Chapter 4: The prank that started it all
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling and she doesn't share. Hehehe.
It had been a month since that first class now and Sev was feeling quite at home in Hogwarts. He had fallen into the daily routine of classes, work and friends that all students take advantage of. It was a steady balance, which made him happy. True it was a little boring but he was glad for the structure, unfortunately that balance was about to be broken.
It was lunch on Wednesday and he was helping Malfoy with his Transfiguration. It appeared that the young McGonagall was tougher than Snape had thought she would be.
"No, Lucius a slight snap of the wand will do. If you do anymore you'll make the feather explode." Sev said.
"I think that class is ridiculous, Severus, but not nearly as ridiculous as Defense Against The Dark Arts." Lucius said with a sigh. Sev had to nod. The fact that their first lesson had been a charm that he had tough himself when he was five had forced him to wonder about the curriculum of the class. Why not teach them something more useful? He was completing this when Sirus walked over to him.
"Why good afternoon Sevy." Sirus said cheerfully. Sev looked critically at him, a warning bell going off in his head. Black had not been nice to him since the train ride, not that he had given him any reason to be, but still something was up.
"What do you need, Black?" Sev asked as he started to write on his parchment again. Lucius' cold gray eyes searched for any sign of a trick.
"Just to see what you chums were up to. It looked like Malfoy was going to take someone's eye out from the Gryffindor table." Sirus said with a smile.
"Well it would look like that to a Mud blood Lover like you now wouldn't it, Black?" Lucius said with his now perfected smirk. Sev Gave his own tight-lipped smile. Astaroth had been teaching them how to become perfect enigmas and they enjoyed using their new skills as much as possible.
"Go bleach your roots you pansy." Sirus shot back.
"Go kiss McGonagall's arse, Black." Sev said calmly as he continued to write. Malfoy nodded.
"Time to run back to the kiddy table, Black. I think it's almost time for the Gryffindors to get their daily dosage of relaxants anyway." Lucius added as he looked at Sev. Sev checked his watch.
"Why, Lucius I do believe your right. Well buhbyes now Black. You wouldn't want to miss a chance at medication now would you?" The dark haired youth asked. Sirus gave them a forced smile and walked away.
"Well that was entertaining." Lucius said as he went back to his spell.
"No, that was to easy. He's up to something." Sev answered as he shut his book. He looked over to the Gryffindor table to find Potter's crew glaring at him. Lucius watched Sev as he thought. He too looked to the other table suddenly he felt his left arm begin to tingle. He looked to see it turning scaly. Sev's arms too, were turning. Sev looked at Lucius, his dark eyes slightly wide.
"What's the matter Snape, afraid of becoming uglier then you are?" Sirius called.
"Dear me! It would appear that the snakes are starting to mutate." James added. The hall stopped what they were doing to look at the two boys.
"Oh my God!" A Ravenclaw cried. Suddenly the Hall burst into laughter.
"And the Marauders claim their first victims!" Peter cried. Sev looked at Lucius who nodded at him and then calmly stood up. They walked out of the Great Hall with as much dignity as two eleven-year-old boys in their position could muster.
~ The Hospital Wing ~ "Now I want the two of you to just sit here and wait for the spell to break." The elderly nurse said with a frown.
"Yes ma'am." They said and wait for her to go into her office.
"They are going to pay for this." Lucius said as he tried not to scratch his arms. Sev sighed. The spell that had been cast on them not only caused the one under the spell to take on snake like skin for a day but it also shed. The spell was called "Seperentrum" and it was meant for embarrassment and to cause great discomfort for any who were under it. The skin could not be shed off for fear of what would happen to your arms when you were returned to normal, so the feeling of the skin was horrible and also ghastly to look at. Sev sat and thought. No one had ever done anything like this to him. No one. He couldn't let them get away with it. Slowly the great gears that are Severus Snapes mind began to work. Lucius watched him and wait for his friend to open his eyes. He had learned that it was best to simply let Sev think at times like these then he would decide if he liked the plan or not. Sev's eyes snapped open.
"Well, have you thought of something?" he demanded.
"I believe I have." Sev answered slowly. He then motioned for Lucius to come closer as he whispered his plan to his friend.
"It's been two weeks now." Remus said in his quiet way to his friends as they walked to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Two weeks since what, Remus?" Sirius asked as he tried to hide the food that they had "rescued" on their midnight raid of the Hogwarts kitchens.
"Since the prank. I thought they would have retaliated by now. You know Malfoy, he's just as hotheaded as you are." Remus answered.
"They probably couldn't think of anything, or maybe Astaroth told them to mind themselves now." James said. "I wouldn't worry about it, Remus."
"I suppose your-Oh no." The other three boys paled to see the sight before them.
"Lets get out of here fast." James said. The other four boys nodded and ran.smack dab into the person they wanted to see least; Algus Flinch.
"Oh and why are we wondering around this late at night hmmm? Did my Mrs. Norris find you? Mrs. Norris is so good at finding nasty children, so where is-OH MY GOD!!! MY CAT! SHE'S WALKING ON THE BLOOMING CEELING, PAINTED MAGANTA WITH A SIGN ON HER TAIL!" Flinch looked at the boys. "Aren't we going to be in trouble?" he asked in a malicious voice.
Ok, sorry this chapter is so short and all. It's about 12:30 am and I wanted to post before I left for a trip that will last five days. I hope this chapter isn't too crappy, it's mostly laying the foundation for the rivalry. I hope that you guys liked it, now please leave me lots of reviews for when I get back. That's it, click on the little bottom that says "review", you know ya wanna.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling and she doesn't share. Hehehe.
It had been a month since that first class now and Sev was feeling quite at home in Hogwarts. He had fallen into the daily routine of classes, work and friends that all students take advantage of. It was a steady balance, which made him happy. True it was a little boring but he was glad for the structure, unfortunately that balance was about to be broken.
It was lunch on Wednesday and he was helping Malfoy with his Transfiguration. It appeared that the young McGonagall was tougher than Snape had thought she would be.
"No, Lucius a slight snap of the wand will do. If you do anymore you'll make the feather explode." Sev said.
"I think that class is ridiculous, Severus, but not nearly as ridiculous as Defense Against The Dark Arts." Lucius said with a sigh. Sev had to nod. The fact that their first lesson had been a charm that he had tough himself when he was five had forced him to wonder about the curriculum of the class. Why not teach them something more useful? He was completing this when Sirus walked over to him.
"Why good afternoon Sevy." Sirus said cheerfully. Sev looked critically at him, a warning bell going off in his head. Black had not been nice to him since the train ride, not that he had given him any reason to be, but still something was up.
"What do you need, Black?" Sev asked as he started to write on his parchment again. Lucius' cold gray eyes searched for any sign of a trick.
"Just to see what you chums were up to. It looked like Malfoy was going to take someone's eye out from the Gryffindor table." Sirus said with a smile.
"Well it would look like that to a Mud blood Lover like you now wouldn't it, Black?" Lucius said with his now perfected smirk. Sev Gave his own tight-lipped smile. Astaroth had been teaching them how to become perfect enigmas and they enjoyed using their new skills as much as possible.
"Go bleach your roots you pansy." Sirus shot back.
"Go kiss McGonagall's arse, Black." Sev said calmly as he continued to write. Malfoy nodded.
"Time to run back to the kiddy table, Black. I think it's almost time for the Gryffindors to get their daily dosage of relaxants anyway." Lucius added as he looked at Sev. Sev checked his watch.
"Why, Lucius I do believe your right. Well buhbyes now Black. You wouldn't want to miss a chance at medication now would you?" The dark haired youth asked. Sirus gave them a forced smile and walked away.
"Well that was entertaining." Lucius said as he went back to his spell.
"No, that was to easy. He's up to something." Sev answered as he shut his book. He looked over to the Gryffindor table to find Potter's crew glaring at him. Lucius watched Sev as he thought. He too looked to the other table suddenly he felt his left arm begin to tingle. He looked to see it turning scaly. Sev's arms too, were turning. Sev looked at Lucius, his dark eyes slightly wide.
"What's the matter Snape, afraid of becoming uglier then you are?" Sirius called.
"Dear me! It would appear that the snakes are starting to mutate." James added. The hall stopped what they were doing to look at the two boys.
"Oh my God!" A Ravenclaw cried. Suddenly the Hall burst into laughter.
"And the Marauders claim their first victims!" Peter cried. Sev looked at Lucius who nodded at him and then calmly stood up. They walked out of the Great Hall with as much dignity as two eleven-year-old boys in their position could muster.
~ The Hospital Wing ~ "Now I want the two of you to just sit here and wait for the spell to break." The elderly nurse said with a frown.
"Yes ma'am." They said and wait for her to go into her office.
"They are going to pay for this." Lucius said as he tried not to scratch his arms. Sev sighed. The spell that had been cast on them not only caused the one under the spell to take on snake like skin for a day but it also shed. The spell was called "Seperentrum" and it was meant for embarrassment and to cause great discomfort for any who were under it. The skin could not be shed off for fear of what would happen to your arms when you were returned to normal, so the feeling of the skin was horrible and also ghastly to look at. Sev sat and thought. No one had ever done anything like this to him. No one. He couldn't let them get away with it. Slowly the great gears that are Severus Snapes mind began to work. Lucius watched him and wait for his friend to open his eyes. He had learned that it was best to simply let Sev think at times like these then he would decide if he liked the plan or not. Sev's eyes snapped open.
"Well, have you thought of something?" he demanded.
"I believe I have." Sev answered slowly. He then motioned for Lucius to come closer as he whispered his plan to his friend.
"It's been two weeks now." Remus said in his quiet way to his friends as they walked to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Two weeks since what, Remus?" Sirius asked as he tried to hide the food that they had "rescued" on their midnight raid of the Hogwarts kitchens.
"Since the prank. I thought they would have retaliated by now. You know Malfoy, he's just as hotheaded as you are." Remus answered.
"They probably couldn't think of anything, or maybe Astaroth told them to mind themselves now." James said. "I wouldn't worry about it, Remus."
"I suppose your-Oh no." The other three boys paled to see the sight before them.
"Lets get out of here fast." James said. The other four boys nodded and ran.smack dab into the person they wanted to see least; Algus Flinch.
"Oh and why are we wondering around this late at night hmmm? Did my Mrs. Norris find you? Mrs. Norris is so good at finding nasty children, so where is-OH MY GOD!!! MY CAT! SHE'S WALKING ON THE BLOOMING CEELING, PAINTED MAGANTA WITH A SIGN ON HER TAIL!" Flinch looked at the boys. "Aren't we going to be in trouble?" he asked in a malicious voice.
Ok, sorry this chapter is so short and all. It's about 12:30 am and I wanted to post before I left for a trip that will last five days. I hope this chapter isn't too crappy, it's mostly laying the foundation for the rivalry. I hope that you guys liked it, now please leave me lots of reviews for when I get back. That's it, click on the little bottom that says "review", you know ya wanna.