How To Be A Heartbreaker | James Potter [COMPLETED]

Chapter Five: Black or Brown or Whatever

"I want you to break James Potter's heart."

Sapphire's eyes widened, and her breath hitched in her throat. She became suddenly unaware of the howling wind; the tree leaves that were falling in her hair, the fact that it's probably past curfew—nothing. She sat there, freezing and in front of the Black Lake, with the expression of a deer caught in headlights, round brown eyes filled with mixed emotions. In front of her, Severus Snape was casually leaning his back against a tree, looking at Sapphire as if he told her to pass him the salt, not to break someone's heart, his arms were crossed over his chest, and a mysterious gleam swam in his eyes.

"What?" said Sapphire, finally regaining her senses back. Her breathing started to return to its normal ways, the sound of the angered wind resurfaced against her ears, she finally acknowledged that there may be a dozen leaves in her hair.

"I said I want you to break James Potter's heart. I want him heartbroken, sad, angry, on his knees—everything that comes with heartbreak. I want you to be a heartbreaker."

Sapphire wouldn't believe he, Severus Snape, asked such a request until she'd see it with her own eyes. " Severus... are you—are you sure?"

"Positive."

"When?"

"Charm him until he asks you to that Halloween Ball. We'll see from then on."

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Sapphire's entire Saturday morning consisted of her lying on the bed, pretending to be asleep, having to suffer through Lily, and McKinnon's endless girly talk, and thinking about ways to make Potter fall for her and dropping him on his ass. Truth be told, Sapphire hadn't managed to sleep at all after Snape told her what he wanted. She didn't know what to do. She hasn't even properly met James Potter, she's spoken to him one time and it was to mock him, as far she knew, he didn't even bother to learn her name and she didn't his. Until now, anyway. She had listened to people talking about him, saying things such as 'he's an amazing Quidditch player', or 'he's so handsome ' or 'when will he stop chasing poor Evans?'. At the very start, she had thought it'd be easy to make a hormonal teenage boy fall in love with her until rumors about him wanting to propose to Sapphire's cousin shattered all her hopes for it to be an easy plan. People said James Potter was always infatuated with Lily Evans, to the point some called it an unhealthy obsession and that he never looked at another girl ever since he first asked her out. Sapphire wanted to ask Alice about him, but she didn't want her to think she fancied him. Lily didn't seem as though she had feelings for James, no matter the times he asked her out and that helped Sapphire in a way, Sapphire knew her cousin like the back of her hand, and she knew Lily was great at covering up emotions. She also knew it would be a matter of time before Lily started giving up and agreeing to go on a date with Potter. Sapphire wanted to feel bad because she would be taking Potter away from her cousin. but she didn't, she only wanted to help Severus, and her cousin's messed up emotions and higher-than-the-sky self-esteem didn't matter anymore.

"Say, McKinnon", Sapphire said, putting her weight on her elbows as she sat on the bed she was busy glaring holes Into Lily's and McKinnon's heads to notice a cheerful Alice walking in the dormitory. "Is there a time in the year where you find something more entertaining to talk about than boys, or is your mind that lifeless to the point that anything breathing is attractive to you?"

Alice snorted, sitting on the edge of Sapphire's bed and smirking. "Good, you're awake and in a massacring mood."

"I don't really see why that's a good thing but go on," getting out of bed, she slowly made her way to her trunk and grabbed some clothes.

"I bumped into Professor Slughorn."

"Oh, the horror."

"Tell me about it. I bumped into the old rag and he started talking about some partnered project including Amortentia, Love Potions, and Felix Felicis and their effects — all in all, I was wondering if you and I would do it or else I'll go tell Snape you have a crush on him," Alice finished with a proud grin, clapping her hands together loudly once and looking at Sapphire with a determined glint.