Tossukka (sitruunavohveli) wrote in lupin_snape, @ 2010-12-27 06:18:00 |
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Current mood: | tired |
Entry tags: | fic: pg, project: a decade of ssrl |
A Decade of Snupin: December
Title: Baby Please Come Home
Author: sitruunavohveli
Beta: snapealina checked this for obvious errors. Thanks again, hon!
All the remaining mistakes are mine, and I’d like you tell me if you find any. ;)
Word count: ~400 words
Rating: PG
Notes: I don’t know if this is really generally Snupin song for me, but it fit the story perfectly. Anyway, this continues the same storyline I started in November, and this time the song is Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) as a version by U2. You can listen it here. The theme I chose for this month was “coming back”. Actually I think the whole point of writing this was including Minerva McGonagall in the story. :D Hope you like this! It sure was fun to write.
Part 1
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”He… what?”
Remus was sitting in the Headmistress’ office. He had left Andromeda to babysit Teddy, because Minerva had asked to see him as soon as possible, and he didn’t want to take the boy with him to Hogwarts.
“As I just said, Severus Snape wrote me a letter. Do you wish to hear what it says?”
Well, yes. He did wish to know what Severus wrote, but before he had time to answer, Minerva took the letter out, peeked at him over the paper and summarized it for him.
“He asked me to help him get a flat in Britain and ask around if there would be a possible working position for him somewhere. I can’t take him back here, because I’ve already hired a new Potions Instructor, but I am going to suggest him something along the lines of working in an Apothecary or producing potions and selling them.”
“Minerva, why are you telling me all this?”
Minerva glanced at him sharply.
“You know very well why.”
Remus blushed but kept going:
“It has been years since there was anything between Severus and me. I can’t see...”
“You can pretend to be as stupid as you wish but don’t expect me to do the same. You’ve been mourning for him ever since he left, and don’t think for a moment that I haven’t noticed it. Now, he promised not to come back before the Yule celebrations, but I’ve arranged everything so that he can move to a flat in Edinburgh as soon as he comes back to this country. I always thought Severus was very fond of Scotland.”
“Minerva,” Remus said with all the possible patience he could find in him. “I live in Edinburgh. Surely you are not trying to play matchmaker besides being a Headmistress?”
“I am most definitely not! I’m just making some arrangements that would be practical for everyone. It’s not my concern if you want to ignore those arrangements or not. You’re a grown man; you are free to make your own mistakes if that is what you choose to do.”
“You are an evil woman.”
“So I’ve been told. Now go away. I’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Minerva dismissed him, and Remus wondered if maybe she was somehow channelling Albus’ spirit. He was sure he’d had almost the same discussion with Dumbledore when he had still been alive.