Chapter 9: Detention with The Snapes.
Saturday and Sunday flew by, with Monday fast approaching. Morning and afternoon disappeared and finally, Harry found himself walking down the winding staircases towards the dungeons. At five to eight he arrived at the door to Snapes classroom and his knock on the door was greeted with an angry, "Enter."
Harry sat in the seat at the front of the classroom that Snape motioned to and waited. At ten past eight, Severa arrived. "Sorry, Dad." She smiled.
Snape looked down his nose at her and cuttingly replied- "Its Professor to you, Severa, and incidentally, you are ten minutes late for my detention. That's an extra half hour added for punishment."
Severa grimaced angrily but said nothing. She sat at the desk beside Harry and smiled a warm 'hello' at him. Harry half-smiled back. He wasn't in the best mood with her right now.
"Now," Snape began, "because of the stunt you two pulled, an eloquent punishment must be in order, so, I award you both with the happy task of cleaning the Giggle Potion cauldrons. Brushes in the corner, cauldrons in the store room, enjoy." Snape smiled wickedly, sat down at his desk and began writing on a piece of parchment.
Harry's mouth was gaping in horror. Giggle Potion was renowned as the most difficult potion to clean up after. Each cauldron had to be treated with three different cleaning potions and each of the three had to be scrubbed on very hard with steel-bristled brushes. It could take hours and there were exactly thirty cauldrons in the room. Harry had never been angrier with Severa, with Snape, with himself. Why did he bother talking to the girl?
Harry stomped angrily to the back of the room collecting his cleaning brush and the three cleaning potions. Severa followed suit and soon the two of them were scrubbing away rather viciously.
"This is your fault." Harry whispered angrily, through his gritted teeth.
"I was only trying to pay him back for being so unfair to you!" Severa whispered angrily back.
"Well next time," Harry scowled, "don't try and help! I've done fine by myself up until now and I want things to stay that way!"
Harry threw a scathing look at Severa and was shocked to see her face display a range of emotions. At first she looked upset, then hurt and finally, angry.
"Fine, Harry." she snarled, "Do it yourself! Do everything yourself! You're the great Harry Potter! Why do you need the help of a lowly Snape? It's not like I know anything anyway, is it? It's not like I know secrets about you, or tales of your past, things that could change your mind about me."
In that one moment, Severas whole being emanated such an aura of hurt and almost, betrayal, that Harry was momentarily thrown off balance. It was as if, in that instant, only the two of them existed, bonded by this unknown feeling of betrayal. Why was she so upset by his comments? Before he could ask her, the sharp voice of Snape cut through his thoughts.
"Potter! Detention is finished! Snape! Stay with me. I want to talk to you." Harry left the room unsure as to why his detention had ended after only twenty minutes. The two Snapes hardly glanced at him as he left. There was something going on between the two of them and Harry wasn't sure he wanted to know what it was.
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Hey everyone! Sorry about the LOOONG delay between chapters, but finally, here it is! I know it's short but worry not, there's more to come! Sorry again and I hope you all keep reading! From, Laura!!!!!
Saturday and Sunday flew by, with Monday fast approaching. Morning and afternoon disappeared and finally, Harry found himself walking down the winding staircases towards the dungeons. At five to eight he arrived at the door to Snapes classroom and his knock on the door was greeted with an angry, "Enter."
Harry sat in the seat at the front of the classroom that Snape motioned to and waited. At ten past eight, Severa arrived. "Sorry, Dad." She smiled.
Snape looked down his nose at her and cuttingly replied- "Its Professor to you, Severa, and incidentally, you are ten minutes late for my detention. That's an extra half hour added for punishment."
Severa grimaced angrily but said nothing. She sat at the desk beside Harry and smiled a warm 'hello' at him. Harry half-smiled back. He wasn't in the best mood with her right now.
"Now," Snape began, "because of the stunt you two pulled, an eloquent punishment must be in order, so, I award you both with the happy task of cleaning the Giggle Potion cauldrons. Brushes in the corner, cauldrons in the store room, enjoy." Snape smiled wickedly, sat down at his desk and began writing on a piece of parchment.
Harry's mouth was gaping in horror. Giggle Potion was renowned as the most difficult potion to clean up after. Each cauldron had to be treated with three different cleaning potions and each of the three had to be scrubbed on very hard with steel-bristled brushes. It could take hours and there were exactly thirty cauldrons in the room. Harry had never been angrier with Severa, with Snape, with himself. Why did he bother talking to the girl?
Harry stomped angrily to the back of the room collecting his cleaning brush and the three cleaning potions. Severa followed suit and soon the two of them were scrubbing away rather viciously.
"This is your fault." Harry whispered angrily, through his gritted teeth.
"I was only trying to pay him back for being so unfair to you!" Severa whispered angrily back.
"Well next time," Harry scowled, "don't try and help! I've done fine by myself up until now and I want things to stay that way!"
Harry threw a scathing look at Severa and was shocked to see her face display a range of emotions. At first she looked upset, then hurt and finally, angry.
"Fine, Harry." she snarled, "Do it yourself! Do everything yourself! You're the great Harry Potter! Why do you need the help of a lowly Snape? It's not like I know anything anyway, is it? It's not like I know secrets about you, or tales of your past, things that could change your mind about me."
In that one moment, Severas whole being emanated such an aura of hurt and almost, betrayal, that Harry was momentarily thrown off balance. It was as if, in that instant, only the two of them existed, bonded by this unknown feeling of betrayal. Why was she so upset by his comments? Before he could ask her, the sharp voice of Snape cut through his thoughts.
"Potter! Detention is finished! Snape! Stay with me. I want to talk to you." Harry left the room unsure as to why his detention had ended after only twenty minutes. The two Snapes hardly glanced at him as he left. There was something going on between the two of them and Harry wasn't sure he wanted to know what it was.
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Hey everyone! Sorry about the LOOONG delay between chapters, but finally, here it is! I know it's short but worry not, there's more to come! Sorry again and I hope you all keep reading! From, Laura!!!!!