Dumbledore and the Insidious Plot

Hogwarts, In Snape's office

"Severus, what are you still doing here?" Remus asked as he entered.

"I'm working here. It is after all my office," Snape answered and glared at Remus.

"No, I meant it's Christmas. you should be home baking gingerbread's or something." Remus sat down facing Snape.

"I prefer working and besides I hate ginger."

Remus walked over a bin and threw something in it. Remus had baked one large gingerbread for Severus.

"So, what about we go in the Three Broomsticks for butterbeer?" Remus asked as he sat down again.

"Severus' Kindergarten isn't open at Christmas, so shoo!" Severus sneered at Remus.

Remus looked Severus.

Severus looked Remus.

"Oh, alright. I give up." Severus couldn't handle Remus' puppy eyes anymore. Remus had learned at least on thing from Albus 'old goat' 'Dumpty' Dumbledore.

Hogwats, Dumpty's office

"Ah, Lucius. Come in," Dumpty greeted as Lucius stepped into his office.

"Good afternoon, Albus. It's been a long time." Lucius sat down gracefully facing Dumpty.

"So how's Voldie?"

"He's still the same but actually I came here to discuss something else than Voldie," Lucius replied.

"Go on," Dumpty urged Lucius to go on.

"I've been wondering, how's things going between Severus and Lupin?"

"There's finally something going on but they are morons and don't see it. I've been trying and trying but they haven't even hugged yet. But if you could do something for me," Dumpty said.

"What can I do?" Lucius asked.

"Well if you could.."

Half an hour later there was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Lucius opened the door and there was Remus behind it.

"Ah, Remus. Come in. I was just on my back to Malfoy manor," Lucius said politely to Remus who looked like he had been hit by a bus.

"Well, I'll be going now." Lucius walked past Remus.

"Remus, come in. Don't stand there like an idiot," Dumpty said and Remus entered to his office.

After Remus was recovered from his shock,

"Remus, how was your day?" Dumpty asked

"Well Severus didn't suspect a thing...," Remus replied and they talked for a few hours.

One day later in Hogwarts

When Dumpty, Remus and Severus entered the office, there was a small package on Dumpty's desk.

"I thought so," Dumpty said as he saw it.

"When is Remus getting his memory back?" Severus asked as he sat down.

"Soon, soon," was all Dumpty said because now he was busy with opening the package.

"Ah, finally. I knew that laddie would come to his senses," Dumpty cried out happily.

"Don't you have any lemon drops?" Remus asked hopefully because he knew Dumpty never had chocolate.

"They must have run out, sorry. But I have great news." Dumpty was beaming at Severus and Remus.

Neither of them said a thing; Remus because he had mouth full of lemon drops(or he thought there were lemon drops) and Snape because he didn't feel like it.

"They are back!" Dumpty showed them what was in the box: sandals.

"Wow. Those are the most beautiful sandals I have ever seen." Remus was on drugs. He had eaten some 'Dumpty's special', ecstacy, pink elephants and foghorns disguised as lemon drops.

"You really think so?" Dumpty had put them on and was now hopping on his desk.

"I think it's best if we leave right now. Come on, Remus." Severus and Remus tried to leave but they discovered that they couldn't move.

"You can't leave," Dumpty said as he hopped down from his desk.

"Why? Is this one of your schemes?" Severus asked.

"No, not at all. You are just standing under a mistletoe which was put there by Dobby. He thought it might became handy some day," Dumpty replied and tried to look innocent but Severus knew that Dumpty had put it there.

"Now all you have to do is kiss each other. Otherwise you'll be standing there forever," Now Dumpty was laughing evilly and it was very clear that he was responsible for this whole situation.

"For fuck's sake!" Remus shouted and grabbed Severus' and kissed him quickly.

Severus was so stunned that he just stared after Remus when he left the office. Severus didn't see how pale Remus had become because he knew there was no turning back.