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Title: Constant Vigilance!
Author: IBNETTE62/Nette
Pairing: Severus and Harry
Rating: PG
Word Count: 600
Summary: Prompt #2 - A valentine, a forgotten potion, and the squid. For the first Drabble/Drawble night for A House-Elf in the Potion’s Lab (http:// groups. yahoo. com/ group/ ahouseelfinthepotionslab/)
MOM – Ministry of Magic
DADA – Defense Against the Dark Arts
Constant Vigilance!
Headmaster Severus Snape watched the lone figure by the Black Lake.
A young wizard had a basket of salmon close to hand (provided by that infernal House-elf, he presumed).
Another salmon was launched across the lake and a tentacle shot from the surface to catch the fish mid-air.
If one did not know better, the Headmaster would think the young man was playing with the squid, as a
Muggle would play with a Golden Retriever, but nothing was farther from the truth. Harry Potter, the husband of Severus Snape, was furious.
After the War, when Minerva McGonagall was forced to retire due to poor health and an old war wound, Severus was persuaded to return to Hogwarts as Headmaster. To keep his potions skills honed and sharp, he also continued to take commissions for specialty potions on a case-by-case basis.
Harry Potter, the hero of the Wizarding World had returned to Hogwarts as well, taking the DADA position and Severus appointed the overgrown brat the position of Deputy Headmaster. Severus claimed that the Brat had needed the discipline. Instead, Severus Snape had lost any discipline he had and had fallen in love with Harry Potter.
The summer after their first year of teaching and arguing together Harry had kissed Severus at the end of year teachers’ party and proposed to Severus. That had been 2 and half years ago and Severus had never been happier.
The argument had started this morning because Severus had accused Harry of forgetting to send off an important potion. Normally, Severus handled his own correspondence but there had been a surprise inspection by the MOM yesterday and Severus had needed to meet with the Auditor. Harry had volunteered to send the potions package off instead. However, a Hufflepuff student had cut herself on a butter-knife and Harry had to take the swooning child to Madame Pomphrey, forgetting to send the potion away by owl.
At breakfast in the Great Hall, Severus had received a red Howler envelope from an irate customer. He had canceled the howler as quickly as possible, but it was too late the damage was done. Severus was humiliated and took it out on Harry. The couple had fought spectacularly, both Severus and Harry saying things they would later regret. Now it was time for Severus to pay his dues.
Severus walked out the Great Hall and down to the Black lake.
Harry threw the last fish into the lake and waved goodbye to the squid, and pointed his wand at his hands casting scourify, the fish odor disappearing. Suddenly he was wrapped in strong arms from behind.
"I am sorry Harry, I did not mean to take my anger out on you. The MOM inspectors always get on my nerves, and you were distracted by an emergency. Wizard Elixirs LTD will have to accept a slight delay in delivery and like it. I am the only capable brewer of the Extez potion after all."
"I am sorry too Sev, I know you don't like public embarrassment. Next time I will have the House elves remind me,” Harry said nuzzling Severus' neck.
"There is another subject that we have forgotten to mention; Valentine’s Day is today. Please accept this as a sign of my contrition and my love," Severus presented Harry with a large red Valentine Heart, a chocolate frog attached.
Harry shouted in pleasure and bit off a leg. Suddenly the lights flickered off & on and Harry turn into a Giant Frog. Severus laughed and scooped up the enchanted frog.
"Have you learned nothing Mr. Potter? Constant Vigilance!”
The End