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Here's a long chapter to make up for the short one.
Dragon Scales
Chapter Five: The Banquet
I casually walked down the hallway. Harry, Ron and Hermione bumped into me. "Are you students going to the banquet?" I asked, not being my normal, snarky self.
Harry was taken aback. "I'm planning too, even though my uncle won't be there, but that's probably for the best," Harry said.
Ron and Hermione quickly said yes, and raced off to the banquet. I shrugged, not really caring. I knocked on Professor Silvertongue's door. She allowed me to escort her in. A smile stretched across my face as she answered the door. She was wearing a tight black dress. Her white smile lit up my face. She seemed shorter. I shrugged and put my arm around her. There were rumors going around school that I had a thing for her; I did. We walked together to the banquet and I opened the door for her. Banners of the different houses were hung loosely against the wall where the large doors were. The roof seemed to be an endless ceiling with stars sprinkling the darkness. Parents, staff and students filled the hallway. Carrie and I separated to talk to different parents. I walked in the direction where Professor Conners was. Her eyes kept looking at me, urging me to come see her. She was obviously very upset with who she was talking to. I walked beside her. "Severus Snape," Lucius Malfoy grinned at me. "You can settle our argument.
He had obviously been quite hard on Katherine about her subject. "What is it about?" I asked, standing beside her.
Katherine spoke. "He doesn't think languages is an appropriate subject to teach," she said awkwardly.
He nudged me. "You'll take my side right?" he smiled lightly.
I raised an eyebrow. She DID save my life. "Well, I never learned languages," I said. "But I think it's important for children to be able to communicate with basically everyone."
Kat smiled weakly at me. "Well, I don't believe it is important for my son," he said.
"Can he drop the course?" I asked.
"It's mandatory now," he glared at her.
It seemed like Katherine was trying to hide behind me. "It didn't mean for it to become mandatory," she said.
He watched her. "Do I know you?" he asked.
"I don't think so," she said.
"Katherine?" he asked.
She shook her head. "I don't," she said; she was definitely hiding behind me now.
He grabbed her arm. "What the hell are you doing here?" he asked, pulling her out from behind me.
"I'm fucking working. Unlike you, things don't come as easy to me," she said, and tried to get out of his grasp.
"Go figure you'd be teaching crap," he said, tightening his grip.
Draco walked up to talk to his father. "I'm going back to my room," he said.
"Fine," his father responded and let go of Katherine.
Draco walked out of the room. I noticed him look back to watch the authority figures feud, and then left the room. "It's not crap," Kat said.
She tried to walk away, but he grabbed her again. "You're failing my son on PURPOSE," he shouted.
I, like the remainder of the room, looked at the arguing pair, very confused. "I don't need this bullshit," she said and started to walk away.
"Don't you walk away from me," he said and grabbed her arm again.
"You did it first," she snapped at him.
"How dare you accuse me of that? How could I keep in touch when you kept pushing me away?"
"How was I supposed to stay close to someone who hated me?" she snarled, and again tried to make her escape.
Lucius seemed hurt, but hid it quickly. "I didn't hate you, you bitch," he said, ironically.
He didn't bother reaching out to stop her again. "Bitch" continued to echo through the quiet hall. I watched Kat hold in her tears. She refused to look at me and continued to walk out of the hallway. A lot of other people left as well, including Carrie. Lucius smiled at me. "I'm sorry for being rude," he said.
"It's fine," I said. "May I ask...?"
"No," he said. "I've had enough of her today."
Lucius walked away from me as a large white dragon broke through the doorway and hit several people away with a single hit. The dragon snarled as it's great gray eyes searched the room. It outstretched its wings and there was a gasp from most of the guests, hypnotized by its beauty. Its loud roar brought people to their knees. Some of the younger students screamed entranced with its actions. It walked around, leaving it's tracks deep into the floor. Its eyes seemed to be searching for something. Salvia dripped from its oversized teeth as it leaned over to the stunned Lucius Malfoy. Another great roar was released from its jaws, knocking Lucius over and breaking most people from their trances. I watched people start running from the room. Lucius stood up and again stared the dragon in its eyes. "You wouldn't dare," he said.
It breathed heavily letting the stench of fresh blood fill Lucius' nose. "Who the hell have you attacked?"
A small smile grew across the beast's face. I backed up and saw Draco limp in. I started to walk towards my student, but the dragon's tail cut me off. "That was a low blow. How dare you attack my son?" Lucius said to the Dragon, like the beast could actually understand him.
The Dragon ran its tongue against its bloody teeth, and growled slightly. I picked up the language immediately. 'Would you prefer I attacked you?' it asked Lucious.
I raised an eyebrow as I recognized that the animal was female. "Are you calling me a coward? I do not need, nor want my sons to fight my fights," Lucius said to the dragon.
Another snarl was said as its tongue ran across Lucius face. The voice ran through my head; 'I wouldn't dare hurt you,' she said in a seducing tone.
"Get your filthy tongue off me," he said, and cut her with his wand.
The beast roared, and chewed Lucius' wand to pieces. Dumbledore looked towards me. I guessed that he seemed to have figured out what was going on. I briskly walked towards Dumbledore and whispered to him. "What's happening?" I asked quietly.
"I don't know," Dumbledore said honestly. "But I do know that's no dragon."
I quickly finished the major parts of the puzzle, but I kept them to myself. "What do you mean?" I asked.
Dumbledore watched the dragon speak to Lucius. "I don't understand Draconic, so I can only hear one side of the conversation," Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at me, as if he knew that I could understand, but he continued talking. "But the dragon, Mr. Malfoy would not have been able to cut its tongue if it was a real dragon. They're immune to all types of magic, and that cut was a spell."
I nodded. "So you suggest if we go after it?" I said.
The dragon looked up and roared at them all, abandoning the conversation at hand. It fled, shoving Lucius Malfoy against the wall, and stepped on Draco on its way out. I ran after the dragon, and glanced at Draco. I smiled at Draco realizing he was still conscious. Draco weakly smiled back as I continued my chase for the dragon. Draco must have just been cut several times. All of his body parts were still connected, which is slightly surprising. I guessed that the dragon obviously didn't want to kill him, but only wound him. I quickly drew my wand out as I left the school. I noted that the tracks led into the forest. I illuminated the wand with a spell as I wandered into the forest, alone. I turned around hoping that one of the other professors had followed me, but no one had. I breathed in deeply and looked around. As I walked in deeper I noticed that the ground was drenched with blood where the large tracks disappeared. I heard a familiar cough and smiled at the nude figure sitting on the ground. Her pale eyes looked up at him and she spit up more blood. I sat down beside her and shoved my wand into the ground. It lit up the area around it. She turned away from me and continued to lose her blood. "What the fuck were you thinking?" I asked bluntly.
She hacked unattractively. "Fuck you. Did you really think I was thinking?"
I rolled my eyes unsympathetically. "No, I guess I thought too highly of you. I'll make note of the fact that you are just a child," I said, with little pity for her.
"I, good sir, am NO child," she said, wiping the blood off her bottom lip.
"Obviously you are," I said, narrowing my eyes eyes. "Just a child, with no thought pattern. I shouldn't even help you."
"You'd leave me naked and alone in the forbidden forest. I think it's forbidden," she said, with a slightly seductiveness in her tone.
Again, I rolled my eyes. "No, I wouldn't, but I could turn you in," he said.
She sighed. "In the morning, okay? I think I need some sleep," she said, turning her body into my arms.
I pushed her out of his arms. "Leave me be," I said and stood up.
I guessed that Kat was too weak to say a response and curled up around my wand, shivering. She didn't bother trying to cover herself up. "Oh fuck this," I said to her on the ground. "Why did I get stuck with you?" I said. "Why?" I shouted.
Her eyes closed and I kneeled down beside her. Most of the colour was gone from her body. "God dammit," I cursed and wrapped her up in part of my robe.
I picked up my wand from the ground and put it between her hands. She muttered lightly, but nothing that was understandable. I gripped onto her tightly, so that I would not be able to observe anything that she wouldn't want me to see, but so that I would not drop her either. Her hair was a pale colour. Most of her face was covered in a red blood, and it was impossible to see if she had any other cuts. I walked safely from the forest and headed towards the school. I could see the other professor's wands, but in a distance; I doubted that any of them saw Kat in my arms. I walked into the school, and noted that all of the attention was still on the great hall. I walked away from the great hall and to my personal quarters. I walked into my bathroom and laid Kat down onto the floor. "Ready for a bath?" I asked her.
She smiled lightly and laughed. "Like I need one," she said.
"You do," I muttered. "But you can do it yourself."
I walked out of the room and shut the door. "Severus Snape, it's nice to see you," Lucius Malfoy said.
I turned around to see him sitting in a chair in front of my desk. "Nice to see you as well," I stated, looking at him carefully. He only had minor wounds on his forehead and I guessed that he had someone his back since he was careful not to lean on the chair. "Can I help you?" I asked.
Here's a long chapter to make up for the short one.
Dragon Scales
Chapter Five: The Banquet
I casually walked down the hallway. Harry, Ron and Hermione bumped into me. "Are you students going to the banquet?" I asked, not being my normal, snarky self.
Harry was taken aback. "I'm planning too, even though my uncle won't be there, but that's probably for the best," Harry said.
Ron and Hermione quickly said yes, and raced off to the banquet. I shrugged, not really caring. I knocked on Professor Silvertongue's door. She allowed me to escort her in. A smile stretched across my face as she answered the door. She was wearing a tight black dress. Her white smile lit up my face. She seemed shorter. I shrugged and put my arm around her. There were rumors going around school that I had a thing for her; I did. We walked together to the banquet and I opened the door for her. Banners of the different houses were hung loosely against the wall where the large doors were. The roof seemed to be an endless ceiling with stars sprinkling the darkness. Parents, staff and students filled the hallway. Carrie and I separated to talk to different parents. I walked in the direction where Professor Conners was. Her eyes kept looking at me, urging me to come see her. She was obviously very upset with who she was talking to. I walked beside her. "Severus Snape," Lucius Malfoy grinned at me. "You can settle our argument.
He had obviously been quite hard on Katherine about her subject. "What is it about?" I asked, standing beside her.
Katherine spoke. "He doesn't think languages is an appropriate subject to teach," she said awkwardly.
He nudged me. "You'll take my side right?" he smiled lightly.
I raised an eyebrow. She DID save my life. "Well, I never learned languages," I said. "But I think it's important for children to be able to communicate with basically everyone."
Kat smiled weakly at me. "Well, I don't believe it is important for my son," he said.
"Can he drop the course?" I asked.
"It's mandatory now," he glared at her.
It seemed like Katherine was trying to hide behind me. "It didn't mean for it to become mandatory," she said.
He watched her. "Do I know you?" he asked.
"I don't think so," she said.
"Katherine?" he asked.
She shook her head. "I don't," she said; she was definitely hiding behind me now.
He grabbed her arm. "What the hell are you doing here?" he asked, pulling her out from behind me.
"I'm fucking working. Unlike you, things don't come as easy to me," she said, and tried to get out of his grasp.
"Go figure you'd be teaching crap," he said, tightening his grip.
Draco walked up to talk to his father. "I'm going back to my room," he said.
"Fine," his father responded and let go of Katherine.
Draco walked out of the room. I noticed him look back to watch the authority figures feud, and then left the room. "It's not crap," Kat said.
She tried to walk away, but he grabbed her again. "You're failing my son on PURPOSE," he shouted.
I, like the remainder of the room, looked at the arguing pair, very confused. "I don't need this bullshit," she said and started to walk away.
"Don't you walk away from me," he said and grabbed her arm again.
"You did it first," she snapped at him.
"How dare you accuse me of that? How could I keep in touch when you kept pushing me away?"
"How was I supposed to stay close to someone who hated me?" she snarled, and again tried to make her escape.
Lucius seemed hurt, but hid it quickly. "I didn't hate you, you bitch," he said, ironically.
He didn't bother reaching out to stop her again. "Bitch" continued to echo through the quiet hall. I watched Kat hold in her tears. She refused to look at me and continued to walk out of the hallway. A lot of other people left as well, including Carrie. Lucius smiled at me. "I'm sorry for being rude," he said.
"It's fine," I said. "May I ask...?"
"No," he said. "I've had enough of her today."
Lucius walked away from me as a large white dragon broke through the doorway and hit several people away with a single hit. The dragon snarled as it's great gray eyes searched the room. It outstretched its wings and there was a gasp from most of the guests, hypnotized by its beauty. Its loud roar brought people to their knees. Some of the younger students screamed entranced with its actions. It walked around, leaving it's tracks deep into the floor. Its eyes seemed to be searching for something. Salvia dripped from its oversized teeth as it leaned over to the stunned Lucius Malfoy. Another great roar was released from its jaws, knocking Lucius over and breaking most people from their trances. I watched people start running from the room. Lucius stood up and again stared the dragon in its eyes. "You wouldn't dare," he said.
It breathed heavily letting the stench of fresh blood fill Lucius' nose. "Who the hell have you attacked?"
A small smile grew across the beast's face. I backed up and saw Draco limp in. I started to walk towards my student, but the dragon's tail cut me off. "That was a low blow. How dare you attack my son?" Lucius said to the Dragon, like the beast could actually understand him.
The Dragon ran its tongue against its bloody teeth, and growled slightly. I picked up the language immediately. 'Would you prefer I attacked you?' it asked Lucious.
I raised an eyebrow as I recognized that the animal was female. "Are you calling me a coward? I do not need, nor want my sons to fight my fights," Lucius said to the dragon.
Another snarl was said as its tongue ran across Lucius face. The voice ran through my head; 'I wouldn't dare hurt you,' she said in a seducing tone.
"Get your filthy tongue off me," he said, and cut her with his wand.
The beast roared, and chewed Lucius' wand to pieces. Dumbledore looked towards me. I guessed that he seemed to have figured out what was going on. I briskly walked towards Dumbledore and whispered to him. "What's happening?" I asked quietly.
"I don't know," Dumbledore said honestly. "But I do know that's no dragon."
I quickly finished the major parts of the puzzle, but I kept them to myself. "What do you mean?" I asked.
Dumbledore watched the dragon speak to Lucius. "I don't understand Draconic, so I can only hear one side of the conversation," Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at me, as if he knew that I could understand, but he continued talking. "But the dragon, Mr. Malfoy would not have been able to cut its tongue if it was a real dragon. They're immune to all types of magic, and that cut was a spell."
I nodded. "So you suggest if we go after it?" I said.
The dragon looked up and roared at them all, abandoning the conversation at hand. It fled, shoving Lucius Malfoy against the wall, and stepped on Draco on its way out. I ran after the dragon, and glanced at Draco. I smiled at Draco realizing he was still conscious. Draco weakly smiled back as I continued my chase for the dragon. Draco must have just been cut several times. All of his body parts were still connected, which is slightly surprising. I guessed that the dragon obviously didn't want to kill him, but only wound him. I quickly drew my wand out as I left the school. I noted that the tracks led into the forest. I illuminated the wand with a spell as I wandered into the forest, alone. I turned around hoping that one of the other professors had followed me, but no one had. I breathed in deeply and looked around. As I walked in deeper I noticed that the ground was drenched with blood where the large tracks disappeared. I heard a familiar cough and smiled at the nude figure sitting on the ground. Her pale eyes looked up at him and she spit up more blood. I sat down beside her and shoved my wand into the ground. It lit up the area around it. She turned away from me and continued to lose her blood. "What the fuck were you thinking?" I asked bluntly.
She hacked unattractively. "Fuck you. Did you really think I was thinking?"
I rolled my eyes unsympathetically. "No, I guess I thought too highly of you. I'll make note of the fact that you are just a child," I said, with little pity for her.
"I, good sir, am NO child," she said, wiping the blood off her bottom lip.
"Obviously you are," I said, narrowing my eyes eyes. "Just a child, with no thought pattern. I shouldn't even help you."
"You'd leave me naked and alone in the forbidden forest. I think it's forbidden," she said, with a slightly seductiveness in her tone.
Again, I rolled my eyes. "No, I wouldn't, but I could turn you in," he said.
She sighed. "In the morning, okay? I think I need some sleep," she said, turning her body into my arms.
I pushed her out of his arms. "Leave me be," I said and stood up.
I guessed that Kat was too weak to say a response and curled up around my wand, shivering. She didn't bother trying to cover herself up. "Oh fuck this," I said to her on the ground. "Why did I get stuck with you?" I said. "Why?" I shouted.
Her eyes closed and I kneeled down beside her. Most of the colour was gone from her body. "God dammit," I cursed and wrapped her up in part of my robe.
I picked up my wand from the ground and put it between her hands. She muttered lightly, but nothing that was understandable. I gripped onto her tightly, so that I would not be able to observe anything that she wouldn't want me to see, but so that I would not drop her either. Her hair was a pale colour. Most of her face was covered in a red blood, and it was impossible to see if she had any other cuts. I walked safely from the forest and headed towards the school. I could see the other professor's wands, but in a distance; I doubted that any of them saw Kat in my arms. I walked into the school, and noted that all of the attention was still on the great hall. I walked away from the great hall and to my personal quarters. I walked into my bathroom and laid Kat down onto the floor. "Ready for a bath?" I asked her.
She smiled lightly and laughed. "Like I need one," she said.
"You do," I muttered. "But you can do it yourself."
I walked out of the room and shut the door. "Severus Snape, it's nice to see you," Lucius Malfoy said.
I turned around to see him sitting in a chair in front of my desk. "Nice to see you as well," I stated, looking at him carefully. He only had minor wounds on his forehead and I guessed that he had someone his back since he was careful not to lean on the chair. "Can I help you?" I asked.