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Bad Hair Day
Minerva160 Reviews | 7.12/10 (160 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )
A chance comment on encountering Severus Snape on a bad hair day leads to mortification (hers), teasing (his) and eventually to Emma, Elizabeth and Simon Granger-Snape.
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ohhh... more choclate and coffee... what to do with such ammount of "energy" between the two of them. Too fun. I like it!
Two minds with but a single thought (or two) books and caffeine. I agree with the first, but I get my caffeine rush from Pepsi. ^_^
When stories have been finished for a while, I tend to leave a review at the end of the story instead of after each chapter. So now let me say that I found this story to be delightful! I very much appreciated your light touch, the mutual insecurities, and the way the story unfolded. Initially, I didn't like the chapters' being so short, but at the end of the story, their shortness makes sense. Thank you for such fine entertainment!
Response from Minerva (Author of Bad Hair Day)
Thank you!
How long will it take her, I wonder, to realize that anything less than withering scorn and scathing hostility from Snape in response to a verbal gaffe like that is quite probably the Snape version of flirting? Not to mention the fact that if he were averse to the idea of procreating with Hermione (or at least engaging in the sort of activity which tends to lead to procreation!), he probably would have made that point unmistakably clear. (It might be interesting to see a chapter which shows how Severus perceived this incident in hindsight...perhaps one in which we find out that Severus is nowhere nearly as indifferent to Hermione as she assumes!) I rather like the subtle reference to the quip by George Bernard Shaw in response to the proposition by Isadora Duncan that they have children together because they would have her looks and his brains ("But suppose they had my looks and your brains?")
Response from Minerva (Author of Bad Hair Day)
Thank you for your review! I must decline your praise about my subtlety however, because I didn't know the Shaw. I am not nearly as well read as I would like ...Hermione and Severus at this point of the story are truly ignorant of each other in that sense, her comment is not triggered by her subconsciously lusting after him and his response is what I imagine he would have answered a trusted collegue on a good morning when in a mood for teasing.
Response from MlleGigi (Reviewer)
I think you may have misunderstood me...I was imagining a scenario in which Severus was the one who was already finding himself (perhaps reluctantly) attracted or at least intrigued by Hermione even if not strongly enough to be accurately described as infatuated. Like I said, I find it a bit hard to believe that Severus would respond to a comment like that with anything less than a scathing rebuke and a biting display of bad temper -- never mind a quip which suggests that he would not be entirely averse to the notion of joining Hermione in the kind of act which results in children! -- unless he was already entertaining some fondness for her that goes a bit further than a simple platonic respect for a fellow colleague.
Response from Minerva (Author of Bad Hair Day)
Thank you for your review! I must decline your praise about my subtlety however, because I didn't know the Shaw. I am not nearly as well read as I would like ...Hermione and Severus at this point of the story are truly ignorant of each other in that sense, her comment is not triggered by her subconsciously lusting after him and his response is what I imagine he would have answered a trusted collegue on a good morning when in a mood for teasing.
Response from MlleGigi (Reviewer)
I think you may have misunderstood me...I was imagining a scenario in which Severus was the one who was already finding himself (perhaps reluctantly) attracted or at least intrigued by Hermione even if not strongly enough to be accurately described as infatuated. Like I said, I find it a bit hard to believe that Severus would respond to a comment like that with anything less than a scathing rebuke and a biting display of bad temper -- never mind a quip which suggests that he would not be entirely averse to the notion of joining Hermione in the kind of act which results in children! -- unless he was already entertaining some fondness for her that goes a bit further than a simple platonic respect for a fellow colleague.
Ha ha! Love it! I can just picture her sitting there with her jaw unhinged! More soon please!
HA! Love it! oh I can't stop laughing!
This is delightful. I'm still giggling over Snape's departing line. Very clever. Please give us more soon.
This chapter gave me a much needed smile with Snape's parting words.
His parting shot was awesome.
*snerk* He left her speechless. Wunderbar! *grin* ^_^
While we're at it I'd like to state that I do not want more than three.
omg... hahahha that's absolutely priceless ;)
So that's her mortification - can't wait to see his teasing!
Oh, I see...so Hermione unthinkingly voiced her comment about their hypothetical children when she encountered Severus in the bathroom at Grimmauld Place. I wasn't certain where you were going with the last chapter. Poor Hermione...Severus isn't going to let a comment like that slide (and especially not if he's already had thoughts about the two of them engaging in the kind of activities which can result in children).
That was such a fun, sweet little story! I love the idea that their children's hair was perfect, even if Simon did dissolve most of his. Lots of fun - thanks for posting!
Yay! I do love a happy ending - and is that an epilogue I spy?
Ooh! I hope he isn't upset by her rather indelicate wording! These too need to sort things out, pronto!
Hee! How much more teasing before little Sean makes an appearance, eh?
Well, if she lets him interrupt her reading we'll know it's true love!
I love the idea that neither of them would saddle a child with a fanciful name - they both must have suffered enough!
She shared her chocolate cake? Surely he won't need much more of a hint than that!
Also - Snape in black jeans - yum!
"...While we're at it I'd like to state that I do not want more than three.”"
He didn't, did he?
Granger’s [hair] had looked like the inside of a horsehair mattress after inept fifth years had practiced slicing hexes
Let's hope he doesn't repeat that to her once he's stopped over analysing everything!
You just know I have to race on to find out what she said!
Poor Hermione! It's shades of that camping trip all over again.
Whoops! I wonder how she'll explain that slip of the tongue?
Splendid! Thank you for sharing your wonderful story about how the Granger-Snapes came to be...
The kissing in the alley is the icing on the chocolate cake!
Beth