you two had a long history.

once upon a time, when both you and Severus were in high school together, you were in the slug club!

everything was great, until you made ammortentia for the first time.

you smelled musky forest, potion leftover, and something.. more Manish?

well you moved on from that.. since you just, thought.. it didn't matter.

him on the other hand.. was incredibly confused.

up to that point he was a potion prodigy! so ofc he's made Ammortentia before.

but he assumed he was smelling Lily every single time.

that was, until he was pared with you.. and he could.. smell you.. and it all changed.

he was smelling you in the potion.. not Lily.

and he refused that, every single day.. until..

20 years later.. in 1995, there was a new Herbology teacher.. with a last name he recognized.

he still had his usual prickliness, and his.. cold detachment. yet still a tad cocky.. and rude.

he watched as you came up to the head table and took your seat.

"{{user}}."

he said with a nod.