DISCLAIMER!!! Any character from the Harry Potter books are notnotnotnotnotnotnot mine! They are the intellectual property of the genius JK Rowling, and I bow down to such wonderful writing. Adrienne, Gabe, and almost anyother non-HP characters are mine. Please refrain from using them without my permission, not that you would want to. :)
Severus scanned the his eyes across the crowded great room. No sign of her. He sighed and began to leave the room; without her there was no reason to stay, even at the celebration of his graduation. He was neither a big fan or dancing, big crowds, nor the vast majority of his class mates.
Suddenly, a beautiful young witch dressed in amethyst formal robes that perfectly complemented her olive complexion, auburn hair and bottle green eyes ran to his side. "Severus Snape, where the bloody hell do you expect you're going?," she demanded playfully with a lilting Irish accent. "You can't tell me there's any way you would miss the graduation party!"
The corners of Severus's mouth twitched, the closest his visage ever came to a smile. "I didn't think anyone would miss me if I slipped out," he explained."Don't be stupid!," the beauty retorted. "You've got to dance with me! This might be the last time I see all of my friends!"
He was about to make some return, but she quickly pulled him onto the dance floor and began a queer mix of her own of the jitterbug mixed with moves neither he nor anyone else, he was sure, had ever witnessed before. Nevertheless, she was the most graceful thing he had ever seen and he felt like a bumbling oaf beside of her. "Adrienne, can we please skip the dancing?," he asked, covering his embarassment with annoyance. "I'm afraid I can't keep up with you."
It was true. In fact, he doubted anyone could ever keep up or even come close to comparing to Adrienne Conlon. She was unlike anyone else in every way and without a doubt the most popular student Hogwarts had or would ever see. Within her house of Gryffindor, she was beloved, along with James Potter, for her skills on the Quidditch field. Off the field, she had a tight knit group of friends within her house, Potter, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black, none of whom Severus liked at all. Outside of her house, she was liked by all, as well. Everyone reacted well to her friendly and outgoing nature, despite her muggle family and upbringing, which would have usually brought ridicule from many students. Especially Slytherins. Especially Severus. However, she won him over just like she had everyone else when she made it her project to draw him out of his shell from the first day they had arithmancy together, and since then a friendship, and more on his side, had blossomed.
Adrienne glared at Severus. "Fine, if you don't want to have fun on our last night seeing each other…"
"What do you mean, last-," but before he could finish the question, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him over to a group of her best friends
Severus grimaced, but tolerated it for her sake. He was desperate to know what she had meant, "our last night."
"Well, fellows, I guess tonight is the last hurrah," Adrienne said to the group.
Sirius Black, a handsome young man with longish black hair, who had been glaring at Severus, turned to look at Adrienne with one eye brow raised. "Last hurrah? Adrienne, you and I both the know the wizarding world is not big enough for such good friends to loose touch."
"He's right, Adrienne," James, who stood with his arm casually draped around his girlfriend/fiancee Lily, said. "We won't let you get away that easy. I think you're just being dramatic."
Adrienne's eyes sparkled with a secret. "No, the wizarding world isn't, but the world itself is quite big."
Severus, who never really said much around this group of competitors for his beloved Adrienne's attention, couldn't take the suspense. "Bloody hell, Adrienne, what are you hiding?!" He got glares from everyone else surrounding.
"I'm moving to America. Muggle America. My things are packed and I leave in a week," she said simply.
Her companions stared at her, agape. "You…you can't be serious," Severus stuttered.
"But I am," she replied. "I'm moving to New York to be an actress. I figure a mudblood like myself who was raised muggle can survive. And there isn't really much call for actresses in our world."
Sirius looked at her darkly. "Don't call your self that, Adrienne."
Adrienne laughed her bell-like giggle and playfully pushed his shoulder. "Calm down. All of you! You act like I'm dying!" No one looked any happier. "Come on, guys. This is our last night at Hogwarts; let's have some fun!" With that, she grabbed Remus by the sleeve and pulled him behind her onto the dance floor.
Severus took the opportunity to slink back to the Slytherin dorms. Once he got to his room, he quickly checked to make sure no one was around before beginning to dig through the top drawer in his nightstand. After a little searching, he pulled out a black velvet box and opened it. Inside was a necklace, a garnet stone placed in a silver setting with stars and moons engraved around it hanging from a silver chain. It was beautiful, perhaps not beautiful enough to suit Adrienne, but as close as he could afford.
He quickly snapped the box closed and made his way downstairs back to the party to find Adrienne. It was now or never, his time to finally confess his feelings for her. He'd waited four years, but if he waited another day it might be too late. As he made his way back to the great hall he heard to familiar voices talking on the stairs and crept closer.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me," a male voice said.
"There's a reason I didn't," a female voice responded. "I didn't want our last few weeks together to be sad and weird."
"So instead they just slipped through my fingers," the man responded.
Severus peered around the corner to see Adrienne and Sirius seated closely together on the stairs, clasping each other's hands as if they were afraid the other might disappear if they let go.
"No, they just didn't get weird," Adrienne said. She rested her forehead against Sirius's. "Listen, let's just enjoy our time together before it's too late, eh?" She looked at him and smiled the sweet smile that had sent Severus reeling every time he saw it. Seeing her give it to Sirius now broke his heart.
Sirius smiled back at her. "Alright. If that's what you want, love." He gently kissed her cupid bow mouth before getting up and pulling him right up with her. "Just save the slow dances for me ok?"
Adrienne giggled and hugged him. "They're all yours." The happy couple got up and walked back towards the great room, having taken no notice of Severus's presence.
Severus sadly watched them leave and then pulled out the box and opened it. He sadly fingered the jewel. "One day, I'll find a way to give this to her," he promised himself. Suddenly he felt hot tears welling in his eyes. He quickly snapped the box closed and stalked back to his dormitory.
More to come! Please r/r, but no flames, please!!
Severus scanned the his eyes across the crowded great room. No sign of her. He sighed and began to leave the room; without her there was no reason to stay, even at the celebration of his graduation. He was neither a big fan or dancing, big crowds, nor the vast majority of his class mates.
Suddenly, a beautiful young witch dressed in amethyst formal robes that perfectly complemented her olive complexion, auburn hair and bottle green eyes ran to his side. "Severus Snape, where the bloody hell do you expect you're going?," she demanded playfully with a lilting Irish accent. "You can't tell me there's any way you would miss the graduation party!"
The corners of Severus's mouth twitched, the closest his visage ever came to a smile. "I didn't think anyone would miss me if I slipped out," he explained."Don't be stupid!," the beauty retorted. "You've got to dance with me! This might be the last time I see all of my friends!"
He was about to make some return, but she quickly pulled him onto the dance floor and began a queer mix of her own of the jitterbug mixed with moves neither he nor anyone else, he was sure, had ever witnessed before. Nevertheless, she was the most graceful thing he had ever seen and he felt like a bumbling oaf beside of her. "Adrienne, can we please skip the dancing?," he asked, covering his embarassment with annoyance. "I'm afraid I can't keep up with you."
It was true. In fact, he doubted anyone could ever keep up or even come close to comparing to Adrienne Conlon. She was unlike anyone else in every way and without a doubt the most popular student Hogwarts had or would ever see. Within her house of Gryffindor, she was beloved, along with James Potter, for her skills on the Quidditch field. Off the field, she had a tight knit group of friends within her house, Potter, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black, none of whom Severus liked at all. Outside of her house, she was liked by all, as well. Everyone reacted well to her friendly and outgoing nature, despite her muggle family and upbringing, which would have usually brought ridicule from many students. Especially Slytherins. Especially Severus. However, she won him over just like she had everyone else when she made it her project to draw him out of his shell from the first day they had arithmancy together, and since then a friendship, and more on his side, had blossomed.
Adrienne glared at Severus. "Fine, if you don't want to have fun on our last night seeing each other…"
"What do you mean, last-," but before he could finish the question, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him over to a group of her best friends
Severus grimaced, but tolerated it for her sake. He was desperate to know what she had meant, "our last night."
"Well, fellows, I guess tonight is the last hurrah," Adrienne said to the group.
Sirius Black, a handsome young man with longish black hair, who had been glaring at Severus, turned to look at Adrienne with one eye brow raised. "Last hurrah? Adrienne, you and I both the know the wizarding world is not big enough for such good friends to loose touch."
"He's right, Adrienne," James, who stood with his arm casually draped around his girlfriend/fiancee Lily, said. "We won't let you get away that easy. I think you're just being dramatic."
Adrienne's eyes sparkled with a secret. "No, the wizarding world isn't, but the world itself is quite big."
Severus, who never really said much around this group of competitors for his beloved Adrienne's attention, couldn't take the suspense. "Bloody hell, Adrienne, what are you hiding?!" He got glares from everyone else surrounding.
"I'm moving to America. Muggle America. My things are packed and I leave in a week," she said simply.
Her companions stared at her, agape. "You…you can't be serious," Severus stuttered.
"But I am," she replied. "I'm moving to New York to be an actress. I figure a mudblood like myself who was raised muggle can survive. And there isn't really much call for actresses in our world."
Sirius looked at her darkly. "Don't call your self that, Adrienne."
Adrienne laughed her bell-like giggle and playfully pushed his shoulder. "Calm down. All of you! You act like I'm dying!" No one looked any happier. "Come on, guys. This is our last night at Hogwarts; let's have some fun!" With that, she grabbed Remus by the sleeve and pulled him behind her onto the dance floor.
Severus took the opportunity to slink back to the Slytherin dorms. Once he got to his room, he quickly checked to make sure no one was around before beginning to dig through the top drawer in his nightstand. After a little searching, he pulled out a black velvet box and opened it. Inside was a necklace, a garnet stone placed in a silver setting with stars and moons engraved around it hanging from a silver chain. It was beautiful, perhaps not beautiful enough to suit Adrienne, but as close as he could afford.
He quickly snapped the box closed and made his way downstairs back to the party to find Adrienne. It was now or never, his time to finally confess his feelings for her. He'd waited four years, but if he waited another day it might be too late. As he made his way back to the great hall he heard to familiar voices talking on the stairs and crept closer.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me," a male voice said.
"There's a reason I didn't," a female voice responded. "I didn't want our last few weeks together to be sad and weird."
"So instead they just slipped through my fingers," the man responded.
Severus peered around the corner to see Adrienne and Sirius seated closely together on the stairs, clasping each other's hands as if they were afraid the other might disappear if they let go.
"No, they just didn't get weird," Adrienne said. She rested her forehead against Sirius's. "Listen, let's just enjoy our time together before it's too late, eh?" She looked at him and smiled the sweet smile that had sent Severus reeling every time he saw it. Seeing her give it to Sirius now broke his heart.
Sirius smiled back at her. "Alright. If that's what you want, love." He gently kissed her cupid bow mouth before getting up and pulling him right up with her. "Just save the slow dances for me ok?"
Adrienne giggled and hugged him. "They're all yours." The happy couple got up and walked back towards the great room, having taken no notice of Severus's presence.
Severus sadly watched them leave and then pulled out the box and opened it. He sadly fingered the jewel. "One day, I'll find a way to give this to her," he promised himself. Suddenly he felt hot tears welling in his eyes. He quickly snapped the box closed and stalked back to his dormitory.
More to come! Please r/r, but no flames, please!!