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Preparedness -- Snape Answers the Door Challenge
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Category:
Harry Potter › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
17
Views:
3,555
Reviews:
39
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own the world or characters of Harry Potter. I make no money from this writing.
Social Calls...or Just Give Me The Cake
Someone was at the door knocking... again.
Whoever it was, they had been by twice that morning. He groaned in frustration, slamming the book he had been reading down on the desk.
He would just have to nip this annoyance in the bud once and for all. The only thing worse than a visitor during his summer away from Hogwarts was an uninvited and unannounced visitor.
His upper lip curled into a threatening snarl as took in the sight before him.
A Muggle couple. She was wearing entirely too much make up, a overly cheerful grin, and holding a large tin, which undoubtedly contained some dish. He looked reluctant and curious, peering past Snape to try to get a peek into his home.
He raised an annoyed eyebrow, waiting for their explanation in unwelcoming silence.
The man cleared his throat and glanced nervously at his wife, who smiled even harder as if that would break the silence.
When Snape didn\'t reply, she giggled nervously. "Hello! We\'re the Stanleys...I\'m Tabitha, and this is my husband John. We\'re your neighbors."
She waited for Snape to introduce himself, instead his stare became harder.
She dropped her eyes, glancing at her husband and then down at the tin in her hands. "Well...er, we always like to make a point of getting to know everyone. And we noticed that you\'re never here but the other day John saw you out back tending to your garden and we got so excited. We\'ve been wanting to meet you for the longest. I\'m always saying, "I wonder who lives in that lovely house!" She smiled at her husband encouraging him to chime in. He glanced at her and then up at Snape nervously, nodding.
"What is...what is your name?"
"Severus Snape."
"Oh, how lovely."
Snape narrowed his eyes, staring at her with reproach and then down at the tin.
She swallowed anxiously, following his gaze. "Oh, this is for you. Made it myself. It\'s chocolate cake."
"Chocolate?" He hadn\'t had a homemade chocolate cake in years... not since he was a boy.
"Yes, do you like chocolate?"
"Yes... I do," he said guardedly.
"Well, here you go," she said holding it out to him.
He eyed the tin for a few moments before reaching out to accept it. "Thank you."
"We really hope you--"
He shut the door in their faces, turning to retrieve the cake from the tin.
A chocolate cake wasn\'t a completely acceptable amends for such an unwanted visit, but it was close enough.
Whoever it was, they had been by twice that morning. He groaned in frustration, slamming the book he had been reading down on the desk.
He would just have to nip this annoyance in the bud once and for all. The only thing worse than a visitor during his summer away from Hogwarts was an uninvited and unannounced visitor.
His upper lip curled into a threatening snarl as took in the sight before him.
A Muggle couple. She was wearing entirely too much make up, a overly cheerful grin, and holding a large tin, which undoubtedly contained some dish. He looked reluctant and curious, peering past Snape to try to get a peek into his home.
He raised an annoyed eyebrow, waiting for their explanation in unwelcoming silence.
The man cleared his throat and glanced nervously at his wife, who smiled even harder as if that would break the silence.
When Snape didn\'t reply, she giggled nervously. "Hello! We\'re the Stanleys...I\'m Tabitha, and this is my husband John. We\'re your neighbors."
She waited for Snape to introduce himself, instead his stare became harder.
She dropped her eyes, glancing at her husband and then down at the tin in her hands. "Well...er, we always like to make a point of getting to know everyone. And we noticed that you\'re never here but the other day John saw you out back tending to your garden and we got so excited. We\'ve been wanting to meet you for the longest. I\'m always saying, "I wonder who lives in that lovely house!" She smiled at her husband encouraging him to chime in. He glanced at her and then up at Snape nervously, nodding.
"What is...what is your name?"
"Severus Snape."
"Oh, how lovely."
Snape narrowed his eyes, staring at her with reproach and then down at the tin.
She swallowed anxiously, following his gaze. "Oh, this is for you. Made it myself. It\'s chocolate cake."
"Chocolate?" He hadn\'t had a homemade chocolate cake in years... not since he was a boy.
"Yes, do you like chocolate?"
"Yes... I do," he said guardedly.
"Well, here you go," she said holding it out to him.
He eyed the tin for a few moments before reaching out to accept it. "Thank you."
"We really hope you--"
He shut the door in their faces, turning to retrieve the cake from the tin.
A chocolate cake wasn\'t a completely acceptable amends for such an unwanted visit, but it was close enough.