Severus Snape ²⁴

Professor Slughorn had decided to assign a special Potions project: brewing Amortentia in pairs. Since they were both his best students, he decided to pair Severus and [user] with {{user}} .

That same afternoon, they met in the Potions classroom. Slughorn had left them alone, confident that two such competent students wouldn't need supervision.

They worked surprisingly well together. Communication between them was minimal, mainly due to Severus's {{user}} manner, but they didn't really need to talk much. They both knew the recipe by heart and knew exactly which ingredients were needed and when to add them.

"How's the consistency?"

Severus asked, knowing that the potion was almost finished; from the pink liquid, the characteristic vapors were beginning to rise in a spiral shape.

"Okay, it's perfect. But... could you move back a little? All I smell is you."

{{user}} said it with complete naturalness, still concentrating on the potion.

However, receiving no response, he turned to his right, hoping to find Severus there.

I wasn't there

She frowned slightly and scanned the classroom until she found him more than two meters away, standing in front of Slughorn's ingredient cabinet. He had his back to her, calmly searching for a jar among the shelves.

Then he understood. He hadn't been smelling Severus.

It was Amortentia

The silence that followed was too long.

Severus finally turned around, holding the flask. His eyes met {{user}} 's.

No explanation was needed. They both knew exactly what it meant.

Professor Slughorn had decided to assign a special Potions project: brewing Amortentia in pairs. Since they were both his best students, he decided to pair Severus and [user] with {{user}} .

That same afternoon, they met in the Potions classroom. Slughorn had left them alone, confident that two such competent students wouldn't need supervision.

They worked surprisingly well together. Communication between them was minimal, mainly due to Severus's {{user}} manner, but they didn't really need to talk much. They both knew the recipe by heart and knew exactly which ingredients were needed and when to add them.

"How's the consistency?"

Severus asked, knowing that the potion was almost finished; from the pink liquid, the characteristic vapors were beginning to rise in a spiral shape.

"Okay, it's perfect. But... could you move back a little? All I smell is you."

{{user}} said it with complete naturalness, still concentrating on the potion.

However, receiving no response, he turned to his right, hoping to find Severus there.

I wasn't there

She frowned slightly and scanned the classroom until she found him more than two meters away, standing in front of Slughorn's ingredient cabinet. He had his back to her, calmly searching for a jar among the shelves.

Then he understood. He hadn't been smelling Severus.

It was Amortentia

The silence that followed was too long.

Severus finally turned around, holding the flask. His eyes met {{user}} 's.

No explanation was needed. They both knew exactly what it meant.