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An Early April Fool

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                                                                        I don't want the world to see me

                                                             Cause I don't think that they'd understand

                                                                  When everything's made to be broken;

 I just want you to know who I am

"Iris"  Goo Goo Dolls

Meg was sitting marking a stack of scrolls. Well, she was supposed to be marking, but in reality she was staring into space, her quill poised over the essay. She was thinking over when she had met Odile, Severus' sister. It had been two weeks and the woman still played on her mind.

She had known a little about his past, had known he had a sister and she'd heard him mention Senga after letters from her; but she'd had no idea that his brother in law was a Malfoy. Now she'd had met Odile, she realised it would have nicer to have more than ten minutes to get used to the idea of the Snapes and the Malfoys being related. And, of course, some time to get used to the idea that by means of her tie to Severus she was now allied with the Malfoy's as well. She had made it clear to Severus that she had married him not his sister; but in the wizarding society, marriage ties were as good as blood ties. By the mere fact she was now the sister in law of Odile Malfoy she had a connection to the Malfoys. The tie would run deep, and as long as she bore the name Snape, the connection would be there.

"They won't mark themselves. Although I must admit it would be less torturous if they did." A slow, deep voice made her jump and the quill splattered over the scroll, making her curse.

A wand flick from behind her and it was cleaned up.

"Severus! Can't you see I'm working? Why must you always creep up on me?" She slammed her quill down, a flash of irritation running through, her making her voice sharp and high.

"I do not creep," he said miffed. "This arrived this morning. I want you to go to Madam Malkin's and get something appropriate." He threw a gold embossed card onto the scrolls, and turned and walked into the bedroom, letting the door bang shut behind him.

Meg slumped, her head going into her hands. Sometimes she wished she could cut her tongue out; these days she always seemed to say things she really regretted after.

Her eyes went to the card and all thoughts of her tongue went straight out of her head as alarm and a certain amount of fear went through her.

"No way!" she cried out, jumping to her feet, and picking up the card she went through to the bedroom where Snape had just gone.

"Oh no," she cried, as she entered the room.

He looked up from where he was reading "Potions Monthly".

"I am not going there, no way!"

He raised one eyebrow and went back to reading the paper; which annoyed her no end.

"Severus!" She went across to him and dropped the card right on top of the article he was reading. "You aren't seriously expecting us to go, are you?"