Chapter 1: Why Her?!
"But sir! Isn't there anyone else? Any one?" Severus asked, very annoyed.
"I'm right here you know!" Lynn said, but nobody acknowledged.
"Severus, you know there isn't. Besides, Lynn is a very pleasant girl." Dumbledore said calmly.
"Woman." Lynn piped in.
"Woman," Dumbledore added, "I myself have stayed with Lynn in my time of need and she was a wonderful host. She bought me some Lemon Drops when she heard I was coming." he said smiling. She smiled back.
"Fine." he sighed and fell back into his arm chair. He pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew he couldn't win. "When should I be ready?"
"Tonight." Dumbledore answered.
"Tonight?!" Severus exclaimed.
"Yes, tonight. You will go to your quarters, pack whatever you want to bring with you and then Lynn will escort you to your temporary home."
"Can this night get any worse?" Snape asked out loud.
"Well, its getting late. We should go. Headmaster," she bowed her head, "Let's go Severus." He reluctantly got up.
"Good night, Severus." Dumbledore said. Snape, without turning around, grunted and waved a hand. Lynn shook her head and laughed.
"This will be fun." she said sarcastically.
They walked to Snape's quarters in silence. Snape leading the way, Lynn following close behind. When they reached his office, she stepped inside.
"Wait here." he said and walked into another room.
"Alright." she said, but he was already gone. She looked around It seemed to be a sitting room. She walked over to a bookshelf. She scanned the spines. All about potions. She walked over to one of the black armchairs and sat down, waiting for Severus to return.
Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Severus was packing.
"Well, at least its not Potter." he said to himself as he shrunk his suitcase to fit in his pocket. He walked back into the sitting room. Lynn, who was starring into the fire place, deep in thought, didn't notice him walk in. He cleared his throat and she looked up.
"Oh, all finished?" she asked, standing up.
"Yes. Now how are we getting to ... where ever we're going?" he asked.
"The Knight bus." she said, straightening out her clothes.
"The Knight bus? Why couldn't we just use the Floo network?" he asked, sounding annoyed again.
"We will." she answered.
"What?" he said confused.
"Just stop asking so many questions. Lets go." she said and led him out. Once again they walked through the corridors in silence. This time Lynn leading the way. As they walked, Severus let him eyes wander. And they fell upon Lynn's lower half. Her very nice lower half at that. Lynn had the feeling she was being watched. She turned around and met Severus' gaze. She blushed and turned around. When they were out on the grounds, Severus broke the silence with another question.
"So where do you live?" he asked, Lynn stopped at the road and stuck out her wand.
"In Michigan." she said as the buss pulled up.
"Michigan?!" he said, as they stepped inside. He followed her to the back where there were two open beds. She sat on one and Severus did the same.
"Yep." she said once they were settled.
"But that's in the States." he said. No wonder she had an American accent.
"Good job." she said sarcastically. Severus chose to ignore this remark.
"How is the Knight bus going to take us overseas?" he asked.
"Its not." she said and pulled a magazine out of her pocket. "And I thought I told you to stop asking questions." she added, getting comfortable in her bed. Severus looked out the window. Since the bus was moving so fast, everything was pretty much a blur and it was making him nauseous. He looked over at Lynn. She was looking at him.
"What?!" he asked.
"Are you nervous?" she asked him.
"No, why would I be?" he asked defensively. She shrugged. Severus looked back out the window, forgetting that he was about to be sick. She continued to stare at him. He looked back at her.
"What now?" he asked, still annoyed. She smiled.
"Your cute when your angry." she said and went back to her magazine.