[Let's just say Dawn happens to be lucky enough to find the door to Buffy's room open, and Buffy obviously in it. She approaches, knocks on the frame and leans on it.]
[ buffy's taking the opportunity to sort through books - yeah, it looks ridiculous, because it couldn't be more out of character for her. but it's not for her. it's for spike. she sets the ones in her hands down. ]
[And upon the permission, Dawn takes a few steps inside the room, then halts. She takes in the scene with the books, and unfortunately she's pretty good at figuring things out even if there are a lot of gaps in information. It's a skill you develop when you're the Slayer's sister.
She feels like expressing outrage, but that's not what she's here for. So all she can do is wring her hands awkwardly.]
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I talked to Mr. Snape.
And he said -- he said you'd requested something of him. Something to do with Willow, I think.
[ her voice is soft and she looks down at what she's doing, then turns more fully towards dawn, stepping away from it. this is a serious conversation, it deserves her full attention. ]
Dawn, Willow ... Willow did something. Something really bad, with her magic. Severus thinks that maybe she needs someone to, um, to teach her. H-How to use it better.
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Hey. Can I come in for a moment?
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Yeah, of course. What's the what?
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She feels like expressing outrage, but that's not what she's here for. So all she can do is wring her hands awkwardly.]
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I talked to Mr. Snape.
And he said -- he said you'd requested something of him. Something to do with Willow, I think.
[Here, she seeks eye contact with Buffy.]
What was it?
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[ her voice is soft and she looks down at what she's doing, then turns more fully towards dawn, stepping away from it. this is a serious conversation, it deserves her full attention. ]
Dawn, Willow ... Willow did something. Something really bad, with her magic. Severus thinks that maybe she needs someone to, um, to teach her. H-How to use it better.
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What, the soul thing? That was pretty -- [harmless, but she can't say that] I mean, yeah, I get it.
[A short pause in which Dawn finds back to her actual request.]
But anyway, Mr. Snape asked me to tell him about her. Her abilities. A-and I wasn't going to just blab away without checking this with you.
[And for once, this look here? Is pure little sister, looking for advice from her big sister.]
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[She shrugs.]
All right, I'll tell him on our ice cream date.
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I decided he was going to take me for ice cream in exchange for the info.
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... what, Snape is crushing on Martha Jones?
[And clears her throat, slightly embarassed at her outburst.]
Anyway, that's the whole reason why. He needs to remove that stick from his butt pronto.
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Dating, actually. For a while now.