A/N: OK, I set this challenge a while ago to one of my friends (Alvera on ff.net), and I promised her I'd write a response as well. The challenge was this:

Main genre: romance

Must have a romance between 2 people in rival houses ie. Slytherin and Gryffindor/Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff.

Must be rumours going around the school about a romance between Professor Snape and another teacher. These rumours can be true or false.

If the rumours are true, the romance must be mentioned and worked on.

If the rumours are false, you must have a romance between Snape and a different teacher.

There must be at least one other romance – student/student, teacher/teacher or student/teacher

You must mention a CD player and a computer

Someone must pull a rabbit out of a hat

A main character must die at some point

At some point, this song must be put in:

When the cold of Winter comes

Starless night will cover day

In the veiling of the sun

We will walk in bitter rain

But in dreams

I still hear your name

And in dreams

We will meet again

When the seas and mountains fall

And we come to end of days

In the dark I hear a call

Calling me there

I will go there

And back again

A/N continued: Here is my response to the above challenge. If anyone else who reads this feels like having a go at the challenge, be my guest, but please tell me so I can read it when you've done it!

Thanx,

Deutzy

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