Arguments With Sirius & Snape
Chapter 3: Third Time Lucky
Disclaimer: In ch. 1, I owned jack shit. It hasn't changed!
A/N: Well, there's an A/N at the end, but I just felt like putting one here too. For no absolute reason. Meh.
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After that little episode with the bomb Snivellus had sent him, Sirius had not been happy. Never mid the fact that Sirius had in fact started it, sending him shampoo. But that was… well, that was for the sake of mankind. That bomb not only exploded, burning the inside of his room and Sirius himself, but it let of a nasty gas that made you want to throw up. Sirius had gotten him in trouble with Mother yet again; Sirius was still sore. No doubt Snivelly would be getting more of those handy little shampoo bottles. Perhaps next time I'll throw in some conditioner too, he thought, grinning wickedly. But Sirius had been waiting for a chance of real revenge for ages. And of course, there was only so much you could do through letters. It's not like the saw each other at all. But today had turned out to be a fateful day for 10 year old Sirius, who was soon to start at Hogwarts.
"Sirius, you're meeting with Bella and her sisters at Diagon Alley. Cassiopeia offered to watch over you. Get going NOW!" a distant yell was heard. Sirius wasn't sure whether to be happy or sad. On one hand, he was going to be away from his mother… but Cassiopeia and her brats weren't much better. Except Andromeda. Maybe shopping won't be so bad, Sirius thought; he was determined to stock up on something to help along with his revenge scheme for Snivellus.
"DIAGON ALLEY!" Sirius shouted clearly, stepping into the green flame that would transport him. Seconds later, he was falling out of another fire place.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" someone shrieked out. Aunt Cassiopeia was running towards him, her face red. Great, Sirius thought.
"Really, Aunt, I can take care of myself. Let me walk around alone," begged Sirius. His aunt didn't seem to be in a very good mood. Bellatrix was scowling, Andromeda was smirking and Narcissa looked simply bored.
"No, Sirius! Your mother told me not to leave you alone," she told him threateningly.
"I can walk with him, mum. Don't worry about it," Andromeda piped up. Her mother glared at her; no doubt from the 'mum' thing, which she despised. It was Mother. But Aunt Cassiopeia, after glaring, studied her oldest daughter before slowly nodding. Sirius smiled, as did Andromeda. She grabbed his hand and they walked off as fast as possible.
"So, young Sirius, where to? Money is provided," his cousin said, grinning happily. "School stuff first?"
"Nah, that's boring!" Sirius exclaimed; there was plenty of time for that later. He already had a few of his books, a wand, and general equipment; scales, telescope and that sort of thing.
"I know! Let's go to the Apothecary; you can get your things for Potions, but it has some other neat stuff," Andromeda decided. Sirius nodded in agreement, an idea already forming in his mind.
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"Listen; just do something to distract him, ok? I promise I won't do anything dangerous. It's all for fun," Sirius whispered desperately. To his delight, he had spotted none other than Snivellus in Madam Malkin's. Things couldn't get better. Andromeda shrugged, but agreed. Snape was trying on his new robes on the stool next to Sirius's and his other robes were discarded on the floor.
"HELP!" Andromeda was out the front, making a fuss. That wasn't her voice, but no doubt someone was yelling because of her. It had the desired effect, for Snape turned around to observe. That gave Sirius just enough time to slip in the dragon dung he had secretly brought at the Apothecary into Snape's robes. The old ones, on the floor, were now filled with the putrid substance on the inside pockets and other places Snape wouldn't notice. Job well done, Sirius, he mentally congratulated himself as he sneaked back to his own stool.
"Do you know what happened?" he asked Madam Malkin innocently. She shrugged in response, bustling around her desk for a few seconds.
"No idea, love. Some poor girl had feinted out the front. She's alright now, of course," was the reply. A minute later, Sirius noticed Snape giving him an evil look as he walked out to the counter, holding new robes in his hand and wearing the old, dung contaminated ones.
"That's all," he said coolly to Madam Malkin. He shoved some gold in her hands and walked out. But not before Sirius made his snide remark.
"Is it just me, or does something smell really bad in here, all of a sudden?"
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End Chapter 3
If you were expecting the bomb episode, with Sirius receiving Snape's bomb, sorry.
Regarding Ch. 1:
No idea how far apart Sirius & Regulus are. Chapter 1 didn't make it specific, but I guess they'd be about 2 years apart.
In the original, both Snape & Sirius were 6. That's been moved up to 7. People were saying they were a bit wordy for a young age. One year isn't much older, but I think it's an improvement. Anyway, both of them seemed intelligent & quick mouthed to me; something I think that would have developed at an early age.
Some thought that was a bit extreme for a fight of little kids; something like food fights would be more appropriate? I thought that their grudge would start of with something more severe than some food being thrown. Besides, food fight is planned for later.
And Kyra Invictus Black; I'm one to check facts, so… Sirius does not have BLUE eyes. Originally, I just picked black, because a colour hasn't been mentioned in the books, only dark or fathomless. But JKR has confirmed that Sirius has GREY eyes… if you don't believe me; check out her personal site,
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