Severus stopped just in front of the door to the Potions classroom. He
hissed softly at one of the bricks, touching it with his two index fingers.
A door slid open before him and Lily. "Ladies first." Lily stepped inside,
looking around.
"Wow..."Severus chuckled a bit. The room was fully furnished with a couch, little dining table with one chair, a desk with its own chair, a cauldron, and even a bed peeking out from behind a nurse's curtain. "I camp out in here when I needed my solitude. Sometimes for days on end..." He walked over to a cage that was holding a house elf inside. "I hate to do this to the little bugger, but he swallowed a potion I was brewing. It was only half done- and an experiment at that. I want to see the results."
"This is better than your clearing, although if anyone should find it while you're not here they would watch the room to see who's it is."Lily said matter-of-factly, looking around the room again.
"I doubt you could unlock it. Ceartain pressure is required from each finger and the hiss must be in pitch. Designed the lock myself." He beamed proudly as the elf shook the bars of his cage. Severus carefully slid a jar of water to it, then watched the elf slurp it down greedily. Remembering that they were both soaked, Lily pointed her wand at him, casted a drying charm, did the same to herself, then handed him his cloak back. Smiling, he hung the cloak on a coat rack by the door.
"Your going to be the next Potions master at this school."She smiled at him as she sat on the couch.Severus smirked.
"Perhaps. Of course, working for you as next headmistress wouldn't be too bad." He chuckled softly, scooping up a few jars in his arms and setting them down on his desk.
"No."She laughed. "I'm not going to be Headmistress, I'd rather teach Charms."
"Ah, Miss Evans, the beautiful Charms teacher and Snape, the Potions Master. Nice rings to them."She smiled again, leaning on the armrest.
"Thats Professor Evans."She giggled a bit."That sounds funny."A teasing chuckle escaped his lips as he tooks a spoon from off his rack.
"Who knows, there may never be a Professor Evans at Hogwarts." He tossed in a few ingrediants.She watched him tossing in the ingredients.
"What are you trying to make?"
"Just a little something. Nothing too complicated." He muttered softly to himself as he went back to brewing, "Quarter stir to the north... three eighths to the counter spin... Two grains and done!"
"I see. Why do you like Potions so much?"He closed his eyes with a soft smile as he ran his hand over the vapors. The liquid inside was a dreamy irridescent green. He stood behind the cauldron as the fumes twisted into a soft butterly.
"The calm bubbling of a cauldron at midnight, the twisting intoxicating vapors, the demonic slavery that must go into each and every brew... It imprisoned me, much like my books. It has become a dark love affair for me. Even I don't understand her, but I love her. She was my first mistress at Hogwarts and I feel I shall die with her by my side." He sighed softly as the fumes formed a mermaid and kissed him on the lips once before fading into a lily. "She was my first escape."
"Wow..."She fidgeted a bit."Thinking of it like that you'll with out a doubt become Potions Master."Severus shook his head, as if breaking a trance.
"Sorry, I... eh... get a tiny bit carried away. Seems passions need not mix, lest something odd come out of me." He chuckled softly twisting his fingers around the step of the lily. It materialized into a real flower. He knelt to present it to her.Lily smiled at him.
"Another to add to my collection."
"And not one of them will ever wilt untl the day you die, my sweet." He stood and went back to the cauldron. "Always wondered what would happen if you touched the liquid of this smoke potion. Care to find out?"She stood and walked over to him.
"Err, sure."He looked at it a moment, rolled up his right sleeve, then shrugged.
"Well, here goes nothing." He plunged his hand into the brew, then cried out in pain.Jumping, Lily pulled his arm out of the couldron.His arm was covered in gold bracelets, diamond bangles, and heaps of other jewelry. He chuckled playfully. "I apologize. I simply could not resist. It's my own recipie. These will fade."She smacked him on the shoulder, laughing.
"You scared me!"She sat down on the armrest of the couch.He grinned wide.
"Now, imagine the look on Lucius's face when I stroll in there after bathing in this stuff. It's his April Fool's Day gift."She shook her head.
"If he doesn't jynx your head off at the first glance then the look will be priceless. Mind if I tag along with my camera?"
"Oh please do. I'd love to have a lasting memory of it." He snickered softly, leaning foreward and letting his long hair into the liquid. When he drew it out, It was sectioned off and wrapped in gold studded with diamonds.She watched him, smiling.
"This is going to be hilarious."She slid down off the armrest onto the couch, looking at her watch. Severus shook off the gold and let it dissapear into dust.
"Bed time already, Lily?"She raised an eyebrow.
"Bedtime? I think not." He smirked.
"Ah, a date, perhaps?"
"No. Just wanted to know what time it is."She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, as if doing a heavy ammount of math. Severus took a seat on the couch and wrapped his arms around her.
"Something is troubling you. Tell me."
"Nothings wrong."She re-opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Just thinking." He snuggled close to her, almost like a child, then sighed.
"About what?" She put her arms around him and layed her head on his shoulder.
"Nothing in particular."Lily shrugged a bit. He kissed her lightly on the forehead, then smiled contently.
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Lucius sighed and slumped down against the door. "Stupid gits." He crossed his arms across his chest, all pouty. "That was my cookie."
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Lily jumped at the sound of a voice and someone leaning against the door. "That sounded like Lucius."
"Ah, perhaps April Fools Day comes early?"Severus snickered.
"No, save that. I don't have my camera with me. Besides, it's getting late and I've got Astronomy tonight."Severus nodded.
"Alright. Gryffindor tower or would you like me to leave?"
"No."She layed her head back on his chest, closing her eyes."Don't leave."He blinked twice. He hadn't expected that. His pale hands ran through her hair softly as he watched over her. Her eyes remained closed as she traced the Slytherin patch on his robes with her finger, humming quietly to herself. After a while, her humming quieted, then she fell asleep.Severus simply sat there and watched her breathe. Within a matter of ten minutes, he was fast asleep.
About 45 minutes later, she woke back up and looked around drowsily. She then looked up at Severus sleeping and smiled, giving him a light kiss on the cheek, then laying her head back down. He was sound asleep with his arms draped around her lightly. The elf in the cage screeched and woke him up with a mutter of, "Two owl claws and a quarter stir to the right..."
Lily smiled up at him. "Have a nice nap?" She asked, running a finger down his cheek.
"Mmm, dreamed about Potions N.E.W.T.S... Dreamt we passed and Lucius failed... then he had a little midget I had to teach." She laughed.
"Lucius?" She asked, sitting up and stretching.
"Yeah, him... Ugly little bugger too. Looked just like his father." She stood up and pulled him to his feet. "Lucius probably left, lets go for a walk."Severus groaned as he was hauled to a stand.
"Where to, my lady?"
"I dont know...just around I guess, unless you can think of anywhere." He wrapped his arms around her waist and trailed a few playful kisses up her neck. He whispered in her ear softly,
"Perhaps to the tallest tower in the world so that I may profess my love for thee?"She giggled lightly.
"The only one open to us is the Astronomy Tower, but I'll be there for an hour tonight and don't want to see anymore of it than I have to." He chuckled, nuzzling against her softly.
"I have a bit of a rather nasty idea. You've already seen my private world... Perhaps I could smuggle you into the Slytherin tower just to say you were there?"Lily raised an eyebrow at him.
"I'd rather not do anything against the rules."She said with a light kiss on his cheek.
"Of course, dear. Perhaps... Just a stroll, then." He shrugs softly backing off and resting his forehead against hers.
"Right."She smiled and took hold of his hand. "Lets go."
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Olao
"Wow..."Severus chuckled a bit. The room was fully furnished with a couch, little dining table with one chair, a desk with its own chair, a cauldron, and even a bed peeking out from behind a nurse's curtain. "I camp out in here when I needed my solitude. Sometimes for days on end..." He walked over to a cage that was holding a house elf inside. "I hate to do this to the little bugger, but he swallowed a potion I was brewing. It was only half done- and an experiment at that. I want to see the results."
"This is better than your clearing, although if anyone should find it while you're not here they would watch the room to see who's it is."Lily said matter-of-factly, looking around the room again.
"I doubt you could unlock it. Ceartain pressure is required from each finger and the hiss must be in pitch. Designed the lock myself." He beamed proudly as the elf shook the bars of his cage. Severus carefully slid a jar of water to it, then watched the elf slurp it down greedily. Remembering that they were both soaked, Lily pointed her wand at him, casted a drying charm, did the same to herself, then handed him his cloak back. Smiling, he hung the cloak on a coat rack by the door.
"Your going to be the next Potions master at this school."She smiled at him as she sat on the couch.Severus smirked.
"Perhaps. Of course, working for you as next headmistress wouldn't be too bad." He chuckled softly, scooping up a few jars in his arms and setting them down on his desk.
"No."She laughed. "I'm not going to be Headmistress, I'd rather teach Charms."
"Ah, Miss Evans, the beautiful Charms teacher and Snape, the Potions Master. Nice rings to them."She smiled again, leaning on the armrest.
"Thats Professor Evans."She giggled a bit."That sounds funny."A teasing chuckle escaped his lips as he tooks a spoon from off his rack.
"Who knows, there may never be a Professor Evans at Hogwarts." He tossed in a few ingrediants.She watched him tossing in the ingredients.
"What are you trying to make?"
"Just a little something. Nothing too complicated." He muttered softly to himself as he went back to brewing, "Quarter stir to the north... three eighths to the counter spin... Two grains and done!"
"I see. Why do you like Potions so much?"He closed his eyes with a soft smile as he ran his hand over the vapors. The liquid inside was a dreamy irridescent green. He stood behind the cauldron as the fumes twisted into a soft butterly.
"The calm bubbling of a cauldron at midnight, the twisting intoxicating vapors, the demonic slavery that must go into each and every brew... It imprisoned me, much like my books. It has become a dark love affair for me. Even I don't understand her, but I love her. She was my first mistress at Hogwarts and I feel I shall die with her by my side." He sighed softly as the fumes formed a mermaid and kissed him on the lips once before fading into a lily. "She was my first escape."
"Wow..."She fidgeted a bit."Thinking of it like that you'll with out a doubt become Potions Master."Severus shook his head, as if breaking a trance.
"Sorry, I... eh... get a tiny bit carried away. Seems passions need not mix, lest something odd come out of me." He chuckled softly twisting his fingers around the step of the lily. It materialized into a real flower. He knelt to present it to her.Lily smiled at him.
"Another to add to my collection."
"And not one of them will ever wilt untl the day you die, my sweet." He stood and went back to the cauldron. "Always wondered what would happen if you touched the liquid of this smoke potion. Care to find out?"She stood and walked over to him.
"Err, sure."He looked at it a moment, rolled up his right sleeve, then shrugged.
"Well, here goes nothing." He plunged his hand into the brew, then cried out in pain.Jumping, Lily pulled his arm out of the couldron.His arm was covered in gold bracelets, diamond bangles, and heaps of other jewelry. He chuckled playfully. "I apologize. I simply could not resist. It's my own recipie. These will fade."She smacked him on the shoulder, laughing.
"You scared me!"She sat down on the armrest of the couch.He grinned wide.
"Now, imagine the look on Lucius's face when I stroll in there after bathing in this stuff. It's his April Fool's Day gift."She shook her head.
"If he doesn't jynx your head off at the first glance then the look will be priceless. Mind if I tag along with my camera?"
"Oh please do. I'd love to have a lasting memory of it." He snickered softly, leaning foreward and letting his long hair into the liquid. When he drew it out, It was sectioned off and wrapped in gold studded with diamonds.She watched him, smiling.
"This is going to be hilarious."She slid down off the armrest onto the couch, looking at her watch. Severus shook off the gold and let it dissapear into dust.
"Bed time already, Lily?"She raised an eyebrow.
"Bedtime? I think not." He smirked.
"Ah, a date, perhaps?"
"No. Just wanted to know what time it is."She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, as if doing a heavy ammount of math. Severus took a seat on the couch and wrapped his arms around her.
"Something is troubling you. Tell me."
"Nothings wrong."She re-opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Just thinking." He snuggled close to her, almost like a child, then sighed.
"About what?" She put her arms around him and layed her head on his shoulder.
"Nothing in particular."Lily shrugged a bit. He kissed her lightly on the forehead, then smiled contently.
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Lucius sighed and slumped down against the door. "Stupid gits." He crossed his arms across his chest, all pouty. "That was my cookie."
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Lily jumped at the sound of a voice and someone leaning against the door. "That sounded like Lucius."
"Ah, perhaps April Fools Day comes early?"Severus snickered.
"No, save that. I don't have my camera with me. Besides, it's getting late and I've got Astronomy tonight."Severus nodded.
"Alright. Gryffindor tower or would you like me to leave?"
"No."She layed her head back on his chest, closing her eyes."Don't leave."He blinked twice. He hadn't expected that. His pale hands ran through her hair softly as he watched over her. Her eyes remained closed as she traced the Slytherin patch on his robes with her finger, humming quietly to herself. After a while, her humming quieted, then she fell asleep.Severus simply sat there and watched her breathe. Within a matter of ten minutes, he was fast asleep.
About 45 minutes later, she woke back up and looked around drowsily. She then looked up at Severus sleeping and smiled, giving him a light kiss on the cheek, then laying her head back down. He was sound asleep with his arms draped around her lightly. The elf in the cage screeched and woke him up with a mutter of, "Two owl claws and a quarter stir to the right..."
Lily smiled up at him. "Have a nice nap?" She asked, running a finger down his cheek.
"Mmm, dreamed about Potions N.E.W.T.S... Dreamt we passed and Lucius failed... then he had a little midget I had to teach." She laughed.
"Lucius?" She asked, sitting up and stretching.
"Yeah, him... Ugly little bugger too. Looked just like his father." She stood up and pulled him to his feet. "Lucius probably left, lets go for a walk."Severus groaned as he was hauled to a stand.
"Where to, my lady?"
"I dont know...just around I guess, unless you can think of anywhere." He wrapped his arms around her waist and trailed a few playful kisses up her neck. He whispered in her ear softly,
"Perhaps to the tallest tower in the world so that I may profess my love for thee?"She giggled lightly.
"The only one open to us is the Astronomy Tower, but I'll be there for an hour tonight and don't want to see anymore of it than I have to." He chuckled, nuzzling against her softly.
"I have a bit of a rather nasty idea. You've already seen my private world... Perhaps I could smuggle you into the Slytherin tower just to say you were there?"Lily raised an eyebrow at him.
"I'd rather not do anything against the rules."She said with a light kiss on his cheek.
"Of course, dear. Perhaps... Just a stroll, then." He shrugs softly backing off and resting his forehead against hers.
"Right."She smiled and took hold of his hand. "Lets go."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oooooo, you guys are gonna like the next chapter, its funny!
Olao