Chapter 7-Not for thy fairy kingdom
Authors Note- Thanks for all the response! I typed like a madwoman to get this Chapter out, so I apologize profusely for the mistakes or terrible writing. Don't worry, don't worry! Harry will be with Snape, I PROMISE!! That's the point of this story, H/S Slash Machine!!! And I just think Oliver/Percy is so cute, so it is, along with many others, a teeny side path. Yes, Draco is a prat, and don't worry! There's a surprise in here that I think you'll like. Sorry if Snape is OOC, and if I'm doing rehearsals poorly. Just tell me and I'll try and fix it! (P.S. To any Snape-Ficcers out there, if you like please submit fic to my new Snape archive at [1]http://shiversnape.tripod.com/shiver.html -It's quite new now and the scheme isn't quite done, esp. graphics so don't judge a book by its cover!) Keep reviewing!-*AO
Note: Also BIG HUGE ALOHOMORA Thankers to :Tidmag, Prophetess of Hearts, F, Lise, Joy M., sevi snape, Ja'kai, and the others mentioned in Chapter 30! All of these are in no particular order and these are the most recent reviewers. ~*huggles to you all and cheers to you for liking Slash and Snape so much~*
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The next day the workers had lunch rehearsal with Snape and the Gryffindors noticed less animosity between their own and Slytherin house during Potions as well as less antipathy from Snape. The Gryffindors who had to be down for additional fittings or stage time met in the Common Room a half hour before rehearsal. Harry obviously hadn't told anyone about him and Malfoy.
It wasn't that he disliked it; no, the kissing obviously was amazing. They had met after rehearsal the first night and done it for a half an hour. Draco was experienced. Harry chewed on his lip as he thought about it more, it was only that there was no feeling in it. There was passion in it, fervent and hot and pure, but there was no mutual like or love or care. It was quite disconcerting. Ron and Hermoine came to see them off, each standing unusually close to each other, smiling embarrasedly if they met eyes. Ginny gave him a wan smile and they began to walk down to the stage, both very quiet, Fred, George, Neville, Seamus and Dean (who both had matching hickeys) showed up after them as they waited in the quiet on the stage. A extraterrestrial voice floated to them from the costume room and said, "In here please!" The gaggle of them approached and discovered Cho Chang and Kyra Espern and Pavarti Patel, who were each respectively playing Cobweb and Mustardseed. Moth was a
tiny first year who apparently hadn't shown up yet. Snape sat on a stool, observing Harry quietly. Harry tried to give a small smile but Snape looked away and he stared towards the floor, rebuked.
"Professor Snape and I would like to see some tests very quickly before rehersal so Harry, the fairies and Cho and Draco please come here. Alicia will take care of the rest of you." Angelina beckoned them forward and they separated from the rest of the group. Professor Trewlaney grabbed a large bundle of something or other as Angelina spoke and lined them up, in order, Kyra, Pavarti, Ginny, Cho, Draco and Harry, who was closest to Snape.
"Okay then, we'd like to test wings and other prosthesis. All the girl fairies will have some sort of wings, although they may vary. Sometimes they will be enchanted, others will not so you will have to get used to them. Harry? We're going to make you up with some horns, alright? And bear in mind there will be a lot of makeup. Basically, what we're thinking is..." Snape observed this all as Trewlaney draped the 4 main fairies (the first year stumbled in late, earning a dark look from Snape) in wire frames of enchanted wings, one rounded, one spiky, one very like wings, and one quite curvy. She then took Cho and showed her the design, huge, angelic, otherwordly wings that she would have to manuever. Cho smiled and took it all in stride as Angelina cast a narrow eye on Draco who looked smug.
"You are going to be in leather, so make sure you can move around. Lots of black, Malfoy." She warned him and moved to Harry, smiling.
"Harry, hun, there will be two small horns we will put in, right about-," she put her fingers just on the edge of his hairline, "-here." Professor Snape looked up and observed him.
"We'll also take care of your glasses, for the performances you will not need them. We can spell your eyes." He paused as Angelina gathered the frames from the girls' backs and said, "Is that all Trelawney? We have a lot to do."
"As I foresaw," but by the time she had uttered it they were already onto the stage. Remus Lupin and Oliver Wood sat deep in conversation, lounging on the floor when they entered. Raised bits of stage stood everywhere and a thick rope hung from the ceiling.
"As I would like these parts of the play to be quite memorable, we will be starting big and bold. I want you to use all aspects of the stage, especially you Potter. If you haven't noticed," he gave him a pointed look and Harry looked away, ashamed. Snape seemed to soften, at least Lupin noticed. "Well, I'd especially like you to try and use the rope when we go through the script. I assume you all have a firm grasp of your characters, as that is why I have chosen you from the part. Please sit down, I'd like to go over stage directions."
What followed was an immense undertaking of feverish notes by Draco, Harry and Lupin especially. Professor Snape was quite specific in his instructions, for example:
"Now Oberon, a few beats after Peaseblossom says her line you will enter in quite leonine." At which everyone needed an explanation for leonine.
Or:
"Puck, remember, you are alive! You are the spirit of youth and mischief. Before you say anything I want you sneaking all over the stage, jumping and making a grand entrance." Or, "Titania, you are powerful! Make it known, now." Or, "Fairies you are ready to serve." And especially to Lupin, "Bring up the lights...Sprout these vines, cue jungle, bring the flowers up," etc. The magic quill he held over the enlarged version of his script scribbled furiously as all the actors fought to keep up.
Finally they were through as Snape skipped over the small scene in between all the fairy action and between scenes and they were ready to go.
"Alright, now I want emotion! Just have a go as it is and then we'll work on it." He nodded grimly, as if expecting the worst and sat on the floor by Lupin, today wearing a black zip up hoodie.
Everyone set their jaws, Draco gave a superior as they waited around off stage. Snape had told them the fairies were to enter first, some flying, lounging and giggling and stretching in what he called, `provocative' poses. Ginny, Kyra, Pavarti and Eden, the first year whispered something to each other and Kyra walked to one of the raised set pieces, and sat on it, turning over and laying on her stomach, her arms lackadaisically hanging over the side as she lay her head on her arm. Eden twirled in, doing gentle dance turns and ending in a heap on the ground, giggling slightly. Pavarti and Ginny each entered at the same time, Ginny creeping behind Kyra and Pavarti stumbling in, as they all moved around, stretching and laying over the set, crawling along the ground like enchanted animals. At this point, Harry decided he'd better enter. He peered around a stick that symbolized a tree and took a flying run towards downstage, crouching towards the ground and watching the fairies.
He crawled, his body low to the ground, across down stage and tiptoed up to one of the raised set pieces. Grinning broadly he ran a hand through his hair and took yet another, larger leap and landed with a bang by the rope that was the vine. The fairies shrieked as he called joyfully,
"How now spirit, wither wander you?" The fairies ran towards him, giggling and stretching. Snape had divided the long monologue into parts and Kyra began as Harry leaned against the set and twisted himself around the rope.
"...in those freckles live their savors," Harry was laying stomach down, face in hands as the fairies eagerly explained up to him from floor of the stage. As Ginny finished the speech Harry bounded from his spot after them and they scattered to all corners around him.
"The king doth keep his revels here to-night!" He boomed impressively and then crouched to the ground, beckoning them forward, "Take heed the queen come not within his sight," and mystically, in a low yet loud tone explained to them as they leaned in. Ginny had gotten up at the last words of his part and was shaking her head, walking circles around him.
"Either I mistake your shape and making quite..." She observed him with scrutiny and the rest of the fairies nodded and all chorused, "Are not you he?" Harry was away from himself and didn't even care that Snape was looking at him with impressed longing. He leaned down with a smirk in his green eyes and the fairies crowded round him.
"Thou speakest aright!" He crowed and jumped downstage, squeezing the last bit of comedy out of his explanation but stopped immediatley at Oberon's entrance and bounded towards the rope, "But room fairy, here comes Oberon!" He jumped onto the rope and hung on for dear life as Draco stalked in, commanding presence. Little Eden looked offstage and squealed, "And here my mistress! Would that he were gone..." Cho came from the opposite as Draco, downstage left and smiled benevolently as the fairies bowed and kneeled and danced around her. Draco leaned against a tree and watched her with slitted eyes as she spotted Harry and walked to the raised level of the stage where the vine hung. She stood staring at flower until Draco mounted it and growled, "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania..."
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Snape watched as Harry struggled to maintain his spot between Cho and Draco as they proceeded with the scene. He would have to make sure the fairies stayed in character and noticed that Cho seemed slightly intimidated by Draco's sneering, strong King Oberon.
"These are the forgeries of jealousy.." she began bravely and he watched as she continued, slightly bored he thought as she read from the script, and Draco, holding his scoffed at her words. Overall, he thought, the scene was going well, Harry was perfect for Puck, bounding like a dancer all over the stage. People responded well around him. They continued the scene, and Snape marked that there was not enough tension, but it could be worked on. Draco approached Cho innocently, seductively almost and he watched Harry squirm.
"Give me that boy, and I will go with thee.." he breathed and Cho lost her façade as Titania, but took a deep breath and commanded proudly, "Not for thy fairy kingdom! Fairies, away!/We shall chide downright if I longer stay/" She strode from the stage and Draco seethed, throwing a hand at her. "Well go thy way!"
Snape waited with baited breath. Puck and Oberon's scenes were some of the best in the play, not only from his experience and from their relationship. It was obvious what was going on with Draco and Harry, being the head of Slytherin house that he was, it was hard for him to miss it. And much as he put up fronts, he didn't want Harry to get hurt. Draco was different, he was not right for Harry. Snape knew, he knew exactly. He noticed Harry shiver as Draco drawled from the ground he was laying, script next to him as they went slower than normal, "My gentle Puck, come hither..." Harry didn't come close, not exactly the reaction Snape was looking for where Puck crawls from his vine, almost next to or on top of Oberon, but he didn't comment. There would be time enough for that later.
He stopped the scene when Helena and Demetrius entered, all the actors coming from their spots over to him.
"For the most part that was excellent! However, I want context, people!" Why did he say that, he thought, people? I'm going insane. "I need thoughts, I need more tension, this is big! The fairy world is in an uproar, Puck is scaring people out of their minds, Titania and Oberon are having marriage counseling in the middle of everywhere, accusations of infidelity flying! We will have to work on this, but I would like to lead you through the next bits. We will go over the beginning afterwards. Now remember, be memorizing, always thinking, and staying true to character!" He was getting rather vehement here, with interesting looks coming from Cho, Harry and Draco.
"Alright, I want the Fairy girls to enter from all sides. We'll have a few boys in here. Eden? This is where I'll want the bit of dancing. Now, you are the Queen's right hands, and after your song, Cho will go into that bit of stage that will come over during the interlude. After the song, when Cho walks in there, you will begin to touch bits of plants, flowers, vines and they will bloom. Fairies, I want you to enter, examining all bits. Go on now."
Ginny, Eden, Kyra and Pavarti all flounced in and he rubbed his temples. "We'll work on that later..." he muttered to them as they wandered the stage and he called, "Cho! In now!" Cho walked in and bid them forward, murmuring her lines in a soupy voice, "...then to your offices and let me rest.." The fairies curtsied and extended back out, pulling at imaginary vines as Cho turned and stood there. "During this part, Ms. Chang, Your wings will extend and contract. Girls? Just please recite the song." He sighed in relief as they chanted, "Philomel with melody.." Cho quietly walked to the end and the girls went around the stage and touched invisible plants as Ginny mounted a platform and sat there. "Now, Peaseblossom you will announce your guardpost and the rest of you will melt or something along those lines to the ground. Remember, be otherworldly!" Ginny nodded determinedly and roared, "Hence away now all is well/ One aloof stand sentinel!" Snape winced but nodded and called
out, "Now Draco you'll enter, just put your script down for the moment, yes, and then get up on the platform, behind Ginny. Now remember, you are the king! You are the epitome of the male specimen," Ginny and Harry blushed at the same time, "So you are going to get this fairy away. Get behind her and take your hands and put them down her shoulders, yes, and down her abdomen. Now Ginny, you will be-," but he didn't need to finish the thought as Ginny had gone red and stiffened, almost melting under his touch. She slunk away and Draco approached Titania's bower.
They finished the small scene and then went over Puck's entrance, and Harry had some trouble keeping up on the vine, but Snape explained that they would work on it. He announced the rehearsal over and Lupin went to find Trelawney as Cho, Ginny and the rest of the girls left, Draco murmuring something in Harry's ear and slinking off.
"Potter," Snape called quietly, "I'd like a word." Harry fell to attention, looking quite expectant and Snape wanted to bring him into his arms. Instead he only-
"Nice job tonight, Potter. We'll be working on some levitating and gravity spells for you. Your glasses will also be gone." Harry nodded quickly, looking at his shoes.
"Thank you Professor."
"And Potter? I'd appreciate it if you used the Gryffindor passage from here, as I don't want any confrontation between you and Mr. Malfoy." Harry reddened and Snape made sure he went into his own common room, walking out the passage into the Great Hall, ignoring the smoldering pale eyes that stared out from the darkness.
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References
1. http://shiversnape.tripod.com/shiver.html-It%C3%A2s
Authors Note- Thanks for all the response! I typed like a madwoman to get this Chapter out, so I apologize profusely for the mistakes or terrible writing. Don't worry, don't worry! Harry will be with Snape, I PROMISE!! That's the point of this story, H/S Slash Machine!!! And I just think Oliver/Percy is so cute, so it is, along with many others, a teeny side path. Yes, Draco is a prat, and don't worry! There's a surprise in here that I think you'll like. Sorry if Snape is OOC, and if I'm doing rehearsals poorly. Just tell me and I'll try and fix it! (P.S. To any Snape-Ficcers out there, if you like please submit fic to my new Snape archive at [1]http://shiversnape.tripod.com/shiver.html -It's quite new now and the scheme isn't quite done, esp. graphics so don't judge a book by its cover!) Keep reviewing!-*AO
Note: Also BIG HUGE ALOHOMORA Thankers to :Tidmag, Prophetess of Hearts, F, Lise, Joy M., sevi snape, Ja'kai, and the others mentioned in Chapter 30! All of these are in no particular order and these are the most recent reviewers. ~*huggles to you all and cheers to you for liking Slash and Snape so much~*
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The next day the workers had lunch rehearsal with Snape and the Gryffindors noticed less animosity between their own and Slytherin house during Potions as well as less antipathy from Snape. The Gryffindors who had to be down for additional fittings or stage time met in the Common Room a half hour before rehearsal. Harry obviously hadn't told anyone about him and Malfoy.
It wasn't that he disliked it; no, the kissing obviously was amazing. They had met after rehearsal the first night and done it for a half an hour. Draco was experienced. Harry chewed on his lip as he thought about it more, it was only that there was no feeling in it. There was passion in it, fervent and hot and pure, but there was no mutual like or love or care. It was quite disconcerting. Ron and Hermoine came to see them off, each standing unusually close to each other, smiling embarrasedly if they met eyes. Ginny gave him a wan smile and they began to walk down to the stage, both very quiet, Fred, George, Neville, Seamus and Dean (who both had matching hickeys) showed up after them as they waited in the quiet on the stage. A extraterrestrial voice floated to them from the costume room and said, "In here please!" The gaggle of them approached and discovered Cho Chang and Kyra Espern and Pavarti Patel, who were each respectively playing Cobweb and Mustardseed. Moth was a
tiny first year who apparently hadn't shown up yet. Snape sat on a stool, observing Harry quietly. Harry tried to give a small smile but Snape looked away and he stared towards the floor, rebuked.
"Professor Snape and I would like to see some tests very quickly before rehersal so Harry, the fairies and Cho and Draco please come here. Alicia will take care of the rest of you." Angelina beckoned them forward and they separated from the rest of the group. Professor Trewlaney grabbed a large bundle of something or other as Angelina spoke and lined them up, in order, Kyra, Pavarti, Ginny, Cho, Draco and Harry, who was closest to Snape.
"Okay then, we'd like to test wings and other prosthesis. All the girl fairies will have some sort of wings, although they may vary. Sometimes they will be enchanted, others will not so you will have to get used to them. Harry? We're going to make you up with some horns, alright? And bear in mind there will be a lot of makeup. Basically, what we're thinking is..." Snape observed this all as Trewlaney draped the 4 main fairies (the first year stumbled in late, earning a dark look from Snape) in wire frames of enchanted wings, one rounded, one spiky, one very like wings, and one quite curvy. She then took Cho and showed her the design, huge, angelic, otherwordly wings that she would have to manuever. Cho smiled and took it all in stride as Angelina cast a narrow eye on Draco who looked smug.
"You are going to be in leather, so make sure you can move around. Lots of black, Malfoy." She warned him and moved to Harry, smiling.
"Harry, hun, there will be two small horns we will put in, right about-," she put her fingers just on the edge of his hairline, "-here." Professor Snape looked up and observed him.
"We'll also take care of your glasses, for the performances you will not need them. We can spell your eyes." He paused as Angelina gathered the frames from the girls' backs and said, "Is that all Trelawney? We have a lot to do."
"As I foresaw," but by the time she had uttered it they were already onto the stage. Remus Lupin and Oliver Wood sat deep in conversation, lounging on the floor when they entered. Raised bits of stage stood everywhere and a thick rope hung from the ceiling.
"As I would like these parts of the play to be quite memorable, we will be starting big and bold. I want you to use all aspects of the stage, especially you Potter. If you haven't noticed," he gave him a pointed look and Harry looked away, ashamed. Snape seemed to soften, at least Lupin noticed. "Well, I'd especially like you to try and use the rope when we go through the script. I assume you all have a firm grasp of your characters, as that is why I have chosen you from the part. Please sit down, I'd like to go over stage directions."
What followed was an immense undertaking of feverish notes by Draco, Harry and Lupin especially. Professor Snape was quite specific in his instructions, for example:
"Now Oberon, a few beats after Peaseblossom says her line you will enter in quite leonine." At which everyone needed an explanation for leonine.
Or:
"Puck, remember, you are alive! You are the spirit of youth and mischief. Before you say anything I want you sneaking all over the stage, jumping and making a grand entrance." Or, "Titania, you are powerful! Make it known, now." Or, "Fairies you are ready to serve." And especially to Lupin, "Bring up the lights...Sprout these vines, cue jungle, bring the flowers up," etc. The magic quill he held over the enlarged version of his script scribbled furiously as all the actors fought to keep up.
Finally they were through as Snape skipped over the small scene in between all the fairy action and between scenes and they were ready to go.
"Alright, now I want emotion! Just have a go as it is and then we'll work on it." He nodded grimly, as if expecting the worst and sat on the floor by Lupin, today wearing a black zip up hoodie.
Everyone set their jaws, Draco gave a superior as they waited around off stage. Snape had told them the fairies were to enter first, some flying, lounging and giggling and stretching in what he called, `provocative' poses. Ginny, Kyra, Pavarti and Eden, the first year whispered something to each other and Kyra walked to one of the raised set pieces, and sat on it, turning over and laying on her stomach, her arms lackadaisically hanging over the side as she lay her head on her arm. Eden twirled in, doing gentle dance turns and ending in a heap on the ground, giggling slightly. Pavarti and Ginny each entered at the same time, Ginny creeping behind Kyra and Pavarti stumbling in, as they all moved around, stretching and laying over the set, crawling along the ground like enchanted animals. At this point, Harry decided he'd better enter. He peered around a stick that symbolized a tree and took a flying run towards downstage, crouching towards the ground and watching the fairies.
He crawled, his body low to the ground, across down stage and tiptoed up to one of the raised set pieces. Grinning broadly he ran a hand through his hair and took yet another, larger leap and landed with a bang by the rope that was the vine. The fairies shrieked as he called joyfully,
"How now spirit, wither wander you?" The fairies ran towards him, giggling and stretching. Snape had divided the long monologue into parts and Kyra began as Harry leaned against the set and twisted himself around the rope.
"...in those freckles live their savors," Harry was laying stomach down, face in hands as the fairies eagerly explained up to him from floor of the stage. As Ginny finished the speech Harry bounded from his spot after them and they scattered to all corners around him.
"The king doth keep his revels here to-night!" He boomed impressively and then crouched to the ground, beckoning them forward, "Take heed the queen come not within his sight," and mystically, in a low yet loud tone explained to them as they leaned in. Ginny had gotten up at the last words of his part and was shaking her head, walking circles around him.
"Either I mistake your shape and making quite..." She observed him with scrutiny and the rest of the fairies nodded and all chorused, "Are not you he?" Harry was away from himself and didn't even care that Snape was looking at him with impressed longing. He leaned down with a smirk in his green eyes and the fairies crowded round him.
"Thou speakest aright!" He crowed and jumped downstage, squeezing the last bit of comedy out of his explanation but stopped immediatley at Oberon's entrance and bounded towards the rope, "But room fairy, here comes Oberon!" He jumped onto the rope and hung on for dear life as Draco stalked in, commanding presence. Little Eden looked offstage and squealed, "And here my mistress! Would that he were gone..." Cho came from the opposite as Draco, downstage left and smiled benevolently as the fairies bowed and kneeled and danced around her. Draco leaned against a tree and watched her with slitted eyes as she spotted Harry and walked to the raised level of the stage where the vine hung. She stood staring at flower until Draco mounted it and growled, "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania..."
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Snape watched as Harry struggled to maintain his spot between Cho and Draco as they proceeded with the scene. He would have to make sure the fairies stayed in character and noticed that Cho seemed slightly intimidated by Draco's sneering, strong King Oberon.
"These are the forgeries of jealousy.." she began bravely and he watched as she continued, slightly bored he thought as she read from the script, and Draco, holding his scoffed at her words. Overall, he thought, the scene was going well, Harry was perfect for Puck, bounding like a dancer all over the stage. People responded well around him. They continued the scene, and Snape marked that there was not enough tension, but it could be worked on. Draco approached Cho innocently, seductively almost and he watched Harry squirm.
"Give me that boy, and I will go with thee.." he breathed and Cho lost her façade as Titania, but took a deep breath and commanded proudly, "Not for thy fairy kingdom! Fairies, away!/We shall chide downright if I longer stay/" She strode from the stage and Draco seethed, throwing a hand at her. "Well go thy way!"
Snape waited with baited breath. Puck and Oberon's scenes were some of the best in the play, not only from his experience and from their relationship. It was obvious what was going on with Draco and Harry, being the head of Slytherin house that he was, it was hard for him to miss it. And much as he put up fronts, he didn't want Harry to get hurt. Draco was different, he was not right for Harry. Snape knew, he knew exactly. He noticed Harry shiver as Draco drawled from the ground he was laying, script next to him as they went slower than normal, "My gentle Puck, come hither..." Harry didn't come close, not exactly the reaction Snape was looking for where Puck crawls from his vine, almost next to or on top of Oberon, but he didn't comment. There would be time enough for that later.
He stopped the scene when Helena and Demetrius entered, all the actors coming from their spots over to him.
"For the most part that was excellent! However, I want context, people!" Why did he say that, he thought, people? I'm going insane. "I need thoughts, I need more tension, this is big! The fairy world is in an uproar, Puck is scaring people out of their minds, Titania and Oberon are having marriage counseling in the middle of everywhere, accusations of infidelity flying! We will have to work on this, but I would like to lead you through the next bits. We will go over the beginning afterwards. Now remember, be memorizing, always thinking, and staying true to character!" He was getting rather vehement here, with interesting looks coming from Cho, Harry and Draco.
"Alright, I want the Fairy girls to enter from all sides. We'll have a few boys in here. Eden? This is where I'll want the bit of dancing. Now, you are the Queen's right hands, and after your song, Cho will go into that bit of stage that will come over during the interlude. After the song, when Cho walks in there, you will begin to touch bits of plants, flowers, vines and they will bloom. Fairies, I want you to enter, examining all bits. Go on now."
Ginny, Eden, Kyra and Pavarti all flounced in and he rubbed his temples. "We'll work on that later..." he muttered to them as they wandered the stage and he called, "Cho! In now!" Cho walked in and bid them forward, murmuring her lines in a soupy voice, "...then to your offices and let me rest.." The fairies curtsied and extended back out, pulling at imaginary vines as Cho turned and stood there. "During this part, Ms. Chang, Your wings will extend and contract. Girls? Just please recite the song." He sighed in relief as they chanted, "Philomel with melody.." Cho quietly walked to the end and the girls went around the stage and touched invisible plants as Ginny mounted a platform and sat there. "Now, Peaseblossom you will announce your guardpost and the rest of you will melt or something along those lines to the ground. Remember, be otherworldly!" Ginny nodded determinedly and roared, "Hence away now all is well/ One aloof stand sentinel!" Snape winced but nodded and called
out, "Now Draco you'll enter, just put your script down for the moment, yes, and then get up on the platform, behind Ginny. Now remember, you are the king! You are the epitome of the male specimen," Ginny and Harry blushed at the same time, "So you are going to get this fairy away. Get behind her and take your hands and put them down her shoulders, yes, and down her abdomen. Now Ginny, you will be-," but he didn't need to finish the thought as Ginny had gone red and stiffened, almost melting under his touch. She slunk away and Draco approached Titania's bower.
They finished the small scene and then went over Puck's entrance, and Harry had some trouble keeping up on the vine, but Snape explained that they would work on it. He announced the rehearsal over and Lupin went to find Trelawney as Cho, Ginny and the rest of the girls left, Draco murmuring something in Harry's ear and slinking off.
"Potter," Snape called quietly, "I'd like a word." Harry fell to attention, looking quite expectant and Snape wanted to bring him into his arms. Instead he only-
"Nice job tonight, Potter. We'll be working on some levitating and gravity spells for you. Your glasses will also be gone." Harry nodded quickly, looking at his shoes.
"Thank you Professor."
"And Potter? I'd appreciate it if you used the Gryffindor passage from here, as I don't want any confrontation between you and Mr. Malfoy." Harry reddened and Snape made sure he went into his own common room, walking out the passage into the Great Hall, ignoring the smoldering pale eyes that stared out from the darkness.
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References
1. http://shiversnape.tripod.com/shiver.html-It%C3%A2s