Sorry it took me so long to update.
Becky was sitting at a table in the sidewalk cafe of the ice cream parlor. She was waiting for Severus to arrive. They both agreed that they were to meet there at four and it was now five. Becky concluded that he must have had an extra shop to go to, or he was probably caught up in some boring Potions book at Flourish and Blotts.
Becky took the cherry off her ice cream sundae and popped it into her mouth. She ate the cherry and discarded the stem from her cheek. She stared at it in wonderment, speculating how people tied them into knots with their tongue. It seemed ludicrously impossible her. She then placed it back into her mouth and began a duel with it with her tongue. A few people who passed by, grinned at her since she was making funny faces while attempting the silly trick.
"Trying to draw attention to yourself?" his silky, velvety voice purred from the parlor entrance.
She removed the stem and replied simply, "No, more like trying to perform the impossible."
"Define 'the impossible'," he joked, sitting down across from her.
"To put a knot in a cherry stem with my tongue," she depicted.
He arched an eyebrow at her as to say "How childish. . .yet so like you."
"I see," he remarked, grabbing the cherry stem from Becky's hand.
He popped it into his own mouth and moved it around with his tongue. Five seconds later he opened his mouth and dislodged the knotted cherry stem. He held it up in front of Becky and waved it around.
"How did you. . .," she started, but was so amazed that he could ever do something so goofy, that she couldn't finish her sentence.
"I could do it ever since I was five," he stated easily, ignoring the huge grin on Becky's face. "And yes, even though I am a heartless bastard I am still gifted with the ability to do certain odd tricks."
"You're not a heartless bastard at all," she said. "I think you're the sweetest guy I know. However, I wasn't aware of your sweet side until I got to know you."
Severus chuckled at being classified as sweet, "I may be kind, but not sweet."
Becky laughed and glanced down at his apparel. He wasn't even wearing his robe. Becky was quite sure he was wearing it when they parted.
"Where is your robe?" she asked confused.
Before Severus could answer a thin lady ran up to their table and said, "Severus, darling. You left your robe at my place."
Becky glared at the attractive, older woman.
"Thankyou, Miss Scorch," he said, presumably annoyed.
She put her hand on Severus' shoulder and then jumped when she saw Becky.
"Oh, hello! You must be Severus' sister!"
"Is that what he told you?" Becky asked, furious.
Before the lady could answer, Severus stood up quickly, causing the lady's hand to be knocked off of his shoulder.
"Miss Scorch, may I suggest you return to your abode-,"
"Oh, nonsense!" Becky said quickly. "I would like to know who your lady friend is."
"Sibelius Scorch!" she said gleefully as she stuck out her hand to shake Becky's.
Becky didn't acknowledge her hand and asked, "And how are you acquainted with Severus?"
"Oh! Well you see, we-,"
"Enough of this chatter!" Severus sneered at the two women. " Let's go, Becky."
And before Becky could protest, Severus grabbed her hand and disapparated both of them to Hogwarts.
Becky was sitting at a table in the sidewalk cafe of the ice cream parlor. She was waiting for Severus to arrive. They both agreed that they were to meet there at four and it was now five. Becky concluded that he must have had an extra shop to go to, or he was probably caught up in some boring Potions book at Flourish and Blotts.
Becky took the cherry off her ice cream sundae and popped it into her mouth. She ate the cherry and discarded the stem from her cheek. She stared at it in wonderment, speculating how people tied them into knots with their tongue. It seemed ludicrously impossible her. She then placed it back into her mouth and began a duel with it with her tongue. A few people who passed by, grinned at her since she was making funny faces while attempting the silly trick.
"Trying to draw attention to yourself?" his silky, velvety voice purred from the parlor entrance.
She removed the stem and replied simply, "No, more like trying to perform the impossible."
"Define 'the impossible'," he joked, sitting down across from her.
"To put a knot in a cherry stem with my tongue," she depicted.
He arched an eyebrow at her as to say "How childish. . .yet so like you."
"I see," he remarked, grabbing the cherry stem from Becky's hand.
He popped it into his own mouth and moved it around with his tongue. Five seconds later he opened his mouth and dislodged the knotted cherry stem. He held it up in front of Becky and waved it around.
"How did you. . .," she started, but was so amazed that he could ever do something so goofy, that she couldn't finish her sentence.
"I could do it ever since I was five," he stated easily, ignoring the huge grin on Becky's face. "And yes, even though I am a heartless bastard I am still gifted with the ability to do certain odd tricks."
"You're not a heartless bastard at all," she said. "I think you're the sweetest guy I know. However, I wasn't aware of your sweet side until I got to know you."
Severus chuckled at being classified as sweet, "I may be kind, but not sweet."
Becky laughed and glanced down at his apparel. He wasn't even wearing his robe. Becky was quite sure he was wearing it when they parted.
"Where is your robe?" she asked confused.
Before Severus could answer a thin lady ran up to their table and said, "Severus, darling. You left your robe at my place."
Becky glared at the attractive, older woman.
"Thankyou, Miss Scorch," he said, presumably annoyed.
She put her hand on Severus' shoulder and then jumped when she saw Becky.
"Oh, hello! You must be Severus' sister!"
"Is that what he told you?" Becky asked, furious.
Before the lady could answer, Severus stood up quickly, causing the lady's hand to be knocked off of his shoulder.
"Miss Scorch, may I suggest you return to your abode-,"
"Oh, nonsense!" Becky said quickly. "I would like to know who your lady friend is."
"Sibelius Scorch!" she said gleefully as she stuck out her hand to shake Becky's.
Becky didn't acknowledge her hand and asked, "And how are you acquainted with Severus?"
"Oh! Well you see, we-,"
"Enough of this chatter!" Severus sneered at the two women. " Let's go, Becky."
And before Becky could protest, Severus grabbed her hand and disapparated both of them to Hogwarts.