Chapter Three: Double Detention
The Hogsmeade visit had ended earlier that day than usual. This was
unmistakably due to their break for freedom earlier that morning, which had
ended unsuccessfully and prematurely when Hogwarts had received news about
an injured student.
It was found that professor Piscis had been locked into a cubicle in the
boys' bathroom, and unfortunately she had dropped her wand during the chase
leaving her 'unarmed and defenseless' as she had squeakily explained to the
headmaster. A prefect who wished to be unnamed had spilt the beans on
Sirius, landing him in detention along with James who had the whole of the
Three Broomsticks and Lily to stand against him.
As soon as the students had been taken back to Hogwarts they were all
crammed into the hall to write 200 lines. After James and Sirius had
finished their 200 lines they were to report to Professor Piscis' office
where the detention would take place. James was the last of the two to
finish the lines, mostly because he wanted to make sure he didn't have to
walk with him. When he got to the office he knocked.
"Come in!" She squeaked. He came in and looked around. Tiny professor
Piscis was patrolling the room arms folded, and to his amazement he saw
Sirius suspended on the wall, upside-down, his face as red as a tomato. She
stopped, took out her wand, and pointed it at James. She muttered something
under her breath, and suddenly he was off his feet in a flash. He looked
around him and saw that everything was the wrong way up. It was an
extremely uncomfortable feeling, the blood was rushing to his head and his
glasses were dandling uncomfortably on the end of his nose.
"Erm."He heard Sirius say, "how long to we have to stay like this for? Just
as a matter of interest."
"We'll see." She squealed, taking out some parchment and her quill.
"It really hurts." He hinted. She shot him an impatient look and then
pointed her wand at him. He spun round, still attached to the wall. James
could only listen and brace himself.
"Owwwww!!!" He yelled. There were footsteps outside and then the door
opened. It was professor Mcgonagall.
"What is going on in here?" She said in a frustrated voice, as Sirius'
yells had reached her office next door.
"That will be all boys!" Professor Piscis said meekly, pointing her wand at
them again and muttering a reversing charm. They both fell with a
simultaneous bump; James' glasses shattering on the floor, which had
fortunately taken the attention away from the dung bombs that cascaded from
Sirius' pockets. They were pleased to see that Mcgonagall looked absolutely
astounded. They massaged their heads in unison with a lot more vigor than
would be expected, took one last offended look at Professor Piscis, and
left the room. Then their natural instinct was to wait out in the hall with
their ears to the door.
"I am sorry but this school does not tolerate this kind of physical abuse
to students!"
"I was only doing my job, it was my responsibility as a teacher.to.to teach
them what is right and what is wrong!"
"I am terribly sorry Angora, but Dippet will have to hear about this and
come to his own conclusion about this." She winced at the sound of her
first name, and looked around as if expecting to see hundreds of faces
peering in at the door.
Later that day, Sirius, who had been telling animated tales about that
day's events, made his way to Professor Dumbledore's office to do another
detention for not doing his transfiguration homework. He didn't mind this
however, every detention with Dumbledore would always end up to be a
friendly chat, and Dumbledore would even offer him sweets. Sirius had
always been Dumbledore's favorite student. This was because he used to go
out with his mum when they were at Hogwarts together, and had somehow never
got over her. After a friendly chat and several sherbet lemons, Dumbledore
suddenly became very awkward.
"You know Sirius.I.I've been thinking. Well, I heard from Dippet you had
been caught with.well some Mung weed the other day." (Mung weed being a
muggle equivalent of cannabis.)
"Well I was already suspended for that so-" But Dumbledore interrupted him
a desperate expression on his face, as if he had been starved.
"Please Sirius.if.if you could."
"Professor!" Sirius exclaimed.
"If you only knew how I have dreamed. oh Sirius! Just name a price!" Sirius
had never been so surprised in his life. They were suddenly interrupted by
a knock at the door.
"Hello?" Dumbledore called out, his voice shaking.
"Oh Dumbly-dor?" Came a woman's silky voice, "I'm here for you, just like
you specially asked me to be! Come quick!" Sirius could have fallen off his
chair.it couldn't be.no!
"Madam Pomfrey?" Sirius whispered, in disbelief. Dumbledore was redder than
he had ever seen anyone before. Dumbledore stood up from his chair.
"Wait a minute Poppy!" He called, shaking uncontrollably. "Please," He
whispered to Sirius, "don't tell anyone about this.my.my reputation could
be a stake!" He looked desperately into his eyes. Sirius nodded, still with
an astounded look on his face.
"Now, hide behind the sofa for a bit, and-"
"Oh come off it! I don't want to hear you two-"
"-I'll signal to you-"
"Hello?" Came Madame Pomfrey's agitated voice, "Dumbledore I'm freezing in
this dress will you please let me in!"
"Now go behind there that's it," he said to Sirius pointing to a blue sofa
in the corner by the door. Sirius obeyed him, "I'm coming my darling," he
said coming to the door and opening it.
"Oh Dumbly-door you took so long!" She said kissing him on the cheek.
Sirius almost had to hold his mouth shut from being sick. Madam Pomfrey was
wearing a sort of Barbie-pink feathery mini-dress that was extremely low
cut.
"Now come over here, I want to show you something I got for you today in
Hogsmeade." Said Dumbledore going to the corner and taking out a gold bag.
"Oh you shouldn't have darling," she said smiling. As she turned to the
corner Sirius waited for a signal, and sure enough, Dumbledore winked at
him just as Madam Pomfrey took out a gold bikini from the bag. Sirius who
didn't think he could contain his nausea any longer almost ran to the door
and opened it quietly and slipped through.
The Hogsmeade visit had ended earlier that day than usual. This was
unmistakably due to their break for freedom earlier that morning, which had
ended unsuccessfully and prematurely when Hogwarts had received news about
an injured student.
It was found that professor Piscis had been locked into a cubicle in the
boys' bathroom, and unfortunately she had dropped her wand during the chase
leaving her 'unarmed and defenseless' as she had squeakily explained to the
headmaster. A prefect who wished to be unnamed had spilt the beans on
Sirius, landing him in detention along with James who had the whole of the
Three Broomsticks and Lily to stand against him.
As soon as the students had been taken back to Hogwarts they were all
crammed into the hall to write 200 lines. After James and Sirius had
finished their 200 lines they were to report to Professor Piscis' office
where the detention would take place. James was the last of the two to
finish the lines, mostly because he wanted to make sure he didn't have to
walk with him. When he got to the office he knocked.
"Come in!" She squeaked. He came in and looked around. Tiny professor
Piscis was patrolling the room arms folded, and to his amazement he saw
Sirius suspended on the wall, upside-down, his face as red as a tomato. She
stopped, took out her wand, and pointed it at James. She muttered something
under her breath, and suddenly he was off his feet in a flash. He looked
around him and saw that everything was the wrong way up. It was an
extremely uncomfortable feeling, the blood was rushing to his head and his
glasses were dandling uncomfortably on the end of his nose.
"Erm."He heard Sirius say, "how long to we have to stay like this for? Just
as a matter of interest."
"We'll see." She squealed, taking out some parchment and her quill.
"It really hurts." He hinted. She shot him an impatient look and then
pointed her wand at him. He spun round, still attached to the wall. James
could only listen and brace himself.
"Owwwww!!!" He yelled. There were footsteps outside and then the door
opened. It was professor Mcgonagall.
"What is going on in here?" She said in a frustrated voice, as Sirius'
yells had reached her office next door.
"That will be all boys!" Professor Piscis said meekly, pointing her wand at
them again and muttering a reversing charm. They both fell with a
simultaneous bump; James' glasses shattering on the floor, which had
fortunately taken the attention away from the dung bombs that cascaded from
Sirius' pockets. They were pleased to see that Mcgonagall looked absolutely
astounded. They massaged their heads in unison with a lot more vigor than
would be expected, took one last offended look at Professor Piscis, and
left the room. Then their natural instinct was to wait out in the hall with
their ears to the door.
"I am sorry but this school does not tolerate this kind of physical abuse
to students!"
"I was only doing my job, it was my responsibility as a teacher.to.to teach
them what is right and what is wrong!"
"I am terribly sorry Angora, but Dippet will have to hear about this and
come to his own conclusion about this." She winced at the sound of her
first name, and looked around as if expecting to see hundreds of faces
peering in at the door.
Later that day, Sirius, who had been telling animated tales about that
day's events, made his way to Professor Dumbledore's office to do another
detention for not doing his transfiguration homework. He didn't mind this
however, every detention with Dumbledore would always end up to be a
friendly chat, and Dumbledore would even offer him sweets. Sirius had
always been Dumbledore's favorite student. This was because he used to go
out with his mum when they were at Hogwarts together, and had somehow never
got over her. After a friendly chat and several sherbet lemons, Dumbledore
suddenly became very awkward.
"You know Sirius.I.I've been thinking. Well, I heard from Dippet you had
been caught with.well some Mung weed the other day." (Mung weed being a
muggle equivalent of cannabis.)
"Well I was already suspended for that so-" But Dumbledore interrupted him
a desperate expression on his face, as if he had been starved.
"Please Sirius.if.if you could."
"Professor!" Sirius exclaimed.
"If you only knew how I have dreamed. oh Sirius! Just name a price!" Sirius
had never been so surprised in his life. They were suddenly interrupted by
a knock at the door.
"Hello?" Dumbledore called out, his voice shaking.
"Oh Dumbly-dor?" Came a woman's silky voice, "I'm here for you, just like
you specially asked me to be! Come quick!" Sirius could have fallen off his
chair.it couldn't be.no!
"Madam Pomfrey?" Sirius whispered, in disbelief. Dumbledore was redder than
he had ever seen anyone before. Dumbledore stood up from his chair.
"Wait a minute Poppy!" He called, shaking uncontrollably. "Please," He
whispered to Sirius, "don't tell anyone about this.my.my reputation could
be a stake!" He looked desperately into his eyes. Sirius nodded, still with
an astounded look on his face.
"Now, hide behind the sofa for a bit, and-"
"Oh come off it! I don't want to hear you two-"
"-I'll signal to you-"
"Hello?" Came Madame Pomfrey's agitated voice, "Dumbledore I'm freezing in
this dress will you please let me in!"
"Now go behind there that's it," he said to Sirius pointing to a blue sofa
in the corner by the door. Sirius obeyed him, "I'm coming my darling," he
said coming to the door and opening it.
"Oh Dumbly-door you took so long!" She said kissing him on the cheek.
Sirius almost had to hold his mouth shut from being sick. Madam Pomfrey was
wearing a sort of Barbie-pink feathery mini-dress that was extremely low
cut.
"Now come over here, I want to show you something I got for you today in
Hogsmeade." Said Dumbledore going to the corner and taking out a gold bag.
"Oh you shouldn't have darling," she said smiling. As she turned to the
corner Sirius waited for a signal, and sure enough, Dumbledore winked at
him just as Madam Pomfrey took out a gold bikini from the bag. Sirius who
didn't think he could contain his nausea any longer almost ran to the door
and opened it quietly and slipped through.