atypicalsnowman (atypicalsnowman) wrote in severus_sighs, @ 2010-06-15 08:31:00 |
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Entry tags: | fic, member: atypicalsnowman, pairing: severus/harry, rating: pg |
By Faith by atypicalsnowman
Title: By Faith
Author: atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Teh Snarry
Rating: Torina-safe! [PG for whoever’s doing the Prophet this week]
Word Count: 3.2k
Warnings: See rating. Nothing here but us shy violets. I suppose a long-suffering!Harry, surprisingly clueless!Severus (for a change) and perhaps too much fluff. It’s for Torina, after all.
Summary: Severus has always been a bit jealous, but this is ridiculous.
A/N: Thanks to shoebox for the ultra quick beta. Happy birthday to Torina! She asked for a possessive!Snape rescuing Harry. Not sure this is what she meant, but hey. Here you go, darling. The author means no offense to any Keiths or people who love a Keith.
“So you’re going with me to Hermione and Ron’s engagement party next week?”
Severus made a little groan, and turned the page of his potions periodical a bit harder than necessary. “I said I would... Unless you’ve decided to offer a much-appreciated reprieve?”
“Ha. No way,” Harry said with a laugh. “You’re going. There’s no way I’m sitting at that table alone.”
The people in attendance were all Harry’s friends, so Severus had no idea why he wouldn’t want to be in their company. Resigning himself to suffer half of the Order and nearly all of Harry’s Gryffindor classmates for an evening, Severus leaned back and focused his attention on his article.
“So that means...” Harry said, trailing off. “Remus and Tonks, Molly and Arthur, George and Angelina, Ginny and Neville, Percy and Penelope, Bill and Fleur, and Seamus and Dean,” he said, listing everyone on his invitation list. “Do you think it’s weird that all our friends are married?”
Shrugging, but not lifting his eyes from the article, Severus replied, “That’s what people tend to do when they reach a certain age. The rest of us simply have to deal with mundane ceremonies and try not to roll our eyes when they ask for gifts.”
Harry sighed, a deep, miserable sound, which was enough for Severus to put down his periodical. “Are you feeling well?”
Running a hand through his hair, Harry looked up through his fringe and said, “Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just...tired.”
“Did something happen at work?” Severus asked, concerned now.
“No, it was good, actually,” Harry said, putting aside whatever was bothering him a moment ago and leaning back to speak with Severus. “There’s a new person at work, which is great. Our offices are right next to each other, so we share a secretary. We grabbed lunch together and found out we have a lot of things in common.”
Something cold began to run through Severus’ blood at Harry’s description of his new friend. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but he knew something wasn’t right.
“They’re really funny,” Harry said with a smile.
There it is, Severus thought. The use of the pronoun they instead of he or she. The idea of Harry hitting it off with another man left Severus with an empty feeling in his heart and a terrible churning in his stomach. Still, he was no coward.
“And your new friend’s name?” he asked, even as he prayed for an Ethel, Frances or Mildred.
“Keith,” Harry said in a happy chirp.
There weren’t enough Mildreds in the world, Severus thought.
His heart clenched as his suspicions were confirmed, and he reread the last paragraph in his article ten times before he calmed enough to remark, “Ah.”
“Oh, Merlin,” Harry whispered into his hands. “Don’t do this. Not again.”
“What?” Severus asked innocently.
“This. This thing you do whenever I make friends with another man.”
“So you admit it,” Severus said, not able to keep the accusation buried for another moment.
“Admit what? That Keith’s a man?”
“That you enjoy the company of other men. And what kind of wizard name is Keith for that matter?”
Harry sighed and put his guest list away. “What kind of wizard name is Harry?” Seeing that Severus wasn’t going to back down, Harry stood up and walked over to Severus’ chair, putting his hands on his face and smiling sweetly. “I love you, you know? And no one else. I like having friends, Severus, especially friends at work. It’s too boring otherwise.”
Severus groaned. “Yes, but why can’t you have any girl friends?”
“I do. Their names are Hermione, Luna and Ginny,” Harry said with a smirk. “Look, this guy seems really nice, and I don’t have a lot of friends in the department. Don’t scared him off the way you did with Mark and Tim and—”
“Fine,” Severus said with a grunt, and allowed himself to remember how loyal Harry was, and how he was the one that approached Severus in the first place. They wouldn’t be together now if not for Harry’s persistence. He supposed he could accept Harry’s new friend, but resolved to keep an eye on their apparent friendship. As much as he boasted his independence, he knew he couldn’t bear to lose Harry.