"Come on, Lily-"
"No! Just hold still for a second, Sev. I'm almost done." Lily says, sticking out her chin and Severus and holding her paintbrush. She adds a touch of black here and there, then writes with a flourish:
Happy Birthday, Sev!
Love,
Lily Evans
She hands the portrait to him, uneasily smiling. "Here you go! I hope you like it...I know I'm not the best artist, but-"
"I love it." He shortly says, fondling the portrait of him.
"Happy Birthday Sev!" She stands up and hugs Severus, then turns around, walking away. "I'll see you later!"
"..." And Severus turns around too, his first real smile plastered on his face. This had been the best birthday for him ever.
He takes a long look at the mirror-like portrait of him. In this portrait, she has distinctly changed small parts. His black greasy hair shone like regular black hair, although it still did fall straight to his shoulders, covering part of his face. And his face. His sharp features had been made to be a bit more rounded, and his black beady eyes were slightly more wide, showing happiness and kindness. It looks like the guy Severus always hoped he would be.
Severus couldn't have asked for more.
Instead of becoming the local artist and making a fine sum of money, she became an Auror and died.
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Not my best, I'm afraid. I was hurrying through this so I would get a chapter done for my readers before I go to India this Saturday. Anyway, please review! :D