alisanne

Title: Following Orders
Author:

alisanne
Pairing/Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley/OFC.
Word Count: 100 x 7
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Written for

snarry100/

snarry100's prompt# 641: Pure.
Summary: MACUSA gets protective.
Part Seventy-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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Following Orders

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“Absolutely not,” said Harry.

Ginny smirked. “Told you he’d say that.”

Penelope exhaled. “Look. I know it’s not ideal to have strangers watching you—”

Harry raised an eyebrow. “Not ideal?” He laughed.

Penelope continued. “—but this Umbridge character’s clearly dangerous. You’d benefit from having some Auror protection.”

“It’s pure speculation that Umbridge is anywhere near here,” said Harry. “And I can tell you exactly what Severus is going to say.”

“Don’t tell him.”

Harry snorted. “Right. What about when he sees the Aurors, and trust me, he will, and he hexes them?”

Penelope sighed. “Sorry, but this isn’t a suggestion.”

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“It’s a direct order from Head Auror Marks?” Severus huffed. “I still don’t like it.”

“I knew you wouldn’t.” Harry embraced Severus from behind, resting his chin on Severus’ shoulder. “I’m not thrilled either, but apparently someone’s decided Umbridge poses a big enough risk we need protection.”

“That woman’s beginning to get on my nerves,” growled Severus.

“That woman’s pure evil,” replied Harry. “I’m almost glad I had to deal with Voldemort in the war and not her. She has a twisted mind.”

“Indeed.” Turning away from the window, Severus smirked. “So, shall we give your colleagues a show?”

“Severus!”

~

“Waiting’s pure hell,” muttered Ginny.

“Alas, being an Auror’s not all exciting broom chases and duels,” said Harry.

“I know!” Ginny bit her lip. “Can I ask you something?”

“Something else you mean?”

Ginny’s eyes narrowed. “Did you get laid last night? You’re unusually sassy today.”

“I get laid every night.”

“Harry!”

“Shh, we’re on a stake-out, remember?”

“Sorry.”

“Ask away.”

“I’m considering putting my name in for Obliviator.”

Harry blinked. “Wow.”

“Is that a good wow or a bad one?”

“Definitely good. You’d be brilliant.”

“Really?”

“Absolutely.”

“Great,” deadpanned Penelope by intercom. “Now, can we maintain radio silence, please?”

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“Obliviator?” Severus nodded slowly. “Yes, I can see Ginevra doing that.” He smirked. “She’d expunge memories with pure grit and determination.”

Harry grinned. “True.”

Severus scowled as an Auror peered in the window. “Any news on Umbridge?”

“No. Sorry.”

“How much longer are we to be subjected to…unwanted guests?” Severus asked. “We can’t be under guard forever!”

Azizi, curled in Harry’s lap, stood, stretched, and jumped off, stalking over to the window where she perched, looking out.

Harry grinned, curling up on the sofa beside Severus. “Pity we can’t just have Azizi guard us.”

Severus hummed. “Perhaps we can.”

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“How’d you do it?”

Harry looked up from his parchment. “Huh?”

Penelope leaned against his desk. “Mark’s ordered your guards recalled. Home defence is purely your own. So…how?”

“Hm.” Harry pursed his lips. “Severus must have done something.”

“Marks isn’t usually susceptible to outside pressure.”

“Severus can be…determined.”

Penelope hummed, straightening up. “Just be careful, all right? Your place is lovely, but there are all sorts of open areas from where people could attack.”

“Noted.”

Once he was alone, Harry sent a Patronus to Severus. The reply came quickly. ::Yes, I handled it. Hurry home. Time to celebrate::

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“You took your time,” grumbled Severus as Harry stepped inside the house.

Harry sighed. “I was actually working. I couldn’t just leave in the middle of the day without at least finishing what I was doing. My colleagues would have suspected my motives weren’t entirely pure.”

Severus walked Harry backwards until he was pressed against the door. Leaning in, he murmured, “My motives are entirely impure.”

Throwing his arms around Severus’ neck, Harry grinned. “I was counting on that.”

They kissed, all words ceasing. And as they made their way to bed, they forgot about everything but the two of them.

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Harry woke slowly. It was early evening, and he watched dusk’s glow through the window, the setting sun leaving the sky a pure, azure blue. He sighed, snuggling deeper into Severus’ arms.

“You should spend afternoons here more often,” whispered Severus.

Harry laughed softly. “My colleagues will be suspicious.”

“Your point?” Rolling Harry beneath him, Severus kissed him soundly until they were both panting. “Let them be suspicious. As long as I get to have more days like this with you, it’s worth it.”

“You don’t have to work with them!”

“True. Do you really care what they think?”

“No.”

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Continued in Read Training (LJ/IJ/DW).