Chapter 4: Stress Fills the Air


Harry sighed as he walked downstairs into the common room. They all had detention for the second time this week. It was just a week ago that Ron had almost beaten Draco up.


Ron looked up as he saw Harry and stood up "Ready?"


Harry nodded "Yes...where's Hermione?"


Hermione walked down the stairs behind him "I'm right here, lets just go and get this over with" She sighed. She had gotten very upset over the whole ordeal. Now she was getting letters from Draco. But she wouldn't tell Harry and Ron, they would kill him.


Ron sighed "Alright then, lets go"


The trio walked downstairs into the dungeons and then into Snape's office.


Snape looked up from his desk and snared as he pointed to three desks.


Draco looked up and smiled evilly at Hermione then growled at the other three.


"Draco...if you do that once more it will add to your detention. I don't want to add another one to your already growing list." Snape said as he looked over some essays.


Draco sighed and went back to his lines.


Harry sat down to a piece of parchment that had his initials on the top and then some instructions


H. P


You must write a essay on how you should not interfere when a Professor is handling a problem.


Harry groaned and picked up the quill and started to write.


Ron looked down at his piece of parchment and blinked at the instructions


R. W


You must write a essay on how fighting like a mud blood isn't right the Wizard world.


Ron blinked and clenched his hands into fists. How dare he! If he only knew why he was fighting! The bloody bastard never gave him a chance.


Hermione was the last one to sit down after having a long glare at Draco. She looked down at the page as tears filled her eyes.



H. G


You must write a letter telling me exactly the events that happened that lead to the fight in which the fellow students are in trouble for.


Hermione sniffed as a tear fell onto the parchment. She looked up at Snape and then grabbed the quill writing slowly.


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Snape looked up and looked at the four students in front of him "Alright, now you may hand in your assignments and leave"


Harry growled as he got up and put the essay on the desk before stomping out of the room. He hated Snape in general but now more than ever.


Ron sighed and got up putting the essay on the desk and shook his hand walking out and towards the common room.


Draco had already left early. He only had lines to do..this showed you how truly evil Snape was.


Hermione sat there looking at the blank parchment. She couldn't write...how could she tell him of the degrading events..she couldn't.


Snape looked up "Well Granger, are you going to hand in your letter."


Hermione shook her head "No sir I'm not...I can't hand in a letter if I haven't wrote it"


Snape sighed "You know you'll have to write it tomorrow you know that"


Hermione shook her head "I wont write it then either"


Snape stood up "Alright Hermione, now tell me then if you can't write it down."


Hermione sniffed tears running down her face "You let him get by so easily when it should be him getting expelled."


Snape blinked "Who are you talking about Hermione?"


Hermione burst into silent tears putting her head in her hands "Draco Malfoy"


Snape sighed "If Potter and Weasly put you up to this they'll both get detention again"


Hermione looked up at him her face red her eyes bloodshot "I don't think so, unless they told Draco to....too" She looked down


Snape sighed "Do what Hermione?"


Hermione sniffed "Not unless they told Draco to rape me last year"


Snape's eyes widened "What?!"


Hermione cried "I tried to tell you but you listen"


Snape sighed "Don't worry Hermione, you'll get justice...I promise you that" He growled looking at the floor.


Well...do you think Hermione should get justice? Or do you think Draco should walk away?