Janie waited a few seconds in the hall before Snape came out.
"What the bloody hell were you thinking?" screamed Snape in her face.
"Did you not hear what he was saying to me?" Janie answered.
"And what exactly was it that made you turn your hand on him?"
This made Janie think about what he really did say, and surely she
did not want to repeat it to Snape, so she simply said, "he was
trying to coo me."
"Coo you? COO YOU?! COO YOU MACPHERSON!" and after a deep breath,"I
am truely ashamed of your appalling behavior.
"He was making me extremely uncomfortable." She was now on the verge
of tears.
"I think I will take over, Severus," Dumbledores voice came from
behind Janie, and she couldn't have been more relieved.
"Headmaster, I was only taking the necessary-"
"Thank you, Severus. Miss MacPherson if you would please join me in
my office."
Janie followed in earnest to get away from her fuming uncle. It
wasn't as far to his office as she imagined, but quite close to the
Great Hall. When Dumbledore spoke the opening password, Sherbet
Melon, a golden eagle twisted down into the opening and Dumbledore
stepped in along with Janie. They landed in a large but quite crowded
office where countless items hung on the wall and books and papers
filled the shelves.
Dumbledore sat down behind his desk, "Please have a seat," he told
Janie. "Now, I am sure you must have an explanation for all this."
Janie cleared her throat, "Yes... I was defending myself."
"Really? And what was he doing to you?"
"How do I put this?" she said aloud,"he was saying things to me that
were extremely unnecessary."
"Unnecessary enough to be punched?"
"No, I acted on impulse. He has been stalking me ever since it was
announced I was the new Slytherin Keeper."
"I know. And I must say you have handled it quite well, until now. I
suppose the anger and frustration was building up inside of you all
along and tonight was the unlucky one?"
"Thats absolutely right, Professor."
"You have broken a school rule, therefore, you must be punnished.
Even though I understand you were trying to protect yourself."
"Yes I was trying to protect myself, I didn't know what he was going
to pull next,I-"
"You will be serving three detentions with Professor Snape. They will
start tomorrow."
"Aren't there any other Professors available? What about Mr. Filch?"
she asked desperately.
"Please understand, I am trying to help the relationship between you
and your uncle," Dumbledore said. "I think all you two need is a
little quality time. You may go now."
"Thank you, Headmaster," and Janie departed. Dreading the next day.
She went immediately to the Slytherin common room, and to her
surprise, Eliza, Ron, Harry, Hermione, and even Oliver were there
wating for her, of course Luna and Draco were there as well.
"Well?" they all chimed together as soon as they saw Janie.
"I have to serve three detentions with none other than Uncle Severus."
"Snape made you serve detentions with himself?" exclaimed the
confused Hermione.
"No, Dumbledore did, he took me to his office and we chatted."
"It was Dumbledore's doing? What a horrible man!" said Eliza.
"No! No, he was quite understanding to the whole Flint thing, he's
trying to do a good thing, sending me to detention with Snape."
"You shoulda seen Flints nose after you left, it was bloody bloody,"
piped Ron.
"That line was great Janie, 'There's a nose to match your teeth!' it
had everyone laughing." said Luna.
"I didn't hear anyone laughing." Janie answered.
"No, but everyones been talking about it," Draco sneered, "thanks to
you, he might not be able to play the next quiddich match."
"That's not untill after Christmas, it'll be better by then," said
Janie, "besides, those teeth of his haven't been a problem so far in
his game."
Everyone laughed.
"Janie, do you think I could talk to you privately?" asked Oliver.
"Of course, whats wrong?" Together they left the Slytherin common
room and headed outside to the courtyard.
"What did Flint say to you?" Oliver asked with a conserned face.
"Please, Oliver, I should not like to repeat it. Lets just say he
crossed a few boundaries."
"Did he touch you? If he laid one finger on you I'll-"
Before he could finnish, Janie interrupted. "No Oliver, he didn't. I
would really rather not repeat what went on."
"I just don't want you to get hurt, Flint can be very singular
sometimes."
"I'm fine, really, Flint will never hurt me. I think I proved that
tonight."
Oliver reached for her arm, "Janie, this is not joking matter. I care
about you, and it would kill me to see you hurt."
This was serious, Oliver was serious. Putting her head against his
shoulder, she said, "I care about you too, and I know you have other
things to worry about, don't give this matter a second thought."
"Do your detentions start tomorrow?"
"Yep."
"I'll be waiting for you."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll be waiting for you. The whole time you're in detention, I will
wait in the corridor outside Snapes classroom untill I see you are
safely back in the Slytherin common room."
Janie was moved to tears. She tried to refrain from crying because it
would be embarassing to lose it in front of Oliver. She could barely
get out the words, "Thank you."
Oliver then put both arms around her so that Janie's head was agains
his chest. She could hear the steady beating of his heart. She lost
it. She had never cried so hard in front of anyone, let alone her
boyfriend. Everything was just so built up inside of her, that when
it came, it came hard. They remained in each others arms until the
sun was no where to be seen.
"What the bloody hell were you thinking?" screamed Snape in her face.
"Did you not hear what he was saying to me?" Janie answered.
"And what exactly was it that made you turn your hand on him?"
This made Janie think about what he really did say, and surely she
did not want to repeat it to Snape, so she simply said, "he was
trying to coo me."
"Coo you? COO YOU?! COO YOU MACPHERSON!" and after a deep breath,"I
am truely ashamed of your appalling behavior.
"He was making me extremely uncomfortable." She was now on the verge
of tears.
"I think I will take over, Severus," Dumbledores voice came from
behind Janie, and she couldn't have been more relieved.
"Headmaster, I was only taking the necessary-"
"Thank you, Severus. Miss MacPherson if you would please join me in
my office."
Janie followed in earnest to get away from her fuming uncle. It
wasn't as far to his office as she imagined, but quite close to the
Great Hall. When Dumbledore spoke the opening password, Sherbet
Melon, a golden eagle twisted down into the opening and Dumbledore
stepped in along with Janie. They landed in a large but quite crowded
office where countless items hung on the wall and books and papers
filled the shelves.
Dumbledore sat down behind his desk, "Please have a seat," he told
Janie. "Now, I am sure you must have an explanation for all this."
Janie cleared her throat, "Yes... I was defending myself."
"Really? And what was he doing to you?"
"How do I put this?" she said aloud,"he was saying things to me that
were extremely unnecessary."
"Unnecessary enough to be punched?"
"No, I acted on impulse. He has been stalking me ever since it was
announced I was the new Slytherin Keeper."
"I know. And I must say you have handled it quite well, until now. I
suppose the anger and frustration was building up inside of you all
along and tonight was the unlucky one?"
"Thats absolutely right, Professor."
"You have broken a school rule, therefore, you must be punnished.
Even though I understand you were trying to protect yourself."
"Yes I was trying to protect myself, I didn't know what he was going
to pull next,I-"
"You will be serving three detentions with Professor Snape. They will
start tomorrow."
"Aren't there any other Professors available? What about Mr. Filch?"
she asked desperately.
"Please understand, I am trying to help the relationship between you
and your uncle," Dumbledore said. "I think all you two need is a
little quality time. You may go now."
"Thank you, Headmaster," and Janie departed. Dreading the next day.
She went immediately to the Slytherin common room, and to her
surprise, Eliza, Ron, Harry, Hermione, and even Oliver were there
wating for her, of course Luna and Draco were there as well.
"Well?" they all chimed together as soon as they saw Janie.
"I have to serve three detentions with none other than Uncle Severus."
"Snape made you serve detentions with himself?" exclaimed the
confused Hermione.
"No, Dumbledore did, he took me to his office and we chatted."
"It was Dumbledore's doing? What a horrible man!" said Eliza.
"No! No, he was quite understanding to the whole Flint thing, he's
trying to do a good thing, sending me to detention with Snape."
"You shoulda seen Flints nose after you left, it was bloody bloody,"
piped Ron.
"That line was great Janie, 'There's a nose to match your teeth!' it
had everyone laughing." said Luna.
"I didn't hear anyone laughing." Janie answered.
"No, but everyones been talking about it," Draco sneered, "thanks to
you, he might not be able to play the next quiddich match."
"That's not untill after Christmas, it'll be better by then," said
Janie, "besides, those teeth of his haven't been a problem so far in
his game."
Everyone laughed.
"Janie, do you think I could talk to you privately?" asked Oliver.
"Of course, whats wrong?" Together they left the Slytherin common
room and headed outside to the courtyard.
"What did Flint say to you?" Oliver asked with a conserned face.
"Please, Oliver, I should not like to repeat it. Lets just say he
crossed a few boundaries."
"Did he touch you? If he laid one finger on you I'll-"
Before he could finnish, Janie interrupted. "No Oliver, he didn't. I
would really rather not repeat what went on."
"I just don't want you to get hurt, Flint can be very singular
sometimes."
"I'm fine, really, Flint will never hurt me. I think I proved that
tonight."
Oliver reached for her arm, "Janie, this is not joking matter. I care
about you, and it would kill me to see you hurt."
This was serious, Oliver was serious. Putting her head against his
shoulder, she said, "I care about you too, and I know you have other
things to worry about, don't give this matter a second thought."
"Do your detentions start tomorrow?"
"Yep."
"I'll be waiting for you."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll be waiting for you. The whole time you're in detention, I will
wait in the corridor outside Snapes classroom untill I see you are
safely back in the Slytherin common room."
Janie was moved to tears. She tried to refrain from crying because it
would be embarassing to lose it in front of Oliver. She could barely
get out the words, "Thank you."
Oliver then put both arms around her so that Janie's head was agains
his chest. She could hear the steady beating of his heart. She lost
it. She had never cried so hard in front of anyone, let alone her
boyfriend. Everything was just so built up inside of her, that when
it came, it came hard. They remained in each others arms until the
sun was no where to be seen.