He walked towards her slowly and sat down beside her, he turned to her with a smirk
"I see you found my alcohol cabinet?" He chuckled gently
"You're not mad?" She looked at him with surprise in her eyes
"No. Annoyed yes, but I am not angry" Severus smiled gently
"I've fucked up again haven't I?" Lola sighed in frustration, Severus wanted to reassure her but couldn't.
"Mr Malfoy told me you had an argument...care to fill me in" he asked casually, he didn't want to push. He knew exactly where that would get him.
"He asked me out on a date" She laughed, Severus felt a jealous rage flow through him but he just nodded. "I said no of course, and he turned on me and said vile things so I lost it with him and shouted at him" Lola explained.
"Is that why you decided to vandalise school property?" He asked with a smirk
"Yeah, sorry about that....sometimes I lash out" she smirked back holding his gaze

"Well, in future could you refrain from stealing my fire whiskey? I won't report it this time but if I catch you drinking again I will report you to Dumbledore, understand?"
Severus asked seriously, Lola nodded and apologised again. "Unless I offer you one" he joked nudging her in the side, she couldn't help but laugh.
Severus was blinded by the way her eyes sparkled when she was happy, he felt his heart explode inside him.

"We had better get going" Severus told the girl sadly. "Do we have to? I like being with you?" She smiled at him. "You..you do?" He asked blushing a deep shade of red
"Yes, when you're around i feel like I'm secure, I feel like my heart doesn't ache so much" she grinned taking another swig from the bottle. "Follow me" he ordered and she did as she was told. When they left the astronomy tower Severus took her outside the castle gates.
"Where are we going?" She asked confused. "Well I can hardly drag you back into the castle when you're intoxicated...it's still early someone will see you" he explained. He offered her his arm when they were far enough from the castle. And everything spun around

Once they stopped spinning Lola took a look around. "Where are we?" She asked
"My home" he sighed and led her through into the sitting area. He sat her down and told her to make herself at home. He prised the bottle of fire whiskey from her hand and poured it into a tumbler, he handed her the drink and she grinned. "It's not attractive swigging from a bottle" he chuckled. Lola smirked but nodded in agreement
"Im going for a shower Lola, I will also collect something for you to wear for the night" he stated and left her sat there on her own

When he returned her eyes bulged from their sockets, he was just wearing a white t shirt and black jogging bottoms. His hair still damp from the shower. He looked amazing. "Shall I show you to your room now?" He asked her. "No Severus, it's still early and it is a Friday night. I want to talk to you and get merry!" She giggled "I can assure you my love you're already 'merry'" he groaned rolling is eyes. Lola blushed when she realised he called her 'my love' but convinced herself it was just a term of endearment...like when Dumbledore calls her 'dear'.
He sat down and looked at her, he wanted to kiss her so much but he couldn't. She was drunk so that would be wrong.

"This 'Callum' dunderhead, what was he like?" He asked nosily... Knowing full well what he looked like after sneaking through her stuff. Lola's smile began to drop and sadness returned to her eyes. "He was gorgeous, and intelligent, he was funny and so protective of me..." She explained with a tear falling from her green eyes. Severus brought his hand to her face and wiped it away.
"What's this new love interest of yours like?" She chuckled teasingly. She honestly had no idea that it was her. 'Should I tell her?' He asked himself. Severus sighed and leant back in the chair.
"She's beautiful, breathtakingly so. She's funny, and sweet...when she wants to be... She is the definition of the word perfection." He told her purposely leaving out the fact that she had the singing voice of an angel. He was already feeling nervous and embarrassed

"Well she's extremely lucky to have you, there aren't many guys who say such lovely things. They're too busy trying to fondle your boobs" she grinned, this made Severus laugh hysterically
"You should laugh more you know, it suits you" she smiled
Something clicked in Severus' head and he moved closer to her, she was still sipping her drink and hadn't really noticed.
He reached out his hand and took the glass of whiskey from it, setting it down on the table. He leant in closer to her to kiss her, but dropped his head and lost the confidence to do it. "You've had enough, you need to sleep it off" he chuckled pulling her up from the chair. He led her upstairs and showed her the directions to his bedroom

"There is an old shirt on the chair you can put on." He told her from the hallway
Lola took her wand and transformed into his shirt. She climbed into his bed and called out
"Sev? Where are you?" He walked into the room and spoke softly  "I'm sleeping in the spare room" "No, stay with me...I don't want to be alone. Just for once I want to be with someone"
Lola blushed up at him. "That would be highly inappropriate Lola, I'm sorry" he grunted painfully knowing full well he wanted the same thing. "Please Stay" she pleaded grabbing his hand

He gave in and climbed into the bed beside her. "Now, go to sleep!" He scolded her in his usual iced sneer. Lola turned towards Severus who was on his back and nestled into his chest.
Severus could not believe what was happening, but pulled her closer with his strong arms. She brought her hand up from her side and wrapped it over him pulling him closer. Severus shuddered but felt content and fell asleep holding her close until the morning light started to peak in through the windows.

Severus woke up in the morning at an ungodly hour and briefly watched the sunlight bouncing off Lola's beautiful face, he studied her features and felt a feeling he hadn't known for a long time. He smiled to himself and went back to sleep...