4. Insides

"Ron, there's nothing to be scared of! You have a cavity inside your mouth and Daddy offered to fix it for you! Just go in, baby, it'll only be half-an-hour or so!"

Hermione pushed her white-faced boyfriend into a small, cramped room, with barely enough room to occupy the white dentist's chair, the sink, and the kind-faced man that stood inside it.

It started out okay; the two men made some small talk, and Ron settled himself into the chair. A small apron was tied to his neck and he was just starting to get comfortable when Hermione's father suddenly wrenched his mouth open and stuffed a large piece of gauze inside.

Ron's eyes widened in anticipation and fear as his girlfriend's father held a flashlight in one hand and a scalpel in the other.

Peering into Ron's mouth, Mr. Granger said good naturedly, but with a hint of malevolence, "Let's talk about your intentions with my daughter, eh, Ron?"

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