 Horses Forever! l l Writer for Life l Yearbook alumnus
Slytherin Bravery
32. Petrificus Totalus
Firenze could hear the scuffles from the other side of the corridor. It seemed some Slytherins and Gryffindors had started a fight again. A year after the Battle of Hogwarts, and there were at least three students in the Hospital Wing every week. He couldn’t wait for this to stop.
Would it ever though?
He trotted over to the sounds, hoping his authority as a teacher would be enough to quieten them down.
Yet another time when he wished he had a wand. Bane would be ashamed.
“What’s going on here?” he did his best impression of Bane thundering in anger as he rounded the corner.
The Gryffindors were closest to him. They (including the duelling student, a first year he didn’t know the name of) turned to look at him. The Slytherin used the opening.
“Petrificus Totalus!”
Well, they were all going to get detention anyway and they all knew it, Firenze thought. Unusually brave behaviour for a snake though, to cast a spell right in front of a teacher.
Was the sorting hat definitely doing its job well?
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