"NO GREATER MAGIC THAN LOVE" A Severus Snape Love Story

SLUGHORN'S PARTY💃🏽🎅🏽🎄

A/N -> This capter is a bit longer than the others but bear with me please, I tried to make it as interesting as possible. 

It was 23rd finally; I managed to spend the days without pissing off Snape. Practiced hard for Quidditch, did all the homework for Potions with every ounce of focus, even successfully managed to brew the potions correctly in class, such that Snape went on to the next cauldron without any comment and a slight groan of disappointment. Also I made sure, no Slytherin knows that I was going to Slughorn's party; it did not matter to most of them, but there were some who belonged to the family of the Dark Lord supporters, and they were not exactly taking any form of post war celebration in a good way, and myself being a Slytherin who is muggle raised, I did not want to draw any unnecessary attention.

I left my tuxedo with Sean, and on 23rd evening after the last class before Christmas, I went to the Ravenclaw common room, got my suit from him and used the Ravenclaw girls' washroom to change. Sean was quite famous among his Ravenclaw friends for being polite and kind and definitely because he was very attractive. So using him to get favour from his house people was quite easy. I slipped my robes over my dress and slipped among the students towards the dungeon, Haoran was accompanying me too, since he has become quite a good friend to Sean and me in just a few days. Once I reached near Snape's office at exactly seven o' clock, I pulled my robe off, handed it to Haoran, told him "You know what to do" to which he nodded smartly, because he knew exactly what to do. He was supposed to keep my robes in the broom closet, which was on the way to the dungeons and anyone who asked for me, "I was serving detention with Snape." I also added on, "if you see Sean tell him I will meet him at the party, he will know I have left."

"Got it, have fun." He said with his warm smile and took off. I took some deep breaths and relaxed myself, because I knew I have to meet Snape's foul gaze now, not exactly something one wants to see before going out to party, but I did not have any other choice exactly. I knocked at his door, and after hearing his regular "Come in" in his bellowing voice, I entered his office.

He was not exactly frowning or anything, but his entire demeanour clearly indicated that he was not in for any sort of party; although he was dressed quite attractively to begin with. Black slacks, full sleeved emerald shirt with a black blazer over it which has silver buttons and cuff buttons, not shiny silver but one could differentiate the silver from black in the dark. And his long hair, for the first time definitely seemed to have received the touch of a comb, at least they were in place and were not exactly covering his face, which it usually does during his classes.

I was wearing my mum's dark blue tuxedo with a white shirt and black heels. Snape looked up and down my outfit with a surprise mixed with disgust, as I guessed he has never seen a woman in such outfit before. He changed his expression immediately when he realised it was becoming longer than usual and spoke up, "Ready?"