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kitsune_writesAuthor: Fox
Title: Charmed, I'm Sure
Rating: This part is PG at best.
Pairing: Billy Boyd/Severus Snape (eventually)
DISCLAIMER: J.K. Rowling owns Snape and everything else associated with Harry Potter. Billy and Dom belong to themselves. I'm just playing with them for awhile. No money being made here.
Warnings: Clueless writing of Potter-verse characters. Also, this is AU, people. AU for both Lotrips and Harry Potter.
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pippinmctaggart's fault so feel free to blame her as I do. hee!
Many heartfelt thanks totigg71 who not only turned in an outstanding beta, she also somewhat soothed my many fears and gave me the words to make this work. So much love, K. Also, thanks, as ever, to my tireless in-house beta, dicorvo who always points out the funny bits. I especially like that when the bits are meant to be funny. ;-) ::hugs to you both::
Previous chapter here.
“Severus.”
Snape looked up to see Albus Dumbledore standing just inside his office. One black eyebrow rose in question.
“Walk with me.”
Snape sighed inwardly and stood, shaking the folds from his robes as he walked from behind his desk. He followed Dumbledore through the school until they were outside on the grounds. Finally he grew tired of the silence. “I have preparations for term, Albus. What is so important?”
“Our new Professors.”
“What about them?” Snape said with an edge to his tone.
“Why do you avoid them? Once school is in session—“
“I treat them no differently than any other person here,” Snape interjected defensively.
“Severus,” Dumbledore said, sounding for all the world as if he were a parent chastising a child for telling a fib.
Snape exhaled sharply. He was about to retort when Monaghan’s unrestrained shout of laughter reached them. He and Dumbledore both looked across the green to see the Care of Magical Creatures Professor wrestling with the Charms Professor on the ground, the two of them constantly in motion as they each sought the winning hold. Monaghan briefly had Boyd in a stronghold, but in the time it took Snape to blink, Monaghan was flipped over and his shoulders pinned definitively.
“Damn Muggle techniques,” Monaghan laughed up at his friend. “Fine, I give.”
At those words, Boyd released Monaghan and rolled onto his back, the two of them stretched out on the grass still snorting and chuckling as they recovered.
“They were the same while they were students here,” Dumbledore said, smiling in reminiscence.
“Undignified and unseemly?”
Dumbledore’s small smile widened. “Playful.”
“One can only presume they were both Gryffindors,” Snape said disdainfully,
The Headmaster shook his head and they started to walk back toward the school, leaving the laughter of Monaghan and Boyd behind them.
*
“Professor Snape.”
Snape glanced up from the potion he was mixing to see Professor Boyd standing just inside his door. He frowned, but said nothing.
“I need your help,” the Charms Master said, smiling up at him.
Snape’s eyes narrowed further in suspicion. “I don’t do love potions, Boyd.”
“Well and it’s a good thing I’ve never needed one,” Boyd replied, chuckling.
“Nor will I be the supplier for your or Professor Monaghan’s Polyjuice Potion ‘needs,’” he sneered contemptuously.
“You could continue on through an entire list of what you think I might have designs on or you could simply allow me to ask for what I need. I don’t have any plans for the afternoon really, so the choice is yours.” To illustrate his point, Boyd leaned back casually against the door frame and slipped his hands into the pockets of his corduroys.
“This is a very complicated potion and it needs my singular concentration, Professor. I have no time for you or your games.”
Boyd pushed off from the doorframe and wandered over to inspect the cauldron. He looked at the ingredients still on the table and then into the mixture itself, studying it for several moments, his eyebrows drawn in consideration. He leant down and put his nose into the opening of the cauldron, sniffing, before pulling back quickly, waving his hand under his nose as if to clear the pungent scent.
“Professor Boyd, if you don’t mind…”
“I thought that was Apollo Vera, but it’s a different colour than any of the variations I’ve seen before.”
Snape managed to keep his face from showing anything but annoyance, but he was surprised by Boyd’s familiarity with the potion. “I add fireweed to strengthen the curative aspects, thus the reddish hue,” he responded somewhat begrudgingly.
“Ah,” Boyd said, nodding.
“Fascinating though I am finding your potions knowledge, Boyd, you still have not given me an acceptable reason for this interruption.”
Boyd blinked, clearly taken aback by the tone of Snape’s voice. “Right. Ehm, I needed some flitter leaf, so I thought I’d see if you had any to hand.”
“Flitter leaf.” Snape’s eyes narrowed again as he stopped his stirring motion. Flitter leaf was used in only the most complex and sophisticated potions. At Boyd’s nod, Snape snorted. “You expect me to believe that you know enough about potions to give you some of my flitter leaf?”
“I wouldn’t be asking for it if I didn’t know how to use it, Snape. Last I checked, one didn’t have to be a potions master in a school to be adept at potions.” Boyd’s smile had disappeared and his voice was laced with sarcasm.
“What will you be mixing?”
“None of your business.”
“If you blow yourself or a part of the school up, it will be my business since I was the one supplying the flitter leaf. Now, kindly tell me what you’ll be using it for and I’ll decide if I want to give it to you.”
“Kindly bugger off, Professor Snape,” Boyd said as he turned and walked toward the door.
“Leaving without getting what you came for?” Snape drawled, eyebrows raised in mock concern.
Boyd glared over his shoulder. “Thank you for your concern, but I can find it with a little hunting in the Forbidden Forest. I was simply hoping you might be willing to lend me some and save me the time. Good day to you, Professor.”
Snape smirked at Boyd’s retreating back before turning his complete attention back to his potion - his potion that was supposed to be red, but was instead rapidly turning black because he’d left it too long without stirring. He closed his eyes and sighed heavily before emptying the cauldron to begin again.
Feedback will be treasured.
Title: Charmed, I'm Sure
Rating: This part is PG at best.
Pairing: Billy Boyd/Severus Snape (eventually)
DISCLAIMER: J.K. Rowling owns Snape and everything else associated with Harry Potter. Billy and Dom belong to themselves. I'm just playing with them for awhile. No money being made here.
Warnings: Clueless writing of Potter-verse characters. Also, this is AU, people. AU for both Lotrips and Harry Potter.
A/N - This is all
pippinmctaggart's fault so feel free to blame her as I do. hee! Many heartfelt thanks to
tigg71 who not only turned in an outstanding beta, she also somewhat soothed my many fears and gave me the words to make this work. So much love, K. Also, thanks, as ever, to my tireless in-house beta, dicorvo who always points out the funny bits. I especially like that when the bits are meant to be funny. ;-) ::hugs to you both::Previous chapter here.
“Severus.”
Snape looked up to see Albus Dumbledore standing just inside his office. One black eyebrow rose in question.
“Walk with me.”
Snape sighed inwardly and stood, shaking the folds from his robes as he walked from behind his desk. He followed Dumbledore through the school until they were outside on the grounds. Finally he grew tired of the silence. “I have preparations for term, Albus. What is so important?”
“Our new Professors.”
“What about them?” Snape said with an edge to his tone.
“Why do you avoid them? Once school is in session—“
“I treat them no differently than any other person here,” Snape interjected defensively.
“Severus,” Dumbledore said, sounding for all the world as if he were a parent chastising a child for telling a fib.
Snape exhaled sharply. He was about to retort when Monaghan’s unrestrained shout of laughter reached them. He and Dumbledore both looked across the green to see the Care of Magical Creatures Professor wrestling with the Charms Professor on the ground, the two of them constantly in motion as they each sought the winning hold. Monaghan briefly had Boyd in a stronghold, but in the time it took Snape to blink, Monaghan was flipped over and his shoulders pinned definitively.
“Damn Muggle techniques,” Monaghan laughed up at his friend. “Fine, I give.”
At those words, Boyd released Monaghan and rolled onto his back, the two of them stretched out on the grass still snorting and chuckling as they recovered.
“They were the same while they were students here,” Dumbledore said, smiling in reminiscence.
“Undignified and unseemly?”
Dumbledore’s small smile widened. “Playful.”
“One can only presume they were both Gryffindors,” Snape said disdainfully,
The Headmaster shook his head and they started to walk back toward the school, leaving the laughter of Monaghan and Boyd behind them.
*
“Professor Snape.”
Snape glanced up from the potion he was mixing to see Professor Boyd standing just inside his door. He frowned, but said nothing.
“I need your help,” the Charms Master said, smiling up at him.
Snape’s eyes narrowed further in suspicion. “I don’t do love potions, Boyd.”
“Well and it’s a good thing I’ve never needed one,” Boyd replied, chuckling.
“Nor will I be the supplier for your or Professor Monaghan’s Polyjuice Potion ‘needs,’” he sneered contemptuously.
“You could continue on through an entire list of what you think I might have designs on or you could simply allow me to ask for what I need. I don’t have any plans for the afternoon really, so the choice is yours.” To illustrate his point, Boyd leaned back casually against the door frame and slipped his hands into the pockets of his corduroys.
“This is a very complicated potion and it needs my singular concentration, Professor. I have no time for you or your games.”
Boyd pushed off from the doorframe and wandered over to inspect the cauldron. He looked at the ingredients still on the table and then into the mixture itself, studying it for several moments, his eyebrows drawn in consideration. He leant down and put his nose into the opening of the cauldron, sniffing, before pulling back quickly, waving his hand under his nose as if to clear the pungent scent.
“Professor Boyd, if you don’t mind…”
“I thought that was Apollo Vera, but it’s a different colour than any of the variations I’ve seen before.”
Snape managed to keep his face from showing anything but annoyance, but he was surprised by Boyd’s familiarity with the potion. “I add fireweed to strengthen the curative aspects, thus the reddish hue,” he responded somewhat begrudgingly.
“Ah,” Boyd said, nodding.
“Fascinating though I am finding your potions knowledge, Boyd, you still have not given me an acceptable reason for this interruption.”
Boyd blinked, clearly taken aback by the tone of Snape’s voice. “Right. Ehm, I needed some flitter leaf, so I thought I’d see if you had any to hand.”
“Flitter leaf.” Snape’s eyes narrowed again as he stopped his stirring motion. Flitter leaf was used in only the most complex and sophisticated potions. At Boyd’s nod, Snape snorted. “You expect me to believe that you know enough about potions to give you some of my flitter leaf?”
“I wouldn’t be asking for it if I didn’t know how to use it, Snape. Last I checked, one didn’t have to be a potions master in a school to be adept at potions.” Boyd’s smile had disappeared and his voice was laced with sarcasm.
“What will you be mixing?”
“None of your business.”
“If you blow yourself or a part of the school up, it will be my business since I was the one supplying the flitter leaf. Now, kindly tell me what you’ll be using it for and I’ll decide if I want to give it to you.”
“Kindly bugger off, Professor Snape,” Boyd said as he turned and walked toward the door.
“Leaving without getting what you came for?” Snape drawled, eyebrows raised in mock concern.
Boyd glared over his shoulder. “Thank you for your concern, but I can find it with a little hunting in the Forbidden Forest. I was simply hoping you might be willing to lend me some and save me the time. Good day to you, Professor.”
Snape smirked at Boyd’s retreating back before turning his complete attention back to his potion - his potion that was supposed to be red, but was instead rapidly turning black because he’d left it too long without stirring. He closed his eyes and sighed heavily before emptying the cauldron to begin again.
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Date: 2007-08-22 05:31 am (UTC)Oooooh, burn. What a cutting exchange that was! I can't wait to see where you're going with this. Sort of a love/hate relationship, I anticipate. Ngh, the best kind.
I love the exchange between Dumbles and Snape while observing Billy and Dom. I like how it establishes that they both have a past at Hogwarts.
MOAR FIC PLZ. XDDDD ♥
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Date: 2007-08-22 06:12 am (UTC)MOAR SOON! ♥
you know when you said, ooooh, burn, I got this image of Dom standing there watching the festivites and then saying that whilst Snape and Boyd kill him from both sides with laser hatred eyes of dooooom. That could be because I'm tired and I get silly when I'm tired, though. >.>
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Date: 2007-08-22 06:58 am (UTC)YAY MOAR FIC.
aaahahaha! That is so great. I can totally see that. With classic Dom smirk. XD
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Date: 2007-08-22 05:36 am (UTC)Snape’s eyes narrowed further in suspicion. “I don’t do love potions, Boyd.”
“Well and it’s a good thing I’ve never needed one,” Boyd replied, chuckling.
was that your favorite part too? ;)
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Date: 2007-08-22 06:19 am (UTC)ahaha! I do love that bit but if you want to know my favorite, it's when Billy's all, 'I've got all day, dude' while he tucks his hands in his pockets. <3
Actually, though, my favorite part is finding out what your favorite part is. ;-)
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Date: 2007-08-22 07:45 am (UTC)I love the idea they were once students at Hogwarts. Does Snape not remember them, because he wasn't sure what house they'd been in?
I loved Billy's calm approach to Snape when he asked for supplies, and loved it even more when he walked out telling Snape to stuff it. No pushover, he.
Given how in control Snape always seems, it's going to be interesting to see how he interacts with Billy at a more personal level. :wink:
Kerry =)
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Date: 2007-08-22 05:13 pm (UTC)I couldn't leave out the wrestling! hehe
Yeah, I had to read the Lexicon to find exact (well, as exact as they could figure out anyway) dates for when Snape, Black, Lupin, Potter etc. were at Hogwarts because I didn't necessarily want overlap. So, Dom and Billy went to school between when Snape's class graduated and when he came back to Hogwarts as a teacher.
Hehe yes, Snape tries even our laidback Billy's patience. It'll be a rocky road for them for sure. ;-)
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Date: 2007-08-24 10:06 am (UTC)“Leaving without getting what you came for?” Snape drawled, eyebrows raised in mock concern.
this has all the oily smirkyness we've come to know and love. The slight taunt, because he thinks he has the upper hand, really nice.
I think I mentioned that it's sometimes hard for me to think of Dom or Billy paired with other characters when they're in the same story, (i'm a hopeless OTP shipper) but good writing is good writing and I'm enjoying this story a lot.
Kerry =)
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Date: 2007-08-22 10:02 am (UTC)you've improved Snape even more. I love the
*claps hands with squeee*
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Date: 2007-08-22 05:17 pm (UTC)I'm just really lucky that you're so awesome and willing to do this with me!
And EE!! I'm glad you liked the changes! =D
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Date: 2007-08-22 10:28 pm (UTC)I just enjoy betaing for you so much and it is an absolute honour to do so.
AG obviously has a fine and intelligent mind! :-)
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Date: 2007-08-22 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-23 05:27 am (UTC)::hugs::
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Date: 2007-08-22 07:56 pm (UTC)EEEEEEEEEEEEE did I mention I'm getting such a kick out of reading this? :D
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Date: 2007-08-23 06:11 am (UTC)yaye us for coming up with such great ideas! ;D
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Date: 2007-08-23 04:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-23 06:13 am (UTC)Thank you! =D
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Date: 2007-08-26 01:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-28 01:01 am (UTC)Hehe yes, Bill and Severus will have an...interesting...road ahead of them. I hope it'll be as fun for y'all to read as it is for me to write. ;-)