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By Mottlemoth
Chapter Eighteen – Three's Company
"Welcome to the first Potions class of your seventh and final year."
Professor Snape leant back in his chair, studying them all over steepled fingertips.
"I shall begin," he said, "by expressing my begrudging congratulations and considerable surprise that every member of the class managed to pass their sixth year examinations. A number of grades achieved were, in fact, exemplary. If any of you plan to take this as permission to slack off, and think you might just 'coast' your final year, then clearly six years of my existence have been wasted."
Their professor was looking much better than he usually did in September – the returning tide of students normally sunk his eyes another inch into his face, and turned his hair to rat-tails. He appeared groomed this year, smartened, at ease. His hair was drawn into a neat ponytail, his eyes void of dark circles, his cheeks not quite so sallow. The burns from his accident last year had healed so well as to be visible only to those who knew what they were looking for.
Later, as the class discussed first lessons with their friends, more than one person would remark that Professor Snape seemed to have had a very pleasant summer.
"I gather a number of my colleagues intend to 'ease' you back into your studies," Snape said, idly. "Naturally, I find this attitude laughable. I trust you have all been engrossed in private study over summer, preferably of something other than alcohol, rock and roll music, or somebody else's genitals, and so there is no need to coax you tenderly back into this tricky concept of using your brains."
He raised an eyebrow.
"There will be no allowances made for the break in your taught studies. As a result, open your textbooks to chapter twelve and locate the section on acidity. Choose a draft you have not yet been assessed on, and begin."
There was a lot of scraping of chairs and scrambling as people ran towards the store cupboard for ingredients. Soon, the room was filled with smoke and the crackle of fires, cauldrons bubbling, heads bent over lists of instructions as everyone tried to remember how to read. It had been a long summer. Snape circulated amongst the group, sending waspish remarks towards anyone dawdling or lagging behind.
Harry was chopping up mint leaves, halfway to finished by the time the professor reached their table.
"Keep an eye on that seaweed, Miss Granger. I advise you not to let it over-pickle."
"Yes, sir."
"I should adjust your heat, as well, before the salt is added. The whole thing seems to be progressing well. Good work."
Harry, engrossed in chopping, didn't notice at first when a hand slid across his lower back. He did notice it splay at his arse, then slip down to his thigh. He grinned as Severus stepped into the warmth of his body, rested his chin on Harry's shoulder and murmured,
"You will marmalise those mint leaves, Mr Potter. Such shoddy chopping."
Harry bit his lip, his chest bubbling as enthusiastically as his cauldron. "Wow, Professor. You're right. Perhaps a demonstration would assist my learning."
"Perhaps indeed." Severus's hands moved down Harry's arms, curling around his fingers and easing the rhythm of his chopping. "Little strokes," he murmured. "Ease them apart. Persuade them."
The rest of the class were oblivious. Even the students at the next table didn't bat an eyelid, didn't notice anything amiss as their professor planted a kiss on the neck of his prize student. Draco, across the room, smirked and eyed them fondly. Hermione, their Secret-Keeper, grinned into her salt solution.
The rest of the class, and indeed the rest of the world, could stare directly in Harry and Severus's direction and perceive nothing of interest whatsoever. They could see Harry's bed go empty six nights in a week out of seven, and yet notice nothing. They could look out of a window to where Harry and Draco and Severus walked by the lake, arm-in-arm, often pausing to kiss in the moonlight; and see only empty grounds.
Only Hermione knew, and only Hermione would ever know.
"Whose marks were exemplary?" Harry asked, as he leant back into Severus's chest and let his lover chop for him.
Severus smirked against the side of his neck. "You know very well whose."
"Do I?" Harry tilted his head. "Just clarify for me... for the record..."
"Yours were," Severus said, and kissed at his earlobe. "Beast. On account of you putting some effort in, growing a brain and paying attention to me for once. Now buck up this chopping, and stop distracting me."
He slapped Harry playfully on the arse as he drew away, and moved across the classroom to check on Draco.
"By the way," he called. "Castle steps, at eight... perhaps you might like to wear a smart shirt. The choice is yours."
Harry grinned, blushing to his hairline – he tried not to hear Hermione's giggles next to him.
"Where are we going?" he asked, over the noise of the class's cauldrons.
"I don't recall saying we were going anywhere." Severus greeted Draco with a kiss, to which the blonde's bench partner was oblivious. "Miss Granger, don't wait up."
Harry and Draco were huddled together on the castle steps by eight o' clock. Draco had come in a shirt of dove-grey silk, and no coat, which meant they were having to share Harry's. Harry suspected this had in fact been Draco's plan, but he wasn't complaining. The blonde shivered against him, head tucked under Harry's chin and his eyes on the black September sky.
"Snow by morning," he murmured.
"I didn't know you took Divination."
Draco laughed, the sound coming in warm little puffs against Harry's neck. "N-No. My veela senses are tingling. Snow by morning."
"Your - ... you do not have a built-in weather sensor. You've got a lot of things, but not that. Stop making things up."
"You're right, I don't. I saw it in the Evening Prophet."
Harry grinned and tutted, hugging Draco tighter. "You're terrible... I almost fell for that."
"I can sense sexual desire, though. That's much more useful than weather prediction, in my humble and authoritative opinion."
"Well, of course you can... it's there whenever Sev or I look at you. There's no sensing needed."
Draco shivered, pressing a kiss to the corner of Harry's jaw. "You're wonderful," he said, then: "I'm so glad it's you. Both of you. So glad." His arms slid around Harry's waist beneath the heat of the coat, holding tight. "I'm the luckiest half-breed in the world."
Harry smiled into the white-gold silk of Draco's hair. He heard footsteps from the entrance hall behind them and glanced round, watching as Severus ascended the staircase from the dungeons.
The older man had opted for dragon-hide boots and riding trousers snug to the thigh, a wine-coloured satin shirt, a long coat that stirred across the ground. He wore black gloves. For some reason, this detail was the one above all that made Harry's heart contract.
Draco, apparently sensing desire, looked up from beneath Harry's chin.
"Oh my," he decided.
Severus reached them, as cool as if completely unaware of the two mouths watering in his direction. There was the smallest smile on his lips. He gathered them near and they caught a tantalising flicker of aftershave, something velvety and smoky and intriguing. Draco seized upon the scent at once.
"Mm – what is that?" He inhaled deeply at Severus's neck, shivering. "Oh, that's – mmhm."
"We appreciate, do we?" He leant down, kissing Draco gently on the lips. "A bottle or something or other Minerva gave me for a birthday. I shall incorporate it into my bathing routine more often."
He turned to Harry, whose eyes flickered shut. Severus's lips nudged at his own and they kissed in greeting – tender, soft.
"Which of you decided to forego a coat?" the older man murmured against his mouth.
"Dray did." Harry was wishing he knew why the simple combination of black gloves and aftershave had turned him into a weak-kneed wreck. Severus's powers of seduction seemed like they were capable of rivalling even Draco's. "Are we going somewhere warm?"
"Mm, we are. Let's go there at speed. I don't intend spending the night nursing either of you through a heavy cold."
Harry wouldn't forget the restaurant. The place was beautiful, all potted palms and bronze and seats of pale gold velvet, and they had been given a table towards the back, away from the chill of Hogsmeade outside. They shared a platter of spiced prawns and shrimp to start, then there was a lot of tasting and sampling of each other's main courses. Severus, not possessed of a sweet tooth, passed on dessert. Harry and Draco shared a glass dish of ice cream and cherries and melted dark chocolate, taking care to feed each other as often as possible. Severus watched dark-eyed from across the table.
At last, the older man took up the third spoon their waitress had brought. He eased a cherry free from the mess, so dark with sauce and chocolate it looked almost black, and slid it into his mouth.
"As I thought," he murmured, licking his lips and chewing. "Full of liquor."
"Will you get us home safe?" Harry grinned, and opened wide for another spoonful of cream and chocolate from Draco. He sucked it from the spoon. Draco's eyes were burning with delight.
"I shan't be carrying you," Severus said. "I will happily escort you, though... ensure neither of you fall prey to anyone with lascivious intentions towards two drunken young men."
"Apart from you?" Draco murmured.
Severus raised an eyebrow. "Indeed," he said.
They finished their dessert; Severus paid, leaving a generous tip, and they headed back out into the cold. Harry felt as if his insides had turned to hot cherries and chocolate. He felt cosy and rich and more than a little affectionate, and as he walked between the two of them, he was so aware of their hands – Severus's hand, wrapped about his waist; Draco's hands on his chest. The touches smouldered against his skin, stirring his nerves to life. The night was nowhere near its end.
It began to snow just as they reached the castle doors, heavy flakes tumbling from the liquid black of the sky, dusting their hair and shoulders. They slipped down into the dungeons. Severus kindled a fire in the bedroom grate and hung their clothes up to dry, as the boys got ready for bed.
Harry was finished first; Draco's personal grooming regime was a delicate and lengthy process, but more than worth the wait. Harry made himself comfortable beneath the cool covers, naked, enjoying the scent of vanilla and sleep and home.
He looked up as a glass of wine was placed on the bedside cabinet next to him.
"Drink up," Severus murmured, settling in the chair by the bed. Harry had been fucked over that particular chair countless times now; he was surprised it could still bear weight. Severus had yet to change out of his riding boots and shirt. He had a glass of wine himself, the contents of which were somewhat darker than Harry's.
Harry stirred onto his elbows, reaching for the wine. It was fruity and dark and pooled low in his stomach, with a tell-tale aftertaste.
"I'll end up addicted to the stuff," he said, half-playful, as he licked the last drop from the rim of the glass.
Severus smiled slightly, taking a sip. "I perfected my own version of the recipe... none of the ingredients pose the slightest chance of dependence. Even if there was risk, the pair of us would be beyond hope by now - nearly a year of consistent dosage. So have no fear. It is completely un-addictive."
He ran a hand down Harry's bare arm.
"Plentiful sex with a veela, however..."
Harry grinned into the pillows. "A little of what you fancy does you good," he said. He eyed Severus's much darker glass. "Do you take a higher dose?"
"I need to take a higher dose, I assure you. Without it, the pair of you would have killed me long ago."
"Whatever keeps you going." Harry closed his eyes, content, enjoying the stroke of fingertips up and down his arm. "I can't imagine Draco being satisfied with one performance a night."
Severus murmured, smiling. "It would be abuse of his rights..." He drained his glass, relegated it to the bedside table and then leant over Harry. He nuzzled into the Gryffindor's hair. "Roll over, sweet... keep your eyes closed."
Harry, grinning and keeping his eyes shut, turned slowly onto his back. Severus's lips grazed across his mouth. He responded softly, barely touching, barely kissing, as the covers were coaxed down. Fire-warmed air touched his bare skin, making him shiver. Severus's hands laid on his body.
"You are so beautiful," the older man breathed against his lips, and the caresses began – up his chest, brushing his nipples and over his collarbones, then down over his stomach and gently stroking his pubic hair. Harry bit his lip, feeling a fine tremor beginning already in his muscles. Severus's whispers tickled at his lips. "I could spend my life making love to you... inside you. Listening to you. Feeling you writhe on me."
Harry swallowed, his eyes fluttering open. "God, Severus..." He rocked his hips towards the teasing touch, the slender fingertips petting just below his navel.
"Mm?" Severus curled a finger under his chin. "Something you want?"
"I..." Harry didn't know if he dared ask; he hoped this wasn't another kink coming to the fore. Being bitten, being tied, being dirty-talked. There was a worrying pattern starting to emerge, and he wasn't sure if it was a path they should follow too far.
He saw Severus's eyes follow his train of thought, and darken with amusement.
"I thought a little of what one fancies does one good..."
Harry flushed. "It's a long road downhill to being ball-gagged and whipped and having pegs stuck on my nipples." It definitely didn't appeal; nor did his next thought. "And I don't think you'd suit a studded leather basque."
"You cheeky little creature. I'm offended by the very thought of donning such a garment." Severus nipped at Harry's lower lip in reprimand, earning a tight moan. "There are different degrees of bondage and domination, sweet... it's not a case of 'in for a knut, in for a galleon'. A little, gentle bondage play and dirty-talk is blissfully normal."
He lowered his voice, letting his dark and almost honeyed tones drip into Harry's ear.
"Being bitten and bound and fucked and loving every minute of it does not make you a monster, Harry. Worry not."
Harry's cheeks blazed; his body seared with delight, his cock throbbing in eager response. He clutched the older man's upper arms.
"Severus – " He swallowed. "If you say much more like that, I'm going to come before Draco's even finished moisturising."
Draco's voice came impetuously from beyond the bathroom door. "If you want me to be soft, I have to moisturise! You'd complain if I stopped!"
Severus's lips curved. At last, and without warning, his hand coiled around Harry's stiffening cock and Harry jerked.
"I'm sure Draco won't resent us a practice run," the older man whispered, beginning to fist lazily up and down as his Gryffindor moaned in response. He nosed at Harry's temple. "I do love your first climaxes of the night... claiming them myself. Selfish, perhaps. But I so adore hearing you sob for me."
Harry's mouth fell open. "God – please..."
Severus licked his lower lip. "Lift your hands... hold the headboard."
Harry complied at once, trembling with anticipation. His thighs fell open as Severus continued to fist his rigid cock, the older man's tongue now lazily exploring the junction of Harry's collarbones.
"Bindus," Severus whispered against the damp skin, tender as I love you. Harry felt cords snake from the wall, twine between slats in the headboard and secure themselves gently around his wrists. His whole body began to shudder. "Your ankles as well, sweet?"
"N-No – " Harry wet his dry lips. Not tonight, not now. "Just... your voice – "
"Mmhm. Good boy." Severus kissed his left nipple, the gentlest press of lips; then his hand left Harry's cock. Harry whined at the loss, bucking his hips to no avail. "No, sweet... I don't want you to come yet."
"But – "
"Not yet." Severus settled back in the bedside chair, barely a metre from Harry but so out of reach. Harry ached, desperate for contact. This was unspeakably cruel.
As he saw Severus reach for the fastenings of the riding trousers, Harry changed his mind. This wasn't cruel. This was nothing short of diabolical.
"Oh my God – Severus, don't you dare – "
Severus raised an eyebrow. "Mm?" He snapped open the catch, coaxing the zip down slowly. "Something the matter?"
Harry tugged fruitlessly at his bonds. "I – you c-can't – "
Severus made himself comfortable, and slid a hand inside his black boxers. He shivered and mmed in the back of his throat, freeing his heavy cock. He swallowed.
"Close your eyes, if you can't bear it," he whispered; he began to stroke himself, watching Harry, his eyes relaxing with idle enjoyment. "Don't fret, sweet. You'll have my prick soon enough."
Harry whimpered; he wanted to cry. Surely this counted as abuse. Never in his life had he wanted use of his hands so badly, and never had he been this hard. "You're – y-you're evil – you're actually evil – "
"Must I hush you?"
Severus's eyes blazed, soft with arousal.
"If I knelt over your chest – fed you my cock, filled that pretty mouth of yours and held your head – would you still be protesting? Choking around me?"
Harry's head fell back into the pillows. "Oh God." The movements of Severus's hand were so slow, too slow, just stirring his cock into thickness. He wouldn't come; he would just drive Harry to insanity and back.
"Or if I spread your legs apart..." The older man stirred, smiling. "Spread you open and oiled your hot little hole until you were begging, crying... stuffed you with my prick... would you shut up then? If I fucked you until you were shaking. Fucked you until you ached and you thought you'd die."
"Oh – o-oh God – "
"No, you wouldn't be quiet... you'd be weeping for me. Crying out. Pleading with me to fuck you harder. Wouldn't you?"
"Y-Yes – oh please – "
"My little slut... my sweet." Severus shivered, swallowing, his head falling back as the movements of his hand sped a little. "If I gagged you, perhaps... mm? Silenced you with my shirt and pounded into your body, fucking you. Hauled you up and drove into you from behind hard. On all-fours for me. Legs spread. Your muffled cries. Sinking my teeth in your neck..."
Harry keened, gasping with desperation. "Shit – oh Sev, oh shit – "
At the very edge of his consciousness, he heard the bathroom door open and light spilt into the dark bedroom. Severus lifted his head. Draco stood framed by the light, naked, the tips of his hair tousled lightly about his shoulders.
He smiled, surveying the scene.
"Mm... tied, desperate Harry," Draco murmured. He came closer, kneeling on the bed and crawling across to them. "My favourite kind. Love, would it ruin your fun if I fucked him?"
Severus's eyes glittered. "Not in the least."
Harry could only pant. "Dray – D-Dray, please – " He twisted against his bonds, spreading his legs and pulling his knees back. "Please do it – "
Draco hummed, as if with interest, easing across the mattress to kneel between Harry's parted thighs. He ran his fingertips along them. Harry nearly fainted at the lightness of his touch, the contact he so badly needed.
"Please – "
Draco knelt down, wetting his lips. He sucked Harry's cock slowly into his mouth, without a moment of hesitance, and Harry dug his head back into the pillows to stop from coming on the spot.
"N-No – " he gasped, desperate. "N-Not this way – I-I want – "
Draco's fingers closed tight around the base of his cock, forming a snug ring. The other hand was nowhere to be felt; Harry didn't want to think about it. He thought he'd come if he did. Instead, he forced his brain to run through every single detention he'd ever served with Filch, his eyes screwed tight shut. He knew Severus was still watching but he didn't think about that either.
At last, Draco's other hand made itself known – his fingertips circled Harry's hole slowly, spreading slickness that had come from Draco himself. Harry nearly bit through his lip. The initial burn helped to cool some of his raging arousal, but the gentle motions of Draco's mouth kept him at the brink. He pulled at his bonds, white-knuckled, begging for mercy.
Severus, thank God, could be a merciful man when he was needed. He stood from the bedside chair at last, still in his shirt and trousers and those wretched riding boots, and eased onto the bed. Harry wet his lips, shaking with desperation.
"Please – " he whimpered. "Please – please let me – "
Severus knelt across his chest, gently. He guided the heavy prick to Harry's lips.
"Shhh," the older man whispered as Harry sucked it in, shuddering with relief. The thickness in his mouth preoccupied him from the wet heat around his cock, the feel of Draco's second finger cosying its way inside. Severus cupped his cheek, stroked his brow with a thumb. "You won't come, sweet... not until we want. Don't worry."
Harry's eyes flickered shut, mumbling his acquiescence around a mouthful of Severus's cock. He stopped fighting and relaxed in his bonds. Slowly he sucked, the way he'd been taught, the way he knew would win him praise. Draco's fingers began to scissor inside him.
The third was uncomfortable; he jerked a little and gagged about Severus's cock, twitching with discomfort. Severus slid from his mouth at once. Gripping at his bonds, shaking, Harry bit out, "F-Feels – "
"I know, sweet." Severus moved off his chest, leaning down, kissing him. He cradled Harry's cheeks. "I know... relax, mm? Relax for us... you're safe..."
Harry's chest heaved, drinking in the older man's comfort. "L-Love you – "
"I love you, too. We both love you. We love you desperately and you're doing beautifully for us..." Severus paused, kissing gently at his lips. "Would you like to come, mm?"
"N-No – " Harry bit into his lip as Draco's finger buried to the hilt; the blonde was watching him carefully from between his open legs, eyes soft, full of concern. Harry stirred. "W-Want – keep going – "
Severus hummed his promise, nuzzling between Harry's eyes, and turned to Draco. "Don't tease him, love... all the way..."
Draco bent to kiss the inside of Harry's knee. "Almost there, sweet... not long. I promise." The three fingers buried in Harry began to move, pushing gently, sliding in and out of his oiled entrance. "Love you, Harry... you're everything..."
By the time Draco's cock was stretching its way inside, piercing Harry to the core, the discomfort had ebbed – there was only pleasure, and so much of it that Harry was once more trying to relive happy memories of Filch. Draco, flushed in the cheeks and quivering, began to thrust at once. Harry tightened and gasped, whining, tugging at his bonds for more. He always forgot how much he loved this.
Severus watched them fuck for some time, not touching, not involving himself – content to observe them at play. He then stood from the side of the bed, moved round to the end and loosened his trousers, kneeling on the mattress behind Draco. He pressed between Draco's shoulder blades.
"Lean forward, love... spread for me..."
Draco shuddered, leaning over Harry and eagerly pushing his legs apart, panting. The rhythm of his thrusts slowed to a stop. Harry watched, his whole body pounding, as Severus shifted tight to Draco's body and hooked an arm around the blonde's waist, holding him in place. Draco's pupils swelled as he was penetrated, then the silver eyes flickered shut entirely. He groaned thickly in the back of his throat, head falling forwards. Harry kissed at his cheeks and around his lips, shaking.
"Fucking hell, Severus," Draco whispered. He swallowed, then pushed back against the older man, his cock withdrawing briefly from Harry's stretched arse. "Do it. D-Do it. Fuck me."
Severus shuddered, teeth gritted as he sheathed himself as deep as he could in Draco's body. He pulled Draco's torso up, his grip firm and his hands shaking. Harry couldn't help but moan in protest at the length of time he'd been empty – he needed to be fucked. He couldn't articulate it.
Luckily, Draco got the message. He shoved back inside – almost too hard, almost rough – and Harry let out a cry. The blonde then pushed back onto Severus's cock, and Severus flexed forwards. They began.
It took some minutes before the rhythm was just right. When it was, Harry felt his eyes roll back into his head – Draco was making the most desperate of sounds, moaning as he rocked forward into Harry then whimpering as Severus thrust in turn. Harry could only gaze at both of them, lost. It felt as if he were being fucked by both, both at once. He felt both of their presence inside of him. He couldn't breathe; he couldn't hold on, couldn't last.
He tried to whimper in warning but what left his lips was a hitched cry, then a howl. His body sizzled; the pleasure seared inside him, burning him, and he sobbed with desperation as he came. Halfway through, somewhere in the haze, he felt Draco shove forward and wetness flooded his insides, and he could hear Severus moaning with ecstasy.
As the pounding subsided, Harry was surprised to find himself still alive. His chest was heaving and his skin shone with sweat. He was still hard, his stomach spattered in own his come.
Draco, whose wine sat untouched on the cabinet, withdrew carefully and tumbled to the side, gasping, spent – for now.
Severus slid between Harry's spread legs, resuming Draco's place. His clothing was ruffled and crumpled into a state of disarray – somehow still aristocratic, still powerful, a wild touch to his finery. His face was flushed, and his eyes glittering with almost reverent desire. His still-rigid erection nuzzled at Harry's wet entrance.
"First to come loses," he whispered against the inside of Harry's knee, sealing it with a kiss and then skewering Harry in a single stroke. Harry quivered. He could feel the pulse of his older lover's cock inside him, and he loved it. "Last to come wins. Round one goes to me."
"You're on," Harry said.
Hermione was reading. It was an article for Charms, rather interesting so far, and she moved only to highlight a line of text or jot a note to herself in the margins. Ron sat beside her on the sofa with a comic. It was nearly ten.
"Harry's out late tonight," Ron said, waking Hermione from nearly twenty minutes of solid concentration. She blinked.
"Mm? Oh – he's in the library, I think... he's got a lot to do this year. Professor Snape has put him forward for the special Potions Extension Examination. If Harry applies to university, it'll really – "
"Hermione." Ron's face twisted in a half-smile. "I'm not thick. I know."
Hermione said nothing, though her blood ran slightly cold. Nobody could know. The only way anyone in the world could find out would be through Hermione's own decision to tell someone, and she certainly hadn't told a soul – Ron, especially. She stared at the red-head, waiting, her heart thumping in her chest.
Ron lowered his voice, leaning closer.
"I know he's with Draco," he said. "He told me last year, right before Snape got himself blown up in that accident. It's alright. When he's with Draco, just say... you don't have to lie to me."
Hermione relaxed; she smiled. "Oh... okay. I didn't know you knew."
Ron grinned, rather proud. "Well, there you go... I've known for ages, thanks very much. I am the best friend, after all." He returned to his comic book. "Harry and I don't keep secrets anymore."
"And you're alright with him and Draco, are you?"
"Sure I am! Progressive, liberal sort of bloke, me."
"That's great, Ron. I'm really pleased." Hermione smiled, wondering, watching Ron over her Charms article. "It doesn't freak you out at all, then?"
"Nah. When I've got a house, him and Malfoy can come to dinner anytime they want. Nothing Harry does could freak me out."
He made a noise of amusement behind his comic book, as something occurred to him.
"So long as he doesn't two-time Malfoy with... with Snape, or something. Or – or if they just kept him, and they all lived together with ornaments on the mantelpiece and stuff – and Snape cooking in a flowery apron! Could you imagine that?"
Hermione grinned. She'd just decided what to get Severus for Christmas.
"Crazy," she agreed.
Harry woke next morning to find soft black eyes watching him sleep. They regarded each other across the short inches of space, saying nothing for quite some time. Severus took to stroking Harry's cheek. Draco was still asleep, nestled close, his breath soft and steady on the curve of Harry's neck.
"So... what now?" Harry whispered, his voice dry after a long night. Severus brushed back his fringe.
"Well... now, the future... things to come..." Harry laid his hands on Severus's chest. "What happens now?"
Severus's fingers continued to stroke through his hair, gently messing each sleep-shaped tuft into further disarray. "When are you eighteen?"
"July, next year..."
"Mm. And you intend to do what, after that?"
Harry said nothing, running his hands over Severus's pectorals and onto his shoulders, squeezing. Severus put a quiet kiss on the top of his head.
"You're doing something with your life," the older man warned, soft and stern at once, as only Severus could be. "Rid yourself of any contrary thoughts right now."
"Alright, alright... maybe university, something like that. I'm thinking about it. I promise."
"Good. I'm content to be a part of your life – you know that. But not your entire life. The same applies to Draco."
He began to trace circles on the back of Harry's neck, down between his shoulders.
"You have your seventh year to concentrate on," Severus murmured. "Examinations. A future to set in motion for yourself. When you're eighteen, we'll make decisions about 'us'. Not until then."
Harry said nothing, downcast. He'd thought that if Severus had learnt anything over the past year, it was that Harry was grown-up now – an adult now. He didn't see what difference eighteen made. He faced Severus's chest and neck rather than his eyes, letting the quiet lengthen, wondering what he'd done wrong.
Severus, noticing the silence, leant near. He nuzzled for Harry's lips, catching them, kissing them gently until Harry found it difficult to stay resentful. He responded, giving in – but Severus's lips closed to him at once.
"Please," he mumbled, pecking hopefully.
"You are adorable."
The unexpected compliment made him stop. "Hrm?" he said, surprised, and his eyes opened. "What?"
"Your pessimism – I find it adorable. You haven't quite learnt to read me yet, have you?"
"I – I don't understand, what – "
"Harry..." Severus spoke against his lips, in dark and honeyed tones that flipped Harry's stomach inside out. "When I tell you to concentrate on your exams this year, and consider university this year, and leave 'us' until next year... it is because, adorable dolt of mine, you could well have the rest of your life to think about 'us'..."
One dark eyebrow arched.
Harry's heart was leaping. "That's – okay." A grin broke over his face before he could stop it. "I guess I can wait until next year to talk."
"Can you two shut up?" came the sleepy protest from Draco, half-muffled against Harry's shoulder. "It's early. Leave silly serious talks until daylight. Sleep time now."
"I quite agree." Severus reached for the covers, drawing them higher. "No more talking, until breakfast at the very least. We all need our rest."
Harry was very happy to accept this decision. As Severus nestled tighter, Harry stirred to accommodate the older man and felt arms go around their waists, limbs tangling neatly, shifting and getting comfortable as a three until there was finally stillness. Harry felt his focus fade within moments.
He could sense Draco's heart beating contentedly against his back, and Severus's pulse against his chest, both of them breathing in rhythm with him now. He didn't know if he could ever sleep alone again. It would be like missing two of his hearts, eight of his limbs. He'd made his choice in life; he would see it through to the end, come what may.
As peace came at last, Harry drew a sigh of pure contentment. Vanilla filled his lungs.
It lulled him to sleep.
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On a sunny May 7, 2012 morning, Shannon Collins was walking down the 300 block of Broadway in Santa Cruz to get to a hair salon appointment when a homeless man lunged at her.
Charles Anthony Edwards III was found guilty by a jury of murdering Collins.
Collins co-owned Camouflage, a lingerie shop on Pacific Avenue in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz, with her husband Ken Vinson since 2006.
Several flower memorials made by her friends, family and community members.
Collins was "savagely" stabbed her to death in front of numerous witnesses, police said.
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Brandon Gil, 21, of Watsonville, was walking with a friend on the 500 block of Main Street in Watsonville when he was stabbed to death. The homicide happened at 10 p.m. on March 31, 2012 and police said the deadly attack was gang-related. No suspects have been arrested.
Nathan Connally, 19, of Santa Cruz, was walking with a friend down Soquel Drive in Live Oak when he was gunned down. The homicide happened at 2:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012 and no suspects have been arrested in his slaying.
Rafael Cendejas, 42, was slain in a drive-by shooting while he was mowing his neighbor's lawn in Watsonville. Children were outside playing when a gunman opened fire at 6 p.m. on April 3, 2012.
Cendejas was known to residents on Dutchman Road near Pinto Lake Park as the friendly neighborhood handyman. No suspects have been arrested and investigators said the shooting was likely gang-related.
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Below are names of the seven employees killed in the line of duty at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, and dates they died:
Below are names of the seven employees killed in the line of duty at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, and dates they died:
• Joseph B. Waldrupe — Nov. 10, 1901
• Andrew F. Turner — March 28, 1916
• Edgar A. Barr — March 19, 1917
• Andrew H. Leonard — Nov. 14, 1922
• R.G. Warnke — June 20, 1929
• Wayne L. Selle — July 31, 1973
• John W. Johnson — Sept. 29, 1974
Below are names of the seven employees killed in the line of duty at Lansing Correctional Facility, formerly Kansas State Penitentiary, and dates they died:
• William Owens — Oct. 6, 1905
• David Burns — Dec. 15, 1923
• Henry Kenaga — June 20, 1954
• Donald Martin — Aug. 19, 1978
• Burch Slote — July 6, 1980
• Robert Hurd — Oct. 11, 1981
• Mark Avery — May 23, 1993
During a week that honors correctional workers, officials at local prisons have paused to recognize employees who made an ultimate sacrifice.
"They did not seek glory, but glory surrounds," Capt. Dennis Treadway said Monday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth.
His comments came during a ceremony that honored USP employees and other Federal Bureau of Prisons staff members who were killed in the line of duty.
A similar ceremony took place Tuesday at Lansing Correctional Facility.
LCF Warden Rex Pryor said the ceremony honored staff members at the state prison who gave their lives and served as a reminder of the kind of tragedies that can occur in a correctional institution.
This week is recognized as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week.
Officials at USP and LCF have special events planned throughout the week.
"The purpose of this week is to pay tribute to our comrades that have fallen in the line of duty in order to promote the safety and security of our nation, and for that we are grateful," USP Warden Claude Maye said.
Seven USP employees have been killed in the line of duty. Their names, along with those of other Bureau of Prisons employees who were killed in the line of duty, were read during Monday's ceremony.
Lt. Shane Salem rang a ceremonial bell for each fallen employee.
The names of seven additional USP employees who died by other means while they were on duty also were read during the ceremony.
Maye asked current staff members to "remember to take care of each other. Never become complacent."
He said the employees work in a dangerous environment that can become volatile at any time. He asked them to be mindful of the potential sacrifice they make as they enter the prison.
Seven LCF employees have been killed in the line of duty. The names of the fallen employees were read during Tuesday's ceremony at the state prison.
Family members of a couple of the fallen officers were on hand.
Among those in attendance was Berenice Johnson. She was the wife of Donald Martin, who was killed at the prison in 1978.
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Southeast to southwest winds at speeds less than 10 kts will continue through the valid TAF period. KACT will maintain south winds through the valid TAF period. However, for all the TAF airports, outflow winds from any showers or storms may cause erratic wind shifts. With the outflow boundary stalling across or near the Metroplex, it may become a focus for afternoon showers and isolated thunderstorms. Will include VCTS from 21-01Z for this potential and amend if needed earlier and/or amend to remove if the convection ends up far enough south. For KACT, scattered shower activity is expected through the afternoon hours but an isolated thunderstorm could impact the airport. Have opted to carry VCSH through 30/00Z. Convective chances beyond this afternoon are minimal but still bear watching as additional outflow boundaries from storms in Oklahoma could impact North Texas airports on Saturday. No convection is mentioned in the TAF for Saturday due to low confidence in any one solution but will be watching convection across Oklahoma tonight and Saturday morning. JLDunn && .UPDATE... Scattered showers and thunderstorms have formed along the outflow boundary that has pushed south of the Red River. This activity developed rapidly and is already showing signs of being undercut. The scattered showers that developed near the I-20 corridor and others that developed between Granbury...Palestine and Waco should slowly weaken as we approach midday. Have increased POPs for this morning for on-going trends. This has also necessitated adjusting cloud cover and hourly temperatures a little. Updates have been sent. 58 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016/ Convective activity ongoing across northern OK and southern KS early this morning will be the main forecast concern for today. This convective cluster continues to be pushed southeastward by northwest steering flow aloft of around 40kts. It has been sustained by a combination of diffluent flow aloft as well as low- level warm advection and moisture transport which can be seen via 850mb objective analysis. Low level wind fields are stronger across western OK and the TX Panhandle and begin to veer and weaken to the east. This should cause an overall downward trend in coverage and intensity of this activity as it works southward toward the Red River early this morning. The HRRR seems far too bullish on ushering this complex into North TX and have largely disregarded its solution in this forecast. However, some remnant activity from this complex in our northern counties along the Red River cannot be ruled out thus have continued low PoPs throughout the morning and afternoon. Even if this morning`s activity is not sustained into North TX, outflow boundaries from this convection could set up across our northern areas this afternoon resulting in new convection. In addition, a southward-moving boundary from earlier convection could be vaguely identified on radar and via surface obs draped roughly from Norman OK to Fort Smith AR as of 3am. This boundary may also be an additional focusing mechanism for any additional activity this afternoon. Our area remains under a weakness aloft today with a deformation axis stretching roughly from Del Rio TX to Jackson MS. While PW values are less than the past few days, they will still be above seasonal averages at 1.7-2". Cannot rule out an isolated shower or storm this afternoon across most of North and Central and have introduced a mention of isolated storms today given the large scale environment. I should stress that coverage of thunderstorms today would be far less than what we`ve experienced the past few days, should they manage to develop at all. Tonight and Saturday morning another complex of storms is expected to develop across parts of KS and OK once again. However, the flow aloft is expected to become more westerly as the upper ridge begins to build across TX. In addition, the most favorable low- level flow and moisture transport is expected to be confined to the TX Panhandle and central OK. These factors would suggest that convection will stay predominantly out of North TX Saturday morning and be confined to areas north of the Red River. Have left low PoPs in the forecast for now but they may be able to be removed if convection allowing models begin following the same trends as the larger scale guidance. By Sunday the upper ridge will begin redeveloping directly over the Southern Plains. This will effectively bring an end to our rain chances for several days along with a slight warming trend as temperatures return to the upper 90s and near 100 degrees for most of the upcoming week. Dewpoints should mix out into the low to mid 60s for most areas which will keep heat index values under 105. By the end of the week, there is some indication in both the ECMWF and GFS that an upper low will become cutoff from the northern stream flow and will drift across south Texas Friday and Saturday. This subtle weakness may be sufficient to allow low rain chances to return to the forecast by late next week and next weekend. -Stalley 0 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. 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Aww, thanks Jonathan... I work at a hotel as a concierge. Nothing but a handful of employees bitching to one another about how much it sucks to work today. The upside is making double time and a half $$$. We have something like 19 people checking out, and 20 checking in... when normally we have 60 checking out and that or more checking in.
I'm a loner out here in Seattle, a social butterfly, yet it doesn't help when everyone else is with their families, and mine is 4000 miles away. That and the boyfriend lives in Canada, so he's doing his thing up there.
Is there ANYTHING going on tonight that anyone knows of? Shit, we should make a mock Stranger Suggests for today.... handing out cans of PBR on a corner to the homeless, etc. lol. Thoughts? What is everyone else doing?
Yes, it's true. I'm working on this day...or at least I should be (I'm actually spending too much time at the computer). But there is nothing going on around me because most folks are spending time with family. *smile* Hey, at least I have SLOG to keep me company.
I'm working. Fortunately, I can mostly work at home, after I go into the office to get some files I can't get remotely. I have a deadline on something I'm editing Thursday morning, and the person who did the writing is the worst writer ever in the history of the world. I figure I have about 5 or 6 hours ahead of me today.
I'm a pet sitter so I'm working on and off today. I will have a big enough break to spend the day with friends. But then it's back to work before the night is done.
I liked working on Christmas. Last time I did I worked at a record store. Time and a half, no customers, just us employees spending the day talking about nonsense. It was pretty great. I'm Jewish and my family all lives in Denver, so I don't really have much to do here today.
Working at a call center, monitoring elevator phones. If you get stuck in an elevator today, you might talk to some of my people.
Here till 9 at night.
working today in Bellevue, trying to get this task done... can't find a coffee shop open anywhere...
I workt at an Art Museum. Why the hell is a museum open on Christmas Day? We just so happen to be on the Las Vegas Strip. We're flooded with tourists. We're getting through it by eating sugar until our teeth fall out.
I'm pretty sure Havana is open for your drinking needs tonight.
I'm probably going to work now, but only because everyone else is asleep, and because "working from home" means always working.
I work at the customer service center for a psychic phone line. We never close, so I'm on until midnight helping the stupid and crazy all over the country talk to psychics.
I'm a houseman at the Inn at Harbor Steps (not a bellman, dick.) and today wasn't too bad. I'm one of those baby eating jews so it wasnt a big deal not being with my family. I expected more tips though, ill admit. But hardly anyone was around and those that were seemed cranky. Nothing like family to piss people off.
I didn't work today, but these are some really interesting comments. Makes me think
You people have some pretty cool jobs!
Well, down here in Santa Barbara we all hung out and barbecued while the ash from the recent months of fires blew over the mountains from the rest of California.
So count your blessings.
But the surf is sweet ... as are the Mojitos.
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Submissions closed this week on Fulton Hogan's applications
to build and operate a treatment plant on its land near the
Luggate bridge and to discharge contaminants - odour - to
air. They were lodged with the Queenstown Lakes District
Council and Otago Regional Council, respectively.
Just three of the 37 submissions to the district council
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The majority of submitters were neighbours of the site or
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Several submitters criticised the lack of public consultation
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Primary concerns related to the plant's odour, its potential
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lead to the dispersal of the plant's products on land around
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Because the Luggate area was dry and subject to high winds,
contaminants could become airborne and affect community
health, submitters said.
Leone Ward asked for the application to be rejected unless
the council could guarantee the waste product would never be
used on land linked to the food chain or in an area where it
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The Southern District Health Board supported the proposal but
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quality of life for exposed individuals, including nausea,
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It said a proposed consent condition preventing the discharge
from causing ''objectionable or offensive'' odour beyond the
property's boundary should be adopted.
Joshua Olley's view that ''... this would be a serious
environmental bias to all those that live in this area'' was
shared by many.
Project Pure waste came from throughout the district yet
Luggate would have to tolerate the entire load and the
associated stigma, Mr Olley said.
He considered it inappropriate for a commercial business to
have ownership and responsibility of such a ''hazardous and
socially sensitive'' waste, which should remain under council
Jan Piggot supported the application with some limitations,
including not having the name Luggate in any way associated
with the facility and shortening the consent period from 35
to 20 years.
Sam Kane objected and suggested a consent period of just five
years was appropriate.
He said the location near such a public place, the main route
from Mt Cook, was ''illogical, given the importance of the
tourist dollar to our district, and given the alternative of
siting the plant alongside Project Pure, where there is
already a bad smell''.
Allan and Barbara Kane, whose house on State Highway 8A faces
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arterial route'' into the district and said mitigation
measures were needed to reduce visual impact.
Wanaka Community Board chairwoman Rachel Brown applauded the
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It was the ''deep-seated social and cultural fears of human
faeces'' that needed addressing, she said.
A date has not been confirmed for a joint ORC/QLDC hearing on
the applications.
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"A west coast highlight." Fremantle by Steve-H
Fremantle Travel Guide: 556 reviews and 1,249 photos
2003. In the teeth of a howling gale and rain like i've never seen before, Jaime announced `We are going to Fremantle` It was worth the trip, we enjoyed the Covered Market and a few hours in Little Creatures, my favourite bar in Western Australia (so far) Although we shot a lot of video footage and a lot of it was wonky for obvious reasons, we only came away with 2 pictures ( and a few headaches) So back we went in 2005 and had a great time again, this time we got the bus though.
In 2010 we went again, this time for the Fremantle Chile festival, I got bored really quickly so off we went once again that haven of good beers, Little Creatures.
What timing! I arrived in time for the annual Chilli festival, was a bit miffed to find out it was $25 to get in though. There were the usual suspects, people who think they can cook chilli, they can't and there are plenty who try, real chilli isn't full of kidney beans & it was never intended to be made with minced meat either - a bit of a disappointment but I expected it so I passed by and sought out the interesting stuff. There were the usual rows of stalls all selling their own brand of home made hot sauce, most of them had shopped at the same place because they all seemed to be using the same bottles, one stall stood out as my favourite because the owner had bothered to import the best sauces from around the world.
The outstanding feature of the event were the static displays of chilli plants, you could get up close & see what the various fruits actually look like, there were also lots of nurseries selling plants for you to take home and nurture. A quick visit to the beer tents, set aside in their own area, a few photos and off to Little Creatures. A nicely organised event, very clean, bins for recycling were everywhere, well attended but a little pricey.
Former AC/DC front man Bon Scott is buried in Fremantle, there is a statue to his memory on the promenade.
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John Edward Courtenay Bodley
John Edward Courtenay Bodley (1853 – 1925) was an English civil servant, known for his writings on France.
He was educated at Mill Hill School and studied at Balliol College, Oxford from 1873 to 1876.[1] An active Freemason, he approached Oscar Wilde, then also an undergraduate, and introduced him to a Masonic Lodge in Oxford.[2][3] Richard Ellmann[4] attributes to Bodley a long, spiteful New York Times article that appeared on Wilde, on 21 January 1882.
He was secretary to Charles Dilke, from 1880. Initially Dilke thought him frivolous, but he came to play a major part in Dilke's official work and private life.[5] He was a witness in the divorce case that broke Dilke's career.[6] He subsequently believed that Dilke's downfall was caused by Joseph Chamberlain.[7]
A personal friend of Cardinal Manning ("almost certainly his most intimate non-Catholic friend", and Manning's preferred choice as biographer[8]), he was his biographer only in a short work.[9]
Political writing[edit]
Bodley's political writings are in the general tradition of Hippolyte Taine, whom Bodley knew.[10] When Émile Boutmy, a follower of Taine, had his work on England in the same vein translated into English,[11] Bodley wrote an introduction.
Shane Leslie, a friend, described him as "one of the last cultured Europeans".[12] A 1928 work by Charles Maurras about him was entitled L'anglais qui a connu la France;[13] Maurras had already studied Bodley in 1902, in Deux témoins de la France.
- France (1898, two volumes)
- L'Anglomanie et les Traditions Françaises (1899)
- The Coronation of Edward the Seventh: A Chapter of European and Imperial History (1903)
- The Church In France (1906)
- Cardinal Manning; The decay of idealism in France; The Institute of France (1912)
- L'Age Mécanique et le Déclin de l'idéalisme en France (1913)
- The Romance of the Battle-Line in France (1920)
He was a descendent of Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of the Bodleian Library.[14] His sons were Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley and artist Josselin Reginald Courtenay Bodley (1893-1974), who were also the joint dedicatees of France. His daughter Ava married Ralph Wigram in 1925,[15] and John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley in 1941.[16]
- Shane Leslie (1930), Memoir of John Edward Courtenay Bodley
- ^ Balliol College Library: Jowett Papers - Appendix
- ^ OSCAR WILDE Freemasons
- ^ Jonathan Fryer, Wilde (2004), p. 16.
- ^ Oscar Wilde (1987), p. 169.
- ^ Roy Jenkins, Dilke (1965 edition), p. 147.
- ^ Jenkins, p. 287.
- ^ Jenkins, p. 355.
- ^ Jenkins, p. 367.
- ^ "CARDINAL MANNING; Mr. Bodley's Intimate Sketch of the Great Catholic Prelate". New York Times. 16 March 1913. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Silvanus Phillips Thompson, The Life of Lord Kelvin (reprinted 1977), note p. 913.
- ^ The English People: a study of their political philosophy (1904).
- ^ Salutation to Five, p. 14.
- ^ The Englishman who has known France.
- ^ How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. Pocket Books. 1981. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-671-44530-0. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ Mary Soames, Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills By Winston Churchill, Clementine Churchill (1999), note p. 420.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry of Scotland
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Message in a Bottle
You know it's autumn at my house not just because we set the clocks back but also because the vodka goes into hibernation for the winter and the scotch comes out.
I remember exactly when I discovered the charms of single malt and from then on returned to blended whiskies only under duress. My overgenerous friend Aris and his wife, Carole, gave me three bottles for my 40th birthday. I'd never had a single malt before. But as soon as I did I found it preferable to, say, Dewar's or Johnnie Walker, though I don't want to disparage either, since they've helped me reach the far side of some frigid evenings and otherwise entertainment-free cocktail parties.
Each single malt is at least slightly different from every other, and some are quite different. My palate isn't sophisticated enough to pick up those notes of heather, morning dew, nutmeg, moss, running deer, cumulus clouds at sunset, puppy love, etc. But single malt reliably transports me to a different place every time. As soon as the scent singes my nostrils and the taste hits my tongue, it's not hard to imagine myself sitting by a crackling fire on the Isle of Skye, the weather raging outside.
I happened to be in the market for an inexpensive single malt last week on my way to the apartment of my brother, who doesn't drink. As a sign of my affection for him, and also because in the best of all possible worlds one would have one's favorite poisons secreted in cupboards of safe houses around the globe, I was preparing to purchase a bottle that would room at his place for the winter, coming out to give me a big hello whenever I dropped by.
Which is what brought me to Acker Merrall & Condit, a West 72nd Street liquor store down the block from his home. I'd been under the impression that Acker Merrall—one of New York's oldest wine merchants (50 cases of their best stuff went down with the Titanic, and they have a canceled check from Babe Ruth for services rendered)—was primarily interested in Bordeaux. So I was pleasantly surprised to see it had a substantial single-malt section. Frankly, I can't remember what I bought to leave at my brother's, though it's safe to say it was in the under $30 price range, as most of my single-malt purchases are unless I'm feeling flush, and I can't remember the last time I felt flush.
However, as the cashier rang up my sale, and because their selection seemed so polished, I asked whether they carried Glendronach, my favorite single malt. It's aged in sherry casks, which gives it a subtly festive flavor (and there's really no reason to drink anything besides tap water if festive isn't the effect you're after).
The merchant pointed out not one but three Glendronachs—at 12, 15 and 18 years old. I couldn't in good conscience leave without acquiring a bottle. Not that, at $49.95, I had any intention of stashing it at my brother's who I knew, come a fire, earthquake, or anthrax attack, would selfishly save his cats before my scotch.
The salesman also offered to summon the store's single-malt buyer, Anderson Tallent, to take a bow. It seemed appropriate since I've found my favorite single malt increasingly hard to track down over the last couple of years. "I'm a staunch advocate of Glendronach," Mr. Tallent said. "I like how sherry it is; kind of toffee flavor. The 12 is lovely. The 18 is just really special."
Detecting that I had free time on my hands and a mind prone to recreation, he suggested I return to test several of his favorite single malts, which I did Wednesday evening.
"We chose to focus on smaller distilleries and more limited production," he told me as he poured our first selection, a 1979 Inverleven, a Lowland scotch whose distillery was demolished in 2001. It cost $169.99, probably triple what I've ever spent on a bottle of scotch.
It was certainly delightful, but I can't say I passed out and when I came to I was surrounded by fairies in a forest glade. Indeed, the most important takeaway from our tasting that evening was that older, more expensive single malts aren't necessarily better; it's more a question of personal preference.
Mr. Tallent reported that there are many more decent single malts selling for under $35 and even $30 than there were just a few years ago, when Dalmore was my default single malt, the modest price and free tumblers usually sealing the deal. "I love Dalmore," Mr. Tallent said, making me sigh in relief.
Mr. Tallent graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis—where they teach the "100 great books" curriculum—and whose liberal-arts education wasn't wasted on him.
His knowledge of single malts, including the history of the distilleries and their techniques, not to mention the topography and hydrology of Scotland, even though he's never been there, and his ability to articulate the idiosyncrasies of individual labels was nothing short of poetic. He described a 1992 Signatory Mortlach, our third selection, as "grassy, herbal, with a brininess to it," my thoughts exactly.
Since I had him there, and since the vodka also happened to be nearby, I decided to test his expertise for all things alcoholic by posing a question that's been bugging me for most of my adult life: Is it just me or do all vodkas taste more or less the same?
"I'm not against vodka," Mr. Tallent stated, "but there's not the same range, not the same depth and interiority," as single malts. Yes, interiority! "It's not stimulating intellectually to drink vodka to me. We blind tasted 26 different vodkas and Smirnoff won. That's not to say I don't enjoy vodka."
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Antioch College is accepting applications for a director of marketing and communications to manage the College's marketing, public relations, media relations, internal communications, brand management, creative services, and publications initiatives. The director reports to the President. Antioch College Antioch College is a 165-year-old start-up, using its re-opening to build and scale a model for what the liberal arts experience can be for all students in the 21st... Read more
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Reporting to the vice president of advancement, this position is responsible for leading the College's effort to secure annual operating and capital funding from foundations, corporations where appropriate, and government granting agencies through strategic research, cultivation, grant preparation and implementation, and stewardship activities targeted at these entities. Working closely with the vice president of advancement, the foundations relations officer will create, implement and... Read more
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Antioch College invites applications for an adjunct position in statistics beginning July 5, 2016 and ending September 16, 2016. A Master's degree in statistics, mathematics, or a closely related field is required. The College is seeking a candidate who has demonstrated excellence in teaching particularly in undergraduate liberal arts education. The candidate is expected to teach an introductory course in statistics, which includes the following topics: Exploratory data... Read more
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Antioch College seeks applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Visual Arts starting September 1, 2016. This position lasts 9 months (3 quarters, Fall, Winter, Spring), with an option to extend an additional quarter (Summer 2017). Candidates must have an MFA or equivalent terminal degree. Evidence of successful teaching experience in the visual arts at the undergraduate level is preferred. Candidates should demonstrate a... Read more
Antioch College is searching for part-time Lifeguards for the Wellness Center. Applicants must be certified prior to applying. Listed below is the job description for the position. Applications will be reviewed immediately and accepted until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, resume and at least three references to email@example.com. Electronic applications are preferred. If direct mail is required, please send... Read more