Magazines and Bubbles

Chapter 1.5

Harry walked down the hallways merrily, almost skipping. The encounter last night was amazing, fantastic. He felt giddy from the inside out. The look on Severus's face! Oh that man could pull the most amazing looks! Harry laughed to himself as he remembered.

He had never of course planned for that encounter to go so smoothly, he had never planned for it to happen at all. He felt happy that it did happen though. Things taken care of, things known for sure. He could almost imagine the visage that would greet him come schooltime again in the Potion's classroom. He looked forward to that immensely.

He did not, however, look forward to the class itself. Ever since his fifth year, Potions had been getting more and more complicated. It reminded him from his years in Muggle school— the class was a combination of trigonometry, home economics, and a crash course in terrorism. But he didn't know which was worse; taking the class, or not.

On one hand, if he didn't take the class, his schedule would be free of the most complicated, homework-endowing hour known of in Hogwart's existence. He would have more free time, more time to do what he wanted, more time he could devote to flying. On the other hand, what was it he really wanted anyway? After all, an opportunity such as Advanced Potions for the Reasonably Sensible and Exceedingly Intelligent could not be scorned. It presented an ideal situation in which he could get to know…like minded people more closely.

Ah, but an explanation is needed, then isn't it? As the years accumulated over Harry's head, so the population of able-minded Potion's students decreased. The harder the lesson, the less people who could, or would, take the class. Thus one-on-one time was much increased.

Quite substantially increased, in fact. Harry delighted in nothing more than seeing his teacher squirm as he attempted to teach something one-on-one with Harry. Harry, of course being immensely interested, would lean so far over that his hair would be in danger of entering the cauldron! And who wouldn't be distracted by that?

But Harry had achieved his goal. Severus would now look him in the eye. He would not be ignored any longer. A hesitant, yet increasingly large smile crept onto Harry's face. And that one favor…he wondered when he would use it up? Perhaps soon? Tomorrow? Maybe not quite so soon. He had to wait, be patient. As the movie said, he had to "wait for the Opportune Moment."

As his destination lay presently ahead (the Astronomy Tower) Harry's mind slipped forth into that marvelous dimension of thought, that lush landscape of daydreams. Quiet songs sung in his head as he sat down to contemplate his life, his existence, his Severus. Quiet dreams of quieter things greeted him as he closed his eyes and laid his head against the stone wall. Life was good. Soon it would get better.

Soon.

Eepers! I was sooooo unsure of where to put this little piece of ficcy...didn't know whether to put it tail-end on here, give it it's own fic...put it as a beginning on the sort-of-sequel...hmm. So many desic...decis...decision-thingies.

much grrr-ness.

Anywho, hoped u liked it. I plan to have more. Much. Much. More.

Maybe. It's in the works...who knows? Aw, hell, the plans are there. Fuck it. Sev and Harry will have to do double time. Or double team. One or the other.

au revoir!

Beware the new AUTHOR'S NOTES! The mystical Voice from Above (me) proclaimith something new! Muahahahahahaha!

I hath made manga!

Ok…so not manga plural, par se, but rather a manga. Just one. And by that I mean one page. None of this "ooo, look at me I'm so special I made a whole book" manga, but " hey, wouldn't it be so much fun to do a manga of mag's and bubbles for our dear, dear Severus and Harry?" Yea, that manga. But I plan to do more.

But so far I have only one page.

One measly little page…

And I have NO IDEA where to post it!

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH! NOOOOOOOOOO! O dear me I think I'll turn into a balloon if I can't figure out where to post it! And then I can't post anymore! NOOOO! I don't want to be a ba-LLOOOOON!

oh pootie

Suggestions anyone?

Criteria: -nice place to post

yoai-friendly (well duh)

Harry-Potter oriented (again, duh)

Not completely devoted to NC-17 or R (I would rather keep this R or below, thank you)

Reaching a relativley wide audience (sorta like but with manga)

When in doubt get ur own page! If I can't find, or be recommended, a good site…I dunno, maybe I can get a geocites page er somethin. C'est possible, n'est pas?

Bon nuit! Et bonne 'review'!