Can't Catch Me Now / Severus Snape

8. Viper

" "Again"? You mean, the Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?" Hermione questioned.

"Of course. Don't you see? Lucius Malfoy must have opened it when he was at school here. And now he's taught Draco how to do it." Ron decided.

"Maybe. We'll have to wait for the Polyjuice Potion to know for sure." Hermione countered.

"Enlighten me. Why are we brewing this potion in broad daylight in the middle of a girls' lavatory? Don't you think we'll get caught?" Ron sassed.

"No. No one ever comes in here." Hermione corrected.

"Why?"

" Moaning Myrtle."

"Who?" Ron questioned. Just then, Moaning Myrtle, a ghostly girl in a Hogwarts uniform, appears behind Ron.

"Moaning Myrtle." Aria nodded to her. "Shes annoying. Bug off I had to potty!" Aria shouted before moving to the sink which was mainly broken. 

"Who's Moaning Myrtle?" Ron questioned as she appeared behind him.

"I'M MOANING MYRTLE!" She screamed, as she flew into the center of the room. "I wouldn't expect you to know me. Who would ever talk about ugly, miserable, moping, Moaning Myrtle?" with a piercing cry, she flew into a toilet.

"She's a little sensitive." Aria whispered. "What are you two doing in here? This is the girls room, RONALD!" Aria declared incredulously. 

"I'm just... Hermione?" Ron looked to her, Aria Snape was trouble. 

"There you are." Lilith said fondly as she reached out for Aria. 

"Ron is up to something, I dont trust Harry's friends." Aria remarked shooting them a side eyed glare. 

"What do you mean?"

"Daddy whats going on?" aria countered pulling on his robes. 

"Lockhart is going to make a fool of himself." Severus answered.

"And he wants an audience?" Lilith questioned.

"Always." Severus agreed wrapping an arm around her waist, LIlith smiled into him.

"Gather round! Gather round!" Lockhart declared students gather around the stage. "Can everybody see me? Can you all hear me? Excellent."

"He's dreadful." Lilith murmured. "Why was Albus stupid enough to put him in charge of anything?"

"Thats why I am here." Severus assured her. "Nothing bad will happen if I'm here."

"I believe that." Lilith agreed kissing along his jaw. 

"In light of the dark events of recent weeks, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little Dueling Club, to train you all up in case you ever need to defend yourselves, as I myself have done on countless occasions. For full details, see my published works." Lockhart pulled off the cape he's wearing and tossed it into the crowd, where it's caught by some of his adoring female fans. Lilith promptly rolled her eyes.

"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape." He added, Severus headed to the stage, his expression stoic and menacing "He has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration. Now, I don't want any of you youngsters to worry, you'll still have your Potions Master when I'm through with him. Never fear."

"Assistant." Lilith scoffed. Severus gave her a coy smile. 

"Something to say Ms Snape?" Lockhart questioned. 

"Many things." Lilith assured she gave a small wave to Harry across the way. 

"Might we continue? I have work to attend to." Severus suggested he hated how LOckhart looked at LIlith. 

"One, two, three."

"Expelliarmus!" Severus declared. The spell blasts Lockhart across the room.

" WHOOOOOOOA!" Lockhart landed on his back, and a few students laugh at the sight as he struggled to his feet. Lilith and aria clapped out.

"This is great!" Aria decided. "My turn?"

"No." Lilith corrected. 

"Boo!" Aria countered. 

"Do you think he's all right?" Hermione questioned.

"Who cares!" Ron countered.

"An excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape, but if you don't mind me saying, it was pretty obvious what you were about to do. If I had wanted to stop you, it would have been only too easy." Lockhart huffed out walking towards Severus.

"Perhaps it would be prudent to first teach the students to block unfriendly spells, Professor." Severus countered with subtle smile, Lockhart hesitated clearly nervous before plastering a smile on his face.

"An excellent suggestion, Professor Snape. Let's have a volunteer pair. Snape, Weasley, how about you?"

"Weasley's wand causes devastation with the simplest spells. We'll be sending Harry to the Hospital Wing in a matchbox." Severus corrected, ron took a step back. "Might I suggest someone from my own house. Malfoy, perhaps." he gestured for Draco to get on the stage.

"Good luck, young Snape." Lockhart declared.

" Thank you, sir." Harry looked to his father, Severus gave him a nod. 

"Go honey!" Lilith clapped out. 

"Wands at the ready." Lockhart declared. They readied their wands.

"Scared, Snape?"

"You wish." Harry smirked. They walked back several paced and took their aim.

" On the count three, cast your charms to disarm your opponent, only to disarm. We don't want any accidents here. One, two--" Lockhart declared.

" Everte Statum!" Draco shouted flying harry backwards. Sitting up harry pointed his wand back at Draco.

" Rictusempra!" Draco was flung backwards, landing at Snape's feet. Several students laugh out as severus stared down at draco before pulling him to his feet.

"I said disarm only!" Lockhart reminded them.

"What fun is that!" Crabe shouted. "FIGHT!"

"Serpensortia!" Draco shouted with a swish of his wand and fires a cobra out of it, which then slithered along the playing field Harry lowered his wand.

"Oh, its so pretty." Aria whispered. "Oh... I dont like how its looking at Harry." She realized. "mommy can i have a pet snake-"

"Don't move, Harry. I'll get rid of it for you." Severus assured nudging Draco back.

" Allow me, Professor Snape." Lockhart corrected and Severus hesitated looking to lilith.

"Dont allow him!" Lilith demanded. "He doesnt know what he is doing!" Severus had to agree but Lockhart was already casting a spell.

"Alarte ascendare!" the snake flew into the air, then fell back down, raised its head and turns toward Harry with a hiss.

"Imbecile." Lilith huffed out jumping up onto the stage. 

"Sya- hassa- heth." Harry hissed out. Leave them alone he thought as he spoke. "Sya- hasi- heth." Leave him alone. Severus watched suspiciously. "Sya- hasi- heth."

"What the heck is he saying?" Hermione questioned. "What is that?"

"Parselmouth." Ron whispered.

"Vipera. Evanesca" Severus declared stepping forward, He waved his wand, emitting a blast at the snake, causing it to burst into flame and disappear.

"What are you playing at?!" Justine shouted. Harry took a step back frazzled.

"I think this was the first and last dualling club." 

Lilith and Severus shared a nervous glance before dismissing the students.