The Slumber Party in Snape's Office
Chapter 3
"The 'Dread'ed Snape"

Author's Notes: This story is complete, ihave three more chapters to upload... I hadn't quite forgot about it, ive just been to lazy to update... expect the next chapter in a week or so... Toodle, Deep Shadows

Erica looked to Lupin with daring, a mischievous smirk pulling over her features as she looked at Artimis. Artimis nodded and Erica spoke proudly, "Dare" Vicky and Alexis exchanged glances, not knowing what was going on between their companions, but knowing that they would soon enough. Professor Lupin thought hard, his face tensed up with thought, he wanted a good dare, and not some lame one a teacher would think of.

"For Pete's sake, don't hurt yourself Remus." Severus chortled. That's when Lupin got it; he looked at Snape with a raised eyebrow and a laughing glint in his eye.

"Well Professor, I'm waiting." Erica spoke. Lupin looked at her.

"I dare you to braid Professor Snape's hair." He spoke quickly. Vicky and Alexis's jaw dropped and they braced for the explosion of temper sure to come from Snape. Artimis smirked at Erica and then moved away from Lupin.

"What!" Professor Snape exclaimed. "Are you bloody insane. You must be if you think I'm going to let that little monster touch me let alone my hair. Lupin, you..."

"Severus, compared to what I COULD have dared her, that was tame. Do you give up? You'll lose your magic."

"No, I don't bloody give up." He spoke angrily.

Erica grinned and summoned a comb and some rubber bands. Vicky whispered in her ear and she smiled.

"No plotting over there." Snape hissed, obviously upset. "Get this over with."

"Yes Professor." Erica spoke sarcastically. She stood on her knees behind him as Artimis sat beside him and held the rubber bands for her. She began to comb his hair, him wincing as she yanked.

"Artimis, rubber band." She grunted, as Professor Snape glared at her. She was handed on and began to braid Professor Snape's hair in cornrows.

"Professor Snape, Truth or Dare?" Erica questioned, it being her turn.

"WHAT? She gets to ask me while she Ow... brutalizes my head." He growled. Artimis looked at Vicky and nodded at her in approval.

"Yep." Vicky stated laughingly. Snape yelped and then crossed his arms grumbling. Erica pulled his hair tightly and he winced.

"Ms. Barton, do that again and you and I will be best separated by a few stone walls."

"Truth or Dare?" Erica demanded, yanking again.

Severus thought hard, really hard. He knew this game was going to get out of hand and he wanted to tone it down. A dare would be dangerous; Erica had no fear of him and would have no problem with a dare. Truth could be safer, or more dangerous, depending on what was asked of him. Severus hated choosing between the lesser of two evils.

"Professor! Choose!" Alexis exclaimed, impatient as ever.

"Alright, Truth." He spoke exasperatedly. Lupin looked at him cautiously. Severus questioned his choice, but stood behind it.

"Hey, Lupin, did you realize your dare was not themed?" Artimis questioned and the girls all sighed.

"Screw your themes, you came up with them to make our games longer. Here's the deal. This round we'll toss Artimis's theme and next round get a more general one." Alexis informed, getting a glare from Artimis.

Erica looked to the girls for help; she had no idea what to ask Snape. There were so many embarrassing questions she could ask but she could only ask one. Artimis and Alexis seemed to have a mind conversation and they both shrugged. Vicky shrugged as well, having no idea and not really wanting to piss of the mid braided Snape.

"Barton, have you choked up on your Truth while you are murdering my head?" Professor Snape asked, wincing again as she yanked.

"No sir, not at all, just thinking of how to ask you properly." Erica spoke in her tone of trouble. The girls all knew that tone and suddenly were focused on her.

"Just ask me damnit." Professor Snape cursed as Erica yanked tighter on his hair.

"Barton!" he hissed threateningly.

"What? I have to do that to make it tight." Erica exclaimed, tying an end off with a rubber band and starting at the top again.

"It feels like you are trying to scalp me and failing miserably." He hissed in pain.

"Erica, ask him his truth so we can get on with the game. You always take to long." Alexis groaned. Erica rolled her eyes and smirked evilly as she inhaled, gripping his hair a little bit tighter.

"Professor Snape, do you masturbate?" Erica questioned lowly, preparing to climb up a shelf to avoid a blow or something.

Snape's jaw dropped, not in the slightly noticeable way either, but in the all out gawking stage. Artimis froze, unable to breath at the stillness that had taken over the room. Erica broke the ice.

"You have to answer, or lose your magic." She spoke, praying she wasn't inciting a rage or something as she gripped his hair firmly. If he could see her, he couldn't hit her.

"That is absolutely NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, Ms. Barton." Asking me that was totally OUT OF LINE!" Professor Snape hissed, turning to turn his head, but Erica held him steadfast. Erica looked at Artimis in minor panic.

"I told ya so. He is SO chicken. He can't even handle playing with us. I mean how many times has that one been tossed around, even when we had the whole Gryffindor and Slytherin houses playing, and no body choked then. We did have a bit of blushing though, but I guess Snape is just chicken." Artimis spoke, looking to Vicky and Alexis, who knew exactly what she was doing. Snape's hands clasped into fists I n controlled rage. Deciding that he did not want to lose his magic and he wanted to gross them out so bad they would stop this silly game, he decided to answer.

"Yes, I do. Satisfied?" He growled furiously. Alexis cringed, moving back away from him, REALLY not wanting to know that. Vicky decided to move toward Alexis. Lupin got a disgusted look on his face after looking at Alexis and Vicky and backed up. Artimis, who didn't cringe or budge, laughed at Lupin.

"Remus, I mean, Professor, don't act grossed out. You're a guy too. Masturbation is like a sport to guys, ok. Any guy who says he does not masturbate has three reasons. One, he's a liar, two he has no sex drive what so ever, or three, very well laid, and that really doesn't count." Artimis spoke, counting on her fingers, and Erica giggled, having heard that same spiel like a hundred times.

"Too true." Erica chimed.

"Subject change, now!" Professor Snape demanded and the girls silenced momentarily. Everyone was still in shock that Erica had the balls to ask that, but Erica and Artimis exchanged a mischievous smile.

"Professor Snape, It's your turn." Erica chimed as Artimis looked up at her and smirked.

"Ugh... Ms. Adkins, Truth or Dare." He grumbled, looking at Vicky, who had just straightened up. Vicky looked to Erica and Artimis for guidance. Erica mouthed the word 'dare' at her.

"Dare, I pick dare." she spoke nervously.

"Blasted." Professor Snape sighed. " I dare you to, um..., go make a simple potion properly."

"That's so lame." Erica laughed.

"Shut up Erica." Vicky demanded as she got up and walked over to Professor Snape's personal cauldron and stores, smirking. "Artimis come over here."

"No you can't have Artimis, she's handing me rubber bands." Erica claimed.

"Chill, I need her only for a second." Vicky replied and Artimis got up walking over to her.

"Come here." Vicky whispered gesturing her closer as they looked over what ingredients were in there.

"What?" Artimis whispered back, not know why they were whispering.

"I have an idea." Vicky spoke, picking up a container of slightly red berries.

"Tell me. I can't be over here forever."

"Two words: LOVE POTION. He has all the ingredients, but only you know how to make one." Vicky cooed. Artimis quickly explained to her how and then spoke.

"Alright. Go ahead, I want some." Artimis told her, walking over to her place by Snape, who eyed her carefully. Vicky went about making the potion, and Artimis came over to check it, finding it surprisingly right.

"What kind of potion was it, Ms. Adkins?" Snape asked, Erica almost done with his hair.

"A simple sleeping draught." Artimis chimed in quickly, keeping Vicky from having to say anything, cause she was a bad liar.

Erica got up and rubbed her knees, standing straight and announcing Snape was done, as she walked over to sit on the other side of Artimis, by Vicky.

Professor Snape looked ridiculous. Imagine, pale white skinned Severus Snape with his greasy black hair braided in cornrows down the back of his head ending in dreads. Artimis held in laughter as he got up and walked toward the hallway were they guessed he kept his mirror. In fact the only two people who were not laughing or trying to hold in laughter were the professors. Professor Snape was pissed, and Professor Lupin was using massive self-control

"Shall we play some more?" Artimis asked chuckling.

"Yes." The girls all agreed, laughing and giggling as they waited for Remus and Severus to come back to reality a bit.