October 31, 1975
The door to the Room of Requirement opens, and SEVERUS quietly enters. Inside, EMMA and REGULUS are already duelling each other.
REGULUS: Try it again.
EMMA: Stupefy!
Immediately, REGULUS goes still and falls to the ground, fully hit with the Stunning Spell.
EMMA: Ha! I did it!
SEVERUS: (pointing his wand at REGULUS) Finite Incantatem. Happy Halloween, everyone.
EMMA: Where have you been?
SEVERUS: Fifth-year keeps you busy. You of all people should know that, Vanity.
EMMA: All too well.
SEVERUS: Anyway, luck's not in my favor today. I think I've lost my Potions textbook-
EMMA: (concentrating on her wand movements) Where on earth could that have that gone?
SEVERUS: Not sure. Probably just left it in the Potions classroom or something. Anyway, I take it you two are over the heavy loss from a couple weeks ago?
REGULUS: (standing up) We've been training harder.
EMMA: We'll come back from it. We always do.
SEVERUS: Well, I hope the carnage is over. What have you two been working on?
EMMA: Stunning and DisArming.
SEVERUS: (laughing) Child's play! Let's start something more dangerous, shall we?
EMMA: What exactly do you have in mind, Snape.
SEVERUS: (pointing his wand at EMMA) The Imperius Curse, perhaps.
EMMA: You wouldn't dare-
SEVERUS: Imperio!
Immediately, EMMA slaps herself in the face.
EMMA: (shocked) Snape! What in Merlin is wrong with you? (she takes out her own wand) Imperio!
SEVERUS stands still, not affecting by EMMA'S curse.
SEVERUS: (smiling) Unforgivable Curses aren't the easiest to master. You have to mean them, Emma. You have to really want it.
EMMA: (angrily) Oh, I do, believe me.
SEVERUS: Relax, it was just a little slap. It could've been much worse. Why don't you try on Regulus? He'll be an easier target for you.
REGULUS: Hey!
SEVERUS: Just kidding.
EMMA: (pointing her wand at REGULUS) Imperio!
REGULUS stands still for a moment, before attempting a cartwheel and falling down.
SEVERUS: That was close.
EMMA: Barely. I meant for him to do a somersault.
SEVERUS: (laughing) Well, try it again. You okay, Reg?
REGULUS: (brushing himself off) Yeah, yeah.
SEVERUS: Go ahead, Vanity.
EMMA: (confidently) Imperio!
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