Chapter Eleven

Message Relay

Snape was polishing some old potion flasks after class.

"Hello Severus!" said Dumbledore in a jolly voice. "I have a message for you."

"Headmaster," said Snape respectfully. "What is it?"

"What is what?" asked Dumbledore.

"The message."

"Oh yeah!

"Well?"

"Right. Nagini told Harry to tell Ron, to tell Hermione, to tell Professor Flitwick, to tell Professor McGonagall, to tell me, to tell you, to tell Voldemort, to drop dead."

"Is that all?"

"Yep!"

"I'll make sure that he gets the message."

"What message?"

Snape slapped his forehead.


"Umm, Dark Lord?" said Wormtail

"What is it?" said Voldemort in an annoyed voice.

"Drop dead. I-I mean... umm..."

"You have better have a good reason for saying that!" said Voldemort angrily.

"Well... umm... NaginitoldHarrytotellRontotellHermionetotellProfessorFlitwicktotellProfessorMacGonagalltotellDumbledoretotellSnapetotellDracototellLuciustotellmetotellyoutodropdead!"

"What?!"

"And... Nagini sends her love too. And so does Ron."

"Oh yeah? Well tell Lucius to tell Draco, to tell Snape, to tell Dumbledore, to tell Professor McGonagall, to tell Professor Flitwick, to tell Hermione, to tell Ron, to tell Harry, to tell Nagini that I will! Oh and send my love too."

"Yes master."


"Ha! What a lame come back!" said Nagini. "I will? He was always a bad arguer. Tell Ron to tell Hermi-"

"No! I refuse!" said Harry.

"What?! Why?! I- I- I thought we were friends!" Nagini said, starting to choke up with tears.

"No, it's not that," Harry said quickly.

"Then what?! Tell me then!"

"Because, er...you...need...to...work this out with him. Yes!"

"What?"

"Nagini; you have to work this out between the two of you. Otherwise you'll be arguing with him even on your deathbed!"

"Heh, don't say that to him. He hates the word deathbed!"

"You're not paying attention!"

"Well maybe I don't want to! I'll never forgive that ugly, cookie loving, crayon eating, evil little wizard!" And with that, Nagini slammed the door to the room, which didn't make sense, because she was still in the room.

"Umm... why did you slam the door?" asked Harry.

"Because I felt like it!" snapped Nagini.

"Okay... Perhaps you need to take a nap or something."

"A nap? Ha! I don't need naps! Who do you think I am? Dumbledore?"


Meanwhile...

Snape walked up to the stone gargoyle that was in front of the entrance to Dumbledore's office.

"Tic-Tacs" said Snape in a distasteful voice.

The stone gargoyle moved aside, but no sooner had it done so, that Professor McGonagall came running down the stairs.

"Not now Snape! I have just spent the last thirty minutes trying to get Dumbledore to take his nap and I won't have you come barging in to ruin it!"


Meanwhile...

"No! There is no way that I will ever talk to Voldemort again!" shouted Nagini.

"Come on. You're just mad," said Harry.

"I am not!"

"Yes you are! You're mad right now!"

"I'm mad because you won't relay my message to Voldemort."

"I guess that you'll just have to tell him yourself because I'm not doing anything!"

"You can't do this to me! Don't you even know who I am? I'm Voldem-"

"Who? I was sure that for a second you were going to say that you were Voldemort's snake." said Harry slyly.

"SHUT UP!!!"

Nagini opened the door and slammed it again. A few seconds later Dumbledore walked in, wearing blue pajamas with magic wands painted on the side.

"Could you keep it down?" asked Dumbledore.

"Sorry Professor." said Harry.

Professor McGonagall ran into the room. "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" She then turned to Harry. "I spent thirty minutes trying to get him to take his nap, and this is the thanks that I get?! Detention!"

"What?!" asked Harry.

"You and the snake!"