Hey ya'll!!! It's been a couple of days! Okay, more than a couple, but
hey! Who can blame me?!?! I am just so cute and loveable! All right,
maybe it was just that I have been REALLY busy!! My last five weeks of
summer vacation are filled with ballet camp, Monday through Friday, 10-5.
So, yeah, I'm busy. But I haven't forgotten that I have stories to write
for all my loving reviewers!! So I'll end the chitchat and get to it!
Disclaimer: Don't own it, don't plan to, don't sue.
Chapter 5: In Which Severus Gets a Slight Makeover
Severus had no trouble waking Sabrina the next morning. Her excitement all but radiated off of her, and he found it hard not to smile. You would have thought her life depended on going shopping the way she pranced about her room.
They ate together in the Common Room since it was early. Severus had gone to the kitchens and brought back some muffins, fruit and orange juice.
Sabrina surveyed her Father as she ate. The black robes weren't going to cut it. Not when she wore jean capris and a red Strawberry Shortcake shirt that said, 'Life is Sweet.'
"Dad." She said. "You're not really wearing that are you?"
He gave her a look that said, why shouldn't I? "Yes, what's wrong with this?"
She gave an exaggerated sigh. "We're going to Muggle London. People don't just walk around in long black robes there. Next to me you're going to look like a wannabe gothic. Do you have any Muggle like clothing?" She asked.
"Well, I'm sure I do..."
"Good! Show me." She got up and ran to his room. Throwing open the closet so looked through his clothing. "Black, black, and more black. Oh! And looky here! Black!" She sighed. "I guess this will do." She held out a pair of black slacks and a black button up, collar shirt. "I won't be the only one doing some shopping today."
"What's wrong with black? It's a nice color." He said, taking the clothes from her. "I don't need any new clothes. Where would I wear them anyway?"
"First off, Dad, black is a shade, not a color. It's a nice shade, I have nothing against it, but you need some color! Don't worry, I won't make you wear pink." She left the room to let him get dressed.
Soon, they were out of Hogwarts and getting off the train at London.
"Oh, yes!" Sabrina exclaimed. "It's been awhile since I've come here to shop. Hey, do you think we could stop by to see my Grandparents some time before we leave today? Just to let them know I'm doing all right. I've kind of forgotten to write them."
"I think that will be okay." He said.
"Okay, let's get going then, shall we?"
They found the nearest mall and Sabrina proceeded to drag Severus through every store she thought she could find an appropriate costume. She made him sit outside every try-on room as she modeled for him. She didn't pick anything, but tried on everything she thought was pretty.
At about the fifth store, Severus asked tiredly, "Are you going to pick something any time today? Or this century maybe?"
"Dad, these things take time! We have all day! What's the hurry?" She exclaimed.
"I think I'm getting a headache."
Sabrina just ignored him and continued to drag him all across the mall.
She finally found the perfect costume.
"Ooo! I know what I'm going as!" She squealed.
"Finally." Severus said, more to himself.
"An Arabian Dancer!" She held up the blue costume. "Isn't it fabulous?"
"I think not!" Severus exclaimed, as he took in the costume. It had sheer, blue pants with a silver coin trim. The top, that was not a top, more like a bra, was also blue with the silver coin trim along the bottom. And to finish it off it had sheer, blue sleeves and veil. "You will not wear that in public! You won't wear that at all."
"But Daddy please! It's perfect! And I'm sure that some other girls will have costumes worse that this. It's only for one night! And it's nighttime, so it's dark!"
"You'll be inside." He stated.
"Oh, but please? It's either this or more shopping." She said.
Severus considered. More shopping or allow his daughter to wear, that. He sighed. "Fine, you can get it. Lord, I've gone soft. Hurry up before I change my mind."
Sabrina squealed again. "Thank you Daddy!" She gave him a big hug and ran off to pay for it.
"Yeah, yeah." He said, and sat down in the nearest chair.
They left the store after Sabrina paid for her costume. "Lunch now?"
"Sure, where can we go eat?" He asked.
"In the food court." She answered. "They have different types of food to choose from. I'm going to have some pizza."
"Pizza?"
"Oh, no! Don't you tell me you've never had pizza!"
"Er, no."
"Well, then you will have some too."
They stood in line together to get their pizza. Sabrina ordered for them, a slice of pepperoni each (they were really big slices) and each a Dr. Pepper. Then they found a table to sit at to eat. Sabrina watched her Father as he took his first bite of pizza. She could tell right away that he liked it.
"Good, no?" She asked.
"Surprisingly. Although I'm very certain this contains no nutritional value whatsoever."
"We eat good food all week at Hogwarts. It's only fair we get to eat junk food once in a while. And frankly, I don't care if it's not good for me." She said.
Severus decided they needed a change in subject. "Are we still going to visit your Grandparents today?"
"Oh, yes." She said.
"Do you know how to get there?" He asked.
"Yeah, I think I remember."
"You think?" He gave her a look.
"Yes, yes, I know how to get there! Good grief!"
"Just eat your pizza." He told her.
There were a few golden moments of silence, in which Severus was enjoying it. But then Sabrina spoke again.
"We were going to go shopping for you too!" She exclaimed.
"No, we do not need to go shopping for me."
"Oh, come on! It'll be fun!"
"I've had enough shopping to last me the rest of my life, thank you. I have plenty of clothes."
"But they're all black!" She whined.
"Exactly."
Sabrina was quiet as she quickly finished her lunch. Then when her Father finished she stood up, grabbed him by his arm and walked as quickly as possible to the next stop.
"I said I don't want to shop for me!" Severus cried out.
"Don't care." Sabrina walked straight to the men's section and to the nearest worker. "Hi, can you help us? My Father needs some new clothes. He only owns black."
The man turned to look at Severus. "Ah, yes, of course I can help! Follow me!" The man was obviously gay. "Anything in mind?"
"Well, he's a teacher, but they have to wear a certain uniform, but he needs clothes for other stuff. Like school dances and going out and stuff."
"Okay, so casually nice?"
"Exactly."
"Okay, this way then."
Sabrina and the salesman made Severus try on and show them all the clothes they chose. Severus was not happy, especially with the very gay salesman. He did not feel comfortable at all. Sabrina was going to be punished. He didn't know how but she would be!
Finally the torture was over and Sabrina paid for his new clothes.
Soon they were on their way to Sabrina's Grandparent's house.
Severus didn't want to admit it, but he was nervous as they stood outside the door to Sabrina's Grandparent's house. How much did they know about him? What had Lena told them about him? Well, they didn't have a problem with letting Sabrina come live with him.
He didn't have any more time to think, as an elderly man opened the door.
"Gramps!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Sabrina! Well, what a lovely surprise! Come in!" He moved aside to let them in. They entered into a hallway and he closed the door, and then turned to them. "You must be Severus. I'm George Ackerman, Sabrina's Grandfather."
"Nice to finally meet you, sir." Severus said, taking the offered hand.
"Well, come in to the living room and we'll get you some tea and we'll all catch up."
Sabrina skipped happily ahead of them. She went into the kitchen to find her Grandmother.
"Nani!" She gave the woman in the kitchen a kiss on her cheek.
"Oh goodness! Sabrina! What are you doing here? Don't you have school?"
"It's the weekend Nani, and Dad took me to get a Halloween costume for the school dance!"
"Your Father's here? Well, that was sure nice of him." She whipped her hands on a hand towel. She grabbed the teapot on the stove that was sitting there, ready, like she was expecting them.
In the living room, Severus and George were already sitting.
"Hello! I'm Abby, and you must be Severus. It is so wonderful to meet you."
Severus stood up and extended his hand. "It's nice to meet you too, Mrs. Ackerman."
"Oh, you can call me Abby, or you are welcome to call me Mum if you want." She then busied herself with pouring the tea.
George took it upon himself to continue the conversation. "So, Sabrina how is this new school?"
"Oh! It's fantastic! I've already made some new friends. And Dad teaches my favorite subject!"
"Well, that's great!" Abby said. "What class is that?"
"Advanced Potions. I guess I got my knack for it from him." Sabrina smiled at her Father. "It's all really great. I live in the extra room Dad has. He helped me redecorate it so it's all pretty and stuff."
"Well, thank you Severus." George said. "We really did want her to come live with us, but we knew it would be better if she was with someone who knew about all this magic stuff. We think it's great and all, but we haven't the slightest clue about it."
"No, I thank you for letting her come live with me. It's really been wonderful having her around."
There was a few seconds of silence, then the conversation continued until it was time for Severus and Sabrina to get back to Hogwarts.
Whew!! There you go! Next: we get to some more Hogwarts stuff! And other people! I'll have it up, hopefully in a week or so. But don't expect anything! There have been no promises made here!! Got that?! Good.... See ya next time... and in the mean time.... REVIEW!!! I'll love you forever for it....
Disclaimer: Don't own it, don't plan to, don't sue.
Chapter 5: In Which Severus Gets a Slight Makeover
Severus had no trouble waking Sabrina the next morning. Her excitement all but radiated off of her, and he found it hard not to smile. You would have thought her life depended on going shopping the way she pranced about her room.
They ate together in the Common Room since it was early. Severus had gone to the kitchens and brought back some muffins, fruit and orange juice.
Sabrina surveyed her Father as she ate. The black robes weren't going to cut it. Not when she wore jean capris and a red Strawberry Shortcake shirt that said, 'Life is Sweet.'
"Dad." She said. "You're not really wearing that are you?"
He gave her a look that said, why shouldn't I? "Yes, what's wrong with this?"
She gave an exaggerated sigh. "We're going to Muggle London. People don't just walk around in long black robes there. Next to me you're going to look like a wannabe gothic. Do you have any Muggle like clothing?" She asked.
"Well, I'm sure I do..."
"Good! Show me." She got up and ran to his room. Throwing open the closet so looked through his clothing. "Black, black, and more black. Oh! And looky here! Black!" She sighed. "I guess this will do." She held out a pair of black slacks and a black button up, collar shirt. "I won't be the only one doing some shopping today."
"What's wrong with black? It's a nice color." He said, taking the clothes from her. "I don't need any new clothes. Where would I wear them anyway?"
"First off, Dad, black is a shade, not a color. It's a nice shade, I have nothing against it, but you need some color! Don't worry, I won't make you wear pink." She left the room to let him get dressed.
Soon, they were out of Hogwarts and getting off the train at London.
"Oh, yes!" Sabrina exclaimed. "It's been awhile since I've come here to shop. Hey, do you think we could stop by to see my Grandparents some time before we leave today? Just to let them know I'm doing all right. I've kind of forgotten to write them."
"I think that will be okay." He said.
"Okay, let's get going then, shall we?"
They found the nearest mall and Sabrina proceeded to drag Severus through every store she thought she could find an appropriate costume. She made him sit outside every try-on room as she modeled for him. She didn't pick anything, but tried on everything she thought was pretty.
At about the fifth store, Severus asked tiredly, "Are you going to pick something any time today? Or this century maybe?"
"Dad, these things take time! We have all day! What's the hurry?" She exclaimed.
"I think I'm getting a headache."
Sabrina just ignored him and continued to drag him all across the mall.
She finally found the perfect costume.
"Ooo! I know what I'm going as!" She squealed.
"Finally." Severus said, more to himself.
"An Arabian Dancer!" She held up the blue costume. "Isn't it fabulous?"
"I think not!" Severus exclaimed, as he took in the costume. It had sheer, blue pants with a silver coin trim. The top, that was not a top, more like a bra, was also blue with the silver coin trim along the bottom. And to finish it off it had sheer, blue sleeves and veil. "You will not wear that in public! You won't wear that at all."
"But Daddy please! It's perfect! And I'm sure that some other girls will have costumes worse that this. It's only for one night! And it's nighttime, so it's dark!"
"You'll be inside." He stated.
"Oh, but please? It's either this or more shopping." She said.
Severus considered. More shopping or allow his daughter to wear, that. He sighed. "Fine, you can get it. Lord, I've gone soft. Hurry up before I change my mind."
Sabrina squealed again. "Thank you Daddy!" She gave him a big hug and ran off to pay for it.
"Yeah, yeah." He said, and sat down in the nearest chair.
They left the store after Sabrina paid for her costume. "Lunch now?"
"Sure, where can we go eat?" He asked.
"In the food court." She answered. "They have different types of food to choose from. I'm going to have some pizza."
"Pizza?"
"Oh, no! Don't you tell me you've never had pizza!"
"Er, no."
"Well, then you will have some too."
They stood in line together to get their pizza. Sabrina ordered for them, a slice of pepperoni each (they were really big slices) and each a Dr. Pepper. Then they found a table to sit at to eat. Sabrina watched her Father as he took his first bite of pizza. She could tell right away that he liked it.
"Good, no?" She asked.
"Surprisingly. Although I'm very certain this contains no nutritional value whatsoever."
"We eat good food all week at Hogwarts. It's only fair we get to eat junk food once in a while. And frankly, I don't care if it's not good for me." She said.
Severus decided they needed a change in subject. "Are we still going to visit your Grandparents today?"
"Oh, yes." She said.
"Do you know how to get there?" He asked.
"Yeah, I think I remember."
"You think?" He gave her a look.
"Yes, yes, I know how to get there! Good grief!"
"Just eat your pizza." He told her.
There were a few golden moments of silence, in which Severus was enjoying it. But then Sabrina spoke again.
"We were going to go shopping for you too!" She exclaimed.
"No, we do not need to go shopping for me."
"Oh, come on! It'll be fun!"
"I've had enough shopping to last me the rest of my life, thank you. I have plenty of clothes."
"But they're all black!" She whined.
"Exactly."
Sabrina was quiet as she quickly finished her lunch. Then when her Father finished she stood up, grabbed him by his arm and walked as quickly as possible to the next stop.
"I said I don't want to shop for me!" Severus cried out.
"Don't care." Sabrina walked straight to the men's section and to the nearest worker. "Hi, can you help us? My Father needs some new clothes. He only owns black."
The man turned to look at Severus. "Ah, yes, of course I can help! Follow me!" The man was obviously gay. "Anything in mind?"
"Well, he's a teacher, but they have to wear a certain uniform, but he needs clothes for other stuff. Like school dances and going out and stuff."
"Okay, so casually nice?"
"Exactly."
"Okay, this way then."
Sabrina and the salesman made Severus try on and show them all the clothes they chose. Severus was not happy, especially with the very gay salesman. He did not feel comfortable at all. Sabrina was going to be punished. He didn't know how but she would be!
Finally the torture was over and Sabrina paid for his new clothes.
Soon they were on their way to Sabrina's Grandparent's house.
Severus didn't want to admit it, but he was nervous as they stood outside the door to Sabrina's Grandparent's house. How much did they know about him? What had Lena told them about him? Well, they didn't have a problem with letting Sabrina come live with him.
He didn't have any more time to think, as an elderly man opened the door.
"Gramps!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Sabrina! Well, what a lovely surprise! Come in!" He moved aside to let them in. They entered into a hallway and he closed the door, and then turned to them. "You must be Severus. I'm George Ackerman, Sabrina's Grandfather."
"Nice to finally meet you, sir." Severus said, taking the offered hand.
"Well, come in to the living room and we'll get you some tea and we'll all catch up."
Sabrina skipped happily ahead of them. She went into the kitchen to find her Grandmother.
"Nani!" She gave the woman in the kitchen a kiss on her cheek.
"Oh goodness! Sabrina! What are you doing here? Don't you have school?"
"It's the weekend Nani, and Dad took me to get a Halloween costume for the school dance!"
"Your Father's here? Well, that was sure nice of him." She whipped her hands on a hand towel. She grabbed the teapot on the stove that was sitting there, ready, like she was expecting them.
In the living room, Severus and George were already sitting.
"Hello! I'm Abby, and you must be Severus. It is so wonderful to meet you."
Severus stood up and extended his hand. "It's nice to meet you too, Mrs. Ackerman."
"Oh, you can call me Abby, or you are welcome to call me Mum if you want." She then busied herself with pouring the tea.
George took it upon himself to continue the conversation. "So, Sabrina how is this new school?"
"Oh! It's fantastic! I've already made some new friends. And Dad teaches my favorite subject!"
"Well, that's great!" Abby said. "What class is that?"
"Advanced Potions. I guess I got my knack for it from him." Sabrina smiled at her Father. "It's all really great. I live in the extra room Dad has. He helped me redecorate it so it's all pretty and stuff."
"Well, thank you Severus." George said. "We really did want her to come live with us, but we knew it would be better if she was with someone who knew about all this magic stuff. We think it's great and all, but we haven't the slightest clue about it."
"No, I thank you for letting her come live with me. It's really been wonderful having her around."
There was a few seconds of silence, then the conversation continued until it was time for Severus and Sabrina to get back to Hogwarts.
Whew!! There you go! Next: we get to some more Hogwarts stuff! And other people! I'll have it up, hopefully in a week or so. But don't expect anything! There have been no promises made here!! Got that?! Good.... See ya next time... and in the mean time.... REVIEW!!! I'll love you forever for it....
