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Part 2 #2

'thoughts'
"Speech"

AN: This story takes place in the third year.

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Harry's POV:

Inside the office the tension was stifling

And Harry was freaking the f*** out,
'oh f*** oh f*** oh f*** oh f***, this is not f****** good!'

"They really interesting-"
'STOP F****** TALKING, PLEASSSEEEE!!!'

"-we want to know your reasons behind writing them"

'PLEEEEAAASSEEE I SWEAR TO-.. what?'

"We want to know why you wrote them"

It appears he said that last word out loud.

"Umm well.." it was hard to talk when Snape and professor McGonagall were staring you down.

"Well?? Spit it out then." It seems Snape's patience was shrinking.

"Umm, well.. what do you want to know??"

"I'll start, why do you think Luna is a seer?" It seems that Dumbledore wants to know things first??

"Well.. she always knows where I am, she knows to grab a coat for rain. She'll write a letter to her dad about things that will happen the next week. What issues he should write so to get the best publicity. She knows all the answers on the questions to the homework, that's not only because she's smart but it's also because she just knows..."

There was a ringing silence in the room after he was done speaking.

To try and fill silence he just said the fist thing that came to mind. "I'm not done yet, so I don't have all the evidence...."

"I... see.., well, what about Miss Hermione Granger??" McGonagall asked slowly.

"Well, I only kind of suspected it. But like any good experiment, you have to test it. That's one of the reasons why I took up drawing." And here where was stunned looks.

"We take would a walk on the grounds, and when we got back to the common room I would ask her what the scenery is like, and I would draw it. It was absolutely perfect every time." He took a pause here to catch his breath.

'man, did all this talking is exhausting...' Snape was staring right at him, looking pensive. 'and anxiety inducing..'

"I did this multiple times on different days. Never consistent, always randomly. If I didn't multiple days in a row she would catch on and always be looking, I wanted what she caught at a glance"

There was a ringing silence.

Again, trying to fill the silence. He said the first thing that came to mind when thinking about Hermione "I've never seen someone have such perfect recall in my life."

In the silence of the room, Snape spoke up. "What's this about Gregory Goyle then?"

He phrased it like a question, but it was really a demand. And Harry was not known for being an idiot(sometimes).

"Well,.. it was hard to catch at first. He's a very average, below average student." At this the Snape and McGonagall shared a look.

"But I saw him in the library once, and Crab was next to him reading a book. Out loud." He tried to put extra emphasis on the words.

"That's not too weird, but, well.." he paused trying to think of what to say.

".. It's the Library, you're not allowed to talk above a whisper. But Madame Pince seemed to be purposely ignoring them. Which is perfectly normal except, it's Madam Pince'es library. And if you brake any of her rules she'll smite you or something.."

At this Snape quirked his lips for a split second before returning to his usual mask of mild disdain.

"So i started talking to them in the halls and became their friend. A genuine one. Not just because I wanted to know something!" Harry hasted to add, seeing the look on the dower professors face.

"Once I thought we where good enough friend ship, I started joining them in the library. Gregory Goyle uses a Dic-Ta-Quill to write his assignments. But he can't read, so he can't see the mistakes. That's why he always gets marked down."

By this point Snape was looking pensive.

"Now Crab is not very good at reading either, but at least he can read. That's why Goyle refuses to do quizzes and tests and things like that, he refuses to be embarrassed by writing."

Snapes face was getting darker by the second.

"I've been trying to teach you how to write.., but, as you know, I am no teacher."

"Hmmm, those are some very good observations Harry. Why didn't you come to a teacher??"

"Well, like I said. They're embarrassed, and I will never force someone to do something. And it's not like I could make Goyle do it if he didn't want to. He may not do it very often, but he can throw his weight around."

"Well I would love to talk about Mr Zambini, I don't believe that we should talk about his mother. Let's move on."

"Well I guess we could talk about Malfoy next.. but I was never planning on publishing or telling anyone about that book..."

"Oh?? May I ask why, my dear boy??" It seems Dumbledore's curiosity was peaked.

"I could but,, Draco told me he'd hunt me down if I ever told anybody.. please tell me you didn't look inside that one??"

"No, unfortunately we didn't, Severus confiscated it as soon as he read the cover."
It seems that Dumbledore was.... sulking?

"What happens in Slytherin stays in Slytherin."

AN: Aaannnnnd that's it. That's all of the creativity I could squeeze out of my sad sad soul. I might come back to another time, but I have no idea. Don't count on it honestly..

Date: Tuesday September 26th 2023.
Words: 760 words