Severus Snape - Mater Chef

by Barbi Bee

A/n 1: the characters are not mine they are merely borrowed

A/n 2: this story is in answer to a WIKTT challenge to have Severus Snape dressed in drag (women's clothing)

Chapter 4

Severus and Hermione spent the rest of their week in Exeter visiting different places of interest and helping out at a local homeless shelter. Hermione waited on tables and handed out parcels of clothing to those who needed them, while Severus worked in the kitchen making wholesome meals (which also tasted and looked good) on a very limited budget.

Leaving Exeter they travelled by bus along the coast to Bournemouth.Once again booking into a medium-priced Motel, they spent their first day getting to know the area. They found out where the library and Museums were, as well as the local nightspots. The pair thinking that they might indulge themselves with a night out.

On their second day in Bournemouth however, Severus decided to hire a motorcycle and take Hermione on a mystery tour. Not having spent much time in this part of the country Hermione had absolutely no idea where they were going. It wasn't until she saw a signpost saying 'Welcome to Wimborne Minster' that she knew where she was, why they were. however there was another matter entirely.

When she asked Severus where they were going he refused to tell her, making signals to indicate that he couldn't hear her very well through the full-face helmet he was wearing. Even when they pulled into the carpark of the Leisure Centre, Hermione was still puzzled. Surely if Severus had wanted a workout they could have found a Gym closer to where they were staying.

Parking the bike, they then removed their helmets and entered the Centre. Once inside Severus steered Hermione towards what appeared to be a storage room. It wasn't until they were through the door that she could see that it was in fact 'The Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch Museum'. Still unsure just why they were there she turned to Severus and said "Quidditch, Linda?"

"My cousin Severus used to play for the Wasps in the late Seventies, it was during his rebellious stage apparently. From what I understand he was the second string Seeker for two years before moving up to the first string where he stayed for four years running."

"You have got to be joking. Professor Severus Snape, Hogwarts resident vampire bat - Seeker for the Wasps? Harry will never believe that one."

"Don't believe me? Check out the trophies and photographs, you may also want to check out the name on the back of that old uniform."

"Bloody Hell!! S. Snape - Seeker. Guess I have to believe you now, don't I"

"Most Definitely. While we're here, would you care to take in a match?"

"Whose playing?"

"I'll just find out." Severus then walked to the fireplace fitted snugly in the corner of the room, threw floo powder into it and called out "Wimborne Wasps Ticket Office."

"How may I be of Assistance?" asked the disembodied face in the flames."

"When is the next Wasps game and who are they playing, please?"

"The next match starts at 1:00pm this afternoon against the Montrose Magpies. Do you require tickets?"

"Primrose?"

"What? Oh, um yes."

"Two tickets and a portkey please."

"That will be twenty galleons please"

Severus placed the money in the container beside the fireplace. It dissappeared to be replaced seconds later by the tickets and portkey. Picking them up Severus put them in his handbag and asked Hermione if she would like to go to lunch before heading off to the game. Feeling that would be a good idea she agreed, and returning to the Motorbike they headed towards the centre of town.

They dined at an Italian restaurant before shopping for a picnic meal they could take with them to the match. They bought a bread stick, an assortment of cheeses, cold meats and two bottles of low-alcohol wine to wash it all down with. Completing their purchases with a picnic basket and wool rug they returned to the Leisure Centre to use the portkey.

The match having just started when they entered the stadium, they quietly found their seats and checked their programmes to see who was playing. Severus told Hermione that the Wasps were the team playing from left to right, wearing black and yellow stripes with a wasp on the front. Annoyed at his comment, Hermione said "I suppose that means those wearing black and white stripes with the magpies on, must be the Montrose players then?"

"Bit obvious wasn't it? My apologies."

"That's ok, but you know you really shouldn't wear horizontal stripes. They don't become you in the slightest."

"What on earth are you..., 50 points from Gryffindor you little witch! Turn my clothes back immediately, I refuse to be seen in Magpie colours!"

Hermione changed Severus' dress back to its original state and they settled down to watch the game. Being a more advanced version of the games she had watched at Hogwarts she asked Severus to help her understand the differences between the two levels of play. More than happy to oblige he spent the next few hours explaining the varying techniques the two teams used as well as the occasional foul caused by an illegal move.

They had dinner around six o'clock when the score was Wasps 30 - Magpies 100. Having the better Keeper of the two teams it seemed likely that the Magpies were going to win but 10 minutes into the 8th hour of the match, the Wasps seeker, performing what at first glance appeared to be a Wronskei Feint, caught the snitch during a spectacular dive. This move ended the game on a score of Wasps 210 - Magpies 200. The game over Hermione and Severus left the stadium with the other fans. Using the return portkey they returned to Wimborne and from there, made their way back to Bournemouth.

The Quidditch match was the highlight of the pair's stay in Bournemouth and after only a few days they decided to move on to Southhampton, their last stop before heading to London. Here, instead of staying in a hotel or motel, they decided to rent a tourist flat. The one they found was reasonably priced as it was near the end of the season and also centrally located.

Hiring a couple of pushbikes to more easily get around town, they investigated their surroundings. Noticing a Karaoke bar down the road from their flat, Hermione decided to check the place out. With tasteful decor, it was a well appointed establishment with a reputation for good food, strong liquor and some pretty good music. Except of course, for amateur night when the musid ranged from very good to very bad. With a prize purse of

£150 Hermione put her name down for the next talent show due to be held in two days time. Checking out the music available she decided to go with 'Pink Floyd's - Another Brick in the Wall'

The night of the Talent Quest, Hermione literally had to drag Severus out the door - having first done his hair and make-up and practically dressed him from the inside out. Hermione wore a short black mini-skirt, with a white blouse and her Hogwarts tie, finishing the ensemble with silk stockings,black stilettos and a noticeable blue garter she looked the epitome of a slutty schoolgirl which was precisely the look she was going for.

When it was Hermiones turn on stage, she told the audience that she was dedicating the song to her old Chemistry professor Severus Snape. Then she began to sing

We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teacher leave those kids alone

Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone

All in all you're just a-nother brick in the wall

All in all you're just a-nother brick in the wall

To be continued