1 Rating and disclaimers: Same as the others chapters…
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Snape almost stepped on Jacob as he came in to the entrance hall. It was obviously that the boy had been waiting for him.
"Are you ready?" He asked the boy, who nodded enthusiastically. "I have to fetch something from Hagrid, if you can meet me at the gates?"
Some minutes later they were walking in direction of Hogsmeade, Snape with a basket with a cover on his arm. Jacob was curious on what was inside the basked, but he didn't dare asking.
Walking in silence the two wizards soon arrived the home of Jacob's mother.
It was a lovely day, and she was outside in the garden with her two youngest boys. At the squeak from the garden gate, she turned and recognised her guests.
"Professor!" she said.
"Severus!" he corrected her, but she didn't listen, as she looked at her oldest son: "Jacob! I didn't think you were coming!?" Hugging her son, who was blushing from being treated like the child he was in front of the potions master, she turned to Snape: "Thank you for bringing my son with you, that's the best birthday present anyone could have given me!"
"Mother, I have a present for you!" the boy said with a muffled voice, caused by the fact he was still being held against her. Severus watched them, and felt a sudden wish to feel how it would be held like the boy…
Occotina released her son, and made them join her at the garden table as she opened the gift from her son. It was a book, called: "150 magical ways to clean up after home-disasters"
Occotina laughed, "Well I guess that can be useful, with you at Hogwarts I only need 150. If you still were living with me and the other boys, I would have needed another 150…"
Jacob blushed and looked at Snape, who bit his lip not to laugh, she was saying the truth. Occotina caressed her boys hair, "Now you go and play with your brothers, We wont be eating yet."
Severus cleared his voice, "I, er, I have something for you too, Occotina."
She stared at him, "For me? That's very nice of you, but bringing Jacob was gift enough…"
He couldn't help himself from teasing her, "Very well, then i guess you don't want the gift from Dumbledore either, and you don't want to know what's in the basket?"
She blushed, just like her son, and Severus felt his stomach lurched at the sight, she was so beautiful!
"Well, I…"She started, and he interrupted her: "Of course you want them! Here, take the one from Dumbledore first!"
He put his hand in his pocket, and pulled out a small package, tapped with his wand, making it grow to its real size. He placed the rather large box on the ground, and turned to Occotina. "Open it" he said, smiling.
She removed the paper, and looked a bit puzzled at the sight of a fire extinguisher, of the kind muggles use.
She looked at Snape with her face looking like a question mark. He smirked and said: Dumbledore said that even a educated witch might need one in a hurry, since its not always time to use a spell to stop a fire. And with the tempo your sons are making disasters, he thought it might be useful…You know how to use it, don't you?"
She smiled weakly, and nodded. Could you carry it inside for me? I think its proper place will be in the hall."
He did, and returned.
"Then there is the last gift." He said, and placed the basket on her lap.
She removed the cover, and "OH MY GOD!" she cried.
The boys heard her shout, and came to se what the potions master had given her.
She was sitting with a tiny little ball of brown fur on her arm. The ball twisted happily, and tried to use its soft pink tongue to wash away the tears of happiness that was making their way down her cheeks.
Severus told her what Hagrid had told him: "It's a soft coated wheaten terrier. First I thought of giving you a crup, but I thought it would be a little to much together with the boys and all…"
He was quiet for a moment, looking at her. He knew she liked dogs, but he hadn't expected her to start crying? He told her that, and through her sobs she explained: "I love dogs, but my husband hates them. When I met him I had an old wheaten terrier, and he didn't aloud me to bring him with me. The dog was 10 years old, and he died some months later. I haven't had a dog since"
Again Severus cursed her husband inside himself, wondering how many times he had done that…
Occotina hugged the little dog, "But this one is very dark brown, I thought all the wheaten terriers were beige?"
"Not this one," Severus smiled, "two of the puppets were brown, and the owner was going to kill them, as he could sell them. Hagrid told me some days ago, and when Jacob told me about his birthday, I was certain you would like one. He's name is Coffee!"
"Coffee!" she smiled to the little dog. Then she realised something: "What about the other brown puppy?"
"Madam Hooch are taking care of it, so it's safe to. Hers is called Java, by the way…"
"Mother! There is a spooky noise in the hall!", Jonas came running out of the house, looking scared.
"What?" Occotina jump on to her feet, placed Coffee in his basket, and ran inside with Snape in her heels.
"Oh, no!" she said, staring at the walls in the hall, "oh, no!»…
"I didn't mean to do it Mother" Jonas was sobbing, sure he was going to get a scolding from her mother, "I didn't, mean to…"
His mother didn't answer, she was just staring at the hall, covered with dust from the fire extinguisher…On the floor it mostly looked white, but at the red walls it looked yellow…
"Er, " said the nearly speechless Snape, "There was an seal on it, to prevent this to happen, where did that go?"
"Edwin ate it!" Jonas explained, and when i was going to move it away from him, it just started to dust everything, and , " He started to sob again…..
The two adults stared at each other, trying hard not to laugh; this was way to hilarious….
"er, Mother?" Jacob said, and handed her the book he had given her for her birthday, "i think you might need this…"
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A/n: This chapter is inspired by my two sons, as the youngest removed the seal on our fire extinguisher, and the oldest blew it up in our hall last week.
And it's true, the dust look yellow on a red wall….
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Snape almost stepped on Jacob as he came in to the entrance hall. It was obviously that the boy had been waiting for him.
"Are you ready?" He asked the boy, who nodded enthusiastically. "I have to fetch something from Hagrid, if you can meet me at the gates?"
Some minutes later they were walking in direction of Hogsmeade, Snape with a basket with a cover on his arm. Jacob was curious on what was inside the basked, but he didn't dare asking.
Walking in silence the two wizards soon arrived the home of Jacob's mother.
It was a lovely day, and she was outside in the garden with her two youngest boys. At the squeak from the garden gate, she turned and recognised her guests.
"Professor!" she said.
"Severus!" he corrected her, but she didn't listen, as she looked at her oldest son: "Jacob! I didn't think you were coming!?" Hugging her son, who was blushing from being treated like the child he was in front of the potions master, she turned to Snape: "Thank you for bringing my son with you, that's the best birthday present anyone could have given me!"
"Mother, I have a present for you!" the boy said with a muffled voice, caused by the fact he was still being held against her. Severus watched them, and felt a sudden wish to feel how it would be held like the boy…
Occotina released her son, and made them join her at the garden table as she opened the gift from her son. It was a book, called: "150 magical ways to clean up after home-disasters"
Occotina laughed, "Well I guess that can be useful, with you at Hogwarts I only need 150. If you still were living with me and the other boys, I would have needed another 150…"
Jacob blushed and looked at Snape, who bit his lip not to laugh, she was saying the truth. Occotina caressed her boys hair, "Now you go and play with your brothers, We wont be eating yet."
Severus cleared his voice, "I, er, I have something for you too, Occotina."
She stared at him, "For me? That's very nice of you, but bringing Jacob was gift enough…"
He couldn't help himself from teasing her, "Very well, then i guess you don't want the gift from Dumbledore either, and you don't want to know what's in the basket?"
She blushed, just like her son, and Severus felt his stomach lurched at the sight, she was so beautiful!
"Well, I…"She started, and he interrupted her: "Of course you want them! Here, take the one from Dumbledore first!"
He put his hand in his pocket, and pulled out a small package, tapped with his wand, making it grow to its real size. He placed the rather large box on the ground, and turned to Occotina. "Open it" he said, smiling.
She removed the paper, and looked a bit puzzled at the sight of a fire extinguisher, of the kind muggles use.
She looked at Snape with her face looking like a question mark. He smirked and said: Dumbledore said that even a educated witch might need one in a hurry, since its not always time to use a spell to stop a fire. And with the tempo your sons are making disasters, he thought it might be useful…You know how to use it, don't you?"
She smiled weakly, and nodded. Could you carry it inside for me? I think its proper place will be in the hall."
He did, and returned.
"Then there is the last gift." He said, and placed the basket on her lap.
She removed the cover, and "OH MY GOD!" she cried.
The boys heard her shout, and came to se what the potions master had given her.
She was sitting with a tiny little ball of brown fur on her arm. The ball twisted happily, and tried to use its soft pink tongue to wash away the tears of happiness that was making their way down her cheeks.
Severus told her what Hagrid had told him: "It's a soft coated wheaten terrier. First I thought of giving you a crup, but I thought it would be a little to much together with the boys and all…"
He was quiet for a moment, looking at her. He knew she liked dogs, but he hadn't expected her to start crying? He told her that, and through her sobs she explained: "I love dogs, but my husband hates them. When I met him I had an old wheaten terrier, and he didn't aloud me to bring him with me. The dog was 10 years old, and he died some months later. I haven't had a dog since"
Again Severus cursed her husband inside himself, wondering how many times he had done that…
Occotina hugged the little dog, "But this one is very dark brown, I thought all the wheaten terriers were beige?"
"Not this one," Severus smiled, "two of the puppets were brown, and the owner was going to kill them, as he could sell them. Hagrid told me some days ago, and when Jacob told me about his birthday, I was certain you would like one. He's name is Coffee!"
"Coffee!" she smiled to the little dog. Then she realised something: "What about the other brown puppy?"
"Madam Hooch are taking care of it, so it's safe to. Hers is called Java, by the way…"
"Mother! There is a spooky noise in the hall!", Jonas came running out of the house, looking scared.
"What?" Occotina jump on to her feet, placed Coffee in his basket, and ran inside with Snape in her heels.
"Oh, no!" she said, staring at the walls in the hall, "oh, no!»…
"I didn't mean to do it Mother" Jonas was sobbing, sure he was going to get a scolding from her mother, "I didn't, mean to…"
His mother didn't answer, she was just staring at the hall, covered with dust from the fire extinguisher…On the floor it mostly looked white, but at the red walls it looked yellow…
"Er, " said the nearly speechless Snape, "There was an seal on it, to prevent this to happen, where did that go?"
"Edwin ate it!" Jonas explained, and when i was going to move it away from him, it just started to dust everything, and , " He started to sob again…..
The two adults stared at each other, trying hard not to laugh; this was way to hilarious….
"er, Mother?" Jacob said, and handed her the book he had given her for her birthday, "i think you might need this…"
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A/n: This chapter is inspired by my two sons, as the youngest removed the seal on our fire extinguisher, and the oldest blew it up in our hall last week.
And it's true, the dust look yellow on a red wall….