Professor Snape this time….. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- as much as I wish I owned Harry Potter I don't.
Professor Severus Snape glanced at the new time table. "Ugh" he thought, seeing that his first class was with the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, first years.
He watched them all file in. He recognised Weasley's sister-how many more of these wretched redheads would he have to teach? There was a sad little boy with a camera and at the very back of the line filing in, a girl who could only be the infamous "Loony Lovegood."
She had two turnips dangling from her ears and a necklace of paperclips strung around her neck. She carried a bunch of Tulips.
"Excuse me , but this is not herbology."
She looked momentarily confused and then smiled. "I know it isn't, professor Snape- I bought these for you."
"Lovegood when I want flowers I shall ask for them. These ridiculous blooms are of no use to me. Fifteen points from Gryffindor."
The girl sat down, looking rather wounded.
Snape sighed as he began to spin his usual spiel… "You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses ... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death…"
Luna's hand jumped up. "How, professor snape? How do you stop death?"
"That is what I will tell you if you pay attention in my class!"
The girl lowered her hand.
Not another word was said by her for the rest of the lesson.
….
On the way out Luna smiled and waved.
"This is going to be a long year," Severus thought, "a very long year indeed."