Disclaimer: Hmm well sadly I do not own anything having to do with HP. So without Further ado, I give you this; Harry Potter, Snape and any other characters made up by J.K. Rollings are not mine. : (
Chapter 1
A bright yellow eye glared into his eyes from a distance. Although Snape knew that the eye was watching him he could not see it himself. He had to think quickly about what to do next and what magical spell he could conjure up to get rid of this so called monster before him. This evil creature was like nothing Snape had dealt with or seen before.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was to open that day for another year full of new students, new adventures and hopefully in Snapes case a win for the wonderful Slytherin House! This day was suppose to be like any other day; annoying new kids running up to see the mystical ceilings and the ghostly paintings hanging upon the walls. Yet it did not turn out that way nor did it even come close. That day would be postponed until all was safe and well.
Snape sighed and looked away from the impossible task before him. He looked at the beautiful green hill leading up to Hogwarts. He began to imagine what it would be like to not worry about anything, to be carefree, until of course he saw Gwendolyn Sinistra running awkwardly down the hill towards him yelling his name.
'Severus! Oh, I am so glad I found you! I was playing a game of chess while watching the birds outside my window which was quite fun if you ask me and the chart...'
"Gwen, I did not ask you about anything including charts, birds or chess!" he looked at her angrily and continued "You ruined my train of thought and now not only does this angry creature by the forest know I am here but every wizard and muggle knows I am here as well! Now Gwen get to the point and please spare me what you do on your free time!"
Professor Sinistra's' once in a lifetime smile faded away and she became angry at Severus ill-tempered demeanor. She paused and then continued, knowing that she had to tell him the news.
"Alright then, the Ministry of Magic just sent us a letter informing us that they might have made a mistake--- actually they did make a mistake. You see, earlier on in the year they had a meeting about a few disobedient students of ours that had been destroying the trees that are used to make wands..."
"Wait...but that is impossible! Those trees are nowhere near the school and are highly guarded by the Bowtruckles! Do you even know what you are talking about?"
"Yes, I do Severus, let me continue! Unfortunately, they just discovered that these trees are in the forbidden forest! The Ministry of Magic told one of their new staff members to send a few Bowtruckles here to guard these new trees, but of course, being new, he messed up and sent, uh well, the creature that you see before you."
She pointed aimlessly in the direction of the large winged creature. Both stared in silence at the odd demon-like figure in front of them. Its head was the shape of a dragon; large and covered with scales, but instead of ears it had two ghastly horns upon its head. Its fingers were long and spindly and its body was green with small pale spikes covering more than half of its back.
"Do you know what it is?" Snape asked.
"No, not a clue, but I am quite sure we will find out as soon as a few of our students arrive..." Professor Sinistra trailed off not sure. Whether she should have told that information to Snape or not. She bit her lip hoping that he did not catch that last sentence. Looking back at the school, she said nervously "Oh, well look at the time! The planets say it is getting late and I must head back to my classroom!" Snapes eyes grew large and his face began to turn red, but before he could even mutter a word she scurried off up the hill and out of his sight.
Snapes mind raced with annoyed and bitter thoughts. He was so overwhelmed with hatred and jealousy that he slumped down to the ground. "Harry Potter" he whispered in a foul voice. "You must be bringing that stupid little weasel of a friend Ron with you and of course that blabbering know-it-all Hermione Granger. Don't you know that school is postponed? Or maybe all 3 of you think you are better than I and you will be able to cast this creature away instead of me! I will have a word with you and this year MY house will win!"
"That's not true Severus and you know it." Snape whipped around quickly to find a tall, thin man with several feet of long silver hair.
"Albus! I didn't know you were there!"
"Not many people do. I tend to be a rather quiet person. It must be the nature of that which I was born with. Now, as for Harry and his friends, try to ease up on them a little. I know James Potter and you did not have a great past or one that you would want to remember but understand this; Harry is a different person, he is not James. I also might add that Hermione and Ron are wonderful people as well. They have done a lot for our school and for our history. Please Severus if you have any respect for me, at all, you will find it in your heart to love these students."
"Love is not my nature just as being loud is not yours. I can't believe they are already here. Did Harry Potter not get his telegram informing him of the trouble?"
"Yes, in fact he did get it and he offered to help. Seeing as though this creature is trapped in one place we thought it would be ok for Harry and his friends to practice and strengthen their skills. Now I know this will upset you, but Hermione would like to come down and look at this creature for herself. I myself would let her do so. She will be of great help to us."
"Alright, but just this once. I already get enough of her in my classroom. I should have known she would be here before school started, she always is! How on earth do her parents put up with such a bossy bitch?"
"Severus I would refrain from calling your students 'bitches' or we might have to have another chat. Now I must retire, I have more thoughts to remove from my head and it is getting late. She will be down any minute and I'm sure you will be kind to her; she knows more than you think." Dumbledore smiled kindly down at Snape and then vanished into the darkness.