We join everyone's favorite Professor at Hogwarts for another year...
Professor Snape. Before school starts he spends countless numbers of hours
in the dungeons preparing for the upcoming year.
Finally the day came when the students would be shipped by the train to school. All of the teachers were looking forward to seeing the students again. Well that was, everyone but Professor Snape. The only thing he had to look forward to was taking points from every other house but his own, and giving detentions. He lived to make the children miserable.
About tow weeks into the year,we find Harry Potter,Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley all sitting on the floor in one of the hall ways.
Ron: But we've been studying for ever! Can't we just take a break?
Hermione: This is our first test of the year. We might as well do good on it.
Suddenly they all stopped talking to hear a pair of footsteps nearing them. They looked up only to see a pair of black eyes beating down upon them.
Snape: Well, well, well. What would you three be up to on this bright afternoon? Planning how to break even more school rules this year? Perhaps you could set a record this year. I'm sure you would love the attention from that wouldn't you Potter?
Harry felt his face turning red with hate.
Ron: No sir. See we were just studying for our DADA test on Friday.
Snape: Well I suggest that the three of you run along before I find a reason to deduct points from your house...
And with that the three got up and headed for the great hall. They could study in there without the interuptions they would run into in the common room.
Ron: Can you believe him? He got onto us because we were studying.
Hermione: He's so mean. It makes you wonder sometimes why he is the way he is. You know?
Harry: Let's just not talk about it alright? Let's just study...
Ron: Harry, what's wrong with you? Any other day you would be going off about how much you hate that git...
Hermione did not appear to be paying the slightest bit of attention. Insead she was deep in her own thought. Then finally spoke aloud.
Hermione: What would you think would happen if we tried to actually be nice to Snape? Because I mean, the only reason he gets treated with respect is because the children are scared to death of him. What if we were nice to him, just to be nice? Think it would make any difference?
Ron: Are you nuts? You mean actually be nice to that stupid excuse of a teacher?
Harry: That's not a bad idea. I mean it wouldn't hurt to help. And your right Hermione. He wouldn't know what to do if he was treated with some real respect.
Ron: Wait, wait, wait... I'm not going...
Hermione: Oh yes you are Ron Weasley. And you'll like it.
Ron: Fine... whatever.
Harry: Tell you what... I say we try it for a week. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, well than we havn't lost anything.
So it was agreed. They were going to kill with kindness. Show respect, and hope that it would be shown in return.
At that same moment, Snape was in his office grading some papers when Dumbledore knocked on his door.
Dumbledore: Severus? I just felt like a little chat. Do you have a minute?
Snape: Of course I do. Come in, come in.
So they sat and talked for a while.
Dumbledore: So how have you been getting along with the children?
Snape: You know headmaster, they show not one sign of respect. They are always rude and disrespectful of their elders.
Dumbledore: Severus, may I make a suggestion?
Snape: Yes, of course.
Dumbledore: I think that you need to start showing more affection towards the students. I think that maybe if you lightened up on them a little, they may lighten up on you.
Later that day Harry, Hermione, and Ron all headed towards the dungeons for potions.
Ron: So I have to try and be nice to Snape?
Hermione: Yes. We all are.
Harry just really kept mostly to himself. It wasn't that he didn't have an opinion, he just wasn't in the mood to talk. Once they reached the classroom, they went in and sat down. Surprisingly, Snape didn't seem as harsh as usual. Which made it easier for the three to be respectful... well at least act respectful. And by the ned of the lesson, they had all agreed that that had been the best potions class they had ever had during their 6 years at Hogwarts.
Finally the day came when the students would be shipped by the train to school. All of the teachers were looking forward to seeing the students again. Well that was, everyone but Professor Snape. The only thing he had to look forward to was taking points from every other house but his own, and giving detentions. He lived to make the children miserable.
About tow weeks into the year,we find Harry Potter,Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley all sitting on the floor in one of the hall ways.
Ron: But we've been studying for ever! Can't we just take a break?
Hermione: This is our first test of the year. We might as well do good on it.
Suddenly they all stopped talking to hear a pair of footsteps nearing them. They looked up only to see a pair of black eyes beating down upon them.
Snape: Well, well, well. What would you three be up to on this bright afternoon? Planning how to break even more school rules this year? Perhaps you could set a record this year. I'm sure you would love the attention from that wouldn't you Potter?
Harry felt his face turning red with hate.
Ron: No sir. See we were just studying for our DADA test on Friday.
Snape: Well I suggest that the three of you run along before I find a reason to deduct points from your house...
And with that the three got up and headed for the great hall. They could study in there without the interuptions they would run into in the common room.
Ron: Can you believe him? He got onto us because we were studying.
Hermione: He's so mean. It makes you wonder sometimes why he is the way he is. You know?
Harry: Let's just not talk about it alright? Let's just study...
Ron: Harry, what's wrong with you? Any other day you would be going off about how much you hate that git...
Hermione did not appear to be paying the slightest bit of attention. Insead she was deep in her own thought. Then finally spoke aloud.
Hermione: What would you think would happen if we tried to actually be nice to Snape? Because I mean, the only reason he gets treated with respect is because the children are scared to death of him. What if we were nice to him, just to be nice? Think it would make any difference?
Ron: Are you nuts? You mean actually be nice to that stupid excuse of a teacher?
Harry: That's not a bad idea. I mean it wouldn't hurt to help. And your right Hermione. He wouldn't know what to do if he was treated with some real respect.
Ron: Wait, wait, wait... I'm not going...
Hermione: Oh yes you are Ron Weasley. And you'll like it.
Ron: Fine... whatever.
Harry: Tell you what... I say we try it for a week. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, well than we havn't lost anything.
So it was agreed. They were going to kill with kindness. Show respect, and hope that it would be shown in return.
At that same moment, Snape was in his office grading some papers when Dumbledore knocked on his door.
Dumbledore: Severus? I just felt like a little chat. Do you have a minute?
Snape: Of course I do. Come in, come in.
So they sat and talked for a while.
Dumbledore: So how have you been getting along with the children?
Snape: You know headmaster, they show not one sign of respect. They are always rude and disrespectful of their elders.
Dumbledore: Severus, may I make a suggestion?
Snape: Yes, of course.
Dumbledore: I think that you need to start showing more affection towards the students. I think that maybe if you lightened up on them a little, they may lighten up on you.
Later that day Harry, Hermione, and Ron all headed towards the dungeons for potions.
Ron: So I have to try and be nice to Snape?
Hermione: Yes. We all are.
Harry just really kept mostly to himself. It wasn't that he didn't have an opinion, he just wasn't in the mood to talk. Once they reached the classroom, they went in and sat down. Surprisingly, Snape didn't seem as harsh as usual. Which made it easier for the three to be respectful... well at least act respectful. And by the ned of the lesson, they had all agreed that that had been the best potions class they had ever had during their 6 years at Hogwarts.