"He really said that to you?" Hermione said quietly.
"He said it to me near the beginning of the school year, when he
found out that I was dating a Gryffindor. He said it's people like me
who destroy the name Slytherin." Janie said matter-of-factly.
"So he's saying that Gryffindor isn't good enough for Slytherin?"
Eliza huffed.
"Yes." came a mysterious voice from the doorway. It was Malfoy. "So
it's taken you this long to figure it out Liza. And Professor Snape
is right, you do destroy the name Slytherin every minute you go out
with Wood. He wants to see you McPherson," he said with a crooked
smile.
"Snape?" she said timidly.
"The one and only."
Harry spoke up,"If you need some extra help, just holler."
"Thanks."
"You stupid, stupid girl!" said and angry professor. Snape grabbed
Janie the moment she walked in and threw her against the wall. "Tell
me...why did you do it?"
"I'm sorry, it just slipped out." she said trying to choke back the
tears.
Still gripping her robes Snape said, "Not only have you disgraced
your house, you have disgraced me."
"With all do respect, I don't think anyone looks any lower on you."
"Of course they do, everyone knows your father. I advised my sister
not to have anything to do with that dirty cheap wizard, but she
didn't listen to me. And look where it's gotten me now."
"Where?"
"Don't get smart with me Janie, I have not been able to get the
Defense Against the Dark Arts job because of your father!"
"What does he have anything to do with that?"
"When he worked for the ministry of magic in the dark arts
department, he advised Dumbledore to give the position to Quirrel
over me, and look at what happened to Quirrel a few years later!"
"You were already doing such a good job in potions though, maybe they
couldn't find a better potions teacher. Is there more to this story
than meets the eye?"
"Leave my sight McPherson, you make me ill."
Janie left, not quite sadly, but confused. What would her friends
make of this?
"He said it to me near the beginning of the school year, when he
found out that I was dating a Gryffindor. He said it's people like me
who destroy the name Slytherin." Janie said matter-of-factly.
"So he's saying that Gryffindor isn't good enough for Slytherin?"
Eliza huffed.
"Yes." came a mysterious voice from the doorway. It was Malfoy. "So
it's taken you this long to figure it out Liza. And Professor Snape
is right, you do destroy the name Slytherin every minute you go out
with Wood. He wants to see you McPherson," he said with a crooked
smile.
"Snape?" she said timidly.
"The one and only."
Harry spoke up,"If you need some extra help, just holler."
"Thanks."
"You stupid, stupid girl!" said and angry professor. Snape grabbed
Janie the moment she walked in and threw her against the wall. "Tell
me...why did you do it?"
"I'm sorry, it just slipped out." she said trying to choke back the
tears.
Still gripping her robes Snape said, "Not only have you disgraced
your house, you have disgraced me."
"With all do respect, I don't think anyone looks any lower on you."
"Of course they do, everyone knows your father. I advised my sister
not to have anything to do with that dirty cheap wizard, but she
didn't listen to me. And look where it's gotten me now."
"Where?"
"Don't get smart with me Janie, I have not been able to get the
Defense Against the Dark Arts job because of your father!"
"What does he have anything to do with that?"
"When he worked for the ministry of magic in the dark arts
department, he advised Dumbledore to give the position to Quirrel
over me, and look at what happened to Quirrel a few years later!"
"You were already doing such a good job in potions though, maybe they
couldn't find a better potions teacher. Is there more to this story
than meets the eye?"
"Leave my sight McPherson, you make me ill."
Janie left, not quite sadly, but confused. What would her friends
make of this?