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Chapter 10: Durmstrang Attitude
Arriving at the North Tower, the students waited for the ladder to appear to allow them entrance to the classroom. While they waited, Harry and Ron warned Raven again about Trewlany. They had just finished when the ladder appeared.
One by one, the students climbed the ladder and filed into the classroom. Harry and Ron led Raven to a small table in the back. They wanted as far away from her as possible!
A misty voice followed by two bug-like eyes appeared at the front of the room through what looked like fog. Raven made a loud comment about attention seeking frauds which caused Harry and Ron to snort out loud. Trewlany immediately made her way to them.
"Is there a problem my dears?" Trewlany asked in her misty voice.
"Um….no," Harry supplied, trying desperately to hide his laughter. "No problem here."
Trewlany looked as if she didn't believe him but her attention soon switched when she caught site of Raven. "And who are you my dear?"
Without missing a beat, Raven said, "Surely with your inner eye you know who I am."
The whole class, except Lavender and Parvati of course who worshiped Trewlany, busted into laughter. Trewlany looked affronted and slightly embarrassed.
"My dear, I do not always use my inner eye as to not frighten people. I do not try to flaunt it."
"Well then," Raven said packing up her stuff, "when your inner eye decides to make an appearance and you figure out my name, tell me. Until then, I'm going to be doing something useful with my time."
Trewlany watched on as Raven left. Everyone was in shock that Raven had that much spunk in her. She had just did what few had ever done: she called Trewlany a fraud to her face. But what astonished people more was that she did it on her first day! Harry just had to laugh.
They caught up with Raven in Potions. She was sitting, waiting for them, at one of the tables in the back. She waved to them as they entered. Harry took a seat beside her, Ron and Hermione took the table in front of them.
"How did you find your way here?" Harry asked her as he set up his materials.
"I asked some little first year and they told me this class was located in the dungeons. So naturally, I just followed the musty air and rotting smell," Raven explained with a small smile playing at her lips.
"Why weren't you with Harry and Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Because she walked out," Harry answered.
Ron laughed, "Yeah, you should have seen her! She told Trewlany that with her inner eye she should know her name. When Trewlany used the same old excuses, Raven told her when her inner eye decided to work, to tell her. Then she just walked out."
Hermione looked stunned and then she began to laugh.
"Is something funny Miss Granger?" Snape hissed from the front of the room.
Hermione immediately stopped laughing. "No sir…noth…"
"Then you would do well to keep your mouth shut."
Hermione blushed and looked down at the table. It was Raven, though, that spoke up. "Don't worry, we will keep our mouths shut from her on out. I heard that grease molecules can clog the lungs."
The Gryffindors were trying hard to not show their amusement. Snape's face was twisted in built up anger. Raven just sat there with a big smile plastered on her face.
"Ten points," Snape drawled, trying to control his anger, "from Gryffindor." Raven still smiled. "And if you keep smiling like that Miss Kerouf, it will be more."
Raven went to say something back but Harry quickly elbowed her under the table. She shut her mouth and watched as Snape became pleased with her submission. "Well, well, looks like we finally got a Gryffindor who can keep their mouth shut."
That broke her. "Actually, sir, I have quite a problem with not being able to keep my mouth shut. By the way, I have this great shampoo that will take some of that grease out."
"Miss Kerouf," Snape was trying very hard to keep himself composed, "you are treading on dangerous ground."
"No? Then maybe you would like the number of one of my friends. He's a plastic surgeon and I'm sure he could help you…"
"Miss Kerouf!" Snape screamed.
Raven stopped but smiled at him. He leaned threateningly over the table into her face. "Thirty points from Gryffindor. I do not want to hear one word from you. If I do, you will be greatly sorry."
Still smiling, Raven reached into her bag and held out a box to Snape. Opening it, she asked sweetly, "Breath mint?"
"Two weeks detention! You will be scrubbing out bed pans and polishing trophies until you're sick!"
"I doubt it, I have a strong stomach," Raven replied.
"Get. Out. Now." Snape managed to say between breaths to calm himself down.
Raven gathered up her stuff and rose form the table. "See you later Harry," she called. And then she was gone, leaving Harry thinking that she sure had that Durmstrang attitude.
A/N: Sorry, I couldn't resist having her drive Snape mad. I decided to post 2 chapters to make up for my delay in updating. Hope you guys forgive me! PLEASE UPDATE SOON!
