Trouble in The Staff Room
Chapter Five: The Situation Worsens
The new term loomed closer style; little had
changed around the castle. Hagrid had brought Severus Snape out
of his drunken state and he had finally got some work done for
his new term teaching.
He still continued to get death threats, mostly now only in the
cut out owl form, not the howler form. The villagers had got the
message he was staying put by the fact he had not moved from the
school or left the school in anyway.
Filch had tried his hardest to put Snape of staying in the
castle. But, Snape had decided that the best way they learned
that they would have to put up with him the way he is was by
staying here in the castle and not wielding to their threats or
demands.
How can you keep this up? Snape told himself again for the fourth
time in at least an hour. I can't
* * *
I tried my hardest today not to let them see that they had got to me. I need to prove that I can I am still the person I was. I can still teach and act the way I should. Just because I am different doesn't mean that I don't want tooh I can't write down how I feel, there aren't words to describe it.
* * *
Dear Prof. Dumbledore,
Sir, I must tell you that we here at Hogwarts have come across a
few small difficulties about Prof. Snape. He (and I) has been
receiving threats from an anonymous source and on the first week
Mr Filch informed the village about Severus. He had been banned
from the Hogs Head, simply because he is different.
He keeps saying that he is fine and that he's not going to
let them get the better of him and drive him out. I believe that
he is beginning to give up. He spent the whole of the last three
weeks in a drunkard state.
Headmaster, you are willing to show your appreciation for Severus
and how you are willing to accept him at Hogwarts. If you came
back and showed your acceptance of him in public then maybe the
village, who respect your word, may realise that he is the same
as you or I.
Your humble servant
R. Hagrid
* * *
MEMO
To: Professor Albus Dumbledore, headmaster H.S.W.W
CC: H.S.W.W Board of Governors
BC: Professor Minerva McGonagall, deputy headmistress H.S.W.W
From: The Board of Magical Education, The Ministry of Magic
Subject: Professor Severus Snape
Professor,
We beg to press upon you the matter of Severus Snape, your
Potions Master. We, the Board of Magical Education, believe that
someone who has shown him/herself to be a homosexual cannot work
with children. Under Section 3A part B it clearly states:
Those people who/are have/a certain qualities/personalities
cannot work with children under the age of 18. This restricts
him/her from teaching in Junior and Secondary Magical Academies.
Thereby, employing professor Snape will be in restriction of the
law and we cannot allow that to take place. We have suggested the
following options for your disposal:
Voluntary resignation
Status as a teacher revoked
Dismissal from the School
We shall let you make the final decisions, but we severely recommend that you take one of the above actions.
* * *
SnApE,
GeT oUt Of HoGwArTs BeForE yOu ArE dRiVeN oUt. No PaReNt WoUlD
aLoW tHeRe ChIlD tO bE tAuGhT bY a GaY mAn WhO cOuLd InTeRfEaR
wItH tHeIr MaLe ChIlDrEn. HeEd OuR wArNiNgS.
He stood back and admired his work, perhaps this time the threat was not as strong as the others, but still it would bring out the desired affect. He put away the paste and old newspaper and took up another book. This one was his diary.
My dear Diary,
I believe the traitor is beginning to wield to my threats. Soon
he will come running back to Voldemort and we shall accept him
back, he will then turn on his once friends, and well it's
self explanatory.
* * *
Professor Dumbledore smeared more sun cream on
his long crooked nose. He was laying on a sun swept beach in
Barbados. He had avoided all contact with the magical word this
holiday and managed to live as a muggle, something which he
hadn't done in a long time.
He sighed as he placed the clip-ons, onto his half moon
spectacles and leaned back in his deck chair to read The Times.
Sadly the holiday record was interrupted by the arrival of a barn
owl. It swooped over head and dropped several letters into his
lap.
"Oh blast." He muttered, opening the first letter. It
was from Flitwick. He sat up suddenly in shock. Flitwick was
resigning because he refused to work with Snape, the Magical
Education Committee were on his back, the Board of Magical
Education had sent a memo to him and the board the list of who
wanted Snape to go went on and on. Finally he came across Hagrids
letter.
"Dear god, what have I made you go through."
* * *
Mr Argus Filch looked down at his mangy cat.
"Soon my sweet that bastard will be out of the school. We
can't allow people who break gods law in this school can we
my precious? After all he is a filthy fag, so we can finally have
our way." He smiled a toothless smile.
