Drabble: The Spice of Life
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Pairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter.
Word Count: 100 x 6
Rating: PG
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snarry100's prompt# 631: Spice.
Summary: Crup time.
Part Sixty-One 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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The Spice of Life
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Having kittens underfoot spiced up life considerably. They had to be careful where they stepped, since more than once Harry almost trampled a kitten. And they somehow found their way into everything. When one went missing, they searched for hours, finally locating it inside Harry’s Invisibility Cloak.
“We must distribute these monsters,” Severus declared afterwards.
Harry, exhausted, agreed.
They had all interested parties visit, and after a staring contest with Azizi, people either left with or without a kitten. At least Azizi’s mental powers ensured no one argued her decision, and by the end of the week, they were kittenless.
~
Harry slept in Saturday morning, meandering out to the kitchen after nine. Yawning, he kissed Severus good morning and was halfway to the kittens’ basket when he remembered.
Severus didn’t comment, but the moment breakfast was over, he said, “I thought we’d visit the animal shelter early. That way, if we need to pick up supplies for our new Crup, we can stop on the way home. Plus, we could do with some cooking spices.”
Perking up, Harry nodded, and within twenty minutes they’d Apparated to the shelter. Azizi in his arms, Harry looked around.
Severus sighed. “Go on, browse.”
~
It was Azizi who found him, of course. Harry had walked past the cage when Azizi sunk her claws into his arm. “Ow!”
Aggrieved, Harry glared at her. “Why’d you do that?” A soft whimper distracted him, and when Harry looked down, he fell instantly in love. “Ohhh,” he whispered, stooping down to look deeper into the brown eyes of a Crup puppy. “Hello.” Stretching out his hand, he grinned when the puppy licked it.
“Found him have you?” murmured Severus.
Harry looked up. “Look at him, Severus! Isn’t he wonderful?”
Severus smiled. “An exquisite representation of his species indeed.”
~
Harry was hugging the Crup as they left the shelter. “We can come back next weekend,” he said as he saw Severus eyeing a couple of older Kneazles.
Severus cleared his throat. “Since Lucius didn’t show up to our impromptu Kneazle party, I thought perhaps—”
Harry grinned as Azizi batted at the Crup from her vantage point on his shoulder. “It will certainly spice up his life.”
Severus chuckled. “Indeed.”
“Where to now?” asked Harry as they strolled down the street.
“There’s a farmers’ market here on weekends.” Severus inclined his head. “I thought we could check it out.”
“Lead on.”
~
Severus was in his element at the market. It was Muggle, so they were careful. After purchasing various fruits, vegetables, and assorted fresh herbs and dried spices, Harry ducked behind a tree and shrank everything in order to allow them to carry all their purchases.
Once home, Severus proceeded immediately to the kitchen, where he unpacked their purchases and started a stew.
Harry settled the Crup and watched him play with Azizi. “What should we call him? I doubt he’ll be as forthcoming with his name as Azizi was.”
Severus laughed. “Perhaps she’ll name him for us.”
Harry smiled. “Perhaps.”
~
That evening they ate on the back veranda, watching the sunset. By the time they’d finished and were sipping spiced wine, the puppy, exhausted, dozed on Harry’s lap. Azizi lay across Severus’ shoulders, her tail swishing.
Harry sighed.
“Why so pensive?” asked Severus.
“I’m not.” Harry shook his head. “Did you ever see yourself living in a place like this? I’m just remembering how, as a kid, I used to wonder what life would be like for me when I grew up. I never envisioned this.”
“Neither did I.” Severus grasped Harry’s hand. “Contentment’s something I never thought I’d have.”
~
Continued in All Natural (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# 631: Spice.Summary: Crup time.
Part Sixty-One 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.
~
The Spice of Life
~
Having kittens underfoot spiced up life considerably. They had to be careful where they stepped, since more than once Harry almost trampled a kitten. And they somehow found their way into everything. When one went missing, they searched for hours, finally locating it inside Harry’s Invisibility Cloak.
“We must distribute these monsters,” Severus declared afterwards.
Harry, exhausted, agreed.
They had all interested parties visit, and after a staring contest with Azizi, people either left with or without a kitten. At least Azizi’s mental powers ensured no one argued her decision, and by the end of the week, they were kittenless.
~
Harry slept in Saturday morning, meandering out to the kitchen after nine. Yawning, he kissed Severus good morning and was halfway to the kittens’ basket when he remembered.
Severus didn’t comment, but the moment breakfast was over, he said, “I thought we’d visit the animal shelter early. That way, if we need to pick up supplies for our new Crup, we can stop on the way home. Plus, we could do with some cooking spices.”
Perking up, Harry nodded, and within twenty minutes they’d Apparated to the shelter. Azizi in his arms, Harry looked around.
Severus sighed. “Go on, browse.”
~
It was Azizi who found him, of course. Harry had walked past the cage when Azizi sunk her claws into his arm. “Ow!”
Aggrieved, Harry glared at her. “Why’d you do that?” A soft whimper distracted him, and when Harry looked down, he fell instantly in love. “Ohhh,” he whispered, stooping down to look deeper into the brown eyes of a Crup puppy. “Hello.” Stretching out his hand, he grinned when the puppy licked it.
“Found him have you?” murmured Severus.
Harry looked up. “Look at him, Severus! Isn’t he wonderful?”
Severus smiled. “An exquisite representation of his species indeed.”
~
Harry was hugging the Crup as they left the shelter. “We can come back next weekend,” he said as he saw Severus eyeing a couple of older Kneazles.
Severus cleared his throat. “Since Lucius didn’t show up to our impromptu Kneazle party, I thought perhaps—”
Harry grinned as Azizi batted at the Crup from her vantage point on his shoulder. “It will certainly spice up his life.”
Severus chuckled. “Indeed.”
“Where to now?” asked Harry as they strolled down the street.
“There’s a farmers’ market here on weekends.” Severus inclined his head. “I thought we could check it out.”
“Lead on.”
~
Severus was in his element at the market. It was Muggle, so they were careful. After purchasing various fruits, vegetables, and assorted fresh herbs and dried spices, Harry ducked behind a tree and shrank everything in order to allow them to carry all their purchases.
Once home, Severus proceeded immediately to the kitchen, where he unpacked their purchases and started a stew.
Harry settled the Crup and watched him play with Azizi. “What should we call him? I doubt he’ll be as forthcoming with his name as Azizi was.”
Severus laughed. “Perhaps she’ll name him for us.”
Harry smiled. “Perhaps.”
~
That evening they ate on the back veranda, watching the sunset. By the time they’d finished and were sipping spiced wine, the puppy, exhausted, dozed on Harry’s lap. Azizi lay across Severus’ shoulders, her tail swishing.
Harry sighed.
“Why so pensive?” asked Severus.
“I’m not.” Harry shook his head. “Did you ever see yourself living in a place like this? I’m just remembering how, as a kid, I used to wonder what life would be like for me when I grew up. I never envisioned this.”
“Neither did I.” Severus grasped Harry’s hand. “Contentment’s something I never thought I’d have.”
~
Continued in All Natural (LJ/IJ/DW).
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Date: 2018-06-08 04:44 am (UTC)Love their contentment at the end.
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Date: 2018-06-09 04:24 am (UTC)And yes, I suspect you're right. Azizi will have to name her Crup when the time comes. Hehehe.
I'm sure she'll let his name be known soon enough. ;)
Yes, about time they get some happiness, yes?
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Date: 2018-06-08 05:34 am (UTC)Contentment is elusive - I'm glad the boys have found it.
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Date: 2018-06-09 04:26 am (UTC)Crup puppy need a name soon. Maybe I should put up a survey. ;)
*nods* Not everyone finds contentment in life, but our boys deserve it.
Thank you, bb! <3