you're nobody until somebody loves you

A HariPo drabble collection

by mew-tsubaki

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She was on his mind constantly; Severus wondered why.

He and Lily had seen each other plenty over the summer, so he supposed that had something to do with it. But fourth year had just begun, and her visage kept floating to the forefront of his mind, even when he hadn't thought of her. It was borderline troublesome.

His textbooks helped none; if anything, they concerned him. They claimed things were wrong with him—he could be bespelled or sick or—

But how could that be true when he felt nothing but warmth when Lily turned that smile on him?