Death Threat
A/N. I think….I think that Jenny maybe a slight Mary Sue and believe me I am soooooo sorry 'cause I swear when I invented her I didn't think she was but now I think I'm wrong……oh, well, I think she's a good character and if you don't well then….um……no, I won't threaten you…..just read ok???!!!!:}
Chapter Five: Parchment
'So what other Veela stuff can you do?' asked Harry at breakfast the next morning.
'Well, I can't do that creepy bird thing, just create fire,' replied Jenny, spreading butter on her toast.
'Oooh, let's see!' said Ron enthusiastically.
She created a small ball of fire in the palm of her hand, much to Ron's delight, when Professor McGonagall noticed her.
'Put that fire out!' she yelled across the great hall.
She did, and all that was left was a slight smell of smoke.
'Sorry Min!' she yelled back.
Harry saw Professor Dumbledore smile at his granddaughter then catch Harry's eye. Harry looked away quickly.
They got a surprise that lunchtime when they spotted Faith in the corridor. She recognized them at once and beamed. Once again Harry wondered what a nice person like that was doing engaged to Snape.
'Faith! Hi Faith!' yelled Jenny across the corridor as she bounded over to her like an excitable puppy.
'Sorry Harry but she can be so embarrassing!' said Ron cringing.
Hesitantly they walked over to her.
'What are you doing here?' asked Jenny, bouncing slightly on her toes. She was in one of those hyperactive moods today.
Faith smiled at her.
'I just popped over to see Severus. We're both so busy most of the time that every time I get I spare minute I want to see him.
Ron raised his eyebrows at Harry.
'I think you're the only one,' said Jenny teasingly.
Faith took the bait.
'Oh come on, he's not that bad to you students, is he?'
Harry made a noise that he quickly covered up with a cough.
'He is to Harry. Hates him, he does…can't blame him though!' she added.
'Hey!' said Harry and nudged her affectionately.
'I'm looking for him at the moment,' said Faith almost anxiously, 'Have you seen him?'
'Yes,' said Ron and Harry gave him a curious look.
'Oh? Where?' asked Faith.
'Er…behind you,' said Ron as she spun round and came face to face with her fiancé.
'Oh, there you are,' she said softly.
Harry watched as Snape's cold eyes softened and he smiled. An unusual sight, though Harry.
Snape then glared past Faith at them and made it quite clear what he wanted them to do.
'We'll just go,' said Jenny uncertainly, 'Bye Faith!'
'Hmm?' she said turning round, 'Oh, bye!'
As they escaped round the corner, they heard Faith say;
'You didn't have to scare them away!'
Harry didn't hear Snape's response because the couple had already started walking.
The next few days were full of rumours about Snape and 'the strange woman' though they hadn't said anything, due to Jenny saying that it would be mean to Faith to spread things. She obviously didn't care about what Snape thought.
They had Potions with him next and were walking towards the dreaded room, wondering what his attitude towards them would be.
'Perhaps he'll be super nice?' said Ron hopefully.
Hermione gave him a scathing look.
When they walked reluctantly through the door they were greeted by (A/N. Oh, no…) Draco Malfoy. He had become an outcast in his own house for becoming friends with them and denying his pureblood family name. He usually sat with them in Potions now and sometimes made remarks across the room to his former 'friends.' (A/N. Help me, help me, help me!!!!:}) Snape nearly disliked him now as much as Harry or Jenny.
Unfortunately Snape was still his old self and set them a rather difficult potion to brew. It was a potion that would make the drinker invisible, only for a few seconds though because it was fairly weak. But it was quite possibly the most difficult potion any of them had had to make and half way through Jenny had abandoned her potion and had gone to help Neville, who looked as though her was about to be sick or collapse into his cauldron.
Snape soon spotted her and told her, in no uncertain terms, that she had to finish her own potion before she toddled across the room or he would personally make sure Mr. Filch strung her up by her ankles.
But Harry knew this was an idle threat, not because her grandfather was headmaster or that it was illegal but because he didn't hate her quite as much as he thought he did. Harry had seen the look on his face when he thought Jenny had been captured and knew he cared for her just as much as the other teachers did.
Towards the end of the lesson, a letter was dropped, by an owl, into Snape's lap. The owl was as small as Pigwidgeon and Harry, who was watching because his potion was simmering, couldn't tell which type of owl it was, as it flew back up the steps. With a furtive look around the room, Snape picked up the letter and began to read. Harry watched as his sallow face turned a sickly pale colour and he dropped the letter onto his desk.
'Clear up and go,' said Snape in a rather hoarse voice.
The class looked at each other seeing as it was five minutes early and Snape never let them out early but Harry noticed that no one else had seen the letter.
But the class was happy to oblige and they left as quickly as possible.
Harry grabbed the others and told them to wait. Snape, without a glance at them, left the room quickly and Harry could have sworn he was shaking.
Harry led the way to the desk where Snape had carelessly left the letter, explaining to them what he had seen.
Jenny picked up the letter first and thirty seconds later, turned pale and gasped. Harry snatched the parchment from her and began to read.
A/N. Mwwwwaaaahahahaa, a cliffe!!!!:}
Disclaimer: I own everything….no, really….I'm telling the truth….OK, OK, you got me….I just own Jenny and Faith….JK owns the rest!!!!!:}