A Note from Me: With all do respect to J.K and the brilliance that is this franchise, I own nothing but my thoughts, which pale in comparison.
To My fans: I love you all, and wish you the best of summers, Who's excited for the movie on Friday!? : D
Lynn
Prelude
'What about Hogsmead tomorrow?" A young Severus Snape, aged seventeen raised his eyes so that he could see through his unwashed hair to the face of Lilly Evans. She looked up and squinted her green eyes at the sun.
"Hmm? Oh yeah, I don't know Sev, I have a lot of homework." His face fell.
"Oh well, maybe if you finish."
"Maybe." She looked away toward the cobblestone path on which she was walking. She looked lost, deep in penetrating thoughts.
"Lilly, is there something the matter?" Severus was distraught over her recent cancellation of another set of plans and of their unusually one sided conversations.
"Sev…It's just I ran into James the other day.." The moment she relayed his name off her lips, Severus's blood boiled with envy, and hatred.
"Potter…" He stated dully.
"Yes, well I walked in on him and Avery outside the grand hall, having a row you know, an unusually loud one.." It was as if she was concealing her embarrassment of having overheard their conversation. "And he said something that really bugged me." Severus snorted.
"When does Potter say something that doesn't bug you?" Lilly winced.
"No, Avery said something that really bugged me. He said that after he had finished Hogwarts he was going to become a Death Eater and so was the entire Slytherine house, and then James would be sorry….and it isn't like I believe you could ever do anything like that Sev, it's just well, Avery is really creepy you know? I cant even understand why you waste your time with him, but he sounded so sure…and I…" She paused, feeling inappropriate in her accusation. Severus coughed loudly, avoiding his answer, how could he lie to her, to this woman, this beautiful, good, pure woman to whom he loved, how could he tell her that by not doing what she so very despised he'd be disowned by his mother, his only family.
"Lilly, don't be so foolish to believe something you heard in passing, Potter probably was provoking him, or hexing him, he probably knew you were there, listening he was attempting to impress you, you know I'm not dangerous Lilly." She wiped a tear of worry from her eyes and her cheeks blushed deep crimson.
"You're right, I was being silly. But Sev I really still hate that you hang out with them" She brushed her Auburn hair from her face and regained her composure.
"Well there's nothing I can do about you sharing the Head House with Potter is there? I suppose we've reached a compromise." She laughed weakly.
"I don't have a choice, and besides you know full on I utterly cannot stand Potter. You have nothing to worry about." She gave him a quick hug and skipped on to her next class. Severus stood in the shade of a tree and pondered whether or not she was telling the truth. His honest, kind Lilly, the one he'd confided in since he was seven years old. He shrugged and realized that he was the only one being dishonest and that Potter had about as much as a chance with Lilly as he did, and even though he hated one half of those odds, he'd take them.