A/N: Behold, my return to writing! Be afraid. Be very afraid. This is not intended to be taken seriously.

Disclaimer: I don't own it, so don't sue me please *puppydog eyes*


Severus Snape stared at the squat, furry body gazing back at him from the mirror in utter horror.

"This. . . can't be!" he snarled, only it came out as more of a gurgle. Severus waddled out of his quarters, determined to find the culprit who had turned him into this strange creature. After crawling through the halls of Hogwarts and receiving several odd looks, Snape caught sight of Dumbledore standing at the end of the corridor, seemingy lost in thought. Severus shuffled over to him and gurgled loudly.

"Oh dear! What have we here? A platypus! How did you get in here, my friend? Why it's Severus!" Dumbledore ejaculated, peering into the eyes of the platypus.

"My dear boy, whatever happened? Did one of your potions go wrong?"

Severus gurgled.

"Ah, yes, I quite understand," Said Albus, patting him on the head. "Care for a lemon drop?"

Snape burbled indignantly. Oh the humiliation! He had been sure that his form would be changed into something horrifyingly scary –which was the point of the potion. Some hideous, monstrously deformed. . . thing. A bat, perhaps, so he could live up to his reputation. Not this. . . furry, adorable. . .platypus!

Severus shuddered. And to be offered a lomon drop in the midst of this fiasco just added to his humiliation. Ah, what the hell.

Severus opened his mouth and Dumbledore dropped in a mysteriously produced lemon drop.

Suddenly, Severus popped back into his human form.

"I'm cured! Albus, what did you do?" Inquired Snape silkily. Dumbledore merely twinkled benignly, and walked away.