Snape & Harry's Unexpected Adventure (Part 11)

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Title: Snape & Harry's Unexpected Adventure (Part 11)
Characters or Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Word Count: 404
Rating: G
Warnings:
Challenge: Day 21 Prompt - Slide
Author's Notes: Follows on from Part 10

 

Snape led them down the lane and into the village.  He didn’t slow his pace down, but continued until they reached the children’s playground.  Fortunately there were few children around to witness the arrival of the four men.  They walked to one end of the playground, and once Snape was happy he cast an invisibility spell so it encompassed the four of them, plus the children’s slide.

“We go down the slide one at a time,” Snape said.

“What?”  Harry looked at him as if he had taken leave of his senses.

Quietly, Snape said to him, “Mmm, I still haven’t decided between emerald or ruby.”  Then when Harry reluctantly shrugged his shoulders in acceptance, Snape added out loud, “You go first, idiot number one will follow you, and then idiot number two, and I shall bring up the rear collecting any spare limbs as I go.”

Turnpuddle and his companion gave a horrified gasp, and Snape smiled at them, before saying, “Just remember to keep your hands and feet within the slide at all times.”

Feeling a fool, Harry climbed up the steps of the slide.  As he sat down on the top he wasn’t prepared for the force which took hold of him, and he shot down the slide in what he felt was a highly undignified manner.

He arrived in a room which was decorated with a number of brightly coloured pictures, which would no doubt have been reassuring were he a young child, but he found it slightly disconcerting.

Shortly afterwards Turnpuddle arrived, landing in a heap; his companion followed and landed on top of him.  Hurriedly the two crawled away from the landing point afraid of being squashed when Snape arrived.

Snape, however, landed with his ankles crossed and his hands in his lap, presumably the same way he had sat on the slide at the start.

“Where are we?” Harry asked.

“The ministry basement,” Snape explained.  “This is an emergency reception room.  It’s designed so that if a group of young children are caught somewhere their carers can safely bring them here.”

Any further explanation was cut short by the arrival of a young wizard carrying squash and biscuits.  Snape took the tray and thanked the wizard, who looked slightly confused at the absence of children.

“We’ll be up shortly,” Snape said.  “I’ll explain then.”  Then turning to the others, he said, “Enjoy your squash and biscuits, gentlemen.”