Severus Snape vs Harry Potter: Year Four / Eighth Incident: Owl Be There For Dinner
How far would one go to one-up their rival? You'll see an example of that in this scene from another incident from the Fourth Year.
All of the students were eating dinner in the dining hall one evening. As usual, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all sat together and talk amongst one another.
"Say Harry, are you and Professor Snape still going at each other's throats?" Ron asks in between bites from his meal.
"Unfortunately, yeah, but as of late I've been getting the upper hand on him," Harry responds.
Hermione sighs.
"It's amazing that you two are still going about messing with one another just because of a dumb prank," she says, rolling her eyes.
"It sounds like fun, actually. How many students here actually get a chance to get even with their most hated teachers?" Ron responds.
Their conversation was cut short when an unfamiliar man walks up to their table, holding some sort of hot covered dish in his hands.
"What is this?" Harry asks the man.
"A special entrée from an anonymous staff member," the man says, setting the dish in front of Harry and lifting the top off of the tray. "Hedwig Ala' Roast. Bon' Appetite'!" the main says with a wide grin.
Harry sat wide-eyed in complete shock as he stared at his pet owl, who was now cooked into a roast with stuffing and gravy.
Harry immediately passes out onto the floor after seeing this. Both Ron and Hermione look at each other dumbfounded, while the man who had served Harry swiftly leaves the dining hall.
Once out of view, the man pulls off his fake mask he wore.
It was Snape.
"That ought to give him nightmares for a while," he says with a wide grin before laughing as he leaves the vicinity.
Results: Severus Snape Wins
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