Two Harry Potter Drabbles

[amand_r]

So for the snape100 comm over on IJ, I'm supposed to drabble about snitches and/or cauldrons. So of course, mine was utter word count failure. Muther fucker!



Lucky Shot: 162 words

Plonk.

"I advise you to stop."

Plonk.

"Really, Harry," Snape said, looking at the other man from across the Potions lab. "That's not wise."

Harry caught the snitch and shrugged. "Work faster," he chirped. "You said you'd be done fifteen minutes ago."

Plonk.

Snape watched the compact ball sail into one of the empty cauldrons, hit it with a, well a plonk, and shoot back out, over the rim of the cast iron, only to fly back into its owner's hand.

"I'd be done sooner if you'd stop distracting—"

The snitch overshot the cauldron, arcing over the table and landing in a simmering potion. Its wings flapped uselessly, showering Snape with Felix Felicis.

Snape froze. Harry froze. The potion was rather tingly and most of all, still hot. But when Harry ran to him with a towel and began to apologize and fuss, his face red with embarrassment and concern, Snape knew he didn't even have to worry about manufactured luck.



Then, success!



Happy Birthday, 100 words.

"Whatever you want," his mother says weakly, her smile worn and tired.

There are many things in the second hand shop: brooms, skulls, old bowls and even old wands. A tray of old bludgers. A rack of weak, flapping snitches, their ragged wings straining against the display pincers.

"Severus, we can't keep your father waiting."

His fingers trace the folded lip. He pulls it to him, almost too heavy to even lift himself, but he wants it, he wants the smell of it, the greasy scum inside.

Severus holds his first cauldron out to the shopkeeper. "This. I want this."

Comments

[beeej.livejournal.com]

Those are both awesome, but I'm absolutely in love with the second one. ♥♥♥

Edited because I can't even spell ♥ right.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Really? I was desperate to get it down to 100 words, and I just couldn't. It was killing me.

Thanks! And spelling is overrated!

[beeej.livejournal.com]

I have a soft spot for Wee!Snape. :)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I think I love wee!Snape, too.

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

Love the second. Greasiness calls to greasiness!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Too true! Yay for greasy!Snape! Thanks!

[arcanetrivia]

Aww, the second one is just adorable.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[verus-janus.livejournal.com]

Aw, that is wonderful. Little Severus. An episode of his life, something that must mean so very much to him. It was nice to see.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love writing little!Severus.

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

Snape doesn't have to worry about manufactured luck. Snerk.

I liked the second one best. :)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I liked the first one better, but the second seems to be more popular. XD

[snapewidow.livejournal.com]

Shades of James fooling around with a snitch, makes me wonder if Severus has lost his mind. It must be love to let that behavior go! (Sometimes cutting down to 100 words guts the best of it--better to keep the overage than lose the heart of your inspiration)

I am partial to Severus' first cauldron memories, I must admit and agree with the others.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thanks so very much!

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

Loved both of these, but adored the second one so much.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[bohemianspirit.livejournal.com]

The first story definitely calls for this icon. ;-)

The second story is cute, but I really really like the first. I'm glad you posted it, even if it did go over limit. The interplay between Harry and Severus is so perfectly "them." Seems Harry hasn't learned a thing about cauldron safety since the Firecracker Incident in second year.

The potion was rather tingly and most of all, still hot.

Heh. I'll just bet.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you! It's true. Harry has poor safety skillz.