LP HP: Second Dose- A Story in Twenty-Eight Snippets
by Tavalya Ra
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J. K. Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Rowling is a goddess; may she have mercy on my soul for writing this.
Author's Notes: Thank you to Mawkish for putting me up to the challenge of writing this and to everyone who read and commented upon the story in April- especially Skip, who never failed to make me laugh.
Due to the confusion caused by Fanfiction.net numbering the Author's Notes as chapters, I wish to clarify that this is the last snippet. I will be the first to admit that this snippet should have been posted weeks ago. I am very sorry for the delay.
To vita brevis and moonygirl13- no, this is the end… and in a way, another beginning, but I'll leave that to your imagination. To lillinfields- what can I say? I support Harry/Ginny. To randomdoggy- does that mean you thought it was good or that you vomited? If the former, thanks. If the latter, maybe you shouldn't read MPreg. To crockywock- I like a little mush, but too much is definitely a bad thing. Yes, I was Sirius fan, but I was completely disgusted with his behavior in OotP. Snape's actions in PoA may not have been commendable either, but at least the reader can follow his reasoning. To Animus et Anima Wyrmis- happy (much belated) birthday! To nakedDNA- I don't plan to write Harry/Ginny, but I like to have the pairing in the background. I also am inclined to do the same thing for Ron/Hermione (although it has not appeared in anything I have posted), despite that I really think Hermione should go with Viktor. Dumbledore acquired his soul-gazing ability by channeling the love in his soul to defeat Grindelwald- which is how Harry defeated Voldemort. Harry saw a soul very much like his own. Thank you also to whispers of an angel, melodie, chrisanimefan, and N Snape for reviewing
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Snippet #28: A Certain Potion
Five months after the birth of Aurora Black-Snape and the destruction of Voldemort, Pomfrey decided that Severus's body had sufficiently recuperated for his retransfiguration to male. Leaving Sirius with the baby- who had recently decided that it was fun to put shiny objects in her mouth- he apparated to Hogsmeade to meet the nurse at Hogwarts. Less than two hours later, he returned with taunt lips and smoldering eyes.
Noting that Severus still had a woman's hips, Sirius cautiously inquired, "What happened? Why couldn't Pomfrey change you back?"
"Think, Sirius." Severus spat the words. "Think very hard about a certain potion you may have forgotten to drink."
Sirius bit his lip as he noticed that Severus's wand hand was twitching. "But the only potion I've been taking is the con-"
His voice stopped dead in realization. He looked at Severus's face and his mind screamed, Run!
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"Whoa! Whoa, hang on, back up!" Ron exclaimed, shoving aside his bottle of butterbeer. He leaned across the table at The Three Broomsticks to look Harry and his unnerving twinkle directly in the eye. "How did Sirius break his leg?"
"He jumped out the window of the house he just bought," Harry said. "Third story, too."
"And why did he jump out the window?"
"Well… Severus was chasing him with a butcher knife," Harry replied, then added hastily, "but I'm sure Severus didn't mean anything by it!"
"A butcher knife," Ron repeated flatly.
"Yeah. Severus tried to hex Sirius, but since they've got brother wands, it caused a Priori Incantatem, so that didn't work, so I think he just grabbed the nearest sharp object available," he explained. "He wasn't in his right mind, Ron-"
Ron snorted. "Really?"
"He did have a right to be angry. I mean, Sirius forgot to take his contraceptive potion, and Severus couldn't have drunk it himself because the hormones would have complicated his transfiguration."
"So, Snape's mad because he's pregnant again."
"Oh, it gets better," Harry said.
Ron groaned. "Do I really want to know? What is it?"
Suppressing a grin, Harry informed him, "Severus is carrying twins."
