Priceless.

[pekeleke]

Title: Priceless

Author: pekeleke

Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter

Challenge: Written for snarry_100 ( IJ, LJ, DW ) prompt challenge 441: Blow.

Rating: G

Length: 100

Warnings: None

Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.

Summary: Money can't buy everything. There are things that not even Harry Potter and Severus Snape can afford.

Priceless
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There's a small bookstore near Wiltshire that sells priceless first-editions to people like Lucius Malfoy.  Severus invariably wanders towards it and stares at its brightly-lit window with a hunger that has always puzzled Harry.

“These books look... old.”

“They are.”

“Are they any good?”

“Probably.”

“You've never read them?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“I could never afford them.”

“Why don't you ever go in, then?  You could blow serious money on them now.”

“That would shatter the youthful dream they represent.  I don't have many of those left to cherish, Harry.”

“Shattering youthful dreams...  You're right.  We definitely can't afford that.”

Comments

[alisanne]

Aww! What a unique take on the prompt. :)
And now I'm not sure if want Severus to go in or not. Maybe it's best he hold on to that dream.

[patolozka]

Awww, poor Severus. But he has his Harry who will protect him, yes;) Thank you!

[adafrog]

Love it. I adore that it represents a childhood dream.

[keyairreem]

Fantastic! Not at all what I was expecting and I love you for it! Thanks for sharing.

[pekeleke]

True to be told I'm also unsure about whether I want Severus to go into that bookstore or not.
Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine. Your lovely comment was greatly appreciated, ali. ;D

[pekeleke]

Yes. Harry will always have Severus' best interests at heart. They are very lucky to have one another, are they not? ;D

Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine, pat. Your lovely comment was greatly appreciated. :)

[pekeleke]

OMG! A long ada comment! LOL. You almost made me fall off my chair. ;D

Seriously, though, I'm thrilled that you liked this drabble so much. Thanks for brightening up my day with this extra-long review, my friend. :D

[pekeleke]

LOL. I'm so glad that you enjoyed this one, despite the fact that it wasn't what you expected. We both seem to share a love of being surprised when it comes to our snarry reading. Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine. Your beautiful comment meant the world to me. :D

[adafrog]

hee!

[lav123]

Very nice!

[pekeleke]

Thanks so much! :D

[soleo]

Ah, but it means achieving a youthful dream - I bet if he got one of those books he would well up with happiness - almost enough to smile!
lol.

[pekeleke]

Hmmm... I think some dreams are better left untouched, lest you discover that they weren't quite as... grand... as you thought they would be when you first dreamed them. That is why I've sworn to myself that I'll never set foot in Egypt, you see? I'm enough of an Egyptian lore nutter to prefer the image of the Valley of the kings I have in my head to the dusty, overcrowded and probably inadequately preserved reality that I have no doubt I'll find there, and I think Severus, being the cautious creature he is, would share this particular view with me when it comes to his precious antique books.

Thanks, as always, for sharing your thoughts with me about another work of mine. I hope you know by now how much I treasure each and every single one of your comments, soleo. :D

Hugs
pekeleke