Chapter 2
"Professor Dumbledore! Professor Dumbledore!" Draco ran through the halls of Hogwarts, rushing towards the Great Hall, where Dumbledore still sat, eating his breakfast. "Professor Dumbledore! I have to speak with Professor Dumbledore!" Draco slowed to a jog, having been out of breath for a while, and gaining a rather painful stitch in his side. He crumpled to the floor, gasping for breath.
Students began to flood out of the Great Hall's entrance, which was no more than twenty yards in front of Draco. "I must...must see...Dumbledore...Have to talk...Dumbledore...." All of the students stared at him as they passed, but that was all. "Please...Dumbledore..."
"Draco Malfoy! You do not walk away from a teacher when you are being talked to, especially when they are your House Head!" Snape hissed. As he glided towards Draco, the students moving out of his way, a look of pure hatred was upon his face. Draco, realizing his time to die and come, began to crawl towards the Great Hall on his hands and knees. "A coward to the end, I see. But you will not get away this time. Your father isn't here to protect you, Malfoy." Snape spit out the last word with such hatred, it came out like a writhing snake. He raised his wand, pointed it at Malfoy's still moving body, and whispered "Petrificus Totalus!"
As Malfoy turned straight as a board and fell upon his face, Harry ran into the hall. "Sev...I mean, Professor Snape! What are you doing?!"
"Quiet, boy! Malfoy went into my private bedchamber uninvited and unannounced, and then walked away while I was speaking to him. These are not his first transgressions, and thus, he shall pay for them all in a single, swift, curse." At this point, Snape had reached Draco's stiff body, and flipped him over. The face was stuck in an expression of pure horror.
"Professor, please! You'll be fired! You'll be put in jail! You would have a student's life on your conscience!"
At this, Snape looked confused. "Potter, you idiot! I'm not going to kill him! I am going to cast a Curse of Numbness!"
"A what? What is that, Professor?" At this point in time, the last few people in the hall, being Ron and Hermione, and it was Hermione who had spoken up, had stopped to watch the spectacle going on in front of them. "Professor, isn't that one of the worst curses that isn't Unforgivable?"
"Yes, Miss Granger, it is. Ten points to Gryffindor. Twenty points from Gryffindor, for two of them being late to class for something they are not part of!" Ron and Hermione rushed of together. "Now then, for your punishment, Mr. Malfoy. In case you are not as smart as Miss Granger, it is one of the worst curses that was not included within the Unforgivable Curses. It is so bad because of what it does, and how it is undone. You see, once I place the curse upon you, your whole body will go numb. The slightest touch will cause extreme pain. Thus, before I do this, I will cast a Levitation spell upon you that will keep you floating for...oh, say...an hour. After that, you will fall to the floor, and once again be in extreme pain. The only way to remove this curse is to use the counter curse. The only problem is that the counter curse will only work if the one who cursed you in the first place casts it. If anyone else tries to help you by uttering the counter curse, you will be stuck within the hold of the curse forever. So I wouldn't try to get one of your goons to fix you."
"Professor! Are you saying that he will be in extreme pain until you say he doesn't have to?"
"Good job, Potter. Ten points to Gryffindor for your astute mind." Snape turned once again upon his victim. "Now then, for your curse..."
At this moment, the Petrificus Totalus, which Harry had been slowly unraveling, came apart.
"Please Professor, don't do it! I won't tell anyone what I saw! I promise! I swear! I'll never do it again! I'll never even think about what I saw! Like I want to..." Snape glared at Malfoy.
"Well, I suppose having your word on never talking of it again will be good enough. But as for the rules you broke...and I do this so unwillingly, Malfoy, thirty points from Slytherin. You two get to class, and quickly."
"Yes, Professor." Malfoy and Harry said together. The two turned and began walking into the heart of Hogwarts. "You and Snape?" Malfoy sniggered, the rushed off ahead of Harry.
"Remember your promise, Malfoy!" Harry yelled after him, before running towards his own classroom.
*~*END CHAPTER 2*~*
AN: OK, this one is a bit longer and more action packed. I feel that it moved the plot right along. Soon, though the plot will be more...slashy. Please review!
"Professor Dumbledore! Professor Dumbledore!" Draco ran through the halls of Hogwarts, rushing towards the Great Hall, where Dumbledore still sat, eating his breakfast. "Professor Dumbledore! I have to speak with Professor Dumbledore!" Draco slowed to a jog, having been out of breath for a while, and gaining a rather painful stitch in his side. He crumpled to the floor, gasping for breath.
Students began to flood out of the Great Hall's entrance, which was no more than twenty yards in front of Draco. "I must...must see...Dumbledore...Have to talk...Dumbledore...." All of the students stared at him as they passed, but that was all. "Please...Dumbledore..."
"Draco Malfoy! You do not walk away from a teacher when you are being talked to, especially when they are your House Head!" Snape hissed. As he glided towards Draco, the students moving out of his way, a look of pure hatred was upon his face. Draco, realizing his time to die and come, began to crawl towards the Great Hall on his hands and knees. "A coward to the end, I see. But you will not get away this time. Your father isn't here to protect you, Malfoy." Snape spit out the last word with such hatred, it came out like a writhing snake. He raised his wand, pointed it at Malfoy's still moving body, and whispered "Petrificus Totalus!"
As Malfoy turned straight as a board and fell upon his face, Harry ran into the hall. "Sev...I mean, Professor Snape! What are you doing?!"
"Quiet, boy! Malfoy went into my private bedchamber uninvited and unannounced, and then walked away while I was speaking to him. These are not his first transgressions, and thus, he shall pay for them all in a single, swift, curse." At this point, Snape had reached Draco's stiff body, and flipped him over. The face was stuck in an expression of pure horror.
"Professor, please! You'll be fired! You'll be put in jail! You would have a student's life on your conscience!"
At this, Snape looked confused. "Potter, you idiot! I'm not going to kill him! I am going to cast a Curse of Numbness!"
"A what? What is that, Professor?" At this point in time, the last few people in the hall, being Ron and Hermione, and it was Hermione who had spoken up, had stopped to watch the spectacle going on in front of them. "Professor, isn't that one of the worst curses that isn't Unforgivable?"
"Yes, Miss Granger, it is. Ten points to Gryffindor. Twenty points from Gryffindor, for two of them being late to class for something they are not part of!" Ron and Hermione rushed of together. "Now then, for your punishment, Mr. Malfoy. In case you are not as smart as Miss Granger, it is one of the worst curses that was not included within the Unforgivable Curses. It is so bad because of what it does, and how it is undone. You see, once I place the curse upon you, your whole body will go numb. The slightest touch will cause extreme pain. Thus, before I do this, I will cast a Levitation spell upon you that will keep you floating for...oh, say...an hour. After that, you will fall to the floor, and once again be in extreme pain. The only way to remove this curse is to use the counter curse. The only problem is that the counter curse will only work if the one who cursed you in the first place casts it. If anyone else tries to help you by uttering the counter curse, you will be stuck within the hold of the curse forever. So I wouldn't try to get one of your goons to fix you."
"Professor! Are you saying that he will be in extreme pain until you say he doesn't have to?"
"Good job, Potter. Ten points to Gryffindor for your astute mind." Snape turned once again upon his victim. "Now then, for your curse..."
At this moment, the Petrificus Totalus, which Harry had been slowly unraveling, came apart.
"Please Professor, don't do it! I won't tell anyone what I saw! I promise! I swear! I'll never do it again! I'll never even think about what I saw! Like I want to..." Snape glared at Malfoy.
"Well, I suppose having your word on never talking of it again will be good enough. But as for the rules you broke...and I do this so unwillingly, Malfoy, thirty points from Slytherin. You two get to class, and quickly."
"Yes, Professor." Malfoy and Harry said together. The two turned and began walking into the heart of Hogwarts. "You and Snape?" Malfoy sniggered, the rushed off ahead of Harry.
"Remember your promise, Malfoy!" Harry yelled after him, before running towards his own classroom.
*~*END CHAPTER 2*~*
AN: OK, this one is a bit longer and more action packed. I feel that it moved the plot right along. Soon, though the plot will be more...slashy. Please review!