New Beginnings: 4

Snape was curled up under his warm covers in his cold dungeond quarters. he snored softly
until...
"IT'S WAKEY TIME UNCLE SNAPE!"

"OOF!" Saria had pounced on Snape from the end of his bed landing directly on his
stomach. It was needless to say he had a few...things to say. Something along the lines of a
string of profanities in which Saria covered her ears, not because she hadn't heard them all and
more before, but because he bellowed them. He jolted up the giggling Saria still sitting on him
(on his legs now). Wearily he turned to look at the clock. "6 AM!? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU
THINKING!?"

"well it's not like you need your beauty sleep! i don't think even that would help!" She
giggled as he scowled at her and turned over pulling the covers up over his head. "go away!"

"but it's wakey time!"

"6 am is not 'wakey time!"

"yes it is!"

"when your a pixie maybe"

"but you should be up preparing for your first class!"

"my first class isn't until the afternoon!"

"wonderful! then you can get up and take a shower for the first time in your life! and
maybe i could cut your hair!?"

"stay away from the hair!"

"oh come ON! *picks him and tosses him in the shower* they gave you these facilities for
a reason! use them!" She turned on the water shocking him awake.

"GAAH!" Snape had been sleeping in his boxers and they were now soaked. Saria took his
temporary moment of shock to dump plenty of shampoo onto his head and rub it in well.

"damn! when was the last time you washed your hair?" Snape didn't answer, he was to
embarrassed, but who wouldn't be? he was having his hair washed like a child BY a child! Saria
then smothered his hair in conditioner and when she was done and his hair was dry and brushed his
hair looked smooth and silky, much better than it had!.

Over in the Gryffindor common Fred was just waking up, he opened the hangings of his
twins bed and jumped back. "GAH! what the HELL!?" Fred exclaimed as he stepped back from Geroge's
bed. In it with George was none other than Lauren Potter sleeping soundly while cuddling him, or
atleast she was before Fred yelled. She then stirred and George awoke with a start.

"Fred what the hell? whats all the shouting about?"

"Lauren's in your bed! you dumbass!"

George looked down at Lauren who was just starting to open her eyes "well so she is" he
stated as if it were an every day topic.

"well, explain yourself George"

"explain what? she's in my bed and i don't know how she got here!"

"i don't remember THIS in your previous relationship with her!"

"i had a nightmare and i came in to sleep with George because i was scared! he had
nothing to do with it!"

".....oh....i see"

"yeah! get the facts before you flip Fred!"

"sorry George! sorry Lauren!"

"hey! shut up! i'm trying to sleep!"

"sorry Lee!"

"yeah whatever"

It was at that moment that Percy came in smiling "Fred! George! thank you so much! you've
woken up the whole dorm! finally! everyone is up when they're supposed to! so come on! et dressed
it's alright 7:05!" He failed to notice George and Fred desperatley trying to hide Lauren from
sight.

"oh great! thanks Fred! now we have to think of a way to regain our rep!"

"should be easy enough, dungbombs anyone?"

George was trying to hide Lauren and get her out of the boys dorms before anyone noticed,
namely Percy. He was however spotted, by Ron Weasley. Ron grinned "so George, what have YOU been
up to lately?" he said "hmm i wonder what harry would think of you if he found out you've been
sleeping in george's bed..." Lauren walked over to him and picked him up by the collar of his
pyjama top "listen ron if you say one word of this to my little brother i'll personally make sure
you look like that" as she said this she pointed at Scabbers the rat who was hanging lazily from
Ron's shirt pocket. Ron could only nod in agreement,as he was hanging 3 feet from the floor in the
girls grasp. "good" Lauren then dropped him on the ground and proceeded on her way to her dorms
to change, Lauren just grinned at Ron.

In the great hall most of the other houses had already arrived for breakfast. Some of the
Slytherin's had already arrived as well. Then a smiling Saria skipped into the room holding
tightly onto a miserable looking professor Snape's arm. Everyone in the great hall whipped their
head around when they heard Saria come in humming loudly and gasped at Snape's hair. It was
clean! Hell must've frozen over! Snape's hair looked soft and shiny, not grubby and dirty as they
were all used to, and his skin didn't look slimy and waxy anymore! what had Saria DONE!? whatever
she did, it was a miracle. Some of the girls (including McGonagall) made cat calls and wholf-
whistled at him as he came in. Some girls even howled as he walked past.

Just then the Gryffindor's came in. they took one look at snape and stopped dead in
tracks, except for Lauren who had a thing or two to say. She walked up behind Snape and said
loudly "well now! the greaseball finally took a shower! and he smells like peaches! hold on while
i check out the window to see if there are pigs flying!" She actually ran to the window and
pretended to see pigs flying through the clouds "we'll have to call Hagrid now!" The Gryffindors
along with some of the other houses went into hysterics, Saria joined them, however, Snape did not
like this joke. Saria saw the cold look of fury on his face and knew that since there were no
house points to take away as of yet, he would hex her. She hugged the arm which was about to
slide into his pocket for his wand and grinned up at him. "she meant it as a compliment! what she
was trying to say, but didn't get it out right was, she likes the way your hair is! and that she
likes the smell!" Snape glared at her then turned on his heel and stormed off to the head table
and sat next to a grinning McGonagall. Over at the Slytherin table came a sound of a traffic
accident which just happened to be Flint trying to laugh. This caused Saria and Snape to grin
widely and everyone else, including the Slytherins, roar harder with laughter.