Severus Snape rushed trough the castle. Sloxeer had really gone too far this time. When he arrived at her room, he concluded with a quick look it was empty. No longer able to control himself he threw the potion he still had in his hand on the ground. The blanket of her bed, which was carelessly lying on the ground, was absorbing the almost black liquid. Severus didn't mind it, but tried to think. Where else could she be? He looked at his watch, and saw it was dinnertime already. She'd probably be there. He ran back.
Sloxeer was trying to eat something. Once again, she wasn't hungry, but she knew she had to eat to stay alive. Or she had to ask Severus for a food replacer, but that was definitely the last thing she would do. Dumbledore noticed she was only playing with her meal.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
Sloxeer woke up from her thoughts and quickly put some food in her mouth. It tasted worse than she had thought. She almost choked in it when Snape came in. Had he ever looked worse? His hair was fuzzier than she'd ever seen it, and instead of his pale skin there was a red blush on it now. Above that all, the look on his face didn't look very promising. With every step he did it became more furious. When he had reached the teachers table it reminded her to father. She shivered.
"I want to talk to you immediately," Severus said angrily, and roughly grabbed her arm so a glass juice and some food fell on the ground.
"Severus!" Professor McGonagall said indignant.
"I need to talk to you, NOW," Severus repeated.
"Oh, I thought I was talking to her!" Dumbledore said with an amused smile.
"I don't care, I'm going to talk to Sloxeer, right?" he answered. Sloxeer roughly broke away from him; so more food fell on the ground, just as McGonagalls drink. "Sloxeer!!" she said more indignant.
"Listen, I've got nothing to say. Now will you get your feet from my glass so I can put some new juice in it?" She deadly glared at Severus. Everything was really silent. Every student in the whole hall had followed the 'fight'. But Severus wasn't going to give up. Once again he grabbed her arm. Sloxeer wanted to protest, but before she could he put his other hand tight around her mouth. He dragged her away from the table, past the tables of astonished students. The hall was far from silent now. Some students laughed and others were talking loudly. When Severus and Sloxeer were standing outside Severus finally let go, but now pushed her to the wall. Sloxeer tried to breathe normally. "ARE YOU NUTS?!" she yelled. Quickly Severus put his hand on her mouth again.
"I take my request back. I talk, and YOU shut up. Now listen. Don't you EVER try to do that again. HEAR ME? You promised me you would never tell. A part of it neither."
Sloxeer finally managed to free herself. "No, you MADE ME PROMISE! How could I protest against the Imperio-"
Severus had placed his hand back again, nervously looking around. But there were already some students standing outside.
"Get away!" he hissed desperately. They didn't. They whispered to each other.
"-Imperio? The unforgivable curse?"
"That's illegal!"
It spread trough the school immediately. Dumbledore arrived too late to prevent that. There was no smile on his face anymore. "Will you two both follow me to my office?" he ordered severe. Sloxeer icily pushed Severus away, who was staring and standing there like a lifeless idiot. Even though it was her brother, she didn't feel sorry for him for a moment. She gave him a painful punch to his shoulder. "Albus told you to follow, you simple-minded."
Severus woke up and deadly glared at the students. But he couldn't suppress the grief in his eyes.
When they arrived at Dumbledore's office he told them to sit down. So, here they were again. He looked from the one to the other. It made Sloxeer nervous, but she was sure not to show that.
"Well?" Dumbledore asked friendly. Nobody answered. They only scowled. Dumbledore sighed.
"Okay, this is my version, and probably the one of the students too. I'm enjoying a delicious dinner with the most tasteful meals I've ever seen, and tasted of course, and some wine, when suddenly Severus bursts into the room, and starts to yell at Sloxeer. Severus sort of kidnaps Sloxeer, goes out and you two start yelling at each other. Children hear something about an Imperio curse, and in less than a minute the whole school knows. How many time do you think that it will take those children to tell it to their parents?"
"Of course it's all Sloxeer's fault," Severus started. Sloxeer wondered how he was going to talk himself out of this.
"The creature just burst into my class and started to swear at me. Then she threatened she would tell -it. Albus, would you expect that from your sister? I didn't. But she really did it, in front of all those students. And she expresses her hatred against me to the students. After her burst-out she told the Slytherins to work trough the whole book of 4072 pages. And because of a stupid joke she gave Malfoy 10 weeks detention and he has to help Filch cleaning the halls every evening, for the rest of the year. And she has also deducted 100 points from Slytherin. Hundred points.. Nobody has ever deducted more than 50 points a student." He said it all like it was the worst crime to admit. Although Sloxeer was convinced this was the most implausible story ever, Dumbledore nodded.
"If this is what happened-" he looked to Sloxeer to see if she had something to add. She thought this all was so ridiculous that she couldn't answer. "-then I just have to ask you to fight things like this out in a somewhat more private space. Sloxeer, I gave Severus a new chance, just like I gave to you."
Like you could compare his awful crime to my little mistake, she thought.
"I'll take full responsibility for what's been said and done this afternoon. What's been said and done can't be turned back. Then now will you please excuse me, I'll go back to the Great Hall to eat the rests of that delicious meal I was talking about."
Dumbledore left his office.
Sloxeer didn't feel a thing for staying here with her brother alone, so she stood up, and walked to the door. Severus did the same, with the meaning to be faster. But Sloxeer had stood up earlier, and when she saw Severus was about to overtake her, she accelerated. But Severus still had a final sprint left, and they reached the same door at the same moment and....- got stuck.
"What the heck is wrong with you?!" Sloxeer asked annoyed.
"Oh, shut up. This is your fault, again." Severus snapped, trying to free himself.
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I know I shouldn't cut this off, but I did it anyway. Otherwise this chapter would be FAR to long, and that would have as result that the next chapter is very short. So, just wait till tomorrow. Then I'll upload the next chapter :) Harry is involved there too!
And I would love to get more reviews! And I thank the ones sooooo much that has already reviewed!
Hey, just a question.... Tensions BETWEEN the family; is that correct? I'm confused :S
I've made some drawings about this chapter when I was bored.... Find it at http://www.geocities.com/snapepictures/sevandslo.gif or http://www.geocities.com/snapepictures/sevandslosm.gif
Don't expect too much of it ;)
Sloxeer was trying to eat something. Once again, she wasn't hungry, but she knew she had to eat to stay alive. Or she had to ask Severus for a food replacer, but that was definitely the last thing she would do. Dumbledore noticed she was only playing with her meal.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
Sloxeer woke up from her thoughts and quickly put some food in her mouth. It tasted worse than she had thought. She almost choked in it when Snape came in. Had he ever looked worse? His hair was fuzzier than she'd ever seen it, and instead of his pale skin there was a red blush on it now. Above that all, the look on his face didn't look very promising. With every step he did it became more furious. When he had reached the teachers table it reminded her to father. She shivered.
"I want to talk to you immediately," Severus said angrily, and roughly grabbed her arm so a glass juice and some food fell on the ground.
"Severus!" Professor McGonagall said indignant.
"I need to talk to you, NOW," Severus repeated.
"Oh, I thought I was talking to her!" Dumbledore said with an amused smile.
"I don't care, I'm going to talk to Sloxeer, right?" he answered. Sloxeer roughly broke away from him; so more food fell on the ground, just as McGonagalls drink. "Sloxeer!!" she said more indignant.
"Listen, I've got nothing to say. Now will you get your feet from my glass so I can put some new juice in it?" She deadly glared at Severus. Everything was really silent. Every student in the whole hall had followed the 'fight'. But Severus wasn't going to give up. Once again he grabbed her arm. Sloxeer wanted to protest, but before she could he put his other hand tight around her mouth. He dragged her away from the table, past the tables of astonished students. The hall was far from silent now. Some students laughed and others were talking loudly. When Severus and Sloxeer were standing outside Severus finally let go, but now pushed her to the wall. Sloxeer tried to breathe normally. "ARE YOU NUTS?!" she yelled. Quickly Severus put his hand on her mouth again.
"I take my request back. I talk, and YOU shut up. Now listen. Don't you EVER try to do that again. HEAR ME? You promised me you would never tell. A part of it neither."
Sloxeer finally managed to free herself. "No, you MADE ME PROMISE! How could I protest against the Imperio-"
Severus had placed his hand back again, nervously looking around. But there were already some students standing outside.
"Get away!" he hissed desperately. They didn't. They whispered to each other.
"-Imperio? The unforgivable curse?"
"That's illegal!"
It spread trough the school immediately. Dumbledore arrived too late to prevent that. There was no smile on his face anymore. "Will you two both follow me to my office?" he ordered severe. Sloxeer icily pushed Severus away, who was staring and standing there like a lifeless idiot. Even though it was her brother, she didn't feel sorry for him for a moment. She gave him a painful punch to his shoulder. "Albus told you to follow, you simple-minded."
Severus woke up and deadly glared at the students. But he couldn't suppress the grief in his eyes.
When they arrived at Dumbledore's office he told them to sit down. So, here they were again. He looked from the one to the other. It made Sloxeer nervous, but she was sure not to show that.
"Well?" Dumbledore asked friendly. Nobody answered. They only scowled. Dumbledore sighed.
"Okay, this is my version, and probably the one of the students too. I'm enjoying a delicious dinner with the most tasteful meals I've ever seen, and tasted of course, and some wine, when suddenly Severus bursts into the room, and starts to yell at Sloxeer. Severus sort of kidnaps Sloxeer, goes out and you two start yelling at each other. Children hear something about an Imperio curse, and in less than a minute the whole school knows. How many time do you think that it will take those children to tell it to their parents?"
"Of course it's all Sloxeer's fault," Severus started. Sloxeer wondered how he was going to talk himself out of this.
"The creature just burst into my class and started to swear at me. Then she threatened she would tell -it. Albus, would you expect that from your sister? I didn't. But she really did it, in front of all those students. And she expresses her hatred against me to the students. After her burst-out she told the Slytherins to work trough the whole book of 4072 pages. And because of a stupid joke she gave Malfoy 10 weeks detention and he has to help Filch cleaning the halls every evening, for the rest of the year. And she has also deducted 100 points from Slytherin. Hundred points.. Nobody has ever deducted more than 50 points a student." He said it all like it was the worst crime to admit. Although Sloxeer was convinced this was the most implausible story ever, Dumbledore nodded.
"If this is what happened-" he looked to Sloxeer to see if she had something to add. She thought this all was so ridiculous that she couldn't answer. "-then I just have to ask you to fight things like this out in a somewhat more private space. Sloxeer, I gave Severus a new chance, just like I gave to you."
Like you could compare his awful crime to my little mistake, she thought.
"I'll take full responsibility for what's been said and done this afternoon. What's been said and done can't be turned back. Then now will you please excuse me, I'll go back to the Great Hall to eat the rests of that delicious meal I was talking about."
Dumbledore left his office.
Sloxeer didn't feel a thing for staying here with her brother alone, so she stood up, and walked to the door. Severus did the same, with the meaning to be faster. But Sloxeer had stood up earlier, and when she saw Severus was about to overtake her, she accelerated. But Severus still had a final sprint left, and they reached the same door at the same moment and....- got stuck.
"What the heck is wrong with you?!" Sloxeer asked annoyed.
"Oh, shut up. This is your fault, again." Severus snapped, trying to free himself.
*~~~~~~~~~~*
I know I shouldn't cut this off, but I did it anyway. Otherwise this chapter would be FAR to long, and that would have as result that the next chapter is very short. So, just wait till tomorrow. Then I'll upload the next chapter :) Harry is involved there too!
And I would love to get more reviews! And I thank the ones sooooo much that has already reviewed!
Hey, just a question.... Tensions BETWEEN the family; is that correct? I'm confused :S
I've made some drawings about this chapter when I was bored.... Find it at http://www.geocities.com/snapepictures/sevandslo.gif or http://www.geocities.com/snapepictures/sevandslosm.gif
Don't expect too much of it ;)