CHAPTER 5
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Snape, Harry and Ron reached Anastasia's office just as she was leaving.
'Professor Moss, a word please.' Snape stepped in front of her, blocking her path.
'Can this wait, Severus?' She replied, looking at the two students behind him. She wasn't at all surprised to see Harry. After all, when Severus had been a prefect at school he had never missed an opportunity to get James into trouble so, naturally, she supposed, he was no different when it came to James's son.
'No, I'm sorry, Anastasia, but it can't wait.' Snape remained icy, despite the fact his heart was beating so loudly and rapidly he was sure everybody could hear it, just because she had addressed him by his first name. Still, he remained dignified.
'I would like to know why you saw fit to punish a student for merely expessing an opinion, while the two who caused this opinion to be heard by all are not so much as warned about their behaviour.'
Anastastia stared at him as he spoke. He was still attractive, she thought. Despite the hair (which she was sure was a bit more, well, clean, when she had known him) and the look in his eyes that he had aquired since they had left-the haunted look of a person who has seen truely horrific things...
'Hmm, sorry?' She was aware that Severus was looking at her quizzically. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't been listening to what he was saying.
'Potter and Weasley' he spat out their names 'decided that it would be hilariously funny to use the Sonorous charm on Draco Malfoy, thereby causing him to be given a detention. I wondered whether you were going to punish them or if it would be left to me.'
Harry looked worried. It would be bad enough to get into trouble with a new teacher, whose punishments were unknown to him, but from Snape...well...the memories of past punishments were enough to make him promise to never do anything wrong again.
'I think I know how to deal with my students, thank you.' Now it was Ananstasia's turn to give an icy look. How dare he tell her what to do! 'And I don't think punishment would be appropriate.' There, that told him. Just because she still held a torch for him it didn't mean she would tolerate being spoken to as if she were a child.
Harry looked side on at Ron, who winked. It looked as if they were going to get away with it!
Snape sneered. 'Favouring your old house, Professor? I should have known. You always did seem to enjoy humiliating Slytherins.'
Anastasia winced. 'So this is what this is all about' she thought to herself.' He's picking on these two because of something he thinks I did to him...'
'Oh, very well' she said. 'Harry, Ron, come into my office'. She opened the door for them, and went to follow them in. Snape remained motionless.
'We need to talk, Severus' she said quietly, so Harry and Ron couldn't hear. 'But not here, not now, OK?'
Snape remained silent.
'I think I know why you're acting like this, and I wish you wouldn't. What happened wasn't my fault. We'll talk later, if that's OK with you.'
She looked at him, trying to read his expression, but Snape remained as stony faced as ever. Then he turned on his heel and strode off, his robes billowing behind him. Anastasia entered her office, ready to deal with a bemused Harry and Ron.
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Snape, Harry and Ron reached Anastasia's office just as she was leaving.
'Professor Moss, a word please.' Snape stepped in front of her, blocking her path.
'Can this wait, Severus?' She replied, looking at the two students behind him. She wasn't at all surprised to see Harry. After all, when Severus had been a prefect at school he had never missed an opportunity to get James into trouble so, naturally, she supposed, he was no different when it came to James's son.
'No, I'm sorry, Anastasia, but it can't wait.' Snape remained icy, despite the fact his heart was beating so loudly and rapidly he was sure everybody could hear it, just because she had addressed him by his first name. Still, he remained dignified.
'I would like to know why you saw fit to punish a student for merely expessing an opinion, while the two who caused this opinion to be heard by all are not so much as warned about their behaviour.'
Anastastia stared at him as he spoke. He was still attractive, she thought. Despite the hair (which she was sure was a bit more, well, clean, when she had known him) and the look in his eyes that he had aquired since they had left-the haunted look of a person who has seen truely horrific things...
'Hmm, sorry?' She was aware that Severus was looking at her quizzically. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't been listening to what he was saying.
'Potter and Weasley' he spat out their names 'decided that it would be hilariously funny to use the Sonorous charm on Draco Malfoy, thereby causing him to be given a detention. I wondered whether you were going to punish them or if it would be left to me.'
Harry looked worried. It would be bad enough to get into trouble with a new teacher, whose punishments were unknown to him, but from Snape...well...the memories of past punishments were enough to make him promise to never do anything wrong again.
'I think I know how to deal with my students, thank you.' Now it was Ananstasia's turn to give an icy look. How dare he tell her what to do! 'And I don't think punishment would be appropriate.' There, that told him. Just because she still held a torch for him it didn't mean she would tolerate being spoken to as if she were a child.
Harry looked side on at Ron, who winked. It looked as if they were going to get away with it!
Snape sneered. 'Favouring your old house, Professor? I should have known. You always did seem to enjoy humiliating Slytherins.'
Anastasia winced. 'So this is what this is all about' she thought to herself.' He's picking on these two because of something he thinks I did to him...'
'Oh, very well' she said. 'Harry, Ron, come into my office'. She opened the door for them, and went to follow them in. Snape remained motionless.
'We need to talk, Severus' she said quietly, so Harry and Ron couldn't hear. 'But not here, not now, OK?'
Snape remained silent.
'I think I know why you're acting like this, and I wish you wouldn't. What happened wasn't my fault. We'll talk later, if that's OK with you.'
She looked at him, trying to read his expression, but Snape remained as stony faced as ever. Then he turned on his heel and strode off, his robes billowing behind him. Anastasia entered her office, ready to deal with a bemused Harry and Ron.
