Severus Snape - Master Chef
By Barbi Bee
A/n 1: the characters are not mine they are merely borrowed
A/n 2: this story is in answer to a WIKTT challenge to have Severus Snape dressed in drag (women's clothing)
Chapter 1
Having suffered both mentally and physically doing the years of Voldemort's tyranny, Severus had been ordered to take a year-long sabbatical now that he had been finally overthrown. Doing nothing didn't feel right to the Potions Master, but knowing Albus' reaction should he try to get a job in the wizarding world he instead perused the muggle job vacancies. Finding one for a Sous Chef on the island of Tresco he sent in his application.
The job was from the end of February til the end of October which suited Severus as it would give him a chance to heal physically before taking up the position (presuming he got it). It would also allow him the opportunity to once again take up his first career choice. A choice that had been ripped away by his father the night he forced Severus to take the Dark Mark.
The reply came two weeks later asking Severus to come to London for an interview with the Personnel Manager Gill Knight, with the successful applicant expected to be appear for duty the following month. Accomodation would be provided at a cost of £50 a week, and a wage paid at the rate of £6.35 an hour. With an expected working week of 60 hours or more it meant an average wage of around £330 per week before tax which wasn't bad when you considered he was making about half that teaching at Hogwarts.
Severus was given the job and was soon on his way to the picturesque island, where he would spend the next seven months indulging in his one true love, creating culinary masterpieces.
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Hermione Granger now in her second year at Oxford University checked the help wanted ads and came across one as a Nanny/General Assistant on Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall. The job would last until September which tied in with the school year and seemed to be perfect for her needs. Checking to make sure her CV was up-to-date, she faxed her application to the Personnel office on the island.
With her application having been successful, Hermione packed her bags in preparation for her return to the island she had spent so many happy years on as a child. She was a native to the the island having been born there during the ten years her parents had worked there. When her magical abilities had started revealing themselves at the age of seven her parents had felt it best to leave the small community they lived in and move to a place where their daughter's differences could be more easily overlooked.
And so on the 15th June Hermione returned to the place of her birth, to work for the Lord of the island and his family. She travelled across from the mainland by ferry, savouring every moment of the trip and remembering details of her previous life as though seeing them in a pensieve.
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Near the end of her stay on the island, Hermione was taking her early morning dip in the ocean when she noticed some very weird characters further down the beach. She carefully and quietly removed her wand from the charm bracelet she kept it on and enlarged it. She then started to approach the men, only to stop abruptly when she recognised some of them as escaped Death-Eaters. Casting an invisibility charm on herself she moved close enough to see what they were doing but kept far enough away not to be in immediate danger.
Her plans changed when she realised they were beating the very life out of some poor soul. She threw some hexes at the Death-Eaters before apparating quickly into their midst, grabbing their victim and disapparating out again. Reappearing in her quarters back at the Abbey, she laid her companion on the bed and took a look a him. She was shocked to recognise the man as her former nemesis and potions master.
Seeing the time she cast a few healing spells on him, dosed him with a sleeping draught and dissappeared into the bathroom to change. Returning to the bedroom she did a final check of the man before going to work.
Returning to her quarters that afternoon she found the professor awake and reasonably alert. Understandably weary of the situation he found himself in, he was relieved to see Hermione come through the door.He wasn't really sure where he was or what her role in things was though.
"Miss Granger, might I enquire as to where we are?"
"On the Island of Tresco, specifically my quarters in the Abbey."
"Your - quarters?"
"Yes Professor, I'm employed here as a Nanny/General Assistant. But why are you here, if I might be so bold as to ask?"
"Like you I work here on the island, as a Sous Chef at the Hotel."
"A Chef.... Sorry it's just that.."
"You can't imagine your greasy git Potions master cooking?"
"Something like that. But I suppose the two professions aren't that far apart, are they?"
"No, they're not. But as it happens, during my tenure at Hogwart I have also - unofficially that is - served as Head Chef. Which means that most of the food you ate during your stay there was either prepeared by me or under my supervision."
Stunned by this revelation Hermione collapsed on the bed next to Severus. Looking at him in a whole new light she asked him what had happened that morning. He told her that he had been taken from his rooms at the Hotel by Lucius and Pettigrew in order to be taught a lesson for betraying The Dark Lord. The lesson supposedly ending in his death after suffering excrutiating pain from both a physical beating and a number of hexes cast upon his person. Thankfully Hermione had arrived before they could do much more than inflict a few bruises.
As it was unlikely that they would just forget about him, Severus told Hermione that he would have to find an unobtrusive way to leave the island. Pondering the situation for a few moments, Hermione got a big grin on her face. A grin that worried Severus, as well it should, because Hermione's plan was to disguise Severus as - wait for it, A WOMAN. Understandably Severus was not at all partial to the idea but did accept the fact that it had merit and finally gave in with the proviso that he did so under duress.
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That evening Hermione explained the situation to her employer, and as he was well aware of her unique abilities agreed to go along with her plan. Thus it became known that Hermione's Aunt Sophie had joined her on the island following the death of her husband. An old fashioned woman she wore mourning black and completed the outfit with a veiled hat on those occasions she ventured out of Hermione's quarters. As for the missing Sous Chef, the police search revealed that blood and body tissue had been found on the rocks by the beach. This information along with the knowledge that some skinheads had been seen in the vicinity lead police to believe that the Chef - a man by the name of Severus Snape - had been murdered and his body dumped at sea.
to be continued
Job Explainer: Sous Chef
"Sous chef in French literally means "under chef." Sous chefs work under the head chef in the kitchen. . . I work from 12 to 14 hours per day, six days a week. I look over the cooks. I check to see if they're heading in the right direction, if anything needs to be done. . . I make sure everyone's on at the right time. I keep things moving. We are preparing a lot of food every night. We have to be moving all the time."
By Barbi Bee
A/n 1: the characters are not mine they are merely borrowed
A/n 2: this story is in answer to a WIKTT challenge to have Severus Snape dressed in drag (women's clothing)
Chapter 1
Having suffered both mentally and physically doing the years of Voldemort's tyranny, Severus had been ordered to take a year-long sabbatical now that he had been finally overthrown. Doing nothing didn't feel right to the Potions Master, but knowing Albus' reaction should he try to get a job in the wizarding world he instead perused the muggle job vacancies. Finding one for a Sous Chef on the island of Tresco he sent in his application.
The job was from the end of February til the end of October which suited Severus as it would give him a chance to heal physically before taking up the position (presuming he got it). It would also allow him the opportunity to once again take up his first career choice. A choice that had been ripped away by his father the night he forced Severus to take the Dark Mark.
The reply came two weeks later asking Severus to come to London for an interview with the Personnel Manager Gill Knight, with the successful applicant expected to be appear for duty the following month. Accomodation would be provided at a cost of £50 a week, and a wage paid at the rate of £6.35 an hour. With an expected working week of 60 hours or more it meant an average wage of around £330 per week before tax which wasn't bad when you considered he was making about half that teaching at Hogwarts.
Severus was given the job and was soon on his way to the picturesque island, where he would spend the next seven months indulging in his one true love, creating culinary masterpieces.
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Hermione Granger now in her second year at Oxford University checked the help wanted ads and came across one as a Nanny/General Assistant on Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall. The job would last until September which tied in with the school year and seemed to be perfect for her needs. Checking to make sure her CV was up-to-date, she faxed her application to the Personnel office on the island.
With her application having been successful, Hermione packed her bags in preparation for her return to the island she had spent so many happy years on as a child. She was a native to the the island having been born there during the ten years her parents had worked there. When her magical abilities had started revealing themselves at the age of seven her parents had felt it best to leave the small community they lived in and move to a place where their daughter's differences could be more easily overlooked.
And so on the 15th June Hermione returned to the place of her birth, to work for the Lord of the island and his family. She travelled across from the mainland by ferry, savouring every moment of the trip and remembering details of her previous life as though seeing them in a pensieve.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Near the end of her stay on the island, Hermione was taking her early morning dip in the ocean when she noticed some very weird characters further down the beach. She carefully and quietly removed her wand from the charm bracelet she kept it on and enlarged it. She then started to approach the men, only to stop abruptly when she recognised some of them as escaped Death-Eaters. Casting an invisibility charm on herself she moved close enough to see what they were doing but kept far enough away not to be in immediate danger.
Her plans changed when she realised they were beating the very life out of some poor soul. She threw some hexes at the Death-Eaters before apparating quickly into their midst, grabbing their victim and disapparating out again. Reappearing in her quarters back at the Abbey, she laid her companion on the bed and took a look a him. She was shocked to recognise the man as her former nemesis and potions master.
Seeing the time she cast a few healing spells on him, dosed him with a sleeping draught and dissappeared into the bathroom to change. Returning to the bedroom she did a final check of the man before going to work.
Returning to her quarters that afternoon she found the professor awake and reasonably alert. Understandably weary of the situation he found himself in, he was relieved to see Hermione come through the door.He wasn't really sure where he was or what her role in things was though.
"Miss Granger, might I enquire as to where we are?"
"On the Island of Tresco, specifically my quarters in the Abbey."
"Your - quarters?"
"Yes Professor, I'm employed here as a Nanny/General Assistant. But why are you here, if I might be so bold as to ask?"
"Like you I work here on the island, as a Sous Chef at the Hotel."
"A Chef.... Sorry it's just that.."
"You can't imagine your greasy git Potions master cooking?"
"Something like that. But I suppose the two professions aren't that far apart, are they?"
"No, they're not. But as it happens, during my tenure at Hogwart I have also - unofficially that is - served as Head Chef. Which means that most of the food you ate during your stay there was either prepeared by me or under my supervision."
Stunned by this revelation Hermione collapsed on the bed next to Severus. Looking at him in a whole new light she asked him what had happened that morning. He told her that he had been taken from his rooms at the Hotel by Lucius and Pettigrew in order to be taught a lesson for betraying The Dark Lord. The lesson supposedly ending in his death after suffering excrutiating pain from both a physical beating and a number of hexes cast upon his person. Thankfully Hermione had arrived before they could do much more than inflict a few bruises.
As it was unlikely that they would just forget about him, Severus told Hermione that he would have to find an unobtrusive way to leave the island. Pondering the situation for a few moments, Hermione got a big grin on her face. A grin that worried Severus, as well it should, because Hermione's plan was to disguise Severus as - wait for it, A WOMAN. Understandably Severus was not at all partial to the idea but did accept the fact that it had merit and finally gave in with the proviso that he did so under duress.
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That evening Hermione explained the situation to her employer, and as he was well aware of her unique abilities agreed to go along with her plan. Thus it became known that Hermione's Aunt Sophie had joined her on the island following the death of her husband. An old fashioned woman she wore mourning black and completed the outfit with a veiled hat on those occasions she ventured out of Hermione's quarters. As for the missing Sous Chef, the police search revealed that blood and body tissue had been found on the rocks by the beach. This information along with the knowledge that some skinheads had been seen in the vicinity lead police to believe that the Chef - a man by the name of Severus Snape - had been murdered and his body dumped at sea.
to be continued
Job Explainer: Sous Chef
"Sous chef in French literally means "under chef." Sous chefs work under the head chef in the kitchen. . . I work from 12 to 14 hours per day, six days a week. I look over the cooks. I check to see if they're heading in the right direction, if anything needs to be done. . . I make sure everyone's on at the right time. I keep things moving. We are preparing a lot of food every night. We have to be moving all the time."