(DISCLAIMER! In this chapter, the beast called a heart hound is actually
from Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" series. I didn't make it up, and I
could help but introduce it to the HP world.)
In Potions there was an unexpected surprise waiting for the students. For once the Gryffindors had potions by themselves, and when they entered the dungeon, there was a strange burst of color sitting on one of the desks, fiddling nervously with her wand. Professor Lafayette, dressed in a pastel pink satin dress underneath her open robes, greeted them happily.
"Hello, darlings. Today is one of our joint lessons, Potions/DADA, and it's going to be very fun. My partner for the day, Professor Snape, is gathering some ingredients you're all going to need to make today's potion. SO, get out your kettles-"
"Cauldrons." Interrupted the voice now familiar as Prof. Snape's. He had entered the room, and was now giving each student a handful of what looked like dried pink grapes each.
"Oh, yes, cauldrons. Thank you, dear. Anyway, get your cauldrons, the ingredients listed on the chalkboard, your wands, and your DADA books, and we'll start." She nodded, jumped down from the desk, and went over to help Snape.
"Here, gimme some of that. I'll pass it out to the other side of the class." She said, reaching for the pink grape-things.
"You are the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Miora. I am the potions teacher. I do potions, you don't. Begin the lesson." He snapped bitterly. She only smiled and nodded, as though he had just complimented her dress. Harry found himself quite enjoying how obviously pissed off Snape was that of all people, Miora got to be the new DADA teacher.
"OK, so we're going to be learning about Heart Hounds, darlings. Heart Hounds like to live in moderately cold forests. They look sort of like wolves, except their skin is deer-like. They're not as pretty as wolves, either. Has anyone here ever seen a wolf? They're so majestic. I saw one pinned up in a muggle zoo once, poor thing-"
"Miora, we are talking about Heart Hounds." Snape interrupted, sounding as though he was talking to a small child.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. Anyway-"
She went on to tell them everything she knew about Heart Hounds. Within twenty minutes, the class was beginning their potions to repel Heart Hounds. During this period, Hermione looked over and saw perhaps the oddest thing she had ever seen. Miora, looking like a bright rose, and crow-like Prof. Snape, were sitting at a table on the side of the classroom, talking, enjoying themselves! Miora was chattering on about something, when she got distracted and pushed Snape's hair behind his ears, insisting that it looks better that way. When Hermione finished her potion, Snape was actually smiling. She didn't know he was capable of that. It quickly faded when Hermione put her sample on the table.
"It shouldn't be so neon, Granger. Did you do everything-"
"Ooooh, it looks fine Hermione. Very pretty. Go and reread that chapter on Heart Hounds. Test tomorrow." She smiled and gave Hermione a pat on the shoulder. Snape stared at Miora, bewildered at the nerve she had to interrupt him. This is basically what happened when everyone came up, and she didn't even give him a chance to critique Neville's, whose potion was the color of Miora's dress, rather than the neon pink it should have been. Hermione waited after class to walk to lunch with Miora.
"Now what was that all about?" She said, grinning. She could talk freely with Miora now. She was often more like a student than a teacher, and since Hermione was getting aggravated with Harry and Ron, she had been hanging out with Miora more and more.
"What was what all about?"
"You and Snape? Is there something between you two?"
Miora merely grinned. "No. There was, but it was a loooooong time ago. Now were just friends. Teachers can have friends, cant they?"
Hermione only laughed, not able to answer.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Well, hope you liked it. Heh. Getting good now, isn't it? Yes, it is. I'll probably have one or two more chapters up tomorrow. Bye for now!
In Potions there was an unexpected surprise waiting for the students. For once the Gryffindors had potions by themselves, and when they entered the dungeon, there was a strange burst of color sitting on one of the desks, fiddling nervously with her wand. Professor Lafayette, dressed in a pastel pink satin dress underneath her open robes, greeted them happily.
"Hello, darlings. Today is one of our joint lessons, Potions/DADA, and it's going to be very fun. My partner for the day, Professor Snape, is gathering some ingredients you're all going to need to make today's potion. SO, get out your kettles-"
"Cauldrons." Interrupted the voice now familiar as Prof. Snape's. He had entered the room, and was now giving each student a handful of what looked like dried pink grapes each.
"Oh, yes, cauldrons. Thank you, dear. Anyway, get your cauldrons, the ingredients listed on the chalkboard, your wands, and your DADA books, and we'll start." She nodded, jumped down from the desk, and went over to help Snape.
"Here, gimme some of that. I'll pass it out to the other side of the class." She said, reaching for the pink grape-things.
"You are the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Miora. I am the potions teacher. I do potions, you don't. Begin the lesson." He snapped bitterly. She only smiled and nodded, as though he had just complimented her dress. Harry found himself quite enjoying how obviously pissed off Snape was that of all people, Miora got to be the new DADA teacher.
"OK, so we're going to be learning about Heart Hounds, darlings. Heart Hounds like to live in moderately cold forests. They look sort of like wolves, except their skin is deer-like. They're not as pretty as wolves, either. Has anyone here ever seen a wolf? They're so majestic. I saw one pinned up in a muggle zoo once, poor thing-"
"Miora, we are talking about Heart Hounds." Snape interrupted, sounding as though he was talking to a small child.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. Anyway-"
She went on to tell them everything she knew about Heart Hounds. Within twenty minutes, the class was beginning their potions to repel Heart Hounds. During this period, Hermione looked over and saw perhaps the oddest thing she had ever seen. Miora, looking like a bright rose, and crow-like Prof. Snape, were sitting at a table on the side of the classroom, talking, enjoying themselves! Miora was chattering on about something, when she got distracted and pushed Snape's hair behind his ears, insisting that it looks better that way. When Hermione finished her potion, Snape was actually smiling. She didn't know he was capable of that. It quickly faded when Hermione put her sample on the table.
"It shouldn't be so neon, Granger. Did you do everything-"
"Ooooh, it looks fine Hermione. Very pretty. Go and reread that chapter on Heart Hounds. Test tomorrow." She smiled and gave Hermione a pat on the shoulder. Snape stared at Miora, bewildered at the nerve she had to interrupt him. This is basically what happened when everyone came up, and she didn't even give him a chance to critique Neville's, whose potion was the color of Miora's dress, rather than the neon pink it should have been. Hermione waited after class to walk to lunch with Miora.
"Now what was that all about?" She said, grinning. She could talk freely with Miora now. She was often more like a student than a teacher, and since Hermione was getting aggravated with Harry and Ron, she had been hanging out with Miora more and more.
"What was what all about?"
"You and Snape? Is there something between you two?"
Miora merely grinned. "No. There was, but it was a loooooong time ago. Now were just friends. Teachers can have friends, cant they?"
Hermione only laughed, not able to answer.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Well, hope you liked it. Heh. Getting good now, isn't it? Yes, it is. I'll probably have one or two more chapters up tomorrow. Bye for now!
