Love, Hope and Dreams Challenge #202: Crossover Snape Title: Love, Hope and Dreams Author:bluestocking79 Word Count: 100 Rating: PG Characters: Severus Snape, Count D Note: Crossover with Pet Shop of Horrors (PSoH). How could I resist an excuse to combine my two fandoms? The title is a reference to D’s claim that the shop sells “love, hope and dreams.” Note the Second: If you’re unfamiliar with PSoH, it would probably help to know that Count D (see the lovely fellow in my icon) runs a magical pet shop in Chinatown where the pets are never quite what or even who they appear to be. He matches customers with the pets they deserve (sometimes for good, sometimes for ill), and then has them sign a contract. The consequences of disobeying the contract can be…unpleasant. ;-)
Some force had called him to this strange shop, with its sweet clouds of incense and endless labyrinthine corridors. Like its beautiful proprietor, its magic was strange and yet seductive.
“I have an ideal companion for you,” Count D murmured, eyes gleaming like jewels.
Severus gasped as she appeared: red-haired, green-eyed, grace personified.
“Lily?!? How--?”
“Look again,” cautioned the Count.
Severus blinked. In Lily’s place stood a sleek ginger tabby, gazing at him expectantly. Green eyes glowed with understanding, so familiar it made his chest ache.