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“Lily! Where are we going?” Severus asked as Lily dragged him down to an empty dungeon classroom.
She gave no answer, just pushed him in and locked the door behind him. She turned around, breathing a little roughly. The heightened colour in her cheeks was made more prominent by her dark red hair. Severus shifted uncomfortably and looked away, lest his deep black eyes give away his emotion.
“Sev…” Lily started a little uncertainly. He looked up to see what the matter was.
She began again, “Sev? Do you think you could help me study for the Defense Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.? You’re just so smart in that area…” she bit her lip and glanced down, avoiding his gaze.
Lily was startled when Severus tilted up her chin to stare into her vibrant green eyes. Some of his black hair had fallen forward onto his face and she had a strange urge to push it back into place. She forced the thoughts away and made herself listen to what Severus was saying.
“Of course I can help you. What are you having trouble with?” he asked, concern layering his otherwise even voice.
“My Patronus. It won’t take a form!” she said in an exasperated tone as she waved her wand. All that was appeared was a dense, silvery vapor.
He examined it before Lily waved it away. He looked back at her sitting in a chair, which she’d fallen into after casting the Patronus Charm. She looked frustrated and put out.
His eyes softened in sympathy as he quietly strode over and handed her a small candy from her bag. She nodded her thanks and they sat in comfortable silence for a bit.
After several long minutes of this, Lily broke the silence with a pleading request. “Sev? Would you pretty please show me your Patronus? Just once?”
The pleading was wholly unnecessary, but it pleased Severus. So, with a faint smile tracing his lips, he indulged her.
“Expecto Patronum,” he murmured and out cantered a graceful doe. Lily cooed in delight and slowly padded up to stroke the beautifully luminescent doe. Severus smiled unconsciously as his eyes drank in every detail hungrily.
But several pairs of feet could be heard descending the stairs into the dungeons. Lily looked up with a feeling close to fear at being found, alone, in a dungeon with her Slytherin friend.
Severus groaned internally and his doe Patronus dissipated into the air, which began to return to its normal, chilly, damp, dungeon state. His friends would not take his hanging out with the Gryffindor girl Prefect lightly.
To increase the fears of the unlikely friends, the footsteps were coming towards the classroom where they were hidden.
Thinking quickly, Lily blew the torches out with a quick wave of her wand and shoved Severus into the supply closet. Without a backwards glance to check on the state of the classroom, she climbed in after him and closed the door.
Their breathing was magnified in the small, enclosed space. As predicted, the footsteps entered the recently vacated room. With them came several unfamiliar voices.
“Why’d we come down here again?” asked a whiney female voice.
“Because Anthony needs something! Just pipe sown and don’t ask questions!” said a gruff male voice. He was answered by a moody huff.
A third voice, which the hidden friends assumed to be Anthony, reprimanded them both. “Chuck, though you have a point, don’t shout at Fiona. She just has a short attention span.” He was answered with silence.
“Now, will you two play nicely for a moment so I can get the necessary ingredients?” he asked politely, an edge creeping into his request. Severus and Lily froze.
They both immediately thought of different ideas. The result was that, when Anthony opened the closet door, Lily began to passionately make out with Severus and Severus cast a double Disillusionment Charm. Anthony, therefore, saw nothing but an empty store room, while Lily and Severus were invisibly kissing.
Anthony left with his ingredients, followed by a disgruntled Chuck and pouty Fiona.
Lily pulled away and looked at Severus in confusion. He looked back with wide eyes as le lifted the charm. Neither said a word.
Lily gave him one last look before running off to the Gryffindor Common Room. Severus just stood there in a daze, feeling his lips in wonder.