Slytherin Love - Harry Potter One Shots

Headmaster Snape: Harriet Potter's Erised (Severus Snape x Female Harry Potter)

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A sly smirk curled Severus Snape's thin lips as he kept himself silently suspended a short distance above the ground so that there would be no footsteps on the stone tiles of the castle floor.

Dumbledore had moved the object again and again, but during his own time as headmaster, Severus had quickly discovered that it was necessary to constantly shuffle the Mirror of Erised to different locations.

Since he had been reinstated at his post after surviving the war and earning public approval once his name had been ultimately cleared, Severus attempted to act as a just and fair leader for Hogwarts.

However, that didn't mean that he no longer enjoyed catching Harriet Potter breaking school rules.

It didn't matter that the omega was a war veteran and a legal adult, like most of the other returning eighth year students.

No, that didn't matter at all.

Filch had informed Severus earlier that afternoon that the Potter girl had stumbled onto the mirror's hiding place.

Once the academic day had ended, Severus had been quick to lurk around the corner close to the room where the mirror sat as he lay in wait for her to return.

He hadn't been there for more than an hour when he heard someone enter the room, then a soft sound as something collided with the floor.

As Harriet sat in front of the massive piece of glass, gazing into the hypnotizing void it offered, Severus tried to contain his delight as he glided around the corner and through the doorway into the small room.

He saw the invisibility cloak that she had shrugged off lying in a crumpled, discarded heap.

Severus knew his reflection would be safely hidden as he silently approached her, eager to hand her a scathing remark and a hefty detention sentence.

He relished the idea of breaking the silence with his low voice and startling her.

From where she sat, Harriet shifted as she stared at the glass.

Severus's black gaze shone with intent.

He felt a surge of alpha pride race through his veins as he opened his mouth and prepared to speak, but Harriet spoke first.

"Oh, Severus......" She gasped in a breathless sigh as she looked into the mirror reverently.

Her gentle cry abruptly stopped him.

Severus's mouth fell open and his eyes narrowed in disbelief.

Harriet dreamily sighed again as she continued to look into the glass.

Severus did not enjoy the feeling of being humbled.

While Harriet gazed at the glass, Severus swiftly examined her thought process by touching the very surface of her mind with his own to view the subject of her admiration.

Had he heard her correctly?

Surely she hadn't said his name.....?

When he peeked at Harriet's thoughts, his horror was confirmed.

There, in the mirror of Erised, Harriet Potter saw herself standing next to Severus Snape, holding his hands in hers while they kissed sweetly.

Severus was so dumbfounded by the truth that he was frozen in place even after he ended his nonverbal legilimency spell.