Chapter Two: Sex, Booze, And Strip Go-Fish
The first thing Professor Sinistra noticed was a lump in the bed next to her. She woke to a splitting headache; she forced herself to open her eyes. With one eye open she took in the room. It was most definitely not hers; she had a mural of the cosmos on her ceiling that this room was lacking. This room was however familiar to the professor. She finally glanced under the green quilt and realized that the black nightshirt she wore was not hers. Memories of the night came flooding back to her. The ball, whiskey, the dare, and the game of strip go fish, everything came back as she rolled over and tried to fall back to sleep.
She had nearly forgotten about the firm, lump in the bed when suddenly it bolted out of the bed wearing only the missing pajama bottoms and a pair of socks. She got up cautiously to follow him to the bathroom stopping only fill a glass of water. She waited outside the door until he finished.
"Severus…are you ok?" she asked softly, stepping into the bathroom. "Here, gurgle this and then spit it out."
"Don't you have the decency to get hung over?" he sneered after he finished his glass. She looked at him while massaging her temples.
"You have know idea the pain I'm in…I have a splitting headache," she replied following him into his study where he started rummaging through his potions. "What are you looking for?"
"A miracle cure for waking up with annoying women who ask to many stupid questions. What do you think I'm looking for, Sinistra?" Snape came the sarcastic response. He held up two small bottles, and handed one to her. "Drink this."
"It is positively amazing that you can have a hangover and still be a sarcastic git."
The potions kicked in instantly, and the two hangovers were almost gone. Snape remarked that the potion would alleviate the headache in a half an hour. Snape then turned on his heel and went back to his bedroom to dress, leaving Professor Sinistra standing in his living room. The house elves had been there to clean and they left Sinistra a fresh change of clothes. She changed in to her dark blue robes in Severus' bathroom.
"What all did we drink last night Severus?" she asked on the way to the great hall for breakfast.
"We had that bottle of whiskey at the ball, then we finished a bottle of rum while playing cards. Which I do believe I won."
"Oh really?" Sinistra replied raising one eyebrow.
"Well I did have MY socks on this morning and you did not." He responded with a smirk. His companion stuck her tongue out in response to his smug remark.
Moments later he opened the door to the great hall. Both professors covered their eyes from the blinding bright lights. The hall hushed as they entered. They students had witnessed some strange happenings at the ball and the rumor mill was running. And it certainly didn't help that last night everyone saw the two in question leave together hand in hand and one was giggling madly. It really didn't help that they both arrived late to breakfast…together.
The only two seats free were between Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall. Sinistra made it to the table first and took the seat next to Albus leaving Snape to deal with Minerva. Sinistra pretended to ignore the dirty look he shot her.
"Severus, what one Earth was that last night?" McGonagall shrieked.
"Quiet, woman," Snape hissed. "Your annoying shrill voice is getting on my nerves this morning."
McGonagall huffed and ate her breakfast in silence. Breakfast hurried by and Severus found himself being ushered into Dumbledore's office.
"Please sit…lemon drop?" Dumbledore asked holding up a dish of candy. When both refused he set it down and got to the reason they where here. "While I knew about your alcohol last night, I let it pass because both of you were at the dance. Being that you to are the most shy or anti-social professors on my staff, I was just happy you came without fighting me tooth and nail. However, your actions have offended some of the other professors." Dumbledore coughed, but Severus distinctly heard the word, McGonagall. "They fear that it may have influenced the students negatively. I can't do anything about what you do in your quarters after hours, but what you do on my time I can control. I ask that at the next ball you don't get drunk."
"Can we get high, Headmaster?" Severus quipped but he was quickly silenced by a glare from the headmaster.
"Very well, Headmaster, Severus and I will not get drunk at the next ball." Sinistra said to break the glaring contest between the two wizards.
"Speak for yourself, woman."
"Severus" Dumbledore warned.
"Fine" Snape hissed, turning his stare to the woman next to him.
"Very well, you are dismissed…but I am requesting that you both apologize to Minerva." The two get up and leave the office in silence. Once out in the hall did the grumbling start.
Unfortunately one little first year Gryffindor brushed Snape's robes in the hall. Now it wasn't the fact that the kid brushed the robes that bothered Snape in fact he could have cared less. But the brat was a Gryffindor and Snape had to take points away anyways so why not tick off McGonagall and the rest of the dammed house. "Fifty points from Gryffindor for interrupting official professor business!" Severus roared, ignoring Sinistra's annoyed glance. "And be happy you don't have a detention!"
The two of them trudged their way to McGonagall's quarters in silence. Both thinking of what their apology would be. They arrived at her door sooner than they wished. Severus boldly knocked on her door and a few moments later Minerva opened the door.
"Professor McGonagall, we have come to apologize for our behavior last night at the ball," Sinistra started. "I am incredibly sorry that I acted so childishly and dared Snape to kiss you."
"Very well. I accept your apology and with all of your immature, foolish activities in the past, your actions were to be expected," came the icy reply.
"I mean, Professor, that I feel just truly dreadful because I dared Severus to kiss you and… and that poor man, he actually did it. The poor, poor man," she interjected, shaking her head sadly. Before McGonagall could reply, she smirked and left the doorway in a hurry. She hid quickly behind the door, trying to still her snickering.
"I too came to apologize for my behavior. I really should not have taken the dare…after all kissing you was never on my list of things to do," he told her honestly. "I mean, really, it was a truly… repugnant experience for us all."
"Get out!" Minerva yelled as she slammed her door, leaving Snape and Sinistra stunned. As soon as they gathered their bearings they burst out laughing.
"Well, should we go to Hogsmeade now?" Sinistra steadied herself by placing a hand on Snape's shoulder as they walked down the hall, still laughing.
She nodded, "Of course, we're out of fire whiskey."