Chapter 3: serious punishments

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Hello! Welcome back once more. I want everyone to understand i want this to be a slow burn but emotions will start showing around the next chapter and they'll confess around chapter 9 or 10. Obviously i wanna go straight into the details and have them all lovey dovey but i cannot yet and im sorryyy. it'll be worth it though! Okay anyway, let's continueee!

Serious punishments

I was now sat in Dumbledore's office. Snape was furious that a member from his house had attacked a person in the headmasters favoured house. He was angrily pacing from side to side.

"i'm sorry?" i spoke.

"is that a question or a statement?" he spat.

"a statement."

"how you acted was extremely childish. You're in year 6. not year 1." he sighed, extremely frustrated with me.

Dumbledore and my brother came in with Hermione then. I scoffed as i saw her, standing from the seat in front of his desk. Snape walked towards the headmaster.

"Miss Verula." Dumbledore spoke. "i've been told you attacked Hermione with no reason. Is that correct?" he asked me, lowering his head to glance at me over his glasses.

My mouth dropped. How could she accuse me of such a thing?

"thats not true at all! she bad mouthed my parents and when she couldn't handle me confronting her on it, she slapped me!" i shouted.

"she what?" Sebastian spat, snapping his head to Hermione.

She began to grit her teeth, glaring at me and Seb.

"is this true Hermione?" Dumbledore asked, looking towards her.

"no! she's making excuses for attacking me for no reason."

"Hermione, i'm a bitch but i'm not that bad." i spat.

"language, miss Verula." Snape spoke.

"sorry, sir." i sighed, turning my attention back to Hermione.

"ask Ron and harry, she was literally speaking to them." i hissed, glaring at her.

She let her tough exterior drop a bit, a bit frightened now that i brought that point up.

"Professor McGonnagal is bringing them here now as we were told Ron was holding you back." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.

"i wont lie, sir. A few people were." i huffed.

I glanced at Hermione who had dried blood on her nose and her hair was still in a mess. It caused me to smirk a bit before Seb nudged me, stopping me from smiling.
I quickly wiped the smirk off my face and turned my attention back to Dumbledore and Snape who were communicating.

"we must discuss your punishment for miss Verula as she is in your house." Dumbledore spoke to Snape.

"punishment? but Hermione started it." Seb protested.

I glanced between Seb and Dumbledore, deciding it was best to stay quiet for the moment.

"i know you'd like to defend your sister but she did participate in the fight. Hermione will receive her own punishment too once Professor Mcgonnagal arrives." Dumbledore spoke, a twinkle in his eyes.

Almost by chance Mcgonnagal arrived straight after he spoke. we all turned to look at her and the two boys that scurried in close behind.

"minerva." dumbledore nodded his head to her. "mr potter and mr weasley." he greeted them and they returned it with curt nods and meek hi's.

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