Severus Snape Gets a Phone Call from His Older and Ultimately More
Successful Brother, Nathan
Severus picked up the ringing phone at his elbow and spoke tersely into it, while continuing to write an angry letter to his congressman.
"Yes, what is it?"
"SEVI, buddy! It's your big bro Natty!"
Severus groaned inwardly. "Hello Nathan. Did you need something?"
"Nah, just called to check on my favorite little brother, "came the cheerful voice from the other end of the line. "How's that whole teaching thing going for you?"
"Erm...still not the Dark Arts professor, if that's what you wanted to know," Snape said slowly.
"Really? Bummer! Well, you can't win 'em all. I myself just got promoted again...CEO, you know...and they won't even give me a new company car! Can you beat that?"
"Gosh, that's just horrible, "Snape muttered flatly.
"Yeah, but it's not all hard going. I just bought a summer home in Cancun and my girlfriend...you know Melissa, she's got that aerobics show now? We're getting married in the fall. What about you...you got someone in your life yet, dude?"
"No, can't say that I have," Snape muttered again. "Except maybe for Sarah Noble, but that ended badly about a week ago, when the potion wore off and she flung herself shrieking out of the window."
"Well hey man, no rush, no rush. But you should see Melissa, she is just TOO gorgeous, I can't believe I lucked out like that!"
"Yeah well," Snape interjected quickly, "I just bought these killer boots from Hot Topic yesterday! So there!"
There was a slight pause on the other end.
"Hey, that's great, bro," came the bubbly voice again. "Hey, you wanna talk to Melissa? She's right here!"
"No, that's all right Nathan, I-"
"Hiiiii, Severus!" came a perky voice over the line. "How ARE you? I haven't seen you in AGES! Not since we got that new in-ground pool!"
"Yeah, listen Melissa, I have to go," Snape said hastily, "say goodbye to Nathan for me." He slammed the receiver down hard.
The waning twilight moved away from the window, leaving the room in shadow.
"I hate that guy, " Snape muttered.
Severus picked up the ringing phone at his elbow and spoke tersely into it, while continuing to write an angry letter to his congressman.
"Yes, what is it?"
"SEVI, buddy! It's your big bro Natty!"
Severus groaned inwardly. "Hello Nathan. Did you need something?"
"Nah, just called to check on my favorite little brother, "came the cheerful voice from the other end of the line. "How's that whole teaching thing going for you?"
"Erm...still not the Dark Arts professor, if that's what you wanted to know," Snape said slowly.
"Really? Bummer! Well, you can't win 'em all. I myself just got promoted again...CEO, you know...and they won't even give me a new company car! Can you beat that?"
"Gosh, that's just horrible, "Snape muttered flatly.
"Yeah, but it's not all hard going. I just bought a summer home in Cancun and my girlfriend...you know Melissa, she's got that aerobics show now? We're getting married in the fall. What about you...you got someone in your life yet, dude?"
"No, can't say that I have," Snape muttered again. "Except maybe for Sarah Noble, but that ended badly about a week ago, when the potion wore off and she flung herself shrieking out of the window."
"Well hey man, no rush, no rush. But you should see Melissa, she is just TOO gorgeous, I can't believe I lucked out like that!"
"Yeah well," Snape interjected quickly, "I just bought these killer boots from Hot Topic yesterday! So there!"
There was a slight pause on the other end.
"Hey, that's great, bro," came the bubbly voice again. "Hey, you wanna talk to Melissa? She's right here!"
"No, that's all right Nathan, I-"
"Hiiiii, Severus!" came a perky voice over the line. "How ARE you? I haven't seen you in AGES! Not since we got that new in-ground pool!"
"Yeah, listen Melissa, I have to go," Snape said hastily, "say goodbye to Nathan for me." He slammed the receiver down hard.
The waning twilight moved away from the window, leaving the room in shadow.
"I hate that guy, " Snape muttered.