Title: With A Twist

Rating: K

Disclaimer: Severus Snape is currently chained to my bed, serving as my muse/personal entertainment. But I don't own him, or any other characters in the HP world, so it's all good.

"Add one ounce of oil, and heat…" she muttered to herself, reviewing the parchment beside her intently.

With a casual efficiency, Hermione split her attention among the various bowls in front of her, stirring and mixing with alacrity, all the while keeping track of the color and smell of the contents of her cauldron.

"Rinse with vodka…with vodka?!" she exclaimed incredulously. "Where in Merlin's name am I going to find vodka at this time of night?!"

She jumped out of her skin when a hand holding a bottle full of clear liquid appeared beside her.

"I had an extra bottle laying around, and thought you might need it," Snape murmured silkily.

"Severus! You scared the life out of me!" Hermione scolded. "And you're late."

"Does the vodka make up for that trifling detail?" he asked.

"Not really," she replied as she used the clear liquor to deglaze the cauldron. "But I do appreciate it."

"Naturally," he replied, sounding somewhat smug. "And you need to add the lemon juice now."

"Do you want to do this?"

"Of course not, it's your turn. But if you would indulge me, I would like to ask one question."

"One," she warned.

"When is dinner?"

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A/N: In an effort to overcome a bit of writers block, Rickmanlover24601 gave me a prompt for a 100-word drabble of "Vodka. And lemon juice". It turned into 200 words, but served its purpose. The recipe Hermione is making is Vodka Lemon Chicken, from The Vodka Cookbook; it can be found online, and is quite yummy. DoubtingSalmon was kind enough to beta for me.

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