WISHLIST: A Ministering Angel Thou (Minerva/Poppy)

[therealsnape]

Author: Therealsnape
Recipient: Squibstress
Title: A Ministering Angel Thou
Pairing: Minerva/Poppy
Request: Ten degrees above normal, and this pairing
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 1800
Summary: Minerva finds she has a talent for nursing after all.
Author's Notes: I read Albalark’s wonderful Pomfrey/Hagrid story here on Wishlist, and then this little thing wrote

Comments

[albalark]

I haven't had time yet to download my offical OLSB icons yet, so I'll just go with the tried and true. ::points to icon:: This is just lovely, and I've still got a grin on my face.

Instead, she listens to a woman who sits by the fire with a box of Kleenex in her lap, who clutches her mug of tea to warm her hands, and who complains that her muscles feel tense, and her throat is playing up, but she’s not ill and she doesn’t need her temperature taken, thank you very much. And she doesn’t need Pepper-Up Potion - she feels bad enough without that vile concoction. Nor does she need a rug - that’s fussing, and Poppy Pomfrey doesn’t make a fuss when she’s ill. Which she isn’t. But she does feel awful. And it’s no good saying ‘you poor dear’, that doesn’t cure a cold, now, does it? It’s only a cold, and Minerva should ignore it. It’s what Poppy herself does - for Poppy isn’t the complaining kind. Not at all. And did she mention the pain in her back? This, in particular, is just marvelous. It both made me laugh out loud and wince in

[therealsnape]

Her dedication is quite touching. ::g:: You are a worthy follower of Lash! The student begins to equal the master *g*

Glad you liked the little thing. And I must admit that the whole section of Poppy the Plucky Patient is not entirely fictional. Not that I am that kind of patient, naturally.

[featherxquill]

Hee! Oh, this is brilliant :D. They always do say that medical professionals make the worst patients, though Minerva's nursing skill is inspired! I can only wonder how Poppy will pay her back when Minerva catches this same cold from all the close contact ;)

(and oh, never has this icon been more appropriate)

[therealsnape]

That icon is totally appropriate. Magic Fingers, indeed. Glad you liked it. (And your fab OLSB icons couldn't have come at a better time!)

[squibstress]

Oh, nurse... I feel a fit of vapours coming on...

Thank you, thank you, dear therealsnape! This was just the ticket--a little literary Pepper-up for what promises to be a dull and annoying day.

I love the wry wit in every line.

Minerva's acid, but loving observations, like: At this point, Minerva could say a thing or two about pains in backsides and the causes thereof. But Poppy clearly does feel uncomfortable. And Minerva loves her dearly for a great many reasons that she’ll be able to remember someday soon, when the Plucky Patient has Transfigured back into the woman she, Minerva, wants to grow old with.

LOVED Minerva's sudden decision to Petrify the woman and be done with it. So practical, our Minerva. And so selfless (Minerva knows she’s that stressed and annoyed she’ll give all her students a T. She owes it to them to get rid of this tension first. And she knows just how to do that.).

And, of course, loved the foreplaypalpation/osculation.

Lucky Poppy, to have such a talented nurse. Even I feel better...

[therealsnape]

Oh, nurse... I feel a fit of vapours coming on... There, there, my dear, just lie down and Poppy will loosen your corset - you'll be right as rain again in no time ...

Glad you liked your little gift. The prompt was a wonderful inspiration.

[secretsolitaire]

*laughs delightedly* This is fun!

[therealsnape]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[kellychambliss]

“What’s the proper term for this?” she asks, slowly trailing patterns over Poppy’s belly and hips.

“Foreplay,” Poppy answers.

Haha! I love your take on both these characters. Your tone is perfect, as is the humor. Love the glaring and terminology lessons.

Minerva can suddenly see the point of nursing: such a very satisfying glow one feels when a patient responds so well to treatment.

Very satisfying, indeed.

[therealsnape]

Thanks for your review and your sterling work! The story is all the better for it.