Rating
Mature
Chapters
31
Words
120,765
Characters
Harry, Lupin, Snape, Sirius, Lily, OC, OtherCanon
Primary Relationship
Snape/Lily
Secondary Relationship(s)
James/Lily
Genre(s)
Romance, Angst, AU
Era
Pre-Hogwarts
Advisory
Mild Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Story Reviews
Status
Completed
First Published
2009-05-26 12:38pm
Last Chapter
2009-06-10 8:03pm
Last Updated
2009-06-10 8:03pm
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hero's Farewell This is the funeral of James Potter. |
2,105 | 11 |
| 2 |
His Father's Son Severus accompanies a grieving Lily back to her parents home to pick up her son and finds a sick child. Can Sev help her cope? |
4,298 | 13 |
| 3 |
Bittersweet Memories James's presence is everywhere in the house, and Lily isn't coping. |
5,634 | 8 |
| 4 |
Of Tantrums and Conmen Between Harry throwing a major tantrum and quarreling with Severus, Lily has her hands full. |
6,166 | 5 |
| 5 |
Great Balls of Fire The title of this chapter is inspired by the famous oldy but goody by Jerry Lewis. |
5,422 | 8 |
| 6 |
More Than A Friend Lily is starting to realize her feelings for Severus are more than just friendship, but needs reasurance that she's doing the right thing. |
3,558 | 5 |
| 7 |
Never Second Best After a long day at the office, Severus goes over Remus's for dinner. Can Moony and Padfoot convice Sev that he's no longer second best? |
4,388 | 5 |
| 8 |
Testing the Waters Severus takes Lily on a date at last. |
3,310 | 6 |
| 9 |
Frost Faire Severus takes Lily and Harry to the annual Frost Faire. |
2,219 | 4 |
| 10 |
You Are My Life Sev battles the Death Eaters, with help from the Aurors and Lily. |
3,059 | 4 |
| 11 |
A Good Father Severus has misgivings about being a father to Harry and Hal reassures him. |
2,777 | 5 |
| 12 |
Birthday Proposal Severus celebrates his birthday with family and friends and then gives Lily a surprise of her own. |
3,038 | 5 |
| 13 |
Ringbearer Disaster Little Harry loses the rings for the ceremony! |
4,384 | 3 |
| 14 |
Scars of the Past Severus and Lily's honeymoon is marred by a secret shame. |
3,066 | 7 |
| 15 |
Family Reunion The Evans family reunion starts out great, but the Dursleys nearly ruin it all. |
6,015 | 7 |
| 16 |
Severus Snape & the Terrible Two-Year-Old Brat A shopping trip becomes a nightmare for Sev when Harry hits the terrible twos. |
4,145 | 3 |
| 17 |
House Call At Hogwarts Severus gets an urgent call from Minerva to help a very sick Albus, and Harry causes his own brand of mischief when they go to Hogwarts. |
5,540 | 7 |
| 18 |
Little Leonardo Harry has an awful habit of drawing pictures on the walls which drives Lily and Sev crazy! |
4,281 | 5 |
| 19 |
Sick For Christmas Being sick on Christmas is miserable, but it can get better if you've Harry to cheer you up! |
4,410 | 5 |
| 20 |
Wet Sunday Harry and Neville's game have unpleasant and wet results one Sunday afternoon. |
3,123 | 5 |
| 21 |
Playing With Fire Harry spends a weekend at the Weasleys and the twins introduce him to a dangerous pasttime. |
4,113 | 5 |
| 22 |
I Wish Lily and Harry spend the day together and Harry tells Lily his special wish. |
3,667 | 3 |
| 23 |
Something Odd Lily goes to visit Sev at his office, but the results are puzzling to both of them. |
1,678 | 5 |
| 24 |
An Absolutely Awful Day Harry throws the mother of all tantrums and Severus loses his patience. |
3,605 | 6 |
| 25 |
Picnic The Snape family goes on a picnic, and Sev consults Matthew about Lily's test results. |
3,563 | 6 |
| 26 |
Seeking A Miracle Sev researches a possible way to halt the disease and breaks the news to Lily. |
2,324 | 5 |
| 27 |
Unwelcome News Severus and Lily tell Hal and Vi the unwelcome news, and Petunia comes to visit Lily and starts trouble. |
4,512 | 5 |
| 28 |
Downward Spiral As the inevitable approaches, Lily must come to grips with her mortality . . .and so must her family. |
5,608 | 3 |
| 29 |
A Last Special Gift It's Harry's 4th birthday and Lily buys him a special present. |
5,053 | 5 |
| 30 |
Where Shadows Go Lily says goodbye to Severus |
1,270 | 6 |
| 31 |
My Heart Will Go On The aftermath of Lily's death, as told by Severus. |
4,434 | 21 |
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