bluestocking79 @ : Let Them Hate Me
Challenge #245: Back to School
Title: Let Them Hate Me
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bluestocking79
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Notes: I've been tied up with other projects, fandom and RL, but I wanted to get back in the swing of things. Apologies for the rust here! The title, of course, refers to Caligula: Let them hate me, provided that they fear me. Set during Severus' first day of teaching at Hogwarts.
It was characteristic of Severus' luck that his very first class should be filled with Seventh Years.
Seventh Years. Old to enough to know him. Old enough to remember.
Old enough to challenge.
They hadn't forgotten his name or reputation. They'd obviously recognised him at the Welcoming Feast, needling Severus with their scrutiny whilst trading whispers and sniggers.
Snivellus, their mocking glances said. They didn't fear him.
But they would.
He threw the classroom door open with a resounding crack, black robes billowing like an approaching storm, and the brats flinched.
Severus smirked. Challenge him they might—but they wouldn't succeed.
Challenge #245: Back to School
Title: Let Them Hate Me
Author:
bluestocking79Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Notes: I've been tied up with other projects, fandom and RL, but I wanted to get back in the swing of things. Apologies for the rust here! The title, of course, refers to Caligula: Let them hate me, provided that they fear me. Set during Severus' first day of teaching at Hogwarts.
It was characteristic of Severus' luck that his very first class should be filled with Seventh Years.
Seventh Years. Old to enough to know him. Old enough to remember.
Old enough to challenge.
They hadn't forgotten his name or reputation. They'd obviously recognised him at the Welcoming Feast, needling Severus with their scrutiny whilst trading whispers and sniggers.
Snivellus, their mocking glances said. They didn't fear him.
But they would.
He threw the classroom door open with a resounding crack, black robes billowing like an approaching storm, and the brats flinched.
Severus smirked. Challenge him they might—but they wouldn't succeed.