Ficlet, challenge #123: Overlays
Title: Overlays
Summary: Severus Snape has conflicting thoughts over seeing Harry for the first time in Potions class. Based on the movie sequence of events and following the prompt "Of course, some people do go both ways!"
Characters/Pairings: Severus Snape
Genre: Gen
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 161
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Sure.
If yes, your Tumblr username: N/A
I saw him sitting there as I began my opening remarks to the first years. How could I not? He looked just like Potter with that unruly dark mop and those glasses. James in miniature, come back with his arrogant ways.
Of course, I loathed him for that alone, and wanted to make my displeasure felt. My cutting remark made him look up, and there were Lily's eyes looking back at me, filled with shock and confusion and shame.
My heart hammered in painful memory as my mouth took over with its practiced cruelty. Potter's son, he is Potter's son. Just look at how he ignored you at the beginning of class. Arrogance.
He was taking notes, and you know it. Just like Lily would have.
But that truth hurt far too much, and so I buried it beneath layers of sarcasm and disdain as I watched Draco's eyes alight.
I had more than one child to watch over, after all.
Jalen/Ravenclaw/10 points
Summary: Severus Snape has conflicting thoughts over seeing Harry for the first time in Potions class. Based on the movie sequence of events and following the prompt "Of course, some people do go both ways!"
Characters/Pairings: Severus Snape
Genre: Gen
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 161
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Sure.
If yes, your Tumblr username: N/A
I saw him sitting there as I began my opening remarks to the first years. How could I not? He looked just like Potter with that unruly dark mop and those glasses. James in miniature, come back with his arrogant ways.
Of course, I loathed him for that alone, and wanted to make my displeasure felt. My cutting remark made him look up, and there were Lily's eyes looking back at me, filled with shock and confusion and shame.
My heart hammered in painful memory as my mouth took over with its practiced cruelty. Potter's son, he is Potter's son. Just look at how he ignored you at the beginning of class. Arrogance.
He was taking notes, and you know it. Just like Lily would have.
But that truth hurt far too much, and so I buried it beneath layers of sarcasm and disdain as I watched Draco's eyes alight.
I had more than one child to watch over, after all.
Jalen/Ravenclaw/10 points