Chapter One; Vet Appointment
Harry Snape was on his way to King's Cross station with Teddy and Heather to pick up the rest of their family for the Easter holiday. Saint Patrick's Day was over now and Ron had just had one of the greatest guitar solos of his career so far. However just when they thought that they couldn't get any luckier Harry had a secret all of his own. As soon as they got to the station they greeted each other by exchanging kisses and hugs.
Then after they got back home to put their school supplies away, Eve got back in the car with Harry so that they could take Zip and Precious to the veterinarian's. Zip was just going for a checkup but Precious was suffering from URI (upper respiratory infection) or the kitty cold and she needed some antibiotics. Harry was pleasantly surprised to see run into his girlfriend Ginny Weasley once they got to the office.
She was sitting inside the waiting room with her new puppy Peanut Butter on her lap. She turned her head and smiled at him as he sat down next to her placing his own puppy on top of his lap. "Oh hullo Harry, are you here for checkups too?" she asked him as he smiled back at her.
"Well we are, but Eve's cat has got URI." Harry told her.
"Oh, well if Princess and Precious wandered farther away from their homes I would swear that she caught it from my cat. I just brought her in here for the exact same thing. I guess Precious really is her daughter." She said.
"Yeah, I keep forgetting that actually." He said before she leaned her head in close to him.
"So did you tell any of them yet?" she asked him.
"No." he replied with a shake of his head as he glanced over at Eve afraid that she had overheard her. Which as in a matter of fact she did.
"Tell us what?" she questioned with uncertainty as Harry heaved a heavy sigh and turned to look at her.
"Can you keep a secret?" he asked her.
"Well duh, I'm your sister aren't I? You can trust me." She said.
"Well while you and Tobey were at Hogwarts, our church had a carnival for fundraising for the homeless, and one of the games that I participated in was Bible trivia." He told her.
"So?" she questioned.
"So, I won." He told her as she grinned at him.
"Well congratulations but I have to say that I'm not very surprised. After all, you're a Sunday school teacher and you know the Bible like the back of your hand." She told him as he grinned back at her.
"And it's a good thing too because I just won a Hawaiian vacation." He told her.
"Really!? We're going to Hawaii!?" she exclaimed excitedly as Harry laughed and nodded at her.
"Yeah, but you have to promise me that you'll keep it a secret. I'm going to surprise everyone at dinner with it. Ginny, Jessie, and Aaron and his wife are coming too along with the rest of The Dragons." He told her. "The hotel that I've reserved also allows pets so all of our animals are invited to come." He explained.
"Thanks Harry I can't wait!" she cried excitedly when suddenly one of the vets stepped forward and glanced down at her clipboard.
"Peanut Weasley." She read.
"Well that's us, c'mon boy." Ginny said as she picked up her puppy and carried him away.
"See you later, good luck." Harry told her as she followed the vet back into one of the examination rooms when all of a sudden another vet stepped out into the hallway and glanced down at his clipboard.
"Zipporah Snape." He read.
"Alright girl, I know that you're not going to be happy with me for this but it's your turn. Just be thankful that you're up to date on your shots." Harry told her before he picked her up and carried her back into the room.
"Okay Harry, just put her up on the examination table and I'll check her out." The vet told him as he grinned at him before he shut the door behind him.
"Alright, but you'll have to be quick, she doesn't stay still for very long." Harry warned before he unclipped her leash from her collar. Zip started to pant and laid down before giving a tiny yawn. "Wow, I'm amazed, usually she's not as well behaved." He told him.
"Well this is perfect, I'll go ahead and finish the examination and then you can get her a drink of nice fresh water. I do believe you also brought her stool sample in." he said as Harry nodded.
"I already gave it to the woman behind the desk." He said as the vet put his stethoscope inside his ears and placed the metal part onto Zip's chest so that he could listen to her heart. After that he looked inside her ears, nose, and eyes. Then he placed his gloves onto his hands and got ready to check her teeth. As he gently lifted up her lips she started nipping him. "Zipporah stop it." Harry told her as she stood up and started to wag her tail.
"Oh it's alright," the vet began with a grin. "I'm used to it, I've got a new puppy at home that does the same thing. That's also a common trait in Pitbulls, they really love to chew. However it looks more like play than aggression." He told him. "Anyway, she looks like she's a very healthy girl but I'm afraid she does have fleas. It's usually a good idea to treat her for fleas every month even if it's not during flea season so that it'll prevent her from getting any. I'll prescribe you with all of the medication and then you should give her a flea bath as soon as you get home." He told him.
The vet also gave him some special shampoo and the rest of the information that he needed before he gave Zip a drink of water and left the office.