First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

chapter 134

Chapter 134

The month of November came with strong winds and freezing rains as the students made their way to their classes. Snape had sent an owl to Narcissa asking if they could meet at his home in Spinners End and go to the store from there. Narcissa had sent back an owl saying that was fine but could they put it off for a week, Snape was agreeable, he had plenty to keep himself occupied as he graded papers and tried repeatedly to get Draco to come to his office to talk with him, Snape was growing angry with him. The time had gone very quickly for him. He had made sure all his work was done there were no papers to grade and no detentions to oversee.

Snape walked from the school, he was suppose to meet with Narcissa at his home, she had wanted to see this Muggle music maker and then they were going to spend the Muggle money he had won from them drinking the men under the table, although he had cheated using his Soberup Potion but he was in no way going to kiss that man. Snape could tell looking at him he planned on a lot of tongue action and Snape had only done that with one, well two now and he would never do that with another. As Snape neared the gate he was called to from behind, Snape turned to see Professor Slughorn coming toward him.

“Severus, good to see you, are you going into Hogsmeade?”

“Hello Professor Slughorn, I….. am…” Snape didn’t want to tell him what he was really doing so left that part unsaid and went with Hogsmeade, it did make more sense and didn’t sound as… wrong.

“Great maybe you can do an old man a favor,”

“Of course, what may I do for you?”

“Pick me up some of my favorite,”

“Crystallized pineapple?”

“Yes, yes my boy, you remembered I am not surprised though quite a mind on you, always have been top in class.”

Snape smiled at the short balding man, “Thank you, for the compliment. I shall be glad to pick them up for you, is there anything else you need while I am in town?”

“No nothing else, although you know my Christmas party will be coming up soon, I do expect you to be there. I have many fascinating guest arriving for it, most quite anxious to see you again. Many of them remembered you well from school, and others have heard about you, many great things I am sure.” Slughorn was beaming with pride.

“Never wrong about a student, never,”

“Thank you sir, I shall see you at dinner then and give you the pineapple then.”

Slughorn smiled happily as he went back to the school. Snape figured it was best not to disabuse the man that he had been wrong about students very wrong where it concerned Voldermort, who did rise to the top but in all the worst ways.

Snape hurried into Hogsmeade where he bought the largest box of crystallized pineapple for the man. Snape then turn on the spot after leaving the shop and arrived in moments at his home in Spinners end.

Snape went into his home, he looked around the place was once again filled with dust, and spider webs Snape knew it would be this way, the spiders all moved in and the dust seem to multiply the moment he left to the school. Snape brought his wand out and waved it around the room, until the place was clean of dust, cobwebs and anything else that didn’t belong. Snape went into his room and looked into his cabinet next to his bed, the record player and records were there as always. Snape pulled it gently from the cabinet and one record. Snape walked out into the living room, he didn’t want to invite Narcissa into his bedroom to listen to the Muggle music. After all why invite trouble when you didn’t need to.

Snape set the record and player on the table. It would be fine there until she showed up. He walked into the kitchen and brought out a bottle of Elf wine and a glass. Snape sat down at the table sipping his wine, he didn’t want to let her know that he was half Muggle, he was not sure how the Dark Lord would take to that news, he was rather sure the other Death Eaters would be even less thrilled unless it meant becoming the favorite with the Dark Lord. Snape was sitting and thinking when he heard a knocking on the door. He stood up from the table, sending his wine glass into the sink while the bottle slipped back into the wine holder. Snape then walked to the front door to open it just a small crack to look out to see Narcissa in her dark green traveling cloak.