Love and Hate

    Then, Professor Flitwick realized what he had just done. Then, he stood in the girl's bathroom for a long time. After a while, he sat by the opening where Ron and Cho had gone down and he starting talking to himself and said, "Ron, if you didn't kill Cho, then I wouldn't have had to kill you. You asked for it, if you are a ghost, then don't haunt me. But, I have to admit. The way you did the Imperious Curse, it was quite brilliant. I wouldn't have expected it from you. Well, I'm just going to go now," he said standing up and walking out of the girl's bathroom.

    As he entered his classroom, he started to teach his class. Then, Madam Pomfrey who said, "Excuse me, Professor," interrupted the class continued, "Have you seen Ronald Weasley?"

    "No Madam Pomfrey," he said as he gulped. "He is supposed to be in here right now, but let me ask some of his friends. Seamus? Have you seen Ronald Weasley?" he said turning towards Seamus.

    "No, Professor. Haven't seen him since he fainted in the Great Hall," he said. "How about you Dean?"

    "Nope, sorry," he said turning back to his parchment and writing something down.

    "No, sorry Madam Pomfrey," Professor Flitwick said.

    "Okay," she said as she left.

    Up in the North Tower, Professor Trelawney was doing her usual Friday morning crystal gazing a few moments before her first class came in. In the crystal, she saw a red haired figure trapped in a ring of fire with a snake coming towards it. A very short and bald man on the other side of the room was raising his wand. This gave her a strange feeling. Then, she said, "I think I am going to visit Ron, to see if he is alright. He has been in the hospital for days."

    As her last class for the day exited her class, she went down to the Hospital Wing and asked Madam Pomfrey, "Excuse me, is Mr. Ronald Weasley here?"

    "No, Professor. We can't find him anywhere," Madam Pomfrey replied. "I think he is in the owlery writing another love letter," she said laughing.

    "Okay!" she said as she exited the Hospital Wing. She decided not to go to the owlery, 'maybe Ron wants to be alone,' she thought as she went back to the North Tower and sat in front of her crystal ball. She took out a piece of parchment and wrote:

My Ever dearest, most darling, hottest guy that EVER WALKED THE PLANET, drop dead gorgeous, most talented wizard of all time.
    I think that it is time that I reveal my identity and confess my love, for I can no longer hold it in my heart. My heart is bursting with love for you. I hope that the age difference doesn't bother you in any way because with love, age doesn't matter. Plus, Venus and Neptune are still in line on the East side of the sun and that is still good. I know that you have broken some rules, but I love you anyway. I will always love you, from this life to the next. So, now, I reveal myself. I am Sybil Trelawney. With this letter, I enclose a ring as a symbol of my undying, eternal love for you. Please wear it. My name is engraved in the ring. Yours Forever, Sybil

    Trelawney finished the letter, put it on her desk and went to the bathroom.

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Meanwhile, in Snape's office, he was brewing a new potion for owls. Owl treats! 'Ah ha! I'm done! I'm going to try it out on the pretty little owls in the owlery and see how they like it!' Snape said to himself as he put some in his pocket.

Snape arrived in the owlery and approached the nearest owl. He took the owl treats out of his pocket and fed it to the owl. Apparently, the owl liked the treat so much that it hooted and Snape thought that it wanted some more, she he gave it some more. Then, after a few moments, the owl had eaten the whole batch and it started pecking at Snape for more. "Sorry little owlie, no more treats," Snape said as he started turning around. The owl's eyes were sad at first and Snape felt sorry for it. Snape started to play the part of a therapist and saying that it could go to him any time the owl wanted some. "I don't have anymore," Snape said.

Then, after the word 'anymore' the owl's eyes were filled with fire and rage. It started pecking at Snape viciously started pulling his hair out. After a few moments, Snape yelled, "If I die! Than you don't get any more owl treats!"

Then, the owl stopped pecking at Snape and started to play dead. Then, Snape scampered to the door and muttered, "Stupid owl!"

Snape ran to his office and started making some more owl treats. Scared that the owl would come looking for revenge.

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Meanwhile, when Trelawney came back from the bathroom, she decided to go up to the owlery and send Ron's letter. She went to her desk, and picked up the letter. She started skipping joyously to the owlery thinking, 'the love of my life is going to know!! I love Ron!!' When she got to the owlery, she saw an owl lying on the floor. "Oh...poor little owlie." Trelawney started shaking the owl and it woke up. "Deliver this. Don't leave without a response, ok?" The owl zoomed up and started flying in circles around the owlery thinking to itself, 'I'm going to go look for Snape! Snape here I come! Get those owl treats ready!' As he went out of the owlery.

The owl soared into Snape's office and started pecking at one of the 5 bowls that sat on Snape's desk. 'Mmm, Mmm, Good! Even better then that Purina One stuff!' The owl thought as he moved on to the second bowl.

Snape turned around and shrieked in terror. 'Bloody hell! The rabid owl is back! Ooo...a letter!' Snape thought as he approached the owl and slowly untied the letter.

After he read the letter, his eyes lit up with delight. "WOW!" he said as he looked at the owl and hugging it. "You're such a bearer of good news!" He said as he kissed the owl's beak. "Oh! What is this, I wonder? A ring? And a name! Wow!" then, he started kissing the owl some more and said, "I am going to make you some more owl treats, 2 bowls a day! You are my NEW best friend!" he said hugging the owl. Then, he grabbed some parchment, gave the owl some more owl treats and started writing a letter to Trelawney that said:

Dear Sybil,
     This is your dearest, darling, hottest, most drop dead gorgeous, handsomest, hunkiest, most talented wizard of all time. I wanted to return the owl and say that I feel the same way. I never doubted your expertise, unlike that bitchy git, McGonagall. We could spend some more time together in front of your fire in the North Tower. I will bring a bearskin rug.

Love from: You- Know-Who (Not Voldemort)

He tied the letter to the owl's leg and it slowly flew away. A few moments after the owl left, Gryffindors and Slytherins started coming into the room. First, came Neville. Snape said, "Hey old buddy! Old pal! My favorite student! How I've missed you since the last class!" He said hugging Neville. "Need any help with that homework that I gave you last night, it was a toughie!"

"Professor? What's wrong?" Neville asked.

"OH! Neville! I found your toad, Trevor! Mighty fine toad you got there! I was supposed to use it for my potion, but I wouldn't want to use my favorite student's pet, now would I?" Snape said as he gave Neville another hug.

"Neville!" Snape shouted across the dungeon. "Come sit here!" he said pushing Draco out of the way.

"Bring all of your Gryffindor friends!"

"But, Professor! This is my seat since the 1st day of my 1st year!" Draco said.

"It wouldn't kill you to MOVE!" Snape said. "You know what? 100 points to Gryffindor! Just for the hell of it!"

The Gryffindors were awestruck. "You know what? Free period! Talk amongst yourselves! Foolishly wave your wands! Do silly incantations! I don't care!" He said smiling.

As he was walking around, he spotted Lavender and Parvati giggling. "What are we giggling about?" Snape asked taking a seat and sitting with them. They didn't realize who it was and Lavender said, "I am SO in love!"

"Oh really? Who!?" Snape said as he started to giggle with them. "So am I!"

"A Muggle actor...Jack Black!" Lavender said as she sighed looking dreamily at a picture.

"Who are you in love with, Professor?" Parvati asked, giggling some more.

"Hehehehehehehe!" Snape giggled. He started making invisible question marks with his fingers and singing, "I'll never tell! I'll never tell!"

"Oooh! I like your ring! Where did you get it?" Parvati asked looking at his ring.

"She gave it to me...but I'll never tell who!" Snape said as he started giggling again.

"What's wrong with Snape?" Draco whispered to Crabbe and Goyle.

Then, Snape stood up and said, "I heard that Mr. Malfoy! I hate to say it, but the world doesn't revolve around you. Fifty points from Slytherin!" he said sitting back down and giggling with Parvati and Lavender.

After the Potions lesson, for the 1st time, the Gryffindors left the dungeon, smiling. Snape gave Neville another hug to Neville and said, "Here is another hug for my favorite student and the potion you have to make next week. Another five points to Gryffindor...just for being my favorite student!" he said handing Neville an orange Potion.

After everyone left, got the letter, and jumped up and clicked his heels singing, "I am in love! I am in love! She loves me! I love her!"

Then, as he was singing, Filch walked through the door and said, "Ummm...Professor?" he said as Snape jumped down from the desk. "Who are you in love with?"

"I'll never tell! I'll never tell!" Snape said.

"Okay Professor..." Filch said as he exited the classroom and thought, 'could he love me? Or could it be another woman? I have to know! I can't let my tormented soul go on like this!' he thought. Then, he looked around and the corridor was empty and he thought, 'could I have some competition? Naaa...I saw him staring at me at the feast last night..."

Then, he ran out onto the grounds and picked a flower and said, "He loves me, he loves me not..." as he started picking off the flower petals. "HE LOVES ME!" he yelled holding up the last petal. "I LOVE YOU, SEVERUS!"