Disclaimer: Heavy Sigh...Ms. Rowling still has not given me any of her characters. She still owns them all.
AN: Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers.
Midnight Lilly I took your advice onRemus's outfit. But I just couldn't see Snape in black leather pants. Let me rephrase that, I couldn't see Snape willingly wearing black leather pants (I'm doing some panting of my own imagining him in black leather. I think I'll go get a cold drink now and leave you to read the next chapter.)
Chapter 13 My Night To Howl
There's a good time moon on the rise tonight
I can hear the call of the city lights.
There's a time to work and a time to play
I've worked all I'm gonna work today.
Ain't no stopping me now
It's my night to howl.
This is my night to set this town a-rockin' on it's heels
This is my night to go crazy just to see how it feels.
I'm gonna dress up, gonna let my hair down
Like a wildcat on the prowl
This is my... my... my
Night to howl.
Lorrie Morgan "My Night To Howl"
Alexis was putting finishing touches on her hair and makeup when she heard a knock on her door. A second knock rapidly followed, Snape only had permission to allow him to enter in the mornings.
"Enter," Alexis called as she grabbed her cloak from the bed.
The portrait swung open to reveal Snape and Lupin.
"I thought we were meeting in the Great Hall?" Alexis asked looking both puzzled and amused.
"Gentlemen?" Alexis was looking at two very dazed professors, apparently her outfit was a success. She would have to remember to thank Rolanda tomorrow for helping her pick it out. Alexis was wearing a leather mini skirt in Slytherian green and a body hugging silver blouse with a deep vee neckline. The push-up bra she was wearing caused the neckline to be filled with an eye popping display of cleavage. Three inch green leather heels completed the outfit. Rolanda had helped her transfigure a pair of tennis shoes into the sexy looking heals. Transfigured shoes kept the comfort of the original shoe so Alexis would have no problem dancing the night away. Rolanda had also taught her a charm for her hair and makeup that left her hair in a curly cascade down her back and her makeup subtle but effectively accenting her eyes.
"You are not going out dressed like that," Snape stated rather than questioned.
Lupin still hadn't managed to get his tongue to work.
"Of course not," Alexis replied with a smile, "I still have to put on my earrings." She walked over to the mantle and slipped long glittering earrings of silver with green stones into her ears, the many silver bracelets on her arm jangling musically. "There all ready."
Alexis now looked at Snape and Lupin, taking in their outfits. Lupin was wearing brown leather pants with an off white shirtand black boots and a black leather jacket. Snape had on blackraw silk pants, a green silk shirt with a green and silver tie and a matching black jacket.
"I'll be the envy of all the ladies there," Alexis complimented.
Snape was glaring at her, "You will not be going unless you change into something more modest."
"This is what muggles are wearing to night clubs. I do not have anything else appropriate. If you do not like what I am wearing you may stay here," Alexis replied with a cold look.
Snape did not want Alexis to go out dressed like that, exposing her many charms to every wizard who happened to look her way. At the same time he was not about to let her go out in that outfit without him: especially with the wolf as an escort.
With poor grace, Snape took Alexis's cloak and held it open for her. At least she will be covered until we get to the club, Snape thought to himself, maybe I can convince her to leave the cloak on. Taking a better look at the outfit and finally noticing the colors instead of just its brevity, Snape was pleased to notice Alexis had dressed in his house colors and that what they were both wearing complemented each other he wondered if she was wearing the green lace and silver ribbon panties. The thought brought an immediate and now all to familiar tightening to his trousers. He had to strategically move the cloak he was carrying to prevent any embarrassment.
Alexis looked at Lupin, who seemed to come back to himself as soon as her cloak was on.
"Alexis you look amazing," Lupin said, still with a slightly glazed expression on his face.
"Thank you, you are looking pretty sharp yourself," Alexis returned the compliment as they headed out the door.
They arrived at the club at 9:30 and things were barely started. The club was not to far from Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron. The outside of the building gave no clue to what type of establishment it was. Lupin led them to a narrow door on a dimly lit street where all the street lights had been knocked out or were not working. Alexis was wondering how many people the club could hold. The building barely looked wide enough for two people to stand shoulder to shoulder much less dance. Lupin gave a careful look up and down the street and then pulled out his wand and tapped on the door three times and then two times more. The door swung open with a squeak of unoiled hinges revealing an equally dim but strangely silent interior.
Lupin waved Alexis in first and then was pushed aside by Snape who went in after her. Alexis felt a strange tingle as she went through the doorway and once she was completely inside she was blasted with sound. The first floor was obviously the rock and roll level. She could feel the beat in her bones. Moving forward into the building, Alexis discovered that it was enchanted to be larger on the inside than it looked on the outside. People were all over the place. Alexis unclasped her cloak to Snape's dismay and handed it to Lupin who shrank it and folded it into his pocket for her. Snape glared at several of the nearby wizards who were staring at Alexis in appreciation.
There was a staircase leading up to the next floor to the right and immediately beyond was an archway. As they got closer to the archway the music got louder, they could see a mass of gyrating bodies moving to the pulsating beat of the music played by the live band on a stage that floated above the dancers. There was a long bar with stools that hovered and automatically adjusted their height for the person seated on them. Small tables were scattered along the walls with small candles providing a minimum of light. The remaining light was provided by the ceiling which had been enchanted to flash multi-colored lights in time to the music.
"Would you like to dance?"
Alexis looked up to see a young good looking wizard smiling at her. Before she could respond to his invitation, Snape had taken her arm in a possessive grip and was sneering down on the younger man, "Not with you."
Snape urged Alexis toward the stairs, "Let us find a more civilized floor."
Alexis looked around and spotted Lupin waiting for them. Slipping from Snape's hold, she hooked her arm through his and then grabbed Lupin's arm in the same manner. Lupin looked down on the diminutive witch with an amused expression, "I don't think we will be able to climb the stairs three across."
"OK, I'll lead the way," Alexis grinned and releasing them proceeded up the stairway. Lupin and Snape started after her when they both noticed that her rear was moving in amazing and arousing ways under the tight leather mini and flashing bits of thigh. Looking around they realized that they were not the only ones enjoying the show. Snape and Lupin moved to position themselves in such a way that the view of her rear was blocked. This meant that they were climbing the stairs two abreast.
"I will not forget that this was your bright idea," Snape hissed to Lupin so that only he could hear.
"You can thank me later," Lupin responded with a grin.
When they reached the landing on the stairs the noise from the first floor was replaced by silence. As they followed the turn of the stairs they felt the tingling again and then they were blasted by the sound of a steel guitar and fiddle playing a twangy country song. The second floor opened up to reveal a room that would have been at home in the middle of Dallas, Texas, USA. On a large polished wood floor couples dressed in blue jeans and cowboy shirts and hats were two stepping to the music. This floor was lit by candles attached to tin holders supported by giant wooden wagon wheels suspended from the ceiling. Sawdust covered the floor in front of the long bar against one wall, over which was hanging a pair of horns stretching eight feet from tip to tip. Just then the song ended and the band started the next one. Alexis laughed as she heard the familiar strains of Achy Breaky Heart. Soon the dance floor was full of people moving left and right, back and forth doing the Achy Breaky Dance.
Snape sneered and steered Alexis toward the stairs that continued up. "Barbaric," was his only comment. This time when Alexis started up the stairs the two professors were immediately behind her: covering her rear as it were.
They again experienced the sudden silence and then the tingling as they passed through the silencing charm. This time however there was no sudden blast of music. Instead the strains of a waltz could be heard softly floating down the stairs. When they arrived at the top of the stairs they were greeted by a tuxedoed maitre d' who escorted them to an intimate white cloth covered table. The table was on a raised platform that looked down on a polished marble dance floor that reflected the ceiling. The ceiling had been enchanted to resemble the night sky complete witha thin sliver ofmoon. Alexis was pondering the logistics of dancing on a reflective floor in a dress when she noticed a couple swirling across the floor. The floor simply reflected a shadow beneath the witch: a modesty charm was in place. There was an old fashioned big band playing music. The whole place looked like a 1940's movie set.
"Now this is more like it," Snape said with a satisfied air as he ordered a bottle of champagne from the hovering waiter. As the waiter left to bring them their drinks, Snape turned to Alexis, "May I have the pleasure of this dance?"
Alexis smiled in agreement and Snape helped her from her chair and followed her to the dance floor where a new waltz was just beginning. Taking her in his arms he whirled her out into the dancers.
"You know we have to go down to the other floors eventually," Alexis said with a small smile playing around her lips.
"I know no such thing," was Snape's haughty reply.
"If we are going to teach the students how to dance for the Christmas parties, we have to teach them all the dances they run across. Not just the formal ones," Alexis chided gently.
"You and Remus may teach those dances. I will assist you in demonstrating the formal dances," was Snape's unequivocal reply before he pulled her closer. "Now hush and enjoy the waltz."
Alexis allowed her finger tips to play with Snape's hair as she surrendered to the pleasure of being held so close by a man she found so attractive.
To soon for the both of them the waltz ended and a tango started. Snape smoothly transferred from the waltz to the tango without missing a step. Alexis had never danced with such an accomplished dancer. She was able to almost instinctively follow his lead. It was as if they had been dancing together for years.
At the end of the tango when Snape was about to sweep her into a foxtrot, Alexis insisted they return to Lupin. With poor grace Snape followed Alexis back to the table and held her chair for her. Lupin, who had risen politely at their approach, "You two looked amazing out there."
"Thank you," Alexis responded as she took a sip of her drink. "Severus is a marvelous dancer so he made us both look good."
Snape smirked at Alexis compliment but it melted from his face with her next remark, "So Remus, how about you and I taking a twirl around the floor?"
Lupin was polite enough not to return Snape's smirk as he rose from his seat and held out his hand to Alexis, "I would be delighted."
Alexis and Lupin took the floor as another waltz started. Lupin was an excellent dancer but Alexis just did not feel the connection with him that she had felt with Snape. It was a pleasant experience and nothing more. It was completely different from the exhilaration that she had felt dancing with Snape.
The waltz ended and the band started a faster swing tune and with a big grin, Lupin grabbed Alexis's hands and started a simple single swing: slow, slow, quick, quick steps. As Alexis easily followed him, Lupin began to get creative and went into the faster triple swing: quick-n-quick quick-n-quick quick-quick steps. When Alexis was still easily keeping up with him, Lupin gave her a wicked grin and started adding some turns and throw-outs. Now Alexis was having to work to keep up with him, but he could tell by the laughter in her eyes that she was enjoying the challenge.
When the song ended they were both breathless and laughing. Lupin's hand was at the small of Alexis's back as he escorted her from the floor. Looking up Lupin saw Snape waiting for them at the table, if looks could kill Lupin would be toast. "Severus is glaring at us," he murmured to Alexis.
"I can see that," Alexis responded ruefully.
As they arrived back at the table, Snape stood up politely to hold Alexis's chair, "If you are quite finished making a spectacle of yourselves."
"Severus, lighten up. We were dancing. That is the reason we are here tonight: to practice dancing and to discover which dances are popular," Alexis said taking a sip of her drink and watching the dancers out on the floor. They were doing a cha-cha.
Snape looked over at the attractively flushed witch and wished that they were back in his office enjoying a quiet glass of wine, instead of sitting in a crowded night club with a wolf in muggle clothes.
Alexis continued to face the dancers but she was actually watching Snape out of the corner of her eye. She was wondering how she could get him to dance again with her. Which floor would be conducive to dirty dancing…no better yet…private lessons in his study tomorrow night. Alexis was growing hot at the thought of grinding against the sexy potions master when her thoughts were interrupted.
"Alexis are you feeling alright? You look slightly flushed." Remus questioned in concern.
Alexis started with a guilty glance at Snape who was looking at her questioningly, "I'm fine. Just a little warm from our dance." Noticing that they had finished their drinks, "are you ready to try another floor?"
"If we must," Snape said with a look of distaste, rising from his seat and assisting Alexis to rise.
Remus stood and indicated that Alexis should lead the way. Holding Snape back with a hand on his arm, "How do you want to handle the stairs on the way down?"
Quickly realizing that anyone looking up the stairs would have a full frontal view of Alexis, "You take the front and I'll cover the rear."
Remus nodded a quick understanding and they both hurried to catch up with Alexis.
"Let me go down first. While those shoes look amazing, they probably aren't the safest for going down stairs," Remus offered as he slipped in front of Alexis.
Fully aware of what the two wizards were doing, and enjoying it immensely, Alexis just smiled as she followed Remus down to the next floor.
When they reached the Country Music floor, the floor was crowded with people trying to line dance. Remus stopped in the doorway to allow Alexis and Snape to come even with him. With a glance at Alexis, "I hope you know what they are doing because I couldn't do that unless someone cast a spell on me."
Alexis just smiled, "It is a simple four wall dance. Watch, you make the same set of steps, turn to the right, repeat the steps, turn to the right and keep doing that in a square until the song is finished. I think this one and the Achy Breaky will be all that we need to teach. How about heading down to the rock and roll floor?"
Snape eagerly agreed wanting to get away from the sawdust and steel guitars. Remus gave one last look at the swaying, stomping dancers and proceeded Alexis down the stairs to the first floor.
Reaching the Rock and Roll floor, Snape saw that Alexis's outfit was actually quite modest as compared to some of the outfits worn by the younger patrons. Watching the gyrating dancers, Snape sneered, "you cannot possibly mean to try and teach this type of dancing?"
Remus looking out over the wildly moving people and could not help agreeing with Snape.
"No, this is what is called "free style" dancing. The only thing we will have to do is let them practice so they feel comfortable getting out in front of their peers," was Alexis's reply. "Is it just me or is this place is getting to crowded. I think we have accomplished what we came for, don't you?" Alexis queried the two.
Remus and Snape both nodded their agreement. Remus feeling a slight measure of disappointment that the evening was soon to be over.
Just then Alexis noticed that a group of very pretty witches was checking Remus out. Smiling at Remus, Alexis gave him a wink, "If you want to stay Remus and do some further investigation, I think those ladies over there would be happy to assist you," nodding at the group who had been eyeing the handsome wolf.
Remus looked in the direction that Alexis indicated and noticing the witches for the first timesmiled. That was all the encouragement the women needed to head over and ask Remus to dance. With a laugh, Alexis waved him off, "Go ahead and have some fun. Severus will see me safely home."
Remus headed to the dance floor with a pretty girl on each arm and two more following him.
Alexis noticed that two of the group had stayed and were eyeing Snape as if he were the last piece of chocolate. With a haughty sneer, Alexis slipped possessive arms around Snape and leaned into his side, giving the girls a "This one is mine" look.
Snape looked down at Alexis with a puzzled expression as he returned her embrace, "Are you feeling ill?"
Smiling up at him Alexis replied, "Not ill. But if those girls get any ideas about you, they might start feeling sick."
"What girls?" Severus was totally oblivious to the attention he was garnering. He had been more concerned about all the wizards who were trying to attract Alexis's attention.
"Never you mind what girls. Let's go back to Hogwarts. We can have a night cap and discuss the dance class," Alexis responded as she nudged Snape in the direction of the door.
