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dracontiaA conversation between Severus and Hermione about just what, exactly, he's been looking at on their computer. Not sure if this has been done before, but it might be passable for blowing off steam between longer stories!
ReviewedDisclaimer: Judging by the absence of royalty checks, I don’t own these characters.
Sometimes, Severus cursed the day Hermione had acquired a computer and Internet access.
At first, it had been quite enjoyable. It was convenient having all that information just a few keystrokes away. But after he found one particular website, everything changed. One evening, she noticed.
“Severus, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“I know better. You’ve got a face like a wet weekend. What’s happened?”
“It’s nothing important. Just… something I was looking at online.”
“May I see?”
“Hermione…”
“Severus, what are you hiding?”
“Oh, fine. There. Are you happy?”
(Long, long pause.)
“Well, that was interesting.”
“Come out and say what you think!”
“Love, it’s really not bad.”
“Yes, it is. I mean, compared to them, I feel so… inadequate.”
“Don’t you dare say that! You’re not inadequate. There’s no objective measurement for these things; it’s really a matter of personal preference. And I always prefer you. Why do you go online if it puts you in such a state?”
“I found this site, and I just can’t seem to help myself. Oh, well. At least I’m anonymous, so no one has to know just who is so inadequate.”
“Quit talking about yourself that way!”
“You’re just trying to make me feel better.”
“You know better than that. No one pleases me more than you, and I’ll always be your biggest fan.”
(Mmmm…)
(Really, truly, amazingly long pause.)
(Sigh.)
“Do you believe me now?”
“Yes. But I still wish my stories would get more reviews.”
Author’s Note: It took longer to write this note and the disclaimer than it did to write the entire drabble. Wasn’t that enlightening?
If only I knew what sort of fanfiction Severus was writing and where he was posting, I would be more than happy to go over there and reassure him most thoroughly that he is in no way inadequate. In any way I could devise. Wouldn’t you?
(To ward off mistaken impressions, I am entirely happy with the number, frequency, and length of reviews I have received for my stories. This is a plea for all the wonderful folks who have been reviewing my stories to please not stone me with virtual geologic missiles for being so long about updating...)
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Latest 25 Reviews for Measuring Up
17 Reviews | 6.76/10 Average
he probably writes fanfic for Thomas Hardy stories, they always have a suitably depressing ending!
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
That would be about par for poor Severus' course! I bet he has a collection of Charles Addams cartoons as well. :D
Thanks for reviewing!
That was so not what I was expecting. Thank you for the laugh.
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Around here, you can expect the unexpected and still be surprised! Thank you for the review. :)
Oh this is really cute. Severus writing Fanfic. AwwwwCheers Moepi AKA Michèle
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
*giggles* Poor Severus! Folks aren't leaving enough carrots for his plot bunnies.Thanks for reviewing!
completely enjoyable.
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
I aim to satisfy. Cheers!
Lol...nice double entendre. Very enjoyable and made me chuckle.
Cheers
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Your chuckle is noted and added to the supply of muse-fuel. Thank you for taking the time to feed the author, despite signage to the contrary.
haha. I most certainly would reassure him that he's not inadequate!! haha... but I don't think my ways are quite orthodox. lol. Fabby little one shot. :D. x
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you! Hmm, methinks you might have to get through Hermione first, to offer any sort of 'unorthodox' reassurance...
hahahaah... what a twist.... and probably a shock for those of us that have dirty minds *snicker*
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you kindly! Wow... gee, someone reading this might have a dirty mind? Oh, my!
Bit of a titillating thought, that...*wink*
Oh, how I do love these 100-word Drabbles about Snape and Hermione! They never fail to make me laugh. Good job on this...Well done!
~Julia~
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you! Comedy is my calling card, but this is my first time playing in the 'drabble sandbox.'
“Yes, it is. I mean, compared to them, I feel so… inadequate.”Aw, Snape is a baby in the fandom - I can so relate. So now that you mention it, where are those updates? Hmmm? *wriggles eyebrows*Cute story. :)
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thanks! Um, updates? Did I mention updates? yeah... okay, there's one in the queue now! That's right!(whew!)
LOL!!! you got me, i thought it was porn. maybe snape will start posting over at potter place...
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
hee hee... I can never do anything straightforward while the planet is spinning so fast. I have a feeling Snape would be made really, really, welcome over at PP... *snerk*thanks for reviewing!
That was a nice twist at the end!
Really liked your story.
*sigh* Know exactly how he feels...
bye,
Shal
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you! I can't resist a twist. (I think my mum was scared by a collection of O. Henry stories whilst carrying me.)~dracontia
Poor Severus! I'll give him a rewiew anytime! I really loved that little twist.
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
mmm... yes, I would be happy to give him two--well, two SOMETHINGS up! Twists are my business--glad you liked them, and thanks for reviewing!
*pouts severely, for she had just gotten her Really Really Big Trebuchet unpacked, set up, aligned, calibrated, and was just about to load a geologic missile.**cogitates*...Can I load it with a gazillion fluffy marshmallows to fling at you?~Lotmluffer uf trebuchets, squee
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Golly--just unpacking a trebuchet is a monumental task, to say nothing of getting the thing ready to rock! (so to speak). Shall I say, 'huzzah for marshmallows?'I promise, I'm working on updates! I even did a week of ah, research, in Vegas for the third installment of FGJ!
Response from ladyofthemasque (Reviewer)
*grins, yanks lever-pin free*WHAAAAANGNGngngn...*a hail of marshmallows heads your way.....THIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIP ( <--the sound of 10,378 miniature marshmallows now pelting you --> )THIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIPTHIP!!!--BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!...Thanks! *cheekygrin*~Lotm
Thanks for the laugh; with the day I've been having, I needed it. =) I've certainly never seen this particular twist on a "two characters discussing That Web Site" scene before; it's always nice to see something fresh. =)
And...er...I hate to ask this and it probably shows how often I've been hanging out with certain perverted friends of mine lately, but was the shape of the text in parentheses describing the last long pause...um...intentional?
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Glad I could help out! Thanks very much for the review--yesterday was right rotten for me, and happy reviews help reduce the sense of inadequacy at yet another RL debacle.As for the 'long' pause... that is deliberately left open to interpretation! 
LOL, oh that was very cute.
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you! I was in a 'cute' mood there.
Oh, some of us share that feeling with Snape alright :DYes, can't help but wonder what kind of thing Snape would write.Really nice little piece.
Response from dracontia (Author of Measuring Up)
Thank you! I have to admit, I've almost distracted myself from finishing other stuff, wondering what he's writing!
