Third chapter. Making them short because I don't really know how much 3000
kilobytes are. Oh still haven't got permission to write this story or sell
it. Just as well don't think anyone would buy it.
"I can't believe it,"said Ron," He never said a sword. It was like Snape didn't care if people cheated."
"I know, and did you see how smug the Slytherins looked before the exam," said Hermione.
"Maybe Dumbledore didn't find the letter,"said Harry," Although it was odd. Snape didn't even give his usual lecture about cheating before the test. It makes me wish we had used the key."
"No you don't," contradicted Hermione," That would be the same as accepting help from Draco Malfoy."
"Perish the thought," laughed Harry.
The next morning in Potions class everything was eerily quiet. The students were all at their desks and Snape was sitting upon his facing the class. He looked rather like a vulture eyeing his next meal. No one had said a word for twenty minutes as Snape gazed at each student accusingly, as if trying to spot some spot of guilt on their faces.
There was suddenly a loud crash. Everyone looked to the back of the classroom. Neville was sprawled on the floor beneath his chair.
"The l-leg broke, p-professor," he stammered.
"Five points from Gryffindor for destroying school property," Snape said harshly. He continued in a chillingly cold voice," It has come to my attention today that someone in this class has been breaking into my storeroom and duplicating the answer key. Such scholarly slovenliness will not be tolerated in my classroom. The idiot who cannot retain the information to pass a simple potions exam will never escape the notice of myself. Tonight, I will mix a complex anti cheating potion and dip the test papers into it. Whichever papers belong to guilty students will turn red as will their owners. I would not like to be a scarlet hue on the morrow."
He was glaring angrily at the table which Ron, Harry, and Hermione were occupying. He continued to stare at them for the remainder of the class and their outbursts of gleeful laughter caused Gryffindor to lose quite a few points.
"I can't believe it,"said Ron," He never said a sword. It was like Snape didn't care if people cheated."
"I know, and did you see how smug the Slytherins looked before the exam," said Hermione.
"Maybe Dumbledore didn't find the letter,"said Harry," Although it was odd. Snape didn't even give his usual lecture about cheating before the test. It makes me wish we had used the key."
"No you don't," contradicted Hermione," That would be the same as accepting help from Draco Malfoy."
"Perish the thought," laughed Harry.
The next morning in Potions class everything was eerily quiet. The students were all at their desks and Snape was sitting upon his facing the class. He looked rather like a vulture eyeing his next meal. No one had said a word for twenty minutes as Snape gazed at each student accusingly, as if trying to spot some spot of guilt on their faces.
There was suddenly a loud crash. Everyone looked to the back of the classroom. Neville was sprawled on the floor beneath his chair.
"The l-leg broke, p-professor," he stammered.
"Five points from Gryffindor for destroying school property," Snape said harshly. He continued in a chillingly cold voice," It has come to my attention today that someone in this class has been breaking into my storeroom and duplicating the answer key. Such scholarly slovenliness will not be tolerated in my classroom. The idiot who cannot retain the information to pass a simple potions exam will never escape the notice of myself. Tonight, I will mix a complex anti cheating potion and dip the test papers into it. Whichever papers belong to guilty students will turn red as will their owners. I would not like to be a scarlet hue on the morrow."
He was glaring angrily at the table which Ron, Harry, and Hermione were occupying. He continued to stare at them for the remainder of the class and their outbursts of gleeful laughter caused Gryffindor to lose quite a few points.