to dark
magic."
Ron
cringed. " You don't them to stay like that do you? Snape making jokes and
calling us by our first names…"
"I'm
on it!" Hermione said quickly before she ran out of the cafeteria.
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Read
and Review please. ~BlackIris
