This came to me after reading some things on the ADMM boards and I wanted to try my own twist. Hope you all enjoy!
I own nothing....sadly
Ps. This is set in 1984 just after the first fall of Voldemort!
Severus' Shock
Chapter 1: Watching Minerva
Potions Master Severus Snape looked at his employer as if he'd grown another head on his shoulder. The mere thought at what he was being asked to do was ……well it was insane to say the least!
"Headmaster…Albus surely there is someone else to do this," Severus practically pleaded as he hovered over a cauldron.
"Severus there is no one capable in the castle to do this. You, Minerva, and I are the only professors in the castle this summer. Everyone else is still taking advantage of Voldemort being gone and vacationing with their families," Albus replied, "And besides that it won't be but for a few hours."
"Albus that's not the point…I…wait why only a few hours if you're going to be gone till tonight?" Severus asked looking up.
"Arista is coming today at tea time. She had agreed to keep Minerva company for me and she'll be here after her appointment so you really only have to entertain Minerva for a few hours…four at the most," Albus twinkled brightly at his young employee.
Severus' mind reeled with a hundred ways this could go wrong but in the end could not refuse Albus. Albus had given him a second chance at life after all.
"All right Albus I'll do it. But you swear it's only for a few hours," Severus sighed putting a stasis charm on his potion.
"Four at the most. Now I really must be going and thank you Severus this means a lot," Albus beamed as he quickly left the dungeon.
Severus sighed and ran a hand through his greasy hair as he came up from the dungeons and made his way up to the Headmaster's office.
"Hello? Minerva!" Severus called cautiously entering the headmaster's private chambers.
"Severus? What on earth are you doing up here?" Minerva asked coming out of the bedroom dressed in a soft blue dress that really showed off her extremely large stomach.
"Albus asked that I…entertain you till your niece arrived," Severus said crossing his arms across his chest.
"Entertain me?" Minerva blinked, "That's kind but I do not think you could do anything to entertain me."
Severus sighed. "Is there anything I could get for you then since it is lunch time?"
"I'd like a BLT but all the elves are gone today," Minerva said plopping herself down on the large red couch.
"You eat that awful muggle sandwich?" Severus blinked looking at his former professor oddly.
"Severus just make yourself useful and make it. Stop staring at me," Minerva snapped.
"Hormones or not you really should show more decorum for being the deputy of Hogwarts," Severus quipped as he walked into a nearby door that held the kitchen.
Most all the Professors' chambers were set up like little apartments with everything from a bathroom to a fully stocked kitchen.
Severus came out of the kitchen a few minutes later with the sandwich. "Here."
"I'm not eating this," Minerva said and scrunched up her nose.
"What? Why not?" Severus blinked looking at the sandwich.
"The lettuce is brown," she said simply.
Severus sighed and went back into the kitchen as Minerva settled to read a book. He returned minutes later with a new sandwich.
"All right here no brown lettuce," he said holding the plate out to her.
"The bacon isn't crisp," she replied before returning to her book.
Severus was about to retort but thought better of it and went back into the kitchen.
He came in and out several more times each time Minerva finding something else wrong with the sandwich.
The tomatoes were too runny, the bread not toasted, the bread wheat, and a lot of other things. But at last he had it right and Minerva happily ate her sandwich.
He sighed and slumped in a chair rubbing his eyes.
"Merlin it's no wonder Albus is so insane the way you are," Severus sighed.
"Excuse me?" Minerva snapped as she put her empty plate on the coffee table.
"You are the hardest woman in the world to please. You're standards are out of this world," Severus exclaimed, "I'm surprised he even satisfied you enough to get you pregnant!"
Minerva's mouth was hanging open in shock. All thought of retaliation and biting comments having left her head as she processed his words. She then promptly burst into tears and after a few struggling minutes waddled into the bathroom slamming the door behind her.
