Disclaimer: See Chapter 16
This is another interesting chapter.
"SAY WOT?" Hagrid's voice must have boomed across the lake; it shook the timbers of his already-shaky cabin.
"The rumor is that Professor Snape's in love!" No matter how many times Harry Potter repeated those words, out loud or even to himself, they just seemed to be so impossible. Even in his old life, before he'd even heard of Hogwarts, talk of giants and unicorns and dragons wouldn't have seemed as fantastic as that one simple sentence.
Harry Potter usually dreaded Potions. Not only did Professor Snape single him out for ridicule and unjust treatment from the very first day, but it was a double class with Slytherin students, including Draco Malfoy. The combination of the two usually made Potions feel like pure torture- appropriate for a class held in what was once a dungeon. Now, however, Snape's conduct in class was becoming completely unpredictable. He was acting like a schoolboy with a serious crush. The difference was that he was an old wizard with a serious crush. It made him look ridiculous at best, but nobody dared to talk to him about it. This particular day, he was supposed to begin teaching the students how to make a Quickening potion; one drink would cause anyone to move faster than the eye could see-until it wore off. However, that wasn't how he started. "I need to ask you a question," he began. "How are you all getting on in Herbology? You're doing well, I hope, since many of the ingredients that make up our potions come from the plant world. You might say there's a natural affinity, even an inevitable partnership, between Herbology and Potions." Snape just stopped dead, a thin smile on his face, lost in thought. After a minute, he went on as if nothing had happened. "So I expect you all to buckle down and do your best for Professor Kokiri. I would be very disappointed indeed if you didn't show this fine and knowledgeable woman the proper respect."
Harry and Ron exchanged quick, wide-eyed stares. He'd all but come right out and said it.
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That was pretty short, yet verrrrry interesting. R/R!
This is another interesting chapter.
"SAY WOT?" Hagrid's voice must have boomed across the lake; it shook the timbers of his already-shaky cabin.
"The rumor is that Professor Snape's in love!" No matter how many times Harry Potter repeated those words, out loud or even to himself, they just seemed to be so impossible. Even in his old life, before he'd even heard of Hogwarts, talk of giants and unicorns and dragons wouldn't have seemed as fantastic as that one simple sentence.
Harry Potter usually dreaded Potions. Not only did Professor Snape single him out for ridicule and unjust treatment from the very first day, but it was a double class with Slytherin students, including Draco Malfoy. The combination of the two usually made Potions feel like pure torture- appropriate for a class held in what was once a dungeon. Now, however, Snape's conduct in class was becoming completely unpredictable. He was acting like a schoolboy with a serious crush. The difference was that he was an old wizard with a serious crush. It made him look ridiculous at best, but nobody dared to talk to him about it. This particular day, he was supposed to begin teaching the students how to make a Quickening potion; one drink would cause anyone to move faster than the eye could see-until it wore off. However, that wasn't how he started. "I need to ask you a question," he began. "How are you all getting on in Herbology? You're doing well, I hope, since many of the ingredients that make up our potions come from the plant world. You might say there's a natural affinity, even an inevitable partnership, between Herbology and Potions." Snape just stopped dead, a thin smile on his face, lost in thought. After a minute, he went on as if nothing had happened. "So I expect you all to buckle down and do your best for Professor Kokiri. I would be very disappointed indeed if you didn't show this fine and knowledgeable woman the proper respect."
Harry and Ron exchanged quick, wide-eyed stares. He'd all but come right out and said it.
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That was pretty short, yet verrrrry interesting. R/R!