Drabble: Never Hurts to be Prepared

[alisanne]

Title: Never Hurts to be Prepared
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Written for snape100's challenge: #189: Prophecies.
Word Count:100 x 3
Warnings: Pre-slash, DH Spoilers!
Beta: sevfan
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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Never Hurts to be Prepared

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“...and in the end, you shall be betrayed, and the one who you both hate and love shall prevail,” Trelawney intoned.

Severus, eyebrows raised in a wordless expression of his incredulity, sighed. “Indeed. Thank you for that enlightening, if conveniently cryptic statement. Was that all?”

Trelawney blinked, her eyes focussing once more.

“Well then, good day, Professor,” Severus sneered.

Trelawney tried to talk to Severus once more. “Headmaster, you really must take these warnings seriously...”

Severus held up a hand. “I’ll give them the credit they deserve.”

When he was finally alone, he considered, then a smirk crossed his face.

~

As he fell to the ground, Severus slipped the bezoar into his mouth, biting down on it hard. He closed his eyes, waiting for Nagini to move away.

Voldemort left and Potter emerged as Severus had known he would. Severus began speaking, but the bezoar distorted his words, so he simply extracted the prepared memories and filled the container. Luckily, Potter knew enough to access the memories.

When he was finally alone, Severus drew a deep breath and sat up, satisfied. He still wouldn’t admit to believing in prophecies, but this did show that it never hurt to be prepared.

~

Severus answered the door, eyes widening when he saw who was there.

“You’re alive!” Potter crowed.

Severus recovered quickly. “Indeed. Or I’m a ghost.”

Potter snorted, pushing past him. “I wasn’t sure I believed her,” he said, watching Severus close the door.

“Believed who?” Severus tried not to stare. It wouldn’t do to let Potter suspect...

“Trelawney. She said you were alive and that you’d return if I asked you to.”

“Did she say why?”

Potter nodded. “Yes. And I feel the same way.”

Severus sighed, pulling Potter into his arms. “Took you long enough,” he murmured before kissing him.

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Comments

[snowpuppies.insanejournal.com]

Very nice set - I totally don't believe Snape actually died in DH - the world simply cannot exist with out Severus Snape!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thank you!
And I totally agree. There is no way Snape died, he too canny and crafty, not to mention, I want him alive, so he is. :)

[hambares.insanejournal.com]

That should have been the epilogue. Nice!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Epilogue? What epilogue? *g*
Thanks, hon!

[fleurdeliser.insanejournal.com]

Aww. Love it. :*

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thanks, love! *hugs*

[swansong33.insanejournal.com]

These were great! The last two lines, from Harry's response to the end, were just perfect. Great job!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[snarry_fan7.insanejournal.com]

A very nice set of drabbles. Excellent work!~Sophia

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thanks so much, Sophis, I'm glad you enjoyed them. *hugs*

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

*sigh*
Sophia I mean.

[snarry_fan7.insanejournal.com]

That's okay, lol. I've lost track of how many times I've typed "Sopha."~Sophia

[sweetmelodykiss.insanejournal.com]

Perfectly lovely!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :)

[midnightdesire.insanejournal.com]

Beautiful!
♥

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Awww, thanks, sweetie! *hugs*

[jadzia7667.insanejournal.com]

*happy sigh* Finally, they can be together :)

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Yes, as they were meant to be. :)
Thanks, hon!

[lady_draco.insanejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhh! I just got warm and fuzzies and so much LOVE.

One of the things I adore about your writing is that you really know how to end it. Do you start with the end and work backwards? Or does it just sort of flow out of the story?

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

*blushes* Thank you! What a sweet thing to say!

Actually, I always worry about the end of my fics. It's very rare that I work backwards as I tend to be a linear writer. This ending came after working on it for a few minutes. My drabble writing process is prolly odd as I generally write about 150 words and then trim, and as I trim I work on the ending until it's satisfying to me.
So I guess the short answer is this ending flowed out of the story. :)

Thanks again, my dear. I'm thrilled you enjoyed it!

[septentrion1970.insanejournal.com]

Nice story of hope.

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thank you!
And yes, hope is what I aim for in my stories. :)

[svartalfur.insanejournal.com]

I love Trelawney's prophesy. Great version of the events.

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Heh, well I decided she had to be useful for something. *g*
Thanks, hon!

[blpaintchart.insanejournal.com]

Well that makes me ridiculously happy! Thanks.

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Yay! Then my job is done. *g*
Thank you!

[vamp2puppy.insanejournal.com]

Yep, that's what happened!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

*giggles*
Why of course it is. ;)

Thanks!

[angela_snape.insanejournal.com]

You know, Trelawney is one of the flakiest characters ever, but I'm glad she helped them both out. Love the last line!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Well yes, of course she is, which is why it was so hard for Severus to believe her. Still, as he learned, it never hurts to take precautions.
Thanks, hon! Glad you liked it. *hugs*

[ciel_vert.insanejournal.com]

Ah, that's better. Snape is alive and kissing Harry. As it should be!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Indeed! All is right with the world. *g*

Thanks so much for commenting. :)

[aura_wolf.insanejournal.com]

*happy sigh* That was lovely! Thank goodness for Severus knowing when to be prepared.

Because THAT's how it really happened in DH!! *firm nod*

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Well of course it is. Severus is not a stupid man, so no silly snake bite was going to get him. ;)

Thanks, hon!

[ivylady.insanejournal.com]

Great. I love how Severus was prepared for any outcome, so he lived. I also liked the ending where Harry comes to bring him back to the Wizarding World. *sigh*

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, I have to think that he knew he was likely to be betrayed and so acted accordingly. The man is not stupid, after all. ;)

And yes, there was no way Harry was letting Severus get away. *g*
Thanks, my dear!

[arielhime.insanejournal.com]

I love it! *smirks* I think Severus is alive and well, thank you very much. I like this ending much better. *smirks* Nice! I needed this!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Yay, you're welcome!
And I KNOW Severus is alive. ;)

[sirenprincess.insanejournal.com]

This was perfect. I liked Sev's characterization at the beginning. And of course he is not dead, because we all have decided so. I'm glad that he and Harry are now free to do whatever they please :-)

Thanks for writing this and sharing.

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I do love to hear that people like my Snape characterization. :)

LOL, not only is he not dead because we have decided he's not, but it also makes no logical sense that he'd dead given his previous paranoid personality and the fact he's a freaking potions master. There is no way he would have let Moldy-shorts get the drop on him. Just saying...

[(Anonymous)]

I do not think that Snape died in DH at all. I think you're interpretation of that idea was completely lovely.

Sorry for the anon comment: I need to get an IJ now that fandom seems to be moving from LJ.

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Thank you!
And yes, I really don't think I'm in denial about this at all, despite what some of my friends say. Snape's 'death' in the book really makes no logical sense.

And hurry up and get an IJ so I can friend you. *g*

[witchdragon.insanejournal.com]

Squee! Yay!!!

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

Hee! *hugs you*
Your enthusiasm is always so lovely!
Thanks, doll!

[randomlysane.insanejournal.com]

Bravo! Bravo! Very nicely done!