DON'T PRETEND YOU LOVE ME
CHAPTER 08
THE CONFLICT CONTINUES
Madam Pomfrey mended Harry's injury later at Hospital wing. Harry would have taken off sooner but she threatened him with. He finally escaped when she tended to another patient. A fourth year Ravenclaw who was covered with pus from head to toe.
"I should have never broken up with her while she was a wand." said the patient.
She finally spotted Harry's bed empty.
"What kind of self abuse to his body is he going to be here in for next week?" she said irritably when she discovered Harry gone.
Harry was walking in the corridor listening carefully for Madam Pomfrey, thinking that she might give a chase and take him back to the Hospital wing. While he was walking, he saw Draco on a bended knee giving Luna some kind of...flower.
"Oh wow, thanks Draco, black roses are my favorite," said Luna brightly.
Draco had the look like he just discovered how to look surprise for the first time. "Those are you're favorites?" he placed both of his hands slowly to his chest "Those are my favorites too." he said excitedly.
Harry saw Justin Finch-Fletchley walking pass them.
"Get a grip Malfoy." said Justin Finch-Fletchley without looking at them.
Harry passed them by. He didn't want to go to the common room yet so he kept walking in the corridors. Later, he found Ron panting like he was running away from something.
"Ron!" he called.
"Harry!"
Harry went over to Ron "Why are you panting? You sound like an obscene phone call." Harry asked in a concerned tone.
"Oh...hahh...me...hahh...(gulp) I wasn't running...hahh...away...hahh." Ron replied. (Obviously lying) "Say, you didn't... hahh...come across...hahh...Parvati...hahh...have you?"
"No, I haven't." said Harry.
Ron fell to his knees and sat on the corridor floor."Oh thank god...hahh...hahh" said Ron sounding relief.
"What happened?" Harry asked again.
"Just don't ask me okay." said Ron.
"What's wrong with him?" asked a voice behind Harry, Harry turned around and saw...
"Fred! George! What are you doing here?" Harry yelled in surprise.
"Whoa! Not so loud Harry. We don't like people making such a racket on getting our autographs." said Fred.
"Or better yet, do go on ahead. I mean, what are those teachers going to do, put us in detention?" said George. He and Fred looked at each other and burst into laughs.
"Go on laugh you're heads off." said another voice.
"Hermione." said Harry relieved to see a her.
Hermione smiled at Harry but she turned to the twins when she reached them "Wait till Filch catches you for trespassing. I'm sure he'll have a great time reporting you two to Professor McGonagall or Snape. Snape's going to have field day turning you two into Flobberworms, Newts or even worst, he's exact copy." Hermione threatened.
The two looked dead in her eyes and searched for any kind of bluff that she might let escape her. But she stood there firmly with her hands crossed on her chest, determined to stand her ground.
"Were just kidding, Hermione. No need to tell anyone…namely the teachers we're here." said George faking a laugh.
"Geez, is he still upset about that itching solution we put on his pants?" Fred muttered.
"Upset? Snape couldn't walk properly for a week after that. He looked like someone in between limping and hopping." said Ron.
George laughed "Yeah, I guess it was funny when I put the lot of it in his underwear drawer. Ooooh, by the way, did you know that he's a fan of that Muggle singer Michael Jackson?" said George.
"How did you know he-"Harry stopped dead. "Never mind." the picture in his mind that Snape wearing only a Michael Jackson underwear didn't really gave him that much of comfort.
"To tell you the truth that was one of the things why we left here on our Seventh year. We knew Snape's payback is going to be a hoot." said Fred.
"By the way, what's he doing there?" George asked Harry.
"I don't know." said Harry.
"What's wrong little Bro? Girls keep chasing you around?" asked Fred grinning at Ron.
Ron quickly turned his head to Fred "What? No, really?" said Fred being shocked.
"Well that's good news, at least now we know that you're not gay." said George.
"Eat Dung!" Ron snapped.
"Anyway we just came by to say hello." said George still sniggering.
"And now that we have...Bye." said Fred.
The twins ran off the corridor looking carefully at every corner for a stray hex that Snape might throw at them.
Ron was up now. His breathing…normal.
"How do you reckon those two got inside here?" He asked Harry and Hermione still looking at his brothers' sprint away.
"Beats Me." said Harry shrugging.
"Do you suppose they used the way through the Shrieking Shack?" said Hermione.
"I don't think so. Me and Ron tried to go in there. When we pressed its knot, the entrance wouldn't open." said Harry.
"It looked like something's stuck inside." said Ron.
Hermione didn't ask for more information nor scolded the two for attempting to go inside the Whomping Willow under school rules. She just invited them to eat dinner at the Great Hall and set off.
In a different place after dinner, the teachers were just assembling in the staff room. Snape saw Sinistra already sitting down an old looking chair on the right. He then he saw Lupin walking to sit on the chair right next to her. He immediately ran to the chair and quickly placed his things on the table.
"Move it or lose it, Lupin." snarled Snape.
Lupin had a clueless face on him. He was looking at Snape wondering how he could have gotten there so fast "Suit yourself Severus." said Lupin in his usual calm voice.
Lupin sat beside Binns while eyeing Snape's unusual behavior. Then abruptly, Professor Dumbledore entered the room leaving the door behind him open.
"It is nice to see you all here today." he greeted.
"Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall isn't here yet." said Lupin.
"Yes, I know Remus. Minerva will not be teaching for a while because of a bad flu. There for one of the things I'm here to announce to you is she will be replaced by-
"WHAT ON EARTH IS HE DOING HERE?" roared Snape.
Everyone turned to the door and saw Sirius black leaning by the door. His tattered robes replaced by a new black which rivaled Snape's. His face back was now back to normal. His unkempt hair was now smooth and stylish. When he met Snape's eyes, his left hand raised and gave him the finger.
"He Severus, will be filling up to Minerva's position until she gets back." said Dumbledore now looking amused.
"I'd die first before he could teach at this school!" Snape continued yelling.
"What? Is that a request or something?" said Sirius.
Sirius took satisfaction of Snape's face now contorted in anger. Everytime this effect happens to him, he remembers some of the best memories from his childhood. At the same time, Snape was also reminiscing some bad events that had happened in his life like…
He was running for his life in the halls of the school because his cauldron suddenly decided to fornicate with him.
He was scurrying the Quidditch pitch completely naked as he chased his clothes.
He spent the night in the Hospital wing as a result of a cursed underwear that accelerated the growth of his pubic hair.
He was chained on his own bed as the Potter gang took naked pictures of him, enlarging it by five times and putting them across school.
Stupid Potter gang.
PLOP!
Going back to the real world, Snape was still giving Sirius shots of glares of death; wishing that Sirius would just drop to the floor and lose all signs of life.
"A very interesting offer Snape." said Sirius with an evil grin on face. "That can be arranged."
"You, thinking that you can take me on makes me sad." said Snape.
"You're sad all the time if I can remember it correctly." said Sirius.
"You're apathetic little bitch, you know that." said Snape.
"That's not what your girlfriend said." said Sirius. "Oh, that's right. You don't have one."
The Veins on Snape's forehead looked like they were about to burst.
"THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! THIS IS UNBEARABLE! THIS IS INTOLERABLE! THIS IS UNENDURABLE! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! THIS IS INSUPPORTABLE! THIS IS UNPERMITABLE! THIS IS, THIS IS..."
"Insufferable?" suggested Lupin.
"Shut up! Don't help me." snarled Snape. "THIS IS INSUFFERABLE!" Snape continued yelling.
"Now, now Severus." said Dumbledore trying to calm Snape down. "I'm sure you can put you're past differences aside, since you will be sleeping in the same room with one another..."
"WHAT!" Snape and Sirius shouted at the same time.
Sirius chuckled slightly "Forgive me Professor, but I just thought I heard you say I was going to sleep in the same room with him"
"Oh I'm afraid I did so Sirius," said Dumbledore calmly
"But Professor" Snape started
"Why can't I stay in Remus' room instead?" asked Sirius.
"Afraid you can't Sirius, remember that werewolf thing I have? You know? The one with me biting people and turning them into horrid beasts such as myself." said Lupin lazily.
"But what about Professor MaGonagall's room?" asked Sirius, starting to sound desperate.
"Ah, I forgot to tell you that Minerva placed a charm of some sort in her room preventing anyone to get inside." said Dumbledore.
"Hagrid's?"
"Not enough space since he's occupying most of it."
"Flitwick's?"
"Fits only for his kind"
"Firenze's?"
"He hates company."
"How about the others?"
"Hooch, Trelawney, Sprout, Pomfrey, Vector and Sinistra are all women. I don't think I can allow you to be staying in with one of them."
"Any other rooms?"
"All unavailable."
"My Godson's?"
"Forget it."
"Oh come on Professor, you used to be cool." said Sirius.
"And you tried to steal Fawkes from my office. Fair is fair." said Dumbledore.
"Professor, might I remind you that this man (pointing at Sirius) tried to feed me this man (pointing at Lupin)" said Snape.
"Notice the word 'tried'" said Sirius.
I'm very well aware of who tried to eat whom." said Dumbledore, shifting his eyes at Firenze's direction.
"It will never happen again." Firenze quickly stated. Flitwick scoffed at the seat across him.
"Severus, I know the things that they have done to you in the past. Like the one you woke up one morning dangling upside down in the Great Hall...naked." said Dumbledore.
Sirius Sniggered, Dumbledore looked at him and stopped automatically.
"Sorry." said Sirius.
"Now listen here, Sirius, Severus. You shall be roommates, whether you like it or not. You are not to throw curses, hexes or at each other. That includes blunt and sharp objects such as broomsticks and butcher knives for as long as you two are staying here. Am I clear?" said Dumbledore.
Snape and Sirius nodded apologetically in response.
"Now would you please sit down you two?" said Dumbledore in his regular calm voice again.
Snape and Sirius sat down while muttering things that sounded like... "Better sleep with your eyes open, if you don't want to have three more attached on your forehead."- "If you ever so much as snore, you're going to wake up with doggy breast. All eight of them, you filthy mutt."
Lupin leaned over to Professor Vector and Madam Sprout.
"Did someone got that on a Pensieve?" said Lupin.
"Yeah, I got it alright." said Professor Vector.
"Good" said Lupin.
"Can I borrow that later, goodness I could use a good laugh every once in a while" squeaked Professor Flitwick.
"Now that everyone is now paying attention, I would like to discuss the upcoming Lunar Ball festivities that will commence after the Quidditch finals," said Dumbledore.
"Professor, what's the Lunar Ball?" asked Lupin.
"It is a celebration in school which takes place every one hundred years," said Dumbledore
"How come we never had that?" said Sirius
"Well it wasn't the time to have one because it is not yet a hundred years with you're batch." said Dumbledore.
"So what did you call our batch? The lets not have any fun batch." said Sirius, sounding like a child having tantrums
"You think so highly if you're self." muttered Snape.
"Hey! I heard that Git face!" said Sirius.
"Duh, I muttered it out loud."
"No you didn't."
"So maybe I didn't, what are you going to do about it Lassie?"
"How about strangling you for starters?"
"Try it, I dare you."
The two only stopped when Professor Dumbledore cleared his throat intentionally. "I know Sirius, but it is tradition that we all have to follow."
Sirius leaned back on his seat.
"Now since you are going to fill in on Minerva's position, I want you Sirius to have the job of telling the Gryffindor House. Oh, and you will be temporarily be the Head of House of Gryffindor."
Sirius smiled and beamed at Lupin who was smiling at him as well.
"Now this year's theme was suggested by our Muggle history professor, Professor Smith-"
"Hey I forgot about him. Why can't I stay with him?" interrupted Sirius.
Dumbledore paused and smiled at Sirius "I do think you would rather stay with Severus, Sirius." said Dumbledore.
"Try me Professor." said Sirius.
Lupin leaned close to Sirius to whisper something that only he could hear "Professor Smith's gay Sirius."
Sirius had alook of disgust on his face. "Snape's room it is." he said
Professor Smith glanced at him looking disappointed. Professor Dumbledore spoke once more. "Now, shall we talk about the Lunar Ball?"
Everyone nodded.
After the meeting, Sirius saw Harry, Hermione and Ron waiting outside.
"Hey you three." he said.
"Sirius, I couldn't believe that you're here. Dumbledore told us." said Harry.
"This is going to be cool, you being our Head of House. Finally, we can get points off Slytherin." said Ron.
"No Ron, as Head of Gryffindor House, I should be responsible for my actions" the boys burst out laughing. "Who am I kidding? Even I can't believe that one." said Sirius.
"Sirius, when and how did you arrive?" asked Hermione.
"I arrived days ago but err... I kind of stayed in the Shrieking Shack for a while." said Sirius.
"So that's why Fred and George couldn't get inside through the Shrieking Shack." said Hermione.
"Oh, those were Fred and George? I though they were kids playing some kind of game to sneak inside." said Sirius.
"What did you do?" asked Ron
"Ignored them. Sorry guys but I have to go, I got things to do." said Sirius.
The three were just about to leave when they saw an unfamiliar woman. Her hair was red and she was walking a little bit clumsy. The woman saw them and smiled.
"Wotcher Harry!"
"Tonks?" said the three in unison.
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