JKR's characters are like bad medicine, producing dirty minded side-affects.

Judged-A Price To Pay

Chapter Two

"Reports?" Hermione inquired brusquely.

"Mandy and I had Potions with Snape all week and we stayed mostly clear of him." Megan announced.

The Ravenclaw added her two bits. "Yeah everything went fine, except there was a minor issue when Snape went out of his way to provoke me. I suppose that he expected me to contest his favouritism of a fourth year Slytherin. When I didn't take a stand, he noticed." Mandy shrugged, "Aside from that everything was fine."

"All quiet on the Slytherin front. I've been focusing on the goal." Pansy drawled smugly.

"I'm glad everything went so well for everyone. I on the other hand wasn't so lucky." Directing her comment and finger at Mandy, "And before you say it. I wasn't self-promoting. No one offered to answer Snape's question in Potions. I hadn't raised my hand either." Giving Mandy a hard stare. "He was madder than hell, and called on me. 'Ms. Granger, certainly you know the answer. Why don't you enlighten the other dunderheads with your infinite knowledge?' So I had to answer the question. I gave him the most concise answer possible." Megan groaned. "So I got detention."

Pansy broke in, "Yeah it was laughable. Snape got all bitchy, he only wanted a reason. If Granger would have done the usual and prattled on forever and a day, he'd have cut her down anyway. Though he might not have assigned the Sunday detention."

Wanting to move on from the blood-boiling issue Hermione redirected everyone else's attention. "So Revenge. It's on the top of my list, how about you all?"

Everyone was in agreement that revenge was indeed their primary topic. "I think we should give him acne!" Megan offered. "Then no woman will want him."

Pansy was the first to shoot a hole in the Hufflepuff's idea. "That's not bad, acne is good but not good enough."

Mandy agreed, "After all, what woman would want Snape anyway. I hardly think a few spots would make any difference."

"Fair point," Hermione was ready with the next idea. "We could use a severing charm on his hair?"

The four young women cawed and cheered. Pansy took aim and fired. "But he could just grow it back with a charm."

Hermione curled her lip, "Aren't you a bloody ray of sunshine. Okay, what's your idea Slytherin Princess?"

"Slytherin Princess, I like it!" Pansy squealed. "You're right though, we all are sort of royalty of our houses."

Jumping to her feet, "Mandy Brocklehurst, Princess of Ravenclaw! She held her wand like a septre.

"Megan Jones, Princess of Hufflepuff!" She joined in, bowing graciously.

Blushing terribly, Hermione gave a dainty wave. "Grand Know-it-All, Princess of Gryffindor." She exclaimed primly. All four 'princesses' were sucked into a fit of giggles.

Pansy broke through using her most majestic tone, "We are the best Hogwarts has to offer. As such, it's imperative that we reserve our royal favours for only the most intelligent, sexy, brave, dapper, funny and sweet men." Pansy waved her wand conjuring gold-toned tiaras for each girl.

Mandy cleared her throat. "You are absolutely right Princess Pansy of Slytherin house, he must be perfect in every way, just like Professor Snape!" Rocking in her seat with laughter, eyes and face red from the explosive mirth. Tears running down their too amused faces, pounding on chair arms and stomping their feet, the women were in stitches.

The tiaras had long since toppled off their heads. It took several long moments before they could return to their focus. Megan raised her nose and addressed Mandy, "You little tart, you can't have my Snapeywapey." Megan had to bite down on the throw pillow to keep from laughing, half suffocating herself in the process.

Mandy defended, "Oh no you don't Princess Megan of Hufflepuff. You shan't abscond with my dearest Potions' Master," banging a fist down on the chair arm, she shook her head violently. Before she succumbed to hilarity, "I won't allow it!"

Hermione declared that her and Snape's undying love would cancel a thousand years of house rivalry.

Pansy countered that, Princess Hermione of Gryffindor was flat out wrong because Professor Snape was a Slytherin who clearly belonged to her, the Slytherin Princess.

Once they had become nearly dizzy from the blood rushing to their heads, they finally decided to make Snape's revenge. A social and romantic onslaught, each Princess vying for the Professor's attentions. Where he will suffer their combined rejection.