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Title: Big Confession
Author: [personal profile] alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Ron Weasley.
Word Count: 365
Genre: Drama.
Warnings: None.
A/N: Written for [livejournal.com profile] hogwarts365's prompt #123: “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”, Performer, Numbers.
This is the next part of my In Vino Veritas Series (LJ/IJ/DW).
To read from the beginning, start at Chance Encounter (LJ/IJ/DW).
Beta(s): [personal profile] sevfan and [personal profile] emynn.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.


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Big Confession

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Before Harry threw himself into danger, Severus read his intention in his eyes, and before he could object, Harry’d cast himself into the fray.

Unthinking, Severus stepped before Harry to shield him if necessary. Thankfully, it wasn’t necessary.

“Bloody hell,” Weasley groaned. “That actually worked!”

Everything had stopped, all the workers had collapsed. Even Parvati was out. And, just in time, Severus heard numbers of Apparation pops indicating Auror backup had arrived.

Severus lowered his wand.

“Everyone all right?” Robards glared at Harry. “And what am I to do with you? I thought I told you to rest?”

Harry, on the ground, began to reply, but Robards interrupted. “Not a word until I decide if you’re being sacked or promoted! You’re one of my best performers, Potter, but you need to follow orders.” And with that he stalked off.

Weasley laughed weakly. “Trust you to get a promotion out of this, mate.”

Harry stood, an unreadable expression on his face. Eyeing Severus, he snapped, “And just what did you think you were doing?”

“Protecting you,” Severus retorted. “It was foolish to expose yourself.”

Harry growled. “I’m a professional! This is my job! What were you thinking doing that?”

“That I love you, you idiot!” Severus shouted.

In the deafening silence Severus’ heart sank.

Harry’s eyes widened. “You…what?” he finally said.

Weasley coughed. “Right, that’s my cue.” He tiptoed away.

“I love you,” Severus repeated. He swallowed hard. “Although that doesn’t obligate you to reciprocate—” Severus staggered as Harry threw himself against him, kissing him, devouring him. All thought fled.

“But I do reciprocate,” Harry whispered. “I love you, too. And what you did scared the shit out of me. You could’ve died!”

Severus smiled. “To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure, Harry. It’s nothing to fight.”

“Unless it takes you from me,” Harry declared. “Then all bets are off. I am the master of death after all.”

Someone cleared their throat. Both Severus and Harry looked at Robards, who was smirking. “Go home,” he ordered. “And if I see you sooner than three days from now, Potter, you’re fired.”

Harry grinned. “Yes, sir!” He clasped Severus’ hand. “Shall we?”

“Quite.”

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Continued in Getting Along (LJ/IJ/DW)

Date: 2016-01-22 04:46 pm (UTC)
venturous: (Default)
From: [personal profile] venturous
preposterously lovely. love the line:
Weasley coughed.

Date: 2016-01-23 08:58 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] teryarel
Oh my, you almost got me with that prompt (that part which is a quotation about death!), and the way you wrote Harry being exposed to a horde of armed enemies, and then having Severus rush forward in order to shield Harry, throwing himself into harm's way, and you had not yet used the quotation, and - ugh!
Then all is good, no one is dying, and suddenly - bam - there is the Declaration! o_O

Yay, I love it! ^^
Thank you for sharing.

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