The Day Lupin Had To Attend A Teachers' Meeting On A Possible Yule Ball To
Which Snape Objected
"Order, order," Dumbledore shouted, hammering the table with a large coffee mug. Everyone went quiet. "All right, let's go over this ONE MORE TIME."
"Well, as I said," McGonagall picked her narrative up again, "I was thinking it would be a nice idea to finally have a Yule Ball - last time was - when? Last Triwizard Tournament?"
"That's correct," wheezed Binns. "Over a few lifetimes ago."
There was a murmur of agreement. "Let's have a ball, Albus, it's great fun," said Sprout.
"No it's not," said Snape all in a sudden, very angry. "Have you ever paid close attention to the decorations in the Hall and the corridors during the weeks before Christmas?"
"Of course I have," said Sprout indignantly. "I'm one of the decorators!"
"Let me tell you a universal truth about those decorations: they are all - yes ALL, no exceptions - red, gold or blue," said Snape, counting the three colours on his fingers. "It's not fair; even the decorations are biased!"
"That's not true," argued Sprout. "All the plants, like the Christmas trees and the holly are green!"
Snape pouted, then huffed. "That doesn't count."
"Well," said Lupin, mixing himself into the argument, "Then why don't we decorate the Hall in greens this year?"
"Yeah, right," sneered Snape. "Have you ever seen Father Christmases dressed entirely in green?"
"Er, no," Lupin had to admit.
"Well, neither have I, because it looks ridiculous," said Snape.
Lupin's face fell. "Oh. Pity."
Snape just couldn't stop himself from hitting Lupin over the head after this remark.
"Order, order," Dumbledore shouted, hammering the table with a large coffee mug. Everyone went quiet. "All right, let's go over this ONE MORE TIME."
"Well, as I said," McGonagall picked her narrative up again, "I was thinking it would be a nice idea to finally have a Yule Ball - last time was - when? Last Triwizard Tournament?"
"That's correct," wheezed Binns. "Over a few lifetimes ago."
There was a murmur of agreement. "Let's have a ball, Albus, it's great fun," said Sprout.
"No it's not," said Snape all in a sudden, very angry. "Have you ever paid close attention to the decorations in the Hall and the corridors during the weeks before Christmas?"
"Of course I have," said Sprout indignantly. "I'm one of the decorators!"
"Let me tell you a universal truth about those decorations: they are all - yes ALL, no exceptions - red, gold or blue," said Snape, counting the three colours on his fingers. "It's not fair; even the decorations are biased!"
"That's not true," argued Sprout. "All the plants, like the Christmas trees and the holly are green!"
Snape pouted, then huffed. "That doesn't count."
"Well," said Lupin, mixing himself into the argument, "Then why don't we decorate the Hall in greens this year?"
"Yeah, right," sneered Snape. "Have you ever seen Father Christmases dressed entirely in green?"
"Er, no," Lupin had to admit.
"Well, neither have I, because it looks ridiculous," said Snape.
Lupin's face fell. "Oh. Pity."
Snape just couldn't stop himself from hitting Lupin over the head after this remark.
