Chapter 5-
Andromeda read the letter from Remus happily. It had been a very long time since they had spoken face to face to each other, but none the less, the letter was a happy turn of events.
The letter informed her that Remus would be visiting Dumbledore that very week, and that he looked forward to seeing her again. Andromeda finished reading, folding the letter back up, and took up a quill and some parchment. She began writing:
"Dear Remus- I can't wait to see you! It's been too long. However, this week I am attempting to teach Severus to be a muggle. You're welcome to help if you'd like; your experience in the muggle world would be helpful. There's a lot more to the situation than that, but it's a bit confusing to discuss in a letter. I await your arrival eagerly! Love always- Andromeda"
Andromeda read the letter back to herself. 'Love always' she had written. If only it was that easy. You see, a while back, Severus, Remus and Gilderoy had fought over Andromeda, and she had to do the horrible task of choosing one of them. Of course, she was under some kind of potion; or else Gilderoy would completely be out of the question.
She fooled the men into believing the potion had worn off, but the truth was that she couldn't break their hearts. The truth was, she loved Remus with all her heart. But she never told him, and they remained good friends.
Severus was still sulking about the dungeons when Andromeda met him downstairs.
"Good morning, Severus." Andromeda said as she closed the door to his office. "You're not still mad about yesterday, are you?"
Severus gave her a glare. "Let's just say I'm considering letting the SSS crucify you."
"I love you, too." Andromeda replied, sitting down. "Are you ready to learn what it's REALLY like to be a muggle?"
"Yes," Severus said, "If you're REALLY ready to each me. No more nonsense."
"All right then." Andromeda stood up again. "The first thing you need is muggle clothing." Severus gave her a look. "REAL muggle clothing." She corrected.
Andromeda walked around him, observing his posture, height, and everything you might need to know when looking for clothes. "I really don't think black's your color." Andromeda said.
"Perhaps charcoal." She mused, and she took out her wand. In a puff of smoke, Severus stood no longer in his black robes, but a charcoal dinner jacket, black pants, and a white dress shirt.
Andromeda conjured a mirror. "What do you think?" she asked. Severus took a look at the mirror. "Are you sure this is how Muggles dress?" he asked.
"The ones I've seen on Wall Street do." She replied. "Now we need to do something about your hair..."
"NO!" Severus exclaimed, stepping back. "I don't trust you with scissors!"
"Fine." Andromeda pouted. "Then I'll use this." She held up her wand, and in another puff of smoke, Severus's hair was a bright pink Mohawk. "Oh, dear." Andromeda said, making sure she was standing in front of the mirror so Severus couldn't see.
"What?" Severus asked suspiciously.
"NOTHING!" Andromeda said, and se pointed her wand at him again. This time, when the smoke cleared, the Mohawk was gone. Severus's hair was considerably shorter than before, still black, and still greasy. Still, it looked more muggle-y.
"How does it look?" Severus asked.
"It looks different." Andromeda said. "But I can still see my reflection in your hair."
Just as Severus was about to make a reply, the door swung open, and in walked Elanor Dawn and her friends, Jackie and Savannah.
Jackie was a bit taller than Elanor, and she sported brown hair and green eyes. She was described by her friends as 'insane', and it was obvious that she went out of her way to annoy Snape.
Savannah was quiet the contrast from Jackie, who had red hair and blue eyes. She was a beater on the Slytherin team, and surely gave Gryffindor a run for their money. Despite her being in Slytherin, Snape still wasn't fond of her, due to the fact that her last name, Flockhart, rhymed with 'Lockhart'.
"Yes, girls?" Andromeda asked. But they didn't hear her. They were too busy ogling Snape, and his brand new look.
"GIRLS!" Andromeda yelled, snapping the trio out of their trance.
"Sorry." Savannah said, coming forward. "Richal told us to bring this to you." She told Andromeda, still not looking away from Severus, and handing her a packet.
"What is it?" Andromeda asked.
Elanor surfaced from Jackie's backpack, from which she was stealing a sandwich, and replied, "It's the hotel arrangements for the SSS trip this week."
"All right," Andromeda said, looking the papers over.
Severus flinched at the mention of the SSS, but still tried to keep his movements to a minimum, knowing Jackie loved to mimic everything he did.
"Is that all?" Andromeda asked.
There was no reply. They were once again watching Snape.
"IS THAT ALL?" Andromeda repeated.
"Yeah!" Elanor said, popping back out of the trance. "See ya later!"
Andromeda shut the door behind the girls and turned back to Severus. "That was interesting." She remarked.
"What do those papers say?" Severus growled.
"They just say which hotel I'm staying in, and who I stay with." She replied. "It says I'm in a room with Andrea Pacey, she's a Slytherin, someone named Bunnie... she's not from here... Ramar Raven... she graduated from Hogwarts four years ago."
"Where am I going to stay?" Severus asked.
"I don't know... we'll have to get reservations at another hotel."
"How are we going to get there?" he asked.
Andromeda fidgeted a bit. "We're going on a plane." She gulped.
"What's so bad about planes?" he asked.
"I'm a bit frightened of them." She said sheepishly.
Severus was taken aback. He had never known Andromeda to be afraid of much of anything.
"Anyway." Andromeda said, changing the subject. "I'd better get to class. I guess I'll see you tonight, then?"
Severus nodded and watched her go. He looked in the mirror again. He couldn't believe this is really what Muggles wear.
Hi, all. Boy, am I tired! Jet lag deserves to DIE! I'm sick today, so I took work off, and I'm sitting here typing and watching this American show, Invader Zim, and of course, my favourite movie in the whole world, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." I recently visited the USA and saw NYC for myself, so I did my research, thank you very much.
NEXT CHAPTER: Remus comes to visit, bringing along an unpleasant surprise, Severus and Andromeda continue training, and Severus gets drunk on the plane. Fun, fun, fun.
Andromeda read the letter from Remus happily. It had been a very long time since they had spoken face to face to each other, but none the less, the letter was a happy turn of events.
The letter informed her that Remus would be visiting Dumbledore that very week, and that he looked forward to seeing her again. Andromeda finished reading, folding the letter back up, and took up a quill and some parchment. She began writing:
"Dear Remus- I can't wait to see you! It's been too long. However, this week I am attempting to teach Severus to be a muggle. You're welcome to help if you'd like; your experience in the muggle world would be helpful. There's a lot more to the situation than that, but it's a bit confusing to discuss in a letter. I await your arrival eagerly! Love always- Andromeda"
Andromeda read the letter back to herself. 'Love always' she had written. If only it was that easy. You see, a while back, Severus, Remus and Gilderoy had fought over Andromeda, and she had to do the horrible task of choosing one of them. Of course, she was under some kind of potion; or else Gilderoy would completely be out of the question.
She fooled the men into believing the potion had worn off, but the truth was that she couldn't break their hearts. The truth was, she loved Remus with all her heart. But she never told him, and they remained good friends.
Severus was still sulking about the dungeons when Andromeda met him downstairs.
"Good morning, Severus." Andromeda said as she closed the door to his office. "You're not still mad about yesterday, are you?"
Severus gave her a glare. "Let's just say I'm considering letting the SSS crucify you."
"I love you, too." Andromeda replied, sitting down. "Are you ready to learn what it's REALLY like to be a muggle?"
"Yes," Severus said, "If you're REALLY ready to each me. No more nonsense."
"All right then." Andromeda stood up again. "The first thing you need is muggle clothing." Severus gave her a look. "REAL muggle clothing." She corrected.
Andromeda walked around him, observing his posture, height, and everything you might need to know when looking for clothes. "I really don't think black's your color." Andromeda said.
"Perhaps charcoal." She mused, and she took out her wand. In a puff of smoke, Severus stood no longer in his black robes, but a charcoal dinner jacket, black pants, and a white dress shirt.
Andromeda conjured a mirror. "What do you think?" she asked. Severus took a look at the mirror. "Are you sure this is how Muggles dress?" he asked.
"The ones I've seen on Wall Street do." She replied. "Now we need to do something about your hair..."
"NO!" Severus exclaimed, stepping back. "I don't trust you with scissors!"
"Fine." Andromeda pouted. "Then I'll use this." She held up her wand, and in another puff of smoke, Severus's hair was a bright pink Mohawk. "Oh, dear." Andromeda said, making sure she was standing in front of the mirror so Severus couldn't see.
"What?" Severus asked suspiciously.
"NOTHING!" Andromeda said, and se pointed her wand at him again. This time, when the smoke cleared, the Mohawk was gone. Severus's hair was considerably shorter than before, still black, and still greasy. Still, it looked more muggle-y.
"How does it look?" Severus asked.
"It looks different." Andromeda said. "But I can still see my reflection in your hair."
Just as Severus was about to make a reply, the door swung open, and in walked Elanor Dawn and her friends, Jackie and Savannah.
Jackie was a bit taller than Elanor, and she sported brown hair and green eyes. She was described by her friends as 'insane', and it was obvious that she went out of her way to annoy Snape.
Savannah was quiet the contrast from Jackie, who had red hair and blue eyes. She was a beater on the Slytherin team, and surely gave Gryffindor a run for their money. Despite her being in Slytherin, Snape still wasn't fond of her, due to the fact that her last name, Flockhart, rhymed with 'Lockhart'.
"Yes, girls?" Andromeda asked. But they didn't hear her. They were too busy ogling Snape, and his brand new look.
"GIRLS!" Andromeda yelled, snapping the trio out of their trance.
"Sorry." Savannah said, coming forward. "Richal told us to bring this to you." She told Andromeda, still not looking away from Severus, and handing her a packet.
"What is it?" Andromeda asked.
Elanor surfaced from Jackie's backpack, from which she was stealing a sandwich, and replied, "It's the hotel arrangements for the SSS trip this week."
"All right," Andromeda said, looking the papers over.
Severus flinched at the mention of the SSS, but still tried to keep his movements to a minimum, knowing Jackie loved to mimic everything he did.
"Is that all?" Andromeda asked.
There was no reply. They were once again watching Snape.
"IS THAT ALL?" Andromeda repeated.
"Yeah!" Elanor said, popping back out of the trance. "See ya later!"
Andromeda shut the door behind the girls and turned back to Severus. "That was interesting." She remarked.
"What do those papers say?" Severus growled.
"They just say which hotel I'm staying in, and who I stay with." She replied. "It says I'm in a room with Andrea Pacey, she's a Slytherin, someone named Bunnie... she's not from here... Ramar Raven... she graduated from Hogwarts four years ago."
"Where am I going to stay?" Severus asked.
"I don't know... we'll have to get reservations at another hotel."
"How are we going to get there?" he asked.
Andromeda fidgeted a bit. "We're going on a plane." She gulped.
"What's so bad about planes?" he asked.
"I'm a bit frightened of them." She said sheepishly.
Severus was taken aback. He had never known Andromeda to be afraid of much of anything.
"Anyway." Andromeda said, changing the subject. "I'd better get to class. I guess I'll see you tonight, then?"
Severus nodded and watched her go. He looked in the mirror again. He couldn't believe this is really what Muggles wear.
Hi, all. Boy, am I tired! Jet lag deserves to DIE! I'm sick today, so I took work off, and I'm sitting here typing and watching this American show, Invader Zim, and of course, my favourite movie in the whole world, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." I recently visited the USA and saw NYC for myself, so I did my research, thank you very much.
NEXT CHAPTER: Remus comes to visit, bringing along an unpleasant surprise, Severus and Andromeda continue training, and Severus gets drunk on the plane. Fun, fun, fun.