Mission #8
Hang a Coat Hanger On Professor Snape's "Hook" Nose
So sorry for the delay. As it seems, the Ravenclaw Prefect was temporarily suspended from Hogwarts for ruining Christmas and could not go on any adventures while he was explaining to his whole dishonored family why a PREFECT had been suspended. Luckily, his position as Prefect was not stripped from him and he was given another chance thanks to the kind-hearted Professor Flitwick. Good thing the Ravenclaw Prefect is not the SLYHERIN Prefect or Professor Snape SURELY would have given his Prefect duties to someone else.
As for Aragog, he hid out in the Forbidden Forest for a little while until all the hype died down and the Ravenclaw Prefect returned. He can't very well complete any missions by himself now can he?!
So anyway, this part of the story starts at the station for the Hogwarts express. The Ravenclaw Prefect is just getting off only to be greeted by his best friend, Aragog.
"You're back!" Aragog cheered as he bombarded the Ravenclaw Prefect with kisses and hugs and presents.
"Thanks for the welcoming old buddy!" the Ravenclaw Prefect said happily.
"We got SO many new missions while you were gone and I'm willing to complete one tonight in honor of your return!" Aragog said as he pulled a sealed envelope out of his pocket. (You know, from the spider pants he's wearing? The kind with EIGHT legs?)
"I don't know, Aragog…" said the Ravenclaw Prefect. "I don't want to get suspended again and have to explain to Mumsy and Dadoo why a Prefect was having such ghastly behavior."
"Well, I'm sure that today's mission will be a mild one." Said Aragog as he handed the envelope to the Ravenclaw Prefect. "Whatever it is, it certainly can't be all that bad."
"I don't know…" said the Ravenclaw Prefect hesitantly.
"Please?" begged Aragog as he gave the Ravenclaw Prefect big spidery puppy dog eyes. (Yes, all eight of them!)
"How can I say no to that face?" asked the Ravenclaw Prefect with a chuckle as he opened up the envelope.
"What does it say?" asked Aragog.
"Hm…" said the Ravenclaw Prefect as he put the paper in his pocket. "Well, everybody knows that Professor Snape has a hook nose, right?"
"I think so…" said Aragog. "I mean, it's always described that way."
"Well, does it hook up or does it hook down?" asked the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"I suppose you could just LOOK at it." Suggested Aragog.
"Yes but for those people who can't look at him, they are only left to imagine him with a nose that hooks downward or some horrible freak nose that hooks upward."
"What are you getting at?" asked Aragog.
"Well, today's mission is to hang a coat hanger on Professor Snape's upward hooking nose." Said the Ravenclaw Prefect excitedly.
"And that WON'T get you suspended?" asked Aragog sarcastically.
"One never knows." Said the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"I think we should abandon this mission. For your sake." Said Aragog.
"Aragog, are you a man or a mouse?!" demanded the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"Neither!" Aragog said. "I'm a giant spider!"
"Well…GOOD!!" said the Ravenclaw Prefect. "To the Ravenclaw Common Room! We must retrieve a coat hanger!"
And with that, the Ravenclaw Prefect ran off.
"Strange mood swings…" said Aragog as he skittered off like a giant spider.
A little while later, Aragog, the Ravenclaw Prefect and their coat hanger were sneaking out of the Ravenclaw common room. They didn't really need to sneak out but they felt that it was more fun that way.
"I must say, this is the stupidest mission so far." Said Aragog.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" asked the Ravenclaw Prefect. "Now that I find something that I'm interested in and that might be mildly fun, you have to go and put me down like that? Is that how it is, Aragog?"
"No, not at all!" said Aragog. "It's just that…if we succeed…or even if we don't, we're still going to get in so much trouble. All for NOTHING!!"
"Maybe nothing to YOU but I'll have you know that this is a very beneficial mission for me!"
"How so?" asked Aragog.
"Never you mind!" said the Ravenclaw Prefect as he peeked around the corner to see that, coincidentally, Professor Snape was walking around the down the hall. "Are you with me, Aragog?"
"Until the end, Ravenclaw Prefect!" bellowed Aragog so loudly that it was surprising that Professor Snape didn't hear.
Then again, maybe he did.
"What is the meaning of this?!" demanded Professor Snape as he rounded the corner. Then he saw that it was the Ravenclaw Prefect and Aragog. "Ah… back I see. If it had been up to me, you would have been suspended for far longer. Or even better, expelled!"
"Well, what are you waiting for?" whispered Aragog to the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"You do it!" whispered the Ravenclaw Prefect as he thrust the coat hanger into Aragog's arms. (Three of them perhaps. He doesn't need all eight of them to hold a coat hanger but he figures that since he has more than a human, he might as well use them!)
"Why me?" asked Aragog.
"Because you won't get punished." Said the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"AHEM!!" bellowed Snape.
"Fine." Said Aragog. "But you owe me."
Aragog leaned forward and hung the coat hanger on Snape's nose. Since it hooks upward so freakishly, it stayed in place and only swung around as Snape tried to shake it off.
"I DEMAND TO KNOW THE MEANING OF THIS!!!" Professor Snape yelled so loud that all of Hogwarts shook.
Aragog and the Ravenclaw Prefect turned around and started running away as fast as they could. They were almost at the Ravenclaw common room and they WOULD have gotten away (at least until Professor Snape brought this deed to the attention of some higher power) if not Percy had been standing there in front of a mirror trying to get his sleepy hair to fall nicely into place. They both crashed into Percy and all three of them were sent flying. Luckily, Aragog and the Ravenclaw Prefect landed on Percy so he cushioned their fall and they rode on him like a sled until the friction of Percy's body slowed down their momentum.
Since both Aragog and the Ravenclaw Prefect were unharmed, they quickly stood up, brushed themselves off and were just about to enter the Ravenclaw common room when the Ravenclaw Prefect stopped.
"No!" said the Ravenclaw Prefect. "That'll be the first place Snape'll look for us!"
"And where do you suggest we go?" asked Aragog.
"Somewhere that he'll never ever look." Said the Ravenclaw Prefect. "Somewhere like…the HUFFLEPUFF COMMON ROOM!!"
"YEAH!!" yelled Aragog as they both ran around a single corner to see the Hufflepuff Common Room right there. "What's the password?"
"Um…say anything!" said the Ravenclaw Prefect. "It probably doesn't have a password since this place doesn't REALLY exist!"
"How about…Sonic the Hedgehog!" said Aragog.
"Sonic the Hedgehog?" asked the Ravenclaw Prefect with a raised eyebrow. The Hufflepuff portrait (you get to pretend what it looks like) swung open and Aragog and the Ravenclaw Prefect entered.
Aragog and the Ravenclaw Prefect looked around to see Justin Finch-Fletchy, Amelia Earhart, the Linburg Baby, Jimmy Hoffa, Whitey Bulger, DB Cooper, Bigfoot, the Lochness Monster and Elvis. Harry, Ron and Hermione were also in the center of the room doing something that they weren't supposed to be doing but they were ignored.
"We'll hide out in here until the heat dies down." Said Aragog.
"Maybe we can brew some sort of potion that will erase Professor Snape's memory." Said the Ravenclaw Prefect.
"And Percy's." said Aragog.
"Yeah…and Percy's…"
"Maybe that can be our next mission."