Chapter 12
The Proposal
(NO, not a marriage proposal, you silly!)
A/N: Ta-da! Here I am. As some of you may have noticed I have added another scene to HP Characters Gone Mad (whose title has been changed to: Crazy Pills, Orange Juice, and Evil Gophers, Oh My!) Sorry I don't update constantly. I DO have a life, you know! *smile* Anyways, hope you like this chapter! (oh, and just so you know, lots of the Real Julio will be shown in this chapter! This Julio is quiet and studious because that's how I viewed The Real Julio when I first met him! But now I know he is truly insane!) And guess what? I have an artist! YAAAYYYYY!
It was now mid-December at Hogwarts, and thing were really brightening up for Severus and Crew. They were being given a wide berth from James and Friends, Christmas was near, and they had the super-cool Harry the Hare, who proved himself to be a good pet, besides the fact his favorite food seemed to be Severus' finger. Yeppers, things were going really smoothly, until…
"Pop quiz," said Professor McGonagall one day in Transfiguration.
The class groaned, but Severus and Julio were both frozen in their chairs. Julio was gaping open-mouthed at McGonagall.
"Wha-?" he gasped.
"Is there something wrong Mr. Batista?" asked McGonagall, peering at him through her square glasses. (A/N: Ah, no, I have revealed Julio's last name to the public! Now psycho-stalkers will come after him! NOOOOOOOO!!!)
"Oh, no, not all Prof," said Julio hastily. "I was just…there's a pop quiz?"
"Yes, there is," said McGonagall.
"A pop quiz," said Julio again, more like a statement than a question.
"Yes, Mr. Batista, a pop quiz," said McGonagall.
"A pop quiz?" asked Julio.
"YES a POP QU1Z!" shouted Professor McGonagall, her patience on the line.
"A POP QUIZ?" SHOUTED…er, sorry, I mean, shouted Julio, with a yell to rival a banshee's.
"YES, ALREADY, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!!!" bellowed McGonagall, on the brink of her sanity. "Now, stop asking me already!!"
Severus snickered.
"And that's enough out of you, Mr. Snape!" said McGonagall. Severus stopped laughing instantly.
Later, after the quizzes had been graded, Severus and Julio compared their grades.
"I got a 95," said Severus proudly.
"I got a 34," said Julio dejectedly.
"A 34?!" shouted Severus. "But you were looking so pleased when you got it back! And you seemed so willing to show your grade to me!"
"Well, I didn't think anyone else had done much better," said Julio bitterly. "But I was wrong, obviously."
At that, Julio grabbed his books, jammed them into his bag, and was about to storm out the door, when Severus grabbed him.
"But you always do so well on these things," said Severus. "What happened?"
"I wasn't prepared, all right!" shouted Julio. "Sheesh! Why do you think I was stalling at the beginning of class, for Merlin's sake!" Julio yanked free of Severus' grasp and stomped out of the classroom, leaving a bewildered Severus behind.
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"What'd you get, Bill?" Dan asked Bill later in the common room.
"An 89," said Bill the Optimist happily. "It's not so bad. It's just one point away from a 90."
"You, Dave?"
"An 86," said Dave. "Radical, man," Dave did his 563rd peace sign for the year.
"Bob?"
"A 76…"
"Esquire?"
"82! Yay!"
"Sev?"
"95."
"Ha ha on all of you," said Dan grinning proudly. "I got a 110!"
Severus and Bob each threw a green pillow at Dan, who just laughed.
Now that it was mid-December, the Slytherin Common Room was colder than ever. Dan had been right in the beginning of the year, the place WASN'T going to get any warmer in the winter. There was no furnace, how do you expect they'd get warmer, anyways?
"Anyway, guys, I have a proposal," said Dan.
"Oo, you're getting married!" squealed Esquire.
Dan stared at Esquire, and then shook his head, like what's-the-use.
"No, I'm not getting married," said Dan. "My parents have decided that, over Christmas Break, we could go to Hawaii and stay there until break was over. The only problem was, mum and dad thought that five of their friends were coming, but the friends declined at the last minute. So, we're stuck with five extra tickets to Hawaii. So, you guys wanna come?"
They all stared at Dan for a moment, until Bob finally exclaimed "Hell yeah!"
"I'm there!" shouted Bill.
"Peace out! Let the waves cleanse your SOUL!" yelled Dave.
"CROCODILES!" shouted Esquire.
"I'm not sure," said Severus. Now they all stared at HIM, which made Severus shift uncomfortably in his chair. He didn't like being stared at by a large group of people.
"Why not?" asked Dan.
"Because I'm not sure my parents will let me," said Severus.
"Oh," said Dan. "Well, my parents will talk to your parents. My parents are Debaters, and they can convince anyone of anything!"
"Well…okay," agreed Severus meekly. Everyone cheered.
"Oh yay this is gonna be soooooo much FUN we could surf, and body-build, and meet Hawaii people, and eat coconuts oh LOVE coconuts, and learn how to hula, and water-ski, AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT!!!!!" yelled Esquire.
Severus laughed and shook his head.
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