Chapter Nineteen: Teaching the Third YearsA Chapter by Abbie Sophora teaches with Severus for the first time, so of course, something interesting must happen. Well... interesting is one way to put it. Mira “Time
for potions class…” Meredith, one of my
best friends, said. Her brown, curly hair was bouncing up and down slightly as
she walked, books clutched in her arms. She wasn't smiling, as she usually did.
She disliked this one class. Only potions class did she hate. “Aww…
I was hoping that we would have to wait until Monday….” “Oh
shush you two, it isn't that bad.” I said, laughing. “To
you! You’re great at potions! I swear, one of these days, one of my potions is
going to go horribly wrong, and Snape is going to KILL me!” Thomas said looking
scared. Meredith and I just laughed. “That’s
ridiculous, You’ll live.” Meredith told Thomas, as we walked into potions
class, and took our seats. I was next to Thomas and Meredith sat behind us with
one of her friends in Hufflepuff, a kid named Denis. Kevin “Hey
Kevin!” Calvin shouted down the hallway, running out of Defense Against the
Dark Arts. I turned around, and looked at my fellow Gryffindor. Calvin smiled
at me, and ran up behind me. “We
Have potions with The Bat next!” Calvin said smiling. I frowned. Even the
thought of potions class with HIM got me mad. Snape and I hate each other with
a passion, and to make matters worse, we always have class with his Snakes. “Well, isn't this year going to be fun…” I said rolling my eyes. We walked down the
hall, towards the stairs that led to the dungeons. “Ha-ha,
Yeah, I’m terrified of Professor Snape. What’s that dungeon bat going to do
now? What trick will he have up his sleeve this year?” Calvin said, walking in
step with me. We were down in the dungeons, and nearing the door to the
classroom. “I
don’t know, but nothing good….” I said, and walked into class with my best
mate. Sophora “That’s
ridiculous, You’ll live.” A girl with long, curly brown hair said and laughed
as she walked into class with two other kids. The other girl, the one with
short black hair laughed as well. The third kid, a boy, frowned at the girls. Poor
kid, the girls must team up on him all the time. They sat down, and then some
more kids came in. “I
don’t know, but nothing good…” a little blonde third year said to his friend. I
noticed that they were both Gryffindors, and I watched from where I was standing
next to Snape where they sat. Third row on the far right…. I can remember that.
Both
Severus and I just stood by the door. Not talking, not moving, just watching and
waiting. We waited until the class was filled, then he slammed the door shut,
and strode over to the center of the room. I walked up next to him, and stood
at his side. Most of their eyes were on me. There was a lot of whispering and
questioning looks in the room, all aimed towards me. I looked into the eyes of
the third year that the blonde came in with. I used Legilimency on him, as I
looked into his eyes. “Why the bloody hell is she here? Why would
a seventh year Slytherin, who should have classes, be here. More so, the
head girl and the queen of cool?” he thought “Students…settle
down, now. Unless you wish for points to be taken away right now that is. If
no, please, carry on. The head girl and I shall be more than happy to do so.”
That’s shut them all up. They both knew that what he said was true. He would
gladly take points, as would I. “Now,
let’s get back to what I was planning on saying. You are all here in my potions
class for another year. The rules and what is expected of you are the same,
with the exception that more is required. And, as you can see, this year will
be a little bit… different.” He said, his eyes flicking over to me. I just kept
a blank look on my face, showing no emotion, except for a smirk. “As
you all know, I have never taken on assistants. None have been good enough.
Until now. As you can see, the head girl, and seventh year Slytherin, Sophora
Scarr, will be that assistant. She will be teaching class instead of me some
days, and will be in class on others. You are to treat her with respect, as you
do me. Is this understood?” Snape drawled and stared them down coldly. A
series of “yes sir’s” chorused through the room. I also heard someone mutter
“You mean like the way we talk about you behind your back?” I flicked my eyes
over towards the voice and inwardly groaned. Not him again….. “Mr.
Dagobert, repeat that louder” I told Kadin’s little brother, Kevin. I thought I
recognized that little blonde head from somewhere. Kevin
instantly paled, and looked up at me. His pale green eyes stared at me as wide
as saucers. I smirked as he stuttered out, “N-n-no….” Wrong move. “In
this class you will address Miss Scarr AS Miss Scarr, Mr. Dagobert. And I do
believe that was a statement, not a request.” Severus said. Kevin looked at Snape, and paled even more.
He was now almost as pale as me. “I-I
di-“he began “Lies.”
I hiss. He looks over to his friend. I still don’t know his name... though I
know that they are always together. “I…
I said… Like the way we
talk
about you behind your back?”
his voice got squeakier as he went on with the sentence. He shrunk down into
his seat. Severus was livid to say the least. I wasn't. I was kind of
impressed. Kevin had the nerves to actually say it. “Mr.
Dagobert, detention, tonight.” He hissed
out, glaring at him. Kevin groaned, and his friend patted his back. I just
smirked at them, as Sev glared. The rest of the class was silent, which was a
smart thing. They all knew that when you have a mad Snape, things will not be
good. Severus
then turned his attention back to the entire class. “We are making Shrinking
Solution today. Open your textbooks to page 127, follow the instructions, and
then give me a sample when you are done.” He
turned away towards his desk, but as he did, I hear him murmur to me “Watch
them make the potions. Deduct points when needed.” With that, he went down to
his desk, and took a drink from a goblet that I had not seen before. I walked
around the class room, but kept an eye on Severus. After that, he grabbed a
quill, and started looking over papers. First day of the year and you could
already tell that he was stressed. “Hmm….” I thought, “I’m going to have to
change that…. Not now, but later perhaps.” I
walked past one table, it was had two Gryffindors. One was a girl, the other a
boy. And I could hear their arguing. The girl, whose name I didn't know, was yelling
at a boy she called Thomas. “Thomas! Didn't you read your Potions book? You’re supposed to Shake the peeled Shrivelfig!” she said, and pointed to his
shrivelfig. He was putting it in right after the potion turned red. I watched
him make the mistake, and was just about to scold him and deduct points, when I
noticed something. It was now giving of a green gas…. It was not
supposed to give off a green gas. “
S**t” I swore under my breath. This was bad. Really bad. “Professor! We have an
issue!” I looked at him, eyes wide. He looked over at me, and instantly noticed
the cauldron that had a noxious green gas coming from it. We looked into the
others eyes, worried. I noticed that his eyes too, went wide, realizing the
problem. If
the shrinking solution gives off a green gas, it can blow up within minutes,
and release a different colored green gas. One that is poisonous, and can kill
you within minutes that it is breathed in. © 2013 AbbieAuthor's Note
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