MaraSevvie17: Yet again, you'll see!
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At 7:00, Severus opened the door to his office only to find Filius standing in front of him. "Yes?"
"Severus, I just came to see how you were doing-"
"I don't need any more help from you!"
"Ah, I can see that the potion finally wore off- it should have gotten out of your system quite a while ago!"
Severus froze. "What?"
"The potion, it was charmed to only become active if you were feeling angry or even at all annoyed, well Ishouldbegoingnow,goodbye!"
Severus ran in front of Filius before he could get away. "Say that again?"
"It only was active if you were angry!" Filius clutched his wand, prepared for the worst.
"Good day, sir."
Filius started. "What?"
"I don't hold any grudge. On one condition." Severus bent down to Filius' height. "Don't tell any of the staff or students."
Filius nodded, amazed that his luck held out. He walked down the hall without another word, and Severus went to his rooms to change for his date.
Rolanda stood in front of the mirror, debating with herself about what to wear. She finally selected a navy blue set of robes, and then took them off. She put her work robes on, and Flooed to Xiomara's house.
A large wet dog barreled down the stairs at Rolanda's arrival, trailed by three equally wet and sudsy children. "Auntie!"
Rolanda dodged the hugs aimed at her and waved her wand over the children and dog. In a few moments, all were dry and hugging like no tomorrow.
"Where's your mother?" Rolanda asked after everyone had their fill of hugs.
"Upstairs with Daddy."
"What are they doing?"
Sera, the oldest, responded first. "Tending the baby."
"That's it? Well, I need to talk with your mother, and no eavesdropping!"
"We promise, Aunt Ro." The children replied in unison.
Rolanda climbed the stairs and knocked on Xiomara and Stewart's bedroom door. "Come in!"
Rolanda let herself in and looked around. "Aunt Ro? That sounds like some kind of old spinster."
"You are an old spinster."
"Very funny, Stewart. I need to talk with Xiomara for a bit," Rolanda said.
"Oh, alright; I need a spot of fresh air, anyway." Stewart got off of the bed where he was relaxing with Xiomara and their new arrival, Alexander. He proceeded to make his way to the door at an alarmingly slow rate until he was beaned in the head with a pillow, thrown by Xiomara.
"Come, sit here with me." Xiomara gestured to the recently vacated portion of the bed. "What's wrong?"
"I can't visit my own sister?"
"Not without a reason, what with all of this turmoil over Severus."
"I have no idea as to what you may be talking about, but-"
"Are you going to see him or not?"
Rolanda sighed, and chuckled. "It looks like I have a date tonight!"
The sisters squealed at each other and hugged. Stewart stepped back in to the room, pretending that he didn't know what was going on, but he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear until another pillow was thrown at him.
"Stewart Pomfrey! Please tell me that you weren't eavesdropping! And if you can't honestly answer that question to my liking, please assure me that the children didn't take after your example!"
Stewart grinned and shrugged. "I sent them away after a few seconds. I thought that you were going to the play tonight, Rolanda."
Rolanda and Xiomara's backs stiffened, and they gave each other a look that could only mean one thing:
Crap!
When Rolanda left Xiomara's house, they had worked out a plan: take Severus to the show, of course!
It may have not have seemed like a brilliant idea to the average person, but anyone who had ever seen Severus in passing knew it was no small task to get him to go to a children's play filled with overzealous parents and crying babies- the only person to ever accomplish such a task was Albus Dumbledore.
Before going back to Hogwarts, Rolanda had to stop for one thing.
The cemetery was a picture of the utmost irony: lush green grass, birds chirping, oak trees casting a cool shade over some of the white tombstones- overall a very becoming scene. Rolanda walked up the thin path up the hill to a small statue covered in moss and lichens, stopping before several other graves on the way. When she got to the statue, she whispered "Avram?"
The statue let out a light snore before opening its eyes, surprised by the impromptu visit. "Rolanda, my love! What brings you to my humble resting place on such short notice?"
"Avram, it's been so hard without you. Sometimes I swear that you were right next to me in my bed the night before; even thinking about the night before normally gives me no pleasure."
"But you finally found someone else."
Rolanda sighed and sat down next to him. "Severus Snape."
"I told you that he was a good man."
"When you were alive and comforting me after a long day of his sneering and jeering at my 'unprofessional technique' with the students." Rolanda sighed again, and then laid belly down on the ground with her chin resting on her forearms. Avram laughed, and Rolanda looked up at him. "What?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking about when I first saw you."
Rolanda chuckled. "When I fell ass over teakettle down that flight of stairs and knocked that vat of boiling potion all over you?"
"I never would have guessed that you were so graceful in the air." Avram extended his tiny white hand, and Rolanda placed her index finger on the palm. He kissed the tip of her finger and clasped it in both hands for a moment before letting go. "You have my blessing, Rolanda."
Rolanda smiled and got up. "I love you, Avram."
"Live with theliving, sweet."
Alright, it's been three months and a few days- GET OFF MY BACK! Hope this pleases and appeases, do take care to review- it may waste your time but I'll never improve and end up wasting more of your time if you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong.