#vampire snape

You're very grateful, really, even if the students all make fun of your long black clothing and overall dark aesthetic.

That's what made you notice Severus at first, he dressed a lot like you.

Long dark robes, pale skin, long dark hair, it was all very vampire.

You had asked Dumbledore if he was also a vampire, but he'd said no. You weren't quite convinced.

You always bumped into him at night, as a vampire, you didn't have to sleep so you would roam the halls in the moonlight, looking for something to do.

You seemed to bump into him every other night, gliding about the halls in his elegant robes.

He would nod at you and keep on walking, being terse but polite if you tried to engage him in conversation.

It bummed you out a little that he didn't seem to want to speak to you, as you wanted desperately to know more about him, feeling like he was in some way a kindred spirit.

The ministry cut funding to vampire support programs, meaning you were without your appetite suppressants.

It seemed backwards, hate vampires because they're 'dangerous' then make them even more potentially dangerous.

You feed on various small animals for a while until it becomes unsustainable.

When you come to him, the master potioneer, for help, you expect to be sent away.

Instead he is outraged on your behalf, muttering about the state of the ministry as he gathers up the ingredients to make your suppressants.

But it turns out he really isn't a vampire, to your surprise.

With a little convincing he agrees to make big batches so they can be sent out to other vampires too.

You start to spend much more time together as you help him brew and otherwise continually find yourself trying to repay him for what he's doing for you, despite him never asking for anything in return.

You bring him coffee and pastries, gorgeous blackbird feather quills, top-ups for his personal potion ingredient supply.

Yet he still seems tense around you, like he can't relax and he doesn't want you around, despite being polite.

It hurts, but you continue being kind and helpful, you owe him a lot after all.

You wish you understood why he disliked you, at first you thought it might be prejudice, but he has proven that isn't the case.

Every morning, like clockwork, a vial of suppressant appears on the windowsill of your quarters, delivered by one of the school owls.

On the morning of February 14th, an owl arrives with your suppressant, but also a dark red rose clutched carefully in it's talons, which it insists on dropping into your hand rather than onto the windowsill.

Severus has sent you a rose, on Valentine's day.

When you finally find him to ask him about it, he admits to being enchanted with you, but not really knowing how to act around you because of it.

Despite his nerves and apprehension, you begin a secret relationship (you don't want the students finding out).

You look like quite the couple as you walk around Hogsmeade arm in arm, him holding your black lace parasol to shield you from the sun, both in dark billowing robes.

You spend nights sat by the windowsill, reading your respective books in blissful silence.

Your limited ability to go outside during the summer months is hardly an issue for him, happy to stay home with you.

He often asks you to turn him into a vampire with you, but you refuse, knowing the ostracism he would face.

You agree that perhaps one day, in lieu of a traditional marriage, you will turn him so you can remain young together forever.

But it's a serious commitment so you want to wait, and he promises that he will wait as long as it takes.

He would probably fantasise about you biting his neck (that's as much as I'll say about that)

He will often sit and trace your face, describing your beauty to you as you can't see yourself in a reflection.

Then you will return the favour, even though he could easily go look for himself, yet he enjoys your kind words greatly, the handsomeness you describe not being what he sees in the mirror.

He is now a firm vampire advocate, harshly correcting students who express backwards opinions or pushing Dumbledore to demand changes in the ministry that might help you.

There is no doubt in his mind that he will one day be a vampire too and after a few years together, you finally turn him, binding your blood forever.

Not much changes in his life from being a vampire, only a life-long commitment to you is new.

But in his opinion, it is a great change.

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