A/N: thanks for the useful feedback.. I appreciate it! from now on, I'll be updating more regularly I hope, now that my computer's fixed cheers Also, after the sweet sixteen party, I'm going to move on to second year or third year, depending on my muse.
Remus Lupin thanked Merlin that Severus was a profound potions-maker. He had made the antidote for the Lovespell potion, but it had been a long time in brewing, around a month. For the duration of that month, Remus was walking on eggshells around his son and Samuel, wondering if the entire fiasco would have pernament results. It had been wise of Severus to scare some sense in the two boys by informing them it was pernament, but perhaps that had been a tad too much. At least that problem was taken care of, and the two boys were back to normal, raising the usual mischief around the castle.
"I haven't seen Hale for months. Where has he been hiding?" Erin moaned to Harlequin, leaning against the wall that led to their DADA class, waiting for the first-year class to end. Harlequin shrugged, his blue eyes fastened on Erin with deep intrest. "What's wrong?"
"Eh, nothing." Harlequin said with a small blush. "Just thinking."
"Oh." Erin mumbled, blushing as she studied the floor below her mary janes with avid fasnication. She couldn't glance back up, she could feel Harlequin glancing at her with his cool blue eyes and his blond hair hanging in his eyes. He wasn't a malfoy by blood, but he could have fooled her, with his blue eyes and platinum blond hair. As the students began leaving the class, Erin dashed in the room, not once glancing at Harlequin, who had his pale face screwed up in puzzlement, wondering what had been eating away at Erin. There had been a small wrinkle in her forehead which meant she was worried about something. Maybe it was Hale? He should go find Hale, Harlequin thought with a small nod to himself.
Across the castle, Hale and Luciana Weasley were walking down to their Care of Magical Creatures class, quietly having a small chat.
"Hale! guess what." Luciana said with a broad smile, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Hale asked, pushing away branches of a bush. Luciana giggled and shook her head.
"I turn sixteen tomorrow. Me and Deidra. I was wondering, if you could come to our party tomorrow? we're having it in the Room of Requirement."
"Uh, sure." Hale said with a small smile and a nod, blushing as Luciana hugged him tightly, whispering in his ear that he was the best guy she ever knew, and dashed off to join her twin up at Hagrid's cabin. Sighing, Hale shook his head and made a mental note to hunt down Erin and ask her help. He had no idea what to do for a sweet sixteen, since tomorrow was the 16th of April.
As lunch came round, all of the students and staff of hogwarts swarmed down to the Great Hall, eager for a lunch break. Hermione Snape had Stiva and Alice in tow, along with their perpetual babysitter, Samuel, who was babysitting them for punishment... again.
"Mum, why do I have to babysit again? I thought I already had detention for painting the Gryffindor common room green and silver." Samuel signed fluently with one hand, as he hauled up Stiva on his hip. Hermione shook her head and sighed at her son.
"No, Samuel, this is just a favor you're doing for me. I need a break from them. They've been driving me mad. Please? I just want some time with Severus."
"Ick." Samuel said with a gag as Severus glided up, giving Hermione a kiss on her cheek. Samuel rolled his eyes and settled down Stiva and Alice in their booster seats, making sure they had the proper food before them, and slunk off to the Slytherin table to take his usual place between Harlequinn and Remy.
"What's he doing here? He's a slytherin, he should sit with us." Samuel signed sharply as he descended down upon his sister in a flurry of robes.
"So? I invited him to sit with us for lunch. He's nice." Holly said, pouting up at her older brother as Etienne Malfoy rose from the Gryffindor table shyly.
"Well, Gryffs and Slyths shouldn't sit at the same table.. haven't for ages, either." Samuel signed quickly as he frowned down at the brown-haired and hazel-eyed girl sitting with the black-eyed and dark-haired Malfoy. "Come sit with us, Etienne." Remy finished up for Samuel, being his translator, Samuel had forgotten to use his voice again in his fit of frustration. The three boys headed over to the Slytherin table, managing not to cause any trouble, but they all knew Holly would be very, very angry with them.
"Erin? could I eh, talk to you for a moment?" Hale asked as he nudged his sister towards a dark alcolve right off of the library. "It's a personal matter."
"Uh, all right." Erin said quietly as she followed Hale, leaning against the wall when he halted, his eyes dark and troubled.
"I.. I have a sweet sixteen to go to tomorrow. What exactly should I get a girl for her sweet sixteen?" Hale asked, brushing his hand through his blond hair. "It's the Weasley girls, particularly Luciana."
"I see.. well, if she fancies you, you should give her a nice kiss. Don't you know the muggle saying, 'sweet sixteen and never been kissed?' It's all the rage in the Muggle world." Erin said with a smile. "But if you're chicken, I'm sure a nice book or a bag of sweets will do." Erin said with a giggle as she flounced off to join Harlequinn Malfoy and several other Slytherins in passing, chatting up a storm with Harlequinn. Hale stood there for a long moment, his eyes narrowed. If he didn't know betther, Erin had just brushed him off to be with Harlequinn Malfoy. Well, well, well.. this was a intresting development. Maybe Mother and Father would be intrested in these news, Harley thought with a small smile as he walked down the hall towards his father's office, deciding upon giving a kiss to Luciana weasley for her sixteenth birthday. He wasn't a chicken, after all.
Holly Snape smiled at Etienne, grateful he had found her after dinner later that night to apologize for Samuel's behavior. To make amends, Etienne walked Holly to her family quarters, carrying her books for her, the two chattering away quietly about the upcoming Charms exam.
"How about a drink? maybe we can study together." Holly asked shyly as she stood in front of the opened portrait door, glancing at Etienne, who nodded shyly, following Holly into the Snape family chambers. Holly told Etienne to set the books on the coffee table, she would be back shortly with the drinks.
"Well, are you serving detention with Mrs. Snape?" Severus Snape asked as he swooped into the room, slightly surprised at seeing Etienne Malfoy sitting in his living room.
"No. Holly invited me for a drink, sir. We're studying for exams, sir." Etienne said in a small voice, his dark eyes wide, nervously brushing back his long dark hair. Severus smirked slightly, raising his eyebrow and crossing his arms. Etienne sat there, fidgeting slightly as his eyes kept drifting to the kitchen, too nervous to speak. After all, Holly's father was the notorious Professor Snape.
"I see. Only... Studying?" Severus said in a low voice, Hermione coming into the living room from Stephen's room. "Hermione, Holly has a ... friend.. over for studying and drinks."
"How nice! do you want some cookies?" Hermione asked with a smile, conjuring up a plate of chocolate chip cookies. "We'll leave you alone, and make sure everything's quiet so you can study. I'm so glad Holly's a good hostess, getting the drinks for you. We'll be quiet. Have fun, Etienne." Hermione said as she smiled brightly at Etienne, putting the boy at ease, but it was difficult with a great bat of a husband glaring down at the young boy. "Let's go to your office, Severus."
"But.."
"Now, dear."
"Yes, darling." Severus said with a sigh, but not before he managed to shoot a scathing glare at Etienne, conveying his displeasure of the boy's presence in his quarters, alone with his daughter.
Holly emerged with the drinks, handing Etienne a large glass of pumpkin juice, an apologetic expression on her face.
"I heard my mum and dad in there. I'm sorry if my dad scared you, he does that to everyone. My mum's just there to keep him in line so he doesn't bite your head off." Holly said with a laugh, reaching for her charms book. Etienne laughed weakly, opening his charms book and beginning their study session.
"Severus, that was uncalled for!" Hermione snapped at her husband, as the two closed the door to the office, setting silencing wards so they couldn't be heard. "Holly is allowed to invite friends over, just as Samuel is allowed to invite Remy over."
"But he's a boy, Hermione. You know what boys do to girls when they're alone in rooms."
"And your'e not concerned about Remy and Samuel at all?"
"That's diffrent, that antidote got rid of that little..problem." Severus said with a roll of his eyes as he settled himself in his office chair as Hermione perched on the edge of his desk, a frown on her lovely red lips. "Also, did you see the way that boy was looking at Holly in classes and in the halls...?"
"Severus!" Hermione scowled down at her husband as she scooted closer to him, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "He's only eleven years old. I wouldn't worry, not until they're sixteen." Hermione said with a small sigh, slipping into her husband's lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Plus, didn't you notice? he looked just like you. you should be flattered."
"Not if he has a nose like mine." Severus said with a small chuckle, pulling Hermione closer into him for a bone-melting kiss. A long while later, Severus and Hermione had reached a mutual agreement, that Severus shouldn't bite Etienne's head off until he was about sixteen, or he had sufficient evidence to do so.
A/N: Again, thanks for putting up with my long absence. unfortunately, I'm off to Montana for a while, so I am trying to get this finished before I leave to montana. Heh. Reviews are GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Remus Lupin thanked Merlin that Severus was a profound potions-maker. He had made the antidote for the Lovespell potion, but it had been a long time in brewing, around a month. For the duration of that month, Remus was walking on eggshells around his son and Samuel, wondering if the entire fiasco would have pernament results. It had been wise of Severus to scare some sense in the two boys by informing them it was pernament, but perhaps that had been a tad too much. At least that problem was taken care of, and the two boys were back to normal, raising the usual mischief around the castle.
"I haven't seen Hale for months. Where has he been hiding?" Erin moaned to Harlequin, leaning against the wall that led to their DADA class, waiting for the first-year class to end. Harlequin shrugged, his blue eyes fastened on Erin with deep intrest. "What's wrong?"
"Eh, nothing." Harlequin said with a small blush. "Just thinking."
"Oh." Erin mumbled, blushing as she studied the floor below her mary janes with avid fasnication. She couldn't glance back up, she could feel Harlequin glancing at her with his cool blue eyes and his blond hair hanging in his eyes. He wasn't a malfoy by blood, but he could have fooled her, with his blue eyes and platinum blond hair. As the students began leaving the class, Erin dashed in the room, not once glancing at Harlequin, who had his pale face screwed up in puzzlement, wondering what had been eating away at Erin. There had been a small wrinkle in her forehead which meant she was worried about something. Maybe it was Hale? He should go find Hale, Harlequin thought with a small nod to himself.
Across the castle, Hale and Luciana Weasley were walking down to their Care of Magical Creatures class, quietly having a small chat.
"Hale! guess what." Luciana said with a broad smile, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Hale asked, pushing away branches of a bush. Luciana giggled and shook her head.
"I turn sixteen tomorrow. Me and Deidra. I was wondering, if you could come to our party tomorrow? we're having it in the Room of Requirement."
"Uh, sure." Hale said with a small smile and a nod, blushing as Luciana hugged him tightly, whispering in his ear that he was the best guy she ever knew, and dashed off to join her twin up at Hagrid's cabin. Sighing, Hale shook his head and made a mental note to hunt down Erin and ask her help. He had no idea what to do for a sweet sixteen, since tomorrow was the 16th of April.
As lunch came round, all of the students and staff of hogwarts swarmed down to the Great Hall, eager for a lunch break. Hermione Snape had Stiva and Alice in tow, along with their perpetual babysitter, Samuel, who was babysitting them for punishment... again.
"Mum, why do I have to babysit again? I thought I already had detention for painting the Gryffindor common room green and silver." Samuel signed fluently with one hand, as he hauled up Stiva on his hip. Hermione shook her head and sighed at her son.
"No, Samuel, this is just a favor you're doing for me. I need a break from them. They've been driving me mad. Please? I just want some time with Severus."
"Ick." Samuel said with a gag as Severus glided up, giving Hermione a kiss on her cheek. Samuel rolled his eyes and settled down Stiva and Alice in their booster seats, making sure they had the proper food before them, and slunk off to the Slytherin table to take his usual place between Harlequinn and Remy.
"What's he doing here? He's a slytherin, he should sit with us." Samuel signed sharply as he descended down upon his sister in a flurry of robes.
"So? I invited him to sit with us for lunch. He's nice." Holly said, pouting up at her older brother as Etienne Malfoy rose from the Gryffindor table shyly.
"Well, Gryffs and Slyths shouldn't sit at the same table.. haven't for ages, either." Samuel signed quickly as he frowned down at the brown-haired and hazel-eyed girl sitting with the black-eyed and dark-haired Malfoy. "Come sit with us, Etienne." Remy finished up for Samuel, being his translator, Samuel had forgotten to use his voice again in his fit of frustration. The three boys headed over to the Slytherin table, managing not to cause any trouble, but they all knew Holly would be very, very angry with them.
"Erin? could I eh, talk to you for a moment?" Hale asked as he nudged his sister towards a dark alcolve right off of the library. "It's a personal matter."
"Uh, all right." Erin said quietly as she followed Hale, leaning against the wall when he halted, his eyes dark and troubled.
"I.. I have a sweet sixteen to go to tomorrow. What exactly should I get a girl for her sweet sixteen?" Hale asked, brushing his hand through his blond hair. "It's the Weasley girls, particularly Luciana."
"I see.. well, if she fancies you, you should give her a nice kiss. Don't you know the muggle saying, 'sweet sixteen and never been kissed?' It's all the rage in the Muggle world." Erin said with a smile. "But if you're chicken, I'm sure a nice book or a bag of sweets will do." Erin said with a giggle as she flounced off to join Harlequinn Malfoy and several other Slytherins in passing, chatting up a storm with Harlequinn. Hale stood there for a long moment, his eyes narrowed. If he didn't know betther, Erin had just brushed him off to be with Harlequinn Malfoy. Well, well, well.. this was a intresting development. Maybe Mother and Father would be intrested in these news, Harley thought with a small smile as he walked down the hall towards his father's office, deciding upon giving a kiss to Luciana weasley for her sixteenth birthday. He wasn't a chicken, after all.
Holly Snape smiled at Etienne, grateful he had found her after dinner later that night to apologize for Samuel's behavior. To make amends, Etienne walked Holly to her family quarters, carrying her books for her, the two chattering away quietly about the upcoming Charms exam.
"How about a drink? maybe we can study together." Holly asked shyly as she stood in front of the opened portrait door, glancing at Etienne, who nodded shyly, following Holly into the Snape family chambers. Holly told Etienne to set the books on the coffee table, she would be back shortly with the drinks.
"Well, are you serving detention with Mrs. Snape?" Severus Snape asked as he swooped into the room, slightly surprised at seeing Etienne Malfoy sitting in his living room.
"No. Holly invited me for a drink, sir. We're studying for exams, sir." Etienne said in a small voice, his dark eyes wide, nervously brushing back his long dark hair. Severus smirked slightly, raising his eyebrow and crossing his arms. Etienne sat there, fidgeting slightly as his eyes kept drifting to the kitchen, too nervous to speak. After all, Holly's father was the notorious Professor Snape.
"I see. Only... Studying?" Severus said in a low voice, Hermione coming into the living room from Stephen's room. "Hermione, Holly has a ... friend.. over for studying and drinks."
"How nice! do you want some cookies?" Hermione asked with a smile, conjuring up a plate of chocolate chip cookies. "We'll leave you alone, and make sure everything's quiet so you can study. I'm so glad Holly's a good hostess, getting the drinks for you. We'll be quiet. Have fun, Etienne." Hermione said as she smiled brightly at Etienne, putting the boy at ease, but it was difficult with a great bat of a husband glaring down at the young boy. "Let's go to your office, Severus."
"But.."
"Now, dear."
"Yes, darling." Severus said with a sigh, but not before he managed to shoot a scathing glare at Etienne, conveying his displeasure of the boy's presence in his quarters, alone with his daughter.
Holly emerged with the drinks, handing Etienne a large glass of pumpkin juice, an apologetic expression on her face.
"I heard my mum and dad in there. I'm sorry if my dad scared you, he does that to everyone. My mum's just there to keep him in line so he doesn't bite your head off." Holly said with a laugh, reaching for her charms book. Etienne laughed weakly, opening his charms book and beginning their study session.
"Severus, that was uncalled for!" Hermione snapped at her husband, as the two closed the door to the office, setting silencing wards so they couldn't be heard. "Holly is allowed to invite friends over, just as Samuel is allowed to invite Remy over."
"But he's a boy, Hermione. You know what boys do to girls when they're alone in rooms."
"And your'e not concerned about Remy and Samuel at all?"
"That's diffrent, that antidote got rid of that little..problem." Severus said with a roll of his eyes as he settled himself in his office chair as Hermione perched on the edge of his desk, a frown on her lovely red lips. "Also, did you see the way that boy was looking at Holly in classes and in the halls...?"
"Severus!" Hermione scowled down at her husband as she scooted closer to him, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "He's only eleven years old. I wouldn't worry, not until they're sixteen." Hermione said with a small sigh, slipping into her husband's lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Plus, didn't you notice? he looked just like you. you should be flattered."
"Not if he has a nose like mine." Severus said with a small chuckle, pulling Hermione closer into him for a bone-melting kiss. A long while later, Severus and Hermione had reached a mutual agreement, that Severus shouldn't bite Etienne's head off until he was about sixteen, or he had sufficient evidence to do so.
A/N: Again, thanks for putting up with my long absence. unfortunately, I'm off to Montana for a while, so I am trying to get this finished before I leave to montana. Heh. Reviews are GREATLY APPRECIATED.