Authors Note: This chapter came about due to a private study session. :-) It is unlikely that I will manage to get another chapter up before exams though and for that I am extremely sorry.

Oh and I recently changed the rating coz I had it accidentally rated K – (Which it most certainly is not!!!!)

I requested in my previous authors notes for people to tell me Neville's fifth subject, no one replied, please tell me, I NEED ideas!!!!!!!

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Chapter 4: Detention

The rest of the day began to pass with a blur for Ginny as she had Transfiguration and Potions, her two favourite subjects. She worked quietly and astutely during these classes and the time passed quickly.

As Ginny made her way up to Gryffindor Tower she ran into Neville and told him the events of Dark Arts and Neville's face became increasingly angered.

Suddenly Neville snapped. 'That evil, evil, arsehole! He performed the Cruciatus curse on you in front of the whole class, then he turns around and gives you a detention? All for not paying attention!' Neville roared.

'I guess we should have expected it, the bastard is a death eater and they are all pure evil,' Ginny reasoned, trying to calm down her friend.

'Now, now Mr Longbottom, Miss Weasley, we can't have you speaking about your teachers like that.' The pair spun around to find Professor Snape behind them, his trademark sneer showing on his face. 'Dentention, I think, Miss Weasley. 7:30 tonight. Mr Longbottom, you can have one at the same time tomorrow night.'

'Professor, I can't,' explained Ginny. 'I already have a detention tonight with Professor Carrow.'

'Detention tonight with me will be twice as long. It will replace the one with Professor Carrow, and as such will serve as two detentions. You will arrive at 7:30 tonight at my office. You will not be late, am I understood Ms Weasley?' said Snape venomously with a great deal of emphasis on the last part.

Ginny could not stop worrying about her detention later that night. She knew what detention with a Carrow would be like, Amycus had pretty much shown her his method of punishment on both of her last encounters with him, and she figured his sister would probably be similar, and while the cruciatus curse would be excruciating, she at least would have time to mentally prepare for what was waiting for her. Detention with Snape, however, was a whole new story. He may very well perform the cruciatus curse, she thought to herself. The thoughts about what his Cruciatus Curse would be like sent chills down her spine as it had the previous night. But what if it's something worse? What if it was something that would leave her beyond repair, something that would psychologically damage her? That sounded much more like Snape's style of punishment

Her anxiety increased even more as she headed for dinner and she ate quickly. Neville tried, without much success to calm her down, but eventually gave up as it only increased her anxiety about his detention the following night.

Ginny arrived at Snape's office at precisely 7:20 and a thought suddenly struck her, she didn't know the password. How on earth am I going to get up there? She thought to herself.

Her worries were abated, however, when at precisely 7:30 Snape descended from the staircase.

'Follow me,' motioned Snape. Ginny did as she was told.

Ginny was relieved when she followed Snape into the trophy room and she saw the muggle cleaning equipment. This isn't bad, it's far better than the cruciatus curse, she thought to herself.

Snape turned around and confirmed her suspicions. 'Tonight you will be polishing the trophies in this room, magic is not permitted and you will be using muggle cleaning equipment. Your wand?' Snape held out his hand.

Ginny felt uneasy as she handed over her wand to him, without it she felt defenceless, but as she had already realised that her punishment could be much worse, she decided it was best not to remind Snape of that by being troublesome.

'I suggest you start over there,' said Snape, pointing to a small cabinet to her right. Ginny felt uneasy about his tone of voice as he said it and as soon as she went over there she found out why.

Ginny was looking at two shiny plaques with two familiar names. A searing pain rang through her heart as she saw Harry and Ron's awards for special services to the school. From the loss of Harry and the loneliness that crept through her heart when she thought of him and the fear that she would never see either again but also they served as a harsh reminder to why they had got those awards. For rescuing her from the Chamber of Secrets in her first year, after she had attacked all of those innocent muggleborns.

She hadn't meant to do it; she was being manipulated by the memory of Tom Riddle. Luckily his award for special services to the school had been revoked as she would probably have done something rash to it. Her eyes threatened to swim with guilt as she remembered her first year at Hogwarts, but she stayed strong and moved on to the other trophies. She was NOT going to show any signs of defeat to Snape, who she realised now, had specifically chosen this punishment for her. Despite all of this she still felt that this was better than detention with a Carrow any day. She finished on the room well after midnight and Snape walked her back to Gryffindor tower to ensure that she 'didn't get up to any mischief'.


Authors Note:

Hmmmmm….. So what do you guys think, do you like it?? I think I do???

As I mentioned before no-one responded to my query about Neville's 5th subject, please tell me what , please tell me what you think it should be!!!!!

Also, I am thinking about a Snape POV chapter next just to quickly explain his motives behind that detention. What do you think??? Do you want one???

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