A/N: This story involves 'bothering', something brilliantly captured in the
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The Day Lupin Was Thoroughly Bothered By Some PARTICULARLY Bothersome Slytherin Third Year Students
As soon as Lupin came down to breakfast that morning, he was approached by a group of Slytherin third years, including one Draco M.
Draco M. yelled, "Let's go bother Lupin!" The others cheered and began to handle Lupin wherever they could get their hands on him, all the while mumbling, "Bother bother bother bother!"
Lupin had no idea what was going on, and all he could do was feebly repeat, "Get off me, get off me!" all the while trying to reach the Great Hall.
The students wouldn't 'get off' him until he had finally reached the Great Hall for breakfast.
Later in the afternoon, when he had the third years (whom he had planned to tell something about Spiderflies), he was attacked again.
Vincent C. and Gregory G. were particularly hard to get away from. "Botherbotherbotherbother," they kept saying, while Lupin had the utmost difficulty restraining himself from not running scared.
At the end of the day, Lupin warily approached Snape, to finally put an end to all this bothering business.
"Severus," he said, "a few of your third years have been bothering me slightly."
Snape turned to him and raised an eyebrow. "What have they been doing to bother you?"
Lupin blinked. "Well, you know," he said, gesturing helplessly. "They've just been bothering me."
"There must be a way in which they have been bothering you," Snape insisted.
"Very well, I'll show you then," Lupin said, and he rolled up his sleeves. He started towards Snape, who looked bewildered, his eyes going large.
"Bother bother bother bother," mumbled Lupin, softly handling Snape, who started to tremble and mutter, "Get off me!" But Lupin, naturally, went on, since that had been exactly what the students had done.
Suddenly, something snapped in Snape, and he ran off, screaming. Lupin remained left behind, staring at where Snape had left the Great Hall.
"Right." Lupin said slowly.
The Day Lupin Was Thoroughly Bothered By Some PARTICULARLY Bothersome Slytherin Third Year Students
As soon as Lupin came down to breakfast that morning, he was approached by a group of Slytherin third years, including one Draco M.
Draco M. yelled, "Let's go bother Lupin!" The others cheered and began to handle Lupin wherever they could get their hands on him, all the while mumbling, "Bother bother bother bother!"
Lupin had no idea what was going on, and all he could do was feebly repeat, "Get off me, get off me!" all the while trying to reach the Great Hall.
The students wouldn't 'get off' him until he had finally reached the Great Hall for breakfast.
Later in the afternoon, when he had the third years (whom he had planned to tell something about Spiderflies), he was attacked again.
Vincent C. and Gregory G. were particularly hard to get away from. "Botherbotherbotherbother," they kept saying, while Lupin had the utmost difficulty restraining himself from not running scared.
At the end of the day, Lupin warily approached Snape, to finally put an end to all this bothering business.
"Severus," he said, "a few of your third years have been bothering me slightly."
Snape turned to him and raised an eyebrow. "What have they been doing to bother you?"
Lupin blinked. "Well, you know," he said, gesturing helplessly. "They've just been bothering me."
"There must be a way in which they have been bothering you," Snape insisted.
"Very well, I'll show you then," Lupin said, and he rolled up his sleeves. He started towards Snape, who looked bewildered, his eyes going large.
"Bother bother bother bother," mumbled Lupin, softly handling Snape, who started to tremble and mutter, "Get off me!" But Lupin, naturally, went on, since that had been exactly what the students had done.
Suddenly, something snapped in Snape, and he ran off, screaming. Lupin remained left behind, staring at where Snape had left the Great Hall.
"Right." Lupin said slowly.
