Brightly Coloured Snape
James, Sirius and Remus had planned it all out to the very last detail with their new friends; Peter was very excited because he had never done anything like this before in his whole life. Cho-Ni had told them that they would have to do it Wednesday morning, which was perfect; because Cho-Ni and his friends would have done the potion the night before and then had Transfiguration straight afterward which James, Sirius and Remus and Peter were having first thing the next morning.
James and Sirius arrived early for the lesson; Remus had to pull Peter away from his breakfast. They got to the class first before anyone else had arrived even McGonagall herself, they took their seats which was behind the desk Cho-Ni had told them that they had sat at last night.
Peter kept a look out for people coming to class early, with Remus keeping an eye on him, while James and Sirius set about the potion. They poured it over the chair and the front of the desk; it dried straight away and wouldn't even know that it was there only if you knew.
They took their seats behind the desk to make sure that no one but Snape sat there; Remus and Peter sat behind them. Lily came into the class with Nissa a couple of minutes before it was about to start, they sat on the other side of the room and level with the table. But Natalie and Elle sat level with James and Sirius and kept looking over at them smiling and giggling.
James made sure that no one sat there, without making it look to obvious to people what he was doing, and so that Snape himself wouldn't know either; it would just be the only desk left when he arrived.
Severus looked around the room for an empty seat when he arrived with his group of friends, Nissa smiled at him as he walked passed and sat reluctantly in front of James and Sirius who was looking quit smudge about something. Severus sat down as Ludovic walked around and sat on the other side of him, as his friends took other seats.
Severus shifted in his seat as though he felt something prick him, James and Sirius smiled at one another and then turned round and smiled at Remus and Peter, then quickly turned back around to watch the show.
Severus rubbed his arm and his legs as they started to feel strange somehow; and then his skin had this feeling as though it was moving or that there was something growing and wanted to escape. Then suddenly but not painfully (which James had hoped it would have been.) large mushroom like things started to pop out of his skin and through his robes, they were bright pink, yellow and orange.
The Gryffindor's roared with laughter as they saw Severus even some of the Slytherin's were laughing as well, (who wouldn't if they saw him snout bright coloured mushrooms all over his body.)
Sirius looked over at Nissa and saw that even she couldn't help herself from laughing at him, even though she did try and restrain herself. He looked back just as he tried to stand up and almost went flying onto his face, but didn't only because Ludovic had jumped up and caught him trying not to laugh at his humiliated friend.
"What's going on?" McGonagall demanded has she walked in on all the laughing, and soon knew what they were all laughing at. She aloud herself a very small smile and then became quit serious.
Severus looked up at McGonagall and then back at James and Sirius who were smiling.
"It was them two, they did this to me." Severus shouted pointing at them both, who tried to look innocent. But the laughing wasn't helping, though everyone else in the classroom was laughing as well.
"Now, now Severus, calm yourself." McGonagall told him calmly walking over to him. "The third year class I believe last night had made this potion in their Potion class just before mine. I heard them myself talking about it. So you see it couldn't have been Mr Potter and Mr Black."
"No! It was them I know it!" Severus said pointing at them again and stiffing deeply as though trying not to sneezes.
"You should go up to the hospital wing, Mr Snape." McGonagall told him as she turned and walked back to her desk.
"Oh, have you got the stifles." Sirius whispered.
"Poor little Snivellus." James whispered smiling at him.
"You!" Severus shot at him pulling out his wand and pointing it straight at his heart.
"Mr Snape, what on earth do you think your doing?" McGonagall shouted at him. "Five points from Slytherin now get to the hospital wing this minute."
Severus just stood there starring at him not moving for a moment, but finally he dropped his wand and walked or rather stormed out of the classroom as best he could. But he did notice one thing on his way out, and that was the very disappointed look on Nissa's face. Sirius had noticed it as well, and was even more pleased they had gotten back at Snape (or Snivellus which they call him from now on), made Slytherin lose five points, and Nissa didn't seem at all pleased with him anymore. All in all he though it hadn't been such a bad lesson, not that it had even started yet.
They couldn't wait to get out of the class to talk about what had happened, it had been better then they had all thought it would turn out, and Sirius was even more pleased with himself. Severus never came back to the class; his friends all left the lesson and went on to their next. But the Gryffindor's all lingered somewhat wanting to talk about what happened. But as soon as they were out of earshot of the classroom, Nissa marched up to Sirius and James stopping them dead in their tracks, Lily next to her with their other friends smiling somewhat dreamier at the two lads.
"Was it the two of you?" Nissa demanded, but was looking straight at Sirius as she asked the question.
"You know that's very hurtful." Sirius told her trying to sound as though she had hurt his feelings. "It's as though you don't trust us at all."
"It couldn't have been them, even McGonagall said so." Ella said smiling over at Sirius, who smiled back at her making her go very red in the face.
Nissa frowned slightly at Ella's remark, as Sirius turned and smiled at her. He stepped forward and linked her arm and started to walk up the corridor with her towards Charm's; everyone started behind them stilling talking.
"I wouldn't do anything like that; we wouldn't do anything like that." Sirius reassured her. "You should have more faith in us."
"I do, I believe that you'll turn out alright in the end." Nissa said quietly so only he could hear.
"I knew you liked me." Sirius whispered. "It was just a matter of time until you admitted it."
"Oh of course." Nissa said sarcastically smiling at him like Ella did, they both laughed as they carried on up the corridor.
"It's just strange, isn't it?" Lily said slowly as she walked beside James and Natalie. "Especially that you didn't want anyone sitting in front of you."
"Now come on Lily." James said. "Do you think that we're that stupid, to do something right under McGonagall's nose?"
Lily thought it over and thought that they couldn't be that stupid, no one was really. James gave her a side look, and decided that she had come around when she didn't say anything back. But Nissa had heard what Lily had said and stopped suddenly, surprising Sirius and making Remus walk straight into her; making his pale face slightly blush.
"Maybe that's why you did it." Nissa suggested, but was detracted by Remus who didn't look at all well and was very pale, and forget why she was annoyed and was quit concerned. "Are you alright Remus, you're looking very pale?"
Remus was a little surprised and taken back by the question, she always did that the way she looked at him as though she could see straight through him and know everything; his secret. James and Sirius both looked at him; even Peter looked over Polly's shoulder to have a look at him. Which of course he wasn't so pale now, but slightly red because everyone was looking at him.
"Yeah mate, you are looking a little pale." James told him as Sirius nodded in agreement with him.
"No, I'm fine." Remus tried to reassure them.
"Maybe your coming down with something mate." Sirius suggested, and then looked at Nissa. "Though it doesn't help with someone always on our back."
Nissa opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out, she glared at Sirius and then turned on her heals and walked off.
"What did I say?" Sirius asked somewhat confused.
Lily smiled at Remus and then glared at Sirius and went after her friend, with Natalie, Ella and Polly right behind her.
"Maybe you should think before you speak." Remus suggested as they followed slowly after them.
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Later that night as it was just getting dark, Nissa was walking up the corridor alone; she had just come from the library getting a couple of books for her homework. When she came across Remus, who seemed to look even worst then he did an hour before.
"Remus are you alright?" Nissa asked as she rushed over to him, but he moved away from her right into the wall. "I'm sorry about before, I didn't mean to get at you when you weren't well."
Remus looked up at her and smiled slightly. "It wasn't you, Sirius doesn't think some time's before he speaks, so don't take it to heart. But I am feeling a bit off, so I'm going up to the hospital wing, oh. Can you tell James and Sirius and Peter not to come up, you know tell them that I'll be fine."
"Yes of course." Nissa said smiling at him. "Yeah I know you'll be fine, I'll see you when you're feeling more yourself."
Remus nodded not at first realising what she said and then looked up at her, wondering if she knew somehow. But she only smiled at him kindly, unlike any girl had done before to him. He looked at her once more; seeming unable to smile back he carried on walking. But Nissa didn't until she couldn't hear him any longer.
Nissa went straight up to the common room; she stood at the entrance for a moment looking around the crowded room for them, and then spotted them sat together in a corner on their own. She made her way over to them, and saw Ella out of the corner of her eye whisper something to Polly.
Sirius looked up after a moment when he realised someone was stood next to him, James looked up as well, though Peter wasn't at all interested.
Though Sirius was very surprised to see who it was, and before he could stop himself. "What? Have you come to accuse us of something else?"
Nissa stepped back shocked and then said quietly. "No. I've just come to tell you that Remus as gone to the hospital wing." And then added a little louder. "And he doesn't want you lot coming up to see him, which I don't blame him. I wouldn't want you coming up either making me feel even worst."
Sirius starred at her realising that he shouldn't have said what he had, and then realised that she had just insulted him. She turned and walked off over to her friends. He turned back to James and shock himself slightly.
"Girls are far too emotional." Sirius said.
James ignored his statement. "We'll go and see him in morning; Pomfery will never let us in now to see him."
But they did go up the next morning to see him, but he wasn't there and neither was Madam Pomfery, which was very odd. Remus wasn't in any of their lessons for the next three days, and they couldn't find him anywhere.
"It's nice to see." Nissa said to Sirius making him jump and turn around from looking up at the full moon.
"What is?" Sirius asked as she sat down beside him.
"That you've know each other for such a short time, but you'll look out for each other as though your brother's." Nissa told him simple, as Sirius looked up at her and then she smiled that incredible smile at him. "He'll be fine, and you'll all go to the Quiddicth match together on Saturday."
Sirius couldn't help but feel as though she was right as she smiled at him, but before he could say anything she walked off leaving him back to his own thoughts.
It was Saturday, the morning of the first Quiddicth match of the season, everyone was so excited; Gryffindor vs. Slytherin.
Nissa was sat next to Natalie with Lily and Ella facing her, Polly came over and sat down from talking to Adorabella (Bella) from Ravenclaw just as James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all came in together as though nothing at all had happened the passed couple of days.
Remus and Sirius sat down next to Nissa and James and Peter sat on the opposite side next to Lily, who didn't smile back at James in welcome.
"You're looking better." Nissa said smiling.
"No he isn't." Sirius shot at her as he led in front of Remus to talk to her. "Just look at him."
"I'm feeling a lot better thanks you two." Remus reassured the two of them, smiling at them both. "I'm just a bit tired that's all."
"Yeah, but there was no way you were going to miss the match was there?" James said brightly, as his mind wondered down to the Quiddicth pitch imaging him self playing in front of the whole school.
"There's always next year." Sirius said. "Anyway, first years never get on the house teams."
(A/N:- sorry to cut it short, but you'll get a Quidditch match in another chapter before the end of the story I promise. Hoped you enjoyed the chapter though, and Snape as well.)
James, Sirius and Remus had planned it all out to the very last detail with their new friends; Peter was very excited because he had never done anything like this before in his whole life. Cho-Ni had told them that they would have to do it Wednesday morning, which was perfect; because Cho-Ni and his friends would have done the potion the night before and then had Transfiguration straight afterward which James, Sirius and Remus and Peter were having first thing the next morning.
James and Sirius arrived early for the lesson; Remus had to pull Peter away from his breakfast. They got to the class first before anyone else had arrived even McGonagall herself, they took their seats which was behind the desk Cho-Ni had told them that they had sat at last night.
Peter kept a look out for people coming to class early, with Remus keeping an eye on him, while James and Sirius set about the potion. They poured it over the chair and the front of the desk; it dried straight away and wouldn't even know that it was there only if you knew.
They took their seats behind the desk to make sure that no one but Snape sat there; Remus and Peter sat behind them. Lily came into the class with Nissa a couple of minutes before it was about to start, they sat on the other side of the room and level with the table. But Natalie and Elle sat level with James and Sirius and kept looking over at them smiling and giggling.
James made sure that no one sat there, without making it look to obvious to people what he was doing, and so that Snape himself wouldn't know either; it would just be the only desk left when he arrived.
Severus looked around the room for an empty seat when he arrived with his group of friends, Nissa smiled at him as he walked passed and sat reluctantly in front of James and Sirius who was looking quit smudge about something. Severus sat down as Ludovic walked around and sat on the other side of him, as his friends took other seats.
Severus shifted in his seat as though he felt something prick him, James and Sirius smiled at one another and then turned round and smiled at Remus and Peter, then quickly turned back around to watch the show.
Severus rubbed his arm and his legs as they started to feel strange somehow; and then his skin had this feeling as though it was moving or that there was something growing and wanted to escape. Then suddenly but not painfully (which James had hoped it would have been.) large mushroom like things started to pop out of his skin and through his robes, they were bright pink, yellow and orange.
The Gryffindor's roared with laughter as they saw Severus even some of the Slytherin's were laughing as well, (who wouldn't if they saw him snout bright coloured mushrooms all over his body.)
Sirius looked over at Nissa and saw that even she couldn't help herself from laughing at him, even though she did try and restrain herself. He looked back just as he tried to stand up and almost went flying onto his face, but didn't only because Ludovic had jumped up and caught him trying not to laugh at his humiliated friend.
"What's going on?" McGonagall demanded has she walked in on all the laughing, and soon knew what they were all laughing at. She aloud herself a very small smile and then became quit serious.
Severus looked up at McGonagall and then back at James and Sirius who were smiling.
"It was them two, they did this to me." Severus shouted pointing at them both, who tried to look innocent. But the laughing wasn't helping, though everyone else in the classroom was laughing as well.
"Now, now Severus, calm yourself." McGonagall told him calmly walking over to him. "The third year class I believe last night had made this potion in their Potion class just before mine. I heard them myself talking about it. So you see it couldn't have been Mr Potter and Mr Black."
"No! It was them I know it!" Severus said pointing at them again and stiffing deeply as though trying not to sneezes.
"You should go up to the hospital wing, Mr Snape." McGonagall told him as she turned and walked back to her desk.
"Oh, have you got the stifles." Sirius whispered.
"Poor little Snivellus." James whispered smiling at him.
"You!" Severus shot at him pulling out his wand and pointing it straight at his heart.
"Mr Snape, what on earth do you think your doing?" McGonagall shouted at him. "Five points from Slytherin now get to the hospital wing this minute."
Severus just stood there starring at him not moving for a moment, but finally he dropped his wand and walked or rather stormed out of the classroom as best he could. But he did notice one thing on his way out, and that was the very disappointed look on Nissa's face. Sirius had noticed it as well, and was even more pleased they had gotten back at Snape (or Snivellus which they call him from now on), made Slytherin lose five points, and Nissa didn't seem at all pleased with him anymore. All in all he though it hadn't been such a bad lesson, not that it had even started yet.
They couldn't wait to get out of the class to talk about what had happened, it had been better then they had all thought it would turn out, and Sirius was even more pleased with himself. Severus never came back to the class; his friends all left the lesson and went on to their next. But the Gryffindor's all lingered somewhat wanting to talk about what happened. But as soon as they were out of earshot of the classroom, Nissa marched up to Sirius and James stopping them dead in their tracks, Lily next to her with their other friends smiling somewhat dreamier at the two lads.
"Was it the two of you?" Nissa demanded, but was looking straight at Sirius as she asked the question.
"You know that's very hurtful." Sirius told her trying to sound as though she had hurt his feelings. "It's as though you don't trust us at all."
"It couldn't have been them, even McGonagall said so." Ella said smiling over at Sirius, who smiled back at her making her go very red in the face.
Nissa frowned slightly at Ella's remark, as Sirius turned and smiled at her. He stepped forward and linked her arm and started to walk up the corridor with her towards Charm's; everyone started behind them stilling talking.
"I wouldn't do anything like that; we wouldn't do anything like that." Sirius reassured her. "You should have more faith in us."
"I do, I believe that you'll turn out alright in the end." Nissa said quietly so only he could hear.
"I knew you liked me." Sirius whispered. "It was just a matter of time until you admitted it."
"Oh of course." Nissa said sarcastically smiling at him like Ella did, they both laughed as they carried on up the corridor.
"It's just strange, isn't it?" Lily said slowly as she walked beside James and Natalie. "Especially that you didn't want anyone sitting in front of you."
"Now come on Lily." James said. "Do you think that we're that stupid, to do something right under McGonagall's nose?"
Lily thought it over and thought that they couldn't be that stupid, no one was really. James gave her a side look, and decided that she had come around when she didn't say anything back. But Nissa had heard what Lily had said and stopped suddenly, surprising Sirius and making Remus walk straight into her; making his pale face slightly blush.
"Maybe that's why you did it." Nissa suggested, but was detracted by Remus who didn't look at all well and was very pale, and forget why she was annoyed and was quit concerned. "Are you alright Remus, you're looking very pale?"
Remus was a little surprised and taken back by the question, she always did that the way she looked at him as though she could see straight through him and know everything; his secret. James and Sirius both looked at him; even Peter looked over Polly's shoulder to have a look at him. Which of course he wasn't so pale now, but slightly red because everyone was looking at him.
"Yeah mate, you are looking a little pale." James told him as Sirius nodded in agreement with him.
"No, I'm fine." Remus tried to reassure them.
"Maybe your coming down with something mate." Sirius suggested, and then looked at Nissa. "Though it doesn't help with someone always on our back."
Nissa opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out, she glared at Sirius and then turned on her heals and walked off.
"What did I say?" Sirius asked somewhat confused.
Lily smiled at Remus and then glared at Sirius and went after her friend, with Natalie, Ella and Polly right behind her.
"Maybe you should think before you speak." Remus suggested as they followed slowly after them.
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Later that night as it was just getting dark, Nissa was walking up the corridor alone; she had just come from the library getting a couple of books for her homework. When she came across Remus, who seemed to look even worst then he did an hour before.
"Remus are you alright?" Nissa asked as she rushed over to him, but he moved away from her right into the wall. "I'm sorry about before, I didn't mean to get at you when you weren't well."
Remus looked up at her and smiled slightly. "It wasn't you, Sirius doesn't think some time's before he speaks, so don't take it to heart. But I am feeling a bit off, so I'm going up to the hospital wing, oh. Can you tell James and Sirius and Peter not to come up, you know tell them that I'll be fine."
"Yes of course." Nissa said smiling at him. "Yeah I know you'll be fine, I'll see you when you're feeling more yourself."
Remus nodded not at first realising what she said and then looked up at her, wondering if she knew somehow. But she only smiled at him kindly, unlike any girl had done before to him. He looked at her once more; seeming unable to smile back he carried on walking. But Nissa didn't until she couldn't hear him any longer.
Nissa went straight up to the common room; she stood at the entrance for a moment looking around the crowded room for them, and then spotted them sat together in a corner on their own. She made her way over to them, and saw Ella out of the corner of her eye whisper something to Polly.
Sirius looked up after a moment when he realised someone was stood next to him, James looked up as well, though Peter wasn't at all interested.
Though Sirius was very surprised to see who it was, and before he could stop himself. "What? Have you come to accuse us of something else?"
Nissa stepped back shocked and then said quietly. "No. I've just come to tell you that Remus as gone to the hospital wing." And then added a little louder. "And he doesn't want you lot coming up to see him, which I don't blame him. I wouldn't want you coming up either making me feel even worst."
Sirius starred at her realising that he shouldn't have said what he had, and then realised that she had just insulted him. She turned and walked off over to her friends. He turned back to James and shock himself slightly.
"Girls are far too emotional." Sirius said.
James ignored his statement. "We'll go and see him in morning; Pomfery will never let us in now to see him."
But they did go up the next morning to see him, but he wasn't there and neither was Madam Pomfery, which was very odd. Remus wasn't in any of their lessons for the next three days, and they couldn't find him anywhere.
"It's nice to see." Nissa said to Sirius making him jump and turn around from looking up at the full moon.
"What is?" Sirius asked as she sat down beside him.
"That you've know each other for such a short time, but you'll look out for each other as though your brother's." Nissa told him simple, as Sirius looked up at her and then she smiled that incredible smile at him. "He'll be fine, and you'll all go to the Quiddicth match together on Saturday."
Sirius couldn't help but feel as though she was right as she smiled at him, but before he could say anything she walked off leaving him back to his own thoughts.
It was Saturday, the morning of the first Quiddicth match of the season, everyone was so excited; Gryffindor vs. Slytherin.
Nissa was sat next to Natalie with Lily and Ella facing her, Polly came over and sat down from talking to Adorabella (Bella) from Ravenclaw just as James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all came in together as though nothing at all had happened the passed couple of days.
Remus and Sirius sat down next to Nissa and James and Peter sat on the opposite side next to Lily, who didn't smile back at James in welcome.
"You're looking better." Nissa said smiling.
"No he isn't." Sirius shot at her as he led in front of Remus to talk to her. "Just look at him."
"I'm feeling a lot better thanks you two." Remus reassured the two of them, smiling at them both. "I'm just a bit tired that's all."
"Yeah, but there was no way you were going to miss the match was there?" James said brightly, as his mind wondered down to the Quiddicth pitch imaging him self playing in front of the whole school.
"There's always next year." Sirius said. "Anyway, first years never get on the house teams."
(A/N:- sorry to cut it short, but you'll get a Quidditch match in another chapter before the end of the story I promise. Hoped you enjoyed the chapter though, and Snape as well.)