Severus looked down his somewhat overgrown nose at Harry Potter. He was
being foolish during class. again. Distracting Longbottom from his work.
He shook his head-Neville Longbottom, what a terrible potions students,
impressively so.
"Potter, Longbottom, no talking. Ten points from Gryffindor and it will be another five if Weasley doesn't wipe that look off his face," his eyes lowering with disdain.
"Yes sir," they muttered stupidly.
Why were there so many idiots in this class and why did he have to put up with them? Draco was now picking on some little Gryffindor in the back.
"Malfoy, would you PLEASE not DO that."
As it was, it looked like there were going to be several students staying late to finish their potions. And Velvet had a class with him today. He sighed disconsolately. Just what he needed.
Class ended but Malfoy, Weasley, and Potter all had yet to finish their potions. Snape sneered evilly, "You will be finished with these potions in ten minutes or you will be serving detention with me. You too, Malfoy." Malfoy turned a bit red but Weasley and Potter doubled their efforts. Amazing how much those two despised him, not that he didn't encourage it, but.
Velvet Mephorria walked in the room. "Am I early?" she asked, seeing the students at work.
"Just these foolish fifth years finishing their potions assignment. They WOULD be finished if they would stop talking so much and focus instead on their studies." He glared menacingly.
Velvet smiled. "Hey Ron, Harry, Draco. How are you doing?" They all smiled at her. Snape frowned.
"You will be doing a more complex potion. As you know, Halloween is coming up, and Dumbledore has, against any of his better judgment and my advice, decided to throw a masquerade. As you should know, everyone is required to dress up, isn't that a foolish idea? In any event, he has asked me to make a potion that will make the punch un-spike-able."
An obscenity was muttered under someone's breath and Snape suspected it was Weasley, but he let it slide.
Velvet piped up, "So I will be helping you make the potion, that's cool. So, what are you going to dress up as?"
The fifth years ears perked up and Snape looked on the verge of embarrassment. "That. That is a surprise," he said stiffly.
Velvet began to giggle. As usual.
"Can I guess?"
"No," he said flatly. "What you can do is help me with the potion."
"Superman? Wait, you don't know Muggle superheroes. That's too bad, you'd have made a brilliant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle." At this point, Potter began to laugh as well.
"What language are you speaking? Not that it's of any consequence as you need to be quiet."
"Oh, you are such a spoil sport!" Snape's eyes flashed dangerously.
******
When Ron and Harry finally got out of potions, they went off to find Hermione.
"So Harry, what is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?"
Before Harry could even begin to try to explain the concept of a Ninja Turtle, they found Hermione talking to Nani.
"What's she doing talking to Nani.? I mean Nani's kind of."
"I'm kind of what?"
"Oh hey guys," Hermione interceded. "We were just talking about costumes for the Masquerade. Aren't you excited? This is such a cool idea. I can't wait to see the teachers dressed up."
"Yeah, we were in Potions and Velvet was trying to guess what Snape was going as," Harry said.
"Oh God," chimed both Nani and Hermione.
Ron added. "She said he'd make a good Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, what is that?"
Hermione and Nani's eyes got very big and they proceeded to laugh like maniacs. Harry joined in on their laughter and Ron got a little upset at being left out.
"Bloody Hell! What's wrong with you people, what the hell is a Teenage Turtle thing?!"
This just sent them into further peals of laughter. When they finally calmed down, they explained the concept of the Ninja Turtle, but Ron just didn't understand. This made them laugh all the more. Then, they began singing the theme song. This only frustrated Ron more. He got up and left them rolling in laughter.
He wandered through the corridors feeling sorry for himself and how left out he was.
"Second fiddle's a hard part I know, especially when they don't even give you a bow," a woman's voice came from the wall.
Ron looked up to see a very beautiful woman looking at him from her portrait. He was transfixed. "What do you mean?"
"It's obvious. You are a handsome young man who is intelligent and witty, but you are always upstaged by your friends. It's very sad."
Ron blushed. "I don't mind, they're my friends."
"Of course you mind. You've always been overlooked. It's a terrible thing to be overlooked. If you ever want to talk about it you are welcome to come visit me."
"Thanks," he said confusedly. "I better get down to dinner." He ran down the hallway.
Harry and Hermione were chatting when he got down to the dining hall. They both looked at him funnily. "Sorry if we left you out earlier." they began.
"Hey, don't worry about it. I understand," he smiled.
Harry and Hermione exchanged strange looks.He
"Potter, Longbottom, no talking. Ten points from Gryffindor and it will be another five if Weasley doesn't wipe that look off his face," his eyes lowering with disdain.
"Yes sir," they muttered stupidly.
Why were there so many idiots in this class and why did he have to put up with them? Draco was now picking on some little Gryffindor in the back.
"Malfoy, would you PLEASE not DO that."
As it was, it looked like there were going to be several students staying late to finish their potions. And Velvet had a class with him today. He sighed disconsolately. Just what he needed.
Class ended but Malfoy, Weasley, and Potter all had yet to finish their potions. Snape sneered evilly, "You will be finished with these potions in ten minutes or you will be serving detention with me. You too, Malfoy." Malfoy turned a bit red but Weasley and Potter doubled their efforts. Amazing how much those two despised him, not that he didn't encourage it, but.
Velvet Mephorria walked in the room. "Am I early?" she asked, seeing the students at work.
"Just these foolish fifth years finishing their potions assignment. They WOULD be finished if they would stop talking so much and focus instead on their studies." He glared menacingly.
Velvet smiled. "Hey Ron, Harry, Draco. How are you doing?" They all smiled at her. Snape frowned.
"You will be doing a more complex potion. As you know, Halloween is coming up, and Dumbledore has, against any of his better judgment and my advice, decided to throw a masquerade. As you should know, everyone is required to dress up, isn't that a foolish idea? In any event, he has asked me to make a potion that will make the punch un-spike-able."
An obscenity was muttered under someone's breath and Snape suspected it was Weasley, but he let it slide.
Velvet piped up, "So I will be helping you make the potion, that's cool. So, what are you going to dress up as?"
The fifth years ears perked up and Snape looked on the verge of embarrassment. "That. That is a surprise," he said stiffly.
Velvet began to giggle. As usual.
"Can I guess?"
"No," he said flatly. "What you can do is help me with the potion."
"Superman? Wait, you don't know Muggle superheroes. That's too bad, you'd have made a brilliant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle." At this point, Potter began to laugh as well.
"What language are you speaking? Not that it's of any consequence as you need to be quiet."
"Oh, you are such a spoil sport!" Snape's eyes flashed dangerously.
******
When Ron and Harry finally got out of potions, they went off to find Hermione.
"So Harry, what is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?"
Before Harry could even begin to try to explain the concept of a Ninja Turtle, they found Hermione talking to Nani.
"What's she doing talking to Nani.? I mean Nani's kind of."
"I'm kind of what?"
"Oh hey guys," Hermione interceded. "We were just talking about costumes for the Masquerade. Aren't you excited? This is such a cool idea. I can't wait to see the teachers dressed up."
"Yeah, we were in Potions and Velvet was trying to guess what Snape was going as," Harry said.
"Oh God," chimed both Nani and Hermione.
Ron added. "She said he'd make a good Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, what is that?"
Hermione and Nani's eyes got very big and they proceeded to laugh like maniacs. Harry joined in on their laughter and Ron got a little upset at being left out.
"Bloody Hell! What's wrong with you people, what the hell is a Teenage Turtle thing?!"
This just sent them into further peals of laughter. When they finally calmed down, they explained the concept of the Ninja Turtle, but Ron just didn't understand. This made them laugh all the more. Then, they began singing the theme song. This only frustrated Ron more. He got up and left them rolling in laughter.
He wandered through the corridors feeling sorry for himself and how left out he was.
"Second fiddle's a hard part I know, especially when they don't even give you a bow," a woman's voice came from the wall.
Ron looked up to see a very beautiful woman looking at him from her portrait. He was transfixed. "What do you mean?"
"It's obvious. You are a handsome young man who is intelligent and witty, but you are always upstaged by your friends. It's very sad."
Ron blushed. "I don't mind, they're my friends."
"Of course you mind. You've always been overlooked. It's a terrible thing to be overlooked. If you ever want to talk about it you are welcome to come visit me."
"Thanks," he said confusedly. "I better get down to dinner." He ran down the hallway.
Harry and Hermione were chatting when he got down to the dining hall. They both looked at him funnily. "Sorry if we left you out earlier." they began.
"Hey, don't worry about it. I understand," he smiled.
Harry and Hermione exchanged strange looks.He