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Never leave One for Dead
Chapter 9: Detention
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. If I did then this story would not be on the internet and the Harry Potter books would not have made nearly as much money.
At 7:06, Lee Zabini casually walked into her classroom.
“You’re late Mr. Zabini.” The Professor stated sternly.
“Sorry.” He replied with no remorse or respect.
“An extra day will be added to your list of detentions. If you are late again you will report to Severus. I will not have you wasting my time. Have we reached an understanding?”
“Yes, Professor.” The students tone was polite but there was no question that his thoughts contradicted his words.
“Good. For your detention you will be coming with me into the forest. Hagrid believed that there may be vampire bats, or something else picking off the creatures in his care, If we encounter anything you are to stay behind me and remain quiet. Do you understand, Mr. Zabini?” The fourth year nodded, clearly frightened. “Lovely, now follow me.”
The forest was dark and damp from the previous day’s rainfall. The student was trying to hide his fright, but like Malfoy’s had been, Lee’s fear was clear. Lightning crashed somewhere in the distance signaling a storm was moving towards Hogwarts. “That storm should be here in a few hours. We will be back at the castle by then.” The women stated unperturbed by the incoming storm. “Stay silent.” She cautioned when her charge started to grow uneasy after a few feet decent. The area was lit by her magic. In his fright the student did not register the absence of a wand.
The pair had walked for a little over an hour without meeting with any living creatures. “Who are you to tread on our land?” A voice called from beyond the underbrush.
“Forgive us, I am a professor at the school and this is one of my students. We had received word of creatures perhaps vampire bats, which have been creating trouble.” She spoke clearly and politely to what she knew to be a centaur.
“You would do wise to leave the matters of the forest to her inhabitants.” Snapped that angry centaur.
“Sarina.” A second voice called out from the darkness. “You must forgive her. She is young and in times as dark as the ones we walk in, she is untrusting of outsiders.” The second centaur stepped out of the darkness unveiling himself as their leader. “The stars foretold your return, but it could not have come soon enough. I am pleased to see you again.” The male stated bowing to the Professor. Hermione, trusted the leader to not betray her identity.
“I thank you, for your kind words. A long time has passed since I have heard such. I am please to see you as well, Firenze.” Hermione responded nodding respectfully. She knew respect was important to centaurs and when such formalities would not have mattered otherwise, the younger centaurs presence parented them.
“Regrettably, what my kin hath said is true. At the present, matters of the forest should be resolved by her inhabitants. We will take care of your problem.”
“You have my gratitude, Firenze”
“Yes, I must now part with you. In the future I wish to speak with you without an audience of our youth.”
“Until then.” She said with another nod turning to leave with her student.
Hermione escorted her student to the outside of the Slytherin common room without any parting words. She left him wondering on the events of the night. When the leader of the centaurs, such a noble and proud breed would bow before this women. A women he had shown such disrespect towards.