Hello, this is my first seriouse Harry Potter story. And it is also one that shall be epic, that I promise you. As you shall soon see, it starts just a little bit befrore Harry is born, and goes on and will most likely finish about the time Harry's children are done with Hogwarts and are going on to carrers of thier own. Their will be plentiful couples, and almost nothing about this story is canon, so don't much expect it. I don't expect anyone to agree with all of my views, and if you do let me know...please? In the begining it will be SeverusXLily as the main one. And a warning right now, this will all be so out of canon that you might as well forget everything about the story except for the core personality traits of the charters-and even forget that for some of them. I am not J., and I am not wrighting a completly canon story, I just want to say this so that you can't say I didn't warn you. I hoep you do give this a chance and give me some honeset reviews. Thank you and happy reading.

Lily Potter sighed as she folded the clothes, their were house elves to do that but she needed something to do. When she had to take Maternity Leave from the Charms Shop she worked at in Diagon Ally James had went in and told her boss that she decided to be a stay-at-home mom for the little one and her boss, Bertram Aubrey, had taken that news rather well. James had bullied him and the only reason he put up with Lily was that she was one of the best witches at charms he'd ever seen.

When Lily had found out she'd almost taken her husband's head off.

On the 31st of July 1980 Lily gave birth to a healthy boy, Harry James Potter. Once Harry was born James gave up all his going out late with his Marauders and was a good father and a loving husband…for two weeks. To his credit, during those two weeks he got a Floo set up in her parents home, started a credit for Harry should anything happen to him and Lily, and he actually sat down and read a baby book. Sadly it was only a matter of time before he lost interest and went back to the James Potter he'd always been. About the time Harry was three months old Lily couldn't take the big empty home with no one but house elves and herself to talk to and carried Harry out to have a stroll in Muggle London. Upon arriving Lily saw a puddle on the ground, and in the still water she saw an image.

A small woman holding a baby who could be no more than a month old. The baby was crying for nourishment the woman couldn't give her. The woman didn't have long to live, she had ammonia and couldn't give the child milk because than the child to would get sick and die. The woman needed someone to take care of her daughter. Hermione Jean Granger, only a few weeks old and already has bushy brown hair with caramel highlights, chestnut eyes, and freckles. A darling baby girl who needed a home.

Lily didn't stop to think what she was doing, she let her Sight guide her. She came upon the woman trying to bundle up her little girl through a coughing fit. The woman looked up at Lily, an angel with fiery red hair and green eyes, holding a baby boy. If only she could give her Hermione that, thought the woman.

Lily held out her hand and the woman grabbed it going up and side by side the woman and Lily walked together to the hospital. Once reaching there they silently began the arrangements to have Lily adopt Hermione and to give the woman a stay in the hospital. Their was no cure and she didn't have much time left, but at least they could make it bearable.

Their was no need to speak, they spoke silently with their eyes. In the end the woman kissed her daughter goodbye and handed her over to Lily along with a diary so when Hermione is older, she can know what happened and that she wished more than anything that she could keep her, but she knows she's going to die and can't take her little girl to heaven with her.

James was not pleased.

He raved for a good five hours on why Lily would do such a thing. She calmly told him that her Sight had told her about the woman who would die and her baby girl. If she had ignored it than the girl would of died or been hopped from home to home with child services. She couldn't let that happen.

"But if were going to adopt a child, why a Muggle girl? Their must have been a Magical boy, or even Muggle boy." James finally relented, because he didn't want to see any baby die, but child services wouldn't be that bad. James wanted sons, sons to carry on his love for Quidditch, and go to Hogwarts even if it was a Muggle he could just be a Squib, sure he wouldn't be able to see Hogwarts but he could work in Diagon Alley.

"So if she was a boy you wouldn't have a problem with this?" Lily asked raising a eyebrow. Before yelling at James she cast a silencing charm around them so she wouldn't wake Harry and Hermione sleeping in the next room.

She than preceded to give James the chewing out of his life, using words he would later have to ask Remus Lupin about. Finally James agreed to allow Lily to keep Hermione, though he vehemently refused to have anything to do with taking care of her, but it wasn't like he was doing anything to look after his own son anyway.

And so their already rocky relationship got even worse. James would stay out late saying he was with his friends, but Sirius would Floo Call asking if James could help him with dealing with his little brother Regulus. Lily didn't need her Sight to know what was going on. James had never been a one woman man.

She had no idea what to do, should she leave him outright? Stay for her children's sake? She was so confused, she needed to go to her parents, see her life as Lily Evans instead of Lily Potter.

Lily spent her time taking care of her children, yes she didn't give birth to Hermione but she was as much her daughter as Harry was her son. Till that weekend Harry was five months old and Hermione was two months old Lily went to her parents house to visit their grandchildren. Both parents were delighted, her sister, Petunia and her husband Vernon were their with their son Dudley who was only a week older than Harry. They left almost immediately, Petunia stiff lipped, and Vernon red, Dudley yanking his mustache. After a short normal visit Lily went home not telling her parents what she suspected of her husband.

Only to find James shagging Rita Skeeter.

Lily immediately called up Dandelion, the House Elf who was supposed to take care of children but instead would only help Lily and they'd talk. She was the only person Lily could call a friend, because Lily hated the shallow people James hung around with. Asking the House Elf to quickly pack her Muggle clothes along with some things of Harry and Hermione's and while James and Rita tried to get dressed. James tried to explain Lily simply looked through him.

When Dandelion appeared with two suitcases Lily thanked her kindly before preparing to Floo to Diagon Ally than take a bus to her parents. She shrank her suitcases and put them in her pocket before turning to James.

"Thank you James."

"What?" James asked wondering if Lily was off her rocker.

"I said 'thank you' thank you for making it so easy for me to catch you cheating on me. Now I don't have to worry about finding a nice way to divorce you. And I won't get the dieses that will undoutbly make your prized-though unimpressive-possession fall off. Goodbye James." And with that Lily left a shocked James and a amazed Rita Skeeter.

Lily went the place all woman have gone since the beginning of time when upset-her mother's.

"There, there, dear." Mrs. Evans said to a strangely calm Lily. Her youngest daughter didn't even need any consonance, which is the scary thing. She had just found out about her husband cheating on her, Lily should be crying or hopping mad. She wasn't either.

Lily wasn't angry or sad because the only emotions she felt were joy and relief. She was trapped in her marriage to James, trapped by the social class gap. She didn't understand how Purebloods acted, she was only Muggle Born and hated how she knew nothing, how it wasn't acceptable to thank House Elf's for doing something. Plus James isn't exactly ready for a steady commitment, he needs to "go sew his wild oats." and Lily's not willing to wait for him.

She should have never married him, she should of went with…Never mind!

It's too late to think about what if's and could have's, besides, she has a son and daughter now. And she loves them both very much, she'd go through a hundred lifetimes of loveless marriages with James to have them. Luckily they had only been married a little over a year.

Mr. Evans, like any father worth their salt, was raging. Lily smiled slightly, she could always trust her parents. Just like that Lily's smile faltered, Harry and Hermione wouldn't be brought up in one home with parents who loved each other. She wished she didn't have to do this, but it would be worse for them to come up in a home where they see their father cheating on their mother, and children aren't stupid, they'd eventually realize that Lily and James didn't love each other. And if Lily dwells on this so soon right now she's going to lose her marbles.

"Mum, Dad, I think I need some air. I'm going to take Harry and Hermione out for a walk." Lily said getting up.

"Your going to stay the night, right?" Mrs. Evans asked, she didn't want Lily worrying about anything more than she needed to right now.

"Of course, I'll be back later."

"Supper is at six." Mr. Evans said, trying to make this as normal as possible for her.

Lily was planning to go for a walk, but when she saw the house right beside her parents, the Snape House. She was compelled to go there, she missed her freindship with Severus and she missed his mother, Eileen. Tobias had died during their final year at Hogwarts, Eileen and Severus didn't much mind. Lily was no expert, but she had a feeling that Tobias was mentally abusive, maybe even physically abusive.

Eileen answered the first knock. "Oh, Lily! Why I haven't seen you in so long." Eileen said hugging the girl to her, she had always liked Lily. "Come in, Come in."

Eileen did quick work of tea and sat Lily down on the kitchen table with some little cakes and muted tea. That had always been Lily's favorite type of snack, not too strong or overly sweet tea, and easy conversation that didn't always need words for. How she missed this. How she missed…Severus. Her good friend, that was before he broke her heart by calling her a Mudblood. She had always liked him, and once dreamed of marrying him. But than he called her a Mudblood and that was one of the biggest insults, and coming from the object of her affection it felt like a knife slitting her heart. Afterwards she couldn't forgive him, she hid behind her anger and rushed into a relationship with James to forget. No, couldn't forgive him is a lie, she forgave him the second she saw his face right after the dreaded words left his mouth-and that scared her, petrified her.

"So how have you been, Lily?" Eileen asked sipping her tea.

"Not so good. I-I'm sorry, I don't know why I came here. I was just going to go for a walk then I saw this house and I…" Lily had gone as red as her hair

"Calm down dear," The older woman murmured patting the girl who had been her son's first friend's hand. "We've got all the time in the world."

And so Lily began to tell the older witch her entire story, starting with the fact that she rushed into a relationship with James-leaving out the reasons she did so. And ending with coming home and finding him shagging Rita Skeeter.

"I'm so sorry dear." Eileen said in a heartbroken voice once Lily had finished.

"Don't be." Lily said and Eileen could see that she meant it. "We would of never really have made it in the long run anyway, we were too different. At least I didn't waste so many years. The only thing I regret is what this will do to Harry. It's probably better for Hermione this way since James made it clear that he'd never accept Hermione as anything but a child who would live at his house."

Eileen was just about to say something when Severus Floo'd into the room. Eileen had forgotten that he was coming by around five.

For the first several moments Lily and Severus looked deeply into one another's eyes, it had been a year and a half since they saw each other. Severus had been sure he'd never see Lily again. Even if she belonged to another, any moment he can spend in her presences is a blessing. Because no matter what, if she's happy, he's happy. But she isn't, her evergreen eyes are filled with sadness and regret. Whatever is the cause, he shall fix, Severus vowed.

When Severus found out everything so many emotions were rushing through his body that he was sure he'd need a Calming Draught before he burst. Shock of the fact that James Potter had the most beautiful angel as his wife and decided to cheat on her, which also brought on fury and envy. Fury for the fact that James was unfaithful to Lily, envy on the fact that James had the world but thought that he wanted more, while Severus would do anything for what James had and would never neglect it. Joy for the fact that now when he wishes for Lily it won't be wishing for another man's wife. Sadness for what Lily has gone through.

Severus knows that Lily hasn't seen him as a friend since he called her a Mudblood in school, but he can try to be there for her now. If she'll let him. And by Merlin does he hope she will, just her friendship that will be enough even though he'll always crave more.

Severus went and sat beside her, he didn't exactly know what to do. How in the world is he supposed to comfort her? Just as he was starting to worry, Lily looked up at him and he saw her deep evergreen eyes. Just like that they were best friends who spent every spare moment together.

Soon they were lost in conversation, easy, calm. Until Hermione made a slight gurgling. Lily immediately picked her up to pat her on the back, she smiled slightly at Severus's inquisitive stare.

"This is my daughter, Hermione." Severus smiled at the little girl, Hermione looked up at him inquisitively than smiled and started giggling.

"She must like you, and she's an excellent judge of charter." Lily giggled at some thought than continued. "She likes Harry, the House Elves, Eileen, you, and I. She also dislikes James, Peter, and the A-lists of Purebloods. I must say I agree."

"Perhaps she was born with your Sight." Severus whispered, not only did James have a wife and son, but a daughter as well, and the dumb git had not even realized just how lucky he was.

"Oh, she's a Muggle. I adopted her." Lily spoke and was extremely pleased that Severus didn't look at the baby girl any differently. But he did have a bemused smile and a quirked eyebrow.

"Lily, do you remember when we were kids and I told you that you were a witch?" Lily smiled slightly at the memory that was dear to her, dear because it was what really started their long friendship. "I've always had a talent at detecting Magic in others, it's not a gift like your Sight, but it has yet to fail me. And I detect that she is a witch to, a Muggleborn."

"How can you tell?" Lily asked, she had never thought to question Severus on how he knew that she was a witch.

"It's just a feeling radiating from her, it's identical to yours." Severus said simply. Lily blinked, so the girl had magic in her veins? That's good, because though she wanted to keep her little girl, when Harry got older he would go to Hogwarts, and she was sure Hermione wouldn't because if she was Muggle than she wouldn't even be able to see Hogwarts. The fear Lily had was that Hermione might end up like Petunia had when Lily had gone to Hogwarts. But now those fears were allied.

"Are you sure Severus?" Eileen asked, never knowing her son had such a gift. It's not like all Wizards can't tell when there is someone who is magic, but to be able to tell with someone who is so young…

"Mother, look." Severus said pointing to a used tea bag that Eileen hadn't gotten to throwing away before Lily began her story, it was floating. Harry was fast asleep, and Hermione was staring at the tea bag with a look of deep concentration on her face, even though she was a baby. Than she let it drop into the pot and started to giggle. All the adults looked at her and they knew, she was defiantly Magical.

After a while though they all went back to easy conversation. Eileen had to try hard not to see Severus and Lily as eleven years old again, hanging out. It was so much like old times.

"I have to go now, supper will be soon." Lily sighed, she didn't want to leave.

"Would you want to visit tomorrow?" Eileen asked, and Severus felt his heart leap.

"I want to very much. But I have so much I must do that I won't be able to most likely." Lily said with sincere regret.

"You do?" Severus asked, willing to do anything to help her, such an angel should be able to visit someone when she wished.

"Yes, I've got to get started on divorcing James, I hear that's a nasty business. Than I've got to find a job since the bloody bigot when in to my work when I was on maternity leave and said I quit. Than I've got to get a place to stay." Lily sighed.

"Well, I can't much help you with the divorcing Potter bit, but the shop across from my work is hiring, the applicant needs to be functional with Charms." Severus said mischievously knowing that Lily has always been gifted in Charms.

"That sounds perfect! Thanks for telling my Sev, I can put an application their than go to the Ministry and file the divorce papers." Severus eyes widened when she called him Sev, she hadn't done that since she defended him against the Marauders and he had stupidly called her a Mudblood.

Severus smiled and Lily left, Eileen smirked at her son. Since he was eleven Severus has looked at Lily the way he was just now, and she is sure he'll never look at anyone else like it. Severus was unconditionally in love with Lily, and he always will be.

That night after getting Harry and Hermione to bed after supper Lily laid down, she was glad she got a chance to talk to Severus and it seemed that their sad past had been patched up. A fact that made Lily extremely happy, she had missed Severus since an hour after she reentered the Gryffindor common room after ending their friendship. An hour was all it took for her to calm down and see that Severus didn't mean what he said, he was hurt and angry and he let it out at the wrong moment. His whole life his father abused him, he was bullied, of course he snapped, and he snapped at the one point that he would give anything to not have done. He should of never called her a Mudblood, she should of let him explain. Both of them made mistakes, but it seems all is forgiven now.

With a sigh Lily thought about tomorrow as she drifted off to sleep. The first step of a new life.