JENI'S FANFICTION ~ By Severus Snape the Second (Crimson Sun)
& Remus J. Lupin Junior (Who does not have much to say anymore.)
Mention once more that writings in ~'s are italics, and writings in // are from Remus. Also, writings in *'s are Jeni's annoying comments throughout the composition of this fanfic, and sometimes, my ingenious responses to them. However, these are not to be confused with BEEPs in *'s, because that is the anti-swearing organization's business, not mine. ~Severus.
~
[In one of the dungeons]
There was silence in the dungeons.
There was more silence in the dungeons.
There was silence in the dungeons until a small, barely audible 'EEP' escaped the throat of one of our heroes, who found herself in a situation where nothing else could be done or said except 'EEP'
'EEP' Jeni said again, before even opening her eyes. But once several moments passed with nothing happening, Jeni decided to accept the inevitable and see what was going on outside her eyelids.
She opened one eye.
She saw a giant rat.
Jeni passed out.
[Along the corridors to the dungeons]
'So, um...where're we goin' exactly?' Asked Severus, running along after Lupin. He had a rather large bruise under his hair.(_.' So the Fat Lady and Sir Cadogan and other assorted portraits stormed off down to the dungeon. Unfortunately, there are no portraits in the dungeon, but a quick Expelliaremus from Lupin solved that problem.//
'Hojo!' Yelled Severus, bolting forward. The evil scientist smirked his widest smirk yet and withdrew the same shiny stone he used to disappear earlier and...disappeared! Taking Severus and Jeni with him.
'GODDAMN!' Said Lupin. //~Expelliaremus!~ He disappeared too. Expelliaremus! He reappeared. 'GODDAMN IT! THE RATHER STUPID "FANFICTION RULES" FOR THIS FANFICTION SAY THAT I HAVE TO GO AND FIND DRACO' Lupin complained. 'OF COURSE, I COULD ALWAYS USE EXPELLIAREMUS TO BRING HIM HERE, BUT SINCE I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THE HARD WAY, I WILL GO OFF WANDERING AIMLESSLY AROUND THE CASTLE LOOKING FOR HIM.'//
[Outside the dungeons]
'Just my luck...' Muttered Lupin to someone nonexistent as he sprinted back up to the main part of the castle. 'Just my luck. One weekend when there's no homework except to study for that stupid arithmancy exam and this happens. THIS happens and even with all my BRILLIANCE I fail to see how to get out of this stupid thing...'
He paused.
'I am still brilliant, though.' He concluded. 'Brilliant at being ignorant.'
He sighed. This wasn't working. Maybe it was time to go to one of the teachers, all of whom for some odd reason had made absolutely no appearance at all through the entire fanfiction. Maybe it was also time to get Harry Potter. Nobody cared if that brat died. Actually, he'd be doing some people favors. People who'd be happy. People like...
Something appeared suddenly at neck level from a dark crevasse. Lupin skidded, failed to stop, and was suddenly finding himself falling back first onto the cold and extremely hard floor. (He was finding himself doing this a lot recently. How tragic.)
'MALFOY!' Roared Lupin, who just realized it was Draco Malfoy's arm that had just cloth-lined him. 'WHAT THE FREAKIN' *BEEP*?'
Lupin was NOT in a very good mood.
'Well?' Draco drawled. 'Managed to save the world yet?'
'Hey, you can't talk!' Growled Lupin, who was still not in a very good mood. 'A few hours ago you were lying with your butt in the air in front of us!'
'Oh, THAT.' Draco rolled his eyes. *No, SHUT UP, JENI.* 'I was merely putting on an act to distract Hojo.'
Lupin looked disbelievingly at the Slytherin.
'What.' Lupin said. 'ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.'
It wasn't really a question.
'Well, after you guys so ignorantly chased the madman through the castle, I did a little research and found where his secret quarters were.' Said Draco arrogantly. 'I guess of course, you would have no idea where that is.'
'Um.' Said Lupin.
'But I have to thank that little girlfriend of yours nonetheless.' Said Draco, who was now not looking at Lupin but examining his fingernails. 'Distracting Hojo meant certain sacrifices to my being. THIS, for instance.'
Lupin was aghast to see the needle again. Nobody likes needles, Lupin included. For a moment he pondered what Draco had said. It didn't make a lot of sense to him, though.
'WHAT little girlfriend?' He questioned.
Draco ignored him. Lupin scoffed.
'LOOK, if you're so smart, why don't you go rescue Snape and save the world?' Lupin said. 'I wouldn't like to do any more damage to my BRILLIANT self by endangering it again. Of course, I WOULD offer to help you but...'
Lupin shrugged. He would actually very much like to go pursue his earlier daydream of food and elvish slavery, but he wasn't about to tell Draco Malfoy that.
'Don't be stupid.' Draco semi-raised an eyebrow. Because he isn't exactly cool enough, this didn't work as well as when Snape and Hojo are doing it.
'I have no intention of saving Severus Snape.' Draco continued. 'What I'm interested in...well.'
Lupin got the feeling he wasn't the only one concealing things.
'Well, go on then, don't let me stop you.' Said Lupin sarcastically, holding out an arm as if escorting Draco out.
'Don't mind if I do.'
Lupin watched Draco Malfoy's retreating back and rolled his eyes again. He was feeling sorry for the pathetic little *BEEP*.
'He thinks he's so cool.' Muttered Lupin. 'But I am the only BRILLIANT one around here. And if he thinks he's gonna be the only one trying to save the world, he's got another thing comin'.'
Lupin shuffled off in the other direction, muttering to himself again.
[???]
Jeni woke up again on the cold hard floor, and peeked open one eye just to be on the safe side. There were no giant rats. Jeni was very relieved, as if she fainted again she'd probably never wake up and that would mean some people would be very upset.
'Oh who am I kidding.' Muttered Jeni, rolling her eyes at herself. 'They probably forgot about me again. If only Severus-'
She stopped, remembering her betraying friend, and made a mental note to punch Severus Snape in the face the first moment she could.
Jeni regarded her surroundings. She was in some sort of room, in some sort of cage. There was a desk in front of her and a couple of bookcases lining the walls. The place was very uninviting. Not that Jeni could go anywhere anytime soon, she thought.
'Hey, what's that?' Jeni just noticed loose pieces of paper within her reach on the desk in front of her. She reached through the gaps between the bars of her cage, which were conveniently enough just as wide as her arms, and grabbed the pieces of loose sheet.
'The Secret Confessions of Professor Hojo.' She read aloud, then her eyes widened at what she just read. How convenient!
'"First and fore mostly, I am not gay. (Just to get this down on paper to reassure myself. Certainly not written down for any heroes who might conveniently get a hold of this) I plan little for the puny worthless wizard named Severus Snape, but thought that as long as I am in this world, I might as well as get a few pawns for Jenova so she'd stop glomping me. Anyway, when this whole ordeal ends, I will sacrifice him as well as that girl of his."'
'I knew it!' Muttered Jeni. 'Poor Severus!'
But then she remembered her extreme desire to hurt Severus herself and ceased feeling any kind of pity for him.
'"The resurrection of Sephiroth is coming along well. I just need a suitable body for him. I don't quite know why I need little Jeni's soul for the whole operation. Perhaps I shall find out later. Jenova's mind works in strange ways. I mean, she also likes spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast!'"
Jeni made a face at the piece of paper.
'"I'll discontinue this now, as each word I may write could be used against me. I'll remind myself to destroy this sometime. However, since I am extremely occupied, I would excuse myself if I forget to remind myself.
Signed Hojo'"
Jeni took a deep breath. For a while she just stared. This whole document has opened her eyes indeed!
'I mean, what kind of person likes pasta for breakfast?' Questioned Jeni. Then she looked puzzled and scratched her head. 'No, sorry, I mean, what does he mean he needs a body for 'Sephiroth?''
Suddenly, footsteps echoed outside the place she was in. Jeni's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly pushed the papers back onto Hojo's desk and collapsed onto the floor, pretending to be asleep.
The footsteps came closer.
And closer.
And closer.
They stopped near her...
Jeni held her breath...
'*BEEP!* Said the owners of the footsteps. Jeni heard tumbling and more swearing as the owner tripped and fell heavily to the floor. But Jeni opened her eyes, stunned. She recognized that voice!
'SEVERUS!' Hissed Jeni.
'Jeni! You're awake!' Severus hurried over to his imprisoned friend, and promptly fell backwards again as a fist connected with his left eye.
'DAMN YOU STUPID...GRR!' Jeni growled, venting her frustration.
'Ah, you can swear if you want.' Severus pointed out, rubbing his eye. 'It's all beeped out anyway.'
Silence.
'*BEEEEEEEEP* *BEEEEEEEEEP*' Said Jeni. The portraits doubted if they'd get any sleep these days.
Severus raised an eyebrow. However, since it now hurt very much to do this, he lowered it again quickly.
'GET ME OUTTA HERE!' Demanded Jeni. 'SEVERUS! SEVERUS, I AM YOUR FRIEND! YOU DON'T DO THIS KIND OF THING TO YOUR FRIEND!'
'I'm sorry!' Was all Severus could say. Jeni exploded.
'YOU'RE SORRY? THE EVIL SCIENTIST GUY'S ABOUT TO RESURRECT HIS SON, WHO I AM SURE HAS HIS EVIL GENES IN HIM, GIANT RATS ARE ROMING THE CASTLE, EVERYONE'S EITHER MISSING OR NON-EXISTANT, I'M STUCK IN A STUPID CAGE WHILE DRACO IS GOD KNOWS WHERE, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, AND YOU'RE SORRY???!!!'
'I hardly think it's ALL my fault-'
'SHUT UP!!!'
A few moments of silence passed while Jeni regained her breath.
'Well, YOU've always approved of love and whatnot.' Muttered Severus timidly. 'I thought you'd see that this was something important to me.'
'I approve of weddings and love and fluffy romance novels, which this, this scary and disturbing obsession of yours DOESN'T FIT INTO!' Shouted Jeni. 'AND I DON'T APPROVE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY GET ME STUCK IN A CAGE ON A DEATH SENTENCE!'
'You can't guilt me out of this, Jen.' Said Severus determinedly. 'I really am happy with Hojo-sama, and if you can't be a good friend about it, then I guess you can't be a friend at all.'
'???' Said Jeni. 'A GOOD FRIEND? I'M GONNA DIE AND YOU WANT ME TO-'
She stopped suddenly. In the ringing silence that followed, the two could clearly hear running footsteps echoing along the supposed corridor outside.
'What the-?' Said Jeni.
'Shhh!' Commanded Severus, whipping out his wand and directing it at the door. 'Those aren't Hojo-sama's footsteps.'
Silence.
'Heeeeeeeeeelp!!!' Squealed Jeni. 'I'm in heeeeeeere! Saaaaaaaaaave me!!!'
'Arg! Shut up Jeni!' Severus said nervously, edging towards the door.
Suddenly, the door opened wide, and Severus jumped aside fortunately two nano-seconds before it did so he was saved from another ungraceful fall. Outside, surrounded for some reason in a cloud of mist, was...
'DRACO!' Said Jeni triumphantly. 'SAVE ME!'
Draco looked bemusedly backwards and forwards between Jeni and Severus, then decided he would rescue Jeni before he dealt with Severus. He moved towards the cage.
'Stop right there.' Warned Severus. 'Jeni ain't going anywhere. I promised Hojo-sama I'd not let her escape.'
'Whatever.' Answered Draco as he fiddled with the lock.
A moment later, a stunning spell whizzed past Draco's shoulder. Fortunately, it didn't hit him. Unfortunately, it hit Jeni square between the eyes and it made her faint, yet again.
'You don't want to do that, Malfoy.' Severus continued. 'It's always dangerous being caught in the heroes' businesses, even if those heroes are in actual fact hero-wannabes by an unlikely coincidence. Besides, I thought you'd approve of chaos. We are, after all, Slytherins.'
Draco swept a loose bang from his forehead in that way which could make little fangirls swoon, and said calmly:
'I don't care if that crazy madman destroys stuff. I just want her-' Draco pointed to Jeni, who was lying with her eyes crossed on the cold cage floor. 'outta here.'
'And why would you want to do that?'
Draco scoffed. 'The question should be "why wouldn't you?'
The two cool boys stared each other for a while.
'I've pledged myself to Hojo-sama.' Answered Severus sadly. 'I'd like to help, I really would. If only this plot was less complicated I could join you people in fighting the evil dude. Unfortunately, you know, I can't help but love him.'
Silence.
'Severus, Severus, Severus.' Tsked Draco, shaking his head. 'Love is such a strong word.'
'Malfoy, stay out of this, I swear I'm gonna have to hurt you.' Severus directed his wand at the blonde, then suddenly remembered something of relevance. 'Hey, didn't you have a needle in you? Isn't it supposed to make you deformed and mutilated and stuff?'
'Snape, you obviously don't know me very well.' Answered Draco. 'Being the Death Eater's son that I am, my father obviously put a lot of defensive spells on me, and one of them insured that I would not get hurt by just any ~muggle~.'
'Oh, but I'm not ~just any muggle~, little boy.' Said a cold voice from behind them all.
~
& Remus J. Lupin Junior (Who does not have much to say anymore.)
Mention once more that writings in ~'s are italics, and writings in // are from Remus. Also, writings in *'s are Jeni's annoying comments throughout the composition of this fanfic, and sometimes, my ingenious responses to them. However, these are not to be confused with BEEPs in *'s, because that is the anti-swearing organization's business, not mine. ~Severus.
~
[In one of the dungeons]
There was silence in the dungeons.
There was more silence in the dungeons.
There was silence in the dungeons until a small, barely audible 'EEP' escaped the throat of one of our heroes, who found herself in a situation where nothing else could be done or said except 'EEP'
'EEP' Jeni said again, before even opening her eyes. But once several moments passed with nothing happening, Jeni decided to accept the inevitable and see what was going on outside her eyelids.
She opened one eye.
She saw a giant rat.
Jeni passed out.
[Along the corridors to the dungeons]
'So, um...where're we goin' exactly?' Asked Severus, running along after Lupin. He had a rather large bruise under his hair.(_.' So the Fat Lady and Sir Cadogan and other assorted portraits stormed off down to the dungeon. Unfortunately, there are no portraits in the dungeon, but a quick Expelliaremus from Lupin solved that problem.//
'Hojo!' Yelled Severus, bolting forward. The evil scientist smirked his widest smirk yet and withdrew the same shiny stone he used to disappear earlier and...disappeared! Taking Severus and Jeni with him.
'GODDAMN!' Said Lupin. //~Expelliaremus!~ He disappeared too. Expelliaremus! He reappeared. 'GODDAMN IT! THE RATHER STUPID "FANFICTION RULES" FOR THIS FANFICTION SAY THAT I HAVE TO GO AND FIND DRACO' Lupin complained. 'OF COURSE, I COULD ALWAYS USE EXPELLIAREMUS TO BRING HIM HERE, BUT SINCE I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THE HARD WAY, I WILL GO OFF WANDERING AIMLESSLY AROUND THE CASTLE LOOKING FOR HIM.'//
[Outside the dungeons]
'Just my luck...' Muttered Lupin to someone nonexistent as he sprinted back up to the main part of the castle. 'Just my luck. One weekend when there's no homework except to study for that stupid arithmancy exam and this happens. THIS happens and even with all my BRILLIANCE I fail to see how to get out of this stupid thing...'
He paused.
'I am still brilliant, though.' He concluded. 'Brilliant at being ignorant.'
He sighed. This wasn't working. Maybe it was time to go to one of the teachers, all of whom for some odd reason had made absolutely no appearance at all through the entire fanfiction. Maybe it was also time to get Harry Potter. Nobody cared if that brat died. Actually, he'd be doing some people favors. People who'd be happy. People like...
Something appeared suddenly at neck level from a dark crevasse. Lupin skidded, failed to stop, and was suddenly finding himself falling back first onto the cold and extremely hard floor. (He was finding himself doing this a lot recently. How tragic.)
'MALFOY!' Roared Lupin, who just realized it was Draco Malfoy's arm that had just cloth-lined him. 'WHAT THE FREAKIN' *BEEP*?'
Lupin was NOT in a very good mood.
'Well?' Draco drawled. 'Managed to save the world yet?'
'Hey, you can't talk!' Growled Lupin, who was still not in a very good mood. 'A few hours ago you were lying with your butt in the air in front of us!'
'Oh, THAT.' Draco rolled his eyes. *No, SHUT UP, JENI.* 'I was merely putting on an act to distract Hojo.'
Lupin looked disbelievingly at the Slytherin.
'What.' Lupin said. 'ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.'
It wasn't really a question.
'Well, after you guys so ignorantly chased the madman through the castle, I did a little research and found where his secret quarters were.' Said Draco arrogantly. 'I guess of course, you would have no idea where that is.'
'Um.' Said Lupin.
'But I have to thank that little girlfriend of yours nonetheless.' Said Draco, who was now not looking at Lupin but examining his fingernails. 'Distracting Hojo meant certain sacrifices to my being. THIS, for instance.'
Lupin was aghast to see the needle again. Nobody likes needles, Lupin included. For a moment he pondered what Draco had said. It didn't make a lot of sense to him, though.
'WHAT little girlfriend?' He questioned.
Draco ignored him. Lupin scoffed.
'LOOK, if you're so smart, why don't you go rescue Snape and save the world?' Lupin said. 'I wouldn't like to do any more damage to my BRILLIANT self by endangering it again. Of course, I WOULD offer to help you but...'
Lupin shrugged. He would actually very much like to go pursue his earlier daydream of food and elvish slavery, but he wasn't about to tell Draco Malfoy that.
'Don't be stupid.' Draco semi-raised an eyebrow. Because he isn't exactly cool enough, this didn't work as well as when Snape and Hojo are doing it.
'I have no intention of saving Severus Snape.' Draco continued. 'What I'm interested in...well.'
Lupin got the feeling he wasn't the only one concealing things.
'Well, go on then, don't let me stop you.' Said Lupin sarcastically, holding out an arm as if escorting Draco out.
'Don't mind if I do.'
Lupin watched Draco Malfoy's retreating back and rolled his eyes again. He was feeling sorry for the pathetic little *BEEP*.
'He thinks he's so cool.' Muttered Lupin. 'But I am the only BRILLIANT one around here. And if he thinks he's gonna be the only one trying to save the world, he's got another thing comin'.'
Lupin shuffled off in the other direction, muttering to himself again.
[???]
Jeni woke up again on the cold hard floor, and peeked open one eye just to be on the safe side. There were no giant rats. Jeni was very relieved, as if she fainted again she'd probably never wake up and that would mean some people would be very upset.
'Oh who am I kidding.' Muttered Jeni, rolling her eyes at herself. 'They probably forgot about me again. If only Severus-'
She stopped, remembering her betraying friend, and made a mental note to punch Severus Snape in the face the first moment she could.
Jeni regarded her surroundings. She was in some sort of room, in some sort of cage. There was a desk in front of her and a couple of bookcases lining the walls. The place was very uninviting. Not that Jeni could go anywhere anytime soon, she thought.
'Hey, what's that?' Jeni just noticed loose pieces of paper within her reach on the desk in front of her. She reached through the gaps between the bars of her cage, which were conveniently enough just as wide as her arms, and grabbed the pieces of loose sheet.
'The Secret Confessions of Professor Hojo.' She read aloud, then her eyes widened at what she just read. How convenient!
'"First and fore mostly, I am not gay. (Just to get this down on paper to reassure myself. Certainly not written down for any heroes who might conveniently get a hold of this) I plan little for the puny worthless wizard named Severus Snape, but thought that as long as I am in this world, I might as well as get a few pawns for Jenova so she'd stop glomping me. Anyway, when this whole ordeal ends, I will sacrifice him as well as that girl of his."'
'I knew it!' Muttered Jeni. 'Poor Severus!'
But then she remembered her extreme desire to hurt Severus herself and ceased feeling any kind of pity for him.
'"The resurrection of Sephiroth is coming along well. I just need a suitable body for him. I don't quite know why I need little Jeni's soul for the whole operation. Perhaps I shall find out later. Jenova's mind works in strange ways. I mean, she also likes spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast!'"
Jeni made a face at the piece of paper.
'"I'll discontinue this now, as each word I may write could be used against me. I'll remind myself to destroy this sometime. However, since I am extremely occupied, I would excuse myself if I forget to remind myself.
Signed Hojo'"
Jeni took a deep breath. For a while she just stared. This whole document has opened her eyes indeed!
'I mean, what kind of person likes pasta for breakfast?' Questioned Jeni. Then she looked puzzled and scratched her head. 'No, sorry, I mean, what does he mean he needs a body for 'Sephiroth?''
Suddenly, footsteps echoed outside the place she was in. Jeni's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly pushed the papers back onto Hojo's desk and collapsed onto the floor, pretending to be asleep.
The footsteps came closer.
And closer.
And closer.
They stopped near her...
Jeni held her breath...
'*BEEP!* Said the owners of the footsteps. Jeni heard tumbling and more swearing as the owner tripped and fell heavily to the floor. But Jeni opened her eyes, stunned. She recognized that voice!
'SEVERUS!' Hissed Jeni.
'Jeni! You're awake!' Severus hurried over to his imprisoned friend, and promptly fell backwards again as a fist connected with his left eye.
'DAMN YOU STUPID...GRR!' Jeni growled, venting her frustration.
'Ah, you can swear if you want.' Severus pointed out, rubbing his eye. 'It's all beeped out anyway.'
Silence.
'*BEEEEEEEEP* *BEEEEEEEEEP*' Said Jeni. The portraits doubted if they'd get any sleep these days.
Severus raised an eyebrow. However, since it now hurt very much to do this, he lowered it again quickly.
'GET ME OUTTA HERE!' Demanded Jeni. 'SEVERUS! SEVERUS, I AM YOUR FRIEND! YOU DON'T DO THIS KIND OF THING TO YOUR FRIEND!'
'I'm sorry!' Was all Severus could say. Jeni exploded.
'YOU'RE SORRY? THE EVIL SCIENTIST GUY'S ABOUT TO RESURRECT HIS SON, WHO I AM SURE HAS HIS EVIL GENES IN HIM, GIANT RATS ARE ROMING THE CASTLE, EVERYONE'S EITHER MISSING OR NON-EXISTANT, I'M STUCK IN A STUPID CAGE WHILE DRACO IS GOD KNOWS WHERE, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, AND YOU'RE SORRY???!!!'
'I hardly think it's ALL my fault-'
'SHUT UP!!!'
A few moments of silence passed while Jeni regained her breath.
'Well, YOU've always approved of love and whatnot.' Muttered Severus timidly. 'I thought you'd see that this was something important to me.'
'I approve of weddings and love and fluffy romance novels, which this, this scary and disturbing obsession of yours DOESN'T FIT INTO!' Shouted Jeni. 'AND I DON'T APPROVE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY GET ME STUCK IN A CAGE ON A DEATH SENTENCE!'
'You can't guilt me out of this, Jen.' Said Severus determinedly. 'I really am happy with Hojo-sama, and if you can't be a good friend about it, then I guess you can't be a friend at all.'
'???' Said Jeni. 'A GOOD FRIEND? I'M GONNA DIE AND YOU WANT ME TO-'
She stopped suddenly. In the ringing silence that followed, the two could clearly hear running footsteps echoing along the supposed corridor outside.
'What the-?' Said Jeni.
'Shhh!' Commanded Severus, whipping out his wand and directing it at the door. 'Those aren't Hojo-sama's footsteps.'
Silence.
'Heeeeeeeeeelp!!!' Squealed Jeni. 'I'm in heeeeeeere! Saaaaaaaaaave me!!!'
'Arg! Shut up Jeni!' Severus said nervously, edging towards the door.
Suddenly, the door opened wide, and Severus jumped aside fortunately two nano-seconds before it did so he was saved from another ungraceful fall. Outside, surrounded for some reason in a cloud of mist, was...
'DRACO!' Said Jeni triumphantly. 'SAVE ME!'
Draco looked bemusedly backwards and forwards between Jeni and Severus, then decided he would rescue Jeni before he dealt with Severus. He moved towards the cage.
'Stop right there.' Warned Severus. 'Jeni ain't going anywhere. I promised Hojo-sama I'd not let her escape.'
'Whatever.' Answered Draco as he fiddled with the lock.
A moment later, a stunning spell whizzed past Draco's shoulder. Fortunately, it didn't hit him. Unfortunately, it hit Jeni square between the eyes and it made her faint, yet again.
'You don't want to do that, Malfoy.' Severus continued. 'It's always dangerous being caught in the heroes' businesses, even if those heroes are in actual fact hero-wannabes by an unlikely coincidence. Besides, I thought you'd approve of chaos. We are, after all, Slytherins.'
Draco swept a loose bang from his forehead in that way which could make little fangirls swoon, and said calmly:
'I don't care if that crazy madman destroys stuff. I just want her-' Draco pointed to Jeni, who was lying with her eyes crossed on the cold cage floor. 'outta here.'
'And why would you want to do that?'
Draco scoffed. 'The question should be "why wouldn't you?'
The two cool boys stared each other for a while.
'I've pledged myself to Hojo-sama.' Answered Severus sadly. 'I'd like to help, I really would. If only this plot was less complicated I could join you people in fighting the evil dude. Unfortunately, you know, I can't help but love him.'
Silence.
'Severus, Severus, Severus.' Tsked Draco, shaking his head. 'Love is such a strong word.'
'Malfoy, stay out of this, I swear I'm gonna have to hurt you.' Severus directed his wand at the blonde, then suddenly remembered something of relevance. 'Hey, didn't you have a needle in you? Isn't it supposed to make you deformed and mutilated and stuff?'
'Snape, you obviously don't know me very well.' Answered Draco. 'Being the Death Eater's son that I am, my father obviously put a lot of defensive spells on me, and one of them insured that I would not get hurt by just any ~muggle~.'
'Oh, but I'm not ~just any muggle~, little boy.' Said a cold voice from behind them all.
~