AN/ So here is how I see a few of the staff and how they would handle to aftermath of the Troll

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After Halloween And The Troll

McGonagall clinked a spoon against her teacup, deep in thought. She was alone in the staff room, and was using the time to think.

A troll? A real live, god-forsaken troll. How did it get inside of Hogwarts? The one guarding the Philosopher's Stone was still in it's room, and so there has to be another explanation for where this one came from.

She was surprised by Quirrel reaction to it. He was a great tamer of trolls and yet he fell flat to the ground after fainting.

Things have definitely begun to heat up this year. What happened to only having to worry about juvenile pranks from the Weasley Twins, or even Potter's gang many years ago? Those situations were a lot easier to deal with, unlike wondering who was mad enough to let a troll out and nearly kill three eleven year olds.

McGonagall sighed. She's going to have a lot of fun with those three.

Sprout came in then, and saw McGonagall in her musings. "Everything alright, Minerva?"

"Just thinking, thanks."

"About the troll?" McGonagall sighed and nodded her head. "I wonder who was daft enough to think that that was a good idea?"

"Who knows? Hopefully soon we will."

They went and sat down at the chairs near the window and looked outside at the students. "They grow up so fast, don't they?"

McGonagall laughed, "Are you getting all sentimental on me Pomona?"

"You know it. Every year I feel like I'm watching my own children be born and grow up. It makes me sort of sad, actually. Also happy, I guess," Sprout took a sip of her tea.

"And to think, only ten, eleven years ago we were scared to let them leave the grounds." McGonagall. "Now is seems even the grounds can be dangerous."

Sprout quickly looked at her, "It was one troll. Probably a prank gone awry, I wouldn't put too much stock in it if I were you, Minerva."

"I suppose you're right…"

The door opened and in walked Filch and Snape. Snape look positively annoyed while Filch looked like he was tending to someone who was dying… and loving it. "Do you seriously have to follow me around? It's just a bummed leg, for god's sake!"

"Sorry professor," Filch gave a nasty scowl before exiting the room. Snape propped his leg on the table and massage it's weak spot.

"Still giving you some trouble there?" Sprout called out. "What happened anyway?"

Snape looked at her, "Hagrid's beastly dog. I thought the troll might be a diversion for the stone so I went there and that dog got a hold of my leg."

McGonagall laughed, "Yeah, sadly it spat you out, since you got no meat on your bones."

"Lovely chew toy though, Minerva," Sprout chimed in. They both laughed some more before joining Snape on the couch. "You know we're only teasing you because we care."

"That's a first," he snarled through gritted teeth.

McGonagall went to his leg and checked it out, but Snape looked as though he wanted to protest with all his might, but she was already there. "Do you think that's what it was honestly?"

"It would be too convenient that we are protecting something so valuable and then that's the same year someone decides to let a troll in, don't you think?"

Snape and McGonagall stared at each other, understanding what that could possibly mean. Could it be You-Know-Who/The Dark Lord? Someone wanting to bring him back? Snape thought about the day that Dumbledore hired him, how he believed with all his heart that he would eventually return.

Maybe he was right. Is Quirrel a pawn for him?

"Who do you think would have done it, then? If it was a diversion to get the stone…"

Snape scowled and looked out the window in front of him, though all he could see is blue sky and white clouds. "I have a pretty good idea…"

"Who?" Asked Sprout.

"I told Dumbledore my suspicions but that is all they are," he breathed and closed his eyes.

The three of them just sat in silence from then on for the remainder of their time together. The troll was not discussed again.

AN/ So what do you guys think? Is it good, is it bad? Mediocre or Phenomenal? Please let me know as reviews are my version of oxygen!