Chapter Five
I
hate Severus Snape. I just had to say that. It isn't that he's nasty or
anything….Well okay he is nasty, but if he wasn't so concerned about what other
people do in the middle of the night, I wouldn't hate him. I would just think he
was an idiotic know-it-all that has a big (HUGE) nose.
You
see last night was the full moon, and Remus had to go out for his monthly, it's
kinda like when a girl gets their, you-know-what, only with Remus it's worse
because he's a werewolf. About a week before the full moon he starts to get
moody and snaps at everyone who comes within a five mile radius of him. Then on
the full moon at around
Sirius
found this all very amusing; as I had 'saved slimy Snape's life'; he denied my
accusation that it was entirely his fault, but the fact that Peter burst into
laughter when Sirius said, 'Me? Why in the Wizarding World would I do that?'
told me that he was lying, oh well.
But
that was on Monday, we got back at him the next morning by setting off all his
boxer-shorts in the great hall, and it is now Friday, the last class to be
specific, COMC with what's his face. I can never remember, as I don't usually
pay attention because I can just get it off of Sirius, he loves this class and
says that we should be taught dragons, he wants to ride one. But I pointed out
to him that training dragons was banned a long time ago, so he would never get
his chance.
I
was thinking about the Hogsmeade trip, I think Narcissa is up to something,
every time I look at her, I get the feeling that she's hiding something from
me. So I'm making a mental note to watch my back tomorrow and to not eat/drink
anything she gives me; I don't want to end up looking like Snape, or worse
Lucious Malfoy, the human icicle.
"Potter,"
what now, I turned and was faced with Professor McGonagall, she looked really
creepy, I think I' in trouble, oh crap.
"Professor
McGonagall, how nice to see you outside of the classroom," I smiled at her, she
usually likes my jokes, but right now she looks very annoyed with me, so I
think I'll just shut up and act innocent.
"Come
with me Potter," and she began walking back to the castle, what now???
In her office on the third floor
she sat at her big desk which was void of anything but a single piece of
parchment, "Potter, do you know what happened last night?"
How
did she know? Did Snape go running to her? "Umm, lets see, about eight hundred
kids ate dinner, went to their common rooms, did their homework and went to bed
as far as I know," who said lying to a teacher was a sin?
"Potter,"
she just looked at me, examining me somehow, "Can you tell me why I found
Severus Snape out cold in front of the school?"
It
was the way she looked at me, she knew what had happened, and she had always
known I think, "I stunned him."
"May
I ask why Potter?" Why does she do that? It's always Potter, not Mr. Potter, or
James, just Potter, "Because it is against school rules to use violence towards
other students, I'm sure you know that."
I
nodded; everyone knew that, it was common sense, "It was for his own protection
Professor."
"And
what was it that he needed protecting from, Potter?" She was forcing it out of
me; I think I hate her now. The bell has just tolled for the end of classes;
Remus and Sirius are going begin to wonder where I am.
"Remus,
Professor, you know that he's a werewolf, I've seen you with him and Madam
Pomfrey," I pointed out, she didn't look I the least bit surprised, since Remus
had said that no one was supposed to know that he was a werewolf.
"Yes
I know very well what Mr. Lupin is but why were you with him if you know that
he is a danger to others?" what was this twenty questions.
"He
wasn't a danger to me professor, as I am," now I really hate her, "an Animagi."
This
was what startled her, and I'm not sure if she believed me or not because she
didn't say anything about that, "But you must have been human to cast the
stunning charm, and that would make Mr. Lupin a threat to yourself as well as
Severus Snape."
And
this meant what to me?? "I had help there was someone to hold Remus back, while
I took Snape back to the school."
She
just nodded, "I understand Potter, and I commend you for help Severus Snape, I
know you two dislike each other."
I
snorted, "We hate each other; everyone knows that."
She
smiled at me and dismissed me back to my common room, I guess I don't hate
anymore, she a cool teacher. That is if teachers could be cool.
On
my way back to the Gryffindor common room I ran into Snape, he seemed very
startled, but when he saw me his face turned into a cold sneer, worse than his
usual 'I'm better that you are' kinda sneer; it was one that clearly said get
lost. Of course he didn't let me, he grabbed me by the arm and whispered into
my ear, "You tried to kill me, don't think I don't know what you did." And he
walked off in the direction of the dungeons.
He
is such an idiot, of course I knew that before, but now he's just being dense,
didn't he see what was in the forest? I swear he needs to get a brain. Quick.
*
In
the common room after dinner, Sirius and I were talking about the next full
moon, "It's only obvious that he's going to be looking for us next month, now
that he knows." That was me; I'm in a horrible mood at the moment.
"I
would think that once was enough to scare the crap out of him, I mean did you
see his face, he nearly did crap himself. I bet he would have if you didn't
knock him out," Sirius was laughing at the memory of Snape being scared
shitless, but it didn't seem so funny to me, now that I thought about what
could have happened.
"I'm
going to bed," I got up and gathered my books before going up the spiral
staircase into the boy's dormitories. I was met by Remus who looked extremely
tired and not too pleased to see me.
"You
okay Moony?" I asked him sitting down on my bed and taking off my boots.
He
glared at me for disturbing him, it's not my fault he's a light sleeper, so why
do I get glared at, "Just dandy considering I almost killed someone."
"You
aren't to blame for that; it was Snape's fault that he followed us out, and
Sirius' fault for tipping him off as to what we were doing, so go blame them,"
As I concluded my mini-speech Remus eyes widened.
"Sirius?"
then realization set in, 'I suppose he thought it would be funny to see Snape
wet himself?"
I
nodded, "and even after Snape nearly died he still finds it funny."
An
evil smile came over his face, "I think that now that Snape has been punished,"
I snorted, "that it's Sirius' turn to be punished."
I
had to laugh at this, Sirius, Punished? It was a good idea, but it would need a
lot of planning because not just any prank will do for Sirius.