Drabble: Contemplating Bliss
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alisanneTitle: Contemplating Bliss
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Pairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter.
Word Count: 100 x 6
Rating: PG
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snarry100's prompt# 614: Bliss.
Summary: Business opportunities abound.
Part Forty-Five of the Wisdom Series (LJ/IJ/DW).
Beta(s):sevfan and 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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Contemplating Bliss
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“Come on back,” said George. “Business is booming!”
“Indeed,” Severus said coolly.
Harry cleared his throat. “It looks…busy out there. You’ve made a lot of changes.”
“Yeah, isn’t it great?” George grinned at him, blinking when he saw Azizi. “Oh, who’s this, then?”
“Azizi.” Harry smiled as George petted her head and Azizi’s eyes closed in bliss. “She’s our Kneazle.”
“Nice. You guys are getting domestic.” George walked over to the desk. “I’m glad you came by, you need to see the books.”
“First we should discuss what you’ve done to my shop,” snapped Severus.
Harry sighed, bracing himself.
~
“We agreed,” said Severus, his voice quiet, “that you would not change anything in my shop.” He gestured towards the shop. “Is this what you call unchanged?”
George shrugged. “Technically I made a couple of upgrades, I suppose.” He smirked. “But before you get too upset, you need to see my side.”
Severus raised an eyebrow. “And what side is that?”
“Well, while you and Harry were off on your blissful trip to New York, I was growing your business.” Pulling a parchment off the desk, he handed it to Severus.
“Nothing you can show—” Pausing, Severus read the parchment.
~
“What is it?” Harry said as Severus’ silence grew.
Looking up, Severus stared at George.
George grinned. “Good, right?”
“Are these numbers correct or exaggerated?”
“I never exaggerate when it comes to business. Those are last month’s numbers, and we’re on track to make double that this month.”
“Salazar,” breathed Severus. “This is unprecedented—”
“What is?” asked Harry.
Wordlessly, Severus handed him the parchment. Harry scanned it, his eyes landing on the bottom number. The large bottom number. His mouth dropped open. “Godric!”
“Quite,” said Severus. He hummed. “It seems we can now afford two houses in blissful New York.”
~
Harry looked up. “We only need the one.”
“True. Still, it’s good to have options.” Severus turned back towards George. “You seem to have the magic touch when it comes to retail.”
George winked. “When you’ve got it, you’ve got it. Anyway, now that you’re back, I was thinking we could expand, maybe build another shop—”
“I’m not back,” interrupted Severus.
George blinked. “But your name’s been cleared. You don’t have to stay hidden anymore. You could return, make a ton of money.”
Severus slid an arm around Harry’s waist. “Ah, but who needs more money? I’ve found my bliss.”
~
George nodded. “I thought you’d say that.” Retrieving another parchment, he handed it to Severus. “Which is why I prepared a buy-out offer. There’s room to negotiate, naturally—”
Eyebrow raised, Severus examined the parchment. “This…Salazar! This is most generous.”
Leaning in, Harry read over Severus’ shoulder. The number at the bottom of that parchment was immense. “Bloody hell!”
“For this sort of money I could retire,” Severus whispered. “Live in work-free bliss.”
Harry snorted. “That would last a month and then you’d be brewing and experimenting again.”
Severus sighed. “You’re right. Still—”
“So? asked George after a minute. “Deal?”
~
“May Harry and I have a moment of privacy?” asked Severus.
“Of course.” George started for the door. “I should go and help Sarah, anyway. It looked pretty busy out front.”
Once they were alone, Severus turned to Harry. “I confess, I’m tempted by George’s offer. For this amount of money, I could actually pay for half our house, with some leftover.”
“But?” Harry prompted.
“But, if I return to England, start a line of shops, I could make a fortune—”
Harry clasped his hand. “What would make you happy, give you bliss?”
“Whatever keeps me with you,” said Severus.
~
Continued in Encouraging Passion (LJ/IJ/DW).
Author:
alisannePairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter.
Word Count: 100 x 6
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for
snarry100/snarry100/snarry100's prompt# 614: Bliss. Summary: Business opportunities abound.
Part Forty-Five of the Wisdom Series (LJ/IJ/DW).
Beta(s):
sevfan and emynn.Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
~
Contemplating Bliss
~
“Come on back,” said George. “Business is booming!”
“Indeed,” Severus said coolly.
Harry cleared his throat. “It looks…busy out there. You’ve made a lot of changes.”
“Yeah, isn’t it great?” George grinned at him, blinking when he saw Azizi. “Oh, who’s this, then?”
“Azizi.” Harry smiled as George petted her head and Azizi’s eyes closed in bliss. “She’s our Kneazle.”
“Nice. You guys are getting domestic.” George walked over to the desk. “I’m glad you came by, you need to see the books.”
“First we should discuss what you’ve done to my shop,” snapped Severus.
Harry sighed, bracing himself.
~
“We agreed,” said Severus, his voice quiet, “that you would not change anything in my shop.” He gestured towards the shop. “Is this what you call unchanged?”
George shrugged. “Technically I made a couple of upgrades, I suppose.” He smirked. “But before you get too upset, you need to see my side.”
Severus raised an eyebrow. “And what side is that?”
“Well, while you and Harry were off on your blissful trip to New York, I was growing your business.” Pulling a parchment off the desk, he handed it to Severus.
“Nothing you can show—” Pausing, Severus read the parchment.
~
“What is it?” Harry said as Severus’ silence grew.
Looking up, Severus stared at George.
George grinned. “Good, right?”
“Are these numbers correct or exaggerated?”
“I never exaggerate when it comes to business. Those are last month’s numbers, and we’re on track to make double that this month.”
“Salazar,” breathed Severus. “This is unprecedented—”
“What is?” asked Harry.
Wordlessly, Severus handed him the parchment. Harry scanned it, his eyes landing on the bottom number. The large bottom number. His mouth dropped open. “Godric!”
“Quite,” said Severus. He hummed. “It seems we can now afford two houses in blissful New York.”
~
Harry looked up. “We only need the one.”
“True. Still, it’s good to have options.” Severus turned back towards George. “You seem to have the magic touch when it comes to retail.”
George winked. “When you’ve got it, you’ve got it. Anyway, now that you’re back, I was thinking we could expand, maybe build another shop—”
“I’m not back,” interrupted Severus.
George blinked. “But your name’s been cleared. You don’t have to stay hidden anymore. You could return, make a ton of money.”
Severus slid an arm around Harry’s waist. “Ah, but who needs more money? I’ve found my bliss.”
~
George nodded. “I thought you’d say that.” Retrieving another parchment, he handed it to Severus. “Which is why I prepared a buy-out offer. There’s room to negotiate, naturally—”
Eyebrow raised, Severus examined the parchment. “This…Salazar! This is most generous.”
Leaning in, Harry read over Severus’ shoulder. The number at the bottom of that parchment was immense. “Bloody hell!”
“For this sort of money I could retire,” Severus whispered. “Live in work-free bliss.”
Harry snorted. “That would last a month and then you’d be brewing and experimenting again.”
Severus sighed. “You’re right. Still—”
“So? asked George after a minute. “Deal?”
~
“May Harry and I have a moment of privacy?” asked Severus.
“Of course.” George started for the door. “I should go and help Sarah, anyway. It looked pretty busy out front.”
Once they were alone, Severus turned to Harry. “I confess, I’m tempted by George’s offer. For this amount of money, I could actually pay for half our house, with some leftover.”
“But?” Harry prompted.
“But, if I return to England, start a line of shops, I could make a fortune—”
Harry clasped his hand. “What would make you happy, give you bliss?”
“Whatever keeps me with you,” said Severus.
~
Continued in Encouraging Passion (LJ/IJ/DW).
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Date: 2018-02-08 05:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-09 06:24 pm (UTC)And Harry knows who has his heart as well. *g*
Thanks, bb!