Prohibition | Severus Snape

Insufferable

Sofia once more found herself in the familiar position behind the teacher's desk, grading homework in the potions classroom. She was reading through endless paragraphs on the student's scrolls regarding the importance of potions within medicine. After their last search, Sofia was feeling a little relieved. During teaching throughout the week, she had noticed that Severus had become more attentive to her. He was no longer nagging her for the smallest things when she was assisting, or scolding her at any minor mistakes, granted she never made any. Throughout the week he even invited her over some dinner at his office, which she had loved since it seemed like a little escape from the repetitiveness of the Great Hall. As she continued to mark the homework, she felt a warm smile creep up her face. Sofia was now convinced that he had finally fully warmed up to her, especially after their last encounter. Their fleeting touches and small kisses throughout the day made her heart warm and kept her on her toes throughout the boring days of teaching. What Sofia didn't know is how much of an impact she truly had on Severus. His constant punishments and scoldings stopped being utterly unreasonable, wich all the students happily noticed. He seemed to be more relaxed during lessons, and now he even had something to look forwards to, which was of course her. Throughout the evenings they almost always spent time together working down in the dungeons. Between marking and brewing, they would often get carried with conversations and even sometimes unexpected kissing, which often resulted in them falling behind in work. But none the less, both seemed happier. Severus started to develop a certain deeper fondness for Sofia, as he often caught himself grazing over her hand with his fingertips under the dining table at dinner, or pulling her into a passionate kiss in the darkness of the dungeons whilst no one was looking. 

This evening Sofia was working alone. Severus was busy doing something of higher importance in his office as she hummed some melody whilst grading the last few papers. Just as she was about to go into his office to check on him she heard an angry knock at the door. 

"Come in!" She raised her voice lifting her eyes up from the paper. She watched as the older Parker brother stormed into the classroom. "How may I help you, Mr Parker?" She spoke looking down once more. She heard him angrily stomp over to her before he slammed his hand on the teacher's desk. Looking up Sofia glared at him menacingly as she noticed that he was holding something. As he removed his hand she picked up the paper. She saw that it was a failed midterm exam which she had previously marked. 

"I studied all night. I don't think its quite fair that you've failed me." He spoke frustrated, clearly holding some anger back.

"Mr Parker-" Sofia leaned back in her chair. "-you might be right. But the issue is that I can not make out your handwriting." She smiled at him. Holding up the paper which was completely illegible. 

"This is bollocks."

"Language," Sofia spoke sternly as she was now beginning to feel pissed off. She was trying to be calm, but the Parker brothers drove her absolutely insane, especially this one. He was known to have a short temper and Sofia was not about to indulge in that. "You will not speak to me like that in my-"

"Your what? This is Snape's classroom, not yours." He spoke boldly eyeing her. "Therefore you can't tell me how to talk, can you?" He smirked at her. Sofia smiled back as if mocking him, pursing her lips. 

"Mr Parker, would you like to get this remarked by Professor Snape then? Was that your plan?" Sofia knew damn well that Severus would fail him in a second if he took even just a single glance at his handwriting. 

"Give me a pass Ms Greene. That's all I ask." The boy was insufferable. Sofia couldn't wrap her head around the fact that he could just come in there, talk to her like she was some student and demand a pass.