That night Luna and Janie stayed up for hours talking. Everything
from boys to potions class.
"You know, Janie, your really must be more careful while visiting
with Oliver. I heard Susan Bones and Patti Patel talking about you
two today."
"I don't care what anyone thinks. Oliver and I are very close to one
another and I am not going to let anyone else destroy our
relationship." Janie said with aggression.
"Why can't you go out with someone in Slytherin? Marcus flint has
fancied you for a very long time."
"He would have to get a set of braces before I even considered him.
Who do you think I am Luna, going out with a guy like Marcus?"
"It was just a suggestion. What about Crabb or Goyle?"
"NO! Please, no more suggestions."
"You know who you remind me of?" Luna asked.
"Who?"
"Professor Snape, first of all, your dark hair, second of all your
stubbornness."
Janie remained silent for a while.
"What is it?"
"I am going to tell you something that is just going to be between
you and me, okay?"
"Okay, what is it!" Luna said with anticipation.
"The is confidential, no blabbing."
"I understand, come on!"
"Professor Snape is my mothers brother."
"WHAT?????? YOUR HIS NIECE?"
"Luna, shutup, do you want all of Hogwarts to know?" she said trying
to calm her down.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it." she
kept repeating to herself.
"Well believe it. It's true, it really is."
"Then why is he so mean to you?"
"I don't know, it has just got to be because of myself going out with
a Gryffindor."
"That must be it."
"Luna, you musn't tell anyone, not even Liza, I will eventually tell
her but not yet."
They then realized the late hour and went to bed. Of course this
meant that potions class will have a whole nother view from the girls
eyes.
***********
The next day, Janie was not looking foreward to potions the whole
moring. When it came time, she just went to her seat and sat down,
with out saying a word.
"Is something wrong Janie?" came Eliza's voice from behind her.
"Everythings great." Janie replied with a fake expression.
"Take your seats everyone we have a lot to cover today. Does everyone
have thier couldrons?"
"I forgot to bring mine, Professor." said Eliza nervously.
"My deepest sympathy, after all we are only in potions class, it
would be very rare to use a couldron."
"I'm sorry, I just forgot." replied Eliza, almost in tears.
"Sorry does not cut it..."
Janie could see Rons knuckles turn white ready to pound Snape to the
ground.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor!"
Janie shot up,"Uncle Severous, thats not..." realizing what she just
said, she lowered her volume..."fair."
The whole class gasped and the same time. All were in shock, except
for Luna. All heads turned to Janie, who was still standing with an
expression of fear on her face.
"That'll do Janie," said Snape in an unusual sympathetic
tone. "Eliza, you and Ron can share his couldron for today, don't let
this happen again."
The class seemed to go on for hours. By the time it was out, nearly
all the students in potions crowded around Janie, piling her with
questions. Janie, Luna, Eliza, Ron, Harry, and Hermione made thier
way through the crowd and gathered in an empty room.
"Is it really true, Janie?" asked Eliza.
"He is my mothers brother."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it." Eleza
said, saying exactly what Luna's reaction was.
"Why haven't you told anyone until now?" asked Ron.
"I did tell Luna last night, but the reason why I have waited so long
is because I really don't think Snape would want me to."
"Why would he have a problem with that?" asked Harry.
"He is embarrased of me, he told me himself."
from boys to potions class.
"You know, Janie, your really must be more careful while visiting
with Oliver. I heard Susan Bones and Patti Patel talking about you
two today."
"I don't care what anyone thinks. Oliver and I are very close to one
another and I am not going to let anyone else destroy our
relationship." Janie said with aggression.
"Why can't you go out with someone in Slytherin? Marcus flint has
fancied you for a very long time."
"He would have to get a set of braces before I even considered him.
Who do you think I am Luna, going out with a guy like Marcus?"
"It was just a suggestion. What about Crabb or Goyle?"
"NO! Please, no more suggestions."
"You know who you remind me of?" Luna asked.
"Who?"
"Professor Snape, first of all, your dark hair, second of all your
stubbornness."
Janie remained silent for a while.
"What is it?"
"I am going to tell you something that is just going to be between
you and me, okay?"
"Okay, what is it!" Luna said with anticipation.
"The is confidential, no blabbing."
"I understand, come on!"
"Professor Snape is my mothers brother."
"WHAT?????? YOUR HIS NIECE?"
"Luna, shutup, do you want all of Hogwarts to know?" she said trying
to calm her down.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it." she
kept repeating to herself.
"Well believe it. It's true, it really is."
"Then why is he so mean to you?"
"I don't know, it has just got to be because of myself going out with
a Gryffindor."
"That must be it."
"Luna, you musn't tell anyone, not even Liza, I will eventually tell
her but not yet."
They then realized the late hour and went to bed. Of course this
meant that potions class will have a whole nother view from the girls
eyes.
***********
The next day, Janie was not looking foreward to potions the whole
moring. When it came time, she just went to her seat and sat down,
with out saying a word.
"Is something wrong Janie?" came Eliza's voice from behind her.
"Everythings great." Janie replied with a fake expression.
"Take your seats everyone we have a lot to cover today. Does everyone
have thier couldrons?"
"I forgot to bring mine, Professor." said Eliza nervously.
"My deepest sympathy, after all we are only in potions class, it
would be very rare to use a couldron."
"I'm sorry, I just forgot." replied Eliza, almost in tears.
"Sorry does not cut it..."
Janie could see Rons knuckles turn white ready to pound Snape to the
ground.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor!"
Janie shot up,"Uncle Severous, thats not..." realizing what she just
said, she lowered her volume..."fair."
The whole class gasped and the same time. All were in shock, except
for Luna. All heads turned to Janie, who was still standing with an
expression of fear on her face.
"That'll do Janie," said Snape in an unusual sympathetic
tone. "Eliza, you and Ron can share his couldron for today, don't let
this happen again."
The class seemed to go on for hours. By the time it was out, nearly
all the students in potions crowded around Janie, piling her with
questions. Janie, Luna, Eliza, Ron, Harry, and Hermione made thier
way through the crowd and gathered in an empty room.
"Is it really true, Janie?" asked Eliza.
"He is my mothers brother."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it." Eleza
said, saying exactly what Luna's reaction was.
"Why haven't you told anyone until now?" asked Ron.
"I did tell Luna last night, but the reason why I have waited so long
is because I really don't think Snape would want me to."
"Why would he have a problem with that?" asked Harry.
"He is embarrased of me, he told me himself."