47. Pests

[At the same time, on Severus's side]

(3rd POV)

Severus made his way towards the common room of Slytherin's house, he heard Cissy talk back to some girls of Slytherin, who cornered her.

His first instinct was to run toward them and send them off to the Hospital Wing but he didn't want to fight Cissy's battles for her, he knew she was capable of.

Knowing what was about to go down, Severus merged with the shadows and waited for Cissy to show them their place along with a bag of crisps.

He did enjoy some drama from time to time.

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[ 10 Minutes ago, Slytherin Common room]

(Narcissa's POV)

After the completion of classes, I went back to my room and took a long shower.

Getting dressed, I left my room to go to the Slytherin's common room where Severus should be waiting for me.

As I made my way toward the common room, I saw many girls glancing and murmuring about me.

This all started due to Evans leaving my room.

Most girls didn't dare to say anything to my face since they knew I will be all too happy to send them to the hospital wing but some vocalized their disdain, especially some pureblood.

It was vexing and irritating.

They have no right to judge who I surround myself with.

Although through Severus's efforts, the Slytherin has changed a lot in the past month, it is infested with some pests.

Ignoring the murmurs, I reached the common room.

Seeing that Severus hasn't arrived yet, I sat on the couch near the hearth waiting for him to arrive.

Just as I thought that I will have some quiet time, the most irritating pest decided to pester me.

"I heard you brought a mudblood into Slytherin's girl dormitory, Black," said Alecto Carrow with an ugly sneer.

She and her band of friends blocked the hearth, standing in front of me, wanting to bully someone to satisfy their twisted desire.

They never tried to raise their voices in front of me before.

I don't know where this confidence is coming from.

"I didn't permit you to speak to me, Carrow. Take your circus somewhere else. I have no time to deal with fools."

"You!!"Alecto's face turned crimson with anger.

She clutched her wand tightly, hesitant to use it on me.

Her merry band followers backed off.

"You are not what you used to be, Princess. You might have been the Princess of Slytherin's house for the past five years, that too due to the black family's name and Lucius Malfoy's interest in you, but now by a dating a half-blood from a fallen house and befriending a Mudblood you have lost your throne. When your family finds out about this, they will surely appreciate me for trying to put some sense into you." said Alecto with a smile, calming herself.

This fucking bitch, hmm, does she really think that level of provocation would work on me?

Well, it did, I am a bit quick-tempered.

"Since you dare raise your voice against me, I think I need to remind you what I did to you at the last year's ball party."

Alecto pales, taking a step back as I step toward them.

"Don't move further away from me; you might catch fire, it would be a tragedy for the hearth since it is not meant to burn trash."

"How dare you talk to her like----"

Placing my wand just under her chin, which shut her up, I asked

"Did I talk to you?"

"no.."

"I can't hear you, speak up."

"No"

"Then shut your mouth."

Turning back to Alecto, I said "Listen carefully to me, Carrow. I never fought or wanted some imaginary throne that you think exists. Neither my family nor you have the right to decide who I surround myself with. You hesitate to use your wand, I don't. You fear the consequence, I don't. I don't mind sending you back to your home with a disfigured face. Do you think you could say the same to me?"

"Don't you fear your family?!" shouts Alecto, gaining some confidence.

Placing my wand right in front of her face, I said with pity, "Alecto, Alecto, Alecto. You don't know when to be stubborn. Do you think I would be dating Severus if I feared my parents? Do you think I would befriend Muggleborn if feared them? A troll is more intelligent than you. I don't understand how made it this far at Hogwarts."

"You!"

"Calm down, Darling, or you might find yourself in the care of Miss. Pomfrey soon. Engrave my words in your mind carefully, if I find you or your band of Pixies troubling anyone in this house, I make you wish you were born as a house elf. Am I understood?"

"Yes, Maam!"

"Yes, Maam!"

"Yes, Maam!"

Her goons were faster in adapting.

"And Carrow, your answer?"

"Yes.."

"Not audible, Carrow."

"Yes!!"

"Yes ?"

"Yes, Maam!!" Her face burned with rage, knowing that she couldn't take me on.

"Now that's more like the Alecto I know. Inform all those who think like you that Narcissa Black doesn't like those who talk behind her back. Now scram!"

Four of them ran off at lighting speed, without turning back.

~Sigh, why do I have to deal with these idiots.~

Just as I was about to move back to the couch, I felt two slip around my waist pulling me in.

"I would have loved to see a duel, I even arranged crisps for it." a sweet, deep voice whispered into my ear.

I smiled knowing who it was.

His hot breath on my neck made me feel flustered and ticklish.

"We are in the common room, Sev."

"I know," he said, pulling me closer and resting his head on my shoulder.

"It not a place display of affection."

"Let them look, it's not like they don't know that we are in a relationship."

"Yeah, it did spread like a wildfire. That's what I am talking about. I don't like PDA."

"PDA ?" I can hear the confusion in his voice.

"Public Display of Affection."

"Oh"

His innocent realization caused me to chuckle.

For an intelligent man, Severus can be dumb sometimes, which made him cute and innocent.

"To think you lived 16 years of your life in a muggle town, yet I know more about muggle than you."

"Lily spoils you about that muggle stuff."

"Oh really, and she didn't tell you about it? Remember her telling me about one time when you turned off the TV due to a make-out scene. From her stories, it is clear that you willfully avoid this genre yet look you now, behaving like the leads from those movies."

"Well, love makes you do stupid things."

"It does. But enough of these sweet words, let me go or we might miss Reg's match."

"Ok." He let me go.

Taking his arms in my arms, we walked to the field with a light banter that brightened my mood from the earlier incident.

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From here all the fluff and base of the story has ended.

From now, it will hardcore grind and expansion of Severus's forces.

I won't be elaborating on the story too much from now because I want to shorten it and complete but there are many stories that can be written in the novel but it would make the story too big and marvel stuff might get delayed, which I don't want too since it is a merge of both.

Though I said fluff will be reduced, I will try to write them where I can.

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