Severus dashed up the stairs of the hotel, Sirius right behind him,
trying to explain what he just blurted out. Snape found his way to
Andromeda's floor and hurriedly ran down the hallways, tipping over people
as he passed.
Her room came up quickly, and he kicked open the door.
"Ow!" Andromeda's voice cried as the door hit her in the face. She put her hand to her nose as it started to bleed. "What was that for?"
"It was for this!" Severus snapped, pointing his wand at his and yelling 'Revellos!' Andromeda's golden locks melted away into jet-black spirals. Her eyes faded slowly from brown to blue, her lips became darker, her ears smaller, and suddenly, she didn't look as much like Andromeda anymore.
"Severus, I-..." Andromeda stuttered, but she couldn't form the words. She had gotten herself into this, but she didn't know how to get out.
"I'm going to the soda machine." Sirius quickly said, and hurried out through the door.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Severus yelled, practically shaking the room. "All these years- I thought you were dead!"
"I was going to!" Andromeda cried. "But you would have hated me for it! And you were the only friend I had! And I felt like we could start over and-..."
Severus turned away from her, fists clenched in rage, starting to realize the person he was talking to.
"I knew you would take it like this." Andromeda said softer. "Now that you know, I expect you'll treat me like Harry, won't you? Just like you did before. Just because my brother was popular and a great Quidditch player and married Lily. And that you just got me, and I wasn't good enough."
Severus winced at this.
"Don't bring her into this." Severus said.
"I didn't." Andromeda replied, heading for the door. "You did."
She walked into the hall and closed the door behind her, trying to conceal a tear that wanted to run down her cheek.
Severus was left alone. And in more ways than one.
~*~
Sirius was currently struggling with the blasted muggle soda machine.
"Where are you supposed to put in the money?" Sirius asked himself, trying to shove a sickle into the machine.
Sirius had met Remus in the soda lounge, and together, they had devised a plan to get into the soda machine.
"What does this plug thing do?"
ZAP!
"Sirius! Hurry, into the sink! No- put down the-..." ZZZAAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!
"-plug..."
"Hey, I found this pickax!"
RAM! Sploooooooosh!
"Huzzah! Soda for all!"
~*~
Andromeda found Remus and Sirius knee deep in Cherry Cola.
"What are you two doing?" Andromeda asked, her voice still a bit quivery from the row with Severus.
"We broke into the muggle soda machine, Annie!" Sirius said.
Andromeda put her face into her hand. She was developing a headache. "You do know that from now on, I'm going pretend I don't know you."
"You already did that, Miss Potter." Sirius pointed out. He didn't notice Andromeda's motions that informed him not to say that in front of Remus.
"Miss Potter?" Remus asked, turning to Sirius. "What are you talking about?" He turned to Andromeda. "What's he talking about, Andromeda?"
But all he needed to do was to take a good look at Andromeda. He hadn't noticed the changes, her hair, her eyes, everything. His mouth dropped open in disbelief.
"Annie?" Remus whispered.
"I'm going to go to the soda machine." Sirius said quickly, before making the sad discovery that he already was at the soda machine.
Andromeda's lips twitched. "I'm sorry." She whispered. She opened her mouth to say something else, but thought better of it. She suddenly broke out crying, and walked out of the room, and turned for the elevator. The only words anyone could make out were 'I'm going home.'
~*~
And so, for this chapter's comic relief, we turn to Gilderoy, who has stationed himself in the lobby once again, taking crayon to paper in his journal.
'I AM SO PRITTEE.' Gilderoy wrote. 'I AM PRITTEEER THAN THAT MAN ON THE OTHER SIED OF THE LOBBEE.'
Gilderoy through a grin over to the man in the lobby of which he was referring to.
'WEN ANDROMIDA ND ME R MARREED,' Gilderoy continued, "SHE MITE BE PRETTIER THAN MEE.'
Gilderoy looked puzzled for a moment.
"MAYBEE NOT.'
Gilderoy was interrupted by a crying Andromeda running out of an elevator, through the lobby, and out the door.
'ANDROMIDA IZ SAD.' Gilderoy wrote. 'I THINK SHEE THINKS I DOENT LUV HER ANEEMOR! SUMTIMS I WUNDER ABOT HER INTELIJINC!'
Gilderoy shook his head in sympathy for Andromeda. He was about to write a poem about how much he liked cheese, when Severus also came out of an elevator, making his way for the door.
"Hi, Severus!" Gilderoy said, getting up and waving violently. Severus looked over to whatever produced the voice, and realized he shouldn't have. Gilderoy ran over to engage in conversation.
"Hello, Gilderoy." Severus said gloomily. "To what to I owe the honor?"
"Um..." Gilderoy thought for a second. "Yes!"
Snape tried to ponder Gilderoy's stupidity, but one can't ponder such a thing without frying a few brain cells.
"Are you going out?" Gilderoy asked.
"Yes." Severus said, reminded of where he was going.
"If you see my fiancée, tell her I still love her." Gilderoy said.
"For the last time," Severus said, "She's not your fiancée!"
"So next time I say it," Gilderoy said, confused, "She WILL be my fiancée?"
Severus sighed the comment off, hoping to whoever would listen that stupidity wasn't contagious.
"Anyway," Gilderoy continued, "If she's not MY fiancée, whose is she?"
"Apparently," Severus said with a grimace, "She's mine."
~*~
My fingers hurt. It's about 4 in the morning here in London, and it's foggy as bloody hell outside. Anyway- this chapter was a bit complicated and kind of a downer, but it is necessary for the plot.
NEXT CHAPTER: We get Andromeda's story, we find out about the Andromeda/Severus relationship vs. the Severus/Lily relationship. More Gilderoy hijinks and Ramar Raven makes another appearance. Here's a clip from next chapter: (its not fully written yet, which is why it's not up)
~*~ Gilderoy smiled a 400-watt grin and began explaining his life to Remus.
"I'm going to be a moose!" Gilderoy said.
"Chocolate or vanilla?" Remus asked, not being able to think of something else to say.
"No, a M-O-O-O-O-S!" Gilderoy replied. "I see." Remus replied. "And you think Andromeda will be Ok with you being a moose?"
Gilderoy thought for a second. "Yes."
~*~
Tune in next time, same bat time, same bat channel.
P.S.- I'm making a website for all the fics WITH illustrations, for those of you who like pretty pictures.
Her room came up quickly, and he kicked open the door.
"Ow!" Andromeda's voice cried as the door hit her in the face. She put her hand to her nose as it started to bleed. "What was that for?"
"It was for this!" Severus snapped, pointing his wand at his and yelling 'Revellos!' Andromeda's golden locks melted away into jet-black spirals. Her eyes faded slowly from brown to blue, her lips became darker, her ears smaller, and suddenly, she didn't look as much like Andromeda anymore.
"Severus, I-..." Andromeda stuttered, but she couldn't form the words. She had gotten herself into this, but she didn't know how to get out.
"I'm going to the soda machine." Sirius quickly said, and hurried out through the door.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Severus yelled, practically shaking the room. "All these years- I thought you were dead!"
"I was going to!" Andromeda cried. "But you would have hated me for it! And you were the only friend I had! And I felt like we could start over and-..."
Severus turned away from her, fists clenched in rage, starting to realize the person he was talking to.
"I knew you would take it like this." Andromeda said softer. "Now that you know, I expect you'll treat me like Harry, won't you? Just like you did before. Just because my brother was popular and a great Quidditch player and married Lily. And that you just got me, and I wasn't good enough."
Severus winced at this.
"Don't bring her into this." Severus said.
"I didn't." Andromeda replied, heading for the door. "You did."
She walked into the hall and closed the door behind her, trying to conceal a tear that wanted to run down her cheek.
Severus was left alone. And in more ways than one.
~*~
Sirius was currently struggling with the blasted muggle soda machine.
"Where are you supposed to put in the money?" Sirius asked himself, trying to shove a sickle into the machine.
Sirius had met Remus in the soda lounge, and together, they had devised a plan to get into the soda machine.
"What does this plug thing do?"
ZAP!
"Sirius! Hurry, into the sink! No- put down the-..." ZZZAAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!
"-plug..."
"Hey, I found this pickax!"
RAM! Sploooooooosh!
"Huzzah! Soda for all!"
~*~
Andromeda found Remus and Sirius knee deep in Cherry Cola.
"What are you two doing?" Andromeda asked, her voice still a bit quivery from the row with Severus.
"We broke into the muggle soda machine, Annie!" Sirius said.
Andromeda put her face into her hand. She was developing a headache. "You do know that from now on, I'm going pretend I don't know you."
"You already did that, Miss Potter." Sirius pointed out. He didn't notice Andromeda's motions that informed him not to say that in front of Remus.
"Miss Potter?" Remus asked, turning to Sirius. "What are you talking about?" He turned to Andromeda. "What's he talking about, Andromeda?"
But all he needed to do was to take a good look at Andromeda. He hadn't noticed the changes, her hair, her eyes, everything. His mouth dropped open in disbelief.
"Annie?" Remus whispered.
"I'm going to go to the soda machine." Sirius said quickly, before making the sad discovery that he already was at the soda machine.
Andromeda's lips twitched. "I'm sorry." She whispered. She opened her mouth to say something else, but thought better of it. She suddenly broke out crying, and walked out of the room, and turned for the elevator. The only words anyone could make out were 'I'm going home.'
~*~
And so, for this chapter's comic relief, we turn to Gilderoy, who has stationed himself in the lobby once again, taking crayon to paper in his journal.
'I AM SO PRITTEE.' Gilderoy wrote. 'I AM PRITTEEER THAN THAT MAN ON THE OTHER SIED OF THE LOBBEE.'
Gilderoy through a grin over to the man in the lobby of which he was referring to.
'WEN ANDROMIDA ND ME R MARREED,' Gilderoy continued, "SHE MITE BE PRETTIER THAN MEE.'
Gilderoy looked puzzled for a moment.
"MAYBEE NOT.'
Gilderoy was interrupted by a crying Andromeda running out of an elevator, through the lobby, and out the door.
'ANDROMIDA IZ SAD.' Gilderoy wrote. 'I THINK SHEE THINKS I DOENT LUV HER ANEEMOR! SUMTIMS I WUNDER ABOT HER INTELIJINC!'
Gilderoy shook his head in sympathy for Andromeda. He was about to write a poem about how much he liked cheese, when Severus also came out of an elevator, making his way for the door.
"Hi, Severus!" Gilderoy said, getting up and waving violently. Severus looked over to whatever produced the voice, and realized he shouldn't have. Gilderoy ran over to engage in conversation.
"Hello, Gilderoy." Severus said gloomily. "To what to I owe the honor?"
"Um..." Gilderoy thought for a second. "Yes!"
Snape tried to ponder Gilderoy's stupidity, but one can't ponder such a thing without frying a few brain cells.
"Are you going out?" Gilderoy asked.
"Yes." Severus said, reminded of where he was going.
"If you see my fiancée, tell her I still love her." Gilderoy said.
"For the last time," Severus said, "She's not your fiancée!"
"So next time I say it," Gilderoy said, confused, "She WILL be my fiancée?"
Severus sighed the comment off, hoping to whoever would listen that stupidity wasn't contagious.
"Anyway," Gilderoy continued, "If she's not MY fiancée, whose is she?"
"Apparently," Severus said with a grimace, "She's mine."
~*~
My fingers hurt. It's about 4 in the morning here in London, and it's foggy as bloody hell outside. Anyway- this chapter was a bit complicated and kind of a downer, but it is necessary for the plot.
NEXT CHAPTER: We get Andromeda's story, we find out about the Andromeda/Severus relationship vs. the Severus/Lily relationship. More Gilderoy hijinks and Ramar Raven makes another appearance. Here's a clip from next chapter: (its not fully written yet, which is why it's not up)
~*~ Gilderoy smiled a 400-watt grin and began explaining his life to Remus.
"I'm going to be a moose!" Gilderoy said.
"Chocolate or vanilla?" Remus asked, not being able to think of something else to say.
"No, a M-O-O-O-O-S!" Gilderoy replied. "I see." Remus replied. "And you think Andromeda will be Ok with you being a moose?"
Gilderoy thought for a second. "Yes."
~*~
Tune in next time, same bat time, same bat channel.
P.S.- I'm making a website for all the fics WITH illustrations, for those of you who like pretty pictures.