In the Shadows | Severus Snape

Sylvia's first choice had always been Sirius Black. She had fallen for him easily, much like most other girls at Hogwarts, drawn in by his irresistible charm and magnetic confidence. But as time went on, cracks began to form in their relationship. And after a year of dating, new feelings and doubts begin to seep their way into the crevices, leaving Sylvia to realize that her heart might not have been as certain as she once thought.

Severus Snape, on the other hand, was never supposed to be an option at all. He was impossibly aloof, always brooding alone in the shadows of Hogwarts. He was the last person she ever expected to care for. But throughout a year-long partnership with him in Potion's, she begins to see another side of him, one that nobody else ever bothered to uncover. The dedication he poured into his work. The rare kindness he managed to mask so well. And slowly, her dread of working with him blossoms into something she never anticipated, a connection she never knew could exist.

[Marauders era]

OC x Sirius Black (Established)

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OC x Severus Snape (Slow Burn)

Story now on AO3 under same name and username

⎮DISCLAIMER⎮

-I do not own Harry Potter or the Wizarding World, only characters that I have created for this story, such as Sylvia Prewett