Drabble: Privacy
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alisanneTitle: Privacy
Author:alisanne
Pairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Molly Weasley.
Word Count: 100 x 8
Rating: PG
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snarry100's prompt# 629: Privacy.
Summary: Severus and Harry square things with Molly.
Part Fifty-Nine 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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Privacy
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“She said Molly’s plotting revenge?” Severus hummed. “But she gave you no details?”
“Nope.” Harry, his body being spooned by Severus’, sighed. “I don’t think she knew them.”
“Hm.” Severus rested his chin on Harry’s shoulder. “That’s…disheartening.”
“Maybe we should tell people we’re on our honeymoon so they’ll leave us alone for a while,” Harry said. “Is it so bad to just want a little privacy?”
“Absolutely not.” Severus’ arms tightened his arms around Harry. “I should think Molly would understand that desire.”
“Well, according to Hermione, we hurt her feelings.”
Severus huffed. “Perhaps it’s time she grows up.”
~
Harry entered MACUSA, heading towards his desk. Ever since his performance in Penelope’s spontaneous “attack the American Auror” demonstration, he’d been released to work on his own.
It was odd not having a partner, although the privacy was a nice change.
Settling at his desk, Harry began working on an overdue report.
“Miss me?”
Looking up, Harry smirked. “Were you gone?”
Penelope stuck out her tongue at him. “Jerk! I mean now that you’ve your own office.”
Harry grinned. “It’s weird, but the quiet’s nice.”
Penelope snorted. “Sure, rub it in.”
Harry frowned. “Huh?”
She walked in. “Can we talk?”
~
Harry gestured to a chair. “Of course. What’s wrong?”
Penelope cleared her throat. “I know you and Severus don’t like attracting attention.”
Harry nodded.
“And I understand your desire for privacy, I really do.” Penelope’s hands were clenched into fists.
“Okay—”
“But I like privacy, too, damnit!”
Harry frowned. “Have we done something to encroach on your privacy?”
“Indirectly, but yes.” Penelope leaned forward. “Ginny’s mom is driving me crazy! She Floos constantly, asking Ginny what she thinks about this idea or that idea for your party. I get the impression she’s competing with the other one.”
Harry groaned. “Damn.”
~
“Outdoing Narcissa? That’s what this is about?” Severus rolled his eyes. “But why? The beauty of Molly’s parties are they aren’t the sort of formal soirées the Malfoys tend to host.”
“I know!” Harry threw up his hands. “I give up. I say we tell Molly we want to host a party to celebrate our marriage and ask her to cater it. That way we maintain our privacy, we’re not waiting for the wand to drop, and she gets to do something Narcissa didn’t.”
Severus blinked.
“No?”
“Actually,” Severus replied, “I think it’s brilliant. We just need to convince Molly.”
~
Molly was across the table from Severus and Harry. Tea sat between them cooling, untouched. Arthur hovered behind Molly, looking anxious.
“We’re sorry our elopement hurt your feelings,” said Severus.
Harry nodded. “We didn’t mean for it to. We just decided we wanted some privacy for the ceremony.”
Molly nodded. “I understand that! What I don’t understand is why Narcissa Malfoy got to know ahead of time and I didn’t.”
Severus sighed. “She lied.”
Molly blinked. “Excuse me.”
“She lied,” said Harry. “She was as surprised as everyone else, she just hid it better.”
Molly’s eyes narrowed. “Why that fuc—”
~
“Wow,” said Harry after Molly and Arthur left. “I didn’t think Molly knew those words.”
Severus smirked. “Molly can be earthy.”
“No kidding!” Shaking his head, Harry gathered up the cups and saucers, charming them to wash themselves. “At least she’s agreed to cater our party.”
“Yes, that was a relief.” Severus came up behind Harry, embracing him. “And we managed to postpone it to next month, giving us several weeks of privacy.”
“Is that why you did that?” Turning in his arms, Harry smiled at him. “I did wonder.”
“I’ll go to any lengths to be alone with you.”
~
“Azizi!” Harry peered out into the darkness. “Azizi?!”
“Has she not come in?” asked Severus.
“Not yet. She usually comes right away.” Harry frowned. “Actually, she’s been acting weird. She’s usually cuddly, but the past week she’s craved privacy.”
Severus flicked his hand, and a light appeared in the garden. “There she is.”
Sighing, Harry Summoned his shoes.
“I’ll get her,” said Severus, stepping outside. “Wait here.”
“Okay.” Shrugging, Harry turned away. Walking over to the sideboard, he poured two glasses of wine, setting one aside to breathe. He’d just taken a sip when…
“Harry? You’d best get out here!”
~
Something in the tone of Severus’ voice made Harry hurry. Throwing on his shoes, he palmed his wand, sprinting outside. There he found Severus eyeing something in the grass. “What is it?”
“Come and see. I believe I know now why Azizi has been craving privacy.”
Severus looked calm, so, slowing down, Harry walked over to him, craning his neck to look into an especially tall pile of grass to see…Kneazle kittens? “What the—How?”
Azizi, standing protectively over them, purred, and Harry would have sworn her expression was a smirk.
“Azizi,” said Severus, “has been unfaithful to us.”
~
Continued in A Good Kneazle’s Hard to Find (LJ/IJ/DW).
Author:
alisannePairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Molly Weasley.
Word Count: 100 x 8
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for
snarry100/snarry100/snarry100's prompt# 629: Privacy.Summary: Severus and Harry square things with Molly.
Part Fifty-Nine 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.
~
Privacy
~
“She said Molly’s plotting revenge?” Severus hummed. “But she gave you no details?”
“Nope.” Harry, his body being spooned by Severus’, sighed. “I don’t think she knew them.”
“Hm.” Severus rested his chin on Harry’s shoulder. “That’s…disheartening.”
“Maybe we should tell people we’re on our honeymoon so they’ll leave us alone for a while,” Harry said. “Is it so bad to just want a little privacy?”
“Absolutely not.” Severus’ arms tightened his arms around Harry. “I should think Molly would understand that desire.”
“Well, according to Hermione, we hurt her feelings.”
Severus huffed. “Perhaps it’s time she grows up.”
~
Harry entered MACUSA, heading towards his desk. Ever since his performance in Penelope’s spontaneous “attack the American Auror” demonstration, he’d been released to work on his own.
It was odd not having a partner, although the privacy was a nice change.
Settling at his desk, Harry began working on an overdue report.
“Miss me?”
Looking up, Harry smirked. “Were you gone?”
Penelope stuck out her tongue at him. “Jerk! I mean now that you’ve your own office.”
Harry grinned. “It’s weird, but the quiet’s nice.”
Penelope snorted. “Sure, rub it in.”
Harry frowned. “Huh?”
She walked in. “Can we talk?”
~
Harry gestured to a chair. “Of course. What’s wrong?”
Penelope cleared her throat. “I know you and Severus don’t like attracting attention.”
Harry nodded.
“And I understand your desire for privacy, I really do.” Penelope’s hands were clenched into fists.
“Okay—”
“But I like privacy, too, damnit!”
Harry frowned. “Have we done something to encroach on your privacy?”
“Indirectly, but yes.” Penelope leaned forward. “Ginny’s mom is driving me crazy! She Floos constantly, asking Ginny what she thinks about this idea or that idea for your party. I get the impression she’s competing with the other one.”
Harry groaned. “Damn.”
~
“Outdoing Narcissa? That’s what this is about?” Severus rolled his eyes. “But why? The beauty of Molly’s parties are they aren’t the sort of formal soirées the Malfoys tend to host.”
“I know!” Harry threw up his hands. “I give up. I say we tell Molly we want to host a party to celebrate our marriage and ask her to cater it. That way we maintain our privacy, we’re not waiting for the wand to drop, and she gets to do something Narcissa didn’t.”
Severus blinked.
“No?”
“Actually,” Severus replied, “I think it’s brilliant. We just need to convince Molly.”
~
Molly was across the table from Severus and Harry. Tea sat between them cooling, untouched. Arthur hovered behind Molly, looking anxious.
“We’re sorry our elopement hurt your feelings,” said Severus.
Harry nodded. “We didn’t mean for it to. We just decided we wanted some privacy for the ceremony.”
Molly nodded. “I understand that! What I don’t understand is why Narcissa Malfoy got to know ahead of time and I didn’t.”
Severus sighed. “She lied.”
Molly blinked. “Excuse me.”
“She lied,” said Harry. “She was as surprised as everyone else, she just hid it better.”
Molly’s eyes narrowed. “Why that fuc—”
~
“Wow,” said Harry after Molly and Arthur left. “I didn’t think Molly knew those words.”
Severus smirked. “Molly can be earthy.”
“No kidding!” Shaking his head, Harry gathered up the cups and saucers, charming them to wash themselves. “At least she’s agreed to cater our party.”
“Yes, that was a relief.” Severus came up behind Harry, embracing him. “And we managed to postpone it to next month, giving us several weeks of privacy.”
“Is that why you did that?” Turning in his arms, Harry smiled at him. “I did wonder.”
“I’ll go to any lengths to be alone with you.”
~
“Azizi!” Harry peered out into the darkness. “Azizi?!”
“Has she not come in?” asked Severus.
“Not yet. She usually comes right away.” Harry frowned. “Actually, she’s been acting weird. She’s usually cuddly, but the past week she’s craved privacy.”
Severus flicked his hand, and a light appeared in the garden. “There she is.”
Sighing, Harry Summoned his shoes.
“I’ll get her,” said Severus, stepping outside. “Wait here.”
“Okay.” Shrugging, Harry turned away. Walking over to the sideboard, he poured two glasses of wine, setting one aside to breathe. He’d just taken a sip when…
“Harry? You’d best get out here!”
~
Something in the tone of Severus’ voice made Harry hurry. Throwing on his shoes, he palmed his wand, sprinting outside. There he found Severus eyeing something in the grass. “What is it?”
“Come and see. I believe I know now why Azizi has been craving privacy.”
Severus looked calm, so, slowing down, Harry walked over to him, craning his neck to look into an especially tall pile of grass to see…Kneazle kittens? “What the—How?”
Azizi, standing protectively over them, purred, and Harry would have sworn her expression was a smirk.
“Azizi,” said Severus, “has been unfaithful to us.”
~
Continued in A Good Kneazle’s Hard to Find (LJ/IJ/DW).
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Date: 2018-05-25 08:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-27 05:03 am (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2018-05-25 12:19 pm (UTC)Wonder who will get
kittens.
Fun series.
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Date: 2018-05-27 05:03 am (UTC)Thanks, dear!
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Date: 2018-05-25 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-27 05:05 am (UTC)Thank you, dear!
And I imagine the kittens will be even smarter than their momma. <3
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Date: 2018-05-26 04:20 pm (UTC)Wonderful!!
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Date: 2018-05-27 05:06 am (UTC)Kittens. That should be peaceful, LMAO!
Thanks, bb!