Dreamless Sleep
Chapter Seven
Disclaimer: You can't sue me, because for all you know I own the world.
"Weasely! 150 points from Gryffindor, and if you don't sit down immediately I will take 100 more!"
From the first second that Weasely boy had stood up, Severus had wanted to do more than deduct points from his house. For some reason he couldn't name, he felt a fierce urge to protect the small girl. His eyes softened almost imperceptibly as they turned to her.
"Virginia, take a seat."
She looked up with uncertain eyes, but took the only empty seat, which happened to be next to Neville Longbottom.
"Turn to page 367 and brew the potion shown there. Work with your partner." That having been said, Severus sat behind his desk and glared at the wall above their heads, seeming to include everyone in the room in that deadly look.
Neville turned to Virginia, "I guess we're partners, Ginny."
"Joy." She said, pulling open her text book, and silently reading the ingredients.
"Ummm- could you just do it all?" Without even pausing for an answer, he said, "Thanks." He then turned to stare the girl she had seen making out with Harry.
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"It isn't thick enough, Weasely. 5 points from Gryffindor for your thickness." Severus was calmly walking around the classroom, commenting on their now finished potions.
"Good, Virginia. Longbottom, however, will come to a detention for letting you do all the work."
"If anyone deserves a detention, it's me. I-I asked if I could do it all." Virginia ducked her head, waiting the fast approaching storm. Neville was looking at her with wide eyes, as was the rest of the class. NO ONE challenged Snape and lived very long.
"Alright. If you're so eager for a detention, you can have it. It doesn't matter to me."
Severus turned to the next table and began telling a terrified girl that she should learn to read.
After the entire class had been properly cut down to size, he said, "Class dismissed. Virginia, come here."
"You'll be serving your detention in the library."
"Alright-" she was cut off by the sound of someone dropping a heavy stack of books. Severus marched over to the door, only to see a sheepish Ron Weasely gazing up at him from among his and his girlfriend's books. Hermione and Harry were alternating between looking guilty and glaring at Ron.
"What are you doing, trying to loose your house more points?" Severus growled out.
"Wait! Don't tell me, I don't care, just go."
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Madame Pince told Virginia to start organizing the reference books. She waited until the redhead had begun, then headed off to bed. Virginia paused in her work to open a nearby window. The cool night air invaded the musty shelves, and she took a deep breath. Then she prepared herself for a long night of monotonous work.
*Two and a half hours later*
"It's finished! I can go to sleep! Woo-hoo!!!" Virginia jumped up as best she could on her stiff joints. She headed out the double doors with a yawn. Her bed seemed to be calling for her even from two floors away.
A/N-Well? I KNOW what's going to happen in the next chapter this time!!! GO ME!!!!
