Word of the Day: diatribe
Meaning:
1 : a bitter and abusive speech or writing
2 : ironical or satirical criticism
Characters: (teenage) Lupin and Snape
Words: 100
"And if Slughorn doesn't like it he can... can" Severus' breath caught in his throat, putting an end to the diatribe mid-sentence. Usually pale skin tinged pink, and previously narrowed black eyes sprung open in shock. For a second his face seemed to school outrage to return: forcing eyebrows to lower, and mouth to form what he hoped was a scowl. Not that it mattered what his face looked like since the annoying Gryffindor was now behind him, hands on his shoulders, breath in his ear and massaging fingers methodically guiding his hair away from his neck. Fighting seemed silly.