A/N - I decided to upload the next chapter straight off, so
all reviews for chapter 4 will be replied to in chapter 6.
Culf - I'm not a real fan, exactly. I just liked that line! Don't worry, though! Snape will get his revenge!
Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Harry Potter world, JK Rowling owns it all. Pity. And I think I have to say that Debenhams is a trademark store.
A Snape Kind of Summer
Chapter 5 - A Shopping Trip
"Harry! Ginny! Come on, you should have been up ages ago!" Minerva called up the stairs.
"Coming, Mum!" Ginny yelled. "Harry!" There was a loud thump. Minerva and Snape winced. "Get up, lazy!"
"Ouch!" Harry yelled. "You're vicious, you know that?"
"Yes," Ginny replied. "I am well aware of that. Now get up, or we'll be there really late!"
Harry groaned, but pulled himself out of bed anyway.
"And you want to see Dad eating breakfast, don't you?" Ginny muttered in Harry's ear. "It was ever so kind of you to offer to get some things for breakfast last night, Harry."
Harry suddenly sped up, and hurried downstairs pulling on his transfigured robes. Harry had aimed for a blue T-shirt, but a red shirt would have to do.
Ginny followed quickly, interested to see what Harry had done.
"This is funny coloured milk, isn't it?" Snape asked.
"No," replied Harry. "It looks perfectly normal to me."
Harry deliberately made himself some toast, waiting for his uncle's reaction when he found out what he was eating.
Snape lifted the spoon to his mouth...then put it down again.
"Harry," he said. "I'm sure this is wrong. I thought that milk was supposed to be white, not clear..."
"Dad!" Harry complained, slightly irritated that Snape wouldn't just eat his cereal. "It's fine! Stop complaining!"
"If you say so," said Snape, and he ate the cereal. "Eurgh! What on Earth have you done to it? That's disgusting!"
"Oh, really, Dad," said Harry. He then whispered in Snape's ear. "You'd think that you'd be able to tell the difference between milk and veritaserum, now, wouldn't you?" Harry grinned, and Ginny burst out laughing.
Snape just sat there.
"What is going on here?" Minerva asked, coming out of the bathroom.
"Harry just fed me veritaserum," said Snape, his head lulling forward slightly.
"Harry!" McGonagall cried. "How are we going to take him out now? This whole project revolves around not telling the truth," she hissed, in much the same manner she had last night.
"It wears off in five minutes," Harry argued. "Dad was the one that made it! He must have just forgotten..." Harry smirked.
"Hmm...well, I suppose that's alright, then. But you'd better hope that it wears off when it's supposed to!" Minerva warned. "Or you'll be in serious trouble."
Harry rolled his eyes, but decided to make the most of the situation.
"Sooo...Dad," Harry said, smirking at Snape. "Are you enjoying it here?"
"No," came Snape's reply, sharply.
"How are you getting along with Mum?" Ginny teased.
"I do not know your mother," Snape replied.
Ginny sighed.
"How are you getting on with Minerva, then?" she asked.
"We were up all night together," Snape replied, seriously.
Ginny and Harry gaped.
"Oh, don't be so stupid, Steve," came Minerva's voice from the hall. "Stop winding them up."
"You're no fun," said Snape, putting on a high voice. "And they shouldn't have even had to ask, it's their fault, really," he continued in his normal voice.
"True," said Minerva, smiling at Harry and Ginny. "Now we really do have to go, so hurry up and make sure you ready."
Snape, Harry and Ginny got up from their chairs at the table and got their shoes on.
"Right," said Minerva. "Let's go!"
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"You're so pathetic," Harry accused Snape.
Dumbledore's spell must be wearing off, Harry thought, because Snape managed a light scowl.
"Shut up, won't you?" he bit back.
"Well, stop being so stupid, then," said Harry. "It's only a shopping mall! It's not even a tenth of the size of Hogwarts!"
"But it is so weird," said Ginny, peering around as if she had just entered another dimension.
Harry rolled his eyes.
"You're weird," he said. "Now come on, let's just get this over with."
First, the group entered Debenhams.
"Harry, Ginny, you two go and find swimming costumes. Steve, find yourself some clothes, and I will get us some toiletries. Once you are done, meet back here and I'll give you something else to get." Minerva ordered.
Harry and Ginny headed to the swim-wear department.
"Did Mum tell you what sizes to get?" Harry asked Ginny.
"Yes, just before we left," she replied, staring around the shelves of clothes with a slightly dazed look.
"Oh!" said Harry suddenly. "I have the best idea!"
Harry whispered something into Ginny's ear, and she burst out laughing.
"Oh...oh...Harry...he...he'll kill you!" she managed between fits of giggles.
"But it'll be worth it!" Harry enthused, searching the racks of swimming trunks.
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Minerva was just picking out some shampoo, when she heard someone laughing loudly nearby.
Peering around the various hair products, she nearly laughed herself to see Ginny virtually rolling around on the floor in hysterics.
"Uh-oh," Minerva muttered. "Why do I get the feeling that they are planning something." She couldn't help but smile as certain ideas popped to mind of what they might be doing to Snape now.
"I certainly hope your wrong," said a voice in Minerva's ear.
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Snape picked himself several black shirts and jeans, then headed back to find the others. He was amused to find Minerva spying on Harry and Ginny from behind the shampoos.
As he approached, he heard Minerva mutter something under her breath.
"Uh-oh," she had said. "Why do I get the feeling that they are planning something."
Snape paused, and suddenly a sense of foreboding crossed his mind.
"I certainly hope you're wrong," he muttered in her ear, making her jump.
"Steve!" she gasped. "You scared me!"
He smirked, then asked "Were you enjoying spying on them, then?"
"I was not spying!" she said indignantly. Snape noticed how pretty she looked, her brown curly hair sweeping around her face, falling out of the ponytail. He shook his head to remove that thought.
"Don't shake your head at me!" she cried angrily.
"You're not arguing again?" Ginny asked incredulously. "Do you ever stop?"
Minerva glared at Snape.
"Right then, now we're all here, I will assign you your second jobs. Harry, can you get cleaning things, I'm sure you know more about cleaning equipment than the rest of us. Ginny, you and I can go and get ourselves some clothes, and Steve, I need you to get some stationary for the home- tutoring...and I need you to pick up some clothes for Harry, as well."
Snape smirked wickedly at Harry, then replied.
"Of course. I will see you back here in 10 minutes, or so," he said, walking off towards the stationary area.
Harry and Ginny left too, Harry looking slightly worried.
"This should be interesting," Minerva muttered to herself, suppressing a grin.
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A/N - The revenge of Snape!
Next chapter, Harry has to go out into the village, and they all decide to go swimming. Also, Dumbledore has a meeting with someone who seems to be heavily involved in the project...
Read the next chapter to find out how!
Review!
Culf - I'm not a real fan, exactly. I just liked that line! Don't worry, though! Snape will get his revenge!
Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Harry Potter world, JK Rowling owns it all. Pity. And I think I have to say that Debenhams is a trademark store.
A Snape Kind of Summer
Chapter 5 - A Shopping Trip
"Harry! Ginny! Come on, you should have been up ages ago!" Minerva called up the stairs.
"Coming, Mum!" Ginny yelled. "Harry!" There was a loud thump. Minerva and Snape winced. "Get up, lazy!"
"Ouch!" Harry yelled. "You're vicious, you know that?"
"Yes," Ginny replied. "I am well aware of that. Now get up, or we'll be there really late!"
Harry groaned, but pulled himself out of bed anyway.
"And you want to see Dad eating breakfast, don't you?" Ginny muttered in Harry's ear. "It was ever so kind of you to offer to get some things for breakfast last night, Harry."
Harry suddenly sped up, and hurried downstairs pulling on his transfigured robes. Harry had aimed for a blue T-shirt, but a red shirt would have to do.
Ginny followed quickly, interested to see what Harry had done.
"This is funny coloured milk, isn't it?" Snape asked.
"No," replied Harry. "It looks perfectly normal to me."
Harry deliberately made himself some toast, waiting for his uncle's reaction when he found out what he was eating.
Snape lifted the spoon to his mouth...then put it down again.
"Harry," he said. "I'm sure this is wrong. I thought that milk was supposed to be white, not clear..."
"Dad!" Harry complained, slightly irritated that Snape wouldn't just eat his cereal. "It's fine! Stop complaining!"
"If you say so," said Snape, and he ate the cereal. "Eurgh! What on Earth have you done to it? That's disgusting!"
"Oh, really, Dad," said Harry. He then whispered in Snape's ear. "You'd think that you'd be able to tell the difference between milk and veritaserum, now, wouldn't you?" Harry grinned, and Ginny burst out laughing.
Snape just sat there.
"What is going on here?" Minerva asked, coming out of the bathroom.
"Harry just fed me veritaserum," said Snape, his head lulling forward slightly.
"Harry!" McGonagall cried. "How are we going to take him out now? This whole project revolves around not telling the truth," she hissed, in much the same manner she had last night.
"It wears off in five minutes," Harry argued. "Dad was the one that made it! He must have just forgotten..." Harry smirked.
"Hmm...well, I suppose that's alright, then. But you'd better hope that it wears off when it's supposed to!" Minerva warned. "Or you'll be in serious trouble."
Harry rolled his eyes, but decided to make the most of the situation.
"Sooo...Dad," Harry said, smirking at Snape. "Are you enjoying it here?"
"No," came Snape's reply, sharply.
"How are you getting along with Mum?" Ginny teased.
"I do not know your mother," Snape replied.
Ginny sighed.
"How are you getting on with Minerva, then?" she asked.
"We were up all night together," Snape replied, seriously.
Ginny and Harry gaped.
"Oh, don't be so stupid, Steve," came Minerva's voice from the hall. "Stop winding them up."
"You're no fun," said Snape, putting on a high voice. "And they shouldn't have even had to ask, it's their fault, really," he continued in his normal voice.
"True," said Minerva, smiling at Harry and Ginny. "Now we really do have to go, so hurry up and make sure you ready."
Snape, Harry and Ginny got up from their chairs at the table and got their shoes on.
"Right," said Minerva. "Let's go!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You're so pathetic," Harry accused Snape.
Dumbledore's spell must be wearing off, Harry thought, because Snape managed a light scowl.
"Shut up, won't you?" he bit back.
"Well, stop being so stupid, then," said Harry. "It's only a shopping mall! It's not even a tenth of the size of Hogwarts!"
"But it is so weird," said Ginny, peering around as if she had just entered another dimension.
Harry rolled his eyes.
"You're weird," he said. "Now come on, let's just get this over with."
First, the group entered Debenhams.
"Harry, Ginny, you two go and find swimming costumes. Steve, find yourself some clothes, and I will get us some toiletries. Once you are done, meet back here and I'll give you something else to get." Minerva ordered.
Harry and Ginny headed to the swim-wear department.
"Did Mum tell you what sizes to get?" Harry asked Ginny.
"Yes, just before we left," she replied, staring around the shelves of clothes with a slightly dazed look.
"Oh!" said Harry suddenly. "I have the best idea!"
Harry whispered something into Ginny's ear, and she burst out laughing.
"Oh...oh...Harry...he...he'll kill you!" she managed between fits of giggles.
"But it'll be worth it!" Harry enthused, searching the racks of swimming trunks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minerva was just picking out some shampoo, when she heard someone laughing loudly nearby.
Peering around the various hair products, she nearly laughed herself to see Ginny virtually rolling around on the floor in hysterics.
"Uh-oh," Minerva muttered. "Why do I get the feeling that they are planning something." She couldn't help but smile as certain ideas popped to mind of what they might be doing to Snape now.
"I certainly hope your wrong," said a voice in Minerva's ear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Snape picked himself several black shirts and jeans, then headed back to find the others. He was amused to find Minerva spying on Harry and Ginny from behind the shampoos.
As he approached, he heard Minerva mutter something under her breath.
"Uh-oh," she had said. "Why do I get the feeling that they are planning something."
Snape paused, and suddenly a sense of foreboding crossed his mind.
"I certainly hope you're wrong," he muttered in her ear, making her jump.
"Steve!" she gasped. "You scared me!"
He smirked, then asked "Were you enjoying spying on them, then?"
"I was not spying!" she said indignantly. Snape noticed how pretty she looked, her brown curly hair sweeping around her face, falling out of the ponytail. He shook his head to remove that thought.
"Don't shake your head at me!" she cried angrily.
"You're not arguing again?" Ginny asked incredulously. "Do you ever stop?"
Minerva glared at Snape.
"Right then, now we're all here, I will assign you your second jobs. Harry, can you get cleaning things, I'm sure you know more about cleaning equipment than the rest of us. Ginny, you and I can go and get ourselves some clothes, and Steve, I need you to get some stationary for the home- tutoring...and I need you to pick up some clothes for Harry, as well."
Snape smirked wickedly at Harry, then replied.
"Of course. I will see you back here in 10 minutes, or so," he said, walking off towards the stationary area.
Harry and Ginny left too, Harry looking slightly worried.
"This should be interesting," Minerva muttered to herself, suppressing a grin.
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A/N - The revenge of Snape!
Next chapter, Harry has to go out into the village, and they all decide to go swimming. Also, Dumbledore has a meeting with someone who seems to be heavily involved in the project...
Read the next chapter to find out how!
Review!