Prompt: Proposal
Characters: Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall mostly, a bit of Dumbledore and the rest of the staff
Rating: T…The language caught me…
Summary: One of the worst proposals ever…except for that one time…
Pairing: None

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"I have a proposal everyone!" Minerva and Severus groaned at the Headmaster's cheery attitude.

"What is it this time Dumbledore?" Filius Flitwick asked. He too, was too cheery.

Then Minerva noticed that damned twinkle in Albus' damned eye. She glared

-0- (1 Week later)

"Stupid Teacher Swap. Minerva, do you know how unruly your Gryffindors are?" Severus asked her at dinner on the last day of the Teacher Swap.

She glared at him, apparently too stressed to be poked at. "I could say a great deal about your Slytherins. In fact, I could probably go on for a year. So don't even bother with your insults."

He smirked. "A bit tired are we?"

She took off her glasses and rubbed her face. "Damn Teacher Swap" she mumbled in her hands. Then she turned her head toward him again. "Worst. Proposal. Ever."

"Actually, I can think of a worse one." He mused.

She raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

"That time when Filch proposed to Rosmerta, and he wasn't even drunk."

Minerva almost choked on her tea, earning a few odd looks. "What did she say?"

"No, of course."

Minerva gave a light laugh. "I guess it could've been worse"

"Great news Minerva, Severus!" Albus smiled at them. "Delores Umbridge wrote me a letter telling me that she was no longer working for the Ministry and would like a job. So I told her to come here! She's coming back, isn't that great? An extra staff person!"

At exactly 7 pm, the windows in the Great Hall were shattered, students had a gossip topic for the next few months, Minerva needed to recover her vocal cords, Severus needed a new wand, and Albus was confined to the Hospital Wing for the rest of the year, needing to regrow his eardrums, several bones, and fix the many cuts and bruises on his person.