Chapter six ~ Murmurs

All the students piled into the great hall, for dinner. There was one main topic they were discussing, The new teachers. Some of the students thought they were frauds, while others were spreading rumors about them.

Piper, Phoebe and Paige made their wall into the hall, sitting at the staff table next to each other.

"I think this school is a load of crap" Piper complained, after telling her sisters about her first class.

"You think everything new is crap," Paige said, without looking up from her food. She received a push from Piper.

"Well, I found out about some stupid 'all powerful' guy named Lord Voldemort" Paige informed them.

"Better hope he don't pair up with the source then" Piper watched as Paige's eyes darted across the room towards a cute professor, which was around her name.

"I liked it, though I think we all need to go to the library and catch up on the whole wizard act" Phoebe said, also watching Paige check out the teacher.

"Are you young muggles having fun?" Snape sneered over their heads.

"At least we are young" Paige retorted.

"Look Muggle we do not need nor want you here. So why don't you pack up and leave?" Snape sneered at Paige.

Snape loomed over Piper, who suddenly had an idea. She quickly pushed her chair out; it hit Snape knocking him over with a slight yelp from him. Piper stands and looks at Snape who was wrestling with his robes, trying to get up. "So sorry didn't know you were there" With that she stepped over him and started to walk down towards the door.

Snape finally got himself free from his robes; he quickly spun around and raised his wand towards Piper's back. "Turn around, Halliwell" he sneered.

Piper stopped and looked behind her, she was followed by the gazes of all the students. She slowly turned around to face Snape.

"How dare you" Snape sneered, Dumbledore had left the room minutes earlier, along with the other teachers.

"What can I say, I'm a dare - devil" Piper stared into Snape's cold eyes.

Snape raised his wand at the same time as Piper raised her hands. "What are you going to do? Punch me?" Snape sneered.

"Nope" Piper said simply and stared around the room, all these people. It was gonna take a lot out of her. She inhaled and froze the room. Smiling to herself she turned on her heel and walked out, letting the door swing behind her.

When the room unfroze, they realized that Piper had had an escape plan. They started to murmur to their friends about her.

"Where'd she go?" a 5th year asked.

"She's in league with you-know-who I heard" A girl named Mary, From ravenclaw, whispered to her friends. They gasped and started to spread the rumor.

Snape looked in disbelief in the space in front of him; he looked over his shoulder. "Matthews, Halliwell follow me now!"

"We are not your students, Snape!" Paige spat.

Snape rolled his eyes and walked out of the great hall, Paige and Phoebe followed whispering to each other about how much shit Piper would be in and how they were about to be interrogated.

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"What did your sister do?" Snape spat at Paige and Phoebe.

They exchanged a glance then shrugged.

"Mustn't be muggles huh, Phoebs?" Paige said to Phoebe, staring at her.

Phoebe started to play Paige's game. "No funny bout that I do believe she's been saying that all along"

"Mm. Now I do believe someone owes us a apology don't ya Phoebs?" Paige asked, completely ignoring Snape.

"Yep I do believe so" Phoebe agreed.

They exchanged a laugh then pushed past Snape, walking down the hall to the classrooms.