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

CHRISTMAS AND POTIONS😋😊😍

This was the first time I was staying back in Hogwarts for Christmas. Holidays started from 20th December to 2nd January. It would have turned up boring, but luckily the two lovebirds of my friends decided to stay back too. I, Haoran and another girl were the only Slytherins staying in Hogwarts for this Christmas. And there were 6 more people from other houses.

Potions remedial classes were going absolutely great for me, maybe not so great for Professor Snape. The idea of brewing potions with him alone in the dark dungeon were quite intimadating to everyone, even Sean and Haoran. But I found that, when alone, Professor Snape appeared to be less arrogant and more normal. Despite making small mistakes here and there, sometimes breaking a stuff or two, which of course I had to clean up later, he never raised his voice on me. that was what I found surprising, given the fact that previous year, he was the only one to kick me out of his class once. He never did small talk with me while brewing; he often kept his head into work most of the time. Meanwhile I used the full oppurtunity to steal glances at him, admire him from a distance, even my jitters have stopped now, they are kind of getting used to being around him.

It was on 24th December. I entered the Potions class-room around seven-thirty after dinner. Usually I would find professor Snape, sitting behind his desk, doing his work. But that day his desk was empty. So I glanced around and found his office door, which was connected to the classroom, was ajar. I could make out something was happening in that room; shadows moving.

A part of me suddenly expected to catch him making out with someone in that room, like in most of the movies. I don't know why that thought came to my mind, but it definitely shot a pang of jealousy through me. So I entered the classroom and called out, "Professor, I am here. Are you busy sir? Should I come back later?" then waited for his response, not sure it was a good idea to peek into the office, although I desperately wanted to.

"Come in here fast" came his response, definitely he was angry.

I went to his office and got relieved when I saw him brewing something. "Thank god it was not what I imagined" I thought to myself and warm smile appeared on my lips.

"Quit smiling and do as I say. See that vial on the top rack to the left, grab it now." I did what he asked me to do. Went up the ladder, reached out my hand, grabbed the vial and came down and stood beside him, awaiting furthur instructions.

"While I am stirring it, keep adding one drop at a time of that fluid into it using the dropper. Don't add too many, just a drop at a time."

I nodded. He sounded so hot when he said, "at a time" with stresses on the t's. I struggled hard to suppress my grin; luckily Snape paid no heed. Then I did as he ordered, very carefully I added the fluid from the vial, a drop at a time as he kept stirring it, once in a while checking the flame. The Potion changed colour from colourless to slightly turquoise blue, then he orderd me to stop and kept stirring it for some more time, bringing down the flame and finally taking the cauldrom off the flame, he finally let go off some steam. Then he realised I was still standing there and watching him, he shot a glance at me and said, "Put those vials in place; they are labelled, just arrange them accordingly, should be easy. Which potions are we left with?" he asked, slightly tilting his head

"Sir, we are left with Strengthening solution and Deflating Draught"

"Okay. You will do the Deflating draught today. Home-work?"

"Yes sir done."

"Good. Now do as I said, submit your home-work on the table, gather all the ingredients that you will need and set the cauldron ready. I will be back in a moment." Saying that he opened a door in his office, not the entrance door, the other one and entered and slammed the door behind him. I did everything he asked, carefully put the vials in position, took the vials that I need, submitted my home-work and prepped up everything, meanwhile waiting for him to come. He soon appeared from his offcie, paused to look at me with a slight glint of surprise on his face; probably because he thought I won't be ready by the time he would be back or maybe I have broken something or gave him any reason to piss him off; but none of that happened, so he was shocked.