Remus had heard such things from Snape far too often for it to bother him. He's heard a lot worse, actually, and said in much nastier tones. He'd always been able to take it in a good humor. Well, most of the time. A few of Snape's comments had hit too close to home, had made him angry enough to have to force himself to not react. This one though...The delivery was lacking.
Almost amiable. Or, as amiable as Snape ever sounded.
"Humm, well, I assume your question is rhetorical. But, in the interests of annoying you for my own childsish amusement, I'll answer it."
He grinned up at Snape for a moment before going on, looking the map over as he spoke.
"Aside from Albus, you probably know me better than anyone in the world. And what that says about my social skills, I don't even want to contemplate."
It was true, though. Remus had become friends, of a sort, with Harry. But he'd kept his distance even with him, as he did with everyone. Remus just wondered how he'd ever let himself become so close to James, Peter, and Sirius. But then, he knew that the resolutions of those relationships had only made him less likely to form such attachments in the future.
But Snape had been around, even then. And Remus had always felt an odd sort of fascination with him. He should have defended the other boy when his friends had made sport of him. But he hadn't...And part of the reason he hadn't had been that he didn't want his friends to think it was an indication of anything, of his odd sort of interest in the other boy.
He was ashamed of that, now. But somehow, he didn't think Snape would appreciate it being brought up, even in the context of an apology.
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Date: 2005-04-15 02:13 am (UTC)Almost amiable. Or, as amiable as Snape ever sounded.
"Humm, well, I assume your question is rhetorical. But, in the interests of annoying you for my own childsish amusement, I'll answer it."
He grinned up at Snape for a moment before going on, looking the map over as he spoke.
"Aside from Albus, you probably know me better than anyone in the world. And what that says about my social skills, I don't even want to contemplate."
It was true, though. Remus had become friends, of a sort, with Harry. But he'd kept his distance even with him, as he did with everyone. Remus just wondered how he'd ever let himself become so close to James, Peter, and Sirius. But then, he knew that the resolutions of those relationships had only made him less likely to form such attachments in the future.
But Snape had been around, even then. And Remus had always felt an odd sort of fascination with him. He should have defended the other boy when his friends had made sport of him. But he hadn't...And part of the reason he hadn't had been that he didn't want his friends to think it was an indication of anything, of his odd sort of interest in the other boy.
He was ashamed of that, now. But somehow, he didn't think Snape would appreciate it being brought up, even in the context of an apology.