Year 1 - Dynamics - A Harry Potter Fic.

Part 26 - Jay's POV

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(Outside of Snape's Office) (Jay's PoV)

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A shiver crawls up Jay's spine when Vyla pushes Snape's office door open and peeks her head in.

"Do you see Lima Bean?" Mickey asks.

"Is Snape in there?" Nevile asks at the same time.

"No, not that I see..." Vyla whispers.

She waves at the others, and they all tiptoe inside.

Inside of Snape's office is less grimey than Jay would have thought from Snape's normal attire and attitude.

The walls are lined with large shelves that hold jars of god knows what. And a large round table in the center with -weirdly- two leather seats on either side of it. The desk is decently clean, with a few books and papers stacked in front of one of the chairs.

"This is a lot-"

"There he is!" Mickey yells. Cutting Jay off, he points to one of the shelves.

Jay raises an eyebrow when he sees the small green plant man hiding behind one of the larger jars. "That's it?"

"Grab it and let's go, Mickey!" Nevile whisper-yells looking behind them for any possible clue of Snape.

"That's a Lima Bean???" Draco and Vyla both ask.

Jay shoots them a weird look, "Are you kidding me?"

Mickey pushes past everyone, he goes behind the desk and grabs Lima Bean. "Oh, Mr. Lima-Bean! You are so troublesome! You do realize this, right?"

The Bowtruckle crawls around Mickey's hand and up his shoulder.

Mickey turns back to the rest of the group, "Oh sugar-snaps." He says looking above their heads.

Behind them, Snape clears his throat. "What are you doing in my office?"

Everyone turns to face him.

"Fuck-" slips out of Jay's mouth.

Neville looks terrified.

Vyla taps her two index fingers together nervously. "Aha.... Professor Snape..."

Snape arches an eyebrow, awaiting an answer.

"We, you see... We were just..."

Draco scoffs.

"We were helping Mr. Ravenclaw find his dumb creature," Draco confesses bluntly.

"Malfoy!!" Mickey snips.

Snape quiets everyone by raising his hand. "Thank you, Malfoy." He spits out, "As for the rest of you. Ten points from Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Five points to Slytherin for Mr. Malfoy's honesty."

Jay scowls.

"And," Snape continues, "Detention for each of you, after my last class for the day."

Everyone groans except Vyla, who's surprised that the Slytherins gained something from all this sneaking around. She taps her finger on her chin, gleaming with mischief. Jay rests his hand on her shoulder and gives her a warning stare.

Vyla slumps her shoulders and nods, the look of mischief disappearing. Snape ushers everyone out of his office, except for Mickey. He is told to stay behind.

"Good luck Mickey," Neville and Jay say as they're pushed out.

"Gods, what a bust." Jay huffs, "Is he ever not a kill-joy?"

"How should I know?" Vyla fusses. She turns to Nevile, Jay, and Draco and outs her arms behind her head.

"So what do you guys want to do now?"

"I don't know. All I can think about are apples right now." Malfoy flat out declares.

"You horse," Jay snipes and looks at his watch.

Draco's jaw drops, offended.

"Well it's almost time for lunch, so..." Vyla says, desperate to change the subject.

"Yeah, let's get out of here. Mickey can catch up." Jay says.

"Ahaha, well I think I should go now." Nevile starts stretching out the 'go'. Then practically runs away.

Malfoy glares at Jay, and nothing can take his attention off of the muggle-born.

"What?" Jay asks.

"Don't WHAT me!" Malfoy pouts.

Jay just looks confused, "What do you mean?"

"YOU JUST CALLED ME A-- Oh forget it!!" Malfoy turns to Vyla,

"I'll see you at lunch." Then he proceeds to storm off.

Vyla watches him turn the corner, stomping his feet the whole way.

"You may have gone too far this time.." She notes.

Jay sighs, "Sorry, I've been in a bit of a mood today." Jay runs to catch up with Malfoy.

"Malfoy! Wait!" He starts walking backward when he catches up with Malfoy. "Malfoy- Draco, I'm sorry for teasing you. I got out of hand, that's my bad."

"You're damn right you did. I don't appreciate being called a HORSE." Malfoy snarls.

"Well, maybe I don't appreciate being called a mudblood." Jay retorts.

Malfoy opens his mouth to retaliate but it hits him like a train. He finally gets a taste of his own medicine and how does he react? He doesn't.

"Fine. I suppose I could cut that out. As long as you NEVER CALL ME A HORSE AGAIN."

Jay laughs nervously, "Thank you, and by the way, I think horses are pretty cool."

Malfoy scoffs, "They're just wingless pegasi." He keeps walking.

"You are dense aren't you?" Jay rolls his eyes and turns to walk forward, "I was saying that I think you're pretty cool."

Malfoy stares at Jay with wide eyes, unable to believe the very words he's just heard. But his surprise quickly shifts into a coy smirk as he narrows his eyes.

"Sorry, could you say that again?" He asks smugly.

Jay groans, "I said, I think you're pretty cool."

Malfoy chuckles proudly, "That's what I thought."

Jay flips him off, "Whatever, you're still a brat."

"Whatever! You said it yourself!"

"And no one will ever believe you!" Jay snaps back.

Malfoy laughs, this catches Jay by surprise, a slight blush forming on his cheeks. Draco quickly covers it up with a cough and the two stop walking in the middle of the hall.

"Was that... Does Draco Malfoy have emotions?" Jay gasps in fake astonishment.

And Malfoy playfully pushes Jay aside.

"Whatever, Schultz. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go drop off my books in my dorms. I... guess I'll see you later."

Jay smiles, "Yeah, I'll see you around Malfoy- uh Draco."

Malfoy shakes his head and smirks, waving goodbye. He then turns on his heels and heads downstairs.

Jay's heart skips a beat, his face flushes even more as he watches Draco leave his line of sight. He crouches down on the floor and hides his face as he tries to push this emotion away.

"What the hell?" He whispers to himself.

He groans and gets back up, he checks to see if anyone saw him before skipping off to lunch.