Potions ended unceremoniously. It was still held in the same room Snape occupied. It looked almost the same. New equipment and a bubbly witch changed the atmosphere of the dungeon class. For the Slytherins who thrived in the gloomy dark days of Severus Snape; the change was unwelcome. Everyone else loved potions now though. Plus, as if to stab into the hearts of the snakes, the potions master was their new Head of House. Ms. Rife was a mudblood that reminded some students of a woman named Umbridge. They called her Umbridge's pleasant sister. Ms. Rife usually dressed in yellow or bright blue. The sight of her sickened me.
I usually vandalized the potions room but today I had other things on my mind. A fourth year Slytherin came to me with a problem she wanted me to get rid of. Apparently some Gryffindor boys found it funny to blackmail her because her father was loyal to the Dark One. The dear girl offered to pay me as well. She was adorable. I didn't take the money but she knows she owes me a favor. I gathered my things and walked back to the common room. Sophie and I had lunch break at the same time as the boys. I long since decided she would be my replacement and today was the first day of her schooling.
Sophie was already in our dorm when I walked in and set down my stuff.
"C'mon," I tell her. She runs to catch up to me.
"Where we going?" she asks.
"Great Hall. I have some business to take care of and you get to watch," I smiled down at the little girl. She doesn't ask anymore questions. That's one thing I like about Sophie. She doesn't ask any stupid questions and when she does ask questions its only the basics. When we walked in I saw the trouble makers. Casting a glance at the teachers table, I saw McGonagall was here. That was almost as unusual as me coming in. We made eye contact and I shifted my glance at the two boys. Looking back at her I saw her expression was slightly confused. I nodded once and took a seat at the Slytherin table. Sophie watched the exchange but didn't look confused. She sat down next to me and took a finger sandwich off one of the trays. I watched the boys for a moment and took out my wand. Sophie saw my slow movement and stayed still to block my movement from the teacher's table. A swish of my wand and one of the bowls of soup exploded all over the Gryffindors.
They yelled in surprise while I put away my wand and took out bright red lipstick. It was my way of marking my handiwork. If you saw my lips were bright red, you know some shit went down. Usually it is something more drastic but it was a small crime. The other boy's bowl exploded as well and the soup on their clothes began to solidify. They rubbed their skin and clothes hysterically but it only caused the soup to spread. Elizabeth came up with that jinx. Its suppose to burn eventually if left untreated. I smiled and stood up. McGonagall stood as well and rushed to the boys aid.
"Sophie I want you to take this to the hospital wing. Just go up to an attendant and say that is for McGonagall and get out of there ok. Quickly," I handed her a blank envelope containing evidence of the boy's guilt. A week of research was enough to blame them of black mail and other things against Slytherin House. McGonagall and I have a deal that I carry out punishment to those who have wronged my house. As long as I provide proof, I get off or if what I deem the correct punishment is severe I 'get detention'. That means that I go to a classroom for five minutes then leave. This deal works out well for McGonagall, who had problems her first year as Headmistress. She was almost kicked out because she punished some Hufflepuffs for beating up a Slytherin. People were retarded and said she was a Slytherin lover and even went as far as saying she worked for the Dark Lord. So I deal out punishment against the Slytherins and she does everything else. Its a good deal really.
