Chapter 3
Disclaimer: not mine. Wish it was.
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Standing outside Professor Snapes door, Draco hesitated before knocking firmly. Snapes voice rang out sharply
"Enter"
Draco stuck his head inside the door
"Are you busy Sir?"
Snape pushed back the second year essays he was grading and fixed his gaze on Draco
"Not at all Mr. Malfoy, what can I do for you?"
Snape was surprised as the normally overconfident boy looked nervously around the room before blurting out
"I'm not supposed to be here, telling you this I mean"
"Considering you haven't told me anything you haven't really betrayed anyone yet Mr. Malfoy." Snape replied blandly "Now what is this about?"
"It's about Granger" Draco admitted "That moron she dumped is making her life hell. Today he knocked her down the stairs in front of the Great hall. If Potter hadn't been there and done a softening charm on the stone she would have probably been seriously injured"
Snape was a little confused why this was being brought to his attention. He said slowly
"I'm sure once Professor McGonagall unloads her wrath on Mr. Weasley for daring touch her precious head girl there will not be a repeat performance. Once Miss Granger told her-"
"But she didn't" Draco interupted "And she won't. I tried to convince her to tell but she won't budge"
"So what would you like me to do?" Snape asked the boy "Inform Miss Grangers head of house?"
"I don't know." Malfoy admitted "I just...well....I couldn't think of what to do and hoped maybe you would have an idea."
Severus sat deep in thought for a few minutes before speaking almost to himself. Draco watched in fascination as WHY professor Snape was such a good spy to the Order was revealed.
"Telling Professor McGonagall will lead to her informing his parents and multiple detentions. Undoubtedly this will anger Mr. Weasley more and make him behave even more cruelly to Miss Granger than he is now. As tempting as it would be to shove Mr. Weasley into the vanishing cabinet and locking it for the rest of the year, people would wonder and ask."
"I don't think we have to do or say anything directly to Weasley actually" Draco said thoughtfully, gaining Severus's attention.
"The one person he is most scared of is you. Maybe if you just make it clear that Granger is being protected by you he will back off."
Severus just stared at Draco.
"And who, pray tell, will rescue me from St Mungo's after I am carted off for temporary insanity?" He asked.
"She's really not that bad" Draco said quickly "I mean she's brilliant, everyone knows that, and once you get to know her she's actually somewhat funny"
A calculated look came into Severus's eyes.
"And why, Mr. Malfoy, are you so worried about someone you have always professed to hate?"
Draco met Snapes gaze directly
"She reminds me of my Mum" He said in a flat voice "Miserable, but too scared to stand up for herself. She's more brilliant than he could ever dream of being but he controls her. I don't want to see her life ruined like my mothers was."
Severus was speechless for a moment. Draco was one of the only students he approved of and genuinely liked. Growing up with Draco's father he saw the life that Draco grew up with but never looked close enough to see just how lonely it must have been for the boy or his mother. Suddenly Severus wanted to help. Truth be told he was a little bored now that his spying days were over. This was a chance to out think his enemy
"Shouldn't be too hard considering it's Weasley" He thought with a smirk.
Also it was a chance to see if he could do something without Albus knowing for once. That made it appealing,
"Alright Mr. Malfoy" He said to Draco "But I need a promise that you won't breath a word of this to anyone else."
"I won't" The boy promised "But you will let me help won't you?"
"I think I may need your help in a few things to do with Mr. Weasley " Severus agreed.
Draco smiled at the nasty look on Severus's face
"Weasel won't even know what hit him" He thought.
Disclaimer: not mine. Wish it was.
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Standing outside Professor Snapes door, Draco hesitated before knocking firmly. Snapes voice rang out sharply
"Enter"
Draco stuck his head inside the door
"Are you busy Sir?"
Snape pushed back the second year essays he was grading and fixed his gaze on Draco
"Not at all Mr. Malfoy, what can I do for you?"
Snape was surprised as the normally overconfident boy looked nervously around the room before blurting out
"I'm not supposed to be here, telling you this I mean"
"Considering you haven't told me anything you haven't really betrayed anyone yet Mr. Malfoy." Snape replied blandly "Now what is this about?"
"It's about Granger" Draco admitted "That moron she dumped is making her life hell. Today he knocked her down the stairs in front of the Great hall. If Potter hadn't been there and done a softening charm on the stone she would have probably been seriously injured"
Snape was a little confused why this was being brought to his attention. He said slowly
"I'm sure once Professor McGonagall unloads her wrath on Mr. Weasley for daring touch her precious head girl there will not be a repeat performance. Once Miss Granger told her-"
"But she didn't" Draco interupted "And she won't. I tried to convince her to tell but she won't budge"
"So what would you like me to do?" Snape asked the boy "Inform Miss Grangers head of house?"
"I don't know." Malfoy admitted "I just...well....I couldn't think of what to do and hoped maybe you would have an idea."
Severus sat deep in thought for a few minutes before speaking almost to himself. Draco watched in fascination as WHY professor Snape was such a good spy to the Order was revealed.
"Telling Professor McGonagall will lead to her informing his parents and multiple detentions. Undoubtedly this will anger Mr. Weasley more and make him behave even more cruelly to Miss Granger than he is now. As tempting as it would be to shove Mr. Weasley into the vanishing cabinet and locking it for the rest of the year, people would wonder and ask."
"I don't think we have to do or say anything directly to Weasley actually" Draco said thoughtfully, gaining Severus's attention.
"The one person he is most scared of is you. Maybe if you just make it clear that Granger is being protected by you he will back off."
Severus just stared at Draco.
"And who, pray tell, will rescue me from St Mungo's after I am carted off for temporary insanity?" He asked.
"She's really not that bad" Draco said quickly "I mean she's brilliant, everyone knows that, and once you get to know her she's actually somewhat funny"
A calculated look came into Severus's eyes.
"And why, Mr. Malfoy, are you so worried about someone you have always professed to hate?"
Draco met Snapes gaze directly
"She reminds me of my Mum" He said in a flat voice "Miserable, but too scared to stand up for herself. She's more brilliant than he could ever dream of being but he controls her. I don't want to see her life ruined like my mothers was."
Severus was speechless for a moment. Draco was one of the only students he approved of and genuinely liked. Growing up with Draco's father he saw the life that Draco grew up with but never looked close enough to see just how lonely it must have been for the boy or his mother. Suddenly Severus wanted to help. Truth be told he was a little bored now that his spying days were over. This was a chance to out think his enemy
"Shouldn't be too hard considering it's Weasley" He thought with a smirk.
Also it was a chance to see if he could do something without Albus knowing for once. That made it appealing,
"Alright Mr. Malfoy" He said to Draco "But I need a promise that you won't breath a word of this to anyone else."
"I won't" The boy promised "But you will let me help won't you?"
"I think I may need your help in a few things to do with Mr. Weasley " Severus agreed.
Draco smiled at the nasty look on Severus's face
"Weasel won't even know what hit him" He thought.