Failed drabble: Closeted

[emmagrant01]

Title: Closeted
Author: Emma Grant
Rating: PG
Pairing: Snape/Hooch!
Summary: A missing scene from Book One.
Length: 265 words -- a double-and-two-thirds drabble?
Note: Written for the Snape/Hooch broom shed challenge at hpdrabble_dares. But I suck -- I just can't write drabbles! :-/

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"Can I help you, Professor?"

Snape bristled at the sharp sound of her voice. "No. Thank you."

She leaned against the door frame and smirked at him. "Messing about in the broom shed the night before the big Slytherin-Gryffindor match? One would think you're up to something."

He scowled. "It's none of your concern, Rolanda."

"It is very much my concern, Severus," she snapped in response. He turned to look at her. Her hawk-like eyes were blazing. "Get out of my shed, or I'll go to the Headmaster."

Snape's lips twisted into a sneer. "I am officiating the match tomorrow, if you must know. I'm checking the equipment for hexes. Can't have precious Mr. Potter attacked again, can we?"

"I've already checked the lot," she retorted. "Do you think me incompetent?" She stepped inside the shed and closed the door, then leaned back against it.

Snape's eyes narrowed. "Of course not."

"Or perhaps your intentions are not so admirable. After all, your dislike of the boy's father is no secret."

Snape snorted. "Don't be ridiculous, woman. Do you really think I would hold a grudge for so long?"

"Yes," she replied. Her expression hadn't changed. "You've held one against me."

Snape stared at her, surprised. "I don't… You don't still think--"

"Don't patronize me, Severus," she spat. "It won't get you back into my bed."

He clenched his jaw and looked away for a moment. He hadn't thought about that in years. He looked up again and met her eyes, matching her fiery gaze with one of his own. "Well, then -- what will?"

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fin

Comments

[flowerfunleah.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is first or not, but hey! I was just posting a song in your song post, the page refreshed, and ta-da! There's your drawble. I don't think you suck, I think it's rather sweet, in a weird theyhateachother kind of way. But I like it. Good Job Emma, we all knew Snape was as horny as he is a bastard.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

For some reason, they seem like they would go well together. :-P

[elsie.livejournal.com]

They really do, don't they? Very well-matched pair. I like your use of the "up to something" line, heehee!

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

Aw, you don't suck. Drabbles are hard! Anyway, I think it's lovely. You can feel the tension between them.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks!

w000000000000ttttt!!!!

[sesptwd.livejournal.com]

LOVE IT! Thank you so much for taking the dare!

btw---on hpdrabble_dares you can do up to 300 words, so it's all good!

*mwuah*

Re: w000000000000ttttt!!!!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Ah, 300 words! Good to know. :-)

Challenges are fun, too!

[luahoana.livejournal.com]

I love your icon. I wouldn't say that it matches the pairing... but heee, very pretty ;)

(also, I saw your icons by Jack Slomovits and googled for more of his pictures... oh my.... *stares*)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

When I saw that still of Fleur, the first thing I thought was, "She's the Paris Hilton of the WW!" ;-)

[luahoana.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Shouldn't you take away the apostrophe then? ;)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*snerk* Funny. But then I'd get flamed for punctuation ignorance... :-P

[luahoana.livejournal.com]

That's true, I'm afraid.
And "Paris does it, too" is not the best excuse ;)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

True. ;-)

[astartea.livejournal.com]

You know, sometimes a drabble should become a fic ^_^

[helgaleenas.livejournal.com]

agreed. More Hooch! --please.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*grins* I've always thought that if a drabble or very short fic leaves you wanting more, that's a good sign! Thanks.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

that last line "Well, then -- what will?" is classic. Did I say that sometimes your conversations can be a bit stilted? I lied. After this, I can honestly and without shame admit to the fact that I was completely and utterly wrong. The conversation in this flowed so well.

Now, I just want to know the backstory. What did Snape do? What did Hooch do?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah -- I was going to ask you about that stilted thing... ;-)

[wook77.livejournal.com]

err...um....

Seriously though, it doesn't happen all that often. It's more an awkward turn of phrase that makes something seem abrupt and stilted to me. (I'm schizo, don't mind me.)

[luci0logy.livejournal.com]

I've always thought Madame Hooch was a little spitfire. She'd make an excellent Dominatrix. Hmmmmm... *wanders away to ponder on that idea*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell yeah! *waits*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'd read that...I can envision it already. *drools*

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

v. cute the last line made me smile, a bunch. ♥

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*grins* Thanks! I don't think your icon liked it, though. ;-)

[vikeetor.livejournal.com]

very cute, totally loved it

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[malicemadden.livejournal.com]

That was great. lol

[jen-8f9.livejournal.com]

This is grate, is there more or is that it? I'd love to see a back story to it and how it would play out. Also, do you know of any good sites that have SS/RH fic's on them?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow -- I hadn't thought about this one in years! Thanks for reading it! :-D

No, there isn't more, but I can't imagine someone out there hasn't written this pairing. Have you looked at Fiction Alley or on Fanfiction.net?

[jen-8f9.livejournal.com]

Yeah I've looked in both, read all the ones if Fanfiction.net and Fiction Alley I cant find meany but I'll have another look. Thanks for you help and I realy loved the fic