Husbandly Woes
A double-drabbling Plot Bunny that popped into my head while suffering this blasted whatever-I-have. It was so bloody persistent that I got up out of my sickbed and typed it up. 200 words not counting title, summary and disclaimer. Beta'd as always by my sweet Aery!
Disclaimer: Nope, I'm still not JKR. All the characters below belong to that Snape-killing woman. If they were mine, things would have turned out quite differently!
"Lucius, I just don't know what to do! Every month she goes over our budget and if I dare say anything to her; she gets so upset that suddenly I've gone from being concerned about finances to being the next Dark Lord!"
"Really, Severus. I don't understand. You spent years being a spy, managed to survive and now you are intimidated by a mere slip of a woman? Are you a Slytherin or a Hufflepuff?! Just be firm with her and tell her you won't stand for any more foolishness and she will settle down into the well-behaved woman you married."
Severus rolled his eyes in exasperation before pinning Lucius Malfoy with his best scare-the-daylights-out-of-the-students glare.
"You know, Lucius, I recall having a similar conversation like this with a wizard recently, not only did his wife become extremely distraught over his telling her that she must reduce her spending; but she sent several brandy snifters flying at him and then warded their bedroom against him so well that he wasn't able to get into their room for over a week. Any idea whom that wizard might be, Lucius?
"Oh, do shut up, Severus!" snarled Lucius before striding away in annoyance.