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At twenty-one, Severus Snape has built a life he never thought he’d have: a thriving apothecary, a respected reputation, and financial independence. What he doesn’t have is love—and he’s long since convinced himself he was never meant to. Then, during an ordinary delivery to Hogwarts, he sees her. She is the school’s welfare officer, quietly comforting a frightened child with a tenderness Severus has never forgotten. They were classmates once, but they never truly knew each other. Now, two people who grew up believing they were too damaged to be loved are about to discover that perhaps they were never asking for too much—they were simply asking the wrong people.