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JK Rowling owns the characters. They're only in this daydream for my profitless romp. :)
CHAPTER FOUR: Did your face freeze that way or are you happy to see me?
Snape ran into Dumbledore who just happened to be examining the daffodil shoots at the manor gates.
"Lovely things," said Dumbledore conversationally.
With some effort Snape pulled out of his gut: "I should thank you."
"You want to admit that you are glad to be back?"
"I didn't say that."
"You could try."
"In any case, thanks for getting me another second chance."
"It wasn't me."
"That threshold demon kicked me out all on it's own?"
"Apparently you weren't making it as a threshold demon."
"My success probably scared the other threshold demons."
"Saved by the sneer?"
"More times than I can count."
"And now?"
"Now. Is Voldemort really done and gone?"
"Yes."
"And my record is clean and strait."
"Yes."
"I noticed that no one came to arrest me."
"Nothing gets by you."
"So I can do pretty much anything I want."
"Pretty much."
"And the weight around my neck is a broken fidelius charm."
"I was thinking those should be classified as dark magic. Do you think you could write a paper on your experience?"
Snape glared at the spring croci. Somehow it didn't help. "People have survived this before," he said after a pause.
"Never easily. Never without changing."
"Albus, why are you here, now?" Severus looked up at his old mentor who helped him to stay in the rut for so many years. Necessary rut, but emotional rut. "If you think you owe me, call it done. I don't care."
"What if I told you I had a job for you. Teaching darling little children who always do their homework, pay attention in class, and care deeply about the fundamental structure of science of which knowledge is only a reflection."
Snape laughed spontaneously.
"Then I'll try that one on you when you come back," said Dumbledore with undiminished cheer, turning to find a park bench. Which suddenly appeared as desired.
Snape clapped him on the shoulder, laughed again, opened the gate and entered.
tbc...
Tracy - thanks for the review. This is the first fan fict I've ever finished. Thus I am posting. :) I let the story flow as it would. For some reason, dropping Snape into an older Granger's yard worked for me. : ) For what it's worth, the next time I write a story, I think I shall try to see if my muse will give me more characters and a betrayal. That, I think, would move something like this from a day dream to a story. I think. Thank you very much for your kind words. :)
JK Rowling owns the characters. They're only in this daydream for my profitless romp. :)
CHAPTER FOUR: Did your face freeze that way or are you happy to see me?
Snape ran into Dumbledore who just happened to be examining the daffodil shoots at the manor gates.
"Lovely things," said Dumbledore conversationally.
With some effort Snape pulled out of his gut: "I should thank you."
"You want to admit that you are glad to be back?"
"I didn't say that."
"You could try."
"In any case, thanks for getting me another second chance."
"It wasn't me."
"That threshold demon kicked me out all on it's own?"
"Apparently you weren't making it as a threshold demon."
"My success probably scared the other threshold demons."
"Saved by the sneer?"
"More times than I can count."
"And now?"
"Now. Is Voldemort really done and gone?"
"Yes."
"And my record is clean and strait."
"Yes."
"I noticed that no one came to arrest me."
"Nothing gets by you."
"So I can do pretty much anything I want."
"Pretty much."
"And the weight around my neck is a broken fidelius charm."
"I was thinking those should be classified as dark magic. Do you think you could write a paper on your experience?"
Snape glared at the spring croci. Somehow it didn't help. "People have survived this before," he said after a pause.
"Never easily. Never without changing."
"Albus, why are you here, now?" Severus looked up at his old mentor who helped him to stay in the rut for so many years. Necessary rut, but emotional rut. "If you think you owe me, call it done. I don't care."
"What if I told you I had a job for you. Teaching darling little children who always do their homework, pay attention in class, and care deeply about the fundamental structure of science of which knowledge is only a reflection."
Snape laughed spontaneously.
"Then I'll try that one on you when you come back," said Dumbledore with undiminished cheer, turning to find a park bench. Which suddenly appeared as desired.
Snape clapped him on the shoulder, laughed again, opened the gate and entered.
tbc...
Tracy - thanks for the review. This is the first fan fict I've ever finished. Thus I am posting. :) I let the story flow as it would. For some reason, dropping Snape into an older Granger's yard worked for me. : ) For what it's worth, the next time I write a story, I think I shall try to see if my muse will give me more characters and a betrayal. That, I think, would move something like this from a day dream to a story. I think. Thank you very much for your kind words. :)