Disclaimer: You know the basic; the girls belong to themselves, and Selene
is myself, Singapore and its places belong to themselves, of course.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: Like what Freelancer says, My fic, my rules. So there is no SARS in Singapore in this fic. (Anyway, the situation has improved greatly in Singapore)
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Thank you for your reviews!
Stoneygem: Albus and Minerva is a couple, but Snape and Madam Hooch isn't, they just share the same room but different bed.
EvieBlack: See my profile, you will find the link to the AlbusandMinerva group.
Chapter 3: Fun at the mall Part 2
"Here, Minerva, what do you think of this?" Madam Hooch asked, showing Minerva a very short, black leather skirt at Giordano. Lindsey, Inca and Sue are at the shop Charles and Keith, which is next door, checking out the shoes. Carly was choosing between two different anime tops, thinking of which one to buy. Sandie was holding a pair of dark blue jeans to her hips to see how long the jeans is.
Minerva stared at the skirt, then at Madam Hooch. "It suits you." She said, smiling.
"Oh my, look, Selene! What do you think?" Maria asked, holding up a black sleeveless shirt to her chest. "Just what I always wanted!"
Selene looked at her then at the shirt. "Cool." She said simply.
"Great, I'm going to the cashier to pay it. Then I am going to wear it straight away." Maria said and dashed off to the cashier.
"Wait for us!" Carly called, who had finally picked out her top, and Sandie took the jeans and followed Maria.
"No, it is not for me." Madam Hooch said.
"It's not?" Minerva asked, her smile faded.
"Nope, it is for you." Madam Hooch said mischievously.
"Me?! Are you nuts? It is too short!" Minerva said in disgust, examining the skirt. "I'm too old for this kind of dress. What do you think, girls?" She asked Selene, Carly, Sandie and Maria (they had paid their clothes and Maria is now wearing her shirt).
"I think you are more suitable for robes and shorts." Carly said.
"The skirt doesn't seem to suit you.." Selene said slowly.
"No." Maria said.
"I think it suits Madam Hooch better." Sandie said.
"See?" Minerva said to Madam Hooch. "I think I will buy something else."
"Okay, how about this?" Madam Hooch asked, putting the skirt away neatly and showed Minerva a pair of tight black jeans. "It shows off your figure nicely."
Minerva raised an eyebrow at it and then looked at the girls.
"Suit you." Carly and Selene said.
"Go ahead and buy it." Maria said.
"I think it suits you and Madam Hooch." Sandie said.
"I think I'll try it." Minerva said, taking the jeans from Madam Hooch, took the dark blue sleeveless shirt that she had picked out and went to the changing room.
"Too bad for the skirt, Albus will probably drool if he sees you in that." Madam Hooch grinned.
Minerva blushed and glared at Mandy. "He will not. Do you just know him yesterday?" She asked, went into a cubicle and closed the door.
The girls looked at each other. Selene had her mouth dropped open.
"Excuse me, Mandy, but what do you mean by that?" Carly asked excitedly.
"What?" Madam Hooch said, examining the price tag of a white top.
"The sentence that makes Minerva blushes." Sandie said impatiently.
Madam Hooch's yellow eyes sparkled with excitement. "There is one thing that I'm sure you Muggles don't know." She leaned forward and the girls gathered around to listen.
"What are you girls doing?" A voice asked, they turned around and saw Lindsey, Inca and Sue with their hands full of shopping bags with the shop Charles and Keith's logo on it.
"Mandy is going to tell us something." Selene said, beckoning them over and the girls went to listen.
Madam Hooch looked behind her to see if Minerva has came out of the cubicle yet. Then she turned her attention to the girls. She whispered: "Albus and Minerva are married years ago. They are now sharing the same hotel room and the same bed." Madam Hooch said slowly and clearly. "Of course, You-Know- Who doesn't know about it." She added and looked confused when she saw the girls grinned at each other. "What?"
"Oh my God, oh my God..." Maria said.
"It's true. It's so damn real." Selene said.
Lindsey had her mouth dropped open in surprise.
"I can't believe that it is real!" Carly said happily.
"Wait until we tell Aeryn!" Sandie said excitedly. "She will be so shock!"
"And Freelancer and the others!" Inca said and she hugs Sue. "Oh my God, I can't believe it!"
"Will somebody please tell me what's going on?" Madam Hooch asked in confusion.
Sandie is the first one who managed to get control of herself. "Um, sorry. We are too excited. You see, we are the members of the Albus and Minerva group."
Madam Hooch blinked. "The what?"
"Albus and Minerva." Sandie repeated.
"It is an internet fan club. Aeryn Alexander is the founder. All of us have one thing in common and that's supporting the relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. We even write romances with Albus and Minerva as the main characters." Maria explained.
Madam Hooch whistled. "Wow. I don't know that Albus and Minerva have a fan club. Hey, will you mind telling me what sort of stories you girls have written?"
"Well, I'm sure that Aeryn and the others don't mind if we tell Madam Hooch." Inca said confidently.
"Tell Madam Hooch what?" A voice asked and the girls looked at Minerva, who had the shirt and the jeans on.
"Nothing." Lindsey said quickly. "Minerva, you look terrific! The clothes show off your nice figure perfectly."
"You think so?" Minerva asked nervously, looking herself in the mirror. Sure enough, the jeans shows off her long, slim legs and the shirt fitted her slender body perfectly.
"All of us think so." Selene said and the girls nodded in agreement.
"All right." Minerva said. "And after this, let's find the boys."
***
"Albus, your car's speed is 300 km/hr!" Snape exclaimed, pressing his gas pedal harder.
"Look who is talking!" Dumbledore said, giving a brief glance at Snape's screen. "Your car's speed is 400 km/hr!" He turned his steering wheel sharply to the left.
Snape looked to his right. "Ah, there's Professor McGonagall and the others!"
"Huh?" Dumbledore said, turning his attention to the game arcade entrance. No one is there. He turned his attention back to the screen and his eyes widened when he saw the words: You Lose. "Hey, you are cheating!"
"Oh come on, Albus, you win me twice, let me win just this once!" Snape said, ruffling his sliver and green hair.
"That doesn't count, you cheated." Dumbledore snapped. "Let's have one more game."
"Fine." Snape said immediately. He put the coins into the machine and started choosing his car.
Dumbledore chose the same car that he used for the past three matches and waited for Snape to choose his.
Snape chose a green racing car and he pressed "Enter".
Both of their screens show the words:
Ready...
Set....
Go!
Dumbledore pressed the gas pedal and his car zoomed off immediately. He heard an "ahem", he turned around, his mouth dropped open and he grinned sheepishly at Minerva, Madam Hooch and the girls. "Um, Severus?"
"Don't even think about it, Albus, I won't fall for the same trick." Snape said, turning his steering wheel to the left.
"Hi, Minerva. Do you have fun shopping?" Dumbledore asked cheerfully as he got out of his seat and joined Minerva.
"Oh come on, Albus...." Snape said as he concentrated on his driving.
"It's all right." Minerva said and Snape raised his eyebrows. He tore his eyes away from the screen and gaped at Minerva, Madam Hooch and the girls.
"Wow, I don't know Severus likes this kind of stuff, wait until the students hear about this." Madam Hooch grinned.
"Don't you dare." Snape growled.
"Hey, have you done driving already, you have been here for almost 45 minutes!" A boy who is no older than 15 years old asked impatiently and in a superior tone.
Snape's face darkened. He turned his face sharply to the boy behind him and glared at him menacingly. "No one ask you to stay here and wait, you filthy little brat." He snarled.
The boy went pale at his words and he backed away a little.
Snape folded his arms and continued to glare at the boy. "Well? Do you still want to use it?"
The boy didn't answer.
"Don't test my patience, boy." Snape sneered. "I have very little of it."
"Err....I-I will u-use it later." The boy stammered and he scampered off.
"You are a baby, you know that?!" Snape called after him and the boy didn't look back.
"Severus." Dumbledore warned gently.
"What?" Snape asked, raising an eyebrow.
Dumbledore just looked at him.
"I can't help it, Albus, he is such a spoilt brat." Snape said and saw Maria wearing a black sleeveless shirt. The shirt shows off her upper body in an attractive way and he likes it.
"Slap yourself when you get back to the hotel, Severus, you can't like her, you mustn't." He muttered to himself.
***
When the group got back to the hotel, Madam Hooch said to the girls: "Wait for me, okay? I am going to take a bath first, then I will come your rooms to ask about the stories."
"Okay." The girls said cheerfully.
"What stories?" Minerva asked.
"It's none of your business." Madam Hooch grinned.
Minerva pouted. "Fine." She turned to Selene. "Any plans for tomorrow?"
"Sure. How about the Night Safari?"
"What's that?" Dumbledore asked with interest.
"It's a Night Zoo."
"What happen to the Day Zoo?" Inca asked.
"Oh come on, the idea of going to Day Zoo is too,..." Selene can't find the right word.
"Common?" Carly asked.
"Yeah, that's it. The Night Safari is much more exciting." Selene said. "I promise." She added. "Okay, the Night Safari will not be open until 7.30pm and will not be closed until midnight. So I will come tomorrow at 8pm. In the meantime, enjoy yourself and have a nice day." Selene said and went to one of the girls' hotel room.
****
Usually at Hogwarts, Snape doesn't mind Madam Hooch's singing, her singing is pretty good. But today, her singing bothers him. He sat up on his bed and called to the bathroom irritably: "Madeline, will you stop singing that Muggle song already?!"
Madam Hooch ignored him and continued to sing "Complicated" in the shower.
Snape frowned, lay down again, grabbed his pillow and covered his ears.
The song sort of reminds him about the situation between him and Maria. Why is she a Muggle? Why can't she be a witch, or better, a pureblood?
"Tell me! Why you have to go and make things so complicated?" Madam Hooch sang loudly. "I see the way you're acting like you are somebody else gets me frustrated!"
Yeah, why in Merlin's sake does all this has to be so complicated? Snape thought.
He has absolutely no idea.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: Like what Freelancer says, My fic, my rules. So there is no SARS in Singapore in this fic. (Anyway, the situation has improved greatly in Singapore)
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Thank you for your reviews!
Stoneygem: Albus and Minerva is a couple, but Snape and Madam Hooch isn't, they just share the same room but different bed.
EvieBlack: See my profile, you will find the link to the AlbusandMinerva group.
Chapter 3: Fun at the mall Part 2
"Here, Minerva, what do you think of this?" Madam Hooch asked, showing Minerva a very short, black leather skirt at Giordano. Lindsey, Inca and Sue are at the shop Charles and Keith, which is next door, checking out the shoes. Carly was choosing between two different anime tops, thinking of which one to buy. Sandie was holding a pair of dark blue jeans to her hips to see how long the jeans is.
Minerva stared at the skirt, then at Madam Hooch. "It suits you." She said, smiling.
"Oh my, look, Selene! What do you think?" Maria asked, holding up a black sleeveless shirt to her chest. "Just what I always wanted!"
Selene looked at her then at the shirt. "Cool." She said simply.
"Great, I'm going to the cashier to pay it. Then I am going to wear it straight away." Maria said and dashed off to the cashier.
"Wait for us!" Carly called, who had finally picked out her top, and Sandie took the jeans and followed Maria.
"No, it is not for me." Madam Hooch said.
"It's not?" Minerva asked, her smile faded.
"Nope, it is for you." Madam Hooch said mischievously.
"Me?! Are you nuts? It is too short!" Minerva said in disgust, examining the skirt. "I'm too old for this kind of dress. What do you think, girls?" She asked Selene, Carly, Sandie and Maria (they had paid their clothes and Maria is now wearing her shirt).
"I think you are more suitable for robes and shorts." Carly said.
"The skirt doesn't seem to suit you.." Selene said slowly.
"No." Maria said.
"I think it suits Madam Hooch better." Sandie said.
"See?" Minerva said to Madam Hooch. "I think I will buy something else."
"Okay, how about this?" Madam Hooch asked, putting the skirt away neatly and showed Minerva a pair of tight black jeans. "It shows off your figure nicely."
Minerva raised an eyebrow at it and then looked at the girls.
"Suit you." Carly and Selene said.
"Go ahead and buy it." Maria said.
"I think it suits you and Madam Hooch." Sandie said.
"I think I'll try it." Minerva said, taking the jeans from Madam Hooch, took the dark blue sleeveless shirt that she had picked out and went to the changing room.
"Too bad for the skirt, Albus will probably drool if he sees you in that." Madam Hooch grinned.
Minerva blushed and glared at Mandy. "He will not. Do you just know him yesterday?" She asked, went into a cubicle and closed the door.
The girls looked at each other. Selene had her mouth dropped open.
"Excuse me, Mandy, but what do you mean by that?" Carly asked excitedly.
"What?" Madam Hooch said, examining the price tag of a white top.
"The sentence that makes Minerva blushes." Sandie said impatiently.
Madam Hooch's yellow eyes sparkled with excitement. "There is one thing that I'm sure you Muggles don't know." She leaned forward and the girls gathered around to listen.
"What are you girls doing?" A voice asked, they turned around and saw Lindsey, Inca and Sue with their hands full of shopping bags with the shop Charles and Keith's logo on it.
"Mandy is going to tell us something." Selene said, beckoning them over and the girls went to listen.
Madam Hooch looked behind her to see if Minerva has came out of the cubicle yet. Then she turned her attention to the girls. She whispered: "Albus and Minerva are married years ago. They are now sharing the same hotel room and the same bed." Madam Hooch said slowly and clearly. "Of course, You-Know- Who doesn't know about it." She added and looked confused when she saw the girls grinned at each other. "What?"
"Oh my God, oh my God..." Maria said.
"It's true. It's so damn real." Selene said.
Lindsey had her mouth dropped open in surprise.
"I can't believe that it is real!" Carly said happily.
"Wait until we tell Aeryn!" Sandie said excitedly. "She will be so shock!"
"And Freelancer and the others!" Inca said and she hugs Sue. "Oh my God, I can't believe it!"
"Will somebody please tell me what's going on?" Madam Hooch asked in confusion.
Sandie is the first one who managed to get control of herself. "Um, sorry. We are too excited. You see, we are the members of the Albus and Minerva group."
Madam Hooch blinked. "The what?"
"Albus and Minerva." Sandie repeated.
"It is an internet fan club. Aeryn Alexander is the founder. All of us have one thing in common and that's supporting the relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. We even write romances with Albus and Minerva as the main characters." Maria explained.
Madam Hooch whistled. "Wow. I don't know that Albus and Minerva have a fan club. Hey, will you mind telling me what sort of stories you girls have written?"
"Well, I'm sure that Aeryn and the others don't mind if we tell Madam Hooch." Inca said confidently.
"Tell Madam Hooch what?" A voice asked and the girls looked at Minerva, who had the shirt and the jeans on.
"Nothing." Lindsey said quickly. "Minerva, you look terrific! The clothes show off your nice figure perfectly."
"You think so?" Minerva asked nervously, looking herself in the mirror. Sure enough, the jeans shows off her long, slim legs and the shirt fitted her slender body perfectly.
"All of us think so." Selene said and the girls nodded in agreement.
"All right." Minerva said. "And after this, let's find the boys."
***
"Albus, your car's speed is 300 km/hr!" Snape exclaimed, pressing his gas pedal harder.
"Look who is talking!" Dumbledore said, giving a brief glance at Snape's screen. "Your car's speed is 400 km/hr!" He turned his steering wheel sharply to the left.
Snape looked to his right. "Ah, there's Professor McGonagall and the others!"
"Huh?" Dumbledore said, turning his attention to the game arcade entrance. No one is there. He turned his attention back to the screen and his eyes widened when he saw the words: You Lose. "Hey, you are cheating!"
"Oh come on, Albus, you win me twice, let me win just this once!" Snape said, ruffling his sliver and green hair.
"That doesn't count, you cheated." Dumbledore snapped. "Let's have one more game."
"Fine." Snape said immediately. He put the coins into the machine and started choosing his car.
Dumbledore chose the same car that he used for the past three matches and waited for Snape to choose his.
Snape chose a green racing car and he pressed "Enter".
Both of their screens show the words:
Ready...
Set....
Go!
Dumbledore pressed the gas pedal and his car zoomed off immediately. He heard an "ahem", he turned around, his mouth dropped open and he grinned sheepishly at Minerva, Madam Hooch and the girls. "Um, Severus?"
"Don't even think about it, Albus, I won't fall for the same trick." Snape said, turning his steering wheel to the left.
"Hi, Minerva. Do you have fun shopping?" Dumbledore asked cheerfully as he got out of his seat and joined Minerva.
"Oh come on, Albus...." Snape said as he concentrated on his driving.
"It's all right." Minerva said and Snape raised his eyebrows. He tore his eyes away from the screen and gaped at Minerva, Madam Hooch and the girls.
"Wow, I don't know Severus likes this kind of stuff, wait until the students hear about this." Madam Hooch grinned.
"Don't you dare." Snape growled.
"Hey, have you done driving already, you have been here for almost 45 minutes!" A boy who is no older than 15 years old asked impatiently and in a superior tone.
Snape's face darkened. He turned his face sharply to the boy behind him and glared at him menacingly. "No one ask you to stay here and wait, you filthy little brat." He snarled.
The boy went pale at his words and he backed away a little.
Snape folded his arms and continued to glare at the boy. "Well? Do you still want to use it?"
The boy didn't answer.
"Don't test my patience, boy." Snape sneered. "I have very little of it."
"Err....I-I will u-use it later." The boy stammered and he scampered off.
"You are a baby, you know that?!" Snape called after him and the boy didn't look back.
"Severus." Dumbledore warned gently.
"What?" Snape asked, raising an eyebrow.
Dumbledore just looked at him.
"I can't help it, Albus, he is such a spoilt brat." Snape said and saw Maria wearing a black sleeveless shirt. The shirt shows off her upper body in an attractive way and he likes it.
"Slap yourself when you get back to the hotel, Severus, you can't like her, you mustn't." He muttered to himself.
***
When the group got back to the hotel, Madam Hooch said to the girls: "Wait for me, okay? I am going to take a bath first, then I will come your rooms to ask about the stories."
"Okay." The girls said cheerfully.
"What stories?" Minerva asked.
"It's none of your business." Madam Hooch grinned.
Minerva pouted. "Fine." She turned to Selene. "Any plans for tomorrow?"
"Sure. How about the Night Safari?"
"What's that?" Dumbledore asked with interest.
"It's a Night Zoo."
"What happen to the Day Zoo?" Inca asked.
"Oh come on, the idea of going to Day Zoo is too,..." Selene can't find the right word.
"Common?" Carly asked.
"Yeah, that's it. The Night Safari is much more exciting." Selene said. "I promise." She added. "Okay, the Night Safari will not be open until 7.30pm and will not be closed until midnight. So I will come tomorrow at 8pm. In the meantime, enjoy yourself and have a nice day." Selene said and went to one of the girls' hotel room.
****
Usually at Hogwarts, Snape doesn't mind Madam Hooch's singing, her singing is pretty good. But today, her singing bothers him. He sat up on his bed and called to the bathroom irritably: "Madeline, will you stop singing that Muggle song already?!"
Madam Hooch ignored him and continued to sing "Complicated" in the shower.
Snape frowned, lay down again, grabbed his pillow and covered his ears.
The song sort of reminds him about the situation between him and Maria. Why is she a Muggle? Why can't she be a witch, or better, a pureblood?
"Tell me! Why you have to go and make things so complicated?" Madam Hooch sang loudly. "I see the way you're acting like you are somebody else gets me frustrated!"
Yeah, why in Merlin's sake does all this has to be so complicated? Snape thought.
He has absolutely no idea.