The Plotting Prince.

[pekeleke]

Title: The Plotting Prince.

Fandom: Harry potter (Snarry)

Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape.

Author: pekeleke.

Rating: G.

Word count: 702

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

A/N: Unbetaed. Written for the adventdrabbles (DW, LJ, IJ) 2013 Prompt 7: The Spirit Of Yule.

This is the fifth part of my  Harry Potter And The Clueless Prince series.

Summary: In which Severus receives truly terrible news...

The Plotting Prince.

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Severus walks slowly around the lake, so busy pondering the awful news that Draco has just delivered that he's utterly oblivious to both the beautiful sunset and the ice-cold wind that keeps pushing his dark hair against his face, forcing him to re-arrange it constantly with distracted exasperation.

A Warming Charm prevents him from freezing and the silent, open space is the perfect venue to deal with the stressed agitation that affects him as he tries to come to terms with Draco's confidential report regarding Potter's worrisome decision to find himself a bloke to marry before the end of next year.

Seems like his DADA professor is taking his ex-girlfriend's engagement harder than anyone imagined, given his orientation, and judging by Severus' own memory of how dejected he looked during Ginevra's engagement party he can clearly picture the kind of bitter desperation that must have driven poor Potter to say such a thing to Draco...

“The problem with Potter is that he suits actions to words. He's probably planing to announce that he's looking for someone to settle down with in the bloody Prophet and as soon as he does that, every galleon digger within a 300-mile radius will flock to Hogsmeade, looking to... charm... him. Potter won't be able to tell genuine affection from manufactured passion. He'll end up marrying some lying bastard who'll drag him away from Hogwarts', thus leaving me without my perfectly acceptable DADA professor...”

That ghastly thought keeps circling Severus' mind, disturbing his inner peace and making him worry incessantly about the possibility that his prepaid vacation plans will be ruined by Potter's egoistical bout of maudlin loneliness.

So what if his ex has hooked up with one of the richest, most elegant, attractive and sophisticated heirs in Europe? Just because the woman can't live without an engagement ring doesn't mean that everyone else should marry, too. Potter is barely 20, for Merlin's sake! What does he even know about love at his age? Severus himself is twice as old and has absolutely no clue about where one goes to find himself husband material around here...

There's a dingy club at the wrong end of the village that caters to the area's lonely souls, but that usually involves an exchange of galleons and the last stall in the loo. Potter will have to go all the way to London, if he wants to find himself someone half-decent, and that means that he'll be Flooing back and forth all the time, going out on cheesy dates and being constantly distracted instead of focusing on teaching. He could get hurt during practical sessions if he's hungover, sleep-deprived or -Merlin forbid- daydreaming about some muscled Mr. perfect...

“This is outrageous. An abominable calamity. I can't allow such a thing to happen under any circumstances!” He growls with incensed agitation, deciding right there and then that he's not letting anyone con poor, deluded Potter into entering a highly disruptive fabricated relationship.

'I'll just have to find someone trustworthy for the brat to focus on. Someone from around here. Preferably with ties to the castle... But who?'

A worried frown mars his pale forehead as he ponders the benefits of his meager options. None of his male professors will work well for Potter. Not. A. Single. One. Of. Them.... Fillius is too short and Hagrid is too tall. Horace is already talking about retiring, so he's far from ideal, and Argus will cover the poor Gryffindor in chains and abuse him without shame, that old pervert.

“It'll have to be me, then.” He finally realizes, lifting shocked eyes towards the castle and wondering how on Earth is he going to convince Potter that he wants...

“Friendship. It will have to be friendship. Potter will never agree to have a romantic relationship with me and his obsession with marrying should be temporary, anyway...” He mutters to himself, ignoring the unsettling twitch that spreads over his scrawny chest with obstinate determination.

“The cold is getting to me.” He sighs and heads towards the castle, plotting how to go about the business of claiming a Hufflepuffish desire to embrace 'the spirit of Yule' in order to approach his target without raising unwanted suspicions...

 

TBC

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[adafrog]

hee! Plotting!!

[pekeleke]

LOL. I'm glad that you approve, ada! :)

[mirayisan]

Ha, ha... That's so very Slytherin of Draco to get Severus to do what he does best - Save the Saviour. And by doing that Severus will do exactly what Harry has dreamed of! Can't wait to see the "Spirit of Yule" spreading between Sev and Harry. ^^

[pekeleke]

True. Draco was on top slytherin form here. I suppose it helps that he seems to know Severus extremely well, so he has the advantage of knowing precisely how to deal with him. ;D

I'm thrilled that you're still enjoying this story so much. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review. Your lovely comment meant the world to me.

[mrs_sweetpeach]

Oh my, I'm chuckling & snorting with glee reading this. Well done, Draco! And Severus, oh my! Your plotting is so thorough and yet you're missing the obvious!

Brilliantly told, pekeleke!

[pekeleke]

*grins* I'm thrilled that you are enjoying this wacky story of mine so much. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review it. Your wonderful comment was greatly appreciated. :)

[fallconsmate]

oh this is going to be FUNNY once severus realizes that no, harry DOES want him!

i can't wait to see what happens next!

[pekeleke]

LOL. I'm beginning to think that our poor Sev might faint from the impression when the penny finally drops. ;D

I'm thrilled that you are having so much fun with this story. Thanks, as always, for keeping me motivated through each and every one of your hilarious comments, fallconsmate. :D

[torino10154]

Good on Draco for getting the ball rolling. :)

[pekeleke]

I'm glad that you approve of Draco's intervention. Thanks so much for taking the time to both read and review. :)

[firefly124]

What a brilliant plot! Lovely to see just how well Draco read Severus and the tortuous turns Severus' mind took processing it and coming to the correct conclusion. :-D Love it!

[pekeleke]

LOL. I'm thrilled that you are enjoying this wacky plot of mine so much. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review. Your wonderful comment was greatly appreciated. :)

[soleo]

Wow, just a few words from Draco and now Severus is going to be pestering Harry. That boy is good! Slytherins :p
and all to keep his acceptable DADA professor.... right, keep telling yourself that Sev.

[pekeleke]

LOL. True. Draco is in top Slytherin form in this story. He knows precisely which buttons to push to set Severus into a flurry of plotting, even though he hasn't bothered to deal with any of that thickheaded denial yet... ;)

I'm glad that you're still enjoying this wacky story of mine. Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review, my friend.

[keyairreem]

Wow Draco's good! Harry will not stand a chance against the Slytherin King. LOL

[pekeleke]

True. Draco is definitely the best thing that ever happened to these two, apart from their connection to one another. Let's see what shape Severus' plotting takes... :D

I'm glad that you're having so much fun with this story. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review. Your funny comment left me smiling to myself.