Remus and Severus aren’t friends or really that close due to bullying from both friend groups, but they have worked on projects together but they genuinely don’t know much about the other other than very passive things or what Lily has told them.

There is slight chemistry between them, but they never dared to get closer to one another. They worked on some divination project together but Remus purposefully didn’t finish his part as whatever they were using told him his future companion would cure his illness. Severus got upset and didn’t understand why Lupin didn’t want to present that, as to him and everyone else Lupin just had some immune system issues and just got sick all the time.

Some time passes, and Unbeknownst to Severus, Eileen put a curse on him so that on his birthday he will fall into a deep sleep where only someone who loves him can wake him up. January comes and suddenly Severus isn’t in any classes, which is strange. It isn’t until after Lupins full moon that he comes to the hospital wing to only see Severus laying still asleep in the bed.

He asks poppy about it and she just shrugs “an unbreakable curse, we have had many specialists come to try and wake the poor dear, Albus wasn’t even successful. We are all a bit torn up about it.” She says sullenly as she was very attached to Severus from constantly healing him and Albus thinking Voldemort had something to do with it and blaming himself for putting a child in a dangerous situation.

Remus just leaves but returns from time to time. Leaving homework, chocolate. Not saying anything but silently staring. He sees Lily visit and was surprised as she hated him. “He was like a brother, he still hurt me and I don’t forgive him, but I can’t rest at night knowing he won’t wake up.” She confides in him. She then goes on to tell Remus a bunch of small stories about Severus and it turns out Severus and He might have a few things in common. Remus excuses himself to leave early but returns after realizing he left something to only see Lily kissing him on the lips gently. Remus is irked and doesn’t understand why. He tells himself it’s because she’s muggle born and thinks this is a fairy tale. He scolds himself as he realizes that’s not fair since he is half blooded and truly with magic and unicorns existing, why wouldn’t you try that? He is also surprised it failed as even though the two are no longer friends, everyone in the school before the fight knew the two to nearly be twin flames.

Remus goes back again to only see Severus’ friends there. Once again he listens as they remember and talk to each other. He finds out he has more in common with Severus again but is soon caught listening by them. They start a fight with him and drill him asking if he or Potter did this, he denies both and said that if they had Albus would have been able to break it or detect their magic on him. They grumble and leave him alone. Remus distracts himself with tending to his wounds as he then sees Mulciber attempt dark magic to wake him up. It fails. Remus is even more shocked.

Remus comes to see Severus again, and finally actually sits downs talks at him. He had only stood afar before, but finally decided to properly visit him. He talks. Talks about class, talks about how his parents are planning on moving again before summer. Remus is so caught up into talking that he doesn’t realize Severus starts to stir until finally he hears “Do you ever shut up?”

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How-

How the fuck…?????

Poppy comes running in, Albus comes too a bit after. Both kicking Lupin out.

Lupin is allowed back in and is DRILLED by them all as to how he woke Severus up, meanwhile Severus not giving a flying shit is writing down on parchment clearly ignoring everyone and the fact he was asleep for nearly a month. Remus denies doing any magic and starts to get aggravated at being accused so he lashed out at Severus after he snickers

“What are you laughing at? Writing jokes?”

“No, laughing at you getting so defensive. Really you should just claim you healed me for the status of it. Would give your house points no doubt.”

“What are you writing then that’s so important?”

“I had a dream, while asleep. I think I dreamt of how to cure lycanthropy. I plan on trying it tonight when I’m discharged.”

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Poppy is like…discharged…tonight??? Think the fuck again. Albus just accepts defeat and pats Lupin on the back. “Why don’t you help young Snape, surly you can gather ingredients for him while he rests in the hospital wing for a bit longer.”

Severus hands Lupin scrap paper of it all.

Holy shit his handwriting is ass what even is any of this.

Remus though eventually gets it all and brings it back.

“So uhhh…lycanthropy?”

“Yes, what about it?”

“How did you plan on testing it? The cure I mean.”

“It’s not a cure per-say, but an updated version of a potion that relives symptoms. I don’t know how I’d test it, but I will eventually.” Severus then tries to start planning how he can drug Greyback with it as he bottles up the potion, too busy with ideas to notice Lupin snagging one.

A few weeks go by, Severus is going to classes now and it’s the full moon. Severus now realizes he has one potion short of the lot he made and immediately knows Lupin took it. But why would he take it? Severus then starts stalking Lupin and Black sees it and gets sick of it. He lures Severus and tells him how to get past the willow to see what Lupin is hiding.

Lupin takes the potion without telling anyone and just sits there. It isn’t until he hears someone walking through the abandoned house that he then realizes something is off. Severus walks in and sees Remus and then confronts him. Saying he knows he stole it and wants to know why.

They turn into a screaming match and Severus just starts spewing profanities and suddenly James bursts in.

“….SNAPE! WATCH OU- oh sorry…wait why arnt you transformed?”

“He made a potion to cure lycanthropy. He dreamt of it while he was asleep.” “You took a potion that Snivilus made?? Are you mad? You could have been poisoned???” “He didn’t KNOW i would take it, Jamie.”

“Oh so this is just a prank.”

James and Remus suddenly remember Snape is there.

“No, Severus please your potion worked I’m a werewolf.” “….clearly you’re not?” “Yes I- okay right now I’m not but that’s BECAUSE it worked!”

“Why are you even here Snivilus?” “Because Black told me if I wanted to know why Lupin stole my potion that I should come here. Turns out it’s just you all pretending to be werewolves and waisting my time.” Severus leaves GENUINELY not believing Lupin is a werewolf. James and Remus are happy it worked but now pissed Sirius snitched.

Severus goes on with his life, only until the end of next month were he is then dragged by Lupin himself so he can really see him transform. Potter keeps him a safe distance away and-

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Holy shit Lupin is a fucking werewolf. Holy shit my potion worked. Holy shit I’m not going to be broke. Holy shit does this make me the youngest potions master ever???? Holy shit!!!!

After this realization Severus then goes a bit mad and is trying to figure out why and how he dreamt of this cure. Remus is a bit giddy and follows him around. They are companions now. Nothing more. Just friends. Good friends. Severus realizes that that prophecy came true and then digs deeper into why he was asleep in the first place. He digs into his mothers old books and finally finds similar spells and learn from her journals that she made that spell because she didn’t want Severus to be in a loveless relationship and that she wrote “only someone who will die loving you would be able to awaken you from my curse.”

Severus hides this from Lupin. Not wanting to ruin the new docile companionship between them, and not wanting to risk his life since his own was so dangerous. He never releases the cure and strives to only make it for those who need it as he doesn’t want questions asked.

Life goes on. The potters die. War continues. Things get worse and more dangerous.

Until it isn’t. He slowly bleeds out. Happy that it’s over. That he served his part.

Lupin is on the battle field. Trying his best to protect students. And explosion goes off behind him and sends him flying. He is in so much pain that he starts to go numb. He can’t breathe. A few medic wizards try to get to him, but realize that there is no saving him. “Just think of something happy, you’ll be okay soon.”

Lupin thinks of the time he finally got to spend a normal night as a normal teenager. He thinks about Severus and the small hang outs they would have. He thinks about the way his hair was so dark it was like a shadow engulfing him. He thinks about his eyes, large and grey, like a winter fog. He thinks about how pale and soft his skin was. How white it was. White was the last thing he saw before his dying breath.

Severus Snape is used to being alone. The people of the village tolerate him just long enough to obtain their next useful potion, then whisper accusations of witchcraft behind his back. But a chance encounter in the forest just might change things forever.