" Detention ? " A single blink from Severus. "Detention for pulling McGonagall's tail ? "
" Fred tricked me into thinking it was Mrs. Norris "
" And why on earth would you listen to Weasley "
" He tricked me ! "
Diana snickered quietly but stopped with one glance from her father. They were standing outside the quidditch pitch, the November wind making the leaves rustle. From afar she could see the whomping willow shake furiously , the entirety of it's leaves falling all together to the ground.
With wind tousled identical hair , all three of them silently watched one of the Slytherin chasers score through the hoops. Avery flew around with his bat and even though it was just practice he hit back the bludger towards his teammate. A scowl appeared on her face at his sight, still sour from their last conversation.
Diana sat on the stands long after her father had gone but not without giving Rigel another warning to stay away from the Weasley twins and cats. She went back towards her book , dog earing a page that looked interesting. Slytherin players zoomed at neck breaking speed around the pitch and Diana could only make out blurs of green and silver.
Her attention was pulled back again to the pitch when her brother's shouting reached her ears. In no time Diana made it to the pitch, the scene unfolding as she moved her way down the stands. Rigel was cradling his right arm which had nasty boils all over it, result of a badly executed stinging hex. Marcus Flint and Vincent Crabbe had their wand drawn out smirking as they continued to throw insults at the Ravenclaw team.
" Levicorpus ! "
Her brother hung upside down in the air, the Ravenclaw team desperately trying to save their brand new chaser.
" That's my BROTHER you dickheads ! " By the time everyone processed who the voice belonged to, Crabbe got the receiving end of a very powerful furnunculus curse from Diana. Angry boils covered his face and Crabbe screamed every colorful word he knew at her.
" Your ass must be pretty jealous of all the shit that comes out of your mouth "
Ravenclaws howled with laughter, even Avery was trying not to laugh. Diana wasted no time in bringing Rigel down and helping him up.
" Better make sure you watch your mouth Williams ! or you'll end up just like your muggle mother. Dead ! "
Maybe it was the Snape in her or the emotions she felt knowing that Flint knew how her mother died. Anyway Diana didn't bother with her wand this time,
SMACK ! and another one and another.
She would've gone for a fourth if Avery didn't pull her out,
" C'mon , it's not worth it ! -oww ! Don't push me ! I'm helping you Williams ! "
Severus Snape sat by his mahogany desk , various essays and homework strewn all over it. Now that he had started substituting for Lupin he got more work to correct. A headache was beginning to brew but he paid not attention to it. His office remained open for students in need of help with Potions even though none of them fancied a visit to him. The last thing he expected on a saturday afternoon was Avery coming in trying to keep still a very angry daughter of his.
" Avery keep your hand away from- Diane ! Why are you covered in blood ? are you hurt !? "
" It's not mine. "
Well, that didn't make him feel any better.
Half an hour later, after Avery described everything and left, Severus gave her some tea to drink .
Diana expected scolding or detention but not tea.
" What's this ? "
" It's chamomile tea " said Severus as he poured one for himself , " Miss. Lovegood , friend of Rigel told me all about it. It's good for your sleep "
" I don't have any sleep problems " Diana replied while eyeing the cup in her cup. Severus did not reply immediately , he only observed the dark eye bags and gloomy expressions.
" Rigel is in Hospital Wing , so is the Flint boy and Crabbe. I'll make sure to give him detentions , but I have to give you one as well. Your actions on today was unacceptable- "
" unacceptable !? You heard what Avery said ! and how come Avery knows about us three ? "
He didn't want to argue with his daughter today, especially when she was in a bad mood with her hair all red .
" Tomorrow we'll talk. Just go to your room " Perhaps he shouldn't have said that.
Diana made sure to leave him alone but not without angrily slamming the cup to the table, breaking it.
" Diana ! " He shouted at her but she paid no attention on her way out .
He could've done that better, Severus thought to himself.
Avery stood with his back to the stone wall near the portrait of the fat lady.
" Listen, I don't want to get in, ok ? Just let Williams come out. " The portrait did not move ,only continued to stare at the boy.
Finally Diana came out , her hair still red. And before he could say a word she asked,
" Why do you care ? "
The Slytherin in him got out and Avery failed to control it,
" Bold of you to assume that I'd care " He should've worded it better he realized. The answer was a very angry slam of the portrait.
" I'm seeing a pattern here " The fat lady pipped up.
" Shut up ! " Avery turned on his heel and walked away.
