𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐬 | 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐞𝐫𝐚

Chapter 88. Seventh Year Eleven ☾

"Why is it there in the first place?" Remus asked, lips pursed.

"Ask Harry Freaking Potter and Draconus Idioticus Malfoy."

"You rang?" Draco said, running over.

"Please tell me you did not put a taboo on your name!"

"I just came over to tell the Puffs and Claws to be nice to our Remus."

Harry nodded. "You know how much trouble those know-it-alls can be."

"I already got rid of one troublesome pair. I do not need another." Severus glared. "The Weasley twins were enough."

"Then don't put your wife in charge of defense."

"She was trying to get you to do your work."

Hermione walked over, rolling her eyes as she handed him the missing assignments. "Here it is, Professor. I finally talked some sense into them."

"She threatened summer school," Harry said.

"And to break up with me," Draco added.

"Well, she can't threaten to break up with me..."

"Enough!" The potions master turned to Hermione. "Miss Granger, thank you. Do you think you can keep control of your friends for at least three more months?"

"I don't work miracles, sir," Hermione replied, brow quirked. "These two have been quite the hassle."

"We're just tired of school," Harry said, throwing his hands in the air. "We've been going to school for fourteen years."

"Longer than that if you count primary," Draco said, crossing his arms.

"Draco, you were homeschooled."

"I still had to do work."

"However," Severus said, raising a hand to interrupt, "that also means you are twenty-four years old. You need to start acting like it."

"But Uncle Sev..."

"No. And if I hear of another autonomous zone, I will talk expulsion."

"Which means you won't get to go to uni and get that chemistry degree," Hermione said.

The blond sighed. "Fine. We'll behave."

"Do you even know how?" Sirius asked, brow furrowed.

Harry shrugged. "I don't know about me, but Draco was actually very well-behaved last time around."

"Excuse me?" Hermione asked.

"Well, if you think about it, he got good grades, always turned his homework in on time, and only ever lost points when it had something to do with me."

"Meanwhile, Scarhead took out a troll and the DADA teacher first year while simultaneously almost getting his friends killed on a psychopathic chessboard, obliviated his second year teacher while also almost getting killed by a Basilisk he wasn't supposed to even know about, nearly was mauled to death third year, while also letting a traitor escape, entered into a series of death games and ended up being tutored by a death eater before accidentally bringing the dark lord to life..." Draco shrugged. "And that's just up to fourth year."Harry scowled. "And none of those things were actually my fault.""Yes, I would sooner fault him for not going to the teachers about Hagrid's dragon, not stopping Ron from taking a flying car, wandering the halls at night third year, and losing his wand," Hermione said, plopping into a chair.

"Miss Granger, you do not have DADA at this time," Remus said, walking over to the board.

"If you are not a first year Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff and I come back and you are still here, you will wish you had never been born," Severus warned, eyes darkening. "And please, pass that statement on to everyone, seventh year Slytherin and sixth year Ravenclaw alike."