"Hey Upland!" James called. Glinda gritted her teeth. She still hated James Potter, even if he was Lily's boyfriend.
"Hi, Potter. How was your weekend? Did you have fun tormenting the first years?"
Lily, who was standing right next to James, frowned. "Glinda that's not-"
"Whatever. I'll see you after class, Lily. I'm going to Hogsmede with Sev." Without another word she stalked off.
"What's her problem?" James asked.
Lily sighed. "She's still mad at me because I won't speak to Sev."
"She's still mad about that? I thought she would've cooled down over the summer."
Lily shook her head. "She doesn't see that it's useless, him and all of his friends are just going to end up Death Eaters."
"Why won't she believe it?"
Lily shrugged. "I don't know."
"Hey, Sev." Glinda smiled as she slid into the seat next to him at The Three Broomsticks.
"Hey Upland." Severus smiled.
"Hey, Snape, why you hanging out with that Gryffindor?" Asked a boy named Mulciber who approached on Severus's left. He spat the final word as if it had left a taste in his mouth.
Glinda took a sudden interest in her fingernails.
"Hey, leave her alone." Severus snapped, pushing away from the boy and moving closer to Glinda.
"Oh come on, Snape. She'd never be interested in the Dark Arts," Spat another boy, Avery, as he wormed his way between the two. Glinda still said nothing.
"I said leave her alone!" Severus said, a little too loudly. Causing people from other tables to start looking at them.
"Sev, calm down." Glinda whispered.
"Why don't you tell her, Snape?" Mulciber said.
"Tell me what?" Glinda asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Severus murmured.
"Tell me what?" Glinda almost shouted.
"Well, Upland," Avery said. "The three of us have a plan for after Hogwarts."
"Plan?"
"Tell her, Snape" Avery commanded.
"Yeah tell her."
"We're going to join become Death Eaters." Severus murmured.
"YOU'RE WHAT?" Glinda jumped up from her seat.
"Toldja, she'd flip." Avery laughed, high fiving Mulciber as he spoke.
"How could you, Sev? You're better than that!"
"Glinda-"
"NO! I thought you were my friend! I thought you were better than that!" She glared at him. "But apparently I was wrong." With that, she turned on her heel and stormed out of The Three Broomsticks.
"Glinda listen!" Severus cried. She had reluctantly agreed to meet him on the Astronomy Tower.
"Why should I?"
"Because-"
"Why would you want to be a Death Eater? What's wrong with you!"
"I thought-Lily-I mean…" He stuttered. Suddenly Glinda realized what he was getting at. "You thought it would impress Lily." He nodded.
"It's won't."
"Well, I figured that out, but I'm stuck. What will I tell Avery and Mulciber?"
"Who cares? They're horrible! You shouldn't even be friends with them."
"Glinda, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why do you care? Ever since third year you've done everything you can to make me feel better, whatever it was. Why?"
"I-I-I." Glinda didn't know what to say.
"Yes?"
"I love you, Severus!" She cried. "I've always been in love with you."
Severus said nothing. "But I know you love Lily…" She looked at him for a moment, clearly hoping he would correct her and proclaim his undying love. When he made no move to speak, she looked down once more. "I'll see you around, Sev." She took off with tears streaming down her face.
Glinda was halfway into the Great Hall when she felt a hand grab her wrist.
"Glinda listen." Severus said, turning her around.
"Severus I know-" But she didn't have a chance. Severus cut her off with a kiss. At first she was shocked. Then she found herself relaxing in the kiss, and then finally participating. The entire Great Hall was engulfed in silence. The entire student body watched as the greasy-haired potions freak kissed the attractive young blond who had stolen the heart of nearly every boy in her year. But nobody's shock was as great as that of Lily, James, Avery, and Mulciber.