The Sask. DADA Prof.
~ Mage Kitty
A/N: I think I have nothing to say… For now… Oh yeah! This is the most amount of reviews I've gotten for this fic since forever! *grins* luv yah guys!! Oh! And I'm such a blonde! Good lord! Physic/Psychic! How much dumber can I get! And the Apparating thing! *bangs head on computer desk* I'll fix those, er, plot holes/spelling mistakes right away! Thanks for telling me about that! The Apparating thing is that she cannot Floo to Hogwarts unless she goes after René and Severus because of the security type things. She could still Apparate, but, mih…
Shahanna: Did I really do that? I'm such a blonde! Although I'm not a blonde… Yes… Thanks for the dictionary type thinger! It was much needed. The one I was using was crap ^^
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*~*~*~*~* Three days later (from last chapter) *~*~*~*~*
"Oh René! I forgive you for getting those terrible tattoos!" Ellen hugged her daughter, who looked infinitely happy. Severus, Minerva and Albus scowled.
"Damn. Well, now nobody gets the money," Severus said after Ellen left the room.
"Oh well," René smiled cheerfully.
"Just one more day!" Albus groaned.
"Anyone for 21 Black Jack?" René asked, holding up a deck of Muggle playing cards.
"How do you play it?" Minerva asked.
"It's really easy! Everyone gets two cards at the beginning of the game. Aces are worth one or eleven and faces are worth ten. The rest of the cards are their number value. The point of this game is to get as close to twenty-one as possible with out going over. You have ask the dealer, me, to 'hit me' for more cards and to 'stay' if you don't want anymore cards. If you have a black ace and a black jack when you are dealt, you win the entire kitty. Basically, don't go over, or 'bust' as it's called," René explained.
"I'll play only if we play the first few games without anything at risk," Severus said.
"Sure," René said. The four of them sat in a circle and René dealt out two cards per person.
"Hit me," Severus said. René handed him a card, "Stay."
"Stay," Minerva said.
"Hit me," Albus said. He got a card, "Hit me," another card, "Damn. I'm over."
"You're bust," René corrected and picked up a card, "I'm done," everyone laid down their cards. Minerva had 17, Severus had 19 and René had 19 as well.
"It's a tie," Severus said.
"No, I win," René scooped up all the cards.
"What?" Severus asked.
"I'm dealer. Dealer always wins if there is a tie," René smirked.
"I want to be dealer!" Severus whined.
"Oooo... Poor baby. They're my cards and this is my game. Two more rounds and we're playing for money," René grinned. The game continued with René winning four out of five of the rounds. Soon, a huge pile of money surrounded René.
"That's it! I'm going to become broke! I'm done!" Minerva threw down her cards and stormed off to sit in a chair by the fire.
"I agree," Albus said, then walked over and sat down besides Minerva. Severus and René glared at each other.
"Three more rounds," Severus said.
"Okay, you're boring," René sighed. She one the next three rounds easily.
"Damn!" Severus moaned.
"Cards are a pastime of mine. I even have these Tarot cards my mom gave me years ago. I use them for an odd version of Solitaire. I can sorta tell your future with them," René grinned.
"Really?" Severus asked sarcastically and raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I can only do Tarot cards for Divination. I can't do anything else," René shrugged. She waved her wand and conjured up her deck of Tarot cards. She shuffled her deck while staring at Severus. Severus held her gaze. Without breaking her gaze, René placed nine cards out in a box. Three rows of three.
"Past," René pointed to the cards closest to Severus, "Present," She pointed to the cards in the middle, "And future," She pointed to the cards closest to her.
"What do they say then, oh mighty mystic," Severus rolled his eyes.
René ignored the sarcasm and said, "In the past: 'A woman came into your life' to put in simple terms. I guess I'm that woman. Present: 'You have lost money.' Ha, I laugh at you. And it is so very true… Creepy. I'm never right. And future: 'You have romance coming up.' Ha! My cards and my mother are ganging up on you!" René laughed.
"You made it up," Severus said.
"I do not lie! Well, about this!" René crossed her arms and looked indignant.
"She didn't lie. That's what the cards say," Ellen had walked into the staff room.
"Quite entertaining. Severus, could you show René and Ellen their classrooms?" Albus asked.
"Sure," Severus shrugged. René picked up her cards and stood up, "We'll go to René's classroom first. its closer," they walked on in silence for a few minutes, Ellen trying to push her daughter closer to Severus.
"Mother! Stop it!" René finally said.
"Sooorrrryyyy," Ellen said.
"Here we are," Severus stopped in front of a door and pushed it open.
"Dude! It's the same shape and everything as your classroom! Wait a minute!" René took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on. She glanced down at the floor and laughed, "AHAHA! My room is on top of yours!"
"Why do I have an extreme feeling of dread?" Severus murmured to himself.
"Cause I'm gonna make your life a living hell, Sev!"
"Sev-er-us."
"What ever."
"Come on. We still have to go to the Divination's room," Severus said. They all marched through the castle, René and Ellen taking one and a half steps for each one of Severus.
"Bloody hell! I don't have as long as legs as you!" René gasped.
"Grow a little."
"What? I'm supposed to grow to about six feet tall? I'm five foot five here!" René yelled.
"I've noticed."
"Shut up."
"Open up, you stupid thing," Severus glared at the ceiling. The stairs nearly fell down on his head, "After you," Severus motioned for René and Ellen to go up. René went first and climbed into the room. Ellen quickly followed. Suddenly, both of them started sneezing and coughing uncontrollably. Severus raced up the stairs and saw the two Remfair women scratching their skin where blue welts were showing up. Realizing that it was a magical allergic reaction, he dragged both of them down the stairs and to Poppy Pomfrey.
"Oh dear!" Poppy said, "Good thing you just made some Anti-Allergy potions, Severus," She gave René and Ellen a glass of red liquid each. They both swallowed it, grimacing at the taste.
"Do potions ever taste good?" Ellen wondered.
"Bloody Hell. I hate perfumes of any sort," René grumbled.
"I'm supposed to teach in that?" Ellen said.
"Severus, could you de-smell it for u?" René asked.
"No," Severus said.
"Please?" René asked.
"No, and I'm leaving!" Severus turned and walked out of the infirmary. René followed him, despite Poppy's protests.
"Come on! Please!" René tried again.
"No."
"I'll pay you!" René said, thinking over her Black Jack winnings.
"Only for a kiss," Severus said very sarcastically.
"Sure," René shrugged.
"Gah! I was joking!" Severus protested.
"Go de-stink it, then I'll pay you," René completely ignored Severus.
"But, I…" Severus started, but René had walked away, "Arrrgghh!" Severus wandered around the castle, lost in thought. When he ran into the staircase for Trelawney's old room, he jumped.
"May as well de-smell it. I've got nothing else to do," Severus climbed up the stairs and into the incense filled room. Wrinkling his sensitive nose, he said, "Afui Acer!" the room instantly cleared of the smell. He waved his wand again and the windows opened. He then walked out of the classroom and wandered down to the dungeons. He arrived at his door and said:
"I hate mad psychics."
"It took you hat long to de-smell that room?" René was lying on his couch.
"I took the scenic tour up to Trelawney's old place," Severus shrugged and kicked his door shut.
"I'll give you your payment as soon as I see the room smell-less," René said.
"Ooo… Ain't you fussy," Severus drawled. He walked into his room and tapped his wand to a stone.
"Divination's Classroom," Severus said, then stepped into the silvery wall with René, "Is it smell-less enough for you?"
"Yes. You may bow have your payment if you lock that door," René said.
"Cataracta!" Severus said pointing his wand at the trapdoor, "Happy?"
"Yes," René turned around and faced him. She put her arms around his neck and stood on the tips of her toes. She couldn't reach so she scowled and forced his head down.
"Shrimpy," Severus couldn't help but remark. He knew short comments annoyed the hell out of her.
"Shuddap," René said, then, before he could say anything else, she kissed him firmly on the lips. She felt Severus stiffen in shock, He must not of thought I would go through with it, René mused. She felt his arms wrap around her waist and he pulled her closer to him. René continued to kiss him and didn't realize that her hands were running through his hot pink hair.
Mmmm… Merlin she's a good kisser… Or maybe it's just because I only kiss women at Dark Revels… She tastes gooood… Severus' thoughts were not very organized and mostly complements to René.
"I wonder if Severus has de-smelled the Divination's Room yet," Albus' voice floated upwards. René jumped away from Severus, her once closed eyes were wide with shock.
"What? Didn't think that," Severus began but René pressed a finger to his lips.
"Was there any reason for you to speak that loud?" Minerva wondered, "Severus probably hasn't cleaned it, he's really stubborn."
"Oh," Severus said, a flush creeping up his cheeks.
"Undo the locking spell!" René hissed.
"Right. Alohamora," Severus pointed his wand at the trapdoor. René sat in a bean bag chair and grinned.
"Hee hee hee! Bean bag chair!" She giggled.
"Someone's hyper," Severus rolled his eyes.
"Maybe it's because of you," René mouthed to Severus as the trapdoor fell. He rolled his eyes, but René could see a slight blush creeping up his cheeks.
"De-smell it for me!" Ellen's voice came up from below.
"I already did!" Severus called back.
"Yup, yup!" René chirped, bouncing up and down n her bean bag chair, "hee hee hee!" Ellen came up into her new classroom.
"Bean bag chairs!" She grinned delightedly and sat on one and began acting very much like René was.
"Mother like daughter," Severus sighted, shaking his head.
"They're fuuunnyyy!" René and Ellen giggled.
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A/N: And that's it for this chapter…. See yah'll next time…
