A/N: I don't own Harry Potter

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Asssignment #11 Fashion - Task #4 - Spandex: Write about someone altering their appearance temporarily

Creature AU

Word Count: 587

"I feel like you're about to tell me there's a body hidden in the closet," Severus asked.

"Several actually," Lily answered with a shrug. "Where else would I keep them? I mean, I've gotten rid of the ones that are too small, you would not believe how quickly I outgrow these stupid skin suits," she replied, her long pointed tongue flicking from her mouth. Lily smiled at Severus, showing her long pointed fangs.

"Why keep any of them?" he asked.

"I need at least one a size larger than the one I'm currently wearing. I mean, humans are expected to grow. No one expects a lizard girl like me to not fit in when it's easy enough. What about you? Ever want to just shed the human skin and take to the skies?" she asked, tracing her fingers over the wing nubs on Severus' back. "I mean, they already think you're an overgrown bat."

"And I should prove them right because?" he asked. "Give Potter and his gang something else to make fun of me for?"

"Might shut them up, I mean, a six foot tall bat creature would scare the bejeezus out of me. Well, it would if I wasn't a reptilian girl pretending to be human to learn the sacred ways of Merlin," she added, giving Severus another one of her toothy smiles.

"Think we're the only two creatures in the school?" he asked.

"Nah, pretty sure there's a kitsune in Hufflepuff and there's a werewolf somewhere," Lily said. She knew exactly who the werewolf was, just as he knew what she was. There was no masking smells sometimes. Lily only hoped the at when the time came she could find a Naga prince for her own. It was quite infuriating that the only other creatures at Hogwarts appeared to be mammilian in nature.

"Lupin's the werewolf," Severus said. "I overheard him and Black talking about it, they thought they were being clever with their little innuendos about the full moon and furry little problem."

Lily laughed.

"Not surprised, Black really doesn't pay much attention to his surroundings. The other day I was in the lake, without my suit and he just said 'Hi Lily' and kept walking, never mind the fact my face was green, my eyes were yellow and I was a giant lizard," Lily muttered. Severus shook his head.

"Think we'll ever find mates?" he asked. Lily had had this discussion several times. She wasn't sure why Severus liked to bring it up. She knew he thought she was attractive, but he wasn't what she was looking for in a mate. She wanted a family and bats and snakes didn't work like that.

"We will, I'm going to India this Summer," Lily answered. "Transylvania might be a good place to look, Sev. I mean, those stupid vampire stories had to come from something, right?"

"I guess so. I'm just..."

"You'll find her, and she'll love the fact you're a giant bat who can fly her through the air. Now, can we please get back to working on this stupid assignment? I swear I'll never understand why the humans insist at being at war constantly," Lily whined, motioning down to her History of Magic Book. Severus nodded, picked up the book and started reading. Lily sighed, listening to his voice. Not for the first time, she wished he was a snake, or a lizard, or a Naga, or anything that was compatible with her species. That would have made things so much easier.