Tete-a-tete

At fourteen, Severus Snape and Florence Midgen are both bitter outcasts who turn to each other for lack of any other social connections. However, when their relationship takes a more 'romantic' turn, they risk losing the one thing that kept each of them from going over the edge. They must decide whether it would be worth possibly losing the only friend each of them has or play it safe. After all, a romance with Severus Snape is not for the faint of heart.

In the aftermath of the Kiss, Florence deals with her demanding, sexist father and decides to avoid Severus as much as possible and Severus pines over the unattainable Bellatrix However, in the aftermath of a violent altercation with the Marauders Florence and Severus must confront each other and the changes in their dysfuntional realtionship.

Things go wrong for Florence at home and the relationhship with Severus goes further into the place of no return.

Outisde of Hogwarts, the Dark Lord grows more powerful. Inside Florence has to contend with a stumbling block to their relationship. Time or lack thereof.

Florence tries to peice together the friendship she once had with Severus.

Severus and Florence go out to Hogsmeade. But an encounter with Bellatrix leads them to a night of drinking and Severus reveals a side of himself that disturbs and draws sympathy from Florence.

The aftermath of Florence and Severus' night at Hogsmeade