Severus Snape X Student!Reader

Puns

Key: (F/n) = First name, (L/n) = Last name, (E/c) = Eye colour, (H/c) = Hair colour. (H/n) = House name, eg Gryffindor, Ravenclaw etc. 

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(F/n) had always been a quiet girl, sweet-natured, kind and a little shy. She was always on her best behaviour and had never been kept behind after class. (E/c) eyes always shone with curiosity in every class and was liked by many of the professors.
So then why was she currently sat in Professor Snape's office for detention?

A pun. She'd made a pun about the Potions Master - an accidental slip of the mouth, mind you. (F/n) had never intended to say it out loud, but the opportunity had presented itself before her and was just waiting to be taken. 

The (H/n) student sat in near silence with the head of Slytherin, the only sounds being the scratching of quills on paper as she wrote out the sentence 'I must think before I speak.' over and over again. As she wrote, her mind wound back to when she'd made her little mistake. 

The Potions class had started like usual. All the students were chatting among themselves, even (Y/n), who was talking quietly to Neville Longbottom. However, the moment that their Professor, Severus Snape, strode into the room, the talking died down immediately. Waving his wand as he passed by the windows, he closed the shutters to block out all light before pulling down a projector screen. He whipped around to address the class, his usual stoic expression upon his face.

"Today we will be looking at the history of basic potions." Snape's voice was cold as he spoke, his dark eyes glaring around the room. "Take out your textbooks and turn to page three hundred and ninety four. Take notes on what you see."

He turned back to the projector and was about to play the short film, when the voice of Draco Malfoy paused his actions. "But we've already been over this so many times. Are you serious?" He whined. The blond had such an obnoxious voice, it took the professor only a second to register who had spoke. He narrowed his eyes at the boy and opened his mouth to say something, but before he could utter even one word, another voice cut in. Much quieter than the first, but still audible.

"No, he's not serious. He's Severus."

The room fell silent, so much you could here a pin drop. All eyes turned to stare at the (E/c) eyed, (H/c) haired girl. Even Professor Snape himself looked vaguely surprised. It was a minute change to his expression but noticeable all the same.

A moment passed at the class took in what (Y/n) had said. They all seemed to simultaneously get the joke and the whole room - apart from Snape and (F/n) - erupted into laughter. Seamus told the class what it was, despite them already getting it. "Because 'serious' sounds like 'Severus'!" He exclaimed, and the laughter just got louder.

So here you she now, sat right under the professor's nose in detention for disrupting the class. A small smirk graced her lips as she continued to scribble words onto the paper. Snape frowned at the change in the girl's expression and eyed her suspiciously.

This had not been the way that (F/n) thought she'd get her first detention.

But it had so been worth it.