Ah... Something to work on with Dar. She started it, and I take off my
hat to her. Thanks Dar! – These are OUR characters... except for 'a select
few...'
Shane was having a duel with her sister, Rhoswen, and so far she was winning. Her sister swung the sword in a downward motion which Shane easily blocked. Sweat soaked their white t-shirts, their short jean shorts were also soaked with sweat.
Rhoswen pirouetted on her left foot, leaning inward as her sword swung right. Shane immediately blocked that too, keeping defensive. Shane's long, sweat soaked, black hair fell out of its hold falling in her face. Rhoswen, taking advantage over her sister, hit her in the stomach with the hilt of her sword.
As the sun beat down upon them, Shane detected her sister's weakening momentum behind the frustrated jabs. She paused a few seconds, making her sister thinking she was getting the better hand, and then lunged forward, thrusting her wooden practice sword at her sister's neck.
"Your supposed to be keeping your guard up! How can I practice properly with you letting me kill you each time??!! I know your better than that." Shane smirked feeling all high and mighty.
"Shut up." Rhoswen grumbled.
Rhoswen doubled back, lowering her head to the side and allowing her sisters wooden blade to swing over her head. Then, without another thought, she swung inward, kicking her leg inwards and hitting Shane's knee. Her sister's knee buckled, causing her to fall to the ground, while Rhoswen brought her sword into an upwards swoop, bringing it to a halt when the tip was pressed bruising into her sister's skin where her heart beating frantically.
Shane looked up at her sister and saw triumph in her eyes. 'Not this time sweetheart' Shane used her other leg and kicked her sister's feet out from under her. Rhoswen landed on her back and saw her sister's dagger glittering in the sunlight as it was brought to her throat.
"Dear Sister, meet mister pointy dagger aimed at your throat. Mr. Dagger, meet my sweet by foolish sister." She put the dagger away and pulled herself up, dragging her sister up with her. "You're getting sneaky, dear. Would you care to try another trick?" Shane grinned at her sister.
"Not at the moment, we have to get ready for potions. Pa got angry at us the last time we came late." Rhoswen commented, as the two of them walked up from the practice court to the estate.
They walked past the back gardens, through the fragrant flowers and approached the side of the house. As they passed the pool, Rhoswen gave a mischievous look and pushed her sister into the blue water.
Shane came up for air spluttering, and caught a glimpse of her sister running. She swam to the edge and hopped out, dripping from head to toe. She pulled her watered wand from her pocket and cast an incantation to dry her off. Moments later, she began to chase her sister who was nearly at the door to the house.
"Brat your gonna get it!" Shane chased her sister into the house and down into the dungeon where their father was preparing their lesson. She tackled her to the floor and pined her sister's hands above her head. Their father shook his head and lifted Shane off her sister.
"Stop this right now." Their father Severus Snape gave both his daughters defined glares, they bowed their heads in shame. Severus muttered a quick spell to clean his daughters off.
"Today your going to learn how to brew Wolfbane potion." Severus walked to the front of the room his daughters went over to the table he set up for them. There were all the ingredients they needed and some they didn't.
"Umm... Pa? Where's the toad feet? And the powered wringworm?" asked Shane, eyeing the ingredients carefully, her sister doing the same at her side.
Severus Snape looked down his nose at his daughters and gave them a rare smile. "They are in the cabinets. Try the one on the left."
Rhoswen walked over to the cabinet and took out the two bottles clearly labelled toad feet and wringworm. She brought them over to the desk as her sister was stirring their potion.
"Oh, Rhoswen... we forgot 'trout eggs'... can you get some?" asked Shane, continuing to stir the pot. Rhoswen shrugged and went back to the cupboard. Grabbing a green capped bottle, she brought it back to the table.
Shane looked at the recipe. "Ok, we need 2 of those." Rhoswen nodded and pulled off the lid, reaching in, and displaying 2 egg-like shapes in red.
As she moved to dump them into the potion, Shane looked closely at the jar that Rhoswen had opened. With a sudden reflex, she grabbed her sister's hand, moving it from the potion area.
"What the hell are you doing?!" she screamed, looking at Rhoswen's hand. Severus looked up from his book at the front and closed it, leaving the comfort of his chair to find out what all the fuss was about.
Rhoswen squeaked and looked at Shane. "Ow! Let go of my wrist! And what are you talking about??!!! I'm putting in Trout eggs!"
Shane glared at her sister. "'Trout eggs'? You call those 'trout eggs'?! Those aren't 'trout eggs', they're ... they're newt brains." Shane hissed at her sister.
Severus gave his eldest daughter a glare. "Rhoswen, how many times must I go through this with you? If a potion is not made properly, the results could be disastrous!"
Rhoswen looked sheepish. "I thought it was 'trout eggs'. Sorry."
Severus looked at his daughter, his face unreadable. "Be sure you pay attention, dear girl. I do not wish to be piecing my daughter back together!"
Rhoswen nodded and Shane gave one final glare at her sister before going to the cupboard. She returned with a blue capped bottle, and pulled 2 'trout eggs' from it. Putting them in the potion, she announced that the potion was to simmer for an hour.
Shane and Rhoswen sat down on their stools behind the table, Rhoswen still eyeing the 'newt brains' in her hand. Her sister, noticing the sad look on her sister's face, tried to cheer her up by jokingly poking her in her side.
Rhoswen looked up, and saw her sister grin. Grinning herself, she lunged at her sister, her arms outstretched, letting go of the small egg-like brains. As Rhoswen tickled her sister silly, the brains scattered, one landing promptly into the bubbling cauldron, causing an earth-quaking boom, upon impact.
The now blue and black liquid exploded out of the caldron and ended up on the two girls. Severus upon hearing the explosion quickly turned around to see his two girls start disappear in a purple flash. He raced over to them and grabbed a hold of Rhoswen's hand.
Shane was having a duel with her sister, Rhoswen, and so far she was winning. Her sister swung the sword in a downward motion which Shane easily blocked. Sweat soaked their white t-shirts, their short jean shorts were also soaked with sweat.
Rhoswen pirouetted on her left foot, leaning inward as her sword swung right. Shane immediately blocked that too, keeping defensive. Shane's long, sweat soaked, black hair fell out of its hold falling in her face. Rhoswen, taking advantage over her sister, hit her in the stomach with the hilt of her sword.
As the sun beat down upon them, Shane detected her sister's weakening momentum behind the frustrated jabs. She paused a few seconds, making her sister thinking she was getting the better hand, and then lunged forward, thrusting her wooden practice sword at her sister's neck.
"Your supposed to be keeping your guard up! How can I practice properly with you letting me kill you each time??!! I know your better than that." Shane smirked feeling all high and mighty.
"Shut up." Rhoswen grumbled.
Rhoswen doubled back, lowering her head to the side and allowing her sisters wooden blade to swing over her head. Then, without another thought, she swung inward, kicking her leg inwards and hitting Shane's knee. Her sister's knee buckled, causing her to fall to the ground, while Rhoswen brought her sword into an upwards swoop, bringing it to a halt when the tip was pressed bruising into her sister's skin where her heart beating frantically.
Shane looked up at her sister and saw triumph in her eyes. 'Not this time sweetheart' Shane used her other leg and kicked her sister's feet out from under her. Rhoswen landed on her back and saw her sister's dagger glittering in the sunlight as it was brought to her throat.
"Dear Sister, meet mister pointy dagger aimed at your throat. Mr. Dagger, meet my sweet by foolish sister." She put the dagger away and pulled herself up, dragging her sister up with her. "You're getting sneaky, dear. Would you care to try another trick?" Shane grinned at her sister.
"Not at the moment, we have to get ready for potions. Pa got angry at us the last time we came late." Rhoswen commented, as the two of them walked up from the practice court to the estate.
They walked past the back gardens, through the fragrant flowers and approached the side of the house. As they passed the pool, Rhoswen gave a mischievous look and pushed her sister into the blue water.
Shane came up for air spluttering, and caught a glimpse of her sister running. She swam to the edge and hopped out, dripping from head to toe. She pulled her watered wand from her pocket and cast an incantation to dry her off. Moments later, she began to chase her sister who was nearly at the door to the house.
"Brat your gonna get it!" Shane chased her sister into the house and down into the dungeon where their father was preparing their lesson. She tackled her to the floor and pined her sister's hands above her head. Their father shook his head and lifted Shane off her sister.
"Stop this right now." Their father Severus Snape gave both his daughters defined glares, they bowed their heads in shame. Severus muttered a quick spell to clean his daughters off.
"Today your going to learn how to brew Wolfbane potion." Severus walked to the front of the room his daughters went over to the table he set up for them. There were all the ingredients they needed and some they didn't.
"Umm... Pa? Where's the toad feet? And the powered wringworm?" asked Shane, eyeing the ingredients carefully, her sister doing the same at her side.
Severus Snape looked down his nose at his daughters and gave them a rare smile. "They are in the cabinets. Try the one on the left."
Rhoswen walked over to the cabinet and took out the two bottles clearly labelled toad feet and wringworm. She brought them over to the desk as her sister was stirring their potion.
"Oh, Rhoswen... we forgot 'trout eggs'... can you get some?" asked Shane, continuing to stir the pot. Rhoswen shrugged and went back to the cupboard. Grabbing a green capped bottle, she brought it back to the table.
Shane looked at the recipe. "Ok, we need 2 of those." Rhoswen nodded and pulled off the lid, reaching in, and displaying 2 egg-like shapes in red.
As she moved to dump them into the potion, Shane looked closely at the jar that Rhoswen had opened. With a sudden reflex, she grabbed her sister's hand, moving it from the potion area.
"What the hell are you doing?!" she screamed, looking at Rhoswen's hand. Severus looked up from his book at the front and closed it, leaving the comfort of his chair to find out what all the fuss was about.
Rhoswen squeaked and looked at Shane. "Ow! Let go of my wrist! And what are you talking about??!!! I'm putting in Trout eggs!"
Shane glared at her sister. "'Trout eggs'? You call those 'trout eggs'?! Those aren't 'trout eggs', they're ... they're newt brains." Shane hissed at her sister.
Severus gave his eldest daughter a glare. "Rhoswen, how many times must I go through this with you? If a potion is not made properly, the results could be disastrous!"
Rhoswen looked sheepish. "I thought it was 'trout eggs'. Sorry."
Severus looked at his daughter, his face unreadable. "Be sure you pay attention, dear girl. I do not wish to be piecing my daughter back together!"
Rhoswen nodded and Shane gave one final glare at her sister before going to the cupboard. She returned with a blue capped bottle, and pulled 2 'trout eggs' from it. Putting them in the potion, she announced that the potion was to simmer for an hour.
Shane and Rhoswen sat down on their stools behind the table, Rhoswen still eyeing the 'newt brains' in her hand. Her sister, noticing the sad look on her sister's face, tried to cheer her up by jokingly poking her in her side.
Rhoswen looked up, and saw her sister grin. Grinning herself, she lunged at her sister, her arms outstretched, letting go of the small egg-like brains. As Rhoswen tickled her sister silly, the brains scattered, one landing promptly into the bubbling cauldron, causing an earth-quaking boom, upon impact.
The now blue and black liquid exploded out of the caldron and ended up on the two girls. Severus upon hearing the explosion quickly turned around to see his two girls start disappear in a purple flash. He raced over to them and grabbed a hold of Rhoswen's hand.