Valentine's day arrived at Hogwarts, and not everybody was looking forward too it. Especially Severus Snape. He hated to see all the students snogging eachother, and sending eachother secret letters. Last year, a student had sent him a Valentine's card. The student who sent it, got 3 months of detention with McGonagall. Not himself, ofcourse. Why give her the pleasure to be locked up with him for 3 months if she sent him a Valentine's card in the first place. He entered the Great Hall, and he was the first one at breakfast, next to Dumbledore.

"Ah Severus, happy Valentine's day!"

Snape glared, and nodded.

"Not really fond of it, Severus?"
"No."
"Remember last year? Dear miss Clearwater sent you a card then."
"I still remember. And if she sends me one this year, I'm going to poison her."

Dumbledore smiled. The students started coming in, and they sat down at their house's table. Severus noticed Hayley. She looked kind of down. Leon and Joshua were nowhere to be seen. She put on her headphones, and started eating. He didn't really care what was wrong. Boy problems didn't bother him, even if he was her father. He saw Leon enter, with a few letters in his hands. Joshua had a big grin on his face. Snape wanted to bet a Gallion on it that he had just received a loveletter. The owls entered. Post was arriving. On Valentine's day there was alot more post than usual. Snape almost choked on his drink when Quirrell received a pink envelope, and a girl from Slytherin was waving at the professor.

"WEASLEY AND WEASLEY!!"

Fred and George wanted to start a food fight, and started to throw food at the other students. Hayley dodged some pumpkin juice that was thrown at her. Snape quickly arrived at the scene, gave Fred and George detention, and cleaned up the mess with his wand. Things quickly settled down. The owls were still coming, and Snape already wanted to walk towards his office to get some poison, as an owl gave him a pink envelope. He looked at Clearwater, but she didn't look at him. She was way too busy looking at Atticus, who got about 40 cards.

"Well well professor Snape, guess you have a secret admirer", McGonagall said, trying not to laugh.

Snape opened the envelope. The card wasn't pink, like he expected, but black, with a red hart on it. As soon as he opened it, rock music started playing from it. Everbody looked at him. He read the card.
Dear Professor Snape,
Happy Valentine's day!
Greets,
H.F
Little chibi rockers were drawn on the other side of the card, and that's where the rock music came from. He looked at Hayley, she was grinning. He had to smirk. He nodded towards her, and closed the card, in order to make the rock music stop. The last owls entered, and Snape was watching Hayley, in order to find out of she got any cards. An owl landed before her, and gave her a black envelope. Hayley opened it, read it and stared at Gryffindor's table. Snape realised she was staring at Atticus. Atticus turned to face her, smiled at her, and started reading his other cards. The girls noticed that Hayley got a Valentine's card from Atticus, and they started whispering, and glaring at Hayley. Three more cards arrived in front of her. She smiled at Leon when she opened the first one, and grinned at Joshua while reading the second one. When she opened the third one, her eyes got wide. She looked at Snape. Snape started smirking again. She started laughing, and tried to hide the card from Leon, who was trying to steal it.

"Keep your paws off, Leon, that's PRIVATE", she giggled.
"Ah come on!"

She quickly put the card away and ran out the Great Hall. Leon chased after her. Because of what happened last year, Gryffindor now had Potions with Ravenclaw, instead of Slytherin. Snape hated to teach on Valentine's day. All students were staring at eachother, or giggling, and not paying attention at all. The 5th-years entered the Dungeon. Most girls were giggling, except from Hayley, who was having a friendly fight with Leon.

"Now, if everybody can manage to pay attention. You can tell your friends that you fancy mister Loveless after my class, miss Brooks."

A girl from Gryffindor glared at Snape. Everybody started laughing.

"The instructions are on the blackboard. And before somebody asks, NO. We're not going to make any Love potions."

Atticus, who was still next to Hayley, snickered.

"And if you ever pour something in my tea again, Loveless, I will make sure you'll get expelled before you can say: unfair. Understood?"

Atticus didn't answer.

"Good, now start."

They started their potion, but not without the usual giggling. Snape failed at his attempt to make them stop. After 10 minutes, 4 girls already got detention. Alot of girls were staring at Snape, and they were sighing. He still looked like a 20 year old. He didn't know how strong Atticus' potion was, and for how long it worked. Why were they all staring at him? They didn't send him any cards. What was wrong? Suddenly, the doors of the classroom opened, and 30, no...about 60 owls entered. They all landed in front of Snape. He stared at the 60 pink envelopes. He opened one of them and read it.

"Unbelievable professor, you got even more cards than me", Atticus said, trying not to burst out in laughter.
"Five points from Gryffindor!"

He looked at all the girls. They waved and blinked at him. His eyes focussed on Hayley, who was hiding her face behind her book, so that he would not see her face. He pushed the cards of the table.

"The next one who sends me a Valentine's card, will be in detention for the rest of their time at Hogwarts!!"

It was the worst hour of the day. Snape was in a very bad mood, and Hayley felt sorry for all the other students who had Potions today.

Classes were over, and Hayley was on her way to Ravenclaw's common room, so that she and Leon could go to the Great Hall together for dinner, when she ran into Atticus.

"Hey."

She didn't reply. Hayley didn't get why he sent her a card. He called Josh a filthy halfblood, and what would he think of her, if he found out she was Muggle-born? Ofcourse she wasn't, she was a halfblood too. But only Dumbledore, Snape, a female friend and that creepy guy knew it. Although, Atticus was very close to finding out who her father was. He already thought Snapewas her father, but wasn't completely sure.

"Why do you talk to me? I thought you hated to talk to halfbloods and Muggle-borns."
"Look, I'll explain that later. You've got to help me."
"What's up?"
"Well, since Joshua Ferrell and I have to sleep in the same room, there was a misunderstanding. A certain girl sent me chocolates with a Valentine's card. And when I entered the bedroom, Ferrell ate them all, and he was staring out of the window like he was desperately in love."
"Then he probably thought they were for him."
"Come with me, I want you to see it for yourself, he doesn't want me to help him."
"Can imagine, you aren't really friendly to him. And that fight with Leon..."
"Forget about that, ok? Besides, we DID end up in Snape's classroom after we fell against that portkey."
"Very funny."
"Forget about that too. Now come with me to the common room."

Hayley followed Atticus, and when they arrived in Gryffindor's common room, he lead her up the stairs, into the 5th-year boys bedroom. It was already dark outside. They entered the bedroom, and Atticus pointed at Joshua.

"Josh?"

He turned around and looked at Hayley, with a big, dreamy smile on his face.

"Oh, hi Hayley. It's really pretty outside, don't you think?"
"Josh, are you okay?"
"Okay? I've never felt so good."
"What's bothering you?"
"I'm in love, Hayley."
"In love, with who?"
"With Melanie."
"MELANIE? MELANIE BROOKS?!"
"Yeah."
"Josh, you don't even KNOW her."
"Could you introduce me to her?"
"Look Josh, I don't know her either."

Hayley picked up the card, and read it.
Dear Atticus,
You are the love of my life,
Love,
Melanie.
Hayley looked at the empty box of chocolates. She sighed.

"I think someone was trying to seduce you with Love potion, Atticus."
"And you mean Ferrell fell in love because he ate the chocolate?"

Hayley nodded.

"What can we do about it?"
"I have no idea. We have two options. Be stuck with him for about a week until we made an antidote. We can find the book in the library."
"And the second option?"
"Take him to Snape. If Snape wants to give him the antidote, he's gonna be fine again."
"I guess we have no choice. Snape it is."
"I'll go. If you're with me, he won't help us. Especially after what happened last week. Come with me, Josh, I'm going to introduce you to Melanie."

Joshua got on his feet immediately. She grabbed Joshua's wrist, and dragged him to the Dungeon.

"Is she in the dungeons?"

Hayley sighed. She knocked on Snape's door.

"Who is it?"
"It's Hayley Faraday, sir. We have a problem."
"Come in."

Hayley opened the door. She had to push Joshua into the room.

"Ferrell, what are you doing here?!"
"Professor, we've got a little problem."
"I want to see Melanie!!"

Snape looked at Joshua, a bit annoyed.

"Love potion. And a pretty strong one too. Can you help us, professor?"

Snape walked towards the shelf, grabbed a bottle, and poured it into a glass. He gave it to

Joshua.

"What is that?"
"Just. Drink it. I don't want you to act like that for another week, it will make me sick."

Joshua drank from the cup. He blinked.

"What happened, why am I here?"
"Remember you ate those chocolates?"
"Yeah?"
"They were for Atticus. You ate them by accident thinking they were for you. And they contained Love potion."
"Seriously?!"
"Yeah. So I took you to professor Snape to get an antidote."
"Why did he help us?"
"Because you were acting like one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen. Now get out."

Joshua didn't notice that Snape was also in the room, so he almost jumped.

"Thanks sir!"

They quickly left the office.

"Thanks for helping me out."
"Actually, Atticus found you, and then he went go find me."
"Did he think he was too good to bring me to Snape?"
"No, you refused to let him help you. What is going on between you, Leon and Atticus? You seemed to hate eachother the minute he walked in."

Joshua sighed.

"Guess I have to tell you now."
"FINALLY."
"Well, it all started 4 years ago, when we first came to Hogwarts. You were there too."
"Yeah, but I never talked to you guys. You were always pointing at me and laughing."

Joshua grinned.

"Well, let's go back in time then