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Chapter Thirteen
After Double Potions in Snape's office
"So… Professor is something wrong?"
"Wrong? No there is nothing wrong. I enjoy being insulted in front of all my students and co-workers!"
"Really? Wow, you are a better man than many people give you credit for"
"Cut the crap! One do you realize that you might have just blown the order's cover by complaining about what house you're in?
"I didn't complain…I informed my godfather…my guardian…the man responsible for my protection…the man who-"
"I am aware what a godfather's job entails!"
"Right so…anyway I just informed him that I was put in Slytherin."
"Yes and he felt compelled to let that lunatic friend of his send me a howler."
"Hey! Sir-Padfoot is not a lunatic, he is awesome! Plus…the howler was from Remus to ME! Sir-Padfoot just butted in to yell at you…and you dissevered it, because you are the one who put me in Slytherin"
Snape glared at her.
"If you are waiting for me to apologize for being rude, you have a long wait"
"I believe that a week of detention is in order. And you'd better get used to Slytherin because you'll be there for a while. Now get to class."
Sarah walked out of the office, and headed to Defense Against the Dark Arts. She was late for the class.
"Ah finally Ms. Danforth. Now that we are all here we can begin."
"Sorry I am late, professor, Professor Snape wanted to speak with me for a minute. I won't let it happen again"
"It's fine dear now… lets all pull out our text books." Sarah walked to the back of the room, where Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting. Many Slytherin heads turned as one of their own sat with Gryffindors. A few Gryffindors glared at her.
The most interesting part of the class came when Harry and Professor Umbridge had a big fight. It ended with Harry getting detention, and being sent to Professor McGonagall.
After class Draco Tracked Sarah down. "What were you doing sitting with Pottler, Weasle, and that-"
Sarah raised her wand to Draco "Say it, and I'll take a leaf out of that Death Eater's book, and turn you back into a Ferret…and I won't change you back. I am not in the mood"
"What did Professor Snape want to tell you?"
"Not much. Just that he was giving me a week of detention. Now get out of my way" Sarah shoved past Draco, but he ran after her. And grabbed her arm.
"Let go! I'll be late"
"I'm a prefect. I'll cover for you"
Sarah saw she wasn't going to be getting anywhere soon "What do you want, Ferret Boy?"
"Professor Snape gave you detention?"
"That's what I said"
"But…you're in Slytherin!"
"Don't I know it"
"He never give Slytherin's detention…he never does anything to us!"
"Yeah well if you haven't noticed I'm not one of you. Can I go to class now?"
Draco let her go, and Sarah walked off to Charms.
On the way she ran into, literally, her sister.
"Geez sis watch where you're going would you? Gosh with my leg acting up like it's been the past couple of weeks who knows how badly I could have been hurt"
"Not now Sue, I'm going to be late"
"Yeah so am I and now my damn ankle hurts too!"
"Susan! Not now!" Sarah walked past Susan, and headed towards the Charms classroom.
Susan had potions and so she limped down stairs and was about ten minutes late.
"Nice of you to join us, Ms. Danforth" Professor Snape said "Take your seat." Susan limped over to Nick. He saw her limp, jumped out of his seat, and went over to her
"Are you alright?"
"Mr. Bloom, return to your seat." Professor Snape said
"I'm just helping Susan, professor, she is hurt" Nick whispered in her ear "So? Are you ok?"
"No I fell… well Sarah ran me over and an old injury flared."
"Your little sister hurt you this badly."
"Yeah she's not that much smaller than me."
"Mr. Bloom!"
"Yes, Professor, I know…we are taking our seats" Nick said, and helped Susan into a seat
through the entire class Nick wouldn't allow Susan to move and at the end of class he made sure she was ok and helped her back upstairs. He left with an excuse of going to the Library, and went looking for Sarah. He found her on the way to the dungeons for a quick break before her next class
"Sarah!" he called
She turned around "Oh, hi Nick. Where is Susan?"
"Up in Ravenclaw Tower…do you even realize you hurt her?"
"I know I bumped into her, and I know she fell, but I helped her up and she didn't seem to be too badly hurt…is she ok?"
"She says she's fine"
"What she says doesn't matter. My dad was the same way…she'll act tough to keep people from worrying"
"She limped all the way down to the dungeon."
"Crap! That far… not good…is there anyway I can get up to Ravenclaw Tower?"
"Students aren't allowed in other houses"
"Oh come on." Sarah said "You are Head Boy, and Susan said that the password is different each time, because it is answering a question…it's not like I'll now know the password"
"I became Head Boy to enforce rules, not break them" Nick said
"Nick, she is my sister, and if I had known she was that hurt, I would have been even later to Charms, without a second thought"
"Professor Snape wouldn't have liked it if he found out you were late to a class"
"I would have dealt with that jack ass of a head of house later"
"I can't let you in… Flitwick would be pissed but if you can convince him I'll help you."
Sarah smiled "I'll be right back"
"No" Professor Flitwick said
"But Professor, Susan is hurt, and it's partially my fault! I have to make sure she is alright, or else my brother will kill me during Christmas Break"
"I'm sorry, Ms. Danforth" the small professor said "If you want I'll have Nick see if she is alright, and he can tell you"
"He can't tell when she is lying…I can" Sarah said "Please Professor, just…just five minutes, not even that long if that is what you need…I just need to talk to her"
Professor Flitwick looked at Sarah "Do you have any classes?"
"Not this hour. It's my break" Sarah said
The professor sighed "You have five minutes, and then you have to leave…got it?"
"Yes sir. Thank you!" Sarah said
"Nick" Professor Flitwick said "Take her to Ravenclaw Tower"
Sarah followed Nick up to the Ravenclaw tower. "Alright you have 5 minutes she's sitting by the fire… or at least that's where I left her… and you'll be the only ones in there. Everyone else is busy."
"OK. Thanks" Sarah said
Nick got her into the tower by answering the question that was asked, and then followed her inside. Susan lay next to the couch.
Susan!" Nick and Sarah yelled and ran over to her
"I'm ok"
"Don't lie to us" Sarah said "Please don't tell me you did something stupid like try to walk on your bad ankle"
"Sarah, what are you doing in here? None except Ravenclaws are allowed"
"Don't chance the topic. Tell me you weren't being stupid"
"I wasn't being stupid"
"What were you doing?"
"I was being stoic and wasn't letting some silly little injury keep me from doing what I wanted to."
"You were being stupid!" Sarah snapped "Nick, can I use some Floo Powder?"
"There is some on the mantle
"Sarah, what are you doing?" Susan asked
Sarah grabbed the bag of Floo Powder, and threw a pinch of it into the fire "Number 12, Grimmald Place!" she yelled, sticking her head into the fire.
"Sarah don't!" Susan said trying to stop her. But the minute she tried to move he ankle gave way and she almost toppled to the ground. Nick caught her just in time, and helped her sit down.
Sarah ignored her as the kitchen of Grimmauld Place came into view. Remus and Sirius were sitting in the kitchen
"Well, if it isn't my favorite godfather and my favorite fugitive"
Sirius and Remus looked at the fire
"Sarah? What are you doing?"
"I have to see William. Is he here?"
"He and Elisessa are upstairs"
"Tell him that I need him to break his lips away from Elisessa's, and he needs to come here"
"Sarah, you could be more tactful"
"You know it is true" Sarah said "If you need to, let him know I have detention, he'll come down to yell at me at the very least…and if that doesn't work, you can tell him Susan is hurt again, and being stupid…he'll know what I mean"
"You got detention? What do you mean you got detention?"
"Snape hates you, me, and Padfoot…do you need a better explanation than that?"
"Yes" Remus said
"I was stupid and said it was his fault Padfoot yelled at him, he gave me a week of detention, and Snape hates you, me, and Padfoot…go get Will"
"I'll get him" Sirius said
"No" Sarah said "I want a word with you, Sirius Black"
In the background, Sarah heard Nick say "Did she just say Sirius Black? As in the wanted murderer?"
"Yes…he's innocent…long story" Susan said
"You have time seeing as you aren't moving from this spot unless you're going to the hospital wing."
Sirius looked at Sarah "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Did you have to yell at Snape? He'll never let me out now"
"He still hasn't had you moved into Gryffindor? Alright, that's it! That git and I are having a magical throw down at our next Order Meeting"
"Don't make things worse. You nearly killing him won't help me at-"
"Sarah! Is Susan alright?"
"No, but she is lying, and saying she is"
"So what else is new…and also…Sarah Anne Danforth! What the hell is the meaning of you getting detention!"
"Long story" Sarah said
"Give me the Reader's Digest version"
"Snape is a butt head and hates me, Remus, and Sirius"
"OK, we'll talk more about this at Christmas…on to Susan…"
"I bumped into her in the hall, she fell, hurt her ankle, I helped her up, she told me she was alright, I was too wound up to notice she was lying, she limped off to Potions, Nick helped her get up to the tower-"
"Nick? Who is Nick? I do not know this Nick you speak of"
"Nick Bloom…now back to what I was saying…"
"What about Nick Bloom"
"He is Head Boy, now-"
"Is she dating this Nick?"
"Yes, now-"
"Yes? What part of no boys do you two not get? The 'no' or the 'boys'?" Will asked
"We get what you are saying…we just don't care about what you are saying" Sarah said "Now that that is cleared up, back to the story-"
"The story does not matter, what matters is that you don't listen to me. Now, if you won't listen to me, I won't listen to you, bye-bye"
Sarah let out a strangled yell once she came out of the fireplace "Older brothers are butt heads" she announced
"This is news to you?"
"No"
"Do you know who else are butt heads? Little sisters who won't let their older sisters move"
"Yeah, don't care" Sarah said
"Sarah, wrap it up. You have one minute left…make that 56 seconds…54 seconds..."
"I get it!" Sarah said "Susan, I am a butt head, I don't care, don't move unless you are having Nick take you to the hospital wing, good-bye" Sarah said, and left the tower
"That was perfect timing." Nick commented "Now are you going to the hospital wing or are you sitting here for the rest of the day?"
"I don't need to go to the hospital wing." Susan said getting up "I am perfectly fin…." Susan had tried to take a step and had collapsed and was in so much pain she was crying.
"That's it you no longer have a choice you are going to the hospital wing right now!"
"No I'm not and you can't make me I hate hospitals and mediwitches and all those peoples."
"I don't care you are going and that's that!" with that Nick all but carried Susan to the hospital wing.
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