A/N -*Hides* I'm sorry! I haven't updated in over 5 months!
And I'll be honest, I haven't had any accidents, family
crises, illnesses, school biggies, or anything like that. I
just couldn't stand the thought of writing more - I was too
close to getting to hate this story, which I didn't want to
do. I needed a VERY long break, and I took it. I'm now back
on track, so no more disappearing acts for me! Also, you can
check out my new canon fic - it's untitled at the moment,
which I need help with...
As this story is no longer canon, I don't have to worry about making it at all canon, so I'm going to write this how I want, which should be liberating! Sorry if you see flaws, but it's too late to change it all now - that Pensieve scene really put paid to this idea!
Now, onto the many reviews you wonderful people left me!
athenakitty - Nothing much about the pregnancies in this chappie, I'm afraid. But stay tuned, it's all into the nitty gritty into the next few chapters. Hey have to work out who's baby is whose soon, as it could get a bit... eurgh.
lulu - I know I should! And this one is pathetic! But I want to get this up so you all know I'm alive, then the longer ones will come!
Anja - It was only a jokey-threat. You're right, that was clumsy. I should get a beta for my stories! I'm glad you like it!
TiggerGirl1 - Thanks! And I am! Even if it is a little belated...
CassandraAIarwen - NO! He didn't want to make Harry pregnant - yuck! No, it was just curriculum. In a twisted, peculiar type of way! And I don't intend to make Harry and Snape have a kid, don't worry... urgh, I feel sick! How gross would that be?
Mikee - How did you all guess?! It isn't fair!!!
russell - I'm glad you got to read it, and I'm sorry you didn't come back to anything! I'm very evil! But I'm back on track, now!
azntgr01 - I'm sorry. You had to wait five months... but I'm really, really pleased you liked it!
Crystaline Snape - Hehe, that will be funny! I'll have to be careful, though... it's a very thin line between amusing and disgusting...
MK in La La Land - Yup!
Culf - Keep reading ;)
SNdReAmer - Bum. How?! I'll have to be less obvious next time...
epholge - I'm sorry! Thanks, though!
Bookwyrm - I will go into that in more depth later, but I want to introduce it naturally. It'll be when they start to question that themselves, which will be when things start to get hard. It's going to be all right to start, so that may be a while, sorry!
BookMaster3000 - It serves him right, doesn't it? He'll think twice about being an evil whatsit next time...
alamarang - Does that answer your questions?;) I'm glad you liked it so far, and if you're into H/G fics... well, I'm glad you said that because I was thinking of changing that...
KittenBabyGirl - I did hurry... kind of... last night, I was writing like a maniac! I have so many reviews to answer, this is a pretty short chapter... sorry (
watu11 - I'm really sorry! (
Saerelle - Well, these chapters are going to be much longer... you should see chapter 9! It's over 5000 words! I may have to split it...
The_Brainless_Wonderr - You'll see!
Mikee - Those questions will be answered in the next few chapters. Honest!
cinnamin_girl - I hope it is... not so much this time, but next few chapters... you should like them!
starmoon1 - It is great fun to write! And I'm going to have a lot more fun with it soon....
vesu - Stay tuned for all of the answers!
Star06 - At least I updated eventually!!
ObSidian10 - Yep, I will!
Snidget_aka_Snitch - It's terrible, I haven't updated in OVER 5 MONTHS! I don't know how you do it!
Thanks to everyone that's reviewed any chapters, and if I missed anyone I'm SO sorry! It will probably be because some reviews take 24 hours to show, and I usually write them at those intervals, sometimes less, so I might miss some until next chapter. But anyway, those reviews really do help. Thank you very much!
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. And a cold glare from my friend after reading this means that I have to say: A big thank you to all my buddies for helping me come up with ideas. The swimming was Kate's idea, so thank you, Kate!
This chapter is coming up doubly fast for russell, so I hope you get to read it on time!
A Snape Kind of Summer
Chapter 8 - Accidentally Right
If anyone were to look in through the window of number 6, they would see a young girl - perhaps 15 years old - sitting at a small desk doing her homework. This would probably seem normal to others, apart from the look of great enjoyment etched on her face.
"Hermione!"
A tall man with greying hair had walked into the room. This was presumably her father.
"Yes, Papa?" A look of pure innocence spread across the girl's face. "Are you all right?"
"Don't you try the innocent with me, I've lived as a muggle before, and Ara- your grandmother has been living as a muggle for the past 14 years! Don't think we won't notice when you rearrange our fridge!"
Hermione looked disappointed. "Oh, well," she sighed. "It was worth a try."
Little did she know that her best friend was being plotted against across the road, with much more to worry about than Veritaserum-milk.
~*~
"STEVE!" Minerva yelled. "How could you! The poor boy can't go out like that! Well, you're just going to have to go out and get him a new outfit... I'll give you the credit card..."
This statement seemed to have the desired effect, as Minerva's face lit up in a smile, as her 'husband' jumped out of his chair in protest, the smirk lifted from his face.
"No! I'll Transfig-"
"Don't you dare say it," Minerva hissed. "And you know full well that muggle clothes don't have the strength to be... altered... they'd fall apart!"
A smirk found it's way on to Snape's face again. "Maybe we could..."
"No!"
"Mum," Ginny whined. "I'm not going out with him looking like that! He'll look ridiculous!"
"What?" Harry asked confused. "What's the problem?"
"The problem, Harry, is that your father thought it would be amusing to buy your outfit... and he's got the most stupid things I have ever seen!"
A wave of fear washed over Harry. He cautiously approached the carrier bag, and lifted out the first item. A pair of dark denim jeans. Then the second: a blue T-shirt with graffiti all over it. At this point, Snape snorted, evidently pleased with himself. And Harry suddenly realised: Snape had tried, and failed, to pick out the worst possible outfit. His only mistake being that he had picked out clothes at the height of muggle fashion.
"Well, thanks, Dad!" Harry beamed. Snape's grin lifted, and Harry beamed. "How did you know that this was exactly what's in fashion here in England - we've been living in Portugal!"
Minerva burst out laughing, and Snape scowled. "I didn't know..." He muttered under his breath. "Or I wouldn't have bought them!"
Ginny just wrinkled her nose. "Muggles wear that stuff?" she asked. "I don't want to wear that!"
"This is what boys wear, Gin," Harry told her. "So you'll have to."
Ginny thumped him. "Well, that's it," she huffed. "You're going out to get my maternity clothes!"
Minerva and Snape both roared with laughter, and Harry flushed. "What I meant," he corrected is that... you don't have to wear them at all! Anyway, you have your own clothes." A sense of dead washed over him. Did they really have no clue about muggle clothes? "Um... what, exactly, did you buy?"
Ginny pulled out a long denim skirt and a flowery shirt, first. Harry quickly binned the shirt. "No, that has got to go," Harry said hastily, peering out of the window to make sure no one saw. Ginny then brought out a few plain vest tops, and a couple of pairs of jeans. Harry left those, quite relieved that there weren't more flowery monsters. Then, as if reading his mind, a pink, flowery dress came out. That, too, was quickly gone. Finally, several tank tops and pairs of shorts, jeans and cut-offs later, (plus a couple of thrown away dresses) Ginny brought out her final item. It was a sparkling pink dress with glitter seemingly all over it. It flowed nicely, obviously made of silk. Harry reached over to it, ready to bin the "horrible, pink thing," as Snape had put it.
"No!" Minerva cried, leaping across the room with surprising speed and agility. "For special... occasions..." she panted, grabbing the dress from Harry's grip.
Harry rolled his eyes, not showing his surprise at Minerva's girlie side. He really hadn't expected it of her.
Snape was now looking murderous. Well, he was obviously trying to anyway, because his face was crumpled into a light frown. Ginny giggled. The frown deepened. Ginny shut up. Snape hadn't managed to make anyone look stupid, and he was positive that Harry had picked him something humiliating to wear. He just knew it.
"Well," Minerva said, looking disappointedly at the pretty clothes stuffed into a bin liner. Harry had a sneaking suspicion that they would be found later on, hidden somewhere in Minerva's closet. "We need to show our faces at some point in the village, so how about Ginny and Harry go gross-ery shopping in the village-"
"Grocery," Ginny corrected her. Harry stared. "Oh, I did muggle studies," she added.
"Yes, that, then perhaps we could all go out in the afternoon. No, don't worry Steve, not shopping."
"Swimming!" Harry and Ginny crowed.
"That's a good idea," Minerva agreed. "Well, be back soon, won't you? Remember, this adaptation of the spell will allow people to see you, but magic will rebound off of you, even friendly spells, when you're out of the house, so don't go casting any, however subtle you think you're being."
"Yes, Mum," Ginny and Harry chorused dully.
They both went upstairs to change, and came down fifteen minutes later, in their new outfits.
"What do you think?" Ginny asked Minerva, giving a twirl.
"Oh, that looks beautiful!" Minerva gushed. She was evidently not used to seeing girls in such flattering outfits.
Harry and Snape both rolled their eyes, muttering something about 'girl's stuff'.
Harry and Ginny carefully tucked their wand up their sleeves, just in case, and left the house.
It was a rather hot day, and Harry soon took off the hooded sweater he had brought. Ginny looked perfectly cool in her new sun-dress she had insisted on wearing. Harry rolled his eyes at her. She stuck out her tongue.
As they passed number 6, they saw the curtain drop. They exchanged nervous glances, each making a mental note to tell Minerva and Snape when they got back. Something fishy was going on, and those neighbours of theirs had been acting very strangely.
Just as Harry and Ginny were watching the house, the front door opened. They jumped back, and continued down the road, doing a very poor job of pretending they weren't watching for who it was. A young girl had stepped out, with slightly wavy dark brown hair, and big brown eyes to match. She had a pretty face, which lit up when she saw them.
"Hello!" she called. "You must be the people who have just moved in across the road. My name is Harriet Lupin - who are you?"
~*~
I could have written more, but I figured I should just get this written ASAP. It shouldn't be too long till the next chapter comes out. And I mean it this time!
I'm so sorry, please review!
As this story is no longer canon, I don't have to worry about making it at all canon, so I'm going to write this how I want, which should be liberating! Sorry if you see flaws, but it's too late to change it all now - that Pensieve scene really put paid to this idea!
Now, onto the many reviews you wonderful people left me!
athenakitty - Nothing much about the pregnancies in this chappie, I'm afraid. But stay tuned, it's all into the nitty gritty into the next few chapters. Hey have to work out who's baby is whose soon, as it could get a bit... eurgh.
lulu - I know I should! And this one is pathetic! But I want to get this up so you all know I'm alive, then the longer ones will come!
Anja - It was only a jokey-threat. You're right, that was clumsy. I should get a beta for my stories! I'm glad you like it!
TiggerGirl1 - Thanks! And I am! Even if it is a little belated...
CassandraAIarwen - NO! He didn't want to make Harry pregnant - yuck! No, it was just curriculum. In a twisted, peculiar type of way! And I don't intend to make Harry and Snape have a kid, don't worry... urgh, I feel sick! How gross would that be?
Mikee - How did you all guess?! It isn't fair!!!
russell - I'm glad you got to read it, and I'm sorry you didn't come back to anything! I'm very evil! But I'm back on track, now!
azntgr01 - I'm sorry. You had to wait five months... but I'm really, really pleased you liked it!
Crystaline Snape - Hehe, that will be funny! I'll have to be careful, though... it's a very thin line between amusing and disgusting...
MK in La La Land - Yup!
Culf - Keep reading ;)
SNdReAmer - Bum. How?! I'll have to be less obvious next time...
epholge - I'm sorry! Thanks, though!
Bookwyrm - I will go into that in more depth later, but I want to introduce it naturally. It'll be when they start to question that themselves, which will be when things start to get hard. It's going to be all right to start, so that may be a while, sorry!
BookMaster3000 - It serves him right, doesn't it? He'll think twice about being an evil whatsit next time...
alamarang - Does that answer your questions?;) I'm glad you liked it so far, and if you're into H/G fics... well, I'm glad you said that because I was thinking of changing that...
KittenBabyGirl - I did hurry... kind of... last night, I was writing like a maniac! I have so many reviews to answer, this is a pretty short chapter... sorry (
watu11 - I'm really sorry! (
Saerelle - Well, these chapters are going to be much longer... you should see chapter 9! It's over 5000 words! I may have to split it...
The_Brainless_Wonderr - You'll see!
Mikee - Those questions will be answered in the next few chapters. Honest!
cinnamin_girl - I hope it is... not so much this time, but next few chapters... you should like them!
starmoon1 - It is great fun to write! And I'm going to have a lot more fun with it soon....
vesu - Stay tuned for all of the answers!
Star06 - At least I updated eventually!!
ObSidian10 - Yep, I will!
Snidget_aka_Snitch - It's terrible, I haven't updated in OVER 5 MONTHS! I don't know how you do it!
Thanks to everyone that's reviewed any chapters, and if I missed anyone I'm SO sorry! It will probably be because some reviews take 24 hours to show, and I usually write them at those intervals, sometimes less, so I might miss some until next chapter. But anyway, those reviews really do help. Thank you very much!
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. And a cold glare from my friend after reading this means that I have to say: A big thank you to all my buddies for helping me come up with ideas. The swimming was Kate's idea, so thank you, Kate!
This chapter is coming up doubly fast for russell, so I hope you get to read it on time!
A Snape Kind of Summer
Chapter 8 - Accidentally Right
If anyone were to look in through the window of number 6, they would see a young girl - perhaps 15 years old - sitting at a small desk doing her homework. This would probably seem normal to others, apart from the look of great enjoyment etched on her face.
"Hermione!"
A tall man with greying hair had walked into the room. This was presumably her father.
"Yes, Papa?" A look of pure innocence spread across the girl's face. "Are you all right?"
"Don't you try the innocent with me, I've lived as a muggle before, and Ara- your grandmother has been living as a muggle for the past 14 years! Don't think we won't notice when you rearrange our fridge!"
Hermione looked disappointed. "Oh, well," she sighed. "It was worth a try."
Little did she know that her best friend was being plotted against across the road, with much more to worry about than Veritaserum-milk.
~*~
"STEVE!" Minerva yelled. "How could you! The poor boy can't go out like that! Well, you're just going to have to go out and get him a new outfit... I'll give you the credit card..."
This statement seemed to have the desired effect, as Minerva's face lit up in a smile, as her 'husband' jumped out of his chair in protest, the smirk lifted from his face.
"No! I'll Transfig-"
"Don't you dare say it," Minerva hissed. "And you know full well that muggle clothes don't have the strength to be... altered... they'd fall apart!"
A smirk found it's way on to Snape's face again. "Maybe we could..."
"No!"
"Mum," Ginny whined. "I'm not going out with him looking like that! He'll look ridiculous!"
"What?" Harry asked confused. "What's the problem?"
"The problem, Harry, is that your father thought it would be amusing to buy your outfit... and he's got the most stupid things I have ever seen!"
A wave of fear washed over Harry. He cautiously approached the carrier bag, and lifted out the first item. A pair of dark denim jeans. Then the second: a blue T-shirt with graffiti all over it. At this point, Snape snorted, evidently pleased with himself. And Harry suddenly realised: Snape had tried, and failed, to pick out the worst possible outfit. His only mistake being that he had picked out clothes at the height of muggle fashion.
"Well, thanks, Dad!" Harry beamed. Snape's grin lifted, and Harry beamed. "How did you know that this was exactly what's in fashion here in England - we've been living in Portugal!"
Minerva burst out laughing, and Snape scowled. "I didn't know..." He muttered under his breath. "Or I wouldn't have bought them!"
Ginny just wrinkled her nose. "Muggles wear that stuff?" she asked. "I don't want to wear that!"
"This is what boys wear, Gin," Harry told her. "So you'll have to."
Ginny thumped him. "Well, that's it," she huffed. "You're going out to get my maternity clothes!"
Minerva and Snape both roared with laughter, and Harry flushed. "What I meant," he corrected is that... you don't have to wear them at all! Anyway, you have your own clothes." A sense of dead washed over him. Did they really have no clue about muggle clothes? "Um... what, exactly, did you buy?"
Ginny pulled out a long denim skirt and a flowery shirt, first. Harry quickly binned the shirt. "No, that has got to go," Harry said hastily, peering out of the window to make sure no one saw. Ginny then brought out a few plain vest tops, and a couple of pairs of jeans. Harry left those, quite relieved that there weren't more flowery monsters. Then, as if reading his mind, a pink, flowery dress came out. That, too, was quickly gone. Finally, several tank tops and pairs of shorts, jeans and cut-offs later, (plus a couple of thrown away dresses) Ginny brought out her final item. It was a sparkling pink dress with glitter seemingly all over it. It flowed nicely, obviously made of silk. Harry reached over to it, ready to bin the "horrible, pink thing," as Snape had put it.
"No!" Minerva cried, leaping across the room with surprising speed and agility. "For special... occasions..." she panted, grabbing the dress from Harry's grip.
Harry rolled his eyes, not showing his surprise at Minerva's girlie side. He really hadn't expected it of her.
Snape was now looking murderous. Well, he was obviously trying to anyway, because his face was crumpled into a light frown. Ginny giggled. The frown deepened. Ginny shut up. Snape hadn't managed to make anyone look stupid, and he was positive that Harry had picked him something humiliating to wear. He just knew it.
"Well," Minerva said, looking disappointedly at the pretty clothes stuffed into a bin liner. Harry had a sneaking suspicion that they would be found later on, hidden somewhere in Minerva's closet. "We need to show our faces at some point in the village, so how about Ginny and Harry go gross-ery shopping in the village-"
"Grocery," Ginny corrected her. Harry stared. "Oh, I did muggle studies," she added.
"Yes, that, then perhaps we could all go out in the afternoon. No, don't worry Steve, not shopping."
"Swimming!" Harry and Ginny crowed.
"That's a good idea," Minerva agreed. "Well, be back soon, won't you? Remember, this adaptation of the spell will allow people to see you, but magic will rebound off of you, even friendly spells, when you're out of the house, so don't go casting any, however subtle you think you're being."
"Yes, Mum," Ginny and Harry chorused dully.
They both went upstairs to change, and came down fifteen minutes later, in their new outfits.
"What do you think?" Ginny asked Minerva, giving a twirl.
"Oh, that looks beautiful!" Minerva gushed. She was evidently not used to seeing girls in such flattering outfits.
Harry and Snape both rolled their eyes, muttering something about 'girl's stuff'.
Harry and Ginny carefully tucked their wand up their sleeves, just in case, and left the house.
It was a rather hot day, and Harry soon took off the hooded sweater he had brought. Ginny looked perfectly cool in her new sun-dress she had insisted on wearing. Harry rolled his eyes at her. She stuck out her tongue.
As they passed number 6, they saw the curtain drop. They exchanged nervous glances, each making a mental note to tell Minerva and Snape when they got back. Something fishy was going on, and those neighbours of theirs had been acting very strangely.
Just as Harry and Ginny were watching the house, the front door opened. They jumped back, and continued down the road, doing a very poor job of pretending they weren't watching for who it was. A young girl had stepped out, with slightly wavy dark brown hair, and big brown eyes to match. She had a pretty face, which lit up when she saw them.
"Hello!" she called. "You must be the people who have just moved in across the road. My name is Harriet Lupin - who are you?"
~*~
I could have written more, but I figured I should just get this written ASAP. It shouldn't be too long till the next chapter comes out. And I mean it this time!
I'm so sorry, please review!