don't know how I got the idea for this story, but I hope you enjoy it:)

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter Characters, they belong to JK. However, I own Elisabeth (Els) Vinyal, she's my character, if you want to use her, send me a PM so I know;)

January changed into February and all the students got excited for Valentines day. It wasn't something that was celebrated at Hogwarts, if you forget about the year Gilderoy Lockhart made his attempt, but you could feel it in the air. Girls started giggling when a boy looked to long at them, small bets were made about how many Valentine cards people would receive, girls asking each other what to send to that person and almost everyone was in Hogsmeade last weekend to buy a Valentines card or present.

I too went to Hogsmeade, not really knowing what to do, and of course, helping Ginny to find a present for Harry. We spent most of the day running in and out different shops, looking for a present. While we were looking for Harry's present I was looking for something to give to Severus, I really didn't know what to buy for him. Around two o' clock we decided we needed a break, it was cold outside, and I was frozen to the bone, we ended up drinking a hot, large Butterbeer in The Three Broomsticks while thinking about the presents.

"Ginny, you still don't know what to buy for Harry?", I asked, Ginny shook her head, "No, I have seen so much by now, but I can't choose between jumper, the scarf and the book on Defensive spells."

I sighed, "at least you have an idea, I still don't know what to buy for him."

"You still won't tell me, will you?", Ginny asked, I shook my head slowly, "I don't think I can, at least not without you laughing at me and saying I'm getting mental."

Ginny grabbed my hand and squeezed it gently, "I promise I won't laugh at you and I promise I will never tell anyone about him, if you don't want me to."

In my head I went over the options, if I didn't tell Ginny, she would keep on asking me, I knew I could trust her and she trusted me, otherwise she wouldn't have told me about her crush on Harry. And maybe it was useful to have someone knowing the truth, if it was necessary she could come up with a cover if I was with Severus, like I had done for her and Harry a couple of times. I decided to tell her the truth.

"Okay, I will tell you."

Ginny gave me a gentle smile, "Wait a minute, we don't want someone to hear us."

She took her wand and casted Muffliato, "So, no one can hear us know."

I looked at her, "What kind of spell is that, I've never heard of it."

"Harry taught it to me, it keeps other people from hearing our conversation, so your secret will be safe. So, do I know this boy?"

"Well, yes and no, you do know him, but he isn't a boy."

Ginny looked at me, "Is he a Muggle then?"

I shook my head, "No, he is a wizard."

"Then who is it", Ginny said impatiently.

"It's Snape."

Ginny, who had just taken a sip of her Butterbeer, spitted it all over me, "SNAPE, as in Severus Snape? Are you serious?"

"Sssst, don't yell it out so loud Ginny, and yes, I'm serious."

Ginny looked at me as if I was mental, "How can someone who is not a Slytherin love that git?"

"I don't know how, but when you get to know him, the real person behind the mask, he is much nicer. Of course, there is always the Severus Snape we know, but he can be different, if he wants to."

Ginny shook her head, not wanting to believe it, "Well, as long as you are happy, it's just, well I don't know, he is a teacher and how old is he 36, 37?"

"He turned 37 in January, but wizards live longer then muggles, look at Professor Dumbledore he's 115 and doesn't look a day older then 70, in years the gap between me and Severus Snape might be much, 22, but if you compare it to wizarding standards it's a difference of 4 year."

Ginny sighed, knowing that I wouldn't give in, "Okay, I'm fine with it, like I said before, as long as you are happy with him, but I really don't know what you could buy for him, maybe a Green or Silver scarf, not Black."

I nodded, "that's actually a good idea, I can ask them to mae a custom one and wave a warming charm in it. Do you already know what to buy Harry?" Ginny nodded, "I think I will buy him a scarf too, maybe they have one with brooms or snitches on it", Ginny's eyes lighted up as she thought about it.

"So, let's finish our Butterbeer and we can go to Gladrags Wizardwear", I said to Ginny, finishing my own mug.

We left some coins on the table, wrapped our scarf's around our face and left the comfortable heat of The Three Broomsticks and quickly making our way to the pink shop.

There were a couple of other students in the shop, drooling at the different robes. Ginny and I made our way to the counter and were greeted by a middle-aged woman, "Hello darlings, what can I do for you two?"

"We'd like to buy two custom made scarfs as Valentine present for our boyfriends", Ginny said, the woman nodded enthusiastically, "Of course, that's no problem, did you have something in mind already?"

Ginny and I shook our heads, "Not really, well, I know I want it to be Green or Silver since it's for a Slytherin, but besides that, we don't really know."

"That's no problem", the woman said, while handing us a big book, "In here are all the patterns we can do, as soon as you've chosen your colours and patterns, the scarf's can be finished in half an hour."

Ginny and I took the book from her and opened it, looking at the different shapes and patterns in it. I chose for a simple knitted scarf, which was dark green with silver on the edges and a permanent warming charmed waved in it.

As I placed my order and waited for it to be finished I helped Ginny in choosing something for Harry. In the ended Ginny went for a Gryffindor red scarf with small Golden Snitches flying on it, we waited inside and twenty minutes later then woman returned with our scarf's. We paid her and made our way back to Hogwarts, hoping to be back in time so we could change our clothes for dry ones.

.xXx.

My last lesson on Valentine's day was Defence Against the Dark Arts, as the bell rung I stayed on my chair while the rest of the students quickly gathered their things. Ginny smiled knowingly at me as she left the classroom and closed the door behind her. I left my bag on my table and made my way to the front of the classroom, Severus was writing and I didn't know if I should wait until he was finished or just interrupt him.

"Uhm, hi", I said, Severus looked up, "Are you still here, don't you want to go back to your Common Room and celebrate the weekend with your friends?"

I shook my head, "No, I don't want to, Harry and Ginny are together, same with Ron and Lavender, Hermione is too caught up in her home to notice anything else and Luna has been hidden in her bed the whole day, saying Valentine's day is the Wrackspurts are gathering around couples, so there's no one I can go to."

"Valentine's day? So that's the reason you are here, what did you expect, that I bought you a silly present, you will probably never use, or that I invited you to my quarters tonight for a romantic dinner by candle light?", Severus sneered, his eyes cold and hard.

"No, I didn't expect anything, but I've you something and I wanted to give it to you", I said, I looked Severus in his eyes and saw his expression soften.

I took the present out of my pocket, handing it to him after I'd changed it back to it's original size. I looked at him as he carefully unwrapped it, seeing the small smile appearing on his was as he saw what it was, "It's really nice, thank you Elisabeth", he said, giving me a soft kiss.

I gave him a smile, "They waved a warming charm in it and I've added a water repel charm too."

Severus folded the scarf neatly and placed it in his robes. I walked back to my table and grabbed my back, "Well, have a nice weekend then, sir." As I made my way to the door I heard Severus behind me, "Wait, I have something for you also." Severus made his way over to where I stood and took a small box out of his pocket, "Here."

He handed it to me, it was pretty light and wrapped in red paper with a golden bow onto of it, "Red en Gold, really Severus", I mocked him, but he didn't say anything, only raising one of his eyebrows.

I carefully unwrapped it and opened the little box. In there there was a beautiful necklace, a small light blue potions vial with a silver snake wrapped around it and ending in a lions head.

"Severus, it's beautiful", I said, giving him a hug, "But what's in the vial?"

I tried to open it but Severus placed his hand over mine to prevent me from opening it.

"Don't, in the vial is an antidote, I've created myself and it's the strongest antidote anyone can ever make. Poison is used more and more to harm and even kill people these days, and I want you to be safe, so wear it always with you, it's small so you can wear it under your shirt, it might safe someone's life one day", Severus took the vial from my hand and placed it around my neck. I tucked it under my shirt and placed my hand on it, I could feel my heartbeat underneath it, "I promise I will wear it Severus, and I really hope I never have to use it."

I gave him a kiss and murmured, "Happy Valentine's Day Severus."

"Happy Valentine's Day", Severus said, kissing me passionate

A/N Personally I think I'm doing okay with keeping Severus in character, it's difficult to think how he would response in certain situations what do you think?

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