A Handful of Stardust: Severus Snape's Not-So Peaceful Death

Written for the Stardust Quotes challenge by XHarryxGinnyxloveX. The quote is in italics.


Severus Snape was not amused. For a start, he was dead; murdered by a disgusting snake in the very place that one of his old school rivals had take refuge. How utterly charming, he'd thought sarcastically. But then, Voldemort always had been one for creative murders.

Secondly, it appeared that he was quite was without his clothing, and the deceased Albus Dumbledore was staring at him quite gleefully. It was one of the exceedingly rare moments where Severus felt extremely awkward and uncomfortable, and he didn't like it one bit.

"Please join me, Severus." Dumbledore said, patting the empty space on the bench beside him.

As it seemed unlikely that any form of distraction would save him, Snape had no other option than to sit down beside the former headmaster, going to great lengths to try and cover his manhood with his hands as he did so.

"Great deal of good it did you, killing me, Severus, because now, of course, you're Headmaster of Hogwarts. Oh sorry, wait, no you're not - you're dead!" Dumbledore cried happily.

Merlin, even in death the man was still infuriating. Severus was having problems not standing up and shouting at him right then and there. But no—that wouldn't do, he had to keep his cool.

"In my defence, Professor, you yourself instructed me to kill you and I was –for however short a period of time-. Headmaster of Hogwarts, therefore I achieved a many number of goals." Severus retorted, basking in the glorious image of sending the old man flying over the top of the Astronomy Tower.

"Of course, Severus, whatever you say." Dumbledore said, smiling in a way that could only be described as cheeky, the twinkle ever-present in his eye.

Oh, how Severus despised him…

The pair of them sat there in a rather uncomfortable silence (on Severus' part, at least, Dumbledore was quite content with staring into empty space dreamily) until Severus spoke again.

"So, what do we do now?"

"I guess we'll have to learn to live with each other." Dumbledore said serenely.

Severus blanched and stared at him in horror. He thought that the concept of death was to be able to rest peacefully. How on earth was he going to manage the rest of eternity in some sort of perverted take on King's Cross Station, naked, with Albus Dumbledore; the very man he had murdered?

If Snape could have died again at that moment, he would have done so gladly.


Ah, a bit of humorous bromance between Dumbledore and Snape, we'll never fail to love it will we?

This was just a funny scene which related to both HP and Stardust, seeing as Harry is naked at Kings Cross and one of the princes was killed whilst taking a bath and therefore his ghost was naked so I sort of combined the two.