The Switch

Des
: What if something went wrong during Snape's Occlumency Lessons?
HARRY POTTER BELONGS TO J.K ROWLING

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Chapter 12 – Challenges in the Classroom

Harry was beginning to feel reason for Snape's overall sourness, but then took himself out of that trance. The seventh years, of course, were just as vicious (if not more) than the first years. As it happened, Fred and George were in this class, not even bothering to behave for who they thought was The Potions Master. What would have been a great laugh, told from the twins themselves to another point of view (preferrebly his own), now made him want to skin them alive.

George was handling gold while Fred was, what Harry assumed was "trying" not to get caught. He was setting Wet-Start Fireworks off in the classroom, evidently trying to make a bit of profit in the classroom. They weren't completely stupid however, because they only lit the small ones, and even extinguished those when they were just about to cause a total racket, leaving their peers in suspense no doubt("a successful business advantage," Fred would have called it). Harry suppressed a laugh, there were still students watching him, and they probably would think he went straight loony if they caught him smiling at himself, watching the twins. This only added to more annoyance, and the brief amusement he felt was tarnished, only to be replaced with frustration again.

When he felt that he needed a bit of a break from teaching, Harry chose partners (careful to put Fred and George on opposite sides of the room. They returned sneers at his gesture, but knew better then to argue.), and assigned them to work on what he had just taught. The students could not properly find the antidote for the Living Draught of Death however, because they had, of course, not listened, and still could be heard whispering, and some not ever bothering to lower their voices.

"Oh he COMPLETELY LOVES you dear!" one girl with a rather annoying voice squealed. Her Gryffindor partner (she was Slytherin) smiled feebly, and checked the aged clock placed over the door. The Slytherin girl noticed her however and continued to go completely gaga over whoever they were talking about, obviously bent on making her life miserable for the remaining 45 minuites. "Yes, yes, I overheard him talking about you Rebecca dear."(She said this in a motherly tone, then went back to being the gossip girl.) "ISN'T THAT JUST COMPLETELY MARVELOUS?!" she practically screamed, not bothering to hide this Rebecca girls personal love life.

"…err…of course…" she said faintly. Her voice matched the tension on her face. She looked around, but everybody was too caught up in their own discussions to notice. Harry gloomily walked down the aisle, trying to match Snape's depressed strut as best he could.

Suddenly, three things happened at once: a Wet-Start Firework went off, a girl squealed and Snape's dark mark burned so viciously that he collapsed at the pain, feeling as though he were about to faint.

Harry was only used to this type of pain higher up, on his forehead, but experiencing it on his forearm, where it covered a bigger area of skin felt a lot worse.

Harry had feared this, what if Voldemort found out about the switch?

When Harry couldn't take the pain anymore, he passed out.


Severus was at Divination, sitting at the table with Weasley, but it wouldn't have been any different if he was there, at the table, alone. Weasley was avoiding any contact, and had a grave expression on his face, which Severus was used to, seeing as this was how he conducted himself in Potions aswell.

When Sybill told them to switch cups, he snatched the cup from the pathetic boy, and unceremoniously dropped the cup onto the saucer, surprised it hadn't broken.

He gave Severus a sneer, which he returned with a smirk. When the Divination teacher had reached their table, Weasley was ready to recite, word for word, what Severus' fortune was.

"Right" he said with a shaky voice, evidently trying to control his temper. "Well it says that h-"

But what Severus was doomed to, he never found out. Weasley had been interrupted by a light but intrusive "Hem Hem"

It appeared that everyone had heard it because everybody was now facing the door, where a squat woman with a Toad-Like face was now standing, an innocent smile now played upon her face.

"Ah Potter," she said in a girly voice, "I shall see you in my office at 6:00? Marvelous." she said the whole thing before Severus even responded.

"Now then, Pro-fes-ser Tre-law-ny" she said in a slow and irritating voice, as if it were hard to pronounce, "you applied here sixteen years ago, and have been teaching here since?"

"Ye-yes" said Sybill in an almost confused voice. Umbridge frowned and ticked something on the clipboard she was holding.

"Alright," she was smiling again now, "could you…predict something for me?" after she said this, she gave a squeaky, girlish laugh, almost as if a cat was stuck in her throat. Underneath her smile, her expression suggested this she had somewhere else to be, and that being there was a completed waste of time.

"S-sorry?" said Sybill, her face going red, "The inner eye only works not upon command!" she said in a defensive tone.

"Pity…" said Umbridge. She ticked something off of her clipboard and turned to leave when Sybill's eyes got wide and she yelled "NO NO NO WAIT! The inner eye is telling me that you…are in grave danger…"

Umbridge turned and said "Wonderful" smiled, and then strutted out of the classroom.

'Well' Severus thought to himself, 'I suppose im not on probation anymore.' he smirked to himself.


Ron, who was watching who appeared to be his best friend, saw him smirk to himself.

Harry had been acting very odd lately, and Ron, Who felt as if a brick has slid down his throat, now realized that this couldn't be him. He would have to tell Hermione.

And Professer Dumbledore.


A/N: I didn't want to have to add another point of view into this chapter, but it was really the only way i could approach it. Next chapter explains what happens when Snape is in Harry's Potion class. Please Review!