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Pairings: AD/MM, Snape/Maria
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Chapter 10: A Romantic Night
"....And over here is the statue of Merlion." said Selene as the group strolled into the Merlion Park after dinner. "The Merlion, portrayed by a lion's head and a body of a fish, is Singapore famous tourism symbol."
"Cool." said Madam Hooch, looking at the 8-metre tall statue of the Merlion as it sprayed water out of its mouth into the huge Singapore River.
"Does this place have another name, like couple's park or something?" asked Snape.
"No. Why?" asked Selene.
"I'm seeing couples everywhere with their arms around each other." said Snape in disgust.
Sure enough, with the soft streetlights, the Merlion spraying water into the river, the good view of the Marina Bay (where the park was) and the cool weather, the atmosphere was romantic.
"It's common." said Selene finally.
"Well then, I think Minerva and I should join in." said Dumbledore and smiled as he put his arm around .
"Really?" asked Selene, raising an eyebrow.
Dumbledore nodded. "You go ahead."
"Okay...." said Selene slowly. "We will be at the Caffe Di Mare if you need us." said she, pointing at a small, elegant coffee shop nearby.
"Come on, you guys. Let's leave the lovebirds in peace." said Madam Hooch and grinned.
The group went off and just when Maria was about to follow them, Snape caught hold of her hand firmly.
"Miss Maria, can I have a word with you?" he asked seriously.
"Hm, okay......"
***
Selene and the girls sat down at a table that was facing the Merlion and started ordering their drinks.
"Hey, where's Maria?" asked Lindsey when she had ordered a cup of vanilla ice cream.
"And Snape?" said Sue. "Where are they?"
"Probably gone off somewhere." Selene muttered. "Ice Mocha, please." said she to the waiter.
"Wherever they have gone to, I just hope that Snape would confess this time." thought Madam Hooch.
***
"All right, Professor, what do you want?" asked Maria calmly when they arrived at a remote place that overlooked the river.
"Just want to ask you....." started Snape but he stopped there.
"What?" asked Maria.
"Now how am I going to put it......" Snape muttered to himself.
Maria started to look impatient.
"Okay, I'll come straight to the point. Are you sure you are a pure Muggle?" asked Snape quickly.
Maria blinked. "Um, yeah. Of course I am sure."
Snape looked disappointed, which was very rare.
So did Maria. "Is that all you want to ask?"
Snape didn't respond.
Maria frowned deeply. "In that case, I'm leaving."
She turned around and started walking.
"Hold on, Maria!" called Snape sharply.
Maria stopped in her tracks. Slowly, she turned her head. "What did you call me?"
"Maria." said Snape clearly but slowly. His cheeks went pink.
Maria turned her whole body around.
"If I don't get things clear today, I will go mad. Maria, you have taken my breath away." said Snape quietly.
Maria's mouth dropped open. "What?"
"I said you are so beautiful that I have fallen completely in love with you." said Snape impatiently.
Maria blushed slightly. Snape reached out and took Maria's hand. Maria looked at his hand, couldn't believe that this was happening.
"Although I'm trying hard not to have any feelings for you because you are not a witch, not even a Muggle-born but I fail, for countless time. You are just, I don't know, too good, I guess."
Maria just listened.
Snape looked down to the hard stone floor. "Please forgive me if I have offended you for falling in love with you. If you speak up now, I will leave you in peace."
Silence.
Snape looked up, wondering why Maria was so quiet. Maria just stood there with her mouth remained open, as still as the Merlion.
"Miss Maria?" asked Snape timidly.
Maria held up her hand suddenly. "Don't call me Miss Maria."
Snape blinked.
Maria leaned forward; her face was just inches away from Snape's. "Call me Maria whenever you want. But can I call you Severus?"
Snape nodded silently.
"I'm not going to be mad at you for falling in love with me. Instead I want to thank you."
"Huh?"
"Like you, I'm afraid for offending someone for having feelings for him."
"And that person is......." said Snape slowly.
Maria smiled. "His name is Severus Snape, does that ring a bell?"
Snape raised his eyebrows. "That's my....."
But Maria, who covered his lips with hers, cut off his sentence. Snape closed his eyes and kissed her back tenderly.
***
"Do you think we should go back now?" asked Carly after she had drunk the last drop of her green tea from a crystalline teacup.
Selene looked at her watch. 10.30pm. "Yeah, let's go. I think the shop is closing."
The girls came out of the shop and searched for Dumbledore and Minerva.
"There they are." said Inca, pointing at a direction.
"Aww." said the girls and grinned at the sight.
Minerva had her head rested on her husband's shoulder; Dumbledore had his arm around her waist as they looked out to the river and enjoyed the wind blowing gently at their faces.
"Albus?" called Selene when they arrived. "Minerva?"
Dumbledore turned around slowly and putted his finger to his lips. "Minerva is asleep."
"Sorry." whispered Selene. "Where are Professor Snape and Maria?"
"I don't know." whispered Dumbledore back.
Sue patted Selene's shoulder. "There they are." she said quietly.
Selene looked up, and watched Snape and Maria walking towards them.
"Finished your drinks already?" asked Snape.
"Yeah." said Selene. "Let's go. Albus?"
Dumbledore nodded and gently carried Minerva up in his arms.
As the group turned their backs at Snape and Maria, they smiled at each other and held hands.
***
Back at the hotel, Sue and Maria were in their room. Inca was having a bath. Maria was lying on her bed, looking very dreamy. Sue didn't notice, because she was listening to a Julie Andrews' CD.
"Isn't Julie great?" asked Sue as she listened "Show Me".
Maria didn't respond.
"Maria?"
Maria just sighed happily.
"Wonder what happened." Sue muttered as she listened to the next song "If Love Were All".
***
"Man, I'm beat." said Madam Hooch after she had taken her bath.
As she dried her hair, she went to the window and sighed at the scenery. "It's a pity that we are going home the day after tomorrow. Wish that we could stay here forever."
"Don't remind me." growled Snape.
To him, going home meant leaving Maria.
"If only I confess earlier." he thought miserably. He sighed sadly, punched his pillow and buried his face in it.
"What happened to you?" asked Madam Hooch in bewilderment.
"Don't ask." said Snape without filling his face from the pillow.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Pairings: AD/MM, Snape/Maria
Thank you for your reviews!
Chapter 10: A Romantic Night
"....And over here is the statue of Merlion." said Selene as the group strolled into the Merlion Park after dinner. "The Merlion, portrayed by a lion's head and a body of a fish, is Singapore famous tourism symbol."
"Cool." said Madam Hooch, looking at the 8-metre tall statue of the Merlion as it sprayed water out of its mouth into the huge Singapore River.
"Does this place have another name, like couple's park or something?" asked Snape.
"No. Why?" asked Selene.
"I'm seeing couples everywhere with their arms around each other." said Snape in disgust.
Sure enough, with the soft streetlights, the Merlion spraying water into the river, the good view of the Marina Bay (where the park was) and the cool weather, the atmosphere was romantic.
"It's common." said Selene finally.
"Well then, I think Minerva and I should join in." said Dumbledore and smiled as he put his arm around .
"Really?" asked Selene, raising an eyebrow.
Dumbledore nodded. "You go ahead."
"Okay...." said Selene slowly. "We will be at the Caffe Di Mare if you need us." said she, pointing at a small, elegant coffee shop nearby.
"Come on, you guys. Let's leave the lovebirds in peace." said Madam Hooch and grinned.
The group went off and just when Maria was about to follow them, Snape caught hold of her hand firmly.
"Miss Maria, can I have a word with you?" he asked seriously.
"Hm, okay......"
***
Selene and the girls sat down at a table that was facing the Merlion and started ordering their drinks.
"Hey, where's Maria?" asked Lindsey when she had ordered a cup of vanilla ice cream.
"And Snape?" said Sue. "Where are they?"
"Probably gone off somewhere." Selene muttered. "Ice Mocha, please." said she to the waiter.
"Wherever they have gone to, I just hope that Snape would confess this time." thought Madam Hooch.
***
"All right, Professor, what do you want?" asked Maria calmly when they arrived at a remote place that overlooked the river.
"Just want to ask you....." started Snape but he stopped there.
"What?" asked Maria.
"Now how am I going to put it......" Snape muttered to himself.
Maria started to look impatient.
"Okay, I'll come straight to the point. Are you sure you are a pure Muggle?" asked Snape quickly.
Maria blinked. "Um, yeah. Of course I am sure."
Snape looked disappointed, which was very rare.
So did Maria. "Is that all you want to ask?"
Snape didn't respond.
Maria frowned deeply. "In that case, I'm leaving."
She turned around and started walking.
"Hold on, Maria!" called Snape sharply.
Maria stopped in her tracks. Slowly, she turned her head. "What did you call me?"
"Maria." said Snape clearly but slowly. His cheeks went pink.
Maria turned her whole body around.
"If I don't get things clear today, I will go mad. Maria, you have taken my breath away." said Snape quietly.
Maria's mouth dropped open. "What?"
"I said you are so beautiful that I have fallen completely in love with you." said Snape impatiently.
Maria blushed slightly. Snape reached out and took Maria's hand. Maria looked at his hand, couldn't believe that this was happening.
"Although I'm trying hard not to have any feelings for you because you are not a witch, not even a Muggle-born but I fail, for countless time. You are just, I don't know, too good, I guess."
Maria just listened.
Snape looked down to the hard stone floor. "Please forgive me if I have offended you for falling in love with you. If you speak up now, I will leave you in peace."
Silence.
Snape looked up, wondering why Maria was so quiet. Maria just stood there with her mouth remained open, as still as the Merlion.
"Miss Maria?" asked Snape timidly.
Maria held up her hand suddenly. "Don't call me Miss Maria."
Snape blinked.
Maria leaned forward; her face was just inches away from Snape's. "Call me Maria whenever you want. But can I call you Severus?"
Snape nodded silently.
"I'm not going to be mad at you for falling in love with me. Instead I want to thank you."
"Huh?"
"Like you, I'm afraid for offending someone for having feelings for him."
"And that person is......." said Snape slowly.
Maria smiled. "His name is Severus Snape, does that ring a bell?"
Snape raised his eyebrows. "That's my....."
But Maria, who covered his lips with hers, cut off his sentence. Snape closed his eyes and kissed her back tenderly.
***
"Do you think we should go back now?" asked Carly after she had drunk the last drop of her green tea from a crystalline teacup.
Selene looked at her watch. 10.30pm. "Yeah, let's go. I think the shop is closing."
The girls came out of the shop and searched for Dumbledore and Minerva.
"There they are." said Inca, pointing at a direction.
"Aww." said the girls and grinned at the sight.
Minerva had her head rested on her husband's shoulder; Dumbledore had his arm around her waist as they looked out to the river and enjoyed the wind blowing gently at their faces.
"Albus?" called Selene when they arrived. "Minerva?"
Dumbledore turned around slowly and putted his finger to his lips. "Minerva is asleep."
"Sorry." whispered Selene. "Where are Professor Snape and Maria?"
"I don't know." whispered Dumbledore back.
Sue patted Selene's shoulder. "There they are." she said quietly.
Selene looked up, and watched Snape and Maria walking towards them.
"Finished your drinks already?" asked Snape.
"Yeah." said Selene. "Let's go. Albus?"
Dumbledore nodded and gently carried Minerva up in his arms.
As the group turned their backs at Snape and Maria, they smiled at each other and held hands.
***
Back at the hotel, Sue and Maria were in their room. Inca was having a bath. Maria was lying on her bed, looking very dreamy. Sue didn't notice, because she was listening to a Julie Andrews' CD.
"Isn't Julie great?" asked Sue as she listened "Show Me".
Maria didn't respond.
"Maria?"
Maria just sighed happily.
"Wonder what happened." Sue muttered as she listened to the next song "If Love Were All".
***
"Man, I'm beat." said Madam Hooch after she had taken her bath.
As she dried her hair, she went to the window and sighed at the scenery. "It's a pity that we are going home the day after tomorrow. Wish that we could stay here forever."
"Don't remind me." growled Snape.
To him, going home meant leaving Maria.
"If only I confess earlier." he thought miserably. He sighed sadly, punched his pillow and buried his face in it.
"What happened to you?" asked Madam Hooch in bewilderment.
"Don't ask." said Snape without filling his face from the pillow.