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Taking a Chance
Severus twirled the tiny bottle between his fingers.
Felix Felicis. Liquid luck.
He'd never been tempted. Not even in the blackest of times.
It was too risky, too foolhardy, too unpredictable. Not something to try when he needed his wits about him.
But now… Now he was free, and had nothing to fear. Just boredom, in a life that had become entirely too full of nothing at all.
He raised the bottle to his lips and drank, not knowing where his feet would take him.
When his eyes met those of Miss Granger, he knew he'd made the right choice.
