Well, first of all I would like to thank everyone for reviewing! But I'm not gonna let y'all wait longer! So here's the second part!
"Excuse me, sir… Could you borrow me your snake for a second?"
The Indian shaman looked at Harry as if he were insane, and then started to laugh loudly.
"Silly boy!", he laughed. "Of course not! What would you want to do with my snake?"
"Well…", Harry was improvising. "I've got a snake too, you know. His name is… Sissel! And I sometimes do some tricks with him… At home! And eeuhm… Well, I was wondering if I could borrow yours for a second."
"Why would you want to borrow a snake?", the Indian shaman asked sceptically.
"Oh!", Harry quickly said. "I just want to do some tricks with him to earn money for the bus!"
The Indian shaman looked a bit angrily at Harry and then ignored him.
"Oh please sir! It would only take a minute before I'ld gathered the money?"
"A minute?!", the Indian shaman repeated insulted. "My deer boy, I'ld be surprised if you'ld even manage to gather three pence in a minute, let alone enough money to pay for the bus! I would eat my turban if you could!"
The man pointed at his turban. Harry didn't like it. Turbans always reminded him of Voldemort.
"Then you'll let me?", Harry asked cautiously.
"Yeah! I'll let you!", the Indian shaman grinned devishly. "I'm suddenly in the mood for a good laugh!"
Ron and Hermione were having more luck. They had settled in a corner of the station and were pulling coins from behind children's ears, getting bunnies out of people's hats and they tried to make the gloves of and old woman disappear and reappear. Ron wasn't able to make them reappear, but fortunately, Hermione could, to the woman's great relief. The passers-by all kept looking and threw coins in the hat Ginny was walking around with.
In the meanwhile, Snape had trapped Neville in an actual invisible box next to the real mime. The sight of Neville was absolutely hilarious and Snape grinned diabolically. Colin was trying to convince Snape to release Neville out of the box (for they had agreed that Neville would only be stuck in there for three minutes and it were twelve already). But Snape just responded coolly that Neville was being a great help, for the very first time in his life, and he didn't feel like robbing him from his moment of glory. It was quite true actually, because Neville's act managed to raise a fair amount of money.
Harry opened the basket the snake was in.
"What do you think you're doing?", the shaman asked shocked.
"You don't honestly think I'm going to play the flute, now do you?", Harry laughed at the man.
The man looked annoyed.
"Rise!", Harry whispered to the snake, that immediately rose out of the basket. The snake wasn't even a meter long.
Some people even stopped to look at the snake, but stayed at a distance.
"Climb on!", Harry ordered the snake quietly, while putting his arm out.
The snake did. People around held their breaths, including the Indian shaman.
"Ladies and gentlemen!", Harry started with the snake curled around his neck. "For my very first act, I'll need a volunteer. I assure you: this snake is as safe as can be!"
"That's not true!", the shaman whispered in Harry's ear. "He's poisonous! He can't kill, but it hurts a lot!"
Harry ignored him. A soldier stepped forward. Some of his friends, also in an army uniform, were standing behind him.
"I'll volunteer!", he said in a loud mocking voice. "I've seen this snake every week! It has never done more then curled up in his basket!"
The other soldiers laughed loudly. The other people standing around them were laughing too. They didn't seem to believe that Harry could make the snake do anything.
"Would you mind if this little snake crawled on your head?", Harry asked the soldier seriously.
The soldier and his comrades immediately stopped laughing.
"Are you nuts?", the soldier gasped.
"Are you scared?", Harry replied.
The man tried to act cool.
"Of course not! I get you can't do it!"
"Wanna bet I can?"
"Five pounds.", the soldier said roughly.
"Ten.", Harry said even rougher.
"Ok then! I'm right anyways! Do you even have that much money?"
"I don't need it!", Harry replied coolly. He turned to the audience again. "Deer audience. This fellow here is trained in combat fighting and camouflage. Now, he isn't going to fight this snake. In fact, this snake is going to camouflage his head, just like a helmet would!"
People looked sceptical at Harry and the young soldier, but they were at least paying attention now.
"Common professor Snape! Make the box disappear!", Colin urged.
"Just a couple of seconds…", Snape sighed, clearly enjoying himself.
"You said that 20 minutes ago!", Colin uttered.
People loved Neville's performance though.
"Wow! It's so emotional!", a woman said.
"Yes! It must be some new style, avant-garde miming or something!", another woman replied.
"I would almost say he's actually trapped in a box!", a man laughed.
Money was being thrown in front of Neville.
"Professor! People are gonna suspect something!", Colin sighed desperately.
"Ah common mister Creevey. Muggles aren't that clever!", Snape answered coldly.
"But I'm from a muggle family, professor!", Colin squealed.
"My point exactly!"
Colin looked really mad at him.
"Alright then…", Snape sighed and the next moment, Neville fell on the ground, crying.
All people were loudly clapping their hands.
"Bravo!"
"Encore!"
When Neville looked up, he was very surprised to see the people applauding. He made a little bow and got very red in the cheeks. The other, real, mime suddenly came up to him.
"Well done, young colleague! That was amazing! Where have you learned that? You should give me a few hints!"
"Longbottom!"
It was Snape. He marched through the crowd, with an annoyed Colin behind him. He pulled Neville away from the mime and they walked on while Colin quickly picked up all the money from the floor.
When Hermione and Ron saw Snape coming, they quickly ended their little show.
"Here you go Madam!", Ron said politely while giving the lady her watch back. "I wouldn't keep it for myself!"
Hermione and Ron smiled widely.
"Well, that was it for our show!", Hermione said cheerfully to the audience. "We hope you enjoyed it! If you…"
"Miss Granger!", Snape hissed.
"Right…", Hermione sighed. "Anyways, we're in a hurry and… Well… You were a great crowd but… Gotta go!"
Hermione, Ron and Ginny quickly walked to Snape, Colin and Neville, who was still crying.
The soldier was giving Harry his ten pounds when Harry saw them all coming. Ron was gesturing they had to leave.
"Well, this was my first and finale act! I'm going now! Bye!", Harry quickly said.
"Hey! What about the snake?!", the soldier said pointing at his head, where the snake was wrapped around like a turban.
"Oh right… Sorry.", Harry blushed.
Harry let the snake crawl back around his arms and put it back in the basket.
"Thank you!", Harry whispered to the snake.
"Sssssssssee you!", Harry heard the snake hiss.
Harry sped off towards the others, waving with the ten-pound bill in his hand. The people around them were clapping and the Indian shaman was left completely amazed.
"Bye!", the shaman yelled when Harry could barely see him anymore.
"How much have we got?", Harry asked the others.
Colin threw the money from Neville's performance in Ginny's hat too.
"It's over thirty pounds!", Colin smiled happily.
"It's over forty!", Hermione quickly corrected him.
"I'll go get the tickets.", Snape said, pulling the ten-pound bill out of Harry's hand.
"But professor, what should we do with the rest of the money?", Ron asked.
"Oh! I know! Can we buy ice creams with it?", Ginny answered suggested.
"No!", Snape quickly responded.
"Why not?", Ginny asked pouting.
"No ice creams!", Snape said clearly.
"But you can have one too!", Ginny tried smiling.
"I don't want no ice cream!", Snape snapped. "And you're not getting one either!"
"Ice creams are really delicious!", Ginny went on. "You'll love it!"
"I know what ice creams taste like! Little annoying brat! We're not buying ice creams! Now get it out of your head! And I don't love ice creams!"
"But you like it, right?", Ginny asked cheerfully.
If Snape ever looked as if he were going to explode, he definitely did at that moment.
"Allright!", he cried angrily. "Go buy yourself that bloody ice cream! All of you!"
The Gryffindors didn't wait for Snape to change his mind and quickly sped of to the ice cream stall. They bought their ice creams and ate them quietly on a bench.
"Ginny!", Ron cried out shocked when Ginny came to sit with the five others. "Why did you buy two ice creams? Are you trying to break a record or something?!"
"O no!", Ginny answered smiling. "The second one is for professor Snape! He likes ice creams."
Ron sighed deeply and turned to Harry and the others.
"My sister's the village idiot…"
When Snape returned, he must have thought the same thing, and he was seriously thinking about throwing the ice cream away. But he didn't. There were no trashcans nearby.
When they had finished their ice creams, they left the bus station to look for the bus they had to take.
"Neville, wipe that ice cream of your chin! You look like a moron!", Ron said annoyed when he noticed Neville's chin was brown with chocolate ice cream.
Neville quickly did.
"Sorry…", he apologised embarrassed.
The bus had already arrived. There was a short queue of people waiting to get in. A very old man was paying the bus driver, but he didn't seem to pay correctly.
"How much is that?", the old man asked very slowly with a trembling voice.
"You still need to pay me one pound thirty!", the bus driver replied annoyed.
"Alright then… In my days it cost only…"
"Will you get on with it old man? We haven't got all day!", the bus driver interrupted him annoyed.
By the time the old man had paid, the bus was already running late. A woman standing in front of Colin asked if the bus would also stop in Glasgow.
"No of course not!", the bus driver said angrily. "That would be a detour of about three hours!"
The woman quickly stepped out of the bus and Colin handed over the seven tickets to the driver.
"Very well…", the man sighed annoyed.
"When will we arrive in London?", Harry asked carefully.
"Tomorrow afternoon.", the bus driver replied without even looking at Harry.
They walked till the back of the bus and sat down on the last two rows with their bags next to them.
An old woman stepped in the bus.
"Is this one going to London?", she smiled sweetly.
"Yes! Can't you even read the bloody sign?!", the bus driver yelled at her.
Harry and the others were looking shocked.
"Jeez! That man really hates his job!", Hermione said to Harry, Ron and Ginny, who were sitting on the last row with her.
Snape turned around.
"Are you talking about me?", he asked.
"No!", Hermione quickly said. "About the bus driver!"
"Oh.", Snape sighed shortly and turned around again.
The bus finally left at 9.00 pm. Although it was pitch-black outside, none of them really felt like sleeping…
Ok, so I read none of you can wait till part three comes out! Well, it will come out next week, if not sooner! I'm guessing there will be four, five or even six parts in total.
I must also say that the ideas that you guys put in the reviews were great! They were so funny! I didn't use them though, because, well, they were your ideas, and not mine! ;)
Mykerinos- Ok, so you wanted to know if Snape will do something humiliating? Well, as you could see, he didn't in the second chapter! But who knows what the future holds for him... *grins diabolically* (Well, I know, but I'm not going to tell ya! Hahahaha! Anyways, I will try to keep Snape in character, as well as the Gryffindors! That's a promise, and if I break it... Well, stop reviewing then! ;)
Olive- You wanted Snape to belly dance. Ok, I really want to see Snape belly dance too! lol... But he wouldn't be in character then... And then Mykerinos would be mad... No belly dancing for Snape in this fic, unfortunately! ;)
Prophetess of Hearts- Snape in a toto? I could make him belly dance in a toto, but once again, I think it would be too hilarious! lol.
venus4280- A more insulting Snape? Hm... I think I can do that! ;) Although I do just love him when he's a plain sadist, he doesn't have to insult them. But I imagine it would be funny! :)
Tidmag and Gen Raid- Ok, extending the snake scene is impossible. Well, it is possible, but I'm not going to do it. bummer for you guys! ;) What type of ice cream Snape had? Eeuhm... Well, Ginny bought it, so I think she bought him... Let's see... Euh, Vanilla and Chocolate? Yeah, she bought him Vanilla and Chocolate! ;) Lick, bite or suck? Ok, I think that question is a bit disgusting! (Iew!) (I love Sevy, but I'm not gonna answer that! ;) Why does it take that long to get to the stop? You mean walking an hour? Well, they're not going to a stop, they're going to the bus station. Which is a bit further away, I guess. And I must inform you that I don't know anything about Edinburgh or anything, nor do I live in the UK. I'm from Belgium. I make a lot of things up! ;)
Oh, and the next chapter will be up really soon! That's a promise! :) Just keep on reviewing if you like it! :)