Ghosts (repost), Snape/OFC, 23/48

[rm]

Ghosts (repost), Snape/OFC, 23/48
Rating: G – hard-R; this chapter G
Author’s Notes:

If you don’t know what this is, please read this.

Despite a recent tune-up, this was written in 2001 and is not compliant with the current state of the HP universe.

Your feedback and commentary are always welcome, even for a time capsule such as this.

You can find all chapters here.

If you’re looking for slash, het, poly, Book-6 compliant Slytherin backstory please visit the recently updated Fascilis Descensus Averno a WIP written with kalichan. It features Severus Snape, Lucius & Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix & Rodolphus Lestrange and Regulus Black and mostly takes place in 1979 – 1981 but has forays both significantly forward and back in time.
Disclaimer: It’s JKR’s world, I just mess about with it.




He watched her very carefully as she crossed the room. Allosia turned to look at him and then pointedly sat down in her usual chair.

"I take it you're not leaving then," he said with the dry amusement most people took for annoyance.

"Doesn't look like it." She crossed her legs and gave him a pleased with herself grin.

"More wine?"

She nodded in acquiescence.

He filled her glass and then sat down in the other chair. A bemused look came over his features. "So, tell me, what exactly is Miss Granger saying?"

Allosia rolled her eyes. "I really think you'd be better off not knowing about this."

"No, you think she would be better off if you don't tell me."

"There is that." She sighed.

He stared at her, knowing that eventually she would give in.

"Fine. She thinks I might be a mitigating influence on the more abrupt aspects of your personality."

"I take it, it wasn't phrased as delicately but the words were even bigger?"

Allosia chuckled and nodded.

"What else?"

"That's it."

"You're lying."

"How do you do that?"

"It's my job, quite like it's yours."

"Fair enough."

"So give."

Allosia sighed.

"I'm afraid whatever it is will be a disappointment if you make it much more suspenseful."

"Ah, you've foiled my evil plot."

Severus made a face.

"All right. According to Longbottom –"

Snape interrupted her. "There's a source I always take seriously."

"I realize you may find this absolutely mind boggling, but he listens, a lot."

He nodded as if that were both obvious and ridiculous.

"Anyway, as I said, according to him, Potter is tormenting Granger because she apparently has a crush on you."

She stifled a giggle as Severus' face went from horrified to amused to delighted to utterly evil.

"That's very interesting," he said slowly.

"What are you going to do?"

"Oh, let's see," he said, drumming his fingers on the arm of the chair. "If it's true, I can make the insufferably Miss Granger realize she has no idea how to function in the world at large, and if it's not, I'm sure I can find some way to take points from Potter."

"Why do they irritate you so much?"

"Because they are children who want to be adults and insist on acting like children anyway. If they want to be adults, there are consequences to one's actions, a notion which I seriously doubt will ever cease to elude them."

"Your own childhood is a poor thing to judge others by, Severus."

"I'd disagree."

Comments

[melebeth]

You know, if when you were finished posting this you were to, I don't know, print it as a chap book or something on cafe press, I'd really really want a copy. Just saying. *enjoying picturing the look on Snape's face*

[rm.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I could conceivably send you PDFs or something when I finished. Just as a warning, the sequel to this (story, not chapter) is The Big Angst.

[melebeth]

That would be awesome. I could print it out and reread it whenever I wanted!!! You rock.