darth_stitch | Snarry sillyfic

I needed to do silly fic. Heh.

Her First Word
by Darth Stitch

DISCLAIMER: Just playing in the JKR Sandbox.
DEDICATION: For

lherelenfeline "Shroom Kitty" & for

thepinkangel for her lovely gift of artwork. Thanks, guys.

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"It's 'Papa.' " This in that all too familiar "I am right, I am always right and my word is law" tone that had been honed to perfection over the years in that honey-dark voice.

Green eyes sparked. "Git. It's 'Dada,' I tell you. I heard it quite clearly."

"Your hearing is as impaired as your eyesight, Potter." He leaned close to the object of their argument, held in her 'Dada's' arms, who was raptly watching both her fathers. "Well, bratling? Why don't you prove your Papa right and say his name again?"

"Oi! You're not going to turn on your poor old Daddy, are you, kitten? Say 'Dada' again, there's a good little girl..."

Baby Katerina sensibly chose to happily squee at both her fathers instead.

"Definitely Slytherin," Her Papa wryly observed.

"She'll be Gryffindor Seeker and win us the House Cup. Again," Her Daddy retorted.

"No daughter of mine is going to zoom about and break her neck on a bloody broom!"

A snort. "I'd like to see you try and stop her."

The truth was, Harry and Severus were too busy enjoying themselves over their ridiculous debate, even though neither of them were quite sure exactly what it was that baby Katerina said. It definitely ended in an "a" sound and that was the point. Like most loving parents, both of them were quite proud of their firstborn and her latest accomplishments.

Today, Katerina spoke her very first word.

And they were debating exactly what that first word was.

Amazingly, Katerina spoke again, made happy babbling noises afterwards, pleased at her contribution to her fathers' silly argument.

"See, I told you it was 'Dada!'"

"You should really have Poppy check your hearing, Potter. It was 'Papa' she said, clear as day."

"You're both wrong," said a distinctly smug feline voice.

Harry and Severus both looked down to see Shroom Kitty at their feet, tail primly tucked round his forepaws.

"Your kitten is most accomplished for a human," Shroom Kitty said loftily. "She mewed. That was her first word."

"That's not a word!" Harry objected.

"Yes it is," Shroom Kitty argued. "Cat is a very distinct and difficult language to master and your kitten is a most apt pupil."

Duncan Kitty chose to twine his way 'round Severus' ankles. "You should be very proud - I taught her myself."

And, as if to finally and decisively end the Great First Word Debate, Katerina Potter-Snape mewed.

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