Severus Snape vs Harry Potter: Year One / Second Incident: Courtyard Dilemma

Bickering in a school courtyard can end up some pretty surprising results. Here's another scene from the first year.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all sitting out in the courtyard of Hogwarts studying during some free time in between classes. While they were minding their own business, Draco Malfoy and his gang approaches them.

"Well well, if it isn't the acclaimed Harry Potter and his two flunkies," Draco says with a somewhat intimidating glare.

"Go away, garlic breath," Hermione says, looking up from her book.

"What's the matter? Am I interrupting your precious studying hour?" Draco taunts, grabbing Hermione's book and tossing it into the air. He then proceeds to zap it with his wand, blowing it up on impact.

"What did you do that for, jerk?!" Hermione says angrily.

"Yeah, go do something productive for once, Draco, like acting your own age," Harry says, standing up.

"Oh, you want to fight?" Draco says with a grin. "C'mon, pull out your wand and let's duel right here!"

"Harry, don't do it, you'll get in trouble for sure!" Ron says.

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon," Harry reassures Ron, pulling out his wand as well.

Both boys approach the center of the courtyard and waits for the other to make their first move. After a brief pause, Draco attacks first.

"Take this!" Draco announces, shooting a ball of fire at Harry, who barely dodges it.

"Oh yeah? Try this on for size!" Harry announces shooting a purplish beam at Draco.

"Whoa!" Draco yelps as he sidesteps the attack, the beam ricocheting all over the courtyard.

Meanwhile, Professor Snape was walking into the courtyard area on his way to see Dumbledore when he was suddenly zapped by Harry's beam, causing him to morph into a wastebasket.

"What the?!" Snape says to himself, realizing that he was turned into a trashcan. The canned Snape hops over toward the courtyard to see Harry and Draco Dueling.

"Mr. Potter…so you did this…I'll make you pay for that!" Snape thought, turning around to go have someone turn him back to normal, only to have a passing student dump some trash into him.

Results: Harry Potter Wins

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