-=Thank you Jo for tolerating us.=-
Judged- A Price to Pay
Dangerous Games
The group cawed loudly in the intimate space the Room of Requirement provided. All of the ladies glowed incandescent with their angry retellings and untried anecdotal solutions. Professor Snape's reign of terror was about to experience an exacting coup.
Lost in thought Hermione tapped her quill against her lip, "We have to be smart about it, though."
Megan Jones broke in, "That's the point Hermione. We are top students, he owes us the respect we've earned. We aren't stupid. If we had been, then there'd be no way the governors would have let us earn university credit for our Wizarding Works projects." She pulled her braids back in a yellow and black scrunchy to keep them from swinging around in her excitement.
Pansy, red-faced and arms crossed, "Yeah if he thinks we're going take his patronizing attitude, he's got another thing coming." Pansy glanced around making sure they were all on the same page. "We need to make sure he doesn't suspect us. I suggest for the first week, we all behave indifferently. We'll meet and discuss our progress."
Mandy Brocklehurst jumped up from her seat, blue and bronze tie flopping. "That's good Pansy, we'll act like we've gotten over his stupidity. Better still if we casually stayed out of the spot-light." Giving Hermione a meaningful glance. "You know stay in the background, don't self-promote."
Hermione indignant, "Self-promote, indeed! I simply wish to do well," she defended. Hermione adjusted her parchment as she, Pansy, Mandy and Megan discussed ways to get back at Snape. They had the whole week to decide how to get back at Snape for his appalling treatment of them.