In Between Two Worlds (HP/PJO Crossover)

Chapter 115: Wagers on Love.

"Did I hear the headmaster leaving? Am I allowed to look after my patients now?" Poppy asked. She was in a very bad mood. "What are you doing out of bed Miss Black! Mr. Weasley put her back in bed this instant!"

Like I said-she was mad. Fred listened instantly. The wrath of Poppy was greatly feared. Harry and Hermione thought it best to accept their chocolate quietly. Poppy stood over them, making sure they ate it. And then, as they both took a fourth piece of chocolate from her, we heard a distant roar of fury echoing from somewhere above us...Ha!

"What was that?" said Poppy in alarm.

Now we could hear angry voices, growing louder and louder. Poppy was staring at the door.

"Really-they'll wake everybody up! What do they think they're doing?"

I was trying to hear what the voices were saying. They were drawing nearer-

"He must have Disapparated, Severus. We should have left somebody in the room with him. When this gets out-"

"HE DIDN'T DISAPPARATE!" Snape roared, now very close at hand. "YOU CAN'T APPARATE OR DISAPPARATE INSIDE THIS CASTLE! THIS-HAS-SOMETHING-TO-DO-WITH-POTTER AND GRAY!"

"It's Black," I muttered.

"I think she prefers Black now."

Thanks, Dumbles!

"Since her mother's identity has been revealed. Severus-be reasonable-Harry and Karlee have been locked up-"

BAM.

The door of the hospital wing burst open.

Fudge, Snape, and Dumbledore came striding into the ward. Dumbledore alone looked calm. Indeed, he looked as though he was quite enjoying himself. Fudge appeared angry. But Snape was beside himself.

"OUT WITH IT, POTTER AND BLACK!" he bellowed. "WHAT DID YOU DO?"

"Professor Snape!" shrieked Poppy. "Control yourself!"

"See here, Snape, be reasonable," said Fudge. "This door's been locked, we just saw-"

"THEY HELPED HIM ESCAPE, I KNOW IT!" Snape howled, pointing at us. His face was twisted, spit flying out of his mouth.

"Calm down, man!" Fudge barked. "You're talking nonsense!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW THEM!" shrieked Snape. "THEY DID IT, I KNOW THEY DID IT-"

"That will do, Severus," said Dumbledore quietly. "Think about what you are saying. This door has been locked since I left the ward ten minutes ago. Madam Pomfrey, have these students left?"

"Of course not!" said Madam Pomfrey, bristling. "I would have heard them!"

"Well, there you have it, Severus," said Dumbledore calmly. "Unless you are suggesting that they are able to be in two places at once, I'm afraid I don't see any point in troubling them further. And Miss Black cannot even stand without help."

Snape stood there, seething, staring from Fudge, who looked thoroughly shocked at his behavior, to Dumbledore, whose eyes were twinkling behind his glasses. Snape whirled about, robes swishing behind him, and stormed out of the ward.

"Fellow seems quite unbalanced," said Fudge, staring after him. "I'd watch out for him if I were you, Dumbledore. "

"Oh, he's not unbalanced," said Dumbledore quietly. "He's just suffered a severe disappointment. "

"He's not the only one!" puffed Fudge. "The Daily Prophet's going to have a field day! We had Black cornered and he slipped through our fingers yet again! All it needs now is for the story of that Hippogriff's escape to get out, and I'll be a laughingstock! Well...I'd better go and notify the Ministry..."