Chapter 2:In Which the Potions Lab Is Invaded

The LVPD Crime Lab flew to the UK. Dumbledore felt it would be unwise to Portkey the Muggles and Snape had to agree.
Snape was not a strong supporter of what he considered to be another hair-brained idea of Arthur Weasley. These were Muggles, for Merlin's sake! Most of them would likely have been sorted into Gryffindor had they been part of the magical community. What could they possibly have to teach a group of wizards?

The first few days passed without significant incident. The American Muggles had set up their home away from home in the East Wing of the castle, far away from the Slytherin dungeons.

Each CSI was in charge of teaching their specialty. The result was a rotation system that made Snape feel insufferably infantile.
Catherine was in charge of blood spatter analysis and gun-handling. Grissom was, of course, the bug man. Warrick was teaching audio/visual analysis. Nick was uncovering the joys of hair and fibre. Sara was covering materials and element analysis while Doc Robbins revealed the mysteries of the human body.

Dumbledore had allowed Hodges and Greg to set up shop in the dungeons. A makeshift forensics lab was taking up residence in Snape's precious potions lab.

Someone had to put a stop to this.

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"Dumbledore! I want those muggles out of my lab or I will not be responsible for my own actions!"Snape burst into Dumbledore's office.

Grissom and Dumbledore looked up from examining one of Albus's knick knacks.

Great. Just what this castle needed: another Dumbledore.

He was not detered. "Those two "lab technicians", as they call themselves, are making a mess of my lab. They've rearranged everything. And that one, the one with messier hair than Potter, he is abominably annoying. He sings. In my lab. Make him stop."

Grissom squinted his eyes, vaguely reminded of Ecklie.

"Severus, we should not remember that these are our guests. They are here at our request."

"Well, I request that you send them back to the middle of the desert."

"Your request has been noted."Grissom gave one of his small smiles.

Dumbledore and Grissom exchanged looks and went back to the knick knack. Severus had just been dismissed.

He huffed and left the room.

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Snape stormed back into the lab.

Greg and Hodges were still puttering around with the equipment, exchanging sarcastic banter as they worked.

"Out!"

Greg jumped a foot in the air, and both he and Hodges turned to the irate Potions professor.

"Can we help you?"Hodges asked with more than a touch of sarcasm.

"Get out of my lab."Snape said firmly.

"If you want, I can tell you stories about my Papa Olaf."Greg suggested.

Snape glared at him.

"You are free to leave,"Hodges said,"If all you are going to be doing is being a nuisance."

This only resulted in a deeper scowl.

"We can teach you stuff."Greg suggested.

"Or you can storm off and tattle on us again."Hodges quipped.

"Wanna look through the microscope?"offered Greg.

"Do you even know what a microscope is?"Hodges smirked.

"I can teach you how to run a DNA sample."Greg tried to ignore his fellow lab tech.

"Do you know what DNA is?"Hodges went back to puttering with the equipment.

Snape's sallow face was slowly turning a light pink as the vein in his temple pulsed. His wand hand twitched.

This was going to be a long day.