Now Introducing the Severus Snape Fan Club
This year more Gryffindor students stayed behind than in any other year. Harry stayed because he had nowhere else to go and Ron stayed because Harry was his best friend. Fred, George, Lee and Katie Bell stayed because they wanted to make their last year special. Parvati stayed because George was staying and she had gotten in a fight with Padma. She didn't want to hear about perfect Padma for the whole break. Hermione was staying because both Harry and Fred were. Seamus was staying because his parents were on holiday with his older brother's family, and Ginny was there because Seamus was. Colin was there because Harry asked him to stay.
So after the Hogsmeade trip, and the lessons in the astronomy tower our fearless heroes called another meeting.
"I'm calling this meeting to order," Hermione said once everyone had taken a seat.
"I love a woman who takes charge," Fred said with a mischievous grin while George wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at his brother.
"Be serious Fred," she replied blushing slightly.
"I am," he said before kissing her cheek.
"Enough," a very frustrated Ron yelled. You see, Ron's girlfriend was a Ravenclaw named Cho Chang and she was at home for Christmas. So our poor little Ron was all alone with no one to snog. "Did anyone see anything of importance in Hogsmeade?"
"We saw Snape and Sinistra in Zonko's," Lee started, "Didn't quite catch what they were taking about, but then they left."
"Yeah and that's when Snape kissed her." George commented
"What! He assaulted Professor Sinistra too." Hermione screeched. "That man needs to be stopped."
"Actually, it looked more like Sinistra was doing the kissing." Katie smirked.
"Professor Sinistra assaulted Snape. How could she? That's just dreadful," Fred said in a high-pitched falsetto that was his best Hermione voice. For his efforts he received one blow to the arm.
"Me and Seamus saw Snape at Honeyduke's buying chocolate. Then he went to the apothecary." Ginny said smiling and then returning her gaze to Seamus.
"Then they meet up at The Three Broomsticks." Ron added not looking up from his game of chess. "They sat in a corner booth. And I think he kissed her again. But I not real sure we saw it from a distance."
"They were talking about pranks!" Fred said.
"Wait a minute," Colin interrupted, "inside Zonko's I heard them talking and Professor Sinistra said that Snape had better be careful or she would think he didn't love her anymore then they went to Honeyduke's."
"Do you think they are a couple?" Harry asked.
"Well, I think that they fancy each other." Katie answered.
"That's kind of gross...I mean that slimy git no one could be worse than that." Harry retorted. "
"Maybe she likes him," came Bell's response as she snuggled up to Lee.
"I can think of worse." Hermione commented
"Yeah, like You-know-who and that's about it." A really mean Harry sneered.
"Hey, that's cruel. Snape isn't that bad Potter." Ginny snapped.
"What? Did we stumble into the Snape fan club?"
"Harry, If Professor Sinistra likes him he can be all that bad." Parvati said trying smoothing things over.
"Harry, do you remember yesterday when I asked if I could borrow your cloak?" George asked saving Harry from the nasty stares he was receiving from the girls. Harry nodded in reply not wanting to open his mouth. "Well, Parvati and I used it to sneak up to the astronomy tower. And both Snape and Sinistra were there."
"After curfew no doubt," Hermione snorted.
"Well at first they were just doing astronomy, well at least we think they were but they were standing really close and they looked very comfortable and then McGonagall came up and they had a snappy comeback and started snogging." Parvati rambled continuing what George started. "And it wasn't just some let's piss McGonagall off snog. It wasn't overly romantic either, but it wasn't devoid of any feelings. It was a lets never stop, we're way more than friends kind of snog."
"They kept it up even after she left. I think they were still going at it when we left." George finished with his ears turning pink. "And we were up there for a while."
"Well, I think that they are more than just friends. They probably have been together for some time now." Seamus added at the end of the conversation, "Now if you'll excuse me, Ginny and I have a study date in the library." They two of them jumped up from their couch and left the common room before anyone could mention the fact that there was no homework ergo any reason to study.
Meanwhile in the owlery, Professor McGonagall was planning her attack. She had written three notes one to each Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Alistair Moody. She sent these owls without running in to another soul. However on the way back to her office she ran into the muggle studies professor, Sadie Gadget. She was quite a bit younger than most of the staff was; in fact she was a year mate of Sinistra's. They were in different houses as Sinistra was a Ravenclaw and the new professor was a Hufflepuff. McGonagall knew that the two didn't get along.
So Professor McGonagall took a risk and enlisted Professor Gadget's help, it had been no secret that when they were students they did not like each other. Both had been rival keepers on the quidditch pitch. Infact when the rivalry between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw is brought up most people think of these years. They quidditch cup passed quite regularly between the four houses. Ravenclaw had it for four years, along with the house cup. While neither girl had been captain they managed to start after quidditch match fights, that involved both the fans and the team. They were both prefects and Sinistra became head girl much to Sadie Gadget's disappointment.
The two women walked back to McGonagall's office plotting.