Dreamboat {Drabble, G}

[darkshimmer.livejournal.com]

Title: Dreamboat
Summary: Written for snupin100's 'dancing' prompt
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The 'Harry Potter' series is the creation of J.K. Rowling, with subsidiary rights belonging to Bloomsbury, Raincoast, Scholastic, Warner Bros., etc. This story was written solely for entertainment purposes, and I've earned no profit from it.

Remus Lupin was a wonderful dancer. Severus watched him guide whatever-her-name-was, the Hufflepuff from their Form who always chewed gum with her mouth open, across the Great Hall’s dance floor, Gene Kelly partnered with an ox in a cloud of pink dress. Nobody should be so handsome, he thought, or so graceful. Dancing skill was something adults had, not boys who weren’t yet 15.

The Hufflepuff laughed. So did Remus. The happy sound drove Severus from the dance and back to the solitary world of Slytherin House, his world.

That night in his dreams, Severus laughed and waltzed with Remus.

Comments

[darkshimmer.livejournal.com]

There's such a gentle sense of tragedy about the pairing, a litany of lost chances and missed opportunities. It's one of the reasons I enjoy the pairing so much.

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[cordeliadelayne]

Aw, poor Severus. You really capture his longing well.

[darkshimmer.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Awww. *cuddles Severus*
So sad. Only able to dance with him in his dreams... *sigh*

[darkshimmer.livejournal.com]

Student!Snupin always seems to have that "if only..." vibe to it.

[pikkalam-sri.livejournal.com]

This made me want to weep, and then snuggle poor little awkward Severus. Good show!