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[tang-yuann]

Fanart for my completed fic, The Clock Problem. SS x OFC

Summary:

What if the teenaged Severus Snape had someone other than Lily by his side?

Enter May Shen, an ambitious Ravenclaw fueled by her desire to be Hogwarts' top student. After an arithmancy class seating chart places her next to Severus Snape, she forms an alliance with the poor, bullied boy in hopes of profiting from his incredible skill in potions. A true friendship soon emerges, making her one of the Marauder's marked targets. When the professors refuse to interfere with James Potter's relentless attacks, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

May and Severus must work together to seek their vengeance, all while trying to find their place in the looming warzone that is Wizarding Britain.

Exerpt:

He watches as her long fingers carefully pry open the sticky sealing of a plastic bag and pull out a tissue. With a soft Auguamenti , she conjures a thin stream of water, soaking the tissue thoroughly but evenly.

“This might hurt a little,” she murmurs, bringing the wad up to his bloodied face and dabbing softly. Long used to his mother’s rough hands that had bandaged wounds far more severe, he hardly winces at the slight sting of May’s featherlight touch. 

“Are you okay?” she asks, discarding the used tissue and wetting a new one. “Can I keep going?”

“Y-yeah.”

Only as she leans in to wipe a scratch close to his left eye does he abruptly notice her proximity: her hands, pale and soft, one gently lifting his chin as the other cleans his cuts; her eyes, chocolate-brown under the light, brows furrowed in concentration; her hair, let out of its usual ponytail, flowing in a silky, black sheet over her shoulder. When a strand slips from its place tucked neatly behind her ears, she turns away from him and flips it over her shoulder, spreading the floral scent of her shampoo through the stale air of their room.

 “Two more to go,” she announces, the weight of her hand soft against his cheeks. “Black should really trim his goddamn nails.”

He chuckles, trying to repress his now-accelerating heartbeat and the rising heat in his face. All too soon, the light pressure against his face ceases, and the air in front of him is cool once more. 

“An episkey should heal this fine,” she says, reaching for her wand. She leans in once more, and he tries to grasp it, to breathe her in – the flowery air, the softness of her hands, the low whisper of the healing spell in his ear – but she finishes before he can absorb her presence once more.

He hardly registers the hot-and-cold flash of episkey .

“All done.”

Sure enough, he reaches up to find the skin on his face unblemished. “Uhm, thanks. You really didn’t have to, though. I would’ve been fine.”

She looks away for a moment, tucking the stray strands of hair behind her ear. “Well, we can’t have you walking around with evidence on your face.”

Right. Evidence.

“Why’d you use petrificus on them?” he asks, pushing his mind away from the dizzying few minutes of newfound feelings.

“I took a gamble by using Black’s wand, and I didn’t want to risk backfire. Petrificus is simpler than stupefy ,” she answers easily. “Plus, I wanted them to be conscious during the painful waiting period.”

He smirks. “I hope they’re still lying there.”

“I just hope they don’t try to avenge themselves again.”

[tang-yuann]

My first fanfic, The Clock Problem, is a rewrite of Severus Snape's teenaged years at Hogwarts, in a world where he has someone other than Lily by his side. It's a slow burn between Severus and my original character, May, as the two of them take revenge on the Marauders and navigate the dangerous politics of Hogwarts and Wizarding Britain. The story alternates perspectives between Severus and May, who has her own troubled past that is gradually unravelled.

Summary:

May Shen’s parents have one rule for her - be at the top or die trying. After an arithmancy class seating chart places her next to Severus Snape, she forms an alliance with the poor, bullied boy in hopes of profiting from his incredible skill in potions. A true friendship soon emerges, making her one of the Marauder's marked targets. When the professors refuse to interfere with James Potter's relentless attacks, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

May and Severus must work together to seek their vengeance, all while trying to find their place in the looming warzone that is Wizarding Britain.

Status:

Completed.