The next few weeks were a joy to behold for the members of Gryffindor house, as well as for Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Already gaunt, the Potions Professor became almost skeletal as he was only able to eat a few bites of his meal before being hit with the effects of a powerful laxative. Harry and Hermione both wondered how long it would take before Snape realized the problem was in his coffee and pumpkin juice, not in the food he examined so suspiciously.