- Rating:
- R
- House:
- Astronomy Tower
- Genres:
- Romance Humor
- Era:
- Multiple Eras
- Spoilers:
- Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Quidditch Through the Ages Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Published: 03/26/2003Updated: 10/28/2003Words: 5,062Chapters: 10Hits: 3,334
Walking Through Treacle
Angel of the North
- Story Summary:
- The first ever Fawkes/Malfoy Owl Slash ever. Zeus, the black eagle owl is the object of a crush. Specifically, it's a certain phoenix. Birdslash.``The first in a series of vignettes.
Chapter 04
- Chapter Summary:
- The words you never thought you'd hear from Severus Snape, a flying snowball, and lots more Fawkes. The fourth in the series of 500 word vignettes
- Posted:
- 04/14/2003
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- 333
- Author's Note:
- Thank you to those that have reviewed both here, by e-mail, and on the LJ: Any (several), Draconis Argenteus, nelly 121, magicgerbil (2), CT, webba (2), IBLW, and of course Slytherincess, without whom this would not be happening.
'I'm sorry Fawkes.' Falling back into his ashes, Fawkes fixed Severus with
a beady eye. Those were the sort of words you stored for posterity. "I shouldn't
have teased you about nesting in Albus' beard. Pax?" Admittedly, this was
after a reign of terror lasting 3 weeks, in which Fawkes had, helpfully,
appeared at every opportunity, singing invisibly in order to annoy certain
students, and generally making a sweet nuisance of himself. Severus knew when
he was beaten. One does not cross an independently-minded phoenix very often.
Fawkes gently ruffled his feathers, and then preened Severus. "And I'm sorry
I teased you about Zeus. Would you like me to fix up a date for you? Arrange
for you both to be making deliveries." At the haughty head toss Severus fixed
him.
"You can turn your back on me all you like, but I know how you birds operate. I've watched that flying snowball crack onto you often enough." He didn't choose to understand Fawkes' "We're just friends" that he sang rather loudly. "And you want to crack onto Zeus." He sighed. "I know I can't stop you. But be careful."
He rested his head against the human's forehead, which Severus took to be a gesture of affection, but was in reality a quick health check, in case phoenix senses hadn't detected some sort of Snape-threatening malady called "milk of human kindness."
Slowly Fawkes rose up, shaking off the ashes, and then sitting on Severus' shoulder, singing beautifully. The two relaxed, Fawkes enjoying the fine brandy that Severus had placed in a phoenix friendly snifter on the table.
Severus started to talk, as was his wont, to the bird, who listened intently, head cocked on one side. Severus was worried about Draco, worried about all his house, and the bird seemed to invite confidence. Unusually though, the bird would sing a couple of notes as Severus took a drink, thus multiplying the effect of the song.
Severus himself didn't notice, though perhaps at another time he would have been intrigued at the interaction of the two intoxicants. However daft he was about Zeus, he wasn't daft enough to make himself a lab rat for one of those potions experiments in order to get some quality time.
It was a measure of how much Severus had relaxed that he was able to talk about the Potter boy without a trace of rancour. Harry had reported his visions to Severus as well as Albus, and the two were uniquely able to use them. Twice now, Fawkes had found his heart-strings tugged at by Severus, needed his song, and usually getting tears as well. He cries too easily, that's his problem. Severus doesn't cry enough.
Fawkes watches as Severus falls asleep to a phoenix lullaby, peaceful for the first time in months, daring Zeus to disturb him with a message from the blonde one. But for the first time, it's not Severus that Zeus goes to. Silently, as the song ends, he greets Fawkes.
"You can turn your back on me all you like, but I know how you birds operate. I've watched that flying snowball crack onto you often enough." He didn't choose to understand Fawkes' "We're just friends" that he sang rather loudly. "And you want to crack onto Zeus." He sighed. "I know I can't stop you. But be careful."
He rested his head against the human's forehead, which Severus took to be a gesture of affection, but was in reality a quick health check, in case phoenix senses hadn't detected some sort of Snape-threatening malady called "milk of human kindness."
Slowly Fawkes rose up, shaking off the ashes, and then sitting on Severus' shoulder, singing beautifully. The two relaxed, Fawkes enjoying the fine brandy that Severus had placed in a phoenix friendly snifter on the table.
Severus started to talk, as was his wont, to the bird, who listened intently, head cocked on one side. Severus was worried about Draco, worried about all his house, and the bird seemed to invite confidence. Unusually though, the bird would sing a couple of notes as Severus took a drink, thus multiplying the effect of the song.
Severus himself didn't notice, though perhaps at another time he would have been intrigued at the interaction of the two intoxicants. However daft he was about Zeus, he wasn't daft enough to make himself a lab rat for one of those potions experiments in order to get some quality time.
It was a measure of how much Severus had relaxed that he was able to talk about the Potter boy without a trace of rancour. Harry had reported his visions to Severus as well as Albus, and the two were uniquely able to use them. Twice now, Fawkes had found his heart-strings tugged at by Severus, needed his song, and usually getting tears as well. He cries too easily, that's his problem. Severus doesn't cry enough.
Fawkes watches as Severus falls asleep to a phoenix lullaby, peaceful for the first time in months, daring Zeus to disturb him with a message from the blonde one. But for the first time, it's not Severus that Zeus goes to. Silently, as the song ends, he greets Fawkes.