You had only been teaching at Hogwarts for a year, but your young age and fresh teaching skills did not stop the students from adoring you. You became their favourite teacher in such a short amount of time, beating the other teachers easily.

While it was as clear as the sky that you were the students' favourite, still, you wanted to be a certain professor's favourite. It was no secret that you had your eyes on Professor Snape since the first day you came. You were enchanted by his mysterious gaze and his snarky remarks, never failed to make you laughed every time.

Despite his attempt to shrug you off, you did not mind it a bit as you always tried to be closer with him. It was obvious that you had a huge crush on him, but it seemed like he was denying it. It was not an exaggeration to say that the whole school knew that Professor Snape owned your heart because you never tried to hide it, but he just acted like he knew nothing about your feelings for him.

Severus could never get away from you though, because you were always there wherever he was.

"Morning, Severus!"

You chirped, sitting next to him in the Great Hall. He sighed, knowing that he could never escape you. He had gotten used to you by now, but he still could never understood how could you like him so much. He wondered what he did to make you harbour such a massive crush on him.

"Morning, Y/N"

He replied, giving you a nod. You held back a squeal when he called you by your name instead of Professor L/N like he always did. Truth to be told, last week, you threatened him to call you with your name and if he did not, you would be so devastated. He did not care at first, but after you let your fake tears streamed down your face, he got worried and he agreed. Sometimes you dared to think that he cared about you too.

Severus Snape was perfect in your eyes. You knew he had his flaws— Your students had reminded you so many times that you should find someone better than him but you could not. No matter what they said, your heart and soul wanted him, and you were not stopping until you make him love you.

"Will I see you after your classes today?"

You asked, as he stood up from his chair, ready to leave for his first class that day. He looked at you suspiciously, but as you beamed at him, he nodded weakly. You almost laughed when you realised he was trying so hard not to roll his eyes at you.

"I'll see you later, Y/N."

Severus said, leaving the Great Hall with such a dramatic way just like how he made the entrance. You grinned when you watched the Potions Master. With every step he took, it resembled power and strength that mesmerised you, wanting to learn more about him. His powerful long strides made your breath hitch, and you sighed in adoration as his dark robes flew behind him, he was so beautifully mysterious to you.

"You're staring at him again, Y/N."

You were shook from your train of thoughts when Minerva put her hand on your shoulder, a smirk was on her face. A steady blush ran across your cheeks, clearing your throat as you realised you were caught by the other teachers.

"I'm not staring."

You frowned, trying to defend yourself while you knew that there was no point in lying to them. They all knew about it already.

"You're drooling."

Remus teased, a smirk was dancing on his lips when your eyes grew wide at his comment. You almost believed his words, considering that you were watching Severus with so much interest that you were worried if you were drooling for real. You hit his arm when he laughed at your reaction.

"Stop it, Remus. Don't laugh at me."

It only made the professor laugh even harder, and you shook your head at your colleague. A smile was cracked on your lips, starting to think about Severus again as you made your way to teach your class, leaving your friend who was dying with laughter. Remus could be weird sometimes, you learned that now.

"Severus!"

The professor cursed under his breath when he heard your honeyed voice. He was standing in front of his office door, looking as annoyed as ever when you approached him with a big smile on your face.

"Oh, did you have a bad day?"

You were genuinely concerned upon seeing his bitter expression. Severus nodded, a heavy sigh escaped his lips.

"Do you want to tell me about it?"

You asked, tilting your head a bit as you hoped that he would tell you. Suddenly, something stirred inside of Severus as he gazed at you. You were so beautiful and adorable, he realised that, but that day he felt as if he wanted to pull you into his embrace and never let go. He shook his imprudent thought away, knitting his eyebrows together when he realised he was starting to give you a way into his heart.

"Why are you so kind to me?"

He asked, and you were taken aback with his question.

"I'm kind with everyone."

You smirked, knowing that he meant something else. Severus rolled his eyes dramatically, making you chuckled under your breath.

"You're kind with me differently, Y/N and you know that."

His voice sent shivers down your spine and you just smiled.

"I think you know that I like you a lot. I think many people have told you that I have a crush on you and I'm falling for you."

You blurted out, raising your eyebrows. There was no use of hiding it from him because it was obvious that you liked him. It was either he was being oblivious, which he was not, or he was ignoring your feelings.

Severus was flabbergasted at your words. He was not expecting you to be so honest but you had told him everything that he heard from other people. He always thought that they were only teasing him, but it turned out that those things were true. He still could not fathom how did you ever like him. What did he do until you were so smitten with him?

"I thought they were bluffing."

He muttered, and you chuckled at his words. You walked closer towards him, so close that you had to crane your neck to look up at him. Oh god, you realised he had a perfect height for a man and you could not help but fell for him even harder.

"I'm your biggest fan, Professor Snape. I like you a lot!"

You said, knowing that your words did something to him. Severus' heart was beating rapidly against his chest as he noticed that you were so close to him.

"And I think I'm falling in love."

You whispered dreamily, catching him off guard. He could not believe his ears. Such a beautiful young lady like you should not fall for a broken man like him. It was unbelievable, but to say that he was not enjoying your attention would be a lie.

"Why don't you stop chasing me even if I keep ignoring you?"

He asked, curious to know what made you so attracted to him. Other women would surrender and walk away when he started to hurt them with his harsh words, but you always laughed at his comments, as if everything he did was interesting to you.

"Because I really like you and I'll follow you until you love me."

You said, smiling sweetly at him. You wanted him to love you? Severus could feel as if his world was spinning around him, it felt as if he was dreaming because it was so surreal to be a reality.

"No matter what I say or what I do, you'll still follow me, aren't you?"

He cocked his eyebrow, a smirk was painted on his face. His confidence did not stay long as you stood on you tiptoes to place a soft kiss on his cheek. Severus' face flushed, and his eyes widen when you kissed his cheek. You chewed on your bottom lip and chuckled, happy to see his reaction.

"Yes. I'm not stopping until I make you mine."

You whispered, winking at him. Severus almost fell on his knees, but he collected himself together and glared at you playfully. You were going to be the death of him, he was sure of that. He tried to hide his smile but failed miserably as you started to walk away from him.

"I'll be going on a meeting for two days tomorrow. Don't miss me!"

You said, before leaving him, who had a smile on his face. Severus thought for awhile before his smile dropped, he was going to miss you, of course he would.

Thus, on the next day, when he walked into the Great Hall and he did not see you, his fire to start the day slowly died. He ate his breakfast grumpily, and the other teachers tried their best not to laugh when they saw how sour his mood was without you sitting next to him.

"It's alright, Severus. Y/N leaves for the meeting for only two days. I'm sure Remus will take a good care of her."

Albus started, intentionally talked about Remus to see the Potions Master's reaction. Severus dropped his fork, turning to look at the headmaster so quickly that he might hurt his neck.

"Y/N is with Remus?"

"Yes, I sent them to attend the meeting together."

Albus responded, acting as if he did not know how annoyed Severus was to hear his words. The professor's heart was filled with jealousy when he realised you were gone with Remus, and he could not see what you were doing with the werewolf.

"Just two of them? ALONE?"

Severus retorted, unable to hide his emotion any longer. The other teachers were surprised to see his reaction. He always acted like you did not mean anything to him. Clearly, you meant something to him.

"I see that Y/N is rubbing off on you. You're jealous, aren't you?"

Minerva interfered, a big smile was emblazoned on her face. Severus rolled his eyes at her words but he started to realise it as well. Perhaps he was ready to let you make your way into his heart, and into his life. Maybe your feelings were not unrequited, after all.

"Next time you're sending her to a meeting, include me."

He mumbled under his breath like a scolded child, making the teachers looked at him with amusement in their eyes. Severus could not wait for those two days to end so you would come back and he would tell you he felt about you.

And of course, he was not letting you go on another meeting with Lupin ever again.

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tbh i was listening to paparazzi so some of the lyrics inspired me to write this.

thank you for reading!

7th January 2021