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Chapter 2- Hogwarts Was Supposed To Be Better- Part 2, Transfiguration **************
He grimaced as Professor McGonagall handed out the turtles which they would be transfiguring into water goblets this class, he never liked Transfiguration...
"Can anyone tell me the proper incantation for turning an animal into a water goblet?"
Severus sat anxiously at the edge of his chair, his hand raised into the air, and as the teacher scanned over the small pile of students with hands high in the air, she seemed less than impressed.
"Mr. Snape, can you enlighten the class with using the proper incantation?"
His eyes widened slightly he knew the word, but he had never done it properly before. He nodded slowly, perhaps he could get some points back for Slytherin?
He removed his wand from his bag and looked apprehensively down at his turtle.
He tapped hsi wand once, twice, thrice down on the turtle's hard shell, and said as confidently as possible, "Feraverto."
The turtle began to shift and change slightly, until the turtle looked much like a goblet, but was very green and crawled along on four stubby legs at a very slow pace.
"Not quite, Mr. Snape.. Can anybody else demonstrate for the class?"
Severus's heart plummeted into his stomach, where it splashed around weirdly and caused him to want to throw up. He had just made a fool of himself in front of the class!
"Mr. Black?"
He looked over to see James Potter's friend Sirius Black looking just as arrogant as James did in Potions, tapping his wand against the turtle and using the same incantation as himself. Immediately the turtle turned into a sparkling silver water goblet, and Snape groaned.
"10 points for Gryffindor."
~ Why is it always Potter and Black? ~ He wondered to himself as he reversed his spell to use in a second attempt to make his turtle a water goblet. When he completed it the second time, it worked, and he muttered a curse under his breath.
"Never when it matters."
~ Of Course not, Severus, if it worked when it mattered then your life might actually have a bright spot. ~ Came a little nagging voice in the back of hsi head. He looked down at his water goblet and waited for the teacher to come around and check on each students' progress. Meanwhile, he dipped his quill into a pot of crimson ink and began to draw pictures of flying snitches and a badly drawn cartoon of himself catching them with ease.
"Mr. Snape, what are you doing? Why haven't you changed your turtle into a water goblet yet?" Minerva McGonagall asked.
"B-but... I did." Severus said, looking dumstruck up at the teacher, then to where a turtle was making its way lazily across his desk.
"Really, I would have assumed better of your Severus. You will write me a 1 foot long essay on transfiguring animals into water goblets for tomorrow, and you will practice the spell over night."
Severus groaned, but nodded and looked down at his turtle, which ahd almost reached the edge of his table, and he pulled it back, trying not to look over at James Potter and his friends. Why? Because they were the only plausible explanation as to who had transfigured his water goblet back into a turtle.
"Class is dismissed."
"Oi! Snivellus! Enjoy your essay!" Laughed Sirius as he walked on by, James laughing at his side, Remus Lupin hiding his face behind a book, and Peter Pettigrew squeeking merrily along.
Trudging down a set of stairs towards the Slytherin's Dungeon and its safe walls, he looked gloomily towards a set of Slytherin first years, who were chatting to each other. He glared at them and pushed past them, hissing "Out of my way!" as he did so.
He suddenly felt a little better.
"Severus..." Came a gleeful hiss from behind him, and he turned to see Lucius Malfoy looking positively glowing, "Quite fun, isn't it?"
"Isn't what?"
"Pushing around the first years, it's even better when you do it to Gryffindors, or those push-over Hufflepuffs..."
"I suppose." Severus said as they looked towards a statue of some dark- looking wizard holding the head of some creature that Severus had never read about nor seen.
"Parseltongue." Lucius said dully, and the wizard stepped aside to reveal a secret doorway, to which the two walked through.
Within was a beautifully decorated room, black leather couches and armchairs facing an ancient-looking fireplace where a bright red fire was dancing about. On the walls hung many pictures, most depicting famous wizards that had came from Slytherin house, the rest showing the founder of House Slytherin himself.
"Perhaps I will show you some of the joys of being a Slytherin... All of the younger students fear you, and it's smart to use that to your advantage..."
"Perhaps... But right now I have a Transfiguration essay to write."
Chapter 2- Hogwarts Was Supposed To Be Better- Part 2, Transfiguration **************
He grimaced as Professor McGonagall handed out the turtles which they would be transfiguring into water goblets this class, he never liked Transfiguration...
"Can anyone tell me the proper incantation for turning an animal into a water goblet?"
Severus sat anxiously at the edge of his chair, his hand raised into the air, and as the teacher scanned over the small pile of students with hands high in the air, she seemed less than impressed.
"Mr. Snape, can you enlighten the class with using the proper incantation?"
His eyes widened slightly he knew the word, but he had never done it properly before. He nodded slowly, perhaps he could get some points back for Slytherin?
He removed his wand from his bag and looked apprehensively down at his turtle.
He tapped hsi wand once, twice, thrice down on the turtle's hard shell, and said as confidently as possible, "Feraverto."
The turtle began to shift and change slightly, until the turtle looked much like a goblet, but was very green and crawled along on four stubby legs at a very slow pace.
"Not quite, Mr. Snape.. Can anybody else demonstrate for the class?"
Severus's heart plummeted into his stomach, where it splashed around weirdly and caused him to want to throw up. He had just made a fool of himself in front of the class!
"Mr. Black?"
He looked over to see James Potter's friend Sirius Black looking just as arrogant as James did in Potions, tapping his wand against the turtle and using the same incantation as himself. Immediately the turtle turned into a sparkling silver water goblet, and Snape groaned.
"10 points for Gryffindor."
~ Why is it always Potter and Black? ~ He wondered to himself as he reversed his spell to use in a second attempt to make his turtle a water goblet. When he completed it the second time, it worked, and he muttered a curse under his breath.
"Never when it matters."
~ Of Course not, Severus, if it worked when it mattered then your life might actually have a bright spot. ~ Came a little nagging voice in the back of hsi head. He looked down at his water goblet and waited for the teacher to come around and check on each students' progress. Meanwhile, he dipped his quill into a pot of crimson ink and began to draw pictures of flying snitches and a badly drawn cartoon of himself catching them with ease.
"Mr. Snape, what are you doing? Why haven't you changed your turtle into a water goblet yet?" Minerva McGonagall asked.
"B-but... I did." Severus said, looking dumstruck up at the teacher, then to where a turtle was making its way lazily across his desk.
"Really, I would have assumed better of your Severus. You will write me a 1 foot long essay on transfiguring animals into water goblets for tomorrow, and you will practice the spell over night."
Severus groaned, but nodded and looked down at his turtle, which ahd almost reached the edge of his table, and he pulled it back, trying not to look over at James Potter and his friends. Why? Because they were the only plausible explanation as to who had transfigured his water goblet back into a turtle.
"Class is dismissed."
"Oi! Snivellus! Enjoy your essay!" Laughed Sirius as he walked on by, James laughing at his side, Remus Lupin hiding his face behind a book, and Peter Pettigrew squeeking merrily along.
Trudging down a set of stairs towards the Slytherin's Dungeon and its safe walls, he looked gloomily towards a set of Slytherin first years, who were chatting to each other. He glared at them and pushed past them, hissing "Out of my way!" as he did so.
He suddenly felt a little better.
"Severus..." Came a gleeful hiss from behind him, and he turned to see Lucius Malfoy looking positively glowing, "Quite fun, isn't it?"
"Isn't what?"
"Pushing around the first years, it's even better when you do it to Gryffindors, or those push-over Hufflepuffs..."
"I suppose." Severus said as they looked towards a statue of some dark- looking wizard holding the head of some creature that Severus had never read about nor seen.
"Parseltongue." Lucius said dully, and the wizard stepped aside to reveal a secret doorway, to which the two walked through.
Within was a beautifully decorated room, black leather couches and armchairs facing an ancient-looking fireplace where a bright red fire was dancing about. On the walls hung many pictures, most depicting famous wizards that had came from Slytherin house, the rest showing the founder of House Slytherin himself.
"Perhaps I will show you some of the joys of being a Slytherin... All of the younger students fear you, and it's smart to use that to your advantage..."
"Perhaps... But right now I have a Transfiguration essay to write."
