Ode to Severus Snape
D/C: J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter, and I do not. Even though it is a dream of mine... Harry Potter... sigh
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Chapter Six: Whispers
All day long the Marauders insisted in parading Keri around with them. She felt so silly, being with these seventeen year-old guys who were dressed in leather and spandex.
Something else that happened all day long, however, was something that bothered Keri. She kept hearing whispers from people, or rumours, about her. Her and a specific Slytherin named Severus Snape.
Keri did like Severus, but as a friend. That had been the point of this whole thing. To make friends. And she thought she finally had, but now she was beginning to wonder about all these rumours. . .
"Keri, wooo, Earth to Keri," Sirius said and poked her.
"Huh?" Keri looked up and the Marauders were all standing up.
"Time to go," James told her.
"To go?" Keri asked. She had totally spaced out and lost track of what was going on.
"Yep," James replied and pulled her to her feet.
"Where are you four taking me?" she asked them, looking at them suspiciously.
"Don't worry, Keri," Peter told her and she looked at him.
"Where. Are. You. Taking. Me?" Keri asked again, slowly.
"Just come on, Keri," Remus told her but she crossed her arms.
"I am not going anywhere with you four crazy-"
Her argument was interrupted by Sirius, however. He lifted her up and threw her onto his shoulder.
"Okay, ready?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius put me down!" Keri yelled.
"Yea, I think we're ready," James told Sirius.
"Onward!" Sirius exclaimed and they marched toward the Entrance Hall, and then out of the school.
"Hey you guys!"
The Marauders stopped to see a red headed girl running after them.
"Alex, I thought you'd already gone ahead?" Remus asked her, with a curious look.
"Nah, I wanted to walk with you," she smiled at him and he turned a little red.
"Alright, alright, let's go!" Sirius demanded and they continued on. Keri had stopped making a fuss but Sirius didn't put her down. Whether or not he thought she'd run or he liked her being so close to him, no one could guess, and frankly, they didn't want to.
"So, does she know yet?" Alex asked randomly.
"No," Remus answered.
"Who know what?" Keri asked.
"So she's completely unaware?" Alex asked again, knowing that she was torturing Keri.
"Yes," Remus answered.
"Who's unaware?!" Keri demanded just as Sirius stopped, and turned around, making Keri dizzy.
"We going to keep jabbering and ruin it or are we going to continue?" Sirius asked Remus and Alex, in a voice unlike Sirius's normal one.
"Yea yea, jeese Sirius," Alex told him. "What's wrong with you?"
"You two are practically giving it away!" he answered.
"Who's giving what away?!" Keri demanded. "Turn around, I can't see them!"
Sirius turned around, laughing, and Keri looked at Alex and Remus.
"Keri, why are you on his shoulder anyway?" Alex asked.
"Cus he's a big, strong, muscular, handsome guy who loves to hold girls on his shoulder?" Keri asked.
"And there goes Sirius's ego," Remus replied. "Thank you, Keri."
"You sure that's his ego?" Alex asked and James started laughing.
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Why am I here, Severus asked him. He slid into the Three Broomsticks and had received some strange looks. He retreated into a corner of the room. It was decorated with balloons and presents and Severus sighed. This was the strangest thing he'd ever done. Indeed, he had even recieved a strange look from Professor McGonagall when he had left the castle earlier, with Keri's invitation as proof.
"Keri'll be so glad that you came," Lily said suddenly.
"What?" Severus looked up at Lily.
"She'll be so happy you came," Lily told him again.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because," Lily told him.
"Right," Severus replied, coldly.
"Well, did you bring her gift?" Lily asked.
"What?"
"Her birthday gift?" Lily asked. "I mean, it's Halloween, it shouldn't be that hard to give her something."
"I have something," Severus told her, aggravated.
"Alright, alright," Lily replied. "No need to get snippy."
Severus merely looked at her and she shrugged, walking away, and peered out the window.
"Oh, they're coming!" Lily shouted suddenly. "Everyone, hide quickly!" She flicked off the lights with her wand as everyone hid. Severus remained in his corner.
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"Alright someone open the door," Sirius said.
"What?" Keri asked and she attempted to look around.
"Sirius, put her down," Alex said.
"What's the fun in that?" Remus asked her and he picked Alex up, too.
"Ahh!" Alex laughed and looked at Keri.
"Poor Jamiekins," Keri said, looking at James. "He has no one to pick up but Wormtail."
"EW NO!" James jumped away and laughed. "Just messing with you, Wormtail."
"Okay how about everyone puts everyone down and Keri goes inside now?" Alex spoke up.
"No, no, I think I'll hold onto you," Remus told her and grinned.
"Remus John Lupin," Alex said looking at him.
"Ahh no, she used the middle name!" James shouted and hid behind Wormtail, who looked a bit nervous.
"Okay, okay," Sirius put Keri down then and gave her a small push to the door. "Go on."
Keri opened the door to the Three Broomsticks slowly and looked into the dark room.
"What. . ." she stepped into the room and the lights jumped on as people jumped up.
"SURPRISE!" everyone shouted. There were even a few 'happy birthdays' thrown in there for good measure.
Keri gasped and smiled, looking around. She was speechless.
"Happy birthday, Keri," Remus smiled, coming in with Alex still on his shoulder. Keri laughed and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks, Rem."
"Hey, I helped, you know," Sirius said, coming over with James.
"Thank you Sirius, and James, and Wormtail. And Alex," Keri added before Alex could interject. Lily walked over and hugged Keri.
"Happy birthday, Keri," she said.
"Thank you, Lily. I'm sure you set most of this up," Keri answered, looking around.
"Well, I had a lot of help," Lily replied.
"Thank you so much, this is wonderful," Keri smiled, looking around.
"Okay, before we embarrass you on your birthday, someone came here, to see you," Lily grinned.
"What? Who?" Keri asked, looking around the room of her friends.
"Over in the corner," Lily whispered to her, and Keri spotted Severus. She smiled and went over to him.
"Hi, Severus," she smiled.
"Hello," he replied.
"Thanks for coming," Keri smiled again.
"You're welcome," Severus replied.
"Why did you come?" Keri asked him.
"Well, what are friends for?" Severus asked, pretending to be mildly curious.
"Oh," Keri laughed and she smiled. Before she could respond further, Alex came over and pulled her away.
"Come on, embarrassing time," Alex grinned, pushing her on a stage that had been put in the front via magic.
"Uh. . ." Keri looked around, and everyone was smiling.
"What is this?" Keri asked.
"Karaoke," Lily told her and people snickered.
"What?! I can't sing you guys!" Keri laughed, turning red.
"Well, tonight you can," Lily said, waving her wand and a black screen appeared in the back for Keri to see the words.
"You guys!" Keri looked around but everyone seemed to be grinning.
"Come on Keri, give us all you got!" Sirius shouted.
"Have," Remus corrected him. "Give us all you have."
"Same difference," Sirius told him.
"Alright, embarrassing act, number one, begin!" James shouted and music started to play. Keri turned red as the music grew a bit louder and she started to sing as the words came on the black screen.
"People are talkin', talkin' bout people, I hear them whisper, you wont believe it! They think we're lovers, kept under cover. I just ignore it, but they keep saying we laugh just a little too loud, stand just a little too close, we stare just a little too long," Keri took a quick breath, smiling now, but still red. "Maybe they're seeing, something we don't darlin'! Let's give 'em something to talk about. Let's give 'em something to talk about. Let's give 'em something to talk about, how about love?"
Everyone clapped as she finished the first chorus, she was doing a pretty good job, keeping her composure, and she grinned, trying not to laugh.
"I feel so foolish, I never noticed. You act so nervous. Could you be fallin' for me? It took a rumour, to make me wonder. Now I'm convinced that I'm going under! Thinkin' bout you everyday, dreamin' bout you every night. I'm hopin' that you feel the same way. Now that we know it, let's really show it, darlin! Let's give 'em something to talk about, a little mystery to figure out. Let's give 'em something to talk about. How about love?"
The song ended and everyone clapped or laughed. Keri stumbled off the stage, red and laughing, over to the Marauders.
"It is soooooo your turn now," she told them.
"Uh oh. . ." James replied and Keri grinned. She pushed the four boys up on stage with Alex and Lily's help. Alex blew Remus a kiss and he turned red.
"So what song, Birthday Girl?" Alex asked Keri.
"Hmm. . . I think I must bring another muggle song into my party," Keri answered and she grinned evily at the four boys. She whispered to Lily and Lily laughed, knowing exactly what song Keri wanted.
"Keri. . . Oh that's too funny!" Lily said and then told Alex. The three girls started to laugh the people around them started to chant for the Marauders. Some music started to play and the words immediately came on the screen. Lily charmed the four boys to make sure they followed the words exactly.
"Okay, embarrassing act, NUMBER TWO, begin!" Keri shouted, mocking James from before.
"Let's go girls," James said suddenly and it took all of Keri's self control not to laugh. Severus remained in the corner but he clearly found this amusing.
"C'mon," Sirius continued.
"I'm going out tonight, I'm feeling alright. Gonna let it all hang out," Remus sang, sending Keri into giggles along with Alex and Lily.
"Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice. Yea I wanna scream and shout," Peter continued, the rest of the room starting to laugh.
"No inhibitions, make no conditions, get a little out of line," James sang, his voice sounding slightly western, or as Keri would have called it, slightly like a country singer. The very thought alone had her leaning against Alex, dieing with laughter.
"I ain't gonna act politically correct, I only wanna have a good time," Sirius continued doing a little jig to liven up the song. The room was laughting so hard it was a tie between whether the music or the laughter was louder.
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun and. . ." Remus led the rest of the Marauders into the chorus, which led the rest of the room into hysterics.
"Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I'm a lady- men's shirts, short skirts. Oh, oh, oh, really go wild- yeah, doin' it in style. Oh, oh, oh, get in the action- feel the attraction, color my hair, do what I dare. Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free- yeah, to feel the way I feel. MAN! I feel like a woman!" The marauders sang in harmony, even doing some sort of dosy-do dance on the stage. The harder they tried to sing and dance, the harder Keri and the rest of the room laughed.
"The girls need a break, tonight I'm gonna take the chance to get out, on the town," Peter sang, sounding funnier than the other Marauders, his voice cracking here and there.
"We don't need romance, we only wanna dance. We're gonna let our hair hang down," James sang, with Sirius jumping in with him, so poor Remus could have the next line.
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun and. . ."
The four boys continued singing, doing the chorus a few more times, and sending the room into deeper hysterics. Everyone was laughing so hard by the time that the song was over, that they couldn't say anything at first.
"Bravo, bravo!" Alex yelled and catcalled.
"Encore!" the room shouted. Everyone was still laughing hysterically, and Keri was lost on the floor, trying to breath.
"Well, I guess the Marauders liven up yet another party," James said as they climbed off the stage.
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Disclaimer: The song sang by Keri is owned by Bonnie Raitt. The Marauders's song is actually owned by Shania Twain.
D/C: J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter, and I do not. Even though it is a dream of mine... Harry Potter... sigh
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Chapter Six: Whispers
All day long the Marauders insisted in parading Keri around with them. She felt so silly, being with these seventeen year-old guys who were dressed in leather and spandex.
Something else that happened all day long, however, was something that bothered Keri. She kept hearing whispers from people, or rumours, about her. Her and a specific Slytherin named Severus Snape.
Keri did like Severus, but as a friend. That had been the point of this whole thing. To make friends. And she thought she finally had, but now she was beginning to wonder about all these rumours. . .
"Keri, wooo, Earth to Keri," Sirius said and poked her.
"Huh?" Keri looked up and the Marauders were all standing up.
"Time to go," James told her.
"To go?" Keri asked. She had totally spaced out and lost track of what was going on.
"Yep," James replied and pulled her to her feet.
"Where are you four taking me?" she asked them, looking at them suspiciously.
"Don't worry, Keri," Peter told her and she looked at him.
"Where. Are. You. Taking. Me?" Keri asked again, slowly.
"Just come on, Keri," Remus told her but she crossed her arms.
"I am not going anywhere with you four crazy-"
Her argument was interrupted by Sirius, however. He lifted her up and threw her onto his shoulder.
"Okay, ready?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius put me down!" Keri yelled.
"Yea, I think we're ready," James told Sirius.
"Onward!" Sirius exclaimed and they marched toward the Entrance Hall, and then out of the school.
"Hey you guys!"
The Marauders stopped to see a red headed girl running after them.
"Alex, I thought you'd already gone ahead?" Remus asked her, with a curious look.
"Nah, I wanted to walk with you," she smiled at him and he turned a little red.
"Alright, alright, let's go!" Sirius demanded and they continued on. Keri had stopped making a fuss but Sirius didn't put her down. Whether or not he thought she'd run or he liked her being so close to him, no one could guess, and frankly, they didn't want to.
"So, does she know yet?" Alex asked randomly.
"No," Remus answered.
"Who know what?" Keri asked.
"So she's completely unaware?" Alex asked again, knowing that she was torturing Keri.
"Yes," Remus answered.
"Who's unaware?!" Keri demanded just as Sirius stopped, and turned around, making Keri dizzy.
"We going to keep jabbering and ruin it or are we going to continue?" Sirius asked Remus and Alex, in a voice unlike Sirius's normal one.
"Yea yea, jeese Sirius," Alex told him. "What's wrong with you?"
"You two are practically giving it away!" he answered.
"Who's giving what away?!" Keri demanded. "Turn around, I can't see them!"
Sirius turned around, laughing, and Keri looked at Alex and Remus.
"Keri, why are you on his shoulder anyway?" Alex asked.
"Cus he's a big, strong, muscular, handsome guy who loves to hold girls on his shoulder?" Keri asked.
"And there goes Sirius's ego," Remus replied. "Thank you, Keri."
"You sure that's his ego?" Alex asked and James started laughing.
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Why am I here, Severus asked him. He slid into the Three Broomsticks and had received some strange looks. He retreated into a corner of the room. It was decorated with balloons and presents and Severus sighed. This was the strangest thing he'd ever done. Indeed, he had even recieved a strange look from Professor McGonagall when he had left the castle earlier, with Keri's invitation as proof.
"Keri'll be so glad that you came," Lily said suddenly.
"What?" Severus looked up at Lily.
"She'll be so happy you came," Lily told him again.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because," Lily told him.
"Right," Severus replied, coldly.
"Well, did you bring her gift?" Lily asked.
"What?"
"Her birthday gift?" Lily asked. "I mean, it's Halloween, it shouldn't be that hard to give her something."
"I have something," Severus told her, aggravated.
"Alright, alright," Lily replied. "No need to get snippy."
Severus merely looked at her and she shrugged, walking away, and peered out the window.
"Oh, they're coming!" Lily shouted suddenly. "Everyone, hide quickly!" She flicked off the lights with her wand as everyone hid. Severus remained in his corner.
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"Alright someone open the door," Sirius said.
"What?" Keri asked and she attempted to look around.
"Sirius, put her down," Alex said.
"What's the fun in that?" Remus asked her and he picked Alex up, too.
"Ahh!" Alex laughed and looked at Keri.
"Poor Jamiekins," Keri said, looking at James. "He has no one to pick up but Wormtail."
"EW NO!" James jumped away and laughed. "Just messing with you, Wormtail."
"Okay how about everyone puts everyone down and Keri goes inside now?" Alex spoke up.
"No, no, I think I'll hold onto you," Remus told her and grinned.
"Remus John Lupin," Alex said looking at him.
"Ahh no, she used the middle name!" James shouted and hid behind Wormtail, who looked a bit nervous.
"Okay, okay," Sirius put Keri down then and gave her a small push to the door. "Go on."
Keri opened the door to the Three Broomsticks slowly and looked into the dark room.
"What. . ." she stepped into the room and the lights jumped on as people jumped up.
"SURPRISE!" everyone shouted. There were even a few 'happy birthdays' thrown in there for good measure.
Keri gasped and smiled, looking around. She was speechless.
"Happy birthday, Keri," Remus smiled, coming in with Alex still on his shoulder. Keri laughed and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks, Rem."
"Hey, I helped, you know," Sirius said, coming over with James.
"Thank you Sirius, and James, and Wormtail. And Alex," Keri added before Alex could interject. Lily walked over and hugged Keri.
"Happy birthday, Keri," she said.
"Thank you, Lily. I'm sure you set most of this up," Keri answered, looking around.
"Well, I had a lot of help," Lily replied.
"Thank you so much, this is wonderful," Keri smiled, looking around.
"Okay, before we embarrass you on your birthday, someone came here, to see you," Lily grinned.
"What? Who?" Keri asked, looking around the room of her friends.
"Over in the corner," Lily whispered to her, and Keri spotted Severus. She smiled and went over to him.
"Hi, Severus," she smiled.
"Hello," he replied.
"Thanks for coming," Keri smiled again.
"You're welcome," Severus replied.
"Why did you come?" Keri asked him.
"Well, what are friends for?" Severus asked, pretending to be mildly curious.
"Oh," Keri laughed and she smiled. Before she could respond further, Alex came over and pulled her away.
"Come on, embarrassing time," Alex grinned, pushing her on a stage that had been put in the front via magic.
"Uh. . ." Keri looked around, and everyone was smiling.
"What is this?" Keri asked.
"Karaoke," Lily told her and people snickered.
"What?! I can't sing you guys!" Keri laughed, turning red.
"Well, tonight you can," Lily said, waving her wand and a black screen appeared in the back for Keri to see the words.
"You guys!" Keri looked around but everyone seemed to be grinning.
"Come on Keri, give us all you got!" Sirius shouted.
"Have," Remus corrected him. "Give us all you have."
"Same difference," Sirius told him.
"Alright, embarrassing act, number one, begin!" James shouted and music started to play. Keri turned red as the music grew a bit louder and she started to sing as the words came on the black screen.
"People are talkin', talkin' bout people, I hear them whisper, you wont believe it! They think we're lovers, kept under cover. I just ignore it, but they keep saying we laugh just a little too loud, stand just a little too close, we stare just a little too long," Keri took a quick breath, smiling now, but still red. "Maybe they're seeing, something we don't darlin'! Let's give 'em something to talk about. Let's give 'em something to talk about. Let's give 'em something to talk about, how about love?"
Everyone clapped as she finished the first chorus, she was doing a pretty good job, keeping her composure, and she grinned, trying not to laugh.
"I feel so foolish, I never noticed. You act so nervous. Could you be fallin' for me? It took a rumour, to make me wonder. Now I'm convinced that I'm going under! Thinkin' bout you everyday, dreamin' bout you every night. I'm hopin' that you feel the same way. Now that we know it, let's really show it, darlin! Let's give 'em something to talk about, a little mystery to figure out. Let's give 'em something to talk about. How about love?"
The song ended and everyone clapped or laughed. Keri stumbled off the stage, red and laughing, over to the Marauders.
"It is soooooo your turn now," she told them.
"Uh oh. . ." James replied and Keri grinned. She pushed the four boys up on stage with Alex and Lily's help. Alex blew Remus a kiss and he turned red.
"So what song, Birthday Girl?" Alex asked Keri.
"Hmm. . . I think I must bring another muggle song into my party," Keri answered and she grinned evily at the four boys. She whispered to Lily and Lily laughed, knowing exactly what song Keri wanted.
"Keri. . . Oh that's too funny!" Lily said and then told Alex. The three girls started to laugh the people around them started to chant for the Marauders. Some music started to play and the words immediately came on the screen. Lily charmed the four boys to make sure they followed the words exactly.
"Okay, embarrassing act, NUMBER TWO, begin!" Keri shouted, mocking James from before.
"Let's go girls," James said suddenly and it took all of Keri's self control not to laugh. Severus remained in the corner but he clearly found this amusing.
"C'mon," Sirius continued.
"I'm going out tonight, I'm feeling alright. Gonna let it all hang out," Remus sang, sending Keri into giggles along with Alex and Lily.
"Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice. Yea I wanna scream and shout," Peter continued, the rest of the room starting to laugh.
"No inhibitions, make no conditions, get a little out of line," James sang, his voice sounding slightly western, or as Keri would have called it, slightly like a country singer. The very thought alone had her leaning against Alex, dieing with laughter.
"I ain't gonna act politically correct, I only wanna have a good time," Sirius continued doing a little jig to liven up the song. The room was laughting so hard it was a tie between whether the music or the laughter was louder.
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun and. . ." Remus led the rest of the Marauders into the chorus, which led the rest of the room into hysterics.
"Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I'm a lady- men's shirts, short skirts. Oh, oh, oh, really go wild- yeah, doin' it in style. Oh, oh, oh, get in the action- feel the attraction, color my hair, do what I dare. Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free- yeah, to feel the way I feel. MAN! I feel like a woman!" The marauders sang in harmony, even doing some sort of dosy-do dance on the stage. The harder they tried to sing and dance, the harder Keri and the rest of the room laughed.
"The girls need a break, tonight I'm gonna take the chance to get out, on the town," Peter sang, sounding funnier than the other Marauders, his voice cracking here and there.
"We don't need romance, we only wanna dance. We're gonna let our hair hang down," James sang, with Sirius jumping in with him, so poor Remus could have the next line.
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun and. . ."
The four boys continued singing, doing the chorus a few more times, and sending the room into deeper hysterics. Everyone was laughing so hard by the time that the song was over, that they couldn't say anything at first.
"Bravo, bravo!" Alex yelled and catcalled.
"Encore!" the room shouted. Everyone was still laughing hysterically, and Keri was lost on the floor, trying to breath.
"Well, I guess the Marauders liven up yet another party," James said as they climbed off the stage.
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Disclaimer: The song sang by Keri is owned by Bonnie Raitt. The Marauders's song is actually owned by Shania Twain.