Paige quickly walked out of Snape's office. Angry about what he had done to her, and about how he hadn't listened to her. Hermione and Emilee both looked up from where they were sitting on the floor. They took in the sight of her, questioning stares on their faces. She just shook her head as they stood, causing them to close their mouths from asking her directly. She looked at Emilee for a moment, her eyes holding a warning.
"Snape wants to see you both, I'm sorry for getting you guys into this." She walked passed them, turning once she stood in front of the wall, she turned to face them and then slid down to sit on the floor; wincing slightly. Emilee and Hermione stared at her uncertainly before turning around and walking into Snape's office. Paige stared sadly after them, wishing she could have prepared her friends for what they were about to experience.
Hermione and Emilee walked in, looking around nervously. They walked further into the office; Snape was not behind his desk. Suddenly the door slammed behind them, they jumped and turned around. Snape stood behind them, his hand on the door.
"Do come in." He hissed angrily. They blinked and stared up at him nervously. "To my desk. Now." He barked, the two of them jumped forward until they reached his desk.
He walked behind them, and then moved around his desk to stand and stare at him.
"Now then, I do know that you did not participate in the assault on Mr. Malfoy; however you were with Miss Castro and you do know what happened. That and the two of you were indeed fighting as well. I saw that for sure. Your punishment shall be dealt in a moment, but first you will tell me something."
He walked around the desk until he stood in front of the two. "Why were you fighting?" He gave them a look, the kind of look that says to tell the truth or else.
Hermione and Emilee looked at each other in confusion. Did Paige not tell him?
"Draco…he was threatening…" Hermione broke off uncertainly, but then took a breath and continued. "We were headed back to our common room when we saw Draco Malfoy harassing two first year students. One of them was Ginny Weasly. They were bullying them really bad professor. The girls had marks all over their faces. We couldn't just let them continue, but then the boys attacked us; we had to fight back."
Snape listened, leaning against his desk as he did so. He watched them for any trace of lies. He found none. He took that into consideration. He still wondered about Paige's reaction to the "bullying" of the first years. Still the girls needed to be punished as well; he would simply deal with the Slytherin boys later.
"I will discuss this with the boys, thank you Miss Granger for telling me this. However, this does not excuse what you three did. You two may not have done what Miss Castro did, but you still got into a fight; that sort of thing is not allowed here at Hogwarts."
The two girls looked nervously up at him as he moved toward them.
"Seeing as I had some difficulty with Miss Castro, I am inclined to take certain precautions to make sure you two cooperate. So let us begin. Miss Granger, go and sit in the chair over there." He motioned to a chair which was facing a different chair but separated a few feet away. Hermione blinked in confusion but did as she was told.
"Miss Driscol, you shall be first. Come with me." With that he grabbed her upper arm and dragged her past Hermione and over to the other chair. He let her go, turned around and looked at her. Emilee had been so shocked that she hadn't had time to react to his sudden movements.
"You shall both cooperate with what I am about to do. You may squirm and cry. You may NOT bite me or things will be much worse for you. Now then, Miss Driscol, bend over my knee." Snape ordered as he sat down. Emilee stared at him uncertainly. Realization dawned on her face and she went very white. Her eyes widened as she stared at him, wondering if he could be serious. One look on his face told her that he was. So this is why Paige came out looking the way she did. She began to step back but Snape was too quick for her. He grabbed her and yanked her over his knee. Once he positioned her the way he wanted, he flipped her skirt up; revealing her underwear.
"Now then seeing as you two did not cause as much damage as Miss Castro, I shall be easier on you. Do not think for a second, however, that you will not remember this punishment. Let us begin."
Emilee squirmed slightly, opening her mouth to say something only to cut off with a yelp when Snape's hand came down fast and hard across her bottom. Emilee's face instantly turned red, the embarrassment of having Hermione watch making her even more uncomfortable than she already was.
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Snape's palm came down relentlessly across Emilee's backside. She yelped and cried out with each smack. She fought the urge to bite him; looking down at his thigh she noticed the break in his trousers. Paige must have already done that, which would explain the rules. Suddenly the assault stopped. Emilee looked around in confusion; she had heard a noise before the smacking had stopped. Looking back she saw Hermione standing behind her, holding Snape's hand with both of her hands. She looked terrified but determined.
Snape's face was twisted with confusion, but as he looked at Hermione; the confusion twisted into fury. He stared directly at her, not blinking, which was horrifying. Hermione swallowed nervously.
"Professor…um…I..I don't think you should do this…" Hermione stammered.
Snape stared at her a moment longer, and then spoke slowly; dangerously.
"Miss. Granger, remove yourself from my arm this instant, or your punishment will be much more severe."
Hermione cringed but did not let go. "But professor, this isn't right! We…we aren't in your house…you cannot punish us like this!"
The look he gave her caused her to slowly let go of his arm, Emilee's face turned a deeper red; she was still lying over Snape's lap. Snape grabbed Emilee and stood her up, shoving her away from him a bit. He turned to Hermione whose eyes widened in fear. He grabbed her and marched her back to her seat where he forced her to sit. He waved his wand at her, causing her to stick to her chair. She tried to stand but couldn't. She blinked in confusion and looked back up at him. He leaned down until his face was in hers, she cowered back.
"You will sit here, and you will remain silent. You have already done a great deal of angering me today, do not make it worse." He turned back to Emilee who had been rubbing her backside. She looked back up at him, looking like she was ready to bolt any second. Before she could however, he grabbed her yet again.
"Miss Driscol, kindly remind me which house you were placed in by the Sorting Hat."
"…um…Gryffindor..?"
"Wrong. The Hat placed you in Slytherin. My house, making you my student; and I am allowed to discipline the members of my house as I see fit." Snape replied. Emilee look mortified.
"You still can't punish us! Emilee switched houses and Paige and I aren't in your-" She broke off at the look Snape gave her.
"Professor McGonagall has given me permission to punish you all as I see fit." He stated simply. "Now silence! You're skating on thin ice."
With that he turned once again toward Emilee, who was shaking her head in fear, he grasped her arm and sat back down. She tried prying his hands off of her arm but it was no use. She found herself once again upended over his knee. He flipped her skirt back up and inwardly chuckled when he saw her tense. She squirmed uncomfortably.
"Now Miss Driscol, your friend here has made things worse for herself. Unfortunately her actions has made it worse for you as well." Emilee looked at Hermione in fear, Hermione's eyes had widened in horror. Before either one of them could say anything, Snape began to spank Emilee once again.
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Emilee screeched with every swat, every swat was much sharper than the last. After about 10 more swats, Snape grabbed the waist band of Emilee's knickers, pulling them down. Emilee turned to look at what he was doing, which was a mistake because she saw what was coming next. He raised his hand high in the air, positioning it above her bottom. Emilee's eyes widened in humiliation and horror.
"No! Wait professor plea-" She broke off with a loud painful squeal. His hand came down on her bare bottom, sharp fast and hard. She squirmed harder, trying to get free; the pain in her bum intensified with each swat.
"You will learn the way this school works very soon young lady! So I suggest you begin following the rules!" Snape said in between swats. Tears were flowing down Emilee's cheeks by now; the pain unbearable.
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Now she was howling in pain, begging for him to stop. The grip she had on his leg was causing the wound in his leg to throb slightly. He administered five more extremely sharp and hard swats before stopping. Emilee was crying now, tears streaking down her cheeks. He allowed her to lie across his lap for a few moments before pulling her knickers back up. She slowly pushed herself off of him, sidling away from him as she did so. He stood and looked down at her; she sniffled but looked up at him uncertainly.
"Switch spots with Miss Granger." He ordered. Emilee looked at Hermione who looked miserable. She walked over to the chair, Hermione stood to allow her to take it. Emilee hesitated; her butt was completely on fire.
"SIT!" Snape snapped, Emilee did as she was told, but her face contorted with pain as she did so.
Hermione had walked over to where Emilee had been standing, her head lowered in resignation. She was ashamed that she had worsened the punishment for her friend. Snape turned on her, grabbing her chin and forcing her to look up at him. He smirked slightly.
"Your turn. The same rules apply to you Miss Granger. But we are going to do it slightly different." She began to open her mouth to ask what he meant when he grabbed her around the waist. She squealed as he pulled down her knickers, and bent her over. His arm was wrapped around her waist, his back facing Emilee. Hermione was looking directly at Emilee; whose eyes were huge. Hermione's face burnt as Snape began to spank her. Something about having your friends witness you getting a spanking did a number on your pride as well as self-confidence. Hermione had no choice but to lean into Snape and grasp onto his leg; otherwise she felt as if she would topple over any second.
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He was relentless with her, just as he had been with the other two. She began to tremble the moment he started. She was smaller than the other two girls, so it wasn't as much of a task holding her upwards. She begged and pleaded and yelped and OWWWED with every slap he administered to her butt.
"You should not have intervened Miss Granger, you have only managed to make it worse for you and your friend."
He continued slapping her. She jerked forward with every smack. Her face contorted as she tried to keep her yelps from escaping her mouth. Finally Snape seemed to have grown tired of smacking her because he let her go. She began to back away from him, only for him to grab her once again and drag her forward.
"Oh no you don't, we aren't done yet young lady." She realized that he had simply grown tired of holding her upright.
"Nooo! Professor please! I'm sorry! Ill be good I promise! AHHH!" Hermione wailed as he laid her over his lap and continued spanking her. She buried her face into his lap as he did so. Her face burned with embarrassment.
"indeed. Perhaps this shall teach you what happens to naughty little girls who fight with fellow students."
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He continued for a while longer, listening to Hermione crying and begging. He examined her bottom which was a very deep shade of red. He finally decided that she had learned her lesson, but not before he did one last thing.
He tilted his knee up, pitching Hermione further across his knee. He landed five hard smacks to her sit spots; causing her to begin bawling like a baby as well. He lowered his knee and stopped smacking her; yet again allowing a heartbroken child lie on his lap so they could recover from the trauma of being punished. Hermione seemed especially torn by this punishment. Paige had taken forever to break, Emilee had seemed to break quickly, but Hermione was different; she seemed to be the most upset. Finally her sobs ceded enough for Snape to return her knickers and allow her to stand. She was shorter than the other two girls so it was harder for her to get off of Snape's lap.
As she went to stand, she slipped and landed heavily back on Snape's lap. He blinked and looked down at her. She scrabbled to get her footing so she could finally get away from this scary man. After a few moments of allowing her to struggle, he finally rolled his eyes and picked her up by the waist. He stood as he did so and then placed her upright on the ground. She didn't look him in the eye as she mumbled something that sounded like "Thanks". He shook his head and turned away from them, walking toward his office door.
Opening it he found Paige sitting there looking uncomfortably bored. She blinked when he came out of his office. Slowly she stood, wondering what he wanted now.
"In my office. Now." He commanded. She rolled her eyes; the puffiness had gone down; as if nothing had happened. She walked past him into his office and joined her friends near Snape's desk before he could tell her what else to do.
Now standing in front of the three miscreants, Snape chose his words carefully. They all stood in front of him nervously, two of the three of them looking very much ashamed.
"After hearing your side of the story I have decided that the punishments I have dealt to the three of you tonight shall be sufficient for now. I am canceling your detentions; do not think I am doing it lightly either. I am not very keen on taking back my punishments but I believe I have taught you all a valuable lesson… one that reached the…seat of the problem."
All three girls blushed furiously, causing Snape to smirk. He paced slowly in front of them, back and forth before speaking again.
"I shall of course see to the accusations against Mr. Malfoy and his friends. However, should I catch any of you repeating your transgressions for any reason at all; you will find yourself back over my knee with a switch to your backsides. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yessir professor!" Emilee and Hermione both jumped to answer. Paige stayed silent for a moment. Snape walked over to her, placing his finger under her chin; he forced her to look him in the eye. "Miss Castro, do I make myself clear? Or do we need to repeat our lesson?"
Paige stared into his eyes for a moment, her silence causing Snape to wonder why she was acting the way she was. Finally she spoke.
"I understand sir. However as long as anyone bullies another student in my presence I will not hesitate to beat the life out of them." She growled her answer, and Snape could tell she was serious.
"Then I suppose we shall be talking often Miss Castro." He said dangerously. Paige met his glare with one of her own. He turned away from her, walking back to his desk. He turned back around and eyed the three girls for a moment longer, wondering if he should continue speaking or let them be on their way. By the looks of it, all three of them were still in pain.
"Miss Driscol, Miss Granger, you two may go straight back to your dormitories. Do not let me catch you out again tonight. Miss Castro, one more word if you would." Paige stayed behind as her two friends left.
Paige turned back to Snape, waiting for him to speak. Once the door closed he spoke.
"Tell me Miss Castro, why is it so important for you to have stopped Mr. Malfoy from bullying the younger students?" Paige could hear the warning in his voice. Answer truthfully or else.
"I have never tolerated bullying. I find it disgusting for others to pick on those who are weaker, especially if they have no reason other than spite."
"You do not seem like the type who should worry too much for those weaker than yourself." Snape responded, his eyes narrowing. Paige knew instantly what he was doing, and she quickly put up mental blocks to keep him from seeing anything from her past.
"The type of person I am is none of your business professor. Your job is to teach me, not analyze my behavior." Paige spat back at him, feeling the mental push he was creating as he tried to see into her mind. The last thing she needed him to know was that her mother had bullied her for her entire life. All of it was hidden safely in her mind. Even if some of her body portrayed evidence otherwise; but she was pretty good at hiding that.
Snape glared at her; clearly someone had taught this young witch to guard her mind. However, Snape knew something was wrong with her. And he was damned if he wasn't going to find out. Smiling cruelly he spoke yet again.
"Noted Miss Castro, but if I were you I would check that tone of yours when speaking to your elders. You may go." Snape hissed.
Paige nodded and turned around, stalking out of his office. She needed to run, to shed her human skin and run through the forest with her pack mates. The urge was almost overwhelming, causing her to skip slightly as she walked into the hallway; only to remember the sting in her backside. Snape watched as she left, blinking as he did so. Did he just see her body shimmer slightly? These kids were driving him into insanity.
*sorry it took so long guys! College keeps me from having a social life, or any fun life at all! Hope you like this one! I promise this story has more to it than kids getting in trouble all the time! Adventure will be found soon, and possible secrets revealed!*