Disclaimer: NOT MINE! NOTHING IS MINE EXCEPT FOR LOKI, THOR, VECTOR, LEO,
AKIRA, KAZUKI, AND RIN! AND OTHER OCS IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! THE HOUSE-ELVES
BELONGS TO ME TOO!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4, ignore 5
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Harry/Kazuki and Leo/Draco
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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16. Severus' first kiss was taken?
(Posted 12/22/03 - Monday)
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"Are you sure you're up to it, Uncle?" Thor asked, handing Severus his outer robe as he got off the Infirmary bed. "You don't really need to assist my class today since it's only an introduction to the curriculum, and rules and regulations. I think Madam Pomfrey wants you to rest some more."
"It's bad enough I had to cancel my afternoon class," Severus said, putting on his robe. "There is no need for me to waste the rest of my day lying on my back doing nothing."
"But brood you mean?" said Rin, standing behind Thor. "I guess anything's better than you wallowing in bad memories."
"I don't brood," said Severus.
"Of course you don't," Thor said teasingly. "You mope."
"I don't mope either," Severus said, smiling at their familiar banter. "Let's go."
They left the Infirmary even though Madam Pomfrey tried to convince Severus to stay longer. Auror Training was held in the Great Hall so that was where they headed. Along the way, Sirius appeared and joined them.
"Err, you feeling okay now?" Sirius asked, walking alongside Severus while Thor and Rin were ahead talking among themselves. "You were in bad shape earlier."
Severus eyed Sirius and saw a light blush, which caused him to blush too.
"I'm fine," answered Severus. "The nap took care of everything."
"That's good," said Sirius. "I was, umm, you know."
"No I don't know," Severus said, knowing exactly what he meant.
"Umm, I was, you know, worried about you," said Sirius.
"Really?" said Severus.
"Yea, I mean, Loki, Rin, and Thor loves you," said Sirius. "It would hurt them badly if you were in any kind of pain."
"Oh," Severus said, disappointed but hiding it well.
"We're here," Thor said, standing in the entrance of the Great Hall. "Oh look, the little monkey and his friends are already here."
"I'll leave you to your class then," said Rin. "I have a date with Firenze."
"Don't stay out too late," said Severus. "It gets dark early and you're wearing your kimono so it'll be hard for you to defend yourself if anything dangerous should attack."
"Okay Father," said Rin. "I'll be back for dinner."
"You mean before dinner," said Severus.
Rin rolled his eyes. "Yes Father. I'll be back before dinner."
"Overprotective, aren't you?" asked Sirius as Rin walked out Hogwarts.
"Lenient, aren't you?" said Severus.
"Why you greasy - "
"Come on," Thor said, ushering them in. "The class is about to begin and I don't want you two to set a bad example for the children."
Severus grumbled and entered. With everyone out of sight, Thor grabbed the front of Sirius robe and pulled him down so they were eye-leveled.
"Lose your temper at Uncle again and I promise you a long, suffering death," said Thor. "No one talks to Uncle in that way unless they have a death wish."
"Alright, alright," said Sirius. "I didn't mean to. It was a reflex and he insulted me first."
"Insults are Uncle's tactic to keep people from getting close to him," Thor said, releasing his hand from the robe. "Just act like they don't affect you and it'll confuse him. Then he might think there's something different about you and he'll have to talk to you to find out what changed. Don't you know talking is the foundation in a relationship?"
Thor went into the Great Hall, leaving Sirius with his thoughts. It wasn't until one of the Creevey brothers, Colin, bumped into him that brought him back to reality. The hyper boy could rival Loki in energy but he wasn't as daring.
"Are you helping Auror Snape with the class?" asked Colin, fiddling with his new camera his father gave him over the summer. "My younger brother, Dennis, was supposed to take this class with me but he's playing with the Giant Squid tonight."
"I see," said Sirius, losing himself in the Gryffindor's fast rambling.
"Dennis has a special bond with it you see," said Colin. "He fell into the lake on his journey across it during a storm when he was a first-year but the Giant Squid saved him. The other professors warned him not to get too attached because it's not predictable but Dennis says it's tamed."
"The class is about to begin," yelled Thor.
Sirius and Colin went in together. The Hall was empty of the usual tables and chairs. There were many students, but mostly Gryffindors and Slytherins and a couple of Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, who showed up. Cho Chang was one of the Ravenclaws there. Some were in groups of their own Houses but the largest bunch that caught Sirius' attention was the one sitting on the floor. Loki, Akira, Kazuki, Leo, Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Theodore, Vincent, Gregory, Neville, and Blaise were sitting in a semi- circle. Colin walked over to Ginny's side and sat down.
"Take a seat everyone," said Thor.
"On the floor?" asked Cho. "It's dirty."
"You can't control everything in a situation," said Thor. "If you were stranded on an inhabited island, would you not sleep on the dirty ground and stand all night. Some things you have to take in stride or you'll die before you are saved. Now everyone, sit."
They all sat.
"Welcome to Auror Training," said Thor. "This is not a class you take because you want to become an Auror in the future but it will be an advantage. This is a class that will teach you how to survive."
"Survive from what?" asked a Ravenclaw boy named Terry Boot.
"Anything, everything, anyone, everyone," said Thor. "This is not an easy course and believe me, there will be bruises by the end of every class. If you are not completely serious in participating in this optional class then you should leave now."
No one moved.
"Very well," said Thor. "You can still leave anytime you want."
"So we won't be using mats?" asked Dean.
"Would there be plushy mats softening your fall if you were fighting a real enemy?" said Thor. "I don't think so. But don't fret. I have a large supply of healing balm that should do the job. It will be applied at the end of each class and the balm would be absorbed into your skin so you can freshen up before dinner."
"Will we be assigned partners?" asked Blaise.
"No, you will be using a rotating system according to your skills and growth," said Thor. "I don't want to harm you by letting you go against Loki or his friends."
"Aw, you flatter me Bro," said Loki, who had his head resting on Akira's thigh and his feet propped on Leo's legs. "I'm not that strong."
"Which is another part of this class," said Thor. "The females and the weaker males in this class will be taught how to use the enemy's stronger physical strength against themselves. That is the reason why I asked Professor Snape and Professor Green for help assisting me."
This is when the class noticed Severus and Sirius standing off to the side. When they heard their names from Thor, they walked up to the low platform Thor was standing on and went up.
"As you compare the two professors, Professor Snape is slightly shorter and a lot skinnier than Professor Green," said Thor, pausing as the class erupted in laughter. "Settle down or Professor Snape will hand out detentions."
That threat worked effectively and the whole class stopped laughing.
"Professor Snape knows some moves to protect himself so Professor Green, would you mind punching Professor Snape in the face?" Thor said, stepping down from the platform.
"Punch him in his face?" Draco cried in alarm.
Leo put a hand on Draco's arm, restricting him from standing in surprise.
"It's no big deal," Leo whispered to Draco, his mouth nearly touching the outer ear. "He can handle Professor Green."
Draco blushed from the warm breath that caressed the side of his face.
"I can't do that," said Sirius.
"Go Uncle!" Loki screamed, raising an arm and waving it around. "Kick his ass! Show him what you're made off!"
Leo sighed and shook his head. "This is worse than bringing him to a baseball game. That was one event I never want to repeat again."
"It wasn't that bad," said Kazuki. "At least he didn't tackle any of the players."
"No," said Leo. "But I remember him throwing acorns at the opposing team."
"Yes, that was highly amusing," said Akira. "But after three hours of it, I think the audience wanted to kill him."
"I disagree," said Kazuki. "I think the audience wanted to know where he got so many acorns to throw."
"Be quiet," said Thor. "Go on Professor Green. Hit Professor Snape like you mean it."
"I told you, I can't," Sirius said, backing from the Potions Master.
"I'm not that weak," said Severus. "If you think you can hurt me, you're sorely wrong. The one who's going to get hurt is you."
Severus stepped forward and swung an arm at Sirius' face. Sirius dodged, pulled his arm back, ready to let it loose, and hesitated. The Potions Master punched him in the gut and the DADA professor doubled over as pain erupted from his abdomen.
"Professor!" yelled Harry. "Are you ok?"
The other students yelled out their concern at the same time.
"Go Uncle!" Loki screamed, his voice overlapping everyone and echoing loudly. "You have to win! I have money on you!"
"What?" Severus exclaimed, head moving to his nephew. "You're betting on this? That's against school rules. Five points from Slytherin."
The Slytherins were shocked that their Head of House took points from his own House. His action sunk into Severus' mind too late but he could always reward points when he teaches Slytherins Potions. Sirius took the opportunity that his opponent's attention was elsewhere and charged at Severus. The unexpected momentum threw off Severus' balance.
"Ouch!" said Loki. "That must've hurt."
Severus landed on his back but he didn't go down without a fight. He hooked his foot to Sirius' ankle and yanked. Sirius also lost his balance and fell. Whether it was accidental, coincidental, or on purpose, Sirius collapsed on top of Severus, hips to hips, chest to chest, and shoulder and shoulder. For a tiny, teeny moment of time, Sirius' lips came upon Severus'.
'Holy crap,' said Loki. 'Crap, Crap. Crap.'
'I wouldn't use those words but I was thinking along those lines,' said Kazuki.
'Your dad's going to freak,' said Leo.
'I pity the people at your home when you father hears of this,' said Akira. 'An advance warning for them would be good.'
For the first time in his life, Severus experienced what people referred to as frozen in place. That goes for Sirius too. Their faces were inches apart and all they were doing were staring in each other's eyes. Colin was clicking his camera like his life depended on it and the noise bounced around the walls of the Great Hall because no one made a sound. Ron, Dean, Cho, and a few Hufflepuffs looked ill in the face. The rest had different reactions such as shock or scared but happiness in Loki's case.
"Get off of me!" Severus said, shoving Sirius away.
Severus walked briskly out the Great Hall, his robes billowing. He headed straight to the dungeons to his rooms.
"Class dismissed!" said Thor. "The next will be held on the fourth, same time, same place, but dress in loose Muggle clothing and comfortable footwear. Those with long hair, tie it up, and no accessories."
The Auror ran after Severus while Sirius was still on the platform, dazed.
"Professor Green?" Harry asked, waving a hand in front of Sirius' eyes. "Are you in a trance or something?"
Loki went over to Colin.
"I'll pay you three galleons if you developed the pictures of Professor Snape and Professor Green in wallet-size and give them to me during dinner," said Loki. "I'll give you another three to not show them to anyone else and to destroy the negatives."
"Deal," said Colin.
They shook hands to seal the transaction and Gryffindor cameraman left to his self-made dark room on the second floor. Harry finally got a response from Sirius when he slapped him lightly in the cheek.
"Huh?" said Sirius.
Kazuki leaned close and whispered, "Professor Snape went to his rooms."
"Thanks," Sirius said, running to find the Potions Master.
"I need to write a letter," said Loki. "Come on Slytherins. It's time to go back to our Common Room."
For some unknown reason, the Slytherins listened to him. Maybe it was because he was a Snape or maybe they liked him for his personality. Anyway, the Slytherins left and so the rest left as well. Hours passed.
In a place much farther and a lot more protected than Voldemort's headquarters, Vector was enjoying his after-dinner coffee with the J-ROM employee, Doctor Ami. Ami was Vector's Potions Master when she was worked at Sakura before she switched to become a government worker.
'How's Severus?' asked Ami. 'He seemed interested in my pet project when I met him in the summer.'
'You mean the Blood potion?' Vector said, sipping his imported Hawaiian coffee. 'He likes to know what's going on in the Potions world but with his tight schedule, it is impossible for him to attend to any of the conferences or seminars.'
'Pity,' said Ami. 'He would enjoy them.'
Sparky the house elf popped into the parlor room. In his hands was a letter.
'Master Vector has letter from Master Loki,' said Sparky. 'Would Master want to read it now?'
'Yes,' said Vector.
'How are your sons doing in Hogwarts?' said Ami.
'The silly boys can have fun no matter where they are,' Vector said, opening the letter. 'Hmm, this handwriting is Loki's. I hope nothing happened to Severus.'
'Why do you say that?' said Ami.
'Thor is supposed to keep me up-to-date with Severus and his life, not Loki,' said Vector. 'Loki forgets about my existence if he's playing around unless there was something major occurred and it's something that Thor would not tell me.'
'Like any normal teenager,' said Ami.
'It's worse than I thought.'
'What?'
Vector gave her the letter. 'Read for yourself.'
Ami unfolded the letter and in sloppy print:
To my Dearest Dad,
There was an incident earlier that I just know Bro won't tell you. Bro worries about what you would do if you hear of this incident. Today, during Bro's class, Auror Training, Uncle and Mr. Black were assisting him by having the two of them fight. No one was badly hurt but you won't believe what happened if I only told you in words. In the envelope with this letter are pictures of Uncle and Mr. Black's kissing. It was a short, almost non- existing meeting of lips but the unchanging fact is that Mr. Black was the first person Uncle had ever kissed. Punishment should be given to Mr. Black and I am hoping you would make an appearance at Hogwarts to do it.
From your Darling Son,
Loki Snape
'Oh dear,' said Ami. 'May I see the pictures?'
Vector handed her the pictures.
'Mr. Black is quite the looker for a fugitive,' said Ami.
'But no one is allowed to take my baby brother's first kiss from him without consent,' said Vector. 'I have preparations to plan.'
'Preparations for what?' said Ami.
'My visit to Hogwarts of course,' said Vector. 'Loki is correct. I have to punish Mr. Black for tainting my baby brother.'
Ami smiled. 'Would you mind if I came with you? I want to talk to Severus about my project and to see what your punishment would be.'
'I would be delighted to have your company,' said Vector.
The two shared another smile, albeit the smiles were rather too wicked to qualify as nice.
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A.N. - MERRY (early) CHRISTMAS! Tomorrow is a friend's birthday, the day after is Christmas Eve, and then Christmas so I'm taking a break from writing. Notes: (1) Aries Green is Sirius' false name because I'm an Aries and I was watching Friends while writing. (2) J-ROM stands for Japanese Regulated Organization of Magic. A big THANK YOU to all my reviewers and readers.
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4, ignore 5
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Harry/Kazuki and Leo/Draco
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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16. Severus' first kiss was taken?
(Posted 12/22/03 - Monday)
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"Are you sure you're up to it, Uncle?" Thor asked, handing Severus his outer robe as he got off the Infirmary bed. "You don't really need to assist my class today since it's only an introduction to the curriculum, and rules and regulations. I think Madam Pomfrey wants you to rest some more."
"It's bad enough I had to cancel my afternoon class," Severus said, putting on his robe. "There is no need for me to waste the rest of my day lying on my back doing nothing."
"But brood you mean?" said Rin, standing behind Thor. "I guess anything's better than you wallowing in bad memories."
"I don't brood," said Severus.
"Of course you don't," Thor said teasingly. "You mope."
"I don't mope either," Severus said, smiling at their familiar banter. "Let's go."
They left the Infirmary even though Madam Pomfrey tried to convince Severus to stay longer. Auror Training was held in the Great Hall so that was where they headed. Along the way, Sirius appeared and joined them.
"Err, you feeling okay now?" Sirius asked, walking alongside Severus while Thor and Rin were ahead talking among themselves. "You were in bad shape earlier."
Severus eyed Sirius and saw a light blush, which caused him to blush too.
"I'm fine," answered Severus. "The nap took care of everything."
"That's good," said Sirius. "I was, umm, you know."
"No I don't know," Severus said, knowing exactly what he meant.
"Umm, I was, you know, worried about you," said Sirius.
"Really?" said Severus.
"Yea, I mean, Loki, Rin, and Thor loves you," said Sirius. "It would hurt them badly if you were in any kind of pain."
"Oh," Severus said, disappointed but hiding it well.
"We're here," Thor said, standing in the entrance of the Great Hall. "Oh look, the little monkey and his friends are already here."
"I'll leave you to your class then," said Rin. "I have a date with Firenze."
"Don't stay out too late," said Severus. "It gets dark early and you're wearing your kimono so it'll be hard for you to defend yourself if anything dangerous should attack."
"Okay Father," said Rin. "I'll be back for dinner."
"You mean before dinner," said Severus.
Rin rolled his eyes. "Yes Father. I'll be back before dinner."
"Overprotective, aren't you?" asked Sirius as Rin walked out Hogwarts.
"Lenient, aren't you?" said Severus.
"Why you greasy - "
"Come on," Thor said, ushering them in. "The class is about to begin and I don't want you two to set a bad example for the children."
Severus grumbled and entered. With everyone out of sight, Thor grabbed the front of Sirius robe and pulled him down so they were eye-leveled.
"Lose your temper at Uncle again and I promise you a long, suffering death," said Thor. "No one talks to Uncle in that way unless they have a death wish."
"Alright, alright," said Sirius. "I didn't mean to. It was a reflex and he insulted me first."
"Insults are Uncle's tactic to keep people from getting close to him," Thor said, releasing his hand from the robe. "Just act like they don't affect you and it'll confuse him. Then he might think there's something different about you and he'll have to talk to you to find out what changed. Don't you know talking is the foundation in a relationship?"
Thor went into the Great Hall, leaving Sirius with his thoughts. It wasn't until one of the Creevey brothers, Colin, bumped into him that brought him back to reality. The hyper boy could rival Loki in energy but he wasn't as daring.
"Are you helping Auror Snape with the class?" asked Colin, fiddling with his new camera his father gave him over the summer. "My younger brother, Dennis, was supposed to take this class with me but he's playing with the Giant Squid tonight."
"I see," said Sirius, losing himself in the Gryffindor's fast rambling.
"Dennis has a special bond with it you see," said Colin. "He fell into the lake on his journey across it during a storm when he was a first-year but the Giant Squid saved him. The other professors warned him not to get too attached because it's not predictable but Dennis says it's tamed."
"The class is about to begin," yelled Thor.
Sirius and Colin went in together. The Hall was empty of the usual tables and chairs. There were many students, but mostly Gryffindors and Slytherins and a couple of Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, who showed up. Cho Chang was one of the Ravenclaws there. Some were in groups of their own Houses but the largest bunch that caught Sirius' attention was the one sitting on the floor. Loki, Akira, Kazuki, Leo, Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Theodore, Vincent, Gregory, Neville, and Blaise were sitting in a semi- circle. Colin walked over to Ginny's side and sat down.
"Take a seat everyone," said Thor.
"On the floor?" asked Cho. "It's dirty."
"You can't control everything in a situation," said Thor. "If you were stranded on an inhabited island, would you not sleep on the dirty ground and stand all night. Some things you have to take in stride or you'll die before you are saved. Now everyone, sit."
They all sat.
"Welcome to Auror Training," said Thor. "This is not a class you take because you want to become an Auror in the future but it will be an advantage. This is a class that will teach you how to survive."
"Survive from what?" asked a Ravenclaw boy named Terry Boot.
"Anything, everything, anyone, everyone," said Thor. "This is not an easy course and believe me, there will be bruises by the end of every class. If you are not completely serious in participating in this optional class then you should leave now."
No one moved.
"Very well," said Thor. "You can still leave anytime you want."
"So we won't be using mats?" asked Dean.
"Would there be plushy mats softening your fall if you were fighting a real enemy?" said Thor. "I don't think so. But don't fret. I have a large supply of healing balm that should do the job. It will be applied at the end of each class and the balm would be absorbed into your skin so you can freshen up before dinner."
"Will we be assigned partners?" asked Blaise.
"No, you will be using a rotating system according to your skills and growth," said Thor. "I don't want to harm you by letting you go against Loki or his friends."
"Aw, you flatter me Bro," said Loki, who had his head resting on Akira's thigh and his feet propped on Leo's legs. "I'm not that strong."
"Which is another part of this class," said Thor. "The females and the weaker males in this class will be taught how to use the enemy's stronger physical strength against themselves. That is the reason why I asked Professor Snape and Professor Green for help assisting me."
This is when the class noticed Severus and Sirius standing off to the side. When they heard their names from Thor, they walked up to the low platform Thor was standing on and went up.
"As you compare the two professors, Professor Snape is slightly shorter and a lot skinnier than Professor Green," said Thor, pausing as the class erupted in laughter. "Settle down or Professor Snape will hand out detentions."
That threat worked effectively and the whole class stopped laughing.
"Professor Snape knows some moves to protect himself so Professor Green, would you mind punching Professor Snape in the face?" Thor said, stepping down from the platform.
"Punch him in his face?" Draco cried in alarm.
Leo put a hand on Draco's arm, restricting him from standing in surprise.
"It's no big deal," Leo whispered to Draco, his mouth nearly touching the outer ear. "He can handle Professor Green."
Draco blushed from the warm breath that caressed the side of his face.
"I can't do that," said Sirius.
"Go Uncle!" Loki screamed, raising an arm and waving it around. "Kick his ass! Show him what you're made off!"
Leo sighed and shook his head. "This is worse than bringing him to a baseball game. That was one event I never want to repeat again."
"It wasn't that bad," said Kazuki. "At least he didn't tackle any of the players."
"No," said Leo. "But I remember him throwing acorns at the opposing team."
"Yes, that was highly amusing," said Akira. "But after three hours of it, I think the audience wanted to kill him."
"I disagree," said Kazuki. "I think the audience wanted to know where he got so many acorns to throw."
"Be quiet," said Thor. "Go on Professor Green. Hit Professor Snape like you mean it."
"I told you, I can't," Sirius said, backing from the Potions Master.
"I'm not that weak," said Severus. "If you think you can hurt me, you're sorely wrong. The one who's going to get hurt is you."
Severus stepped forward and swung an arm at Sirius' face. Sirius dodged, pulled his arm back, ready to let it loose, and hesitated. The Potions Master punched him in the gut and the DADA professor doubled over as pain erupted from his abdomen.
"Professor!" yelled Harry. "Are you ok?"
The other students yelled out their concern at the same time.
"Go Uncle!" Loki screamed, his voice overlapping everyone and echoing loudly. "You have to win! I have money on you!"
"What?" Severus exclaimed, head moving to his nephew. "You're betting on this? That's against school rules. Five points from Slytherin."
The Slytherins were shocked that their Head of House took points from his own House. His action sunk into Severus' mind too late but he could always reward points when he teaches Slytherins Potions. Sirius took the opportunity that his opponent's attention was elsewhere and charged at Severus. The unexpected momentum threw off Severus' balance.
"Ouch!" said Loki. "That must've hurt."
Severus landed on his back but he didn't go down without a fight. He hooked his foot to Sirius' ankle and yanked. Sirius also lost his balance and fell. Whether it was accidental, coincidental, or on purpose, Sirius collapsed on top of Severus, hips to hips, chest to chest, and shoulder and shoulder. For a tiny, teeny moment of time, Sirius' lips came upon Severus'.
'Holy crap,' said Loki. 'Crap, Crap. Crap.'
'I wouldn't use those words but I was thinking along those lines,' said Kazuki.
'Your dad's going to freak,' said Leo.
'I pity the people at your home when you father hears of this,' said Akira. 'An advance warning for them would be good.'
For the first time in his life, Severus experienced what people referred to as frozen in place. That goes for Sirius too. Their faces were inches apart and all they were doing were staring in each other's eyes. Colin was clicking his camera like his life depended on it and the noise bounced around the walls of the Great Hall because no one made a sound. Ron, Dean, Cho, and a few Hufflepuffs looked ill in the face. The rest had different reactions such as shock or scared but happiness in Loki's case.
"Get off of me!" Severus said, shoving Sirius away.
Severus walked briskly out the Great Hall, his robes billowing. He headed straight to the dungeons to his rooms.
"Class dismissed!" said Thor. "The next will be held on the fourth, same time, same place, but dress in loose Muggle clothing and comfortable footwear. Those with long hair, tie it up, and no accessories."
The Auror ran after Severus while Sirius was still on the platform, dazed.
"Professor Green?" Harry asked, waving a hand in front of Sirius' eyes. "Are you in a trance or something?"
Loki went over to Colin.
"I'll pay you three galleons if you developed the pictures of Professor Snape and Professor Green in wallet-size and give them to me during dinner," said Loki. "I'll give you another three to not show them to anyone else and to destroy the negatives."
"Deal," said Colin.
They shook hands to seal the transaction and Gryffindor cameraman left to his self-made dark room on the second floor. Harry finally got a response from Sirius when he slapped him lightly in the cheek.
"Huh?" said Sirius.
Kazuki leaned close and whispered, "Professor Snape went to his rooms."
"Thanks," Sirius said, running to find the Potions Master.
"I need to write a letter," said Loki. "Come on Slytherins. It's time to go back to our Common Room."
For some unknown reason, the Slytherins listened to him. Maybe it was because he was a Snape or maybe they liked him for his personality. Anyway, the Slytherins left and so the rest left as well. Hours passed.
In a place much farther and a lot more protected than Voldemort's headquarters, Vector was enjoying his after-dinner coffee with the J-ROM employee, Doctor Ami. Ami was Vector's Potions Master when she was worked at Sakura before she switched to become a government worker.
'How's Severus?' asked Ami. 'He seemed interested in my pet project when I met him in the summer.'
'You mean the Blood potion?' Vector said, sipping his imported Hawaiian coffee. 'He likes to know what's going on in the Potions world but with his tight schedule, it is impossible for him to attend to any of the conferences or seminars.'
'Pity,' said Ami. 'He would enjoy them.'
Sparky the house elf popped into the parlor room. In his hands was a letter.
'Master Vector has letter from Master Loki,' said Sparky. 'Would Master want to read it now?'
'Yes,' said Vector.
'How are your sons doing in Hogwarts?' said Ami.
'The silly boys can have fun no matter where they are,' Vector said, opening the letter. 'Hmm, this handwriting is Loki's. I hope nothing happened to Severus.'
'Why do you say that?' said Ami.
'Thor is supposed to keep me up-to-date with Severus and his life, not Loki,' said Vector. 'Loki forgets about my existence if he's playing around unless there was something major occurred and it's something that Thor would not tell me.'
'Like any normal teenager,' said Ami.
'It's worse than I thought.'
'What?'
Vector gave her the letter. 'Read for yourself.'
Ami unfolded the letter and in sloppy print:
To my Dearest Dad,
There was an incident earlier that I just know Bro won't tell you. Bro worries about what you would do if you hear of this incident. Today, during Bro's class, Auror Training, Uncle and Mr. Black were assisting him by having the two of them fight. No one was badly hurt but you won't believe what happened if I only told you in words. In the envelope with this letter are pictures of Uncle and Mr. Black's kissing. It was a short, almost non- existing meeting of lips but the unchanging fact is that Mr. Black was the first person Uncle had ever kissed. Punishment should be given to Mr. Black and I am hoping you would make an appearance at Hogwarts to do it.
From your Darling Son,
Loki Snape
'Oh dear,' said Ami. 'May I see the pictures?'
Vector handed her the pictures.
'Mr. Black is quite the looker for a fugitive,' said Ami.
'But no one is allowed to take my baby brother's first kiss from him without consent,' said Vector. 'I have preparations to plan.'
'Preparations for what?' said Ami.
'My visit to Hogwarts of course,' said Vector. 'Loki is correct. I have to punish Mr. Black for tainting my baby brother.'
Ami smiled. 'Would you mind if I came with you? I want to talk to Severus about my project and to see what your punishment would be.'
'I would be delighted to have your company,' said Vector.
The two shared another smile, albeit the smiles were rather too wicked to qualify as nice.
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A.N. - MERRY (early) CHRISTMAS! Tomorrow is a friend's birthday, the day after is Christmas Eve, and then Christmas so I'm taking a break from writing. Notes: (1) Aries Green is Sirius' false name because I'm an Aries and I was watching Friends while writing. (2) J-ROM stands for Japanese Regulated Organization of Magic. A big THANK YOU to all my reviewers and readers.