Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling does, lucky dog. And the essential plotline of Beauty and the Beast is the Disney one. So, to wrap up: I only own Harmony and Kristin.
Background: Considering the number of reviews my only Harry Potter story, Memories of Those Who Mattered, I believe it is safe to bet not many people know about my two created characters. They would be Harmony Anderson and Kristin "Kiki" Wright, Lily's best friends from Hogwarts. The three of them formed the "Honorary Marauders" since they hung out with the Marauders. (Scary, I know) Anyway, Harmony dates Remus, and Kiki likes Sirius (who wouldn't?). The only thing is she doesn't want to openly say it, so she's dating Severus Snape to make him jealous.
But this story is told from the view point of Snape, who doesn't realize (yet) that he's being played. He does see Sirius as the enemy, as they have been throughout school and the fact Kiki is friends with the man. And this story is told from the viewpoint of Snape because a friend and I were listening to the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast. I commented how, listening to it late one night, as I was falling asleep, I dreamed that Snape was the Beast during the song "If I Can't Love Her." And this was born.
There will be no song lyrics, except for "If I Can't Love Her," since this was the song that inspired the story, and the play's prologue. And I do realize I've tweaked time, because the dates I've read would place Harry, Ron and Hermoine in their first year at Hogwarts when the movie came out and in their third year when the play came out. This takes place before them so forgive me for the time tweak.
PS: Since I've already shamelessly plugged my Harry Potter story, I guess I'll also plug my Beauty and the Beast fanfic, under Cartoons: Disney. It's finished, so you might have better luck searching for it using the search option. It's entitled, Beauty and the Beast: A Modern Fairy-Tale.