Severus Snape
Severus limped down the corridor, putting as little weight as he could onto his injured leg as every little bit of pressure on it sent a sharp stabbing pain up the whole of his leg. He slowly made his way down towards the Great Hall to check on the wellbeing of the students that had to remain in the hall.
He was merely one corridor away from his destination when he heard the sharp sound of heeled shoes rushing through the corridors in his direction.
"Severus!"
At the sound of his name Severus stopped in his place and carefully spun around to be greeted by the sight of Minerva rushing towards him.
"Is there a problem Minerva?" He queried as the transfiguration professor neared him.
"The other Professors and I have searched the whole of the dungeons and we believe that the Troll is no longer there." Minerva explained, her face creased with worry.
'That is if the troll was even there to begin with.' Severus mused to himself before his thoughts were interrupted by the Gryffindor Head of House continuing to talk.
"That is not all, I have just been informed by one of my prefects, Mister Weasley, that one of the Gryffindor students is missing."
"Well let's go search for them and hope that we discover them before the troll does." Severus drawled out before spinning on his heel and storming down towards the Great Hall as fast as his injury would allow him, taking care to keep the limp out of his gait, hearing the clicking sound of the Transfiguration Professor shoes as she hurries to match his step.
"Do you know which student it is that we are searching for Minerva?" Severus queried before an overpowering stench had him pause in his step.
"Miss Granger, apparently she was not…" Minerva's explanation trailed off as her nose scrunched up in disgust.
"Well it seems that we have located the troll." Noted Severus.
The two of them made to follow the stench, before they heard the sound of something being smashed. Severus felt his blood run cold when his ears registered the panicked screaming of who he assumed was Miss Granger.
Minerva rushed passed him as he hurried as fast as he could, ignoring the pain and the fresh blood he could feel seeping through his makeshift bandage, causing his trousers to stick to his leg.
When he caught up to Minerva, she had her wand out and pointed at the troll. He couldn't help the sneer that crossed his features when he finally caught sight of the creature. It was at least 10 feet tall, its lumpy skin was a dull, drab grey. The trolls small bald head was perched on top of a boulder like body. Encased in its strong grip with a wooden club, which was currently above its head as it took aim for another hit.
The sight of the troll lowering its arm to swing at the First Year had brought Minerva out of her stupor.
"Altum somnum." intoned the Transfiguration Professor.
Severus watched wearily as the deep blue colour of the spell hit the troll and took its grip, its eyes slowly lowering and its movements became sluggish. Its arms slowly moved from over its head to lay by its side and the wooden club let out a loud clunk as it fell from the creatures loose grip. The troll teetered on its feet before it heavily sat down on the floor, and its stores filled the silence that had fallen over the bathroom.
Now that the imminent danger had passed Severus took a moment to asses the damage that had been inflicted on the bathroom, as Minerva rushed over to check on the First Year Gryffindor who was huddled underneath one of the few remaining sinks.
It was utter chaos. The sinks and toilet stalls had been demolished, leaving debris of porcelain and wood floating in the water that was steadily filling the bathroom. As he was observing their surroundings he heard his fellow professors voice.
"Miss Grange." Minerva exclaimed, the worry heavily present in her voice. "How are you feeling? Did the troll harm you in any way? Why on earth did you not go and get some help?"
It took a few moments for the student to respond and when she did her voice was trembling.
"I'm okay Professor." She paused to take a deep breath to compose herself. "I couldn't go for help, I didn't notice the troll before it was too late."
Miss Granger looked away from her Head of House and looked at the destruction that was surrounding her.
"I've read all about trolls, I know how to stop them but… I froze, I know that I should have gotten my wand out to defend myself but I just couldn't force myself to move."
Severus sighed before talking to his fellow professor.
"Perhaps you should escort Miss Granger to the Hospital Wing so that Madam Promfrey can check her over, while I go and inform the other Professors that the troll has been dealt with." Severus suggested.
Minerva gave a sharp nod of her head before helping the student to her feet and guiding her towards the Hospital Wing. Severus eyed the unconscious troll once before spinning on his heel and limping his way out of the bathroom.
Guess who's baaaack! I've finished my exams and I'm hoping to have the next chapter out sometime next week, I know this one is pretty short but I'm planning for the next one to be longer.
Thanks to the people who wished me luck on my exams (I'll be honest, I needed all the luck i could get lmao)
Anywaaay I hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading.