Chapter 13
The next day, Jordan stood at his cauldron in Snape's Potions class, as Snape explained in heavy detail a potion they were to make. Jordan was working with Chris on their current potion, though she was much less talkative with him then usual. In fact, all of his friends (meaning, Tony, Jeremiah, Alec, Ally, and Chris) seemed to be ignoring him whenever they could. This only added to his downed spirits, but his new friends were there to bring them back up. In fact, Kevin and all the new people he had been meeting were great people, very dependable, trustworthy. Not to say his long time friends weren't, they definitely were, but he wasn't lacking in the support department.
He sighed deeply, glancing over at each of his long time friends. Even though he had a lot of new friends, he never wanted to part from his old ones, and it was kind of depressing how they seemed to be quite unhappy with him. He blamed himself for it, of course, they blamed him as well, that he had ditched them for new friends. It did very much seem that way, but in reality, he had just found people he could relate with. He'd found other's that weren't deemed "normal" in the wizarding world. He'd gotten lost in thought as he and Chris began to make their potion. Snape glided by, and abruptly stopped short at seeing the look on Jordan's face.
"Is there a problem Mr. Coole?" asked Snape silkily, his beady black eyes setting a cold stare on Jordan.
Jordan instantly snapped out of it, looking to Snape before replying. "No, Professor, I am quite all right."
"Well I'd hope so, it would be such a shame for me to have to fail you on this potion and skew your perfect grades because you cannot control your day dreams." He added with a twisted smirk. "Perhaps you should think about concentrating on your work rather then Miss McDannel here."
Chris suddenly looked up, and turned beet red, while the rest of the room erupted in snickers and whispers, and Jordan looked absolutely shocked at Snape even suggesting such a thing. Jordan knew very well that Snape was more then aware of his feelings for Adara. It was quite a move for Snape to pull, for it would send rumors flying. Tony and Alec, and Ally and Jeremiah, who were working together right across the walkway from them glared over at Jordan.
Jordan was suddenly feeling very uncomfortable, and just lowered his head, and concentrated on just getting his potion finished, while Kevin, Karyn, Corey, and Racheal just continued on their work on the table in front of Jordan.
Adara had been sitting in on class, and had been as shocked by the Professor's comment. She also felt a tinge of jealousy rise up in her when she looked at the deeply blushing Chris who, in her opinion, was much nicer looking then herself. She lowered her eyes to her lap, when Snape then approached her.
"Miss Sage, I do believe you are a teacher's aid, and you aren't helping me in the least by sitting there doing absolutely nothing." He snapped.
Adara sat upright, looking up, a bit startled by his sudden appearance. "Oh, yes... I am sorry, but I've nothing to do."
"Nothing to do?" he sneered, "well I can fix that." He then proceeded to make an insanely long list of things for her to get finished by the end of the day. It was nearly impossible to get all of it done. He then handed it to her, and sent her off.
Adara glanced at Jordan with a sigh as she headed out the door to rush through her tasks.
Jordan's eyes followed Adara out of the classroom. Chris glanced sidelong at Jordan shaking her head slightly before looking to the class. Jordan noticed the shake of Chris' head and looked to her, before speaking in a hushed voice.
"You know, I'd like to know exactly what your problem is?"
"I'd have guessed it was quite obvious, you're not stupid Jordan." Replied Chris in a short tone. Of course, Jordan did know exactly what she meant, he hadn't spent time with his friends, in fact he completely neglected them, and he finally began to feel bad for it. But the others weren't so kind with their words towards Jordan. It would take a good deal of time for Jordan to earn back their respect and trust, if he ever did. He just sighed deeply lowering his head, before realizing that Snape had appeared at their table once again.
"I believe that's the second time I've had to speak to you about being on task, Mr. Coole... perhaps Mr. Quidditch Captain thinks he's better then everyone else and should be aloud to talk while everyone else has to be silent." Snapped Snape.
"No, Professor, I was..." began Jordan, but he was interrupted by Kevin who had decided to speak up.
"Like a bit of whispering would kill someone." Chuckled Kevin, turning to meet Snape's beady eyes as he glowered at Kevin with such malice, seething because someone had dared to speak out against him openly. But before Snape could even get the chance to snap back at Kevin...
"Well I was very disturbed by the whispering, it interrupted my thoughts." Added Tony.
Snape's eyes darted to Tony. Yet again, someone else jumped in, and Snape was obviously completely distraught that all these people had the audacity to speak out of turn. In a matter of moments, Kevin, Karyn, Corey, and Racheal were yelling back and forth with Chris, Ally, Alec, Jeremiah, and Tony, with Jordan yelling to get them to stop. Finally, Snape's low booming voice rang out above all the yelling.
"THAT IS ENOUGH!" he was panting with fury, and the whole group was startled by the sudden outburst and stared wide eyed at Snape, who looked so infuriated that it seemed he could kill you with his stare, but he spoke again, much more quietly. "All of you..." he glanced over the ten of them that had been yelling "DETENTION!!!!" His final word echoed through the dungeons, and everyone in the classroom cringed as it rang through their ears. They didn't dare grumble or protest, but at last turned silently back to their cauldrons and continued, Chris, Ally, Alec, Jeremiah, and Tony all purposely made it noticeable that they were staring at Jordan with such scorn on their faces... that detention would be hell. Literally.
The next day, Jordan stood at his cauldron in Snape's Potions class, as Snape explained in heavy detail a potion they were to make. Jordan was working with Chris on their current potion, though she was much less talkative with him then usual. In fact, all of his friends (meaning, Tony, Jeremiah, Alec, Ally, and Chris) seemed to be ignoring him whenever they could. This only added to his downed spirits, but his new friends were there to bring them back up. In fact, Kevin and all the new people he had been meeting were great people, very dependable, trustworthy. Not to say his long time friends weren't, they definitely were, but he wasn't lacking in the support department.
He sighed deeply, glancing over at each of his long time friends. Even though he had a lot of new friends, he never wanted to part from his old ones, and it was kind of depressing how they seemed to be quite unhappy with him. He blamed himself for it, of course, they blamed him as well, that he had ditched them for new friends. It did very much seem that way, but in reality, he had just found people he could relate with. He'd found other's that weren't deemed "normal" in the wizarding world. He'd gotten lost in thought as he and Chris began to make their potion. Snape glided by, and abruptly stopped short at seeing the look on Jordan's face.
"Is there a problem Mr. Coole?" asked Snape silkily, his beady black eyes setting a cold stare on Jordan.
Jordan instantly snapped out of it, looking to Snape before replying. "No, Professor, I am quite all right."
"Well I'd hope so, it would be such a shame for me to have to fail you on this potion and skew your perfect grades because you cannot control your day dreams." He added with a twisted smirk. "Perhaps you should think about concentrating on your work rather then Miss McDannel here."
Chris suddenly looked up, and turned beet red, while the rest of the room erupted in snickers and whispers, and Jordan looked absolutely shocked at Snape even suggesting such a thing. Jordan knew very well that Snape was more then aware of his feelings for Adara. It was quite a move for Snape to pull, for it would send rumors flying. Tony and Alec, and Ally and Jeremiah, who were working together right across the walkway from them glared over at Jordan.
Jordan was suddenly feeling very uncomfortable, and just lowered his head, and concentrated on just getting his potion finished, while Kevin, Karyn, Corey, and Racheal just continued on their work on the table in front of Jordan.
Adara had been sitting in on class, and had been as shocked by the Professor's comment. She also felt a tinge of jealousy rise up in her when she looked at the deeply blushing Chris who, in her opinion, was much nicer looking then herself. She lowered her eyes to her lap, when Snape then approached her.
"Miss Sage, I do believe you are a teacher's aid, and you aren't helping me in the least by sitting there doing absolutely nothing." He snapped.
Adara sat upright, looking up, a bit startled by his sudden appearance. "Oh, yes... I am sorry, but I've nothing to do."
"Nothing to do?" he sneered, "well I can fix that." He then proceeded to make an insanely long list of things for her to get finished by the end of the day. It was nearly impossible to get all of it done. He then handed it to her, and sent her off.
Adara glanced at Jordan with a sigh as she headed out the door to rush through her tasks.
Jordan's eyes followed Adara out of the classroom. Chris glanced sidelong at Jordan shaking her head slightly before looking to the class. Jordan noticed the shake of Chris' head and looked to her, before speaking in a hushed voice.
"You know, I'd like to know exactly what your problem is?"
"I'd have guessed it was quite obvious, you're not stupid Jordan." Replied Chris in a short tone. Of course, Jordan did know exactly what she meant, he hadn't spent time with his friends, in fact he completely neglected them, and he finally began to feel bad for it. But the others weren't so kind with their words towards Jordan. It would take a good deal of time for Jordan to earn back their respect and trust, if he ever did. He just sighed deeply lowering his head, before realizing that Snape had appeared at their table once again.
"I believe that's the second time I've had to speak to you about being on task, Mr. Coole... perhaps Mr. Quidditch Captain thinks he's better then everyone else and should be aloud to talk while everyone else has to be silent." Snapped Snape.
"No, Professor, I was..." began Jordan, but he was interrupted by Kevin who had decided to speak up.
"Like a bit of whispering would kill someone." Chuckled Kevin, turning to meet Snape's beady eyes as he glowered at Kevin with such malice, seething because someone had dared to speak out against him openly. But before Snape could even get the chance to snap back at Kevin...
"Well I was very disturbed by the whispering, it interrupted my thoughts." Added Tony.
Snape's eyes darted to Tony. Yet again, someone else jumped in, and Snape was obviously completely distraught that all these people had the audacity to speak out of turn. In a matter of moments, Kevin, Karyn, Corey, and Racheal were yelling back and forth with Chris, Ally, Alec, Jeremiah, and Tony, with Jordan yelling to get them to stop. Finally, Snape's low booming voice rang out above all the yelling.
"THAT IS ENOUGH!" he was panting with fury, and the whole group was startled by the sudden outburst and stared wide eyed at Snape, who looked so infuriated that it seemed he could kill you with his stare, but he spoke again, much more quietly. "All of you..." he glanced over the ten of them that had been yelling "DETENTION!!!!" His final word echoed through the dungeons, and everyone in the classroom cringed as it rang through their ears. They didn't dare grumble or protest, but at last turned silently back to their cauldrons and continued, Chris, Ally, Alec, Jeremiah, and Tony all purposely made it noticeable that they were staring at Jordan with such scorn on their faces... that detention would be hell. Literally.
