Title: Kisses Chapter 6 Author: MrsCake_akaJane Rating: PG Pairing: Lupin/Snape Warnings: The morning after and The meeting. Disclaimer: I claim no rights to the characters, just the situations in which I'm placing them. Summary:
Chapter Six
Saturday morning Severus woke to the hangover from hell. Groaning he dragged himself out of bed. Before he could face anything, Snape stumbled to his cupboards and found a hangover tonic. Half an hour later, he sat down next to Lupin for breakfast. Lupin was resting his head on his hand and moving the food around his plate.
Snape sighed. “Rough night Wolf?” He asked scathingly, trying to get Lupin to look at him. Lupin looked up into Snape’s eyes and saw the amusement there. Before he could start to feel upset, Lupin felt Snape’s hand nudge his leg. Glancing down, Lupin saw a vile of hangover tonic being held out for him.
Lupin took the vile. “If you keep calling me that Severus people will think it’s a pet name.”
Snape’s lips twitched and he said softly, so softly that if Lupin didn’t have enhanced hearing he would never have caught it. “I always wanted my own pet Wolf.” Noting else was said as they eat their breakfast. After taking the tonic Snape had given him Lupin managed to eat everything on his plate. And couldn’t stop smiling.
“I have to get to my meeting. Have a good day Lupin.”
“Thank you Severus. You too.”
Severus made his way to the dungeons. In his office he got the mirror into place and checked his notes one more time.
At 10 O’clock, exactly there was a knock at the door.
“Come in.” The door opened and a tall disgruntled red head stood in the doorway.
“What’s this about Snape?”
“Come in Mr Weasley, and sit down. I’ll explain.” Severus sat down at his desk. “Do you recognise that mirror?” He asked as the boy sat.
“No. Should I?”
“I wondered if the younger Mr Weasely would have told you about it. It’s the Mirror of Erised.”
“You know Snape, it might be easier to use our first names or things will just get confusing.”
Snape grimaced. He never used first names if he could help it. “Fine, George. Ron found this mirror with Potter.” There was no way Severus was going to use Potter’s first name. “It shows you your heart’s desire. Seven years ago Dumbledore put a charm on it, so Potter could get the Philosopher’s Stone out of it. I think it is possible to bring your heart’s desire out of it.”
“Why would I want that Snape?” Asked George, his voice dripping with venom that had never been there before.
“Because.” Snape hissed trying to keep calm. “I think your heart’s desire is your brother.”
George blanched “Fucking Hell.”
Snape smiled. He was doing a lot of that theirs days. “Quite. You and Fred were mirror twins, weren’t you?”
“Yes, but how did you know. No one ever notices that.”
“I was a spy, Weasley; it was my job to notice things others don’t.” Snape said hotly. “Do you want to try?”
“Hell Yes!”
Snape stood and walked around the table. “Good. Before we start...” Snape pointed his want at George’s head. The boy backed away. “Don’t be stupid Weasley, I’m not going to hurt you.” George stilled, and Snape sent a charm at his George’s head.
Georges hand flew up to his newly attached ear. “How the hell did you do that? They told me it wasn’t possible.”
“It was my hex that took your ear off. I’m the only one who could put it back. Anyway, we cannot make it too easy for people to tell you apart can we. It would spoil all your fun.”
“Who knew you had a sense of humour.” Asked George with a tentative smile
“So far, just you. Come on let’s get a move on.”
They moved over to the mirror, Snape positioned George in front of it, less than an arm’s length away. Snape moved and stood at the side of the mirror placing one hand on the frame.
“Do you see your brother?”
“Yes,” George’s voice was wavering. “He’s waving like a mad man.”
“When I start the incantation, I want you to place your hands on the mirror against his hands. After a minute or two you’ll feel a change. Reach through and pull him back. Can you do that? I won’t be able to help, I can’t stop the incantation till he’s all the way back.”
George straitened his back and his eyes were pools of pure determination. He said nothing, just nodded.
Severus started to mutter the incantation. He could feel it working he could feel the pull of magic. Severus could only watch as George reached up and tentatively placed his hands on the mirror. Snape saw George’s jaw sag slightly as his hands slipped into the mirror. George started walking backwards, a second set of hands came out of the mirror, followed swiftly by arms and a pair of shoulders, and the rest of Fred Weasley stepped out of the mirror.
Severus stopped the incantation and sagged to the floor. Two sets of hands steadied him. Snape looked up into two identical faces, and blacked out.
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