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[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

At a table by the door sits a wizard, robes of black, a heavy book and a glass of wine in front of him.

Severus Snape is making notes in the margins.

He's also paying rather a lot of attention to his surroundings, but you wouldn't know it to look at him.

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[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

Random's on a nearby stool.

He tilts his head, trying to catch a glance of the title of the book.

It looks interesting.

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Snape doesn't like people reading over his shoulder.

He shifts, slightly.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

He bites his bottom lip, and sighs slightly.

"Good evening. May I ask what you're reading?"

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Snape looks up, and raises an eyebrow. "Are you a wizard?"

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

A shrug, and a small, amused smile.

"Of sorts. A Magician, of sorts. Certainly."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

A snort. A magician... one of those Muggle party-entertainers.

"Unlikely this would be of any interest to you, I'm afraid."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

A rather amused expression crosses his face.

"My dear boy, you underestimate me."

His voice is completely and flawlessly polite, but here's an undercurrent of annoyance.

[kitchen_maid]

A small red squirrel leaps off the shoulder of the young lady passing his table and lands on the book, chattering noisily and possibly leaving inky squirrel footprints on the book.

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

With a curse, Snape jumps back from the table and glares at the creature. Then his gaze falls on the young lady. He speaks through gritted teeth.

"Young lady, kindly remove this... animal from my work."

[kitchen_maid]

"I am so terribly, terribly sorry," she says, sweeping Mr. Pemberthy off the book and into her apron pocket. In her haste, she knocks over the wine. "Oh, dear."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Snape pinches the bridge of his nose. "Just step back. I beg you."

He takes his wand out of his robe pocket and flicks it at the mess, cleaning up both wine and ink.

[kitchen_maid]

The Ordinary Princess steps back, and as things begin to vanish, steps back again. "I really am terribly sorry," she says, carefully. "Is your book all right?"

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Shortly, "It's fine."

He looks up at the girl, finally.

"...May I ask why in Merlin's name you have a squirrel in a pub?"

[valehero.livejournal.com]

Along comes one seventeen year old male with messy blond hair in probably one of the most colorful outfits seen to date. He stops and turns to the strange dark stranger as he comes through the door of the bar from outside, and turns to him in curiosity.

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Without looking up, "Can I help you?"

[valehero.livejournal.com]

...Isaac shakes his head. "I was just wondering what book you're reading. It's larger than many I've come across."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Very drily, "You must get out terribly much, then."

[valehero.livejournal.com]

...

Isaac nods in response, though not entirely what the strange man is implying. "I am Isaac."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

A short nod in return.

"Snape."

[creator_raven]

At a nearby table sits a man playing cat's cradle with a bit of string.

He takes his attention from the oddly-shaped candle flame and blinks at Snape.

He tilts his head, first one way, then the other, and quirks a slight grin.

"I see you are another one who likes the color black."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Snape looks up, and blinks back.

"Ah. Yes. It would appear so."

[creator_raven]

"I have been told that it is slimming. Do you find it so?"

Raven blinks, head still tilted.

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

Wryly, "Wizard's robes are anything but slimming, I'm afraid."

[creator_raven]

Raven studies him for a moment, then grins.

"It is not so bad, perhaps. Though I prefer jeans."

[ss-potions.livejournal.com]

"...Jeans?"