The Keeper of the Diamond 4 (Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy & Zuko x reader)

Chapter twelve

TW: Mentions of death threats and weapons

As they are walking towards Iroh's tea shop, Toph turns to Lucius. "Why do you even use a cane, Lucius Malfoy? I can sense that nothing is wrong with your legs" Toph says.

Lucius huffs at that while Draco laughs. "It is just an accessory, plus it is a fancier way of carrying one's wand. His wand is inside the cane" Draco states.

Vera snorts. "The cane can also be used as a weapon - you know, whack someone with it. Or just threaten to beat someone to death with it" she says as she laughs. All the other teenagers laugh as well, including Draco.

Lucius glares at his son who then gulps. "If you are all done making fun of my cane, then let us move on and find that shop. By the way, if you do that again, then I WILL hit you with it" Lucius says in a threatening tone, annoyed at the teenagers.

Laura and Vera snort at his comment. They all decide that it's wise to shut their mouths, though. They keep quiet as they keep walking.

They then arrive at their destination - a tea shop called The Jasmine Dragon. "Cool name, I like it" Laura says.

Before they enter, Lucius gains their attention. "Now, remember. Severus and I are the ADULTS, so we will do the talking. You children can just sit back and relax" he says confidently.

Toph huffs at that. "No offence, old man, but WE will do the talking. This is about Aang, after all" she states.

Lucius glares at her. "Who are you calling an old man?!" he exclaims in an angry tone. The others can't help but laugh at his outburst. Except for Snape, of course. He just rolls his eyes.

"You are using a cane, are you not?" she asks him mockingly.

Lucius snaps at that. "I warned you about mocking my cane-" he starts but Y/N stops him by gently putting a hand on his shoulder.

"How about we all do this - together? We can all do the talking and discuss things before we agree to anything" she suggests. Everybody nods at that, including Lucius and Toph.

Lucius calms down by her touch. He then clears his throat. "I apologise for my silly outburst" he says to Toph who nods.

"And I apologise for my comment about your cane" she says.

As the air is cleared, the group then enters The Jasmine Dragon while Appa and Momo stay outside.

When they enter, they notice that the shop is empty as there are no customers. They wonder if it's because they are coming - or if the shop is usually closed at this time of the day. It is pretty early, after all.

Somebody suddenly approaches. "Hello and welcome to my tea shop, The Jasmine Dragon. For those of you who do not know me, my name is Iroh. It is a pleasure to meet you all" an old man with grey, long hair and beard says as he bows politely.

The others wave. "Hello again, I brought the others as you can see. Thank you for saving me last night, by the way" Toph says, sounding grateful.

Iroh nods. "It was no problem. I am glad that I saved you in time before the Fire Nation soldiers could have taken you with them. And I am happy to see that you brought the team. Come in, I will show you to the living room" he says as he gestures to a room. They all follow him.

"Living room? Does he live in his bloody shop?" Ron questions which Harry shrugs at.

They then enter a small living room. There's a table with a board game on top and two chairs around it. There's also a bookshelf, a couch and a dinner table. There are somehow enough seats for everyone.

Iroh chuckles. "We are lucky that there are enough seats. I did not know there were so many in your group, but thankfully, we will manage. Zuko, our guests have arrived" Iroh states.

Fire Prince Zuko slowly enters the room. He has dark brown hair and a scar on the left side of his face. It looks like he has been burned. They immediately think of Dwight from the The Walking Dead dimension who had also been burned on his face.

Zuko awkwardly waves. "Hello, Zuko here" he says, nervous. Aang politely waves back while Sokka and Katara don't look too happy. They are trying, but it's difficult for them. Toph sighs at them.

Y/N shyly waves back. "Hello. Well, you already know Avatar Aang, Katara, Toph and Sokka. These are my friends, Vera and Laura. This is Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy and his father, Lucius Malfoy. And this is Severus Snape. My name is Y/N. We are all from another dimension, by the way" she shyly says as she introduces the group to Iroh and Zuko.

She hopes that this time, nobody will find that she has a crush on one of the characters from the other dimension.

Zuko looks surprised while Iroh merely nods at the information.

As they are all introduced to each other, they sit down at the dinner table. "Would you like some tea?" Iroh asks them politely. Everybody nods.

He then grabs a teapot and fifteen cups. He gives each person a cup as he pours some tea in it. They all then sip the tea. They are all impressed, even Lucius.

"... Your tea is absolutely delicious. My wife is an excellent tea maker, too. I guess she just got some competition. I will not tell her that, of course" Lucius says as he laughs.

Iroh smiles. "I am glad you like it. Not everyone understands the fine art of tea making. I would be happy to meet your wife one day and discuss tea with her" he says. Lucius nods at that. That could be arranged.

Katara clears her throat. "Well, we really appreciate your tea, but can we discuss your offer? About teaching Aang firebending?" she finally asks.

That caught Aang's attention. Right, that's why they are here in the first place!

"Of course. It would be an honour to teach the Avatar how to firebend. Prince Zuko can help as well" he states.

Aang smiles at that. "I appreciate your offer, I have to learn it soon if I have to defeat Ozai. When do we start?" he asks.

Everybody looks at Iroh. "After lunch. You cannot train on an empty stomach. By the way, if you have nowhere to stay, then you may stay here with us. It will be a bit crowded, but I am sure we can manage" Iroh offers.

They all nod at him gratefully. "Thanks, we don't have much money left. We used it on dessert" Toph says as she looks at Ron and Sokka.

"Hey, at least it was a good dessert!" Sokka defends himself. Ron agrees. The others sigh at that.

Iroh then rises from his seat. "Very well, our home is your home. I will go and meditate in our small garden. I will let you know when lunch will be served" he states. He then leaves and heads towards the garden.

Everyone is happy with the offer. Aang can finally learn firebending, they have somewhere to stay, there's delicious tea and they will also get free food.

Both Y/N and Toph just hope that Katara and Sokka will get along with Zuko.