Unwanted pet (Snupin) *Complete*

Part 7: A meal shared with the enemy

Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Harry Potter world, which is trademarked by J. K. Rowling. This story is purely for entertainment purposes, no money is being made from it.

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Eating in silence across Lupin, dressed in a loose bathrobe, Severus was exposed to the view of Lupin's bare chest riddled with scars. He forced himself not to take out his wand and simply jinx Lupin. Amusing his thoughts with a list of nasty jinxes that he would like to use. Lupin apparently amused himself by glaring at him.

"What do you want?" He asked when he couldn't ignore the annoying stare anymore.

"From you or in life?" Chuckled Lupin and he snorted.

"For Christmas Lupin, I am planning to put you on my gift list."

"I'm touched." Retorted Lupin

"I have no patience for your mockery Lupin. State your business or let me finish my meal in peace." Severus detested eating in Great Hall, but now he missed it keenly. Apparently, there were worse things than eating in the Great Hall.

"The conversation would be nice." Politely smiled Lupin.

"We do not have any remotely interesting topic to start a conversation, little less to hold on to it." He rejected the idea, he had no intention of socialising with Lupin.

"Well, we could get to know each other better." Continued Lupin, ignoring his remark.

"Why would I want to know anything about you?" If he wasn't aware until now how difficult task at hand will be, this conversation gave him pretty good insight. He almost grunted at the prospect of it.

"I don't know, but we could try. I'll ask the first question." Lupin wasn't giving up.

"No!" If Lupin continues like this, he might hex him.

"All right, then you ask me something." Lupin was grinning widely, and Snape rolled his eyes.

I am in hell! He sighed. "You do not use salves for these." He pointed at the scars on Lupin's chest.

"No, no point in that" Replied Lupin with a grin.

He did not like that grin, not for a bit. Suddenly a thought came to the mind.

"Lupin, you...did you...?"

The brown-amber eyes looked at him with a twinkle, a huge grin spread across man's face. "No, I believe I did not."

His heart started to race again, fork banged loudly on the plate, chipping it slightly in the process, as he let it drop from his fingers. "I think I'm going to be sick."

"I think you are not far from that, but I am wondering why my nudity is so...exciting...for you" grinned Lupin, looking him straight in the eyes.

He frowned. How...my heartbeat! Bloody mutt can hear my heartbeat! If he knew anything, he knew that his face and his voice or thoughts could not betray him.

But Lupin had an extremely sensitive hearing.

Every time he was annoyed his heart would race, but that was a private matter, no one ever knew that about Severus Snape. Lupin told him last night that he could hear his heartbeat. Snape relaxed, at least that problem was easy to solve.

His lips curled into something like a smile. "The tasks that old man gives me, going to be the death of me, one day."

"They very well may be." Lupin's face suddenly turned serious. "Severus, don't be here tomorrow. Just don't..."

"I am not planning to..." He replied.

"Thank you..." Lupin sounded relieved, and he smirked

"Neither will you." Looking at the change on Lupin's face with a small pang of satisfaction he summoned a cup of hissing liquid and handed it to Lupin, who was choking on a piece of carrot. "Drink it."

"And where am I supposed to be?" croaked Lupin once he managed to spit out the unsuccessfully murderous carrot.

"In the dungeon." He gritted his teeth.

"Look, Snape...Severus..." started Lupin sounding concerned.

"The matter is settled. Drink your potion and put...some...clothes...on..." He growled.