Evy and Fred found George in the great hall with Ron, Harry and Hermione.
"What's up?" Fred asked as he sat down.
"Snape gave us double detention tonight," Ron explained.
"Ouch!" Evy said and sat down next to Neville who blushed bright red.
"It's all Pansy's fault," Hermione muttered.
"Say no more girl, I understand," Evy said and glared over at the Slytherin table.
"What happened?" Fred always did love a good intrigue.
"We were outside of Potions and Malfoy called Mione a mudblood and one thing led to another and Pansy spat at Mione. Mione shot a spell at her and Pansy shot one back," Ron began.
"Then we tried to intervene but then there was trouble with Malfoy and his goons," Harry said.
"That's when Professor McGonagall and I came along," George explained, "Snape was there too. He would have taken 100 house points off and given these three detention for a year and played favorites with the Slytherins.
"Yea so McGonagall made him punish all of us and we have to spend detention in the dungeons with Malfoy," Ron said.
"Snape patted Pansy on the head afterward," Hermione added.
"Ugh! I loathe Pansy Parkinson," Evy muttered as she glared over at the Slytherin table again.
"So I take it Snape's not in the best of moods today," Fred said.
"Not a good day to be a Gryffindor in Potions," Harry said.
"Urg!" the three groaned, they had Potions after lunch.
After lunch, they slowly headed to the dungeons for class.
Professor Snape was in a considerably bad mood compared to his usual mood. Not only did he snap at the Gryffindors but he also yelled at the Slytherins. Bionca Witt had accidentally dropped the wrong ingredient into her potion. Lee Jordan walked in extremely late but he had a pass from Professor McGonagall.
"I will not tolerate lateness in my class. Fifteen points from Gryffindor." Snape said.
"That's not fair! He has a pass," Evy protested.
"Thirty points from Gryffindor, mind your own business, Hayes."
"You can't do that," the twins protested.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor and detention for all of you."
A snicker came from the Slytherin side of the room.
"Quiet Ms. Witt, detention," Snape hollered.
For the rest of the class they silently sat. After class hey headed back to their common rooms.
"It's not fair we didn't do anything wrong," Evy said.
"He really needs an attitude adjustment," Fred said.
"Hey guys what's the matter?" Harry asked.
"Looks like you guys won't be alone with Malfoy all night. We'll be there too," she replied.
"Snape got you guys too?" Ron came over.
"Yea…" George said.
Just then, Oliver Wood strolled into the common room.
"Could I have the team's attention please?" he said, "There will be extra practice tonight so we can figure out what we are going to do without a chaser."
"What do you mean?" George asked.
"Katie fell off her broom while practicing and broke quite a lot of bones. She's healing now in the hospital wing but her mum has forbade her to play quidditch ever again," Oliver explained.
"What?" Harry and Ron said simultaneously.
"So don't be late, we've got work to do," he said before rushing off to convince Mrs. Bell to let Katie play again when she's better.
They all went down to the Great Hall for dinner a couple minutes later. They sat and ate their dinner a bit slowly. The sooner dinner was over, the sooner they would have had to go to detention.
"Where's Oliver?" Evy asked noticing the empty seat next to her.
"Probably getting ready for practice," Harry said.
"Hmm… probably too excited about starting practice for this year," Fred said.
They sat and talked a bit more before Oliver stormed into the Great Hall. He sat down next to Evy and huffed.
"Practice is cancelled everyone," he announced.
"What? Why?" Harry asked.
"Oliver, have you taken ill?" George joked.
"I was walking along and Snape came out of nowhere. He said I looked suspicious and gave me detention before I could open my mouth," Oliver explained.
"Poor baby," Evy gave him a hug and Fred and George gave him a mean glare.
"So you got sucked into Snape's power trip as well?" Hermione butted in.
"Yea, Diggory as well. I heard him yelling as I was on my way here," Oliver said.
"What is Snape's problem today?" Evy asked, "I mean he gave detention to his own niece."
"What? Who?" Ron was confused.
"Bionca," she replied.
"What? Bionca Witt is his niece?" Fred asked.
"Oops I shouldn't have said that," she replied.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked.
"I just do," she replied, " but don't say anything."
"Hmmm Snape got his own niece huh? He must be really cracked," Oliver added.
They all ate and headed up to their common room. The sat and hung out for a while with the rest of the Gryffindors. They hoped that the time wouldn't come for when they had to leave.
"What's up?" Fred asked as he sat down.
"Snape gave us double detention tonight," Ron explained.
"Ouch!" Evy said and sat down next to Neville who blushed bright red.
"It's all Pansy's fault," Hermione muttered.
"Say no more girl, I understand," Evy said and glared over at the Slytherin table.
"What happened?" Fred always did love a good intrigue.
"We were outside of Potions and Malfoy called Mione a mudblood and one thing led to another and Pansy spat at Mione. Mione shot a spell at her and Pansy shot one back," Ron began.
"Then we tried to intervene but then there was trouble with Malfoy and his goons," Harry said.
"That's when Professor McGonagall and I came along," George explained, "Snape was there too. He would have taken 100 house points off and given these three detention for a year and played favorites with the Slytherins.
"Yea so McGonagall made him punish all of us and we have to spend detention in the dungeons with Malfoy," Ron said.
"Snape patted Pansy on the head afterward," Hermione added.
"Ugh! I loathe Pansy Parkinson," Evy muttered as she glared over at the Slytherin table again.
"So I take it Snape's not in the best of moods today," Fred said.
"Not a good day to be a Gryffindor in Potions," Harry said.
"Urg!" the three groaned, they had Potions after lunch.
After lunch, they slowly headed to the dungeons for class.
Professor Snape was in a considerably bad mood compared to his usual mood. Not only did he snap at the Gryffindors but he also yelled at the Slytherins. Bionca Witt had accidentally dropped the wrong ingredient into her potion. Lee Jordan walked in extremely late but he had a pass from Professor McGonagall.
"I will not tolerate lateness in my class. Fifteen points from Gryffindor." Snape said.
"That's not fair! He has a pass," Evy protested.
"Thirty points from Gryffindor, mind your own business, Hayes."
"You can't do that," the twins protested.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor and detention for all of you."
A snicker came from the Slytherin side of the room.
"Quiet Ms. Witt, detention," Snape hollered.
For the rest of the class they silently sat. After class hey headed back to their common rooms.
"It's not fair we didn't do anything wrong," Evy said.
"He really needs an attitude adjustment," Fred said.
"Hey guys what's the matter?" Harry asked.
"Looks like you guys won't be alone with Malfoy all night. We'll be there too," she replied.
"Snape got you guys too?" Ron came over.
"Yea…" George said.
Just then, Oliver Wood strolled into the common room.
"Could I have the team's attention please?" he said, "There will be extra practice tonight so we can figure out what we are going to do without a chaser."
"What do you mean?" George asked.
"Katie fell off her broom while practicing and broke quite a lot of bones. She's healing now in the hospital wing but her mum has forbade her to play quidditch ever again," Oliver explained.
"What?" Harry and Ron said simultaneously.
"So don't be late, we've got work to do," he said before rushing off to convince Mrs. Bell to let Katie play again when she's better.
They all went down to the Great Hall for dinner a couple minutes later. They sat and ate their dinner a bit slowly. The sooner dinner was over, the sooner they would have had to go to detention.
"Where's Oliver?" Evy asked noticing the empty seat next to her.
"Probably getting ready for practice," Harry said.
"Hmm… probably too excited about starting practice for this year," Fred said.
They sat and talked a bit more before Oliver stormed into the Great Hall. He sat down next to Evy and huffed.
"Practice is cancelled everyone," he announced.
"What? Why?" Harry asked.
"Oliver, have you taken ill?" George joked.
"I was walking along and Snape came out of nowhere. He said I looked suspicious and gave me detention before I could open my mouth," Oliver explained.
"Poor baby," Evy gave him a hug and Fred and George gave him a mean glare.
"So you got sucked into Snape's power trip as well?" Hermione butted in.
"Yea, Diggory as well. I heard him yelling as I was on my way here," Oliver said.
"What is Snape's problem today?" Evy asked, "I mean he gave detention to his own niece."
"What? Who?" Ron was confused.
"Bionca," she replied.
"What? Bionca Witt is his niece?" Fred asked.
"Oops I shouldn't have said that," she replied.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked.
"I just do," she replied, " but don't say anything."
"Hmmm Snape got his own niece huh? He must be really cracked," Oliver added.
They all ate and headed up to their common room. The sat and hung out for a while with the rest of the Gryffindors. They hoped that the time wouldn't come for when they had to leave.
