Hogwarts Unity and the Protective Sisters

Chapter Eighteen - Detention

The girls quietly made their way to the Potion's classroom, while holding hands with each other. Their Transfiguration's teacher followed silently behind them. The brave ravenette questions her head of house, "Professor? Why are you following us?"

The older female responded, "To make sure that you four make it to your detention. You four are known for causing mischief."

Richelle exclaimed softly, "Thanks for the compliment professor, but I would never skip out on a detention with Dracula. Especially, not this one. This one is very important."

Susan quietly asks her Gryffindor friend, "Why do you call Professor Snape Dracula?"

Rosabelle follows up, "Yeah! I don't think that Guin and I ever got that answer out of you when we met."

Richelle gasps softly, "I never told you guys?" Guinevere shakes her head no. Richelle starts her tale, "Well, it all started when I woke up on the day that the three of us met. I had just woken Harry up and left my room to make breakfast for my muggle relatives when I saw Hagrid and another man dressed in all black sitting at the dining table. I looked at the two men and studied them for a moment. Hagrid reminded me of a bear and the other man reminded me of a bat which then reminded me of a character named Dracula who could turn into a bat. I raced to Harry and he was finishing up getting dressed when I told him that Dracula was in our kitchen. He didn't believe me, so I went to the bathroom to freshen up while he went to the kitchen. The last sentence I heard my brother say was, 'You were right!'" The other three girls burst out laughing and even the normally strict professor had to cover her mouth to hide the small smile she was sporting.

Guinevere asked in between laughs, "Is...that..it?"

The ravenette added, "No, I ended up falling down the stairs and he caught me. That was the first time I called him Dracula to his face. I thanked him to the amazement of my twin and then he called us hooligans and I fell into a fit of giggles." By this time, they were outside the classroom with the dour man glaring at them as they were all in their own fits of giggles.

He drawls, "Are you four hooligans done yet?" That causes the four first years to burst into more giggles as the Gryffindor and Slytherin fell to the ground laughing. The older Slytherin muttered, "This is going to be a long night. I can already tell." After the four troublemakers had settled down, the dour professor herded them into his classroom. He instructed them to polish the slimy cauldrons.

The craziest female of them all whined, "There is no bloody way that I'm cleaning those out! They're gross. I have something better in mind." The Potion's Master rolled his eyes at the dramatic eleven-year-old.

He decided to humor the girl, "And what would that be?"

The playful Gryffindor got an eerie serious look on her face as she said, "I want to go to the Forbidden Forest to get that unicorn."

He responded instantly, "Absolutely not!"

She continued, "But you could gather up potion ingredients!"

He questioned, "And why would I be in the forest with you?"

She responded, "Because you would be our chaperone, of course?"

He repeated, "Our?"

She looked at him as if he was stupid as she answered, "Yes, my girls would be going with us. Duh."

He stated firmly, "You four are not going into the forest and that is final. Do I make myself clear?"

She relented, "For now Dracula." She looks sadly as she looked at her friends' faces one by one. Her face then brightens as she gets another idea. All of the other people in the room groaned softly. She asked innocently, "Since we can't go to the forest, can we have a sleepover in your chambers sir?" He throws a glare her way.

He exclaimed, "Absolutely not!"

She counters, "But isn't it safer that way? You could know that we aren't causing trouble." He hated to admit it, but the young Gryffindor was right. Damn, she was almost as cunning as a Slytherin.

He growled out, "Fine! After you cleaned those cauldrons! And it'll be in the Slytherin house!" She agreed to those terms and the four girls got started right away on getting those cauldrons spotless before it got too late in the evening.