Chapter 30: Page Three Hundred Ninety Four.

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Sapphire's P.O.V. 

        "You sure you're alright?" I asked Remus, who was lying in his bedroom, extremely ill. The full moon is close. 

"Yes, I'll be fine. Now, go, and let me know how Professor Snape is teaching in my place." He managed to choke out. 

"I'll make certain that he doesn't go to far." I gave him a reassuring smile, and left the room, towards the classroom. 

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        I came in pretty early, sitting near the chair where Severus was meant to sit, waiting for the classmates. Just in time, students filed into the classroom one by one, sitting at their desks.  And once everyone settled, the doors opened once again, to reveal Professor Snape. He walked in without warning, and as he was reaching where I was, he (with his wand) closed every window in the classroom. 

He hasn't said a word yet. 

Once he shut the windows, he put down the projection screen and finally, turned to the class. 

And all he said was,

"Turn to page three hundred and ninety four." 

All students looked at him curiously, but once they opened their books, he started walking around the class. Once he reached Harry, he stopped for a moment.

"Excuse me, sir, where's Professor Lupin?" Harry asked.

"That's not really your concern, is it, Potter?" Severus answered, and continued walking. "It is to say that the Professor finds himself incapable of teaching at the present time."

"He'll be back as soon as possible." I blurted out, not thinking. 

"Turn to page three hundred ninety four." Snape said again, turning on lights for the projection screen. He was staring at Ronald Weasley, who was turning pages one by one at a snail's pace. Autumn, sitting next to him, glared at him, and nudged him in the shoulder. He gave her a "what" look and she pointed to the book. He shrugged and went back to the pages, but by then, Severus pointed his wand at the book and it turned to page 394. 

"Werewolves?!" Ron asked. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Werewolves. I knew why Severus was doing this, to give students an idea about Remus. 

"But sir, we have just begun learning about red caps and hinky punks." Hermione said, appearing again out of nowhere. She is using that time turner that Professor McGonagall acquired for her. Ron, Autumn, and Harry, however, didn't know that. "We're not meant to start nocturnal beasts for weeks."

"Quiet." Severus said.

"When did she come in? Did you see her come in?" Ron asked Harry and Autumn in shock, but both shook their heads no. 

"Now, which one of you can tell me the difference between an animagus and a werewolf?" Severus asked. Hermione's hand shot up, and after some hesitation, so did Autumn's, but it wasn't really seen. 

"No one? How disappointing." Snape drawled. I raised my eyebrow and snorted at him. He glared at me for a moment and I smiled cheekily. 

"Please sir," Hermione said. "an animagus is a wizard who elects to turn into an animal. A werewolf has no choice. With each full moon, when he transforms, he no longer remembers who he is. He'd kill his best friends if they crossed his path. Furthermore, the werewolf only responds to the call of its own kind." Hermione finished. 

And Mr. Draco Malfoy found it appropriate to howl in the middle of class. 

"Be quiet!" I exclaimed to him, and he shut up immediately. 

"Thank you, Mr. Malfoy." Snape said, sarcastically. Then, he turned to Hermione. "That is the second time you've spoken out of turn, Ms. Granger. Are you incapable of restraining yourself or do you take pride in being an insufferable know-it-all?" He came closer to Hermione, and I could see she was put down. 

"He's got a point, you know." Ron whispered, not too quietly though. 

"Five points from Gryffindor." Snape said. "And on my desk by Monday morning, two rolls of parchment on the werewolf with particular emphasis on recognizing it."

"But sir, it's Quidditch tomorrow." Autumn and Harry seemed to say at the same time. 

"Then I suggest you two take extra care. Loss of limb will not excuse either of you. Page three hundred ninety four." Severus told them. 

Wow, Severus was on a roll with memories today. 

First, the werewolf thing. 

Then, the fact that Lily, like Hermione, was the brightest witch of her age, and Hermione is a lot like her. 

And to top it all off, Quidditch reminded me of James, and the fact that Severus was taking this opportunity to let Harry know that he will not be excused whatever happens. 

Let's just say I got really really annoyed at all of this, 

"Okay, I know what you're doing, and you need to stop." I said, cutting of Severus's description of werewolves and not caring that the whole class had their eyes on me. 

"Please sit back down, Ms. Black." He spat, and I winced a bit at the surname.

"Oh no, I'm not biting my tongue this time. And besides, I'm not a student." I spat back, walking up to him. 

"What is it you want, exactly?" He asked me. 

"Uh...can I speak to you alone?" I asked, putting emphasis on the word "alone."

"Well, I'm sure it's nothing im-" 

"Now." I was honestly raging at this point. 

"Alright." The man finally agreed. We exited the classroom and he turned to me, expecting me to tell him something. 

"Why? Why are you doing this?!" I asked. I suddenly heard the students in the class talking, but I wasn't listening to them, I was waiting for an answer. Of course, I had to realize that I wasn't going to get a good one. 

"I don't understand what it is you mean." He said. 

"Save it. Look, you and I both know what it is you're trying to pull. I mean, really? The lesson, the comment to Hermione, the Quidditch comment. Why?" 

"Reasons." Was his one word answer. I let out a frustrated groan. 

"Oh lord, you're an idiot." At that comment, I heard a snicker. And a chuckle. "And so am I. We'll talk later." 

"Not very likely." He said.

"That's cute, you think you have a choice." I smiled sweetly. "No, it wasn't optional. Go back to your class, I'm going elsewhere at the moment." I started to walk away. 

"Are you going to L-" He started to scream. 

"HUSH!" I screamed and disappeared, walking to where Remus is, and heard Severus enter the classroom again. 

A/N: I dunno if that was any good or not, but let me know thanks! Comment please. I need some suggestions. I don't think I'll be able to update for a while but I'll try. Anyway thanks for reading! Favorite, follow, comment, and suggest! 

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