18. Incarcerous
“I will not suffer fools gladly.” Severus growled at the two miscreants in his office. Luna Lovegood and Nevile Longbottom, who would have thought these two would lead a resistance group against him? Neville looked at him rebelliously and said, “Good thing we aren’t fools then, sir.”
“No?” He asked with a raised brow. He tapped his lips as if in thought and then finally turned a baleful eye on the boy. “You are kids playing an adults game. Personally I find nothing wrong with holding you to the consequences befitting of adults’ but- This position I find myself in forces my hand to be gentler.”
Neville looked like he would object to that but couldn’t find the evidence to defend his position. Instead Luna spoke, “What would you do that hasn’t already been done? I’m not a stranger to undeserved punishment.” She sounded very much unlike a normal Luna Lovegood. Presumably because recalling her time at Malfoy Manor was perturbing to her. It had been perturbing to him too, for other reasons.
“Who says it was underserved?” He said with a sneer. Neville nearly jumped from his seat at him. He was faster. “Incarcerous!” Must everyone be so simple? |