Interlude

Yeah, I'm doing these

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"You know, you really should do it Sev, I'm sure you would look gorgeous," Lily commented quite suddenly, staring at her best friend. The black haired boy was sitting quietly in the corner of their compartment, large book on his lap although he looked up from it every now and again. Somehow he managed to keep up his break neck reading speed, flipping the pages almost before she could even finish the first sentence.

"Lily, while I do quite enjoy your surprise statements, it is not convenient when you wish for me to change," Severus drawled back without taking his eyes off his book, flipping the page with one long fingered hand. They'd been friends for two years now and they had both gotten into Hogwarts despite Severus still being ten years old. In the time they'd been friends, they had gotten to know each other much more and Severus was beginning to come out of his shell day by day even though it was mostly to cut people with his newly discovered razor sharp tongue. Lily had yet to truly be on the end of such tongue but he slipped in insults every now and again.

"I never want you to change Severus, you're perfect the way you are," Lily countered, able to keep her face straight despite how hard she was lying. It wasn't that there was something wrong with Severus, everyone was made the way God intended as her mother always said and yet…

"Careful Lily, your nose may start to grow," Severus flipped another page.

"Oh stop it, silly. Anyway, I think you should smile more often or… ever. I don't think you've so much as cracked a grin in my presence," Lily stated. Severus stopped moving the pages of his book and slowly turned his eyes towards her, staring so deep into her eyes, she was sure that he was attempting to look into her soul. It was completely unnerving how very still he got and how still it made her. Her chest clinched and it tickled something in the back of her mind, that little voice that told her to do magic laughed and laughed and laughed but Lily didn't. Instead she continued to look into those unnerving eyes until the boy finally broke away and looked out the window silently.

"… okay, maybe not."

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Failed attempt Number Two at making Sev smile…