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Chapter Four: Werewolf Aggravations

Vic came down stairs in her altered uniform the next morning, and found Kelsey in the common room. "Hey, Kelsey!' Vic said brightly. "Oh, I love the boots!"

"Thanks. I liked the idea of exercising the use of loopholes, but ididn't want to look like an idiot like you, so I put on my beloved boots today instead of those other wretched shoes."

"Where are the boys?" Vic asked.

"A bit of a sleepy start I suppose." Kels said.

"Well, let's go get them." Vic began to walk up to the boy's dorm, when Kelsey caught her arm.

"Vic, you can't just go up there! You don't know what ther're wearing, or not wearing, for that matter."
"Well, it's their fault, if they can out do me in oversleeping, they deserve it."

"True." Kelsey and Vic went up to Snape and Malfoy's dorm to find them cuddled in their beds sleeping peacefully.

"Aw, Kels, they look so peaceful, and look, Snape has a teddy!" Vic snickered. "I wonder what he'd do if teddy disappeared for a while."

"Vic, that's mean! Wait until he deserves it. "In any event, we have to wake them up."

Kelsey leaned down to Malfoy's ear, as Vic id the same to Snape. "WAKE UP!" they screamed together. Both of the boys jumped a foot in the air.

"HEY! GET OUT OF OUR ROOM!" Malfoy yelled.

"Well, maybe if you would decide to get yourselves up, we wouldn't have to be in your room, and, Snape, we already saw your teddy, so there's no use hiding it."

"Get out of our room, will you?" Snape snapped.

"Ooh, not a morning person, I see." Vic said. Snape fell back on his pillow and covered his face with his pillow. "I don't think so, Sev, class starts in 25 minutes, and we've still got to eat breakfast."

"Then you guys go eat breakfast." Snape mumbled.

"Do you want me to drag you out of bed?" Kelsey said warningly.

"Go ahead and try."

"Ok." Kelsey said. Kelsey threw the covers off Snape and pulled him by the feet. Snape grabbed the headboard. "Severus, let go right now" Snape let go of the headboard, sending Kelsey flying backwards. Malfoy and Snape laughed, Vic just looked at Snape with worry. Kelsey walked over to Severus's bed slowly, and picked up his bear, that had fallen on the floor. "Tell me, Severus, what's your teddy's name?"

"Charles, why?" Snape eyed her .

"Say goodbye to Charles." Kelsey bolted out of the room, into the common room, and up the stairs to the girl's dormitory, Snape hot on her heels, until, of course he tried going up the girl's stairs. "Out of bed now, aren't you, Snape?"

"Give it back Fryman, or I'll get you!"

"You'll get me, how original! At least you could be creative about you torture methods."

"Why does everyone have to pickon me? First the Gryffindors, then the other houses, now I can't even leave my own house without getting tortured!"

"Hey, Severus, how much do you think the Marauders will pay for this thing, a few galleons at least."

"No, don't give Charles to them! They'll destroy him!"

"You can have him back when you're showered, and dressed." Within 10 minut3es, Snape came back with disheveled clothes, and sopping wet hair.

"There, now give him back! I swear if you don't-" Kelsey threw the bear down the stairs, and it landed on Snape's face. He took the bear and ran to his room with it, hiding it deep in the bowels of his trunk. Meanwhile Vic and Malfoy were talking.

"So, what's so bad about these marauders, other than Kelsey wants to rip Sirius apart?" Vic asked.

"First of all they hate Slytherins. Then, they torture Snape to no end. They refer to him as Snivelus."

"So I've heard. But why doesn't Severus just stand up to them? They're not that intimidating."

"I don't know. But he will stand up to anyone who tries to stand up for him. Trust me I've tried, he beat me down and left me with a broken jaw. Pride, mostly."

"Well, what if we helped him stand up to them?"

"I'm not looking forward to another broken jaw. Besides, I've noticed they haven't really picked on him yet this year, which is really odd, because they normally start as soon as possible."

"I have another question. What about Lupin, the quiet one?"
"He doesn't really bother anyone. If his friends would allow anyone near him, I'm pretty sure he's a good guy. But, he does have his moments, he'd have to, hanging out with that lot."

"Do they have any weaknesses?" Vic asked slyly.

"James Potter does…"

"What?"

"Not what, who. Lilly Evans. He's been after her for four years now."

Vic smirked, and Snape burst into the room, burying his teddy bear. "Alright." Vic said. "I'm going to leave, you get ready, Malfoy. We'll grab you guys something from the great hall to eat during class."

Vic and Kelsey went down to the great hall, and ate breakfast together, talking about their devious plans. "So, Matt said that the explosives should be here in a week. That'll give us time to get the boys to do their jobs."

"Oh, I have to write a note!" Vic said. She took out a piece of parchment and a quill from her bookbag, and began scratching furiously. She took a stack of toast and said, "ok, I've got to go talk to Sev, see you in class."

"ok, bye."

Vic rushed down to the dungeons, and found Severus just leaving the common room, looking much more kempt than earlier. "Severus, I have to talk to you, here's breakfast by the way." Vic handed half of the stack to Severus, and held on to the other half to give to Malfoy in a few minutes.

"So, what is it?" Snape said, taking a bite of toast.

"Well, I think we need another person to help us with our potion. Like an outsider's opinion, plus we still have to get some ingredients. I would ask Professor Slughorn, but he'll never actually give us Kneasle toenails. So, I was thinking this one guy in my ancient runes class could maybe help us out."

"Who is he?" Snape asked attentively.

"He's really noice, and very smart. He know a lot about potions, and I-"

"Who is he, Victoria?" Snape said dangerously.

"He's….. well, um…. R-Remus Lupin."

"No." he said plainly. "I will not be working with him."

"But please, he's so smart, and he needs to get away from those boneheaded friends of him."

"I don't think it'll work out, I'm afraid. He lacks a certain quality I like to call civility."

"SEVERUS! He is too civil! I can't belive you would say that, I mean I give you that Black and Potter aren't, I'll even say Pettigrew, but Remus is different from that lot! He's quiet and smart, and the only reason you don't like him is because of his friends! That is uncivil! Judging people before you even know them! That's exactly why they pick on you, why don't you be the bigger person! You should show them you're not just a slimy git who has his nose in a book all the time! But, no, you have to hide in the bleeding common room, and sulk about!"

"You're British vocabulary is becoming quite good, now if you don't mind, I'm going to class, instead of fawning over someone I don't even know." He said curtly. Snape hastened his stride, and found himself far ahead of her.

"Very good, Snape! Run away!" Vic called back.

Both Vic and Snape stayed in a foul mood all day, snapping at everyone who talked to them, and ignoring each other. Vic even talked back to her teachers.

"Miss. Peak, I think you should get up and participate. You'll never learn if you don't try." McGonagall scolded

"Why don't you go participate? I don't want to work with any of theses festering maggots right now. In fact, I don't even want to be here." Vic picked up her bookbag and walked out of the room.

She stormed down the hall in rage. Why did her friends have to effect her like this? She went up to her dorm until it was time for her next lesson, Ancient Runes. Lupin walked over to her cautiously, and asked, "Are you all right? I wouldn't want to make you even more distressed."

"For god sake just sit down, Lupin." Vic snapped.

" What's bugging you?" Lupin asked gently.

"None of your beeswax!"

"Did Snape do anything? He seemed rather edgy today too."

"It's what Snape won't do, is the problem, and I would like it very much if you stopped interrogating me."

"Well, I would like it very much if I had a chocolate frog right now, but I don't see that happening."

Vic dug around in her bag, pulled out a chocolate frog, and threw it at Remus. "Here, now shut up."

"Fair enough." Remus said, opening the box, and biting the head off.

Half of the class went like that, Vic ignoring Lupin. She just drew the whole time, not paying any attention to the professor. She began to become calm. Yet again she was drawing a werewolf. For some reason she was struck blind by their wild beauty. Remus kept watch of her out of the corner of his eye. "Vic, why do you draw werewolves? They're awful beasts really."

"Why do people judge everyone before they know someone? Werewolves are perfectly normal people except once a month. I thought I explained this before."

"You did. It's just hard to fathom that someone isn't scared of a werewolf."

"Oh, I never said I wasn't scared of them. If you had a hungry predator, twice your size after you, wouldn't you be scared? I just know it's not their fault that they turn into a werewolf, and they shouldn't be looked down upon for something they can't control. Like Snape, everyone picks on him because of his nose and hair, but he can't help that. I gave him a chance, and he turned out to be, well, stubborn, but other than that he's a pretty good person. I don't think anyone should be judged like that. Besides, werewolves are so beautiful."

"Well, you must have never met a werewolf before." Lupin offered.

"Nope, and if I did, I'd probably drive them nuts with all of my questions."

"You don't really want to know what it's like to be a werewolf."

"Oh, yes, I really do. It's my dream to meet a werewolf, or even become one."

Lupin went quiet. "Mr. Lupin." The professor called. "gather your things, Madame Pomfrey needs you, in the infirmary."

"Yes, professor." Lupin looked to Vic, she was still deeply in thought, concentrating on getting her picture to look just right. "See you later, Vic."

"Later, Remus." Vic muttered.

Remus slowly walked to the infirmary, thinking. Why would she want to be a werewolf? We're so ferocious, and wildly terrible. He then remembered what tonight was. Oh no, the full moon.

"Please, Snape." Vic begged.

"No,"

"Pretty please?"

"No."

"Pretty please with magic on top?"

"No."

"Pwetty pwease Severwus?"

"No."

"I would wuv you forever." Vic said, batting her eyelashes.

"No."

"Good lord, Severus, just give her whatever the hell it is that she wants so she'll shut up." Kelsey said annoyed.

"No, I will not."

"Fine, I'll just have to follow you everywhere you go until you say yes."

"You do that."

"Ok."

"So, anyway."

"Hey Fryman, I didn't see you much today." Sirius said, walking up to the table, followed by James and Peter.

"Well, it's been a good day, hasn't it?"

"Actually that depresses me. I need some love." Sirius sad, giving her a puppy dog face.

"And you came here, why?"

"Hey, where's Remus?" Vic asked.

"He isn't feeling too well." James said.

"I hope he's ok. He was taken out of class today." She said sounding concerned.

"He'll be fine, but we'll tell him you said so." James said. Sirius nudged him in the ribs.

"Anyway, I wanted to tell you I don't like you." Sirius said to Kelsey.

"I hate you too." Kelsey said.

"Can I have a smooch for the walk home?"

"No, but you can have a swift kick up the ass."

"Ouch, I like them fiery!" Sirius, James and Peter walked away.

"Why does he think he can get you?" Malfoy asked.

"Because he's a cocky, egotistical son of a bitch." Kelsey answered. "But then again, I don't plan on anyone ever getting me. I'm my own person and all men are good for is looking at. Speaking of which, ow!" Kelsey began to stare at a Ravenclaw.

"I bet he's either got a girlfriend or is gay." Vic said, looking at the boy. "But he does look fine!"

Snape and Malfoy looked at each other. They themselves were never really open about that sort of thing, but Malfoy spoke up first. "Yes, but he's got nothing on me. I'm blonde, and you just can't touch that." Snape gaped.

"Yes dear, but you know what they say about blondes." Kelsey started.

"Drop dead sexy, but as sharp as a bowling ball." Vic finished.

"Hey, you shouldn't be saying that, you're blonde too." Malfoy said defensively.

"The truth hurts, but it only ebbs dully once you've accepted it." Vic said.

Dumbledore dismissed the school, and the foursome walked down to the dungeons.

"Goodnight, girls." Snape said. Vic left at the same time he did.