Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, they all belong to JK Rowling.
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"...Ms. Hermione Granger!" Jaws dropped everywhere. When the news finally kicked in, Gryffindor began to cheer and pat Hermione on the back.
"Way to go Hermione!" Parvati called.
"Congratulations Hermione!" Harry said.
"Yeah! Good job Hermione!" Ron smiled.
"Are you serious Professor McGonagall? That THING is going to the Cinderella?!" Malfoy yelled atop the cheers.
"Mr. Malfoy if you have a problem with that you can most certainly switch parts with Mr. Potter," McGonagall said. Malfoy shook his head slightly.
"I guess I could see why you chose her, seeing as she's fit for just doing chores and certainly, her sense of style is exactly how Cinderella dressed as a maid!" Malfoy sneered. Howls of laughter came from the Slytherin side. Hermione pushed her way through the crowd and made her way to Malfoy. She brought her hand up, and before anyone could stop her, she slapped him. Hard. Everyone drew in a sharp breath, not believing what they just witnessed. A small, pink imprint of Hermione's hand contrasted greatly with Malfoy's pale white face.
"MISS GRANGER!" Snape bellowed. Even McGonagall was too shocked to speak.
"You have lost your part as Cinderella!" Snape continued to yell.
"Severus," McGonagall tried to calm him down, "SEVERUS!"
"WHAT?!" Snape turned to face McGonagall and screamed.
"DON'T YOU DARE YELL AT ME!" Tempers flared as the two Professors went one throwing insults at the other.
"SILENCE!!!!!" A new voice entered the yelling. It was Dumbledore.
"What is going on?!" He questioned. Snape and McGonagall both tried to explain the situation simultaneuosly.
"STOP!" Dumbledore bellowed, "Minerva, you first."
McGonagall started with her side of the story, and finished with, "We can't afford to lose Hermione as Cinderella. She's the only one who was that certain flare."
Dumbledore nodded and turned to Snape, "Severus, your turn."
After listening to both sides, Dumbledore came up with a solution.
"Mr. Malfoy, first, if you want to win points for your house, you and Miss Granger will have to learn to get along. Miss Granger, the same goes for you. Second, Miss Granger, you will remain Cinderella. Third, Severus and Minerva, you as the adults must set an example for your students, for you too will have a chance to earn your teams points of lose them, so I leave now with you to decide which one you prefer."
The headmaster, swished his cloak and was off in the other direction.
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"...Ms. Hermione Granger!" Jaws dropped everywhere. When the news finally kicked in, Gryffindor began to cheer and pat Hermione on the back.
"Way to go Hermione!" Parvati called.
"Congratulations Hermione!" Harry said.
"Yeah! Good job Hermione!" Ron smiled.
"Are you serious Professor McGonagall? That THING is going to the Cinderella?!" Malfoy yelled atop the cheers.
"Mr. Malfoy if you have a problem with that you can most certainly switch parts with Mr. Potter," McGonagall said. Malfoy shook his head slightly.
"I guess I could see why you chose her, seeing as she's fit for just doing chores and certainly, her sense of style is exactly how Cinderella dressed as a maid!" Malfoy sneered. Howls of laughter came from the Slytherin side. Hermione pushed her way through the crowd and made her way to Malfoy. She brought her hand up, and before anyone could stop her, she slapped him. Hard. Everyone drew in a sharp breath, not believing what they just witnessed. A small, pink imprint of Hermione's hand contrasted greatly with Malfoy's pale white face.
"MISS GRANGER!" Snape bellowed. Even McGonagall was too shocked to speak.
"You have lost your part as Cinderella!" Snape continued to yell.
"Severus," McGonagall tried to calm him down, "SEVERUS!"
"WHAT?!" Snape turned to face McGonagall and screamed.
"DON'T YOU DARE YELL AT ME!" Tempers flared as the two Professors went one throwing insults at the other.
"SILENCE!!!!!" A new voice entered the yelling. It was Dumbledore.
"What is going on?!" He questioned. Snape and McGonagall both tried to explain the situation simultaneuosly.
"STOP!" Dumbledore bellowed, "Minerva, you first."
McGonagall started with her side of the story, and finished with, "We can't afford to lose Hermione as Cinderella. She's the only one who was that certain flare."
Dumbledore nodded and turned to Snape, "Severus, your turn."
After listening to both sides, Dumbledore came up with a solution.
"Mr. Malfoy, first, if you want to win points for your house, you and Miss Granger will have to learn to get along. Miss Granger, the same goes for you. Second, Miss Granger, you will remain Cinderella. Third, Severus and Minerva, you as the adults must set an example for your students, for you too will have a chance to earn your teams points of lose them, so I leave now with you to decide which one you prefer."
The headmaster, swished his cloak and was off in the other direction.
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