Harry Potter. Hermione X Male Reader Story

Lectures and A Spectre

(Y/N)'s POV

As I entered, she looked over at me with a scowl, she was writing something down with a quill, as I sat down, she looked at me but continued doing so. "I am glad to see you are doing well (L/N)"

"Thank you, Professor, but if you don't mind me asking, why was I called here? I mean I guess I know but I was hoping maybe you were just going to hand me the transfiguration homework I-" She cut me off with one glance, her eyebrow rising in what I hoped wasn't annoyance.

I decided it was best to try and be quiet and let her elaborate, which she did, much to my horror, "To discuss the incident with the mountain troll, and your punishment" she said coldly, staring at me in the eyes with intensity.

My throat went dry, I expected this, but I was hoping to be let off, I mean, I did beat it. "Now I want you to explain to me, in your own words, why you were there with the troll?" she said staring at me, dropping her quill and crossing her hands between us.

"Why would she ask me that? Didn't the others tell her?" I thought, I tried to think of her reasoning, as I looked into her eyes, it occurred to me, the others must have made up some story as a cover, that was why she was asking me. To see if I would let anything slip.

Looking in her eyes I was sure of it, she was trying to catch me out, I couldn't have spoken to the others yet, they were in class. "Honestly Professor, I don't really remember much, it's all a bit of a blur" I said, barely holding in a grin at my own cleverness.

She did not look impressed. She frowned at me as if saying "Really? you expect me to believe that." It was like I could hear her saying it just from her expression. She sighed, "Very well, as for your punishment, 20 house points will be deducted-."

"TWENTY" I said in utter shock, my irritation with this conversation increasing. "But I knocked it out!" She looked at me sharply. "The ends do not justify the means young man, and see that you consider yourself lucky." 

"This is the second incident of this nature you have been in, you may set a new record" she said, never raising her voice but somehow becoming more stern "If you had any other head of house, you would be half way to Kings Cross already."

I stood up, shaking with anger, sensing this, Bones jumped off my neck onto McGonagall's desk. Before I got a word out, she spoke again. "You were lucky we found you when we did, without intervention from Madam Pomfrey you could have had severe injuries." 

She frowned "And as for your heroics with the troll, they were unnecessary, Staff were already on the scene, including Professor Quirrell, so your...antics will go unrewarded." "So that was the voice I heard, and the robes" I thought.

But this didn't bring me any comfort. "Oh, what was he going to do, faint at it?, smother it in garlic?" I said my anger at a new high. McGonagall retorted quickly, "Professor Quirrell is a highly qualified and is more capable of dealing with trolls than a first year could ever hope to be."

She sounded as calm as ever "So your punishment still stands, and frankly, you should consider yourself lucky to still be alive" with a deep sigh she continued "Your parents have been informed."

"That's not fair, I was protecting my friends, the only reason I had to was because you couldn't find the bloody thing!" There it was again, my mouth taking control before my brain could stop it.

McGonagall sighed again, and started to pet Bones, who was now sprawled out on her lap, despite the mask of calm she wore I could see the fire burning in the Transfiguration teachers' eyes.

"I would do well to remind you not to raise your voice at a member of the staff." She said firmly, but her voice remained level and calm. "Do not let your sharp tongue and explosive temper get you into more trouble" I could tell it was a warning.