Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. :sniff:
"I like to wear Do Not Disturb signs around my neck so that little kids can't tell me knock knock jokes."
- Mitch Hedberg
"So. It's the year before our last year at Hogwarts." Lucius chuckled. "That has to make you a little sad."
"Nope." Severus' eyes never left his book. He was content with kicking his trunk in front of him. "I can't wait until I can leave this pethetic waste of a school and get away from that Potter. It's a good thing that we're going on this stupid field trip. Where are we supposed to meet again?"
"Just outside the Great Hall." The blond replied.
It was their sixth year at Hogwarts and Dumbledor had announced the year before that he would be sending anyone with eight or more Oustanding OWLs would be eligable to go on a Muggle Studies trip for an entire school year. They would be spending the year at an American high school with a chaperone to know what it was like to be a normal muggle. No magic at all.
"I hope we didn't get stuck with... Potter!"
Sure enough, James Potter was sitting on his trunk, two of his three goons around him. Lily Evans stood off to the side. Hazel eyes met violet ones. "What are you doing here, Snivvy?"
"This is where our group meets." Snape spat back. "What are you doing here?"
"This is where my group meets." Potter replied. "There must be a mistake."
"No, Mr. Potter. This is no mistake." A sharp, woman's voice said from behind. Professor McGonnagal walked over to them, holding a list. "Due to the fact that so many people were not able to obtain the grades to go on this trip, we had to put your two groups together."
"What? We have to live with those two for an entire year!" Black asked, angrily.
"Yes, Mr. Black. You will. And I will chaperone you while the Headmaster fills in for me. Remember that this trip is a trial. If this does not go accordingly, it will never happen again. So I hope that each and every one of you behaves. Am I understood?"
"Yes, ma'am." They all chorused.
She huffed in approval and walked over to Dumbledor.
"A whole year with you three. This is going to be horrible." Severus groaned.
As he said that, a trunk skidded next to his, a dark-haired girl following. Crysta Potter, James' twin, looked up, her hazel eyes beaming. "Oh. Good thing you two will be there." She adressed her fellow Slytherins. "I couldn't bear being with the ass squad alone."
Lucius nodded. "I agree. Now we aren't out numbered."
"Intelligence wise, you are." James retorted.
"Sure we are, thick head." Severus snorted from behind his book.
"Okay students." Dumbledor adressed them. "You each will be given a budget for clothing at a local mall. Until you get there, you will just wear your uniforms minust the ties, robes and sweaters. You are going to a local school in Western Massachusettes. It's a relatively large class. You are going as juniors. I know that a few students here are rather young to be a junior. However, we sent the paperwork for said students."
Severus shifted nervously. He was only fifteen years old. He had been excepted into Hogwarts as a 'special case' and managed to exceed in his classes, regardless of age. How the students in a muggle school, nevermind in America, was rather unnerving.
"Remember that your wands and all magical items, yes that means brooms," James groaned at that. "will be turned into me immediately. Then your trunks will be inspected for other magical items." Dumbledor held out a bag and one by one, the students dropped their wands into it. Then he quickly checked all six trunks. "Alright. Now I must bid you adeu. Remember to listen to Minerva while she lists the rules to you." He waved and walked out.
"Okay. I have five simple rules for all of you. One: No magic at all. If I catch you, I will send you back here to deal with the Headmaster. Two: You will need to keep a journal for every week you are there. Pass them into me every Monday before school. Three: I will be called Minerva. No 'professor' or 'Miss.' However if you continue to call me that after this trip, I will punish you. Four: You must participate in at least one activity on the lists you will recieve with your budget money. I need an essay for each activity at least one scroll long. And five: Behave. I am well aware of the situation we are in when it comes to the relationships you all have. I will expect each of you to treat each other with respect. Any word of abuse or sabatose will be dealt with. Am I understood?"
"Yes, ma'am." They chorused again.
"Now then. If you will take your trunks and head to the train, we will head off. When we reach London, you will get your plane tickets and we will go to the airport. From there, I will tell you more."
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"This is so idiotic."
"You said that seventeen times, Sev." Lucius commented. He watched his boyfriend pace around the compartment.
"I know. And it becomes truer and truer each time I say it. I mean Dumbledor knows that we hate them and they hate us. What is he thinking?"
Crysta didn't look up from her magazine. "Maybe it's a scheme to get us to get along?" She lounged out a little more on the seat.
"Whatever he was thinking, he's more of a fool than I thought." Severus finally sat next to Lucius, swelled up in a huffy manner.
The blond wrapped and arm around his waist. "Relax, Sev. At least the three of us are together, no?'
"I guess so."
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"Damn Slytherins." James said, bored and irritated. Dumbledor had nicked his stolen Snitch that he tried to smuggle.
"Relax, James." Remus said, biting into a chocolate bar. "It's not that bad."
"Yes it is. You know why? One of us is going to be stuck with one of them because you know Minnie knows about Snape and Malfoy."
"Oh deal with it. I wouldn't mind rooming with Severus."
Sirius scoffed. "That's because the lights will be dim as you two little bookworms bury yourselves in four inch thick books."
Lily slammed her book closed. "That's it. I'm going to find Crysta. You idiots can bicker by yourselves." She grabbed her bag and walked out.
"Pheh. We all know they're doing the same thing.
Okay. Second fic, so don't flame please. However, leave some constructive crit.