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May Spring Round Masterlist

May was such a busy and amazing month filled with so many flower creations for different ships! We had a total of 37 works created for this round. That’s 32 fics, 2 art pieces, 2 fic AND art pieces and 1 podfic, with top 3 ships being Snarry, Tomarry and Drarry. The challenge may be over for now, but folks can still pick any HP Flowers Spring prompt card, make a creation and submit it to the AO3 collection, which will stay open until the end of the year. Without further ado, here are all the works that were submitted:

Snarry (Severus Snape / Harry Potter)

🌷 Fallen Marigolds by alphacentauri | @luendland (T, Art, WIP)

Harry, unable to hide his hanahaki affliction any longer, is confronted by the object of his affections, Severus Snape.

🌷 But you may feel a little sick by deliciousblizzardshark | @deliciousblizzardshark (M, 11.4k)

Post-war, Severus Snape is doing just fine, thank you, until he suddenly finds himself caring for a suicidal Harry Potter.

🌷 Hawthorn by emeraldlove | @givereadersahug (G, 1.2k)

Harry keeps constant vigil by Severus's bedside after the Battle of Hogwarts.

🌷 Marigold by emeraldlove | @givereadersahug (G, 1.3k)

The first time Severus gave Harry the concoction, it was after Sirius died, back when Severus was still his professor and he was still called Snape.

🌷 Orange Blossoms by danpuff | @danni-the-puff (T, 3.5k)

These are foolish times to have hope, and more foolish still to be in love.

🌷 Blooming Heart by SerenaEW (T, 8.7k)

Magical heart failure ends in suffocation from flowers instead. From the very first petal, Severus knew he was doomed. The orange lily.

Drarry (Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy)

💐 May We Think of Freedom by makeitp1nk | @makeitp1nk (Unrated, 458, WIP)

The eighth year table was packed, and he didn't want to throw the table in disarray by elbowing and squeezing himself to his friends’ side. So he took a seat at the only place that had clearly been left empty on purpose—next to Draco Malfoy.

💐 White, the colour of flowers by lumosatnight | @lumosatnight (E, 3.2k)

Draco is anxious, overwhelmed, and scared of his own shadow. He does not tell anyone about the flowers. The flowers tearing his lungs to shreds, the vines climbing up his throat, the heart that beats wildly in his chest whenever a certain Gryffindor sneers at him in the halls. Draco tells no one, and that is his first mistake.

💐 Undergrowth by amorsindolor and corvuscrowned | @amorsindolor and @corvuscrowned (M, 2.5k + Art)

Draco learned long ago that the way he wants is wrong. But he wants anyway, and the flowers begin to grow. It is painful to become something beautiful.

💐 We Need to Talk by flavor_of_melodrama | @flavorofmelodrama (T, 3k)

Harry has been asking about Draco all summer, Draco has been avoiding him, and Ginny can barely track down her boyfriend anymore. What will happen when Neville gives Harry the balm needed for him to smooth over the past and start a new beginning with Draco?

Tomarry (Tom Riddle | Voldemort / Harry Potter)

🌷 A Field Anew by CruciatusFoe (T, 656)

Harry had chosen his side, the same could not be said for the others.

🌷 Ivy by insert_keyboard_spam_here | @insert-keyboard-spam-here (Unrated, 446)

Vines of ivy covered the Gaunt Shack, running up the outer walls, across the dirt path, and would have been growing on the cobblestone road if not for the ‘proper’ people having it removed.

🌷 Ivy and Hellebore by insert_keyboard_spam_here | @insert-keyboard-spam-here (G, 92)

They quietly left the room, but not before sending one last sorrowful glance towards the notebook, the cup, and the ivy and hellebore.

🌷 dead man's bells by skiamachy (T, 1.8k, WIP)

A few weeks after making public his relationship with Tom Riddle, Harry finds foxgloves laid out on his bed. (It's a secret, a riddle, a warning.)

Wolfstar (Remus Lupin / Sirius Black)

💐 A Well Planted Flower by momstiel (T, 3.8k)

If having an innumerable amount of lost loved ones taught an individual anything, it was how to be one hell of a gardener. Or, how Remus manages to find love in a cemetery.

💐 A Hopeful Sky by bluefay | @thesleepiesthufflepuff (T, 4.7k)

“I can’t,” Remus urges. “I don’t know the first thing about parenting—” McGonagall places a sturdy hand on his shoulder. “Lupin, I’ve watched you be an extra parent to this child from the moment he was born. If there’s anyone in this world who can give him the love and care he deserves, it’s you.”

💐 Lingua Florum read by roseszain | @roseszain (G, 1.8k, podfic)

Flowers are a common theme with Sirius recently.

Jily (James Potter / Lily Evans Potter)

🌷 Lazy Sunday by Patriceavril (T, 2.2k)

The dismal state of the world weighs heavy on the Potters, but James refuses to let bad news ruin their lazy Sunday.

🌷 I tend my flowers for thee by Patriceavril (T, 3.9k)

James realizes he’s been an insensitive idiot, but a simple apology just won’t do. Lily deserves more than just a bouquet of flowers, and James can’t pass up an opportunity to show off.

🌷 Fireflies and Four-Leaf Clovers by Patriceavril (T, 5k)

When James set Lily’s hair on fire during an unfortunate Exploding Snap incident, he never would’ve guessed they would end up having a heart-to-heart down by the lake. He certainly didn’t expect the night to end with a hug – but then again, Lily Evans was full of surprises.

Dramione (Draco Malfoy / Hermione Granger)

🌻 Draco Malfoy’s Heartbreak Bouquets by magical_traveler | @magicaltraveler3 (M, 9.7k)

Hermione retired from public life to own Ivy Garden, a flowershop hidden away in Diagon Alley. One day a familiar face comes in ordering flowers, making old feelings sprout to the surface and bloom.

Hermione Granger / Theodore Nott

🌻 May is for love confessions by BlueSundayCake | @bluesundaycake (T, 165)

In which Theo tries to woo Hermione via Victorian poetry and flower language.

Daphne Greengrass / Theodore Nott

🌻 Silent Garden by thistlecat | @thistlecatfics (T, 1.3k)

Daphne stopped speaking one year, two months, and three days after the war ended.

Rose Weasley / Scorpius Malfoy

🌻 love grows (where my Rosemary goes) by prima_vera | @girl-with-goats (G, 562)

Rose and Scorpius are crushing on each other and they exchange messages via the bathroom wall in the coffeeshop where Scorpius works. (And Albus is there to play a matchmaker).

Severus Snape / Lily Evans

🌻 may day, mayday! (or, the hazards of love) by skiamachy (T, 12.6k, WIP)

Lily wears lilacs on May Day. And aster, tucked in her braid. (For first love, says Mother, when you’re still unsullied, unconsumed.) Lily feels chips of herself crack off everywhere she goes. Or, no, maybe like a ripe fruit, ripe for the picking, and everyone she meets passes her around and takes a bite. So she learns to bite back. To consume.

Grindeldore (Albus Dumbledore / Gellert Grindelwald)

🌻 an inconclusive and somewhat lachrymose evening by skiamachy (T, 1.3k)

Gellert might even think he means it, this time. (He doesn't.) Gellert brings flowers in apologia, not apologies.(Or, A Spectre Haunts Albus.)

Deamus (Dean Thomas / Seamus Finnigan)

🌻 A Home Away From Home by bluefay | @thesleepiesthufflepuff (G, 208)

The movers lose their couch somewhere between London and Dublin.

Perciver (Percy Weasley / Oliver Wood)

🌻 Thoughts That Count by sugareey | @sugareey-makes-stuff (T, 2.1k + Art, WIP)

The exchange of letters, plants and flowers somehow reunites two Gryffindors who never should have been separated in the first place.

Ginmione (Ginny Weasley / Hermione Granger)

🌻 Just bring me flowers by Anakletos | @imanakletos (M, 297)

You deserve flowers that live.

Ginsy (Ginny Weasley / Pansy Parkinson)

🌻 A Moment to Live In by bluefay | @thesleepiesthufflepuff (E, 1.9k)

Now, nine years after the war, the hawthorn tree isn’t so much a haven as it is a treasure trove of memories. Of simpler times.

Poly / Triads

🌺 And when I come home by deliciousblizzardshark | @deliciousblizzardshark (M, 21.1k, Draco Malfoy / Severus Snape / Harry Potter)

Harry thought that life after the war was going to be different. He was going to be happy, get together with Ginny, become an auror, have 2.5 kids. Instead he's stuck in a tiny house in the middle of nowhere with Snape and now Malfoy, unable to do magic. Snape has stopped bathing and Malfoy's gotten super clingy, but in them both Harry has begun to find a home.

🌺 Forgive me for my near death experience (and the pain it has caused you) by Alikandre (G, 3.2k, Luna Lovegood / Ginny Weasley / Rolf Scamander)

He adjusts the bouquet he’s holding against his chest, tugs on the blue cloth lightly and then pulls out one of the small hyacinth flowers. Rolf holds it between two fingers, takes in every detail and then sticks it above his ear just before Apparating in front of the cafè."

Multiple Ships

🌻 Flor Fievre by RarissimaAvis (RareAvian) | @nevertickleasleepinghydra (T, 8.2k, Harry Potter & Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger / Viktor Krum, Neville Longbottom / Luna Lovegood, Nymphadora Tonks & Ginny Weasley)

It is Hadria's seventh year at Hogwarts. The war is over, but something else has spread across the continent. And suddenly, the new school year became a lot more interesting, what with people coughing up flowers left and right. Hadria is fascinated by this turn of events, until she finds herself faced with a problem: she's spitting out flowers herself, except... is she expected to know who they're for?

General

🌸 Overgrowth by camomiletea | @chamomileteafuel (G, Art, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger )

A collective for @hp-flowers for each week of the challenge

🌸 Harry Potter and the Anonymous Bouquet by @guljerry (G, 1.5k, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Severus Snape)

All eyes were on Harry as he held the flowers by their stalks which were all tied together with a thin string of scratchy twine and there was a small tag that read ‘Harry Potter’.

🌸 Arborvitae by Patriceavril (T, 5.7k, Severus Snape & Lily Evans)

The language of flowers became their secret code. He would pass her notes in class with the names of various flowers scribbled in his tiny, cramped handwriting.

🌸 Moonwort, For Opening Locks by slashaholic666 | @lapsed-bookworm (T, 8.7k, Sirius Black & Severus Snape)

How Severus Prince né Snape escaped Azkaban. To the Aurors reading this: That is clearly a metaphor. How Sirius Black hopes to escape the Dementors. To the Aurors reading this: That is all metaphorical, floral stuff.

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advanced-potionmakingg · 1 year

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The Dark Mark

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1979. Finally a graduate of Hogwarts and free from the squalor of Spinner’s End, Severus Snape is content with his life in London. He is a Death Eater in the Dark Lord’s inner circle, but when he discovers a series of prophecies that point to himself, he decides that there is only one way to survive - leaving behind the British wizarding world.

The one problem – his former best friend, Lily Evans, needs his help.

He soon discovers that he is not the only one keeping secrets from her. When she learns of his intent to forge a new identity, Lily commits a series of acts with dark consequences. Severus will have to decide whether his old love is strong enough to endure the dangers that lie ahead. Rating: Explicit.

✧ Moodboards & Inspiration:

art above by @myobscureimaginarium

Spinner's End | The Dark Arts | London | Ch.4 | Ch.6 | Ch.7 | Female OC inspo | Ch.11

Letters from a Death Eater

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After an unsuccessful stint as an acting student at the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lily Evans becomes a columnist at an underground newspaper called The Chasing Hare.

With the help of her former friend, Severus Snape - now a Death Eater - Lily becomes instrumental in winning the First Wizarding War. She soon discovers, however, that fair fortune does not always await those who fight for the right cause. Rating: Mature.

#harry potter #severus snape #pro severus snape #hp fanfic #hp fanart #severus snape fic #snape x lily #snily #snape fanfiction #hp fanfiction #hp masterlist #lily evans #first wizarding war

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crazybutgood · 2 years

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Birthday origami rec (teacup-tai)

(Please click on the image for better quality! Thank you to the lovely @curlyy-hair-dont-care for looking this over)

Image description: A deep purple origami tea bag. The tea bag has ‘tai’s chai’ handwritten on it in cursive in gold ink. The tea label has the Cancer zodiac sign drawn on it in gold ink. I chose purple as it is tai’s favourite colour.

Happy birthday @teacup-tai! 🥳💜 tai, you are such a lovely, talented bean and I’m so glad to call you a friend. Thank you for always being so kind, and all your encouragement for fandom and life things. It’s always a pleasure to talk to you and beta for you❣️

Thank you so much for the ko-fi! I wanted to take the opportunity to fold this origami tea bag for my fellow tea lover friend’s birthday. If I were to choose a tea to match the essence of tai’s writing, I would go with Dilmah’s Pure Ceylon Broken Orange Pekoe. As in the tea’s description, tai’s writing is rich and steeped with strong emotions and thrill, in various genres and tropes, that will keep you immersed from start to end.

Not only does tai pour her heart into her own fics, but also in reccing others’ fics. You can check out her lovingly curated reclists on her masterlist post here. The post also contains three of the fave fics she wrote, and I highly recommend reading them!

Here are some of my own picks of tai’s gorgeous fics. Please leave some love for them and check out more of her fics on her ao3 and tumblr!

A Home by the Sea (E, 10778) (Drarry)

I press my face against your neck, smelling like home and warmth and peace. This is what being with you feels like nowadays: peaceful, certain, like the waves on the sea in a never-ending dance. An ode to falling in love later in life. To this kind of love that is mature, stable and comforting.

All Rivers Merge into the Sea (T, 3450) (Pansy)

Pansy was dragged by the heavy river tide that moved the Parkinsons into the dark belly of war. But all rivers follow their own path before merging into the sea, vast and unknown, and Pansy would similarly find the opportunity to become her own person, not really knowing who she would turn out to be.

Space Bodies (M, 1494) (Drarry) (TW: mention of suicide ideation, mention of transphobia)

She tastes like a love story.

The Truth Runs Wild (E, 3026) (Blairon)

It’s Harry’s fault and his whole ‘gay awakening’ and all the shit he had to hear Harry talk him through, in the name of friendship and supportive brotherhood. But honestly, if Zabini licking his lips can be this sensual, what could he do with a dick in his mouth? Ron flushes, because he cannot be honestly thinking about Blaise Zabini and blowjobs. Like, he’s straight, right. Right?

Only Fools Fall (WIP) (E, 5310) (Blairon)

Blaise planted a kiss against Ron’s temple and moved away to watch him with big black attentive eyes. “I only wanna make you feel good,” he assured him. And Ron felt himself blush, because Zabini was looking soft and warm and it was making things inside Ron’s chest turn and pull. This was getting way too real. Or: Ron wants more, then he gets pretty confused. So Tai decided to write a Blaise/Ron love story out of it. Sequel to The Truth Runs Wild.

Young Love (WIP) (E, 33876) (Drarry, Wolfstar, Snily)

Adolescence is tough for teens and parents alike. Or: Harry has a thing for older guys, Draco has a homophobic pure-blood family, Lily doesn’t have the patience, Sirius needs another drink, Narcissa asks for help, James is a good dad, Snape wishes he wasn’t involved at all, and Remus just really wanted to have a chill Christmas break for a change.

#30 June #birthday #teacup-tai #talented bean #cbg folds #origami #mine #fic rec #reclist #drarry #blairon #wolfstar #snily #pansy parkinson #harry potter

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fuckyeahsnily · 1 year

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𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 (𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆)

This is a fanblog dedicated to the relationship between Severus Snape and Lily Evans-Potter from the Harry Potter Series.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐲. It is run by @timeladyjamie

You can submit asks, art, fan fictions, recommendations, confessions, discussions & etc. This blog is purely for fans of the pairing and educational purposes. None of the art on this blog belongs to me unless otherwise stated.

MASTERLIST OF MY CURRENT SNILY FICS:

1. The Language of Flowers

Pairing: Eventual Severus Snape/Lily Evans Potter

Lily Potter didn’t die protecting her son. Instead, she was placed in a coma, awakening 13 years later. Dumbledore warns her that the Dark Lord will return again and come after Harry, prompting her to take up his offer working as an Assistant Professor at Hogwarts under Severus Snape. Snily AU.

2. A Lily Among the Snakes

Pairing: Severus Snape/Lily Evans

Severus’ wish came true and Lily actually ended up getting sorted into Slytherin when they first arrive at Hogwarts. How different would things be? Snily AU.

3. Obscurial Flower (Rewritten)

Pairing: Severus Snape/Lily Evans

An AU where Lily Evans doesn't end up going to Hogwarts or a magical school to learn how to use her magic. Instead, she is rejected for her magic and raised as a muggle, becoming an Obscurial, and catching the attention of Lord Voldemort who has plans of his own for her.

#pinned post #snily #snevans #pro snape #pro snily #lily evans #severus snape

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southotheborder · 2 years

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multi-fandom: essentially anything that hits my fancy...

currently writing: the dark mark (severus snape) / art by @myobscureimaginarium / my HP blog: @advanced-potionmakingg

ao3 pseuds: southotheborder (narcos), advanced potion making (severus snape)

on hiatus: narcos works

The Dark Mark

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The one problem – his former best friend, Lily Evans, needs his help.

✧ Moodboards & Inspiration:

Spinner's End | The Dark Arts | London | Ch.4 | Ch.6 | Ch.7 | Female OC inspo | Ch.11

Letters from a Death Eater

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After an unsuccessful stint as an acting student at the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lily Evans becomes a columnist at an underground newspaper called The Chasing Hare.

✧ Read on Ao3

𝚂𝚒𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚊: 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚋 𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛, 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚝𝚑.

SIEMBRA: A Sequel to Narcos following Agent Peña's resignation from the DEA. Despite starting a new life in Texas, Javier finds himself having to choose whether he belongs north or south of the border in a world that has drastically changed since he left Colombia. Rating: Mature

✧ Moodboards & Inspiration:

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An entire nation mourned the death of a hero – El Coronel Horacio Carrillo. But the coroner lied. The truth is...first responders never found his body. These are a series of events following El Coronel’s escape from death. Rating: Mature

Episodes are part of the same universe, but not necessarily in chronological order. Some are inspired by my favorite quotes/themes in One Hundred Years of Solitude.

#narcos #javier peña fanfiction #narcos fanfiction #javierpeña #severus snape #snily #harry potter fanfiction #severus snape fanfiction #masterlist #moodboard

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f4irycoven · 3 years

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anya she/her 20 seasian slytherin

do not interact : zionist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, islamophobic, xenophobic, sexist, western feminist who ignore the oppression of woc. you ship real ppl, dramione, drarry, snily, harmione, panville, hansy, fremione, snamione, ronsy, pansmione, jegulus, draco malfoy stans who think his ugly ass are better than harry and ron. if you support jk rowling, tom felton, brad pitt, johnny depp, musty healy, justin bieber n his wife, the kardashians, lana del rey, any problematic and pro-israel celebrities. (kpop) kris wu, seungri, garam, kwj, lucas, jay park, chaeyoung, ravi, treasure, mamamoo, omg, gfriend, babymonster.

masterlist :

harry potter fic (coming soon)

na jaemin fic recs

jaemin smut visuals

boundaries!!

read and interact with my nsfw posts only if you feel comfortable with it. i surely gonna put warnings at the top of all of my posts, so make sure to read them though. i prefer my followers to be at least eighteen or over (minors dni) but i really can't control what you do, so please be aware that you might find some things that can make you uncomfortable. do not post or promoting my blog in any platform!

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booksarelife-stuff · 3 years

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our secret moments in a crowded room

Jily (James Potter/Lily Evans), minor Wolfstar (Remus Lupin/Sirius Black)

My entry for the September Jily Challenge! @jilychallenge

Prompt: I tripped on the red carpet and you caught me

Partner was the amazing @kates836! Thank you for being an amazing partner!

In a fake PR relationship with Severus Snape, Lily can’t help be distracted by the real person who has her heart.

Word Count: 4,077

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The car took a sharp left and Lily tried to stabilize herself so she didn’t touch Severus, who was sitting beside her. She made eye contact with Mary, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Mary shot her the millionth apologetic look.

Lily glanced back down at her phone, just in time to see a reply to the picture that she had sent of her in her dress.

Ahdjsfhkjdsf I can’t breathe. How dare you send this to me right before I walk out on the red carpet.

She smiled widely down at her phone.

I don’t know how I’m going to function with you that close and can’t do anything about it.

She smiled faltered for a second, because yeah, that was truly going to be torture for her too.

I’m about to go out. I can’t wait to see you.

Lily bit her lip before typing a reply.

If you think this dress looks good on me now, wait until you take it off.

The message bubbles appeared instantly and Lily’s smile turned smug.

You shouldn’t have said that. I’m going to think about it all night now. Love you

Love you too

She locked her phone and handed it to Mary, who would be holding all of her personal items for the rest of the night. Severus sighed deeply beside her and Lily tried not to roll her eyes.

If Lily had it her way, she’d be arriving with a very different date. But Lily didn’t have a choice. What the studio wanted, the studio got. Including a semi-fake relationship with her co-star, Severus Snape.

They had just finished filming the final season of their wildly popular show, The Hollow Hour. The show definitely didn’t need this kind of press to be successful, but Lily still didn’t have a choice in the matter, considering she had already booked a leading role in another one of their shows.

On-screen, Lily and Snape played Tara and Gideon, characters who had been in love since they were children and fighting in a war where they possibly wouldn’t make it out. Off-screen, Lily could hardly stand the presence of Snape.

It didn’t start out that way. When they’d first met, Lily had thought he was pretty cool. The show had been her first big break, as she had only done television guest appearances before then. Snape had a few movies under his belt, one of which was super popular. Their friendship had started out as his kind of giving her direction when it came to the whole fame thing.

Then, it got a little invasive. He would just be in her trailer, coming in without knocking. He started asking for more date-like hangouts. His disgusting political beliefs started coming out through their conversations and his apparent hatred for their co-star, Remus Lupin because he was openly gay. And he started acting as she owed him something, especially since the show took off.

The rumors had started before Lily realized that Snape was the creep that he was. People saw them pining on screen and going out for the occasional drink after a long day when Lily could still stand him and suddenly, people thought they were in love.

It had been a real nuisance in Lily’s life. Every interview, she tried to squash the rumors, whereas Snape would encourage them. It didn’t help that the show got popular, like really insane amounts of popularity. The character shipping took a sharp left turn into people shipping them.

Snily, they called them. From fanfiction to edits and art to covers of glossy magazines. It was everywhere. No matter if Lily was doing interviews from one of her movies, they would ask about Snape.

And since Lily was some sort of a masochist, she knew exactly what the fans thought of their relationship. They thought Lily denied the relationship because she was very private about her life, and Snape would never say it outright because he wanted to respect her but also wanted the world to know that she is his.

It didn’t help that Snape had accumulated a very dedicated fanbase. Like worship-the-ground-he-walked-on kind of dedication. To the point where Lily would get occasional death threats because she was “hurting him by denying their relationship.”

They never seemed to believe Lily when she said no, much like Snape and their studio. Lily couldn’t flat out deny the relationship in interviews anymore until after the final episode. It made her want to dry heave.

The car was slowing, and Lily could hear the buzz of fans and reporters. They were in the queue now for the red carpet. Mary unbuckled and twisted around in the seat, doing a final check of Lily’s hair and make-up.

Lily smoothed down her green satin dress, her legs bent awkwardly to not crease the dress and also not puncture the fabric with her stiletto pumps. Lily’s after-party dress was hanging up in the back, but Lily didn’t know if she was actually going to attend.

It had taken her a long time to feel beautiful at these types of events. Being considered plus size in this industry felt like a death sentence, especially since Lily refused to play the “funny fat friend” or anything like that. But she felt good tonight, especially with the way it hugged her curves and the bit of cleavage showed.

Severus looked like himself, just in a suit. His greasy hair was covered in dry shampoo and tucked behind his ears. He turned towards Lily and smiled like a cat who got the cream.

“We could make this real, you know?” he said, for probably the millionth time. “You and I would work.”

Lily tried not to crinkle her nose in disgust. “Severus,” she said. “You know I have no interest in that.”

There had been many times where Lily wished she could speak her mind and rip him a new one, but she could not get branded as a diva. So, she played off these uncomfortable moments with a laugh and polite words, even when she was telling him no for the millionth time.

She saw the corner of his lips turn down in a slight frown and averted her eyes to stare straight ahead.

The voices outside got louder and suddenly the car was stopping. Mary jumped out of the car quickly as Lily unbuckled. Moody, Lily’s driver, and bodyguard, also got out quickly to open Lily’s door.

She had to take Moody’s hand to step out. She wobbled when she shifted her weight to her high heels but quickly corrected herself. She was going to have blisters for weeks after tonight. Mary appeared from the other side of the car, hands already straightening Lily’s dress.

They were covered from the cameras here, so no one saw Mary make sure Lily’s breasts were firmly taped into the dress. The low cut of the dress required her boobs to be placed perfectly and one slip would probably cost Lily her career. That’s why Lily had Mary, her best friend since they were children and who now worked as her PA. The back of the dress was practically nonexistent and her long auburn waves tickled her with every movement.

Mary quickly batted away one of her dark coily curls that snuck out of its bun before giving Lily a once over.

“You look gorgeous,” she said, smiling. “He’s not going to want to take his eyes off of you.”

Lily gave her a real smile and a quick hug before stepping away to get around the car where Severus was surely waiting. She already had her red carpet smile on and tried not to pay attention to the up and down look Severus was giving her.

Severus reached out his arm to escort Lily, but Lily walked past it. They said they had to arrive together, not actually walk together. Mary let out a snort of laughter as she followed Lily out to the carpet—to walk with Lily but hidden away.

The lights were blinding as Lily walked out on the carpet. Cameras flashing every second, people yelling questions at her. Lily was now a pro at this, after so many years of practice. The screams intensified, signaling Snape was now making his appearance.

Lily moved slowly down the carpet, making sure her smile stayed in place. Towards the end of her walk, Snape did sneak up on her, wrapping an arm around her waist taking extra care to let his fingers drag against her bare skin. She fought to not recoil away from him.

She smiled and laughed though she wanted to push him away.

The entrance to Royal Albert Hall was full of reporters and cameras. Lily never really minded this part of the red carpet because most of the time it was just questions like “who are you wearing?” or the occasional fun game with whatever fledgling media company had weaseled reporters in.

Lily was heading towards the first available reporter, a young woman who was smiling widely as Lily approached. But a familiar head of dark curls caught her eye, and she couldn’t help the way her attention turned immediately that way.

It had been six weeks since her boyfriend of three years had touched her. Six weeks since she had felt the indentation of him next to her in bed, felt his warmth, had him within her fingertips.

And James looked so good, it made Lily want to pull him away and find the nearest secluded spot. The way his tailored suit hugged the angles of his body, the body that she knew like it her own.

She could feel her heart start pounding in her chest, and she hoped the cameras weren’t picking up the way her hands were shaking.

“Lily Evans!” the young reporter cheered. “How are you on this fine evening?”

“I’m doing great,” Lily said, smiling and resisting the urge to look at James.

“So, you arrived with rumored beau and co-star, Severus Snape,” the reporter cheered. “Care to confirm anything?”

Lily fake laughed. “We just carpooled. Better for the environment.”

The girl’s face tightened a bit, but the reporter knew better than to press.

Lily answered her questions with ease. Who was she wearing? Did she feel good about her role as a presenter? What was she going to do after the final season of The Hollow Hour?

Once the interview concluded, she turned to go to the next reporter.

But there was James, looking at her with a slight smile on his lips. His dark brown eyes did a quick once over of her, appraising her every curve quickly. And goddamn, he wore his glasses instead of his contacts, reminding Lily of the quiet moments in her flat where they were tangled together, his glasses pushing into her face. His normal frizzy curls were more defined thanks to whatever hair product his stylist made him use. His brown skin was as flawless as ever, glowing in the camera flashes in the fading day.

It couldn’t have been more than a moment where their eyes met, but it was enough to thoroughly distract Lily to the point of missing the small bump in the carpet. Her shoe caught and the sensation of falling happened before she felt strong arms catch her.

“Are you okay?” James asked as Lily’s world steadied in his arms, the concern in his eyes.

Lily felt her cheeks redden, both from the embarrassment of tripping on the red carpet and the fact that she was in James’s arms. She nodded but when she stepped back, her right shoe gave out.

She moved away from James’s arms, but took his hand, their fingers clasping each other, to keep her balance as she lifted her dress up to see the heel completely snapped off.

“Well, that’s great,” she said with a laugh. James laughed with her. She wobbled for a second and James’s hand grabbed her side to steady her, his fingers making her burn.

Lily couldn’t help but smile softly at him as Mary appeared, getting on her knees in front of Lily, urging her to turn slightly. She let go of James’s hand and used his shoulder to keep her balance as Mary undid the straps on Lily’s shoes. Mary, who was definitely getting a raise after this, took off her own black kitten heels and gave them to Lily.

She was now several inches shorter and her dress dragged a bit on the ground, but it was better than no shoes at all.

“I owe you my life,” Lily told Mary, who smiled in response. Lily didn’t miss the way she gave James a glance and then a teasing smile back to her. She turned back to James. “Thank you so much.”

“No problem,” he replied. “I’ll see you around?”

She wanted to say that she would see him tonight, preferably with no clothes, but she just smiled and nodded in response.

As she let go and James stepped away, the last thing on her mind was the cameras catching every moment.

~~~

To Lily’s detriment, her manager had called Mary to tell Lily that she had to be seen at the after-party with Snape.

Lily tried not to recoil at Severus’s hand on her lower back as he led her to the after-party. The cameras were blinding against the darkness of the night, but Lily let herself be led into the venue, Moody doing his best to push back against the raging crowd.

The venue only had a few selective members of the press inside, but it was little enough that it put all the celebrities at ease. There was no real food, just snacks because seeing your favorite movie star get sloshed would sell magazines and get them trending on Twitter.

Lily’s stomach growled. She couldn’t remember the last full meal she had.

Severus kept a firm hand on her back. She smiled and laughed at the right times as they talked with winners from the night. A live band started and Lily’s ears rang with the loud music. She kept knocking back glasses of champagne because at least the buzz would take the edge off the hungry looks in Severus’s eyes and make her not recoil when he tried to whisper in her ear.

Her saving grace came in the form of Remus Lupin somewhere south of midnight.

She came back from the loo and purposefully walked away from where she knew Severus was waiting. The alcohol was thrumming through her veins, and she felt light. Her shoes—or Mary’s shoes—had been kicked off long ago, and she was stumbling through the crowds of famous people.

Remus stood at the picked-over snack table, probably looking for any scraps of leftover chocolate. He had been Lily’s co-star since day one and her favorite to boot. Severus hated him, mostly because Lily liked him more, but also because he was openly gay and in a long-term relationship with the model, Sirius Black, who Snape also hated.

Remus had been the reason she and James met. She also knew that where Remus was, Sirius wasn’t far, and if Sirius wasn’t far, neither was James.

And she wanted to see James more than anything.

“Boo,” she said, poking Remus’s side. The man jumped, almost dropping his chocolate-covered strawberry.

“Bloody hell, Evans,” he said. Lily laughed, already feeling better. She clumsily picked up a biscuit and took a bite.

“How’s your night been going?” she asked. Remus let out an amused huff.

“Same old, same old,” he said. “You?”

Lily didn’t respond and Remus laughed, knowing exactly how her night had been going. They grabbed a few more snacks and Lily proceeded to follow him, hoping that he would lead her to the person she needed to see.

James was sitting at a table across from Sirius, and Lily’s heart immediately started beating rapidly. His suit jacket and tie were gone, just leaving him in his tight white button-up. The top buttons were undone, hinting at his chest that Lily knew better than the back of her own hand.

The sluggish haze of the alcohol in her system reminded her of when they first met. It had been at The Hollow Hour season one wrap party, and Remus had invited James and Sirius. He had caught her eye from across the room, the curly black hair and glasses were a dangerous combination for Lily, especially with the dark jeans that had hugged his very nice arse. She was so nervous that she had had to take a shot before she walked over to have Remus introduce her.

She had taken him home and when she woke up in the morning, recovering from the best sex she had ever had in her life, she found him making breakfast for her.

He stayed the whole weekend.

Then they texted non-stop and started having dates, sitting in Lily’s apartment with take-away and cheesy movies.

And here they were, three years later, hopelessly in love, and pretending that they weren’t because her stupid television show needed promoting.

It hadn’t been meant to be a secret for so long. In the beginning, they just wanted to figure each other out without all the press breathing down their necks. It’s just how it all happened.

It wasn’t like the important people in their lives didn’t know. Their parents and most trusted friends did. And they already decided that once the whole thing with Snape stopped, they were going to go public because they wanted to move in together and finally go on real dates.

Lily saw the way he perked up when he saw her. A small smile on his lips, his shoulders moving back. There was a moment when Lily could have sworn that there were no other people in the room until someone bumped into her.

She slid into the booth beside him, not caring about how dangerous that was, especially when their legs touched.

“Hey,” he said, his deep voice tugging at her in a way she missed while he was gone.

“Hey,” she replied. She could tear her eyes away from him and she didn’t know if she wanted to, either.

“Bloody hell,” Sirius said, not even jarring the couple. “Get out of here before you start shagging on the table.”

James raised his eyebrows in question, which Lily answered with a smile. He reached down for his pockets.

“I’m texting Moody,” he said.

Anticipation pooled in her stomach and as she grabbed another biscuit to eat because it was something to do, her hands shook. James placed his hands on Lily’s thigh and she couldn’t think of anything else until he leaned over and told her that Moody said it was all clear.

Even in her drunk state, she located her shoes and practically sprinted to the back door where Moody was waiting.

There were a few paparazzi pictures taken as Lily quickly hopped into the back of the SUV and Moody got into the driver’s seat. He handed her her small bag that had her phone in it that Mary had been carrying. She was too excited to even get her phone out as Moody did two laps around the block before pulling right back into the same spot.

The second James jumped in and the door was closed, Lily was on him. She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him to her, meeting their lips in a deep, but sloppy kiss. Lily kicked her legs up onto his lap and pulled him down as laid down the best she could in the back seat. James laughed a little against her lips, causing Lily to pull away and laugh too.

“Next year, we’re going to this together,” she said, opening her eyes to see him in whatever light that shone in from the windows. She got flashes of his eyes and his wide smile as she sat up, still keeping her legs on her.

“Absolutely,” he replied, pressing a light kiss to her lips. “And we’re going to still traumatize Moody on the way home.”

Said man let out a snort. “No, I’m getting a divider.”

Lily barely remembers the rest of the car ride and getting to her flat. All she remembers is the taste of James’s lips and the feeling of his hands on her.

~~~

The blaring noise of a phone call is what made Lily wake up. She jumped violently, kicking James in the process, who let out a pained groan as Lily disentangled herself from him to be able to reach her nightstand to turn off the god-forsaken ear-splitting sound.

Her hand smacked into the nightstand, but her phone wasn’t there. She realized it must be James’s.

She nudged him and he groaned, but she could feel him move around in the bed. Finally, it stopped and James spoke.

“Hello?” he fell silent. “What are you talking about?”

Lily, who was already falling asleep again, opened her eyes at his tone and suddenly, he was shaking her.

“I’ll call you back Sirius,” James said as Lily sat up.

He hung up the call and threw his phone down on the bed. He tugged at his hair as Lily watched him with wide eyes.

“They know about us,” he said.

“What?” Lily exclaimed, reaching for his phone.

She typed in the passcode and saw the million phone calls from his manager and publicist. She opened Twitter, and right there, trending number one, was a still of James’s arm around her when she broke her shoe.

"Lily Evans, caught in a love triangle."

"Actress Lily Evans and actor James Potter are rumored to have left the BAFTA after-party together despite Evans arriving with Severus Snape."

She clicked on the first article while her stomach soured.

"Lily Evans and Severus Snape have long been rumored to have been dating, but last night’s events have seemingly squashed the rumors for good."

The article went into detail about the rumors between Lily and Severus, before finally getting to last night.

"James Potter, actor, best known in his role on the popular historical drama "Mountainside Valley', was able to catch Evans on the red carpet when her shoe broke. The footage from the cameras that were rolling by the pair has been released.

According to sources, the two are familiar with each other. Lily’s co-star, Remus Lupin is both friends with Potter and is even dating his adoptive brother Sirius Black, so we can speculate that they have met before. Based on the videos, they do seem to be familiar with each other.

What really solidified the relationship between the two actors comes from an unknown source who attended the after-party. 'She sat next to him and then a few minutes later, they left.'

Fans seem to be having a lot of mixed reactions to Evan’s alleged actions.

@snapewife45346 wrote: 'ALL LILY HAS EVER DONE IS HURT HIM. HE NEEDS TO LEAVE HER ASS FOR GOOD!!'

@snnnily394 on Twitter wrote: 'i don’t think it’s true. She would never do that to him.'

@taraisgod wrote: 'They have never said they’re in a relationship, you all are just projecting. Let her be happy!!'

@mountainbaddie wrote: 'Evans UPGRADED'

Lily set down James’s phone, unable to do anything else. She met his eyes and took a deep breath.

Her gut reaction was that it sucked. It sucked that they didn't come out on their own terms. The studio was probably pissed, or maybe they thought the bad press was good press.

But as she looked at James, sitting beside her on his side of the bed, the bed he only rarely got to occupy these days, she realized that maybe it was a blessing.

“We could deny it,” James said, a frown tugging at his lips. “Say that we’re best friends if you think that’s what the studio would want.”

Lily shook her head. “I don’t want you like a best friend. I don’t want to deny myself of you anymore.”

He smiled, soft and sweet. Lily yanked the bedsheets off of herself and crawled over to him, straddling his legs. She was only wearing a pair of knickers and one of his t-shirts. His hands immediately snuck up the shirt and caressed her hips, his thumbs teasing her panties.

“Joint statement?” he asked, as Lily leaned in. She kissed him soundly.

“In a minute,” she said, kissing him again.