Tale Three-- Snape likes Wolves
A/N-- Oooohh, beware, even though G (too lazy to change rating... bleah, I don't think it's all that bad, any way), there is some slight slash, or normally I'd say 'bish-ai', though Remus and Severus are a little old to be bishounen. It's still in the same silly and implausible spirit as the other tales, so don't worry, and on to ... "Snape Likes Wolves"!!
It just so happened that Lupin was hired for teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts the same year that Harcourt was starting his first year there. Severus wondered how two wolves would be tolerated, but he decided he'd have to keep Harcourt in his office, and Lupin would just keep to his own.
Well then. No conflicts for some time... Until after Lupin's first lesson with the ikkle third year Gryffindors. Lupin decided to stop by Severus's office for a visit, whilst Severus was whiling his time reading the evening Daily Prophet. Severus refused to glance over the paper at Remus as he walked in.
"So. How did it go, then?" Severus asked, though rather curtly. Remus remained cordial.
"It went quite well, thank you. Neville did splendidly." Remus sat next to Severus. Severus glanced at him briefly, and adjusted the paper to hide Remus from his sight.
"What... a surprise. I suppose that girl- Granger- must have been near by, though, wasn't she?"
"No, she was near the back with Harry."
Snape paused. "Ah. I see. And how did those two do?"
"Well, I didn't let them go at it. I supposed that Harry would fear Voldemort the most, and I didn't want the rest of the class to be frightened out of their wits. It's just the first day, any how." Remus smiled, yet Severus wouldn't look at him. As it was, Severus wanted desperately for Remus to leave, before anything most embarrassing happened.
"Is that so?" Severus tried to be as cold and unwelcoming as possible, but he still couldn't get rid of Remus. Remus paused. A thought suddenly occurred to him.
"Say... Severus, why is it that you act like you hate me, but you always seem... So interested." Remus tried to pull some of the paper down, but Severus yanked it from him, and sank behind it.
"Whydoyouaskthat??" Severus snapped, rather quickly. He turned a bright red behind the paper. Remus quirked an eyebrow. Severus seemed upset, or rather, nervous about the question.
"Well, you were so interested in where I disappeared to each month when we were kids, and even now... You watched the boggart for me, and you would have stayed if it were a different class, am I correct? Why, you seem to have a terrible interest in me... Severus?" Remus stood behind Severus's chair, and looked down at him, and saw that he was staring, quite red. Severus looked up into Remus's face. Remus smiled. Severus looked indecisive.
"Why are you asking me this??" Severus finally put the paper down, and stood, facing Remus.
"I was just curious, not hurting any thing, am I?" Remus said. Severus said nothing, just glared. Remus brightened.
"Say, I know you strongly opposed me being hired, right? Your outward excuse was because I was a werewolf and couldn't be trusted -- but that can't be your true opinion, because your son is a werewolf, and you'd throw a fit if he couldn't attend, finding any thing you could to prove that he was safe and trustworthy."
Severus scowled. "Harcourt is different. He's perfectly, naturally tame, and you are not. He remains the same boy- just different form. You, become a monster."
Remus stepped closer to Severus. "Do you like monsters, Severus?"
Severus was caught off guard by the question. "What?"
Remus smiled. "Do you like monsters?" Snape backed away from Remus, reaching for his wand.
"Well..." Severus wanted to say no, but he knew that Remus would dog him until he gave the truth. So, he wouldn't say. Remus inferred the answer any way.
"Of course... Severus, one more thing. If I should do one little thing, how would you react?" Remus stepped up closer to Severus again. Severus would have backed up, but he realised he was against the door now.
"And... What would that be??" Severus was nervous. What was Remus planning on doing?? Severus did not like where this was going. Remus suddenly held down Severus's wand arm, and pecked him on the cheek. Severus turned even more red. He then said something he really wished he hadn't.
"You would do that for me?" Severus instantly wished he could go back and stop him self from saying that. Remus looked mildly surprised.
"Well! Not quite what I expected, but never the less..." Remus kissed Severus again. This time, though, Severus behaved as if he liked it. Which he did, but that was besides the point.
Severus leaned forward this time to return the affection to Remus, and they would have continued one for some time, had they not heard a slight giggle behind them.
Harcourt had pushed the door open, and was staring at them, smiling curiously.
"What are you doing?" Harcourt asked, very sweetly as any little first year would. It was quite a sight to behold, and Harcourt had the distinct feeling and thought that his father was trying to devour Mr. Loopy's face.
"Er.. Well, this isn't any of your affair, Harcourt, now, go on and speak nothing of this. All right? Now go on, go, go play with your friends..." Severus tried to shoo Harcourt away, but to no avail.
"Why are trying to eat Mr. Loopy?" Harcourt asked, as honey sweet as before. Remus turned quite pink to hear that he appeared to be the victim to cannibalism. Severus scowled.
"I am NOT trying to eat Mr. Loopy--"
"Then what are you doing?" Harcourt interjected. Remus turned even more pink, and Severus looked very blank. Harcourt rocked slightly on his heels. He thought, and he recalled something a boy was telling him about before.
"Are you ... In love? That's not what snogging is, is it?" Harcourt cocked his head slightly to the left.
"Well, er, I suppose that's it... I don't know about the former, but yes, this could have been called Snogging..." Remus spoke, thoughtfully. Severus looked furious. Harcourt smiled.
"Oh, right then. All right, see you later... Have fun snogging!" Harcourt cheerfully took his leave, and scampered away. Remus laughed.
"That boy..." Severus growled. Remus nudged Severus.
"Is cheerfully naive. Come now, let's follow his advice... Continue?" Remus said readily. Severus looked up.
"Oh, right, I suppose..."
And so they did.
A/N-- Oooohh, beware, even though G (too lazy to change rating... bleah, I don't think it's all that bad, any way), there is some slight slash, or normally I'd say 'bish-ai', though Remus and Severus are a little old to be bishounen. It's still in the same silly and implausible spirit as the other tales, so don't worry, and on to ... "Snape Likes Wolves"!!
It just so happened that Lupin was hired for teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts the same year that Harcourt was starting his first year there. Severus wondered how two wolves would be tolerated, but he decided he'd have to keep Harcourt in his office, and Lupin would just keep to his own.
Well then. No conflicts for some time... Until after Lupin's first lesson with the ikkle third year Gryffindors. Lupin decided to stop by Severus's office for a visit, whilst Severus was whiling his time reading the evening Daily Prophet. Severus refused to glance over the paper at Remus as he walked in.
"So. How did it go, then?" Severus asked, though rather curtly. Remus remained cordial.
"It went quite well, thank you. Neville did splendidly." Remus sat next to Severus. Severus glanced at him briefly, and adjusted the paper to hide Remus from his sight.
"What... a surprise. I suppose that girl- Granger- must have been near by, though, wasn't she?"
"No, she was near the back with Harry."
Snape paused. "Ah. I see. And how did those two do?"
"Well, I didn't let them go at it. I supposed that Harry would fear Voldemort the most, and I didn't want the rest of the class to be frightened out of their wits. It's just the first day, any how." Remus smiled, yet Severus wouldn't look at him. As it was, Severus wanted desperately for Remus to leave, before anything most embarrassing happened.
"Is that so?" Severus tried to be as cold and unwelcoming as possible, but he still couldn't get rid of Remus. Remus paused. A thought suddenly occurred to him.
"Say... Severus, why is it that you act like you hate me, but you always seem... So interested." Remus tried to pull some of the paper down, but Severus yanked it from him, and sank behind it.
"Whydoyouaskthat??" Severus snapped, rather quickly. He turned a bright red behind the paper. Remus quirked an eyebrow. Severus seemed upset, or rather, nervous about the question.
"Well, you were so interested in where I disappeared to each month when we were kids, and even now... You watched the boggart for me, and you would have stayed if it were a different class, am I correct? Why, you seem to have a terrible interest in me... Severus?" Remus stood behind Severus's chair, and looked down at him, and saw that he was staring, quite red. Severus looked up into Remus's face. Remus smiled. Severus looked indecisive.
"Why are you asking me this??" Severus finally put the paper down, and stood, facing Remus.
"I was just curious, not hurting any thing, am I?" Remus said. Severus said nothing, just glared. Remus brightened.
"Say, I know you strongly opposed me being hired, right? Your outward excuse was because I was a werewolf and couldn't be trusted -- but that can't be your true opinion, because your son is a werewolf, and you'd throw a fit if he couldn't attend, finding any thing you could to prove that he was safe and trustworthy."
Severus scowled. "Harcourt is different. He's perfectly, naturally tame, and you are not. He remains the same boy- just different form. You, become a monster."
Remus stepped closer to Severus. "Do you like monsters, Severus?"
Severus was caught off guard by the question. "What?"
Remus smiled. "Do you like monsters?" Snape backed away from Remus, reaching for his wand.
"Well..." Severus wanted to say no, but he knew that Remus would dog him until he gave the truth. So, he wouldn't say. Remus inferred the answer any way.
"Of course... Severus, one more thing. If I should do one little thing, how would you react?" Remus stepped up closer to Severus again. Severus would have backed up, but he realised he was against the door now.
"And... What would that be??" Severus was nervous. What was Remus planning on doing?? Severus did not like where this was going. Remus suddenly held down Severus's wand arm, and pecked him on the cheek. Severus turned even more red. He then said something he really wished he hadn't.
"You would do that for me?" Severus instantly wished he could go back and stop him self from saying that. Remus looked mildly surprised.
"Well! Not quite what I expected, but never the less..." Remus kissed Severus again. This time, though, Severus behaved as if he liked it. Which he did, but that was besides the point.
Severus leaned forward this time to return the affection to Remus, and they would have continued one for some time, had they not heard a slight giggle behind them.
Harcourt had pushed the door open, and was staring at them, smiling curiously.
"What are you doing?" Harcourt asked, very sweetly as any little first year would. It was quite a sight to behold, and Harcourt had the distinct feeling and thought that his father was trying to devour Mr. Loopy's face.
"Er.. Well, this isn't any of your affair, Harcourt, now, go on and speak nothing of this. All right? Now go on, go, go play with your friends..." Severus tried to shoo Harcourt away, but to no avail.
"Why are trying to eat Mr. Loopy?" Harcourt asked, as honey sweet as before. Remus turned quite pink to hear that he appeared to be the victim to cannibalism. Severus scowled.
"I am NOT trying to eat Mr. Loopy--"
"Then what are you doing?" Harcourt interjected. Remus turned even more pink, and Severus looked very blank. Harcourt rocked slightly on his heels. He thought, and he recalled something a boy was telling him about before.
"Are you ... In love? That's not what snogging is, is it?" Harcourt cocked his head slightly to the left.
"Well, er, I suppose that's it... I don't know about the former, but yes, this could have been called Snogging..." Remus spoke, thoughtfully. Severus looked furious. Harcourt smiled.
"Oh, right then. All right, see you later... Have fun snogging!" Harcourt cheerfully took his leave, and scampered away. Remus laughed.
"That boy..." Severus growled. Remus nudged Severus.
"Is cheerfully naive. Come now, let's follow his advice... Continue?" Remus said readily. Severus looked up.
"Oh, right, I suppose..."
And so they did.