Disclaimer: Ah, the brilliance of JK Rowling!

You've never seen Snape cast a Patronus, have you?

Chapter 1

Fifth year was definitely the hardest year thus far. As the OWLS loomed ever closer, Lily Evans struggled to understand the difficult concept of Potions. Luckily, her best friend, Severus Snape, was a pro. They were sitting in the library together as Snape was explaining antidotes to Lily in an excited whisper.

"Wow, you sure get excited about potions, huh?" Lily cut across his ramblings.

"Wha- oh, yeah," Severus grinned sheepishly. "There are only a few things that I get excited about, but when I do…I get carried away," he finished lamely.

"Really?" Lily's eyes lit up. "What else gets you so excited?"

"Well," Severus hesitated, then decided to throw caution to the wind. "This," he said and he kissed her, he kissed her like he had longed to do since he met her. When she didn't pull away, he deepened the kiss, exploring her mouth with his tongue, wanting to taste every bit of her.

Finally, the kiss ended. "Blimey," Severus whispered. "I've been longing to do that for ages." Grinning, he pulled Lily to her feet and hid behind a bookshelf. "Lils, I-"

Lily silenced him with another kiss. Following Lily's lead, Severus allowed his hands to explore her stomach, going ever lower, deeper…

Lily zipped up her fly, laughing. "Come on, Sev, it's time for dinner!"

Severus straightened his shirt and shyly took her hand. "Together?" he whispered. Her answering smile made him melt inside. As they walked out of the library with a cheery wave at the librarian, they ran into James Potter.

"All right, Evans? I was wondering where you got to-" His voice trailed off as he saw the two of them holding hands. His eyes took on a sad, glazed look as he held back tears.

Lily shook back her mane of hair. "You wanna get out of the way, Potter? You're kinda blocking the hallway."

Lily led Severus past James, making sure to bump into him as she went. As Severus pushed by James he could hear James' threatening mumble.

"You're going to pay for this, Snivellus."