Disclaimer: J.K Rowling for the roles...
A.N : I know it has been a while but was going through a writer's block as well as Twilight mode... wahaha!! Thanks to all who reviewed!!!
Chapter 3 : Severus and The Potter Doll Game
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Everyone at the table were drinking and betting each other, to see who actually will win the game.
"I have a feeling that Harry will be the winner. He is good.... Just like James... James has always been very good at everything..." Sirius said, with a proud smirk.
"I always have a feeling that you find James do everything good... It's disturbing, actually." Lupin murmured into his cup. Sirius merely glares at Lupin.
"It's a friend's view. What are friends for, to support their friends now, isn't it Moony. Anyways, who do you think is good enough to win the challenge?" Sirius asked.
"Dora of course..." Lupin said, setting his cup down.
"Bah! Tonks?? Winning? Now isn't that disturbing then?" Sirius asked.
"Not really. I know she is good... And I mean in everything..." Lupin smirked.
"What? Wait, I'm confused. What are we talking about?" Sirius asked.
"Ask yourself that, Paddy." Lupin smirk.
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"Bag! Ha-ha! That's one more for me, George!" Fred said, swiping all the puking pastilles and money into his pouch. He rearranges the cards and began shuffling them.
"Fred! That's the fifth time you won! Have you been cheating your own loving, gorgeous, sexy twin brother? How could you!" George said, frowning at his twin.
"George..." Fred said, handing out the cards to his twin, "...since we are twins, we tend to share a lot of things. We share the same look, the same attitude, the same personality, the same style, though I'm a much better looking person than you... If I'm cheating on you and win everything, in the end, I'll still end up sharing all my winnings with you. That way it's still a win-win situation." Fred finishes handing out the cards and set the rest at the side with a grin.
George frowns in suspicion at Fred before breaking out into a similar grin.
"That's why I let you be the leader. That way if anything happens, it's your own plan that backfires and you'll get hit first..." George said, picking up his cards and began rearranging them.
"Oye..."
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Down in the basement, a lone cockroach was pacing back and forth right in front of the staircase. It knew that the basement has been intruded not once, but twice since the pass few minutes. It didn't like its privacy intruded too much. It likes its privacy. It likes to be alone. It hates being caught on surprise. It hates giants! It will guard its area with pride and dignity! It will!
So it's no surprise when Hermione, who stepped foot on the landing of the basement, found a squashed cockroach on her shoe.
"Aauuggghhh!!!" Hermione said, her face scrunched up in disgust. It was when she heard the almost-echo of her voice in the basement before she remembered that there might be someone else in the basement with her. She quickly covered her mouth before sticking to the shadows. Once she confirms that there was no seeker running towards her area, did she took out her wand and scourgify her shoe.
"Dumbledore said "No wands used for cheating"... he didn't say "No wands used to clean up disgusting, squashed cockroaches found on the sole of your shoe" now did he?" Hermione muttered. She shook her hair out of her face before looking down the aisle of the basement. The basement was dark. Quite dark like the dungeons without light, but it has bright walls and all.
"What kind of a person would have rooms in his basement, that too when the basement itself is dark and brooding like Severus himself? Unless it's a dungeon of course, but this is no dungeon. Oh please, what am I saying...? This is Dumbledore we are talking about... And I'm talking to myself, how shocking..." Hermione muttered again, sarcastically this time, before walking up the aisle slowly and stealthily. She kept her wand at the ready just in case something was to pounce out and grab her. Wait, this is hide and seek... Someone is bound to pounce out and grab her.
Just then, she saw a lone shadow at the end of the darkness. Hermione quickly stuck to the shadows, which is easily remedied since the whole place was dark and shadowy by the way, and kept her breathing calm. It was then when she saw Lucius Malfoy frowning all the way up the aisle. Hermione frowned. What was he doing here? Hermione watch as Lucius shook his head and was about to go past her when she spoke up.
"Mr Malfoy??" Hermione said in a questioning tone.
Lucius, who was caught unaware, went into half-spy half-Death Eater mode where he swiftly took out his wand and swung it right into the speaker's throat. Hermione was too shocked to do anything but stare at him, wide eyed.
"Who goes there...?" Lucius hissed.
"H... He... Herm... Mmmm... Nee.... Her..." Hermione stuttered, unable to form sentences with her mind. Who would, after being half shocked to death?
"Speak! For I'll shall have to react!" Lucius hissed again, putting in more pressure into her throat.
"Granger! Hermione Granger! I'm Hermione Granger!" Hermione finally manage to blurt out.
Lucius frowns.
"Prove it!"
"You and your ferrety son had been calling me Mudblood for years." Hermione said.
"Pity, really... Anybody can say that... I call everyone I see a Mudblood unless they have good reasons not to be one. Next!" Lucius rolled his eyes as he hiss out.
Hermione frowns again.
"I'm with Severus Snape..."
"Again, pity... anybody can say that too since Severus has been hanging out with that wretched little girl ever since a few months back. Next!" Lucius barked.
This time, Hermione glare daggers at him before putting both her hands on her hips.
"A few weeks ago, you came to our house uninvited, thought that my muggle table decorations were real fruits and mistook my potpourri for snacks. Quite a stupid act for such a highly respectable Ministry official." Hermione sneered out.
"Miss Granger, what a pleasure to meet you. Didn't know that you were involved in this game too." Lucius smile, shoving his wand into his pocket, acting as if nothing has happened for the past few minutes. Hermione merely rolled her eyes and went on glaring at Lucius.
"Yes, well... Now you know. The question is why you are here?" She emphasized on the word 'You'.
"Why, Hasn't Draco told anyone? I did tell him to inform everyone that I would be involved in the game too. I'm trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle." He smiles again, though his eyes had a different glitter in them.
"The information your son gave might have slip by me then... And I must say what a lovely lifestyle you are adopting. Catching people unaware with your wand thrust into their throat, a hex just waiting at the tip of your tongue." Hermione gave him a sickeningly sweet smile that never really did reach her eyes. Lucius merely raise an eyebrow, though his smile never fades.
"Yes, well... that happens when you catch someone else unaware too, Miss Granger. Tit for tat, as mud...ggles always says..." Lucius smirk at her.
Hermione was about to respond when she heard the familiar sound of footsteps. Lucius heard it too and went wide eyed. They turn to see a shadow, walking slowly towards them. They both look at each other before running in the opposite direction of the basement. Lucius was about to run up the stairs, out of the basement before he remembered that there might be other Seekers out there so he thought up of something real quick. Lucius reach out to his side and his roaming hands found a handle that was attached to a door. He pushes it open and ran in. Hermione, who was thinking of the same thing, saw the open door and ran in too.
Lucius quickly close the door behind him, leaning back on the door, panting heavily. He didn't realize that Hermione was beside him, doing exactly the same thing. Once they turn to look at each other did they realize with who they were in the same room with.
"You!" Hermione hissed out.
"Shh!" Lucius clamp his hand on her mouth.
Hermione went wide eyed and bit the hand that was covering her mouth.
"Aagh!!!" Lucius yank back his hand, shaking the pain from his hand, stomping the floor as he did so.
"Shhhh!!!!" Hermione hissed, putting one finger on her mouth, glaring at him as she did so.
"Damn you, Girl!" Lucius hissed out.
"Shut up!" Hermione place both her hands on her hips, glaring at him.
"I'll swear I'll kill you once this game is over!" He hissed again, his hand still hurting a lot.
"I said shut up! Or else we'll be caught!" Hermione hissed back.
"How dare you bit my hand with your filthy mouth!" Lucius said in a soft hiss, glaring at his hand as though the pain would disappear.
"How dare you put you filthy hand on my mouth! That will get you thinking twice when you decide to clamp a hand on a woman's mouth!" She glared at him.
"You!!...." Lucius was about to lunge towards her when they heard a voice on the other side of the door.
"You know, it's a wonder how none of the Seeker found you two with that entire din you are making... It would have been such a win for me if I was the Seeker." Said the muffled voice.
Hermione raise her eyebrows.
"Severus! Get in here! There's someone out there!" Hermione said, her palms flat on the door, listening for any familiar voices of Harry, Bill or Tonks.
"Yes, I know... Me." The muffled voice said.
"No, seriously... We heard footsteps out there and a shadow. That's why we are hiding in here. We ran away from it!" Hermione went on.
"Did neither of you ever thought that it was my footsteps you heard and it was my shadow you two were running away from?" The muffled voice drawled.
Both Lucius and Hermione look at each other; no words could be spoken, digesting what Severus had said.
Finally they open the door and walk out of the room, looking abashed. Severus stood outside the door, both his hand on his back, a lone eyebrow raised as he glare at their stupidity. Hermione gave him a smug look.
"We thought it was one of the Seekers. We didn't stop to check whether it was them or not. I just wanted to hide." She said.
"I thought it was my dear old niece, being her old clumsy self, trotting along the aisle. I went into the first door I could get my hands on and went in. I hadn't realized that this ... this girl went into the same door." Lucius said, pointing at Hermione as he sneers down at her.
Severus didn't say anything for quite some time. It was when Hermione straightened her clothes and Lucius cleared his throat before Severus spoke.
"If it wasn't for the din you two were making, I would have thought you both were doing something I would have been very temperamental about if I had caught you doing what I had thought you both were doing. Can you imagine your luck that I hadn't caught any of you doing what I had thought you two would have been doing?" Severus said, his voice soft yet sharp.
Lucius raise an eyebrow at him.
"And what, do tell, is it that you had thought that we would have do? I mean done..." He asked.
"Let's just say... Two adults, a lecherous man and my intelligent woman, lock up in a room, in the basement, in the dark?" Severus said, his eyebrow rose at the last statement.
Lucius raised an eyebrow while he blushed at the comment. Hermione, however, blushed red. Not because of embarrassment, but because of rage by Severus's comment.
"Oh, shove it Severus. How dare you accuse me of having an affair?" Hermione huffed and stomped off towards the stairs and up, away from the basement.
Severus went into a slight shock before settling back to its usual scowl. He turn back to Lucius to see him merely gave him a tired look.
"Now what's with you?" Severus asked.
"Lecherous, old man?" Lucius asked, walking towards the stairwell.
"If my desk had a skirt, I would have to hide it. And don't call me old man. You are older than me and will always stay that way." Severus said, following.
"Well, it has always been a Gentleman's nature to woo the woman he likes." Lucius said.
"It has always been your nature to be a pervert and run after every woman... even if that woman belongs to someone big. If the Dark Lord had a wife, even she would not be spared." Severus drawled.
"You do know that I am not that sick, Severus..." Lucius frowned.
"Oh, really?" Severus raises an eyebrow at him.
Lucius stop walking and turns to Severus, to speak with him, eye to eye. Severus did the same, an amuse look on his face.
"You do know how to insult someone without making them feel that they have been insulted until a while later... don't you?" Lucius said.
"I have no idea what you mean, Lucius..." Severus said.
Just as Lucius was about to answer back, they heard a shriek from the stairwell. Both of them look at where the shriek was from and heard footsteps, running footsteps above them and a few while later, a bang was heard.
"That woman does know that we are playing Hide and Seek, not Wailing Banshees, right?" Lucius ask. Severus was frowning at the stairwell.
"Something must have freaked her out."
They heard flapping noises from the stairwell. It started in low, and then it started to grow. Both men stood rooted to the ground, waiting to see what it was that had freaked Hermione out. It was a while later when they realize what it was.
"Severus..."
"Yes, Lucius..."
"What kind of animals makes flapping noises and squeals maniacally..."
"Other than bats... I'm only aware of some animals that exist doing that in the muggle world but in the wizarding world I can only confirm it as..."
Soon, the animals flew down from the stairs. A bluish black, shiny wing, eyes wide with a grin on their face, their teeth's snapping, they flew towards the two men. Both Lucius and Severus went wide eyed; look at each other before they flew back into the darkness of the basement... not before one word was heard from both men.
"DOXIES?!?!?!?!!"
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"Another bag!! I win again!!" Fred grin, taking up all the galleons.
"Fred! That is not fair!" George said.
"Nothing is fair in this world, George. Surely you know that..." Fred said. George looks thoughtful for a while before he nods in agreement.
"True... If the world was fair, I would have a beautiful Veela girlfriend by my side, not Bill..."
"True to that. Up for another round?" Fred asks.
"You bet I do..." George smirks.
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"I don't have the antidotes with me so I suggest we run into some rooms!" Severus yelled over to Lucius.
"Okay!" Lucius yelled back. He took an abrupt turn, twisted the doorknob open, ran in and slams the door shut. Severus kept on running, not before he gave curses to Lucius.
He picks up speed and ran to another door at the far end of the basement. He twisted the doorknob but it wouldn't budge. Behind him, the doxies were giggling and yelling, pleased to find a victim they could sink their teeth into.
"Damnit, Albus! Are these things even legal for a game??" Severus huffed under his breath as he tried so hard to make the door open. He finally gave up, took out his wand and pointed it to the door.
"Alohomora!"
The latch clicked open and Severus wasted no time to run pass it and slam the door shut behind him.
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Harry heard the slam from below. He decided to check it out. He stood at the stairwell, seeing the darkness of the basement. He shivered for a moment before conjuring up his wits.
"I have just the idea of who might be down here... Imagine his face when I manage to get him... Oh this would be great." Harry thought to himself.
So, Harry went down the stairwell confidently... only to run back up screaming and waving his hands around as the doxies began chasing their latest victim instead.
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"I'm bored..."
"Me too..."
"What do we have for fun...?"
"Nothing..."
"I'm hungry..."
"Me too..."
"What now..."
"I have some biscuits..."
"Give it here..."
"Here..."
"I'm still bored..."
"I know me too, Fred..."
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Severus Snape stood with his forehead on the door, panting hard. Doxies??? What in the world was Albus thinking, letting something dangerous at that let loose in a game of Hide and Seek! And that Lucius Bloody Malfoy... What a great friend he is... Coward.
Severus stood up straight and decided to see what room he had run into. He turns to see nothing but darkness. The whole room was lit, but it was black as an abyss. Severus frowns as he felt the chills go through him.
Just then, he saw images walk out from the abyss and into the light. His eyes widened as he saw the few people who appeared in front of him.
"Hermione? Potter? Black and Lupin?? Albus? Fred and George??... What the..." Dumbledore and Lupin weren't playing and he was sure of that. Potter was a seeker but why is he here? And he did saw Hermione ran up the stairs a few while ago. He felt something was about to happen but he hope it isn't true.
"What is going on here???" He boomed, glaring at the seven people in the room. They merely smile at him which unnerved him to no end. Finally, he heard the Albus-look-alike speak. "Oh, Gods be with me... It's as if one Dumbledore was not enough..." He thought to himself.
"Welcome, Severus Snape... To the "Potter Doll" game!" The doppelganger said.
"Potter Doll game? What the hell is a Potter Doll game??" Severus barked.
Suddenly, the room was engulfed in darkness. Severus tried hard not to panic. He heard some clicking noises and a screen appeared at the side of the room. Severus was confused and he hated being confused. He wants some answers!!
The screen came up with little images of people doing something weird as to walk up to someone and freeze then repeat the same sequence over and over again. Severus felt the sudden regret wash over him as the voice of the twins was heard.
"The Potter Doll game is basically identical to the Red Light, Green Light game." One of the twins said.
"Though the word is too short for most to have some fun, thus was decided to change the word into the Potter Doll game." The other overtakes.
"All you have to do is say the sentence... 'The Potter Doll fell with a bang!'." One twin went on.
"And turn to see your mates freeze in their spot." The other followed.
"And if you see someone who twitches or moves, will immediately be eliminated from the game." One twin said.
"Simple as that..." The other finishes it off.
As soon as the voice disappeared, the screen disappeared too and the room was filled with light again. Severus was glaring at the seven people in front of him, who was smiling sweetly at the brooding man.
Severus turns to walk out of the room to only find that the door was once again locked.
"You can't leave until you finish the game, Severus Snape." Severus winced. Black's voice was too sweet for his taste.
He gave up trying to pry the door open and turn to the people behind him.
"So I'm it??" Severus asked.
"Yes, Severus Snape. You are it." Hermione's voice trilled. Oh that was wrong. The image of a sweet smiling, too happy, Umbridge looking Hermione was wrong for him. He merely growled and turns to the wall, raising his arms up to lean his forehead against.
"I'm playing a game in a game. How fun..." He muttered. Loudly, he said, "Let's get this over and done with!" and rolled his eyes.
There were a few murmurs of 'Ready!' and the game started.
There was a long pause for a while...
Then...
"The Potter Doll fell with a bang." Severus drawled, turn to see them all a few step forward, in freezing poses, as if somebody had cast Petrificus on all of them. But it wasn't that that made Severus rolled his eyes. It was the poses itself.
Hermione was smiling at him, hands folded in front of her. Black and Lupin was leaning against each other. Black was looking at his fingernails while Lupin had his hand in his hair, smiling. Albus had his hands on his hips, a frown and a pout on his face... The twins were the only ones that had the loud pose of all. George (or was it Fred?) had both his arms up and was flexing it, as if he had bulging muscles. Fred was doing his Michael Angelo pose.
Severus gave out a loud sigh. He went on with the game.
"The Potter Doll fell with a band." He quickly spun to catch any movements. The group was one step nearer to Severus but unfortunately, there wasn't and movements or twitches.
Hermione was still in her usual pose. Black and Lupin were in combat mode, face serious, hands stuck out as if they were holding wands, crouching. Black was looking to his right while Lupin, to the left. Albus had his hand up to make the peace sign. Fred had his arm up to do the 'Ultraman' pose while George was doing "The Thinker" pose.
Severus growled low in his throat. He snap back to face the wall.
"The Potter Doll fell with a bang!" He twirls. The poses changed but there wasn't any movement. He growled and snap back to face the wall again.
"The Potter Doll fell with a bang!" Poses changed but no movements.
"The Potter Doll fell with a bang!!" Poses changed but no movements.
"THE POTTER DOLL FELL WITH A BANG!" Poses changed but no movements.
"THE POTTER DOLL FELL WITH A BANG!" Poses changed but no movements.
"THE POTTER DOLL FELL WITH A BANG!!!" Poses changed but no movements.
"THE STUPID, FREAKING POTTER DOLL FELL WITH A BANG!!!!" Poses changed but no movements.
"I HATE THIS STUPID GAME!!!" Poses didn't change but there were smirks on the groups face.
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A.N : For those who wishes to know how "The Potter Doll Game" works, here is a link...
www DOT dailymotion DOT com/Shiyami/video/x61loj_ouran-high-school-host-club-14-22_shortfilms
I love Ouran and the game just inspired me to use it for this game... I can totally imagine Snape playing the game... Thanks for the support all!