Snape billowed into the hall as usual except there was a huge difference. His hair was short and cropped at the side. From the neck up he was red in the face, beet red. Hermione peered at him interested at what she could not see before. She was pretty impressed at the effect a little personal hygiene had on a man that she always thought was a "greasy git."
The entire hall was silent as he passes for a moment he stopped abruptly and glared at them menacingly. They all jumped back to eating.
McGonagall nearly choked with laughter and surprise and Lupin almost fell out of his chair. Snape gathered his dignity and sat down, he had a feeling it was going to be a long day.
"What happened Severus? Potion gone awry? Burn your hair off?" She almost sounded concerned under here gratingly upbeat taunting.
"Not that it's any of your business Minerva but I lost a bet." He muttered in his coffee cup.
"My, My and so they made you cut your hair off? That's very amusing to whom do we owe thanks too for humbling the 'Great Potions Master'?" She continued waving her hands in jest.
"I would not tell you Minerva, if you were the last women on this bloody planet, if you would excuse me I have better things to do." He rose ominously.
"Of course," she called after him. She was still laughing when he walked out into the hall. He wondered where Dumbledore was since he wasn't irritated by him this morning. After all it wasn't like him to miss a meal, or a chance to berate him for that matter. He decided he had more pressing concerns.
"Hermione, I'm telling you that was soooo worth it." Ron said as food went flying out of his mouth. "The look on that overgrown bat's face when he lost was priceless." Harry rolled his eyes, "Ron, were lucky were alive. Snape would have flayed us alive if he could. I think the only thing stopping him was the fact he didn't want to spend the rest of his miserable life in Azkaban." Hermione giggled despite herself, "Well, it shows at least he IS honorable. I mean, he didn't welsh on the bet so that counts for something." Harry shrugged.
"Hermione that's crazy, we have wanted revenge on Snape for years, how can you stick up for him?" Ron demanded. "Ron, she explained. I'm not sticking up for him as you put it. I'm just pointing out that he isn't welsher. He isn't a total loss he actually looks better you may have done him a favor." She pointed out candidly.
"Ugh, Snape looks bad at any angle." Ron said in disgust. "…and don't you forget it he added."
Hermione got up in a huff. Obviously logic is lost on these two. She headed to class.