Happy

[stgulik]

This picture keeps appearing on my Facebook feed. For those of you on mobile, it's a little picture of a person (man?) with long black hair, wearing a dark-colored suit with cuffs, holding hands over eyes. The caption says, "You deserve to be happy." It's an ad for inexpensive therapy.



Let's leave aside the disturbing fact that Facebook's algorithm has diagnosed me as needing inexpensive therapy. Whenever I spot this ad out of the corner of my eye, it reminds me of young Severus Snape. Well, no, the hair's too good. It reminds me of a cosplaying young Severus Snape. And who deserves to be happy more than Severus Snape?

So if you feel like it, in the comments, write a 100-word drabble about Severus Snape in therapy. Bonus points if he doesn't exactly want to be there.

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“See you next week, everybody.”

Wizards stood up from the circle of chairs and shuffled out the door, talking amiably amongst themselves. Snape brought his appointment card to the group’s therapist to sign. “Didn’t you get anything out of today’s session?” asked the ghost of Madam Pomfrey.

“One tick,” replied Snape, pointing. “Only forty more to go.”

The Wizengamot had given him a choice: therapy or prison time. After twelve weeks, he wasn’t sure which was worse.

“Next week, we’ll do trust exercises,” said Poppy. She smiled. “I’ll let you sit out—for now.”

“Thanks.” Snape nearly returned her smile.

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