Severus T. Snape (snark_master) wrote in colligo_threads, @ 2009-07-18 22:13:00 |
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Who: Severus Snape and Albus Potter
When: This afternoon
Where: First the library, then we'll see where they end up
Rating/Warnings: Angst, maybe some swearing - this will be the Big Name Comparison Game
Status: In progress/closed
The summer heat was glaringly oppressive, only made worse by the constant ebb and flow of the city - all that spent energy added to the churning, mass, chaotic fever Severus so passionately disliked. Deep within his flat, windows closed, curtains drawn - all outlets to the greater world magicked against intrusion, he could still feel the incessant city life bearing down on him. Which lead him to understand his actual problem was mental rather than physical, even if they symptoms manifested physically. He wasn't surprised to discover this - as his mind had sort of shut down upon entering this new place, abusive suits of armor he was used to, an entire new world he was not - and he was just now feeling the numbness wear off. He was also starting to feel a overwhelming worry over those cares he'd left back in the world from which he came... Lily...
To assuage the itching, boring feeling he put his mental faculties to good use and found something entirely distracting.
It could be said that Severus loved libraries almost as much as he loved making potions. The straight exactness of the rows upon rows of shelved books, lined square and stiff at right angles to each other brought a sense of structure to his life. In addition, the quite hush of turning pages - broken only occasionally by the sound of dust covered stacks hitting tables or creaking wooden ladders, all certainly acceptable sounds in such a place - provided an excellent environment in which Severus could very well relax without worry of troublesome annoyances or trifling nuisances. He was positively delighted to find one so close to his living arrangements, it really was the perfect place to escape the heat and the hustle of an active city. He wasted not time in making his way there to explore the many titles the place had to offer, and the place had a wonderfully large collection at that; no matter that all these books dealt with muggle subjects, Severus only cared that the subjects be intelligently discussed.
It wasn't long before he'd collected a sizable stack of books fitting his stringent requirements, he did check first to make sure these book contained words, and found a quiet table in which to lose himself.