FOOLISH WAND WAVING
by Barbi Bee
Severus smiled to himself , finally the holidays had arrived and those annoying brats were on their way home. Time to do the things that HE wanted,without having to wonder about what others might think.
The smile grew larger as he imagined the reaction of the other staff members if they ever found out just what he did, or who the lastest sensation in the wizarding art world was.
You see, Just after graduating he had seen an exhibition by a muggle by the name of Adam Richmond? no that wasn't right, oh yes Alan Rickman that was it, in which the artist painted with light. This had intrigued Severus and after talking to the artist he had purchased a laser light wand for himself.
After some experimentation Severus found he could paint quite well with the wand and made a few adjustments to it in case he was ever caught. Little things,such as a glamour to make it look like his true wand and a few spells to enhance the idea if needed. Good thing he had too because because the laser light wand had saved his hide on more than one occasion after being Summoned by that half-blood Riddle - thank Merlin he was gone now.
Time to get to work, and he made his way to a hidden room near the top of the Astonomy tower. A room he had discovered during his senior year at Hogwarts and now used as an art studio. It was here that Severus contradicted the speech he gave every year to the first year potions students and indulged himself in some very silly - and very lucrative - wand waving, using the laser light wand to create some much sought after pieces of art work.
Again Severus smiled as he thought about the paintings hanging in various offices around the school, all work done by that new artist 'Russell Gryffin'. A man whose work was selling for some very high prices indeed both in and out of the wizarding world. Severus smirked, who would ever think that a Slytherin such as himself would use the name Gryffin, nobody that's who and that is why it was absolutely perfect.
Enough pondering, the canvas beckons and Russell Gryffin, AKA Severus Snape, began another masterpiece.
by Barbi Bee
Severus smiled to himself , finally the holidays had arrived and those annoying brats were on their way home. Time to do the things that HE wanted,without having to wonder about what others might think.
The smile grew larger as he imagined the reaction of the other staff members if they ever found out just what he did, or who the lastest sensation in the wizarding art world was.
You see, Just after graduating he had seen an exhibition by a muggle by the name of Adam Richmond? no that wasn't right, oh yes Alan Rickman that was it, in which the artist painted with light. This had intrigued Severus and after talking to the artist he had purchased a laser light wand for himself.
After some experimentation Severus found he could paint quite well with the wand and made a few adjustments to it in case he was ever caught. Little things,such as a glamour to make it look like his true wand and a few spells to enhance the idea if needed. Good thing he had too because because the laser light wand had saved his hide on more than one occasion after being Summoned by that half-blood Riddle - thank Merlin he was gone now.
Time to get to work, and he made his way to a hidden room near the top of the Astonomy tower. A room he had discovered during his senior year at Hogwarts and now used as an art studio. It was here that Severus contradicted the speech he gave every year to the first year potions students and indulged himself in some very silly - and very lucrative - wand waving, using the laser light wand to create some much sought after pieces of art work.
Again Severus smiled as he thought about the paintings hanging in various offices around the school, all work done by that new artist 'Russell Gryffin'. A man whose work was selling for some very high prices indeed both in and out of the wizarding world. Severus smirked, who would ever think that a Slytherin such as himself would use the name Gryffin, nobody that's who and that is why it was absolutely perfect.
Enough pondering, the canvas beckons and Russell Gryffin, AKA Severus Snape, began another masterpiece.